[CHAR] Gotham Knights: A Batman RP [Cancelled]

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Tim Drake a.k.a. Robin

Name: Tim Drake
Alias: Robin
Age: 16
Gender: Male

Skills/Abilities:

Sharp Intelligence: Tim possesses a high level of cognitive ability, enabling him to quickly process information and make astute observations. He leverages this talent to unravel mysteries and bring criminals to justice.
Expert Detective: Tim's investigative skills are unmatched. He is skilled in gathering evidence, tracing leads, and piecing together clues that others might miss. This makes him a vital asset in the fight against crime in Gotham City.
Combat-Ready: Tim's extensive training in various forms of martial arts has honed his fighting abilities. He can hold his own in hand-to-hand combat, making him a formidable opponent in close-quarters encounters.
Gadget Guru: Tim's utility belt is filled with an array of gadgets, including a bo staff, grappling gun, smoke bombs, night-vision goggles, and forensic tools. He uses these tools to navigate hazardous situations and carry out his duties as Robin effectively.

Equipment/Weapons:

Bo staff: A sturdy and reliable melee weapon, the bo staff allows Tim to take on multiple opponents and defend himself in hand-to-hand combat.
Grappling gun: This versatile tool allows Tim to scale buildings, swing across gaps, and escape from tight situations.
Smoke bombs: A tool used to cover his escape or create confusion among his enemies, Tim uses smoke bombs to evade capture and gain the upper hand in battles.
Night-vision goggles: Essential for night-time operations, Tim's night-vision goggles allow him to see in the dark and track criminals in low-light environments.
Forensic tools: Tim is trained in the use of forensic tools, including fingerprint powder, magnifying glasses, and ultraviolet lamps. These tools help him gather evidence and solve crimes in the most efficient way possible.

Bio: Tim Drake was raised in a family that emphasized the importance of education and hard work, but he had a secret passion for the masked vigilantes who patrolled the streets of Gotham City. He was particularly captivated by the original Robin, and the way they used their detective skills and mastery of martial arts to bring justice to the city. Despite knowing the dangers that came with such a life, Tim was drawn to their bravery and the idea of following in their footsteps.

As a young boy, Tim found that he possessed a natural talent for detective work and martial arts. He spent his teenage years honing these skills, always with the hope of one day becoming a vigilante himself. His dream became a reality when Batman took notice of his knowledge of the second Robin's identity and offered him the opportunity to become the new Robin. Despite the challenges and risks involved, Tim eagerly accepted the offer, eager to help protect Gotham City and fulfill his lifelong dream.

However, being a vigilante was not without its challenges. Tim faced criticism and skepticism from some members of the Bat Family, who saw him as inexperienced and unable to handle the dangers of the job. Undeterred, Tim proved himself time and time again, using his skills and resources to assist Batman in solving complex cases and bringing down dangerous criminals.

In addition to the difficulties of being a vigilante, Tim also struggled with his own feelings and sexuality. The 1950s were not a time of acceptance and understanding for those who were different, and Tim faced discrimination and prejudice as he tried to understand and embrace his own identity. Despite these challenges, Tim remained committed to his role as Robin, always standing by Batman's side as a loyal friend and partner.

As he grew into his role as Robin, Tim came to embrace the darker aspects of himself, using his experiences to fight for equality and justice, even if it meant going against the norm. Despite the difficulties he faced, Tim never lost his sense of purpose and remained dedicated to helping protect Gotham City and the people who lived there.

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Selina Kyle

Name
Selina Kyle

Alias
Catwoman

Age
36

Gender
Female

Skills/Abilities

• Lockpicking- Give her a few moments and Selina can break into almost anything with no signs of force.
• Acrobatics and parkour
• Distinction of precious objects- with spending such a large chunk of her life a thief she has a keen eye that can tell fake objects from authentic, mainly pertaining to jewels but she has a keen eye for other objects such as artifacts too

Equipment/Weapons

• Lockpicks, she keeps lockpicks stored in her gloves. With the tap of a small button on her palm they slide out resembling cat's claws.
• Cat o' nine tails whip
• Grapple gun

Bio
Selina had a troubled upbringing at best. Her father was a drunkard, a nasty habit that contributed to her mother's untimely demise when Selina's younger sister was a toddler. With their father barely present, and scarcely sober when he was, young Selina was left with little choice but to scour the streets to ensure her and her sister had food on their plate. Initially Selina efforts were isolated to taking thrown out food goods from shops and swiping leftovers from the plate of patrons at the local diner but there was only so long that could last before people caught on. Bins were locked and diner staff were instructed to swiftly remove the plates of finished guests. This pushed Selina into a life of thievery.

