Mirror II (Prime Earth)

The Mirror
Mainstream Universe‎‎, 2011‎-present
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Real Name	Unknown
Main Alias	The Mirror
Affiliation	Gargoyle Hunters
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Origin
Universe	Prime Earth
Creators	Peter Tomasi · Kenneth Rocafort
First Appearance	Detective Comics #1029 (December, 2020)
Appearance of Death	Detective Comics #1031 (January, 2021)

I'm sure some of you are asking: why is he wearing a mask? I'm not hiding who I am. I'm showing everyone who they really are. Because I'm The Mirror. I am you and you are me--we are Gotham.

— Mirror

Mirror is a foe of Batman and his allies, who believed that masked vigilantism was the cause of Gotham City's many problems. He apparently killed himself after a fight with Batman, in order to give his cause a martyr.

History

The Mirror appeared in Gotham City in the wake of the Joker War, rallying the growing anti-vigilante sentiment into a movement he called the "Gargoyle Hunters". With the motto "No More Bats", the Hunters interfered with the operations of Gotham's vigilantes, in hopes of getting them to unmask. Mirror also attempted to align his movement with anti-mask mayoral candidate Christopher Nakano, offering dirt on his political opponents, but Nakano didn't take kindly to Mirror's own use of a mask.

After days of rallying the people against vigilantes, Mirror led a march of people across Gotham, giving an anti-mask speech that was broadcast across the city. The march was met by a group of counter-protestors, each wearing imitation masks of various members of the Batman Family. Mirror eagerly started a fight between the two groups, luring Batman himself into the fray. Mirror fought Batman for a moment, but when it became apparent he would lose, he decided to make himself a martyr, jumping into the river and detonating a hidden explosive, apparently killing himself.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic): Mirror was capable of fighting Batman hand-to-hand, if only for a moment.
• Leadership: Mirror was capable of turning large groups of people against Gotham's vigilantes, whipping them into a frenzy with his words.
  • Tactical Analysis
• Demolitions

Trivia

• Batman drew some connection between Mirror and the Underbroker due to similarities in their costumes, but remarked that Mirror's mission did not fit the Underbroker's motives.

Related

• 3 Appearances of Mirror II (Prime Earth)
• 2 Images featuring Mirror II (Prime Earth)
• Quotations by or about Mirror II (Prime Earth)
• Character Gallery: Mirror II (Prime Earth)

Footnotes

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