Bruce Wayne / Batman — Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Character Profile

About Bruce Wayne / Batman

Gotham's vigilante billionaire, master detective and martial artist driven by trauma to fight crime.

Bruce Wayne / Batman — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Martial arts mastery, Detective skills, Advanced technology, Tactical genius, Peak human conditioning

• Strength: 8/10
• Intelligence: 10/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 8/10

Affiliations

• Justice League
• Wayne Enterprises
• DC Extended Universe

Quick Facts about Bruce Wayne / Batman

Occupation

businessperson, superhero, chief executive officer

First Appearance

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Nationality

American

Origin

Gotham City, New Jersey, United States of America

Bruce Wayne / Batman's Known Relations

• Harley Quinn — Enemy
• Steppenwolf — Enemy
• The Joker — Enemy
• Deathstroke — Enemy
• Killer Croc — Enemy
• Justice League — Member of
• Wayne Enterprises — Member of

Bruce Wayne / Batman appears in 5 titles

• Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
• Suicide Squad (2016) — character page
• Justice League (2017) — character page
• Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) — character page
• The Flash (2023) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Ben Affleck

Appears in

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (6)

• Bruce Wayne / Batman — Conflict Former Rivals — Clark Kent / Superman (Henry Cavill)

  Initial enemies driven by paranoia who eventually unite.

• Bruce Wayne / Batman — Conflict Manipulator — Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg)

  Exploits Bruce's trauma to engineer a superhero war.

• Bruce Wayne / Batman — Alliance Teammate — Diana Prince / Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot)

  Fellow metahuman who fights alongside Batman against the hybrid monster.

• Bruce Wayne / Batman — Narrative Prophetic Key — Lois (Amy Adams)

  Lois serves as a mystical catalyst for Bruce's mission.

• Bruce Wayne / Batman — Narrative Indirect Threat Source — Zod (Michael Shannon)

  Zod's destruction indirectly fuels Bruce's fear of alien power.

• Bruce Wayne / Batman — Social Rescuer — Martha Kent (Diane Lane)

  Bruce shifts from enemy to savior of Superman's mother.

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More characters from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

• Clark Kent / Superman (Henry Cavill)
• Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg)
• Martha Kent (Diane Lane)
• Lois (Amy Adams)
• Diana Prince / Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot)
• Perry White (Laurence Fishburne)
• Anatoli Knyazev (Callan Mulvey)
• Wallace Keefe (Scoot McNairy)
• Alfred (Jeremy Irons)
• Senator Finch (Holly Hunter)
• Zod (Michael Shannon)
• Jack O'Dwyer (Hugh Maguire)