Bruce Wayne / The Batman — The Batman Character Profile

About Bruce Wayne / The Batman

Reclusive billionaire vigilante protecting Gotham from systemic corruption and violent crime.

Bruce Wayne / The Batman — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Martial arts mastery, Detective skills, Tactical planning, Stealth operations, Advanced gadgetry

• Strength: 8.5/10
• Intelligence: 9/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 8.5/10
• Influence: 9/10

Affiliations

• Justice League
• Wayne Enterprises
• Outsiders
• Batman Incorporated
• Batmen of All Nations
• Superman and Batman
• Batman and Robin
• DC Universe

Quick Facts about Bruce Wayne / The Batman

Education

University of Cambridge, University of Paris

Occupation

businessperson, superhero, chief executive officer

First Appearance

Detective Comics #27

Bruce Wayne / The Batman's Known Relations

• Mad Hatter — Enemy
• Ra's al Ghul — Enemy
• Bane — Enemy
• The Joker — Enemy
• Talia al Ghul — Enemy
• Scarecrow — Enemy
• Two-Face — Enemy
• Poison Ivy — Enemy
• The Penguin — Enemy
• Darkseid — Enemy
• Anarky — Enemy
• Deadshot — Enemy
• Clayface — Enemy
• Riddler — Enemy
• Harley Quinn — Enemy
• Kite Man — Enemy
• Killer Croc — Enemy
• Catman — Enemy
• Man-Bat — Enemy
• Tony Zucco — Enemy
• Owlman — Enemy
• Cluemaster — Enemy
• Solomon Grundy — Enemy
• Red Hood — Enemy
• Hush — Enemy
• Hugo Strange — Enemy
• Black Mask — Enemy
• Rupert Thorne — Enemy
• Amygdala — Enemy
• Doctor Phosphorus — Enemy
• Calendar Man — Enemy
• Batzarro — Enemy
• Ventriloquist — Enemy
• Firefly — Enemy
• Carmine Falcone — Enemy
• Victor Zsasz — Enemy
• Sal Maroni — Enemy
• Roland Daggett — Enemy
• Gillian B. Loeb — Enemy
• Hamilton Hill — Enemy
• Alberto Falcone — Enemy
• Maxie Zeus — Enemy
• Great White Shark — Enemy
• Prometheus — Enemy
• KGBeast — Enemy
• King Snake — Enemy
• Simon Hurt — Enemy
• Ratcatcher — Enemy
• Roxy Rocket — Enemy
• League of Assassins — Enemy
• Court of Owls — Enemy
• Sofia Falcone — Enemy
• Lew Moxon — Enemy
• Nocturna — Enemy
• Orca — Enemy
• Red Claw — Enemy
• Emperor Blackgate — Enemy
• Johnny Witts — Enemy
• Kyodai Ken — Enemy
• Phosphorus Rex — Enemy
• The Batman Who Laughs — Enemy
• Punchline — Enemy
• Son of Pyg — Enemy
• Martha Wayne — Mother
• Thomas Wayne — Father
• Helena Wayne — Child
• Cassandra Cain — Child
• Dick Grayson — Child
• Damian Wayne — Child
• Tim Drake — Child
• Jason Todd — Child
• Kate Kane — Relative
• Bette Kane — Relative
• Van Wayne — Relative
• Beth Kane — Relative
• Catwoman — Unmarried partner
• Talia al Ghul — Unmarried partner
• Wonder Woman — Unmarried partner
• Vicki Vale — Unmarried partner
• Sasha Bordeaux — Unmarried partner
• Andrea Beaumont — Unmarried partner
• Julie Madison — Unmarried partner
• Nocturna — Unmarried partner
• Shondra Kinsolving — Unmarried partner
• Silver St. Cloud — Unmarried partner
• Julia Pennyworth — Unmarried partner
• Dr. Chase Meridian — Unmarried partner
• Stephanie Brown — Student
• Helena Wayne — Student
• Cassandra Cain — Student
• Dick Grayson — Student
• Damian Wayne — Student
• Kara Zor-El — Student
• Tim Drake — Student
• Jason Todd — Student
• Terry McGinnis — Student
• Duke Thomas — Student
• David Cain — Student of
• Zatara — Student of
• Henri Ducard — Student of
• Richard Dragon — Student of
• Ted Grant — Student of
• Helena Wayne — Business partner
• Superman — Significant person
• Justice League — Member of
• Wayne Enterprises — Member of
• Outsiders — Member of
• Batman Incorporated — Member of
• Batmen of All Nations — Member of
• Superman and Batman — Member of
• Batman and Robin — Member of

