Changes: Barbara Gordon (Prime Earth)

Barbara Gordon is the daughter of James and Barbara Eileen Gordon and the older sister of James Gordon, Jr. Barbara Eileen Gordon left her family when her daughter was a young teen. A few years later, the Batman debuted. This inspired young Barbara to become Batgirl. Soon, she began working with Batman and his teen partner Robin. After about a year as Batgirl, Barbara was shot in the spine by the Joker. She recovered after being crippled for three years and returned to her position as Batgirl.^[2]

The Darkest Reflection

Main article: Batgirl: The Darkest Reflection

Her first real challenge back in the suit was a serial-killer named the Mirror who targeted those who escaped death through miracles.^[2] She met a brain-damaged psychic named Gretel who reminded her of the person she could easily have become.^[3]

Knightfall Descends

Main article: Batgirl: Knightfall Descends

Shortly after Batgirl would meet one of her worse nightmares, Charise Carnes, "Knightfall". Daughter of a family murdered by a psychopath, Knightfall was determined to cleanse Gotham City by torturing and murdering every criminal she could get her hands on. Her extreme and brutal methods and her total willingness to bring about a bloodbath were at odds with Batgirl, who needed to the help of the Birds of Prey to take her down.

Birds of Prey

Batgirl initially refused to join when her old friend Black Canary put together a black-ops team called the Birds of Prey.^[4] However, she assisted them on a mission when they went after the super-villain Choke.^[5] Their first encounter with him was erased from all the Birds' minds, and Batgirl does not even remember the team-up.^[6] Despite this, she helped them take down Choke's sleeper agents known as the Cleaners.^[7] They tracked down their leader, a psychic named Trevor Cahill, and Batgirl was finally able to reconnect with Canary as close friends.^[8]

Batgirl of Burnside

After successfully taking down Knightfall, Barbara was emotionally worn-out and in need of a change of tires. Barbara moved to Burnside, one of the wards of Gotham City and started operating there.

The Return of the Birds of Prey

Barbara found out someone was using her old "Oracle" identity and enlisted the aid of Black Canary and the Huntress (Helena Bertinelli) to hunt him down.

Escape from the Phantom Zone

Main article: Supergirl: Escape from the Phantom Zone

Tracking a villain down led Batgirl to National City where she met Supergirl. The youngest hero asked Barbara's help to break into a Cadmus black site and rescue an imprisoned telepath named Gayle Marsh (Psi). Barbara and Kara teamed up to free Gayle, but that girl used Supergirl to enter the Phantom Zone. Both heroines managed to escape, but they agreed that story was not over.^[9]

Several days later Barbara attended a clean energy expo in National City sponsored by TychoTech, a firm that used Kryptonian technology stolen from the D.E.O. to create a device powered by energy siphoned from Phantom Zone. During the unveiling, Barbara met Supergirl again, and the Girl of Steel recognized her right away. Magog attacked Supergirl during the event and their battle broke the device down. Both Batgirl and Supergirl were thrown into the Zone.^[10] There they were captured by Xa-Du, the Phantom Zone's first inmate. Xa-Du had captured Psi, intending to coerce her into opening a rift to escape from the Zone, but she encased herself into a psionic bubble. So Xa-Du was boiling other Phantom Zoners over and turning their souls into fuel for his armor in order to make himself powerful enough to break her shell.^[11] Batgirl and Supergirl managed to escape, and while Supergirl reached Psi out, Batgirl engaged Xa-Du. Both girls managed to defeat the villain and Psi sent them back home. After their adventure, Barbara and Kara praised each other, and Barbara stated Kara could ask her help whenever she needed her.^[12]

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Powers and Abilities

Abilities

Investigation
Martial Arts
Eidetic Memory
Genius Level Intellect
- Computer Operation
- Computer Hacking

Weaknesses

Restricted Mobility (Formerly): Barbara was paralyzed for three years after being shot by the Joker. However, she managed to overcome her paralysis and return to fighting crime.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Batrope

Weapons

Batarangs

Notes

Barbara Gordon was created by Gardner Fox, Carmine Infantino, and Julius Schwartz, first appearing in Detective Comics #359. However, in the Prime Earth continuity, Barbara Gordon first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in Batgirl (Volume 4) #1 by Gail Simone and Ardian Syaf.

Trivia

Barbara holds a degree in Forensic Psychology.^[13]
She is 21 years old.^[14]

External Links

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Footnotes

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[1] Batgirl (Volume 4) #25

[BG-V4-1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Batgirl (Volume 4) #1, 2, 3, 4

[3] Batgirl (Volume 4) #5-6

[4] Birds of Prey (Volume 3) #1

[5] Birds of Prey (Volume 3) #4

[6] Birds of Prey (Volume 3) #5

[7] Birds of Prey (Volume 3) #6

[8] Birds of Prey (Volume 3) #7

[9] Batgirl Annual (Volume 5) #1

[10] Supergirl (Volume 7) #9

[11] Supergirl #10

[12] Supergirl (Volume 7) #11

[13] Batgirl (Volume 4) #3

[14] Batgirl (Volume 4) #35

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+After successfully taking down Knightfall, Barbara was emotionally worn-out and in need of a change of tires. Barbara moved to [[Burnside]], one of the wards of Gotham City and started operating there.
 ===The Return of the Birds of Prey===