Bruce Wayne

For the episode of the same name, see Bruce Wayne (episode).

Bruce Wayne
Alias(es)	Batman
Occupation(s)	CEO of Wayne Enterprises Philanthropist Vigilante (in secret) Member of the Justice League (in secret)
Family	Thomas Wayne † (father) Martha Wayne † (mother) Alfred Pennyworth † (legal guardian) Dick Grayson (adopted son) Jason Todd (foster son)
Species	Human
Status	Alive
First episode	"Titans"
Latest episode	"Purple Rain"
Portrayed by	Iain Glen David Miller("Origins") Alain Moussi("Dick Grayson") Maxime Savaria("Dick Grayson") Unknown (young)

"We do not enter the field of battle lightly... neither in heart, nor body, nor mind. Nor do we exit it lightly. We leave a piece of us behind. And sometimes the cost of defending the innocent exceeds what we could ever think to pay. There's only one word for this. Sacrifice. And whether it be recognized in the present... or in some distant time, or never at all... this is the hero's duty."

—Bruce Wayne^[src]

Bruce Thomas Wayne is a billionaire philanthropist who is also secretly the vigilante Batman and a member of the Justice League. He is the foster father and former partner of Dick Grayson and Jason Todd.

Biography

Early Life and Losing His Parents

"This is where your parents died.
I was standing right where you are. Everything that made sense left my life in one moment."

—Bruce Wayne to Jason Todd^[src]

Bruce Wayne was born in Gotham City as the son of billionaires Thomas and Martha Wayne. At a young age, Bruce's parents were gunned down in front of him by a mugger with a revolver in an alley outside of a theater. As a result, Bruce was raised by Alfred Pennyworth, his family's faithful butler, at Wayne Manor for the remainder of his childhood. Bruce spent years training in various fields in order become a crime-fighter.

Career as Batman

"Batman was created to punish the guilty."

—Donna Troy to Dick Grayson^[src]

Devastated by the loss of his parents, Bruce decided to create the vigilante persona of Batman, fighting crime and protecting Gotham as a way to honor their memory. He also took up the role of CEO of his family's company, Wayne Enterprises, secretly using his company's resources to aid him in his mission. Batman quickly gained a reputation for being a master detective and a violent combatant when dealing with criminals.

Over the course of his career, Bruce dealt with many villains, such as the Joker, the Penguin, Mad Hatter, Mr. Freeze, Scarecrow, Ra's al Ghul, Catwoman, & the Riddler. He also allied himself with Gotham City Police Department Commissioner Jim Gordon, who would use the Bat signal on top of GCPD headquarters to contact Batman whenever he was needed.

At some point, he became a member of the Justice League, alongside Superman and Wonder Woman. He eventually came to trust Superman to the point that he gave Bruce a piece of Kryptonite, which he hid in a safe at his office at Wayne Enterprises.

On one occasion, Batman stopped Scarecrow from killing Leslie Thompkins when she found out about his fear toxin experiments. After saving Leslie's life, het later revealed his identity to her. After Crane was incarcerated in Arkham Asylum, Batman approached Commissioner Gordon with the idea of using Crane as a GCPD consultant and profiler for certain cases. Gordon agreed and Crane aided the GCPD in many successful cases.

Batman often encountered Catwoman on various occasions, to the point that the two formed a romantic relationship for a time. However, the two ultimately went their separate ways, with Bruce considering Catwoman to be "The one that got away."

Bruce also worked with John Constantine on some occasions and later decided to create recordings of certain painful memories from throughout his life in case he were ever brainwashed and needed to remember who he was, a trick he later taught Dick.

Taking in Dick Grayson

"Revenge won't bring them back. Let me teach you another way to deal with the pain."

—Bruce Wayne's letter to Dick Grayson^[src]

Bruce takes Dick in.

In 2002, Bruce attended Haly's Circus where he saw The Flying Graysons perform. When their act was sabotaged and the parents were killed, Bruce put his hand on their twelve year old son, Dick Grayon's shoulder and told him "I want to help you."