Initially, Selina was only involved in petty theft, a loaf of bread from the bags of bakery customers, fresh produce from horribly surveilled markets. For a few years she made do with this alone but coming into her teen years Selina found herself enjoying the rush that came from taking something that wasn't hers. What was once a necessity to survive had become her fun, like some twisted game. She honed her natural acrobatic skills and learnt how to pick locks from some of the orphaned teens who lived in the slums. Earlier on the petty crime only really escalated to stealing from stores but the more she stole the more adrenaline would be pumping through her veins. Each steal created its own high which pushed her to more elaborate forms of theft.

Selina's first major theft happened in 1935, only days after her 17th birthday. She had broken into a the house of a well-off family within Gotham city and had escaped many blocks away with some expensive jewellery before she was caught by police. The state and her victims took pity on her considering her age and background and convicted her to only a year in jail, likely one of their biggest mistakes. Due to her age, Selina was sentenced to an adult prison, putting her in the presence of skilled thieves and fighters. In a place where she was meant to rehabilitate and 'learn her lesson' she had only deepened the artistry of stealth, acrobatics and thievery. In this time she also learnt how to use her charms to get her way. In the time she was imprisoned her father just disappeared from home without a trace, her sister was then taken in by their local church's orphanage.

On release, Selina was sought out by Marcus Tillyweather and offered a 'clerical job' for a real estate company that was a front for a crime mob. They set an agreement that they would teach her the tricks of the trade for time of service when she perfected them. Externally, Selina fronted as someone who had cleaned up her act. She took in her sister and earned what appeared to be an honest wage all the while she was assisting in covering up heists and attacks.

At 21, content in her skills and that she had taken away any suspicion she was still living a life of crime, Selina decided it was time to give back to her boss. Inspired by the stray cats that lived among the orphaned youth in the slums Selina took on the persona of a cat and officially burst onto the scenes of crime. In this persona she became a rather successful asset to Tillyweather's mobs but more notably became a huge thorn in the side of those who vowed to end crime in Gotham. She became a renowned jewel thief, often striking in the dead of night. Although she didn't intend to murder she had no qualms with fighting adversaries, many of which being homeowners holding a gun to her head. She didn't consider it wrong of her, someone is hardly innocent with their gun raised at another. Her biggest adversary, however, was Batman himself. Their fights were stuff of legend, at least that's how Selina would put it, those of wit and words even more so than ones of strength and dexterity. Many times he'd catch her and put an end to her crimes while other times she's sneak away into the night before he could but not without a few flirty remarks or perhaps a gloating comment written in lipstick.

6 years into her time as Catwoman Selina departed from the crime syndicate that had raised her and with good timing too as only a year later they were found and hunted by police and vigilantes alike. Selina's life of crime showed no signs of slowing but when she was a couple years into her 30s something changed in her. A life of hard crime lost its appeal. She'd blame it on her age or the normalcy it had become making it less appealing but truthfully it may be less of a something but a someone who had changed her. Over the years Selina had grown an admiration to Bruce's dedication to the city of Gotham she couldn't understand, a cruel fate that resulted in her becoming soft. She found less joy in her crimes and although she never fully let go of her life as a thief it was an odd occurrence. She felt lost in herself, she knew no other way to live and one day she admitted that to Batman. Soon she found herself assisting him with some of his own investigations; breaking him into places of interest and identifying certain objects.

