Barbara Gordon (DCAU)

DC Animated Universe‎
Real Name	Barbara Gordon
Main Alias	Batgirl
Other Aliases	Commissioner Gordon, Mystery
Relatives	Jim Gordon (father) · Sam Young (husband) · Unborn child (miscarried)
Affiliation	Gotham City Police Department · Formerly Batman Family
Base Of Operations	Gotham City
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Married
Occupation	Police Commissioner · Former Student · Vigilante
Characteristics
Gender	Female
Height	5' 3"
Weight	110 lbs (50 kg)
Eyes	Blue
Hair	Red
Origin
Universe	DCAU · Earth 12
Creators	Julius Schwartz · Gardner Fox · Carmine Infantino
First Appearance	"I Am the Night" (November 9, 1992)

"Batman"? Boys, I'm insulted! I'm way cuter! Batgirl

Barbara Gordon was the daughter of Commissioner James Gordon and went on to become the vigilante known as Batgirl. Years later, she retired from crime-fighting and married Gotham's District Attorney, Sam Young. She followed her father as commissioner of police in Gotham.

History

Origin

Barbara was a college student at the time when she first met Batman. During a vacation visit to Gotham, Barbara's father was abducted and replaced by an android replicant built by the super-computer H.A.R.D.A.C.. Desperate for help, Barbara used the Bat-Signal to ask for Batman's help in finding her father. Although Batman agreed to investigate, he told her to stay safely away. Barbara didn't heed Batman's advice and investigated on her own, eventually locating H.A.R.D.A.C. and helping Batman beat the computer along with the evil android duplicants. After the successful mission, Barbara started enjoying the thrills of crime-fighting.

Batgirl in her original costume

A while later, Commissioner Gordon was framed for taking bribes from crime lord Rupert Thorne and when she asked Batman's help, he agreed although not to the extent she had expected. With this in mind, Barbara came up with a Batsuit version of her own and went out as Batgirl. Thanks to her assistance, Commissioner Gordon's name was cleared and Two-Face was exposed as the mastermind behind the frame-up. Due to this circumstances, Batman and Robin decided to allow Batgirl to continue her crime-fighting activities, which were also sanctioned by her oblivious father, Commissioner Gordon.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Acrobatics
• Computer Operation Batgirl was able to stop nuclear power plant meltdown.
  • Computer Hacking: Batgirl is good in hacking into any computer files as she revealed to Supergirl.
• Espionage
• Firearms
• Gadgetry
• Genius Level Intellect
• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)
  • Martial Arts
• Leadership
• Law
  • Criminology
  • Investigation
• Lock Picking
• Multilingualism: Along with English, Barbara can also speak Spanish.
• Peak Human Condition

Other Characteristics

• PTSD
• Restricted Mobility: Barabara utilized Wayne-Powers legs to remain active in the future; however, they weren't designed for heavy activity.
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Utility Belt: Bolas, Smoke pellets, lasers, rebreathers, gas-powered magnetized grappling gun, binoculars, mini-computer, radio-frequency cowl microphone, etc.

Weapons

• Batarangs

Notes

• This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the DC Animated Universe and is an adaptation of Barbara Gordon/Batgirl. The original character was created by Gardner Fox, Carmine Infantino, and Julius Schwartz and first appeared in Detective Comics #359.
• Barbara Gordon was voiced by:
  • Melissa Gilbert for Batman: The Animated Series.
  • Mary Kay Bergman for Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero.
  • Tara Strong for The New Batman Adventures, Gotham Girls and the films Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman and Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker.
  • Stockard Channing for the first and second seasons of the Batman Beyond.
  • Angie Harmon for the third season of Batman Beyond and Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker.

Related

• 206 Appearances of Barbara Gordon (DCAU)
• 42 Images featuring Barbara Gordon (DCAU)
• 17 Quotations by or about Barbara Gordon (DCAU)
• Character Gallery: Barbara Gordon (DCAU)

Footnotes

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