Shortly after, Dick was informed that his parents deaths weren't an accident and then made several attempts to run away after being told that his parents killer was still at large. After stealing Bruce's car to look for answers and being arrested, Bruce saw that Dick had the same anger inside of him that he once did. Bruce then left a letter for Dick offering to show him a way to deal with his pain.

Bruce revealed his identity to Dick and began training him to be a crime-fighter. Bruce trained Dick extensively in combat and detective skills. In one of these instances, Bruce took Dick out to a cabin in the woods on the outskirts of Gotham to teach him survival skills. Dick's test was to survive a night in the woods alone, which ultimately ended with Dick cutting the head off a wolf to survive.

The Dynamic Duo

"Batman and Robin you got company."

—Hank Hall to Don Hall^[src]

Eventually, Dick created the persona of Robin and aided Batman in his mission. Over the years the two stopped countless criminals together and became the scourge of Gotham's underworld.

Shortly into Dick's career as Robin, he and Batman attempted to stop the Joker from harming several civilians. However, despite their best efforts, Joker managed to kill several people and escpae. After returning to Wayne Manor, Bruce talked with Wonder Woman about Justice League business in the Batcave.

In 2014, when Hawk and Dove began operating as vigilantes in Gotham, Batman warned Robin to stay away from the duo, viewing them as reckless and ineffective. Despite this, Robin ignored Batman's order and began stopping crimes with Hawk and Dove.

At one point, Scarecrow sent a poem to Commissioner Gordon with clues about an attack on Gotham. Batman and Robin deduced that Scarecrow was going to use a chain of explosives to release his Fear Toxin on the city and managed to stop him. After locking Crane in Arkham again, Bruce took Scarecrow's weapons and stored them in the Gotham armory to study them.

Dick acted as Bruce's sidekick for fourteen years until the two had a falling out. Dick decided that Bruce's methods of stopping criminals as Batman were too violent, something that was rubbing off on him, and chose to leave for Detroit in 2017.

Working With Barbara Gordon

In 2015, Bruce began working with Barbara Gordon, Jim Gordon's daughter, who decided to become the vigilante Batgirl. However, Barbara was later kidnapped and tortured by the Joker, which cost her one of her legs in the process. Barbara would later become the next police commissioner after Jim's death at the hands of Mr. Freeze.

Another Robin

"This is the dopest gig ever. Hanging out with Batman, kicking bad guys asses, being famous, driving the Goddamn Batmobile!"

—Jason Todd to Dick Grayson^[src]

A week after Dick left, Batman caught Jason Todd attempting to steal the hubcaps off the Batmobile. Rather arresting him, Bruce saw potential in Jason and decided to take him in as the next Robin. Bruce spent months training Jason and eventually gifted him with a suit similar to the one Dick wore. Although Jason proved to have more of a rebellious side compared to Dick, something that annoyed Bruce, especially when Jason went joyriding in the Batmobile or when he book mark inappropriate websites on the Batcomputer.

By 2018, Bruce and Jason had been stopping criminals in Gotham together for roughly a year. After former members of Haly's Circus were being killed, Bruce sent Jason to inform Dick.

In one instance, Bruce and Jason were hunting the Mad Hatter. After finally catching him, Jason cussed out Mad Hatter. This caused Bruce to retort, "Watch your language." Barbara Gordon would remember this instance fondly moving forward.

Making amends with Dick

"The point is I blamed you for a lot of things that may or may not have been your fault."

—Dick Grayson^[src]

When Hank Hall and Dawn Granger came to Wayne Manor to ask Bruce for help in stopping Trigon, Jason informed the pair that Bruce was halfway across the world with the Justice League.

Having returned to Gotham from business with the League, Dick went to apologize to Bruce, having unfairly blamed him for things out of his control and making amends between the two. Dick also asked for use of the old Titans' base of operations in San Francisco, and Bruce agreed so long as Dick took Jason with him.

Bruce was contacted by Dick asking for advice on what to do with Rose Wilson. Bruce relayed how Dick had come to live with him, highlighting how it wasn't easy.

