Characters / Batman

Character pages for Batman.

This page refers to characters from the Batman comic book series.

The eighty-years-old-and-counting multimedia franchise that it is, Batman has built up an enormous cast of supporting characters and a well-known Rogues Gallery.

This page includes other continuities through various media into the mix.

Remember, this page is for characters and examples from the Main DC Batman series only. Please do not list characters, or examples from other shows, movies, or alternate universes here. If you have thought of a trope that fits a Batman from another universe please take that example to its respective page.

WARNING: There are unmarked spoilers on these pages for all but the most recent comics.

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Main DC Universe

Main DCU:

• Batman
  • Batman: Bruce Wayne^note Includes "Matches" Malone and the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh
• Batman: Bat-Family
  • Batman Incorporated
  • Robin
    • Nightwing: Dick Grayson
    • Nightwing
    • Batman: Jason Todd
    • Red Hood and the Outlaws
    • Robin: Tim Drake
    • Robin (1993)
    • Robin: Damian Wayne
    • Robin (2021)
  • Batgirl
    • Batgirl (2000)^note Includes Cassandra Cain and related characters
  • Batwoman
  • I Am Batman^note Includes Jace Fox and related characters
  • The Outsiders
• Batman: Supporting Cast
  • Azrael
  • Catwoman
    • Catwoman: Selina Kyle
  • Harley Quinn
    • Harley Quinn (The Character)
    • Harley Quinn: Supporting Characters
    • Harley Quinn: Enemies
  • Batman: Huntress
• Batman: Rogues Gallery
  • Batman: Bane
  • Batman: Clayface
  • Batman: The Joker
  • Batman: League of Assassins
    • Batman: Lady Shiva
    • Batman: Ra's al Ghul
    • Batman: Talia al Ghul
  • Batman: Mr. Freeze
  • Batman: The Penguin
  • Batman: Poison Ivy
  • Batman: The Riddler
  • Batman: The Scarecrow
  • Batman: Two-Face
  • Batman: Rogues Gallery (Part 1)^note A-F
  • Batman: Rogues Gallery (Part 2)^note G-L
  • Batman: Rogues Gallery (Part 3)^note M-R
  • Batman: Rogues Gallery (Part 4)^note S-Z

Alternate Universes:

• Batman Beyond (Rebirth)
• Batman: Earth One
• Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
• Dark Nights: Metal
  • Dark Nights: Metal – The Batman Who Laughs
• Superman & Batman: Generations

Other Media

Western Animation:

• DC Animated Universe
  • Batman: The Animated Series
    • Batman: The Animated Series – Batman and Bat Family
    • DCAU: Batman
    • Batman: The Animated Series – Allies
    • Batman: The Animated Series – Rogues Gallery, Part 1
    • DCAU: Joker
    • DCAU: Harley Quinn
    • DCAU: Poison Ivy
    • Batman: The Animated Series – Rogues Gallery, Part 2
    • Batman: The Animated Series – Rogues Gallery, Part 3
    • Batman: The Animated Series – Rogues Gallery, Part 4: Minions
  • Batman Beyond
    • Batman Beyond – Main Characters^note Batman II (Terry McGinnis), Bruce Wayne, Maxine Gibson, Dana Tan, Ace, Barbara Gordon
    • DCAU: Terry McGinnis
    • Batman Beyond – McGinnis Family^note Warren McGinnis, Mary McGinnis, Matt McGinnis
    • Batman Beyond – Villains^note Blight, Inque, Ten, the Royal Flush Gang (the Walker family), Shriek, Spellbinder, Joker, the Jokerz, Zander, Kobra, Curare, Stalker, Willie Watt, Charlie "Big Time" Bigelow, Mad Stan, Starro, Mister Freeze, Ra's al Ghul, Bane
    • Batman Beyond: One-Shot Villains^note Mr. Fixx, The Golem, Terrific Trio, Howard Hodges, Stephanie Lake, Jackson Chapell, Aaron Herbst, Abel Cuvier, Earth Mover, Robert Vance, Ratboy, Cynthia, Armory, Falseface, Peter Corso, April Corso, Bullwhip, Ian Peek, David Wheeler, Sean Miller, Payback, The Repeller Deanna Clay, Vendetta
    • Batman Beyond – Recurring Characters^note Sam Young, Howard Groote, Bobbi Sommer, Chelsea Cunningham, Nelson Nash, Infiltration Unit Zeta, Tim Drake
    • Batman Beyond – Justice League Unlimited^note Superman, Warhawk, Big Barda, Green Lantern (Kai-Ro), Aquagirl, Micron
    • DCAU: Superman
    • Batman Beyond – Comic-Only Characters^note Dick Grayson, The Joker King, Vigilante, T, The Flash (Danica Williams), Catwoman (Black), Batgirl (Nissa)
• The Batman
  • The Batman - Protagonists
  • The Batman - Antagonists
• Batman: The Brave and the Bold
  • Batman: The Brave and the Bold - Protagonists
  • Batman: The Brave and the Bold - Antagonists
• Beware the Batman
• DC Universe Animated Original Movies
  • Batman: Under the Red Hood
  • Justice League: Gods and Monsters
  • DC Animated Movie Universe
    • DCAMU: Bat-Family
    • DCAMU: Villains^note Killer Croc, The Joker, The Dollmaker, Talon, The Grandmaster, Scarecrow, Black Mask, The Penguin, Professor Pyg, Hush, Poison Ivy, Bane, Mr. Freeze, Clayface
• Teen Titans (2003)
  • Teen Titans (2003): Robin
  • Teen Titans (2003): Enemies^note Killer Moth
    • Teen Titans (2003): Slade
• Teen Titans Go!
  • Robin
  • Teen Titans Go! – Other Heroes^note Batman, Batgirl/Barbara Gordon
  • Teen Titans Go! – Antagonists^note Slade, Killer Moth
• Young Justice (2010)
  • Young Justice (2010) - The Team: Season One^note Robin I/Nightwing/Dick Grayson
  • Young Justice (2010) - The Team: Season Two^note Robin II/Jason Todd, Batgirl/Oracle/Barbara Gordon
  • Young Justice (2010) - The Team: Season Three^note Spoiler/Stephanie Brown, Orphan/Cassandra Wu-San
  • Young Justice (2010) - The Outsiders^note Robin III/Tim Drake
  • Young Justice (2010) - Justice League^note Batman/Bruce Wayne, Batwoman/Kate Kane
  • Young Justice (2010) - The Light^note Ra's Al Ghul, Lady Shiva
  • Young Justice (2010) - Minions of the Light^note Mr. Freeze, Hugo Strange, The Riddler, The Joker, Poison Ivy
  • Young Justice (2010) - League of Shadows^note Bane, Black Spider, Clayface, Ubu, Talia Al-Ghul, Damian, Red-Hooded Ninja
  • Young Justice (2010) - Other Villains^note Mad Hatter
  • Young Justice (2010) - Other Characters^note Alfred Pennyworth, Bette Kane, Harper Row, Cullen Row
• The LEGO Batman Movie
• DC Super Hero Girls (2015)^note Barbara Gordon/Batgirl, Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn, Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy, Crazy Quilt, James Gordon, Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Sandra Woosan/Lady Shiva, The Riddler, Killer Croc, Double Dare Twins, Firefly, Mrs. Clayface, Killer Moth
• DC Super Hero Girls 2019^note  Barbara Gordon/Batgirl, Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn, Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy, Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin, The Joker, Mortimer Drake/Cavalier, James Gordon, Bruce Wayne/Batman, Dick Grayson/Robin, Ace the Bat-Hound
• Harley Quinn (2019)
  • Harley Quinn (2019): Harley's Crew^note Poison Ivy, Clayface
    • Harley Quinn (2019): The Character
  • Harley Quinn (2019): Supervillains^note The Joker, The Scarecrow, Calendar Man, Man-Bat, Two-Face, Bane, The Riddler, The Penguin, Mister Freeze, Kite Man, Maxie Zeus, Catwoman, The Condiment King, Music Meister
  • Harley Quinn (2019): Superheroes^note Batman, Robin, Batgirl, Nightwing
  • Harley Quinn (2019): Others^note Commissioner Jim Gordon, Alfred Pennyworth, Lucius Fox, Joshua Cobblepot, Nick Quinzel, Sharon Quinzel, Barry Quinzel, Mr. Isley, Nora Fries

Live-Action Films:

