Bruce Wayne (DCAU)

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 * Image                  = Batman (DCAU).jpg
 * ImageSize              = 150px
 * RealName               = Bruce Wayne
 * CurrentAlias           = Batman
 * Distinguish1           = Batman
 * Distinguish2           =
 * Aliases                = Matches Malone
 * Identity               = Secret
 * Alignment              = Good
 * Affiliation            = Justice League
 * Relatives              = Thomas Wayne (father, deceased); Martha Wayne (mother, deceased); Andrea Beaumont (ex-fiance); Terry McGinnis (clone)
 * Universe               = DCAU
 * BaseOfOperations       = Gotham City


 * Gender                 = Male
 * Height                 =
 * Weight                 =
 * Eyes                   =
 * Hair                   = Black
 * Hair2                  = later grey
 * UnusualFeatures        =


 * Citizenship            = American
 * MaritalStatus          = Single
 * Occupation             = Crime-fighter; industrialist
 * Education              =


 * Origin                 = Human with no superhuman capabilities
 * PlaceOfBirth           = Gotham City
 * Creators               = Mitch Brian; Bruce Timm
 * First                  = Batman TAS Episode: On Leather Wings


 * HistoryText            =

The Early Years
Bruce Wayne was orphaned as a child when he witnessed his parents, Thomas and Martha Wayne, brutally gunned down in a random mugging. He made a solemn vow at the grave of his parents that he would commit his life towards bringing wrongdoers to justice. After the death of Thomas and Martha Wayne, Bruce Wayne became the legal ward of the family butler Alfred Pennyworth. Alfred and he lived at the family estate in Gotham City known as Wayne Manor.

Bruce Wayne drew upon the influences of others in order to create what would one day become his dual identity as Batman. One of his earliest inspirations was taken from a character from old movie serials known as the Gray Ghost. Little did Bruce know that he would one day meet his childhood hero.

As a young man, Bruce Wayne had already mastered several martial arts forms. He had discovered an immense cavern beneath Wayne Manor, and Alfred and he began furnishing it as a secret crime laboratory. In short order, Bruce began operarting as a street-level vigilante, donning a black ski-mask and going out into the night to foil crimes. Though he was marginally successful, Bruce grew frustrated by the fact that his foes were not afraid of him. He realized that he would need something else in order to inspire terror into the hearts of Gotham's underworld.

During this time, Bruce met and fell in love with a woman named Andrea Beaumont. He even considered abandoning his crusade for justice to devote himself to her, but he was haunted by the memory of his slain parents. Bruce proposed to Andrea, who readily accepted, but ultimately, she broke the engagement to accompany her father Carl Beaumont overseas. Heartbroken, Bruce Wayne committed himself entirely towards fighting crime. However, he had yet to develop the means by which to instimidate his adversaries.

A few nights later, Bruce Wayne was in his father's study mourning the loss of his parents when a bat crashed through the study window. Inspired by this incident, Bruce realized that he would garb himself in the visage of a bat.. and thus the Batman was born.

Partners
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Justice League
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Batman Beyond
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 * Powers                 =
 * Abilities              =
 * Strength               = In his prime, Batman was the peak of physical perfection. He possessed the strength level of a man his age, size and weight who engaged in intensive regular exercise. Even as he grew older, his strength levels still surpassed other men his age.


 * Weaknesses             = Restricted Mobility: The physical punishment of a lifetime of crimefighting began to take its toll on Bruce Wayne as he grew older. As an elderly man, Bruce developed a heart condition and required the use of a cane to ease mobility.


 * Equipment              = Batcomputer; Batsuit; Utility Belt
 * Transportation         = Batmobile; Batboat; Batplane
 * Weapons                = Batarangs


 * Notes                  =
 * The voice for Batman in the various animated programs was provided by Kevin Conroy.


 * Trivia                 =
 * Bruce's identity and costume were inspired by the character of the Gray Ghost. In Batman: The Animated Series, the Gray Ghost was voiced by actor Adam West, who also played the role of Batman in the 1966 Batman live-action television series.

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 * Wikipedia              = Batman: The Animated Series
 * Recommended            =
 * Adventures in the DC Universe
 * Batman Adventures (Volume 1)
 * Batman Adventures (Volume 2)
 * Batman & Robin Adventures
 * Batman: Gotham Adventures
 * Batman Beyond
 * Justice League Unlimited
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