After Jason was nearly killed by Slade Wilson, Dick experienced visions of Bruce, which did not go away until he admitted to being responsible for Jericho's death. Dick later had another vision of Bruce while in prison until Dick accepted that Jericho was alive. Additionally, Rachel Roth accidentally caused Donna Troy, Kory Anders, Dawn Granger, and herself to experience a vision of Bruce, telling them that they will all die if they do not put the Titans back together. However, none of them were aware of this, instead believing that it was actually Bruce they had encountered.

Helping fight Cadmus

"Technical difficulties, Ms. Graves. It appears bidding is closed for the day."

—Bruce Wayne to Mercy Graves^[src]

While the Titans were fighting Cadmus Industries and people were placing bids on Conner, Bruce ended the auction by hacking into Mercy Graves' computer. He later went to Titans tower and joined the Titans in mourning Donna Troy. When thanked by Kory for telling them to put the Titans back together, Bruce told Kory that he did not do that and told her that she was confusing him for someone else, leading Kory and Dawn to conclude that Rachel was responsible. After hearing of a bomb threat, Bruce stayed behind while the other Titans left to deal with the threat.

Losing Alfred

"Do you remeber Alfred's funeral? You and I were a mess. There he was the whole time. He was quiet, reserved, stoic."

—Barbara Gordon to Dick Grayson^[src]

In 2020, Alfred passed away from unknown causes. His funeral was attended by Bruce, Dick, Barbara, and presumably Jason. Barbara recalls how she and Dick were a wreck, while Bruce was completely stoic. Bruce had him buried in the family plot on the grounds of Wayne Manor.

Tragedy and brief Retirement

"He started it, I ended it."

—Bruce Wayne to Dick Grayson^[src]

Bruce talks to Jason about his decision to keep him from being Robin.

As time passed, Jason's trauma from almost being killed still lingered, leading to many bad dreams that led to him screaming in his sleep. Noticing this, Bruce told him that he could no longer be Robin unless he met with Dr. Leslie Thompkins, a trusted psychiatrist. Jason begrudgingly, in desperation to continue to be Robin. Although distant at first, Jason eventually began to open up to Dr. Thompkins after a few sessions.

However, even with the therapy, Bruce later came to the decision to not allow Jason to be Robin. He brought Jason to the alley where his parents had been killed and stated that he had learned from past mistakes with Dick. Believing that Dr. Thompkins had revealed parts of their session to Bruce, Jason called her and angrily accused her of being a liar.

While away on business in London, Bruce received a call from Jason, who asked Bruce to allow him to take down the Joker alone. After Bruce refused, Jason used his new chemical to help him be fearless and attempted to bring down the Joker alone, resulting in the Joker beating him to death with a crowbar. Joker then allowed himself to be taken into custody and brought to Arkham Asylum to prevent Batman from executing vengeance upon him. Upon Bruce's return to Gotham City, he buried Jason in the Wayne family plot next to Alfred. Dick soon arrived in Gotham City upon hearing of Jason's death and noticed that Bruce had been acting strange since the incident.

Bruce wakes Dick up after having killed the Joker.

Dick soon discovered that Bruce had already begun a search for the next Robin and confronted him about his recent behavior. That night, after Dick had gone to sleep, Bruce made his way to Arkham Asylum and killed the Joker using the same method and means that Jason had died from. Bruce then woke Dick up by dropping the crowbar to the floor and told Dick that he had ended it. Bruce then told Dick to be a better Batman and left Wayne Manor and Gotham City behind, officially retiring as Batman.

Not long after, Crane would revive Jason in a Lazarus Pit, leading to Jason taking on the identity of Red Hood and working with Crane to bring chaos in Gotham City by releasing Crane's fear toxin in the water supply.

Bruce lies unconscious as flames surround him.

Later, after he had prepared a last will and testament, Bruce set fire to an estate that he had been staying at. Rendered unconscious, Bruce was rescued from the flames by a resurrected Donna Troy.