She currently sits on an odd fence between villain and hero. While she has leaned more toward vigilantism in current days her methods are not the most ethical nor is she adverse to risking lives for her end goals. With not partaking in crime the way she had before the thought of going back to it brings back fond memories of the high it brings, a mind trick that often results in her going after another hit and needing to be reigned back in.

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Cassandra Cain a.k.a Black Bat

CASSANDRA CAIN

“I don't kill... but I don't lose, either."

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Name
Cassandra Cain

Alias
Black Bat

Age
18

Gender
Female

Skills/Abilities
Martial Arts Master: Cass was raised to be a killer, and violence was her chief form of communication. She is well-versed in many forms of martial arts, able to move with precision and surprising force. She is knowledgeable of assassin techniques such as pressure points, killing techniques, and weapon training.

Body reading: While Cass lacks formal skills in investigating of crime scenes, she has the advanced ability to read body language quickly, allowing her to make predictions of what people are thinking, feeling, or planning to do. It isn’t perfect, but it allows her to react incredibly efficiently in combat, taking down enemies before they even strike. This can also enable her to identify disguised people as well, making her useful in reconnaissance.

Stealth/Acrobatics: Cass is flexible and fast, trained in stealth and acrobatics by her assassin father, and toughened by her experiences on the run. She is skilled at getting in and out of places unseen.

Equipment/Weapons

Grappling hook: A handy tool for scaling buildings, swinging from place to place, or escaping difficult spaces

Utility belt: Contains smoke bombs and other small devices used for stealth, recon, or combat

Batarangs: Sharp shuriken-like weapons meant to disarm or cut

Bio
Cassandra Cain was raised to be a weapon. As the daughter of mercenary David Cain and a woman who would eventually be known as Lady Shiva(one of the world’s finest martial artists), Cassandra Cain never got the chance to live a peaceful childhood.

David Cain worked with the League of Shadows as one of the world’s top assassins, getting paid exorbitant fees to take down political figures on both sides of World War 2; having a daughter was just another tool for advancing his murderous career. Depriving Cass of language, Cain ruthlessly raised her through violence. Movement and combat were her only forms of communication for many years, and she became incredibly apt with reading body language, able to predict people’s next moves.

However, when Cain was out during assassination missions, Cass would begin to see glimpses of the outside world, collecting pieces of language, and reading all that she could. She would mimic the words of street children playing, trying to comprehend papers Cain accidentally left behind. One such collection of info she found was Cain’s files on a peculiar man in America… photos and records of a hero named Batman, an enemy of Cain who protected a city called Gotham. Cass was enthralled but hid these slow, gradual attempts at learning language. Such attempts were squashed by her father when they were discovered and she was reprimanded violently.

At age 8, her father tested her, by having her kill a target in Macau. Thinking it to be a game, she murdered him with a swift blow, but reading his expression, she came to a realization of what she had just done. She escaped from her father and fled, becoming a homeless vagrant.

Wandering alone, she would find herself in many scrapes as a young Asian woman. She would use her violence to take down those who opposed her aimless journeys. However, she would also find kindness. For several years, she managed to live with an elderly couple in China who took pity on her. She struggled heavily with communication, but she soon developed basic language skills with their help. However, her past haunted her, and when the Chinese Communist Revolution began, she used extreme violence to protect the elders, becoming a masked vigilante. However, they discovered this and became afraid of her so she fled once more, scared that she was becoming like her father.

Her mind would always return to the image of the Batman she saw many years ago. She wanted to walk in his footsteps instead of David Cain’s. Through her advanced skills in combat and stealth, she snuck on a ride to America. Arriving in Gotham a couple of years ago, she began to take down criminals and encountered Batman himself. Proving herself in combat discipline and in a true desire to become an upright defender rather than a killing machine, he soon took her under his wing. While she still struggles with language, often coming off as cold or blunt to other members of the Batfamily, Cass would eventually become a valuable part of the team, receiving speech training from Alfred and hired professionals, and learning to work alongside other vigilantes.

