Dana Tan (DCAU)

Dana Tan
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Real Name	Dana "Dane" Tan
Main Alias	Dana Tan
Relatives	Stephen Tan (father) · Helene Tan (mother) · Doug Tan (brother, deceased) · Terry McGinnis (fiancé) Unnamed daughter
Affiliation	Batman Family
Base Of Operations	Gotham City
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Engaged
Occupation	Student
Characteristics
Gender	Female
Eyes	Black · Blue
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	DCAU · Earth 12
Creators	Paul Dini · Alan Burnett
First Appearance	"Rebirth, Part I" (January 10, 1999)

I don't want anything. I promise. I just want you to know that I know. After what my brother did tonight... I want to help if I can. Any way you need me to. Even if it's just knowing your secret.

— Dana Tan

Dana Tan is the fiancée of Terry McGinnis. She was a student at Hamilton Hill High School and later Gotham University.

History

10,000 Clowns

Dana's brother, Doug Tan, was sent to jail after a stint with the Jokerz. Years later, he was released and given medication to ground him. Doug; but he quickly neglected his health and rejoined his old gang, although he tried to hide this fact from his family. He was confronted with these allegations by their father, Stephen Tan, but he attacked him and fractured his skull before leaving. Horrified, Dana ran to Terry, hoping he and his boss, Bruce Wayne, would be able to find him.

A death in the family

While visiting her father in the hospital, Doug now calling himself the "Joker King", broke into his room. Joker King was about the kill their father, but Dana stood in his way. Luckily, Batman suddenly crashed through the window; but he was defeated by Doug. While the Tans were able to escape, Dana was left stunned as Batman had called out her name. Learning that Batman and Doug were in the in-constructed wing. she crossed police lines to find them. The moment she found them; however, Doug took her hostage. She was able to break free, only for him to pull her off a ledge. Luckily, Batman was able to catch Dana, while Doug got caught by some rope.

Dana had always suspected that Terry was Batman, finding there to be too many coincidences surrounding the two. She even pieced together that Bruce Wayne was the original Batman, as he not only fit the bill, but was one of the few capable of building Terry's Batsuit. She confronted the two and while Terry tried to deny it, Bruce immediately came clean. Dana promised that she wasn't planning to blackmail them; she just wanted to be there for Terry.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Dancing
• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic): Dana was taught self-defense by Terry McGinnis.

Notes

• Dana Tan was voiced by Lauren Tom.

Related

• 68 Appearances of Dana Tan (DCAU)
• 3 Images featuring Dana Tan (DCAU)
• 6 Quotations by or about Dana Tan (DCAU)
• Character Gallery: Dana Tan (DCAU)

External Links

• Dana Tan at the DC Animated Universe Wiki

Footnotes

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