After the Titans' defeat of Jonathan Crane, Bruce returned to Gotham, seemingly ending his retirement after conversations with both Dick and Jason in which Bruce asked for his son's forgiveness.

Around a week after the Titans left Gotham for Metropolis, Bruce got in touch with Superman and told him about Conner, a clone made partially from Superman's genetic material. Superman agreed to meet with Conner at S.T.A.R. Labs, and Bruce called Dick so that he could pass the message along to Conner.

Bruce is later shown to have resumed his vigilante activities as Batman, as evidenced by the Batsignal being lit up in the Gotham night sky.

Alternate Reality

"I've never seen him like that. He's going to kill the Joker"

—Jason Todd to Dick Grayson

In a fake reality created by Trigon, Bruce spent years fighting crime as Batman, but a series of losses began to take a toll on him. Jason was shot and paralyzed by the Riddler, Barbara went missing, Alfred died, he and Superman had a falling out, and finally Jim Gordon was murdered by the Joker. Because of all this, Bruce cracked and decided to kill the Joker.

Having been warned by Jason, Dick traveled to Gotham to try and convince Bruce not to go through with killing Joker, as it would mean breaking his code and betraying everything he believed in. Before Dick could warn him, Bruce already threw Joker off a roof and left his body smashed on top of a car. Dick then went to Wayne Manor to inform Bruce that Joker had survived the fall, but when Bruce refused to let Dick in the Batcave, he left after giving Bruce some words of advice.

Bruce, having ignored Dick's advice and only wanting revenge for Gordon's murder, broke into the hospital where Joker was being held and stabbed him to death with a Batarang. He then sped off in the Batmobile before Dick could stop him. Shortly after this, Batman broke into Arkham Asylum and killed every inmate, including Riddler, Two-Face and the Ventriloquist.

Realizing that Bruce needed to be stopped, Dick allied himself with the GCPD and upon revealing Bruce's identity as Batman to them, led an all out assault on Wayne Manor in order to capture Bruce. However, Batman managed slaughter the entire police SWAT unit in the Batcave and kill Koriand'r with a cold gun. Enraged that Bruce had killed several innocent cops and Kory, Dick gave into his anger and killed Bruce by stomping on his neck.

Personality

"He was a hero to a lot of people. Including me. A stop-at-nothing guy who solved everything with his fists. I admired him at first, what he did... or was trying to do. But eventually, I had to walk away."
"Why?"
"Because I was becoming too much like him."

—Dick Grayson and Amy Rohrbach^[src]

Bruce Wayne has been described by Dick Grayson as a borderline psychopath. Despite being revered as a hero who would stop at nothing to fight crime, his methods were too violent for his adoptive son to stay with him. However, Grayson would soon realize that Bruce "weaponized" his childhood as a means of positively channeling his anger to punish the guilty, simultaneously distracting him from his despair.

Bruce has been shown to care deeply about helping young people, such as Dick Grayson and Jason Todd, due to him seeing a bit himself in them, especially those who feel lost and angry. Although Bruce has been shown to take measures to the extreme at times, such as forcing a young Dick into the woods at night to hunt a wolf, which he ultimately caught and cut the head off of. Despite this, Bruce cares deeply for his proteges who in many ways he views as his children.

Bruce, as Dick summarizes, operates off of a strict moral code and refuses to kill his enemies despite the horrific acts they may have committed. Bruce also refuses to use guns as Batman due to it being the weapon the killed his parents and believes that it's the weapon of cowards. The only time Bruce truly broke away from his code was when he murdered the Joker as revenge for killing Jason Todd.

As Batman, Bruce commands an intimidating presence that strikes fear into the hearts of almost any criminal he encounters. This is shown when Robin confronted a group of drug dealers and their immediate response was to question where Batman was, despite Robin operating alone. Bruce has a tendency to use violent methods when fighting criminals, which has led even Dick to to refer to Batman as a borderline psychopath.