Bruce Wayne / The Batman appears in 12 titles

• Batman Begins (2005) — character page
• Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010) — character page
• Justice League: Doom (2012) — character page
• Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013) — character page
• Son of Batman (2014) — character page
• Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015) — character page
• Batman vs. Two-Face (2017) — character page
• Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018) — character page
• Batman: Hush (2019) — character page
• The Batman (2022)
• DC League of Super-Pets (2022) — character page
• The Batman: Part II (2028) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Robert Pattinson

Appears in

The Batman (2022)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (8)

• Bruce Wayne / The Batman — Professional Caretaker — Alfred (Andy Serkis)

  Alfred provides Bruce with practical and emotional support.

  The plot identifies Alfred as Bruce's butler and caretaker, and Bruce confronts him after Alfred is hospitalized by a letter bomb.

• Bruce Wayne / The Batman — Alliance Teammate — Selina Kyle (Zoë Kravitz)

  They cooperate while pursuing overlapping forms of justice.

  Batman and Selina investigate Annika's disappearance together and later stop the attackers targeting Bella Reál.

• Bruce Wayne / The Batman — Conflict Ideological Adversary — The Riddler (Paul Dano)

  Batman rejects the killer's violent interpretation of vengeance.

  The Riddler targets Gotham's corrupt elite and tells Batman that he took inspiration from him.

• Bruce Wayne / The Batman — Conflict Interrogator And Suspect — Oz / The Penguin (Colin Farrell)

  Batman treats Oz as a possible participant in the corruption network.

  Batman questions Oz at the Iceberg Lounge and later captures him after a car chase.

• Bruce Wayne / The Batman — Conflict Enemy — Carmine Falcone (John Turturro)

  Falcone represents the criminal power structure Batman is trying to expose.

  Batman investigates Falcone's control of Gotham's underworld and helps prevent Selina from killing him.

• Bruce Wayne / The Batman — Alliance Uneasy Collaborator — District Attorney Gil Colson (Peter Sarsgaard)

  Their connection is situational and defined by the Riddler's attack.

  Batman arrives when Colson is forced to answer the Riddler's riddles and attempts to help resolve the deadly situation.

• Bruce Wayne / The Batman — Alliance Protector — Bella Reál (Jayme Lawson)

  Batman protects the elected reformer during the city's crisis.

  Batman and Selina stop the Riddler's followers from assassinating Bella Reál at her victory celebration.

• Bruce Wayne / The Batman — Family Son — Martha Wayne (Stella Stocker)

  Martha's legacy is part of Bruce's motivation and family history.

  The plot identifies Martha as Bruce's deceased mother and connects her death to the Wayne family investigation.

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More characters from The Batman

• Selina Kyle (Zoë Kravitz)
• Lt. James Gordon (Jeffrey Wright)
• Oz / The Penguin (Colin Farrell)
• The Riddler (Paul Dano)
• District Attorney Gil Colson (Peter Sarsgaard)
• Carmine Falcone (John Turturro)
• Alfred (Andy Serkis)
• Unseen Arkham Prisoner (Barry Keoghan)
• Bella Reál (Jayme Lawson)
• Thomas Wayne (Luke Roberts)
• Commissioner Pete Savage (Alex Ferns)
• Chief Mackenzie Bock (Con O'Neill)