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Barbara Gordon aka Batgirl

Name:
Barbara Gordon

Alias:
Batgirl

Age:
24

Gender:
Female

Skills/Abilities:
Eidetic Memory: Barbara has a near-perfect recall of things that have happened to her, be it events or experiences or things she's read or learned. It's not just limited to sounds, she can recall auditory memories if they're distinctive enough. Her memory recall has worked against her, as sometimes she needs to shut it off to be more effective in defending herself against opponents who fight unpredictably. Which is most of them.

Polyglot: While not a master of every language there is, Barbara knows three languages in addition to English, though not enough to be considered perfectly fluent. Mandarin, French, and Greek but she is interested in learning Swahili. She can read them better than she can speak them but she can speak them well enough to get by casually.

Martial Arts: It was a good thing her father agreed that in a city like Gotham it was good to be able to defend yourself. She just took it a bit further than most. Jujutsu was her martial art of choice though she has since taken up boxing and judo and karate. Her fighting style relies more on joint manipulation, throws and takedowns to make up for the difference in size that often comes with the territory.

Radio Wizardry: Barbara has a fascination with the modern marvels that is technology. Transistor radios are her latest obsession to the point where she likes taking them apart and seeing how they work in her spare time. This has given her the unique ability to understand how things work and how to tinker. With time and a little luck she hopes to be able to tap into different frequencies for espionage or to aid in crime fighting.

Sewing: Well, someone has to patch up the suit and that's not the kind of thing you trust to a tailor off the street.

Equipment/Weapons:
Utility Belt: Never leave home without it. Smoke bombs and a grappling gun are par for the course for exiting and entering as only a Bat can.

Batarangs: Sometimes a well thrown piece of metal does just as well at disarming a firearm from a thug as a good solid kick does. Often with less risk.

Bio:

It seems almost fitting that Barbara Gordon would find her way to fighting crime given her family name and all. Barbara is the daughter of James Gordon, police commissioner, and his greatest wish for her was to keep her safe and out of the way of various thugs and brutes who have a vendetta against the man. To that end, education was stressed for Barbara who once had thoughts of becoming a lawyer which led to a rather heated argument with her father as lawyers were almost more hated by the criminals of the city than cops were. Equally as corrupt, though, given how many lawyers were involved in keeping crime families from seeing bars.

As a young girl, Barbara took ballet at the urging of her mother, back when her parents were still together, though Barbara didn't stick with it, it did help her be limber and acrobatic enough in her future life that she still marks the ballet lessons as one of the more important aspects of her childhood. Other than the shoes. She hated those things. After the separation of her parents, Barbara elected to stay with her father, not wanting him to have no support structure or to find it in a bottle, but the relationship between them was strained not out of some twisted belief that Barbara was at fault but because it was difficult to have a relationship with a man who was routinely beaten down by the system he fought for.

As an adult, Barbara worked at the Gotham Public Library, which was the perfect place for someone with her intellect and drive to learn more. One of the perks of the job was being able to assist people in finding what they needed without having to look it up - the perks of an eidetic memory extended to the Dewey decimal system. Though restless often due to worry over her father, Barbara would've likely remained a librarian were it not for an encounter at a ball for important folks in Gotham.

Barbara hated those balls, they were so...stuffy and she knew she was only there because of her father which made it worse. At one of the more eventful balls, a costumed ne'er do well attempted a kidnapping on billionaire elite Bruce Wayne. Barbara, unflinching, stood up to the criminal and helped subdue him long enough for the police to handle things. At the time, Barbara was just doing the right thing, reckless as it was, and her father had a talk with her on the way home. Little did she know that that act had put her on the radar of Gotham's protector.

The rush she got from punching her first bad guy was inspiration enough. After putting together a costume herself, she took to the streets only to be stopped by Batman who cautioned her against doing what he did, not because she was a woman but because of what it would mean to her father if anything happened to her. Barbara disagreed. It would be worse on her if something happened to her father and she didn't do anything to prevent it. It was almost with reluctance that Batman brought her into the fold, taught her how to be better, how to truly protect not just her father but the city her father worked tirelessly to defend.

Barbara initially felt bad living a double life, but if it means doing more for the city than just telling people where books are then she will continue to do what she can as Batgirl.