Jonathan Crane referred to Bruce as a psychopath, due to his willingness to use fear as a way to control everyone around him. As Dick pointed out, Bruce trained Dick and Jason in part as way to turn them into soldiers in his war on crime, something that was possible due to their anger. During their falling out, Dick came to blame Bruce for the anger inside of him, even believing that the only reason Bruce took him in was to turn him into his own personal sidearm. However, Dick later admitted that while Bruce's measures might be extreme at times, he ultimately took him in because he didn't want Dick to become consumed with revenge over his parents' murder like he had.

As Bruce continued to lose people during his career as Batman, he became more closed off and stoic as he continued to lose people such as Alfred and James Gordon. As Barbara put it, the more people Bruce loses people, the more he chooses to not acknowledge the losses and suppress any form of emotion. It could be argued that Bruce does this because it's easier than experiencing any pain. Bruce ultimately reached his breaking point with this after the Joker murdered Jason and was forced to acknowledge how utterly alone he was in his crusade and even asked Dick if he wanted to be Robin again because Bruce believed he couldn't operate as Batman alone.

Leslie Thompkins diagnosed Bruce with Borderline Personality Disorder, a disorder characterized by difficulty managing emotions and a pattern of unstable relationships. It's unclear whether or not Bruce actually has this disorder, although there is evidence to support that he may have it. Bruce has a hard time maintaining long lasting relationships outside of Alfred, Dick, and Jason, something that was worsened after Dick quit being Robin and Alfred died. Due to Bruce's status as a vigilante requiring him to repeatedly place himself in harms way to stop criminals, this can cause him to engage in self-destructive tendencies at times.

Following Jason's murder at the Joker's hands. Bruce reached a breaking point and decided to break his code and murder the Joker as revenge. This led Bruce to retire as Batman and leave Gotham in the Titans hands. During his self-imposed exile, Bruce nearly committed suicide before being saved by Donna Troy at the last minute. Bruce later realized all the mistakes he'd made and decided to make amends with Dick and Jason.

Abilities

"Bruce got shot all the time. Didn't stop him."

—Dick Grayson to Koriand'r^[src]

• Peak Physical Condition: Bruce is at the pinnacle of human physical fitness, appearing to be nearly superhuman to the criminal element of Gotham. His strength, durability, speed, agility, stamina and reflexes are at the absolute highest level for a man of his age. In Trigon's reality, he was able to throw the Joker from a building. According to Dick, Bruce would often get shot while stopping criminals. Despite this, Bruce would always get up and keep fighting due to the bulletproof protection of the Batsuit and his willpower.

"Wow. Classic moves. You even fight me like Bats, huh?"

—Jason Todd to Dick Grayson^[src]

• Master Martial Artist/Combatant: Bruce is an extremely skilled hand-to-hand combatant, passing these skills on to Dick Grayson and Jason Todd, these two becoming formidable fighters in their own right. In Trigon's reality, Bruce was able to single-handedly eliminate a SWAT team infiltrating the Batcave. During a hallucination, Dick fought against Bruce and ultimately lost, showing just how much Dick respects Bruce as a fighter. A common tactic used by Bruce and Jason when on patrol was to have Robin, in his bright colored protective suit, draw the gun fire of criminals as a distraction while Batman, in all black, would begin violently taking down the gunman from the shadows. Based on his techniques and the fighting styles used by Dick and Jason, Bruce's fighting style appears to comprised of Boxing, Judo, Muay Thai, Capoeira, Kali, Krav Maga, Jiu-Jitsu, Karate, and Pro Wrestling.
  • Master Swordsman: Bruce is a skilled swordsman, as shown by the presence of several swords in the Batcave. Dick mentions how part of his training to be Robin included Bruce training Dick in swordsmanship.
  • Master Stick-Fighter: Bruce is a highly skilled stick fighter and was able to teach Dick how to use escrima sticks, something that Dick would use after becoming Nightwing.
  • Master Knife-Wielder/Marksman: Batman has great accuracy when throwing his Batarangs and other non-lethal projectiles at criminals. In Trigon's reality, Bruce accurately shot Koriand'r in the face with the Cold Gun. Despite his opposition towards firearms, Bruce is a trained gunman as evidenced by the presence of multiple assault rifles in the Batcave.