• Batman Film Series
  • Batman Film Series: Bat-Family
  • Batman Film Series: Villains
    • Batman Film Series: The Joker
    • Batman Film Series: Poison Ivy
  • Batman Film Series: Supporting Characters
• Catwoman (2004)
• The Dark Knight Trilogy
  • The Dark Knight Trilogy: Wayne Enterprises^note Alfred Pennyworth, Lucius Fox, Dr. Thomas & Martha Wayne, William Earle, George Fredericks, Coleman Reese, Miranda Tate, John Daggett, Philip Stryver, Jessica
  • The Dark Knight Trilogy: League of Shadows^note Ra's Al Ghul, Henri Ducard, Barsad, Talia Al Ghul
  • The Dark Knight Trilogy: Other Costumed Characters^note Dr. Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow, Selina Kyle/Catwoman
  • The Dark Knight Trilogy: Gotham City Administration^note Commissioner James 'Jim' Gordon, Rachel Dawes, Harvey Dent/Two-Face, Carl Finch, Judge Faden, Mayor Anthony Garcia, Judge Janet Surillo, Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb, Det. Arnold Flass, Det. Gerard Stephens, Det. Anna Ramirez, Det. Michael Wuertz, Det. Murphy, Det. John Blake, Deputy Commissioner Peter Foley, Congressman Byron Gilly
  • The Dark Knight Trilogy: The Mob and Other Criminals^note Joe Chill, Carmine Falcone, Victor Zsasz, Sal Maroni, The Chechen, Gambol, Lau, Bank Manager, Ginty, Thomas Schiff, Kilson
  • The Dark Knight Trilogy - Other Characters^note Anton, Brian Douglas, Natascha Patrenko, Mike Engel, Jen, Dr. Leonid Pavel, Bill Wilson, Captain Jones
• DC Extended Universe
  • DCEU: Batman
  • DCEU: Gotham Vigilantes^note Robin, Batgirl, Helena Bertinelli / Huntress, Renee Montoya, Cassandra Cain
    • DCEU: Harley Quinn
  • DCEU: Gotham City^note Alfred Pennyworth, Thomas Wayne, Martha Wayne
  • DCEU: Gotham Underworld^note Joker, Jonny Frost, Black Mask, Victor Zsasz, Firefly, Deathstroke, Joe Chill, Cesar Santos
  • DCEU: Task Force X - Original Team^note Deadshot, Killer Croc
  • DCEU: Task Force X - New Team^note Ratcatcher, Polka-Dot Man
  • DCEU: Superman's Rogues Gallery^note Anatoli Knyazev
  • DCEU: Smallville and Metropolis^note Jack O'Dwyer, Wallace Keefe
  • DCEU: Other Supervillains^note Calendar Man, Kite-Man
  • DCEU: Knightmare^note The Insurgency
• Joker (2019)
• The Batman (2022)
  • The Batman (2022): Batman
  • The Batman (2022): The Riddler

Live-Action TV:

