Sensei (Gotham)

Sensei
Gotham‎ and Pennyworth
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Real Name	Unknown
Main Alias	Sensei
Other Aliases	Temple Shaman
Affiliation	League of Shadows, Court of Owls
Base Of Operations	Nanda Parbat Mobile
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Secret Identity
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Leader of the Court of Owls, Temple shaman
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Brown
Hair	White
Origin
Universe	Gotham (TV Series)
Creators	Neal Adams
First Appearance	"Heroes Rise: These Delicate and Dark Obsessions" (May 1, 2017)
Appearance of Death	"Heroes Rise: Pretty Hate Machine" (May 29, 2017)

This detonator will trigger the bomb. Thousands will be affected with the virus. The city will be torn apart. And out of the ashes, a dark hero will rise. You.

— Sensei

The Sensei was the leader of the Court of Owls, who knew and respected Thomas Wayne and Martha Wayne.

History

When the Court of Owls had them killed for threatening to reveal their organization, the Sensei responded by killing the specific member that had defied him.

When Bruce Wayne was captured by the Court and brought to an unknown mountain temple, the Sensei wished to train Bruce to let go of his past trauma and forget the pain his parents' death caused him. However, the Sensei's true intentions were to turn Bruce into an obedient soldier, similar to the Court's Talon operatives. With Bruce under his control, he intended to have Bruce set off a bomb at Gotham's Union Square, which contained a virus to cleanse the city. The Sensei was killed by Bruce's butler Alfred Pennyworth, but before he died he personally set off the bomb while Bruce hesitated. His dying words to Bruce were to seek the Demon's Head.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Acupuncture
• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)
• Hypnosis
• Leadership
• Meditation
• Pedagogy

Notes

• This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the television series Gotham, Pennyworth and its tie-in webseries and shorts, Gotham Stories and Gotham: A City Gone Mad. It is an adaptation of Sensei. The original character was created by Neal Adams and first appeared in Strange Adventures #215.
• Sensei was portrayed by Raymond J. Barry.

Related

• 5 Appearances of Sensei (Gotham)
• 2 Images featuring Sensei (Gotham)
• 1 Quotations by or about Sensei (Gotham)
• Character Gallery: Sensei (Gotham)

Footnotes

League of Assassins member This character is or was a member of the League of Assassins, a international organization of the world's greatest killers, operating both for hire and their own agenda, in any of its various incarnations. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "League of Assassins members" category.

Court of Owls member This character is or was a member of the Court of Owls, a secret society that has controlled Gotham City for centuries, in any of its various incarnations. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Court of Owls members" category.