"You can't make an informed decision without information."

—Bruce Wayne to Dick Grayson^[src]

• Genius-Level Intellect: Bruce is extremely intelligent and is an expert investigator, strategist and tactician who is unstoppable in combat. Bruce is well-read, having made Dick read classic literature, including books on power, domination and suppression of emotion. He owns copies of Carl Jung's The Red Book, and Marcus Antoninus's Meditations. He is also familiar with famous philosophers, such as Niccolò Machiavelli. He kept psychological profiles on his enemies, including a detailed diagnosis of Crane, demonstrating his ability to read people. He owns a sensory deprivation tank that he uses to hone his senses and clear his mind.
  • Expert Hacker: Bruce is a skilled hacker, as he bypassed Mercy Graves' computer to stop the auction for Conner Kent. Via the Batcomputer, Bruce is able to access CCTV security cameras across Gotham with ease.
  • Multilingualism: In addition to his native English, Bruce speaks a number of foreign languages. He could be seen reading a foreign text when he received a phone call from Dick about Rose Wilson. Given Dick's ability to speak Italian, Bruce may have knowledge of the language as well.
  • Master Detective/Investigator: Bruce is a master detective capable of forensic investigation, observation, and deductive & inductive reasoning. In Trigon's reality, Bruce was able to track down where the Joker was hold Jim Gordon hostage. He was able to turn Dick and Jason into skilled investigators in their own rights.
  • Master Tactician: Bruce is very skilled at planning ahead. He created recordings of certain painful memories from throughout his life to listen to in case he ever fell victim to brainwashing and needed to be reminded of who he is, a trick he learned from John Constantine.
  • Master Businessman: Bruce is a brilliant businessman, being able to successfully run his family's company, Wayne Enterprises. Because of this, Bruce has managed to make Wayne Enterprises one of the most successful companies in the country, rivaled only by LexCorp in Metropolis.
  • Master Deceiver: Bruce is capable of keeping his identity as Batman a secret from the public at large, with only a few close individuals being aware of who he really is. His public status as a womanizing playboy and businessman allows him to allay suspicion from his status as a vigilante.

"Fear is your friend."

—Dick Grayson quoting Bruce^[src]

• Intimidation: Bruce turned himself into a terror for the criminal underworld as Batman. Robin's appearance was already enough to make a group of drug dealers think that Batman would show up, completely ignoring Robin as they knew Batman was a far greater threat. Bruce taught Dick that instead of viewing fear as an enemy, he should treat it as a friend in order to allow it to reveal weakness and find a way to make use it as a strength.

"You shouldn't creep up on people like that."
"It's a skill that comes in handy."

—Jason Todd to Bruce Wayne^[src]

• Stealth: Bruce is capable of hiding himself, only revealing his presence if he allows it. When Dick approached Tyler Hackett, one of his goons noted that he could be anywhere. In Trigon's reality, he easily snuck into the Joker's hospital room and killed him. He was able to sneak into Arkham Asylum and kill the Joker without the body being discovered until hours later. During Dick's time as Robin, he and Bruce would always avoid newscasters and cameramen after stopping criminals in order minimize media attention.

"He would never do that. Bruce has a line he'll never cross."

—Dick describing Bruce's moral code^[src]

• Indomitable Will: Guided by a code of ethics, Bruce is almost unstoppable in his crusade on crime. As Dick pointed out, when Bruce puts his mind to something, he does not stop, because when he has something he wants to do, he is going to do it. However, Bruce broke his code when he chose to kill the Joker to avenge the death of Jason Todd.
• Expert Driver: Bruce is capable of driving the Batmobile throughout Gotham as Batman. Bruce also owns a collection of classic cars, such as a silver 911 Porsche and a black Maseratti Quattroporte.
• Network: Because of his position as CEO of Wayne Enterprises, Bruce is not only one of the richest men in the world, but also has access to some of the best technology on the planet. He is one the richest men on the planet, perhaps being rivaled only by Lex Luthor. He set up a series safe houses around the world, equipped with various vehicles and weapons. He owns a cabin on the outskirts of Gotham in Bristol County, equipped with a force field and various traps around the land. Through his company's resources, he was able to design a surgical EKG detonation implant that was able to outperform any military electromagnetic explosive.