• Batman (1966)
  • Batman (1966): Heroes
  • Batman (1966): Rogues Gallery
• Birds of Prey (2002)^note Helena Kyle / Huntress, Barbara Gordon / Batgirl / Oracle, Alfred Pennyworth, Harley Quinn, Bruce Wayne / Batman, Selena Kyle / Catwoman, The Joker, Cassius Payne / Clayface
• Gotham
  • Gotham - GCPD
    • Gotham - Jim Gordon
  • Gotham - Rogues Gallery: Cellblock A^note Arthur Penn to Jeremiah Valeska
    • Gotham - Edward Nygma
    • Gotham - The Valeska Twins^note Jerome Valeska, Jeremiah Valeska / The Joker
  • Gotham - Rogues Gallery: Cellblock B^note Jonathan Crane to Victor Zsasz
    • Gotham - Oswald Cobblepot
  • Gotham - Wayne Enterprises
  • Gotham - Gotham Mob
  • Gotham - The Galavans’ Organization
  • Gotham - Court of Owls
  • Gotham - Criminal Groups
  • Gotham - Mercenaries and Assassins
  • Gotham - Serial Killers
  • Gotham - Criminals
  • Gotham - Other
• Arrowverse
  • Arrowverse: Bat-Family^note Kate Kane / Batwoman, Luke Fox, Bruce Wayne / Batman (Earth-1), Barbara Gordon / Oracle, Alfred Pennyworth, Lucius Fox, Robin, Bruce Wayne / Batman (Earth-38)
  • Arrowverse: Gotham City Citizens^note Jacob Kane, Sophie Moore, Catherine Hamilton, Mary Hamilton, Tommy Elliott, Vesper Fairchild, Dr. Victor Fries
  • Arrowverse: Gotham City Criminals^note Beth Kane / Alice, August Cartwright, Jonathan Cartwright, Chuck Dodgson, Nora Fries, The Penguin, The Riddler, Clayface, Poison Ivy, Scarecrow, The Joker, Killer Croc
  • Arrowverse: Earth-2^note Bruce Wayne / Batman, Floyd Lawton
  • Arrowverse: League of Assassins
  • Arrowverse: Slade Wilson
  • Arrowverse: Simon Morrison
  • Arrowverse: Criminal Groups & Organizations^note Anatoli Knyazev
  • Arrowverse: Star City - Criminal Groups^note Helena Bertinelli / Huntress, Cyrus Gold
  • Arrowverse: Star City - Independent Criminals^note Garfield Lyns / Firefly, Baron Mathis / Dollmaker, Lonnie Malchen / Anarky
  • Arrowverse: A.R.G.U.S. & Task Force X^note Amanda Waller, Floyd Lawton / Deadshot, Harley Quinn
  • Arrowverse: The Rogues^note Michael Amar / Rag Doll
  • Arrowverse: National City - Citizens^note Maggie Sawyer
  • Arrowverse: Other Earths^note Elizabeth Kane, Kate Kane, Earth-221 Jervis Tech, Earth-96 Joker, Earth-99 Bruce Wayne, Earth-99 Luke Fox, Earth-99 Kate Kane / Batwoman, Earth-99 Elizabeth "Beth" Kane, Earth-99 Clayface, Earth-99 Jane Doe, Earth-99 Joker, Earth-99 Riddler, Earth-99 Penguin, Earth-99 Mr. Freeze
  • Arrowverse: Other Entities^note Music Meister
• Titans (2018)
  • Titans (2018): Title Team^note Dick Grayson / Robin I / Nightwing, Jason Todd / Robin II
  • Titans (2018): Other Superheroes^note Bruce Wayne / Batman, Barbara Gordon
  • Titans (2018): Villains^note Deathstroke, The Joker, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face, The Ventriloquist
  • Titans (2018): Other Characters^note Alfred Pennyworth, James Gordon
• Doom Patrol (2019)
  • Doom Patrol (2019) – Other Characters^note Bruce Wayne / Batman
• Pennyworth
• Gotham Knights (2023)

Video Games:

• Batman: Arkham Series
  • Batman: Arkham Series – Batfamily
    • Batman: Arkham Series – Batman
  • Batman: Arkham Series – Rogues Gallery (Asylum)
    • Batman: Arkham Series – The Joker
    • Batman: Arkham Series – The Riddler
    • Batman: Arkham Series – The Scarecrow
  • Batman: Arkham Series – Rogues Gallery (City)
  • Batman: Arkham Series – Rogues Gallery (Origins)
  • Batman: Arkham Series – Rogues Gallery (Knight)
  • Batman: Arkham Series – Rogues Gallery (Misc.)
  • Batman: Arkham Series – Arkham Staff
  • Batman: Arkham Series – Gotham Citizens
• Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
• Injustice
• Batman: The Telltale Series
  • Batman: The Telltale Series: Heroes
  • Batman: The Telltale Series: Criminals
    • Batman: The Telltale Series: John Doe
  • Batman: The Telltale Series: Other Characters
• Gotham Knights (2022)
• LEGO Batman
• LEGO Dimensions
  • LEGO Dimensions Main Characters^note Batman
  • LEGO Dimensions Year One^note The Joker, Harley Quinn, Bane, The Riddler, Two-Face, Alfred Pennyworth, Commissioner James Gordon, Lego Movie Batman
  • LEGO Dimensions Year Two^note Robin/Nightwing, Batgirl, Excalibur Batman, Alfred Pennyworth, The Joker, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Clayface, Two-Face, Catwoman, The Riddler, Mayor McCaskill, Commissioner James Gordon (all from The LEGO Batman Movie)

Webcomics:

• Batman: Wayne Family Adventures

Audio Plays:

• Batman: The Audio Adventures

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