- I hope nobody's underestimating me... That's always a bad idea!
- — Batgirl src
Barbara Gordon fights crime in Gotham City in her masked identity of Batgirl, usually accompanied by Nightwing.
History
Being the daughter of Commissioner Gordon, Barbara Gordon grew up in a household filled with police officers and their stories. After graduating from college at an early age, Barbara decided that she wanted to join the Gotham City Police Department and follow in her father's footsteps, but he wouldn't allow it. One night, at a Masquerade Ball, Barbara wore a homemade "female Batman" costume as a jive against her father and ended up stopping a planned kidnapping on billionaire Bruce Wayne by Killer Moth. Realizing that this was how she could fight crime, Barbara decided to keep the Batgirl moniker.
Though Batman didn't approve of her at first, he eventually came to accept her due to urges from Alfred and revealed his identity as Bruce Wayne to her. She worked with the Dynamic Duo, until Robin left when she became Batman's primary partner, until a new Robin was recruited.
Batgirl is romantically interested in Nightwing and is friends with Supergirl, despite Batman-family members not normally getting along with their Superman-family counterparts. Batgirl has rivalries with Batman's female enemies, particularly Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn. She has also mentored Stephanie Brown.
Batgirl is a member of the Bat-family which primarily consists of Batman, Robin, Nightwing, Red Hood, Red Robin, Alfred Pennyworth, and Commissioner Gordon. Batgirl has also led the Birds of Prey, a team of female super heroes. Her main agents being Huntress and Black Canary, though Power Girl, Catwoman, Wonder Woman, Katana, Lady Shiva, and even Poison Ivy have been members. Like, Nightwing, Supergirl, Huntress, Black Canary, Shazam, Zatanna, Hawkman, and Hawkgirl, Batgirl occasionally works with the Justice League, which mainly includes Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Flash, Aquaman, Cyborg, and The Martian Manhunter.
Powers and Abilities
Abilities
- Acrobatics[1]
- Criminology[2]
- Dancing[1]
- Demolitions[3]
- Gymnastics[3]
- Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)[3]
- Photography[2]
- Throwing[3]
- Tracking[2]
- Vehicle Combat[1]
Paraphernalia
Equipment
Transportation
Weapons
Notes
- This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the Lego Batman video game series and is an adaptation of Barbara Gordon/Batgirl. The original character was created by Gardner Fox and Carmine Infantino and first appeared in Detective Comics #359.
- Batgirl has been voiced by four actors:
Related
- 4 Appearances of Barbara Gordon (Lego Batman)
- 2 Images featuring Barbara Gordon (Lego Batman)
- 1 Quotations by or about Barbara Gordon (Lego Batman)
- Character Gallery: Barbara Gordon (Lego Batman)
Footnotes
Batman Family member This character is or was an incarnation of or an ally of Batman, and a member of the Batman Family. This template will automatically categorize articles that include it into the "Batman Family members" category. |
Justice League member This character has been a member of the Justice League of America, or the Justice League in any of its various incarnations, sworn by a duty to act as guardians of America and the world by using their skills and/or superpowers to protect Earth from the clutches of both interstellar and domestic threats. |
Young Justice member |