Equipment

"The unbelievable thing about Bruce's toys is never that they work, it's what they do."

—Dick Grayson^[src]

• Batsuit: Bruce wears a protective suit with the features of a bat while fighting crime in order to hide his identity and intimidate criminals.
• Batmobile: Bruce, as Batman, uses the Batmobile to move around in Gotham City.
• Batarang: Bruce's primary weapon, used in fighting crime. In Trigon's reality, he used one to impale the Joker's chest, and he left behind an explosive Batarang to disorient the SWAT team infiltrating the Batcave.
• Maserati Quattroporte: Bruce owns a 2021 Maseratti Quattroporte.

Former Equipment

• Crowbar: Bruce beat the Joker to death with a crowbar as revenge for Jason's death.
• Cold Gun: Bruce used a cold gun when he attacked Kory in Trigon's reality.

Appearances

Season 1 "Titans" (voice) "Hawk and Dove" (mentioned) "Origins" (flashbacks) "Together" (mentioned) "Jason Todd" (mentioned) "Asylum" (mentioned) "Donna Troy" (mentioned) "Dick Grayson" (fake reality) Season 2 "Trigon" "Rose" "Ghosts" (mentioned) "Aqualad" (mentioned) "Bruce Wayne" (hallucination) "Jericho" (mentioned) "Atonement" (mentioned) "Fallen" (mentioned) "E.L._.O." (hallucination) "Faux Hawk" (mentioned) "Nightwing" Season 3 "Barbara Gordon" "Red Hood" (mentioned) "Hank & Dove" (mentioned) "Blackfire" (flashback) "Lazarus" (flashbacks) "Lady Vic" (automated voice) "51%" (mentioned) "Home" (mentioned) "Souls" "Troubled Water" (mentioned) "The Call is Coming from Inside the House" (voice) "Prodigal" (mentioned) "Purple Rain" Season 4 "Lex Luthor" (mentioned) "Mother Mayhem" (mentioned) "Jinx" (mentioned) "Brother Blood" (mentioned) "Dick & Carol & Ted & Kory" (mentioned)

Gallery

Bruce at the Batcave.

Trivia

• Bruce never let Dick or Jason drive the Batmobile during their tenures as Robin. The only exception to this rule was when Jason would take the Batmobile out for joyrides, something Bruce never approved of.
• Iain Glen, the man who portrays Bruce, previously portrayed Jorah Mormont on Game of Thrones; both Rachel Roth and Dawn Granger are fans of the show.
• In the episode named after the character, Dick's hallucination of Bruce dances like Adam West's version from the 1966 Batman TV series, as a reference and tribute to the deceased actor.
• According to Dick, the only man Bruce was ever afraid of was Lex Luthor.
• Bruce owns a plethora of books including The Red Book and The Meditations of The Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
• Bruce is familiar with the teachings of Niccolò Machiavelli.
• Bruce managed to acquire the gun that was used to kill his parents which he keeps on display in the Batcave. Jason secretly keeps it loaded in case of emergency.
• Bruce is a fan of Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural designs and even built one his safe houses in Chicago based on Wright's 1956 drawing of the unbuilt Golden Beacon apartment complex.

Behind the scenes

• In the DC comics, Batman is the secret identity of billionaire Bruce Wayne, who took Dick Grayson in as his ward after his parents' death. Batman's first appearance in the comics was Detective Comics #27 (May, 1939).
• Brenton Thwaites stated in an interview that Batman is a killer, however, the dialogue between Jason and Dick in the episode "Dick Grayson" seems to imply that like other incarnations, Bruce has a strict no-kill rule, meaning that Thwaites may have been referring to the Batman from the fake reality instead.