Bruce Wayne

"You don't understand why I have to be Batman. You never will."

- Bruce Wayne to Superman

Bruce Thomas Wayne (born 30th March, 1988) is the billionaire C.E.O. of Wayne Enterprises, son of Thomas and Martha Wayne, the vigilante Batman and a co-founding leader of the Justice League of America.

Early life (1988-2006)
Bruce Wayne was born to wealthy parents Martha and Thomas Wayne in Gotham City. During this time he met the family butler Alfred Pennyworth. Some time later in his pre-teen years, Bruce lost his parents in a robbery and became an orphan. He was then adopted by Alfred, who became his ward, and spent much of his teenage years hunting down the culprit to his parents' murder.

Becoming Batman (2006-2019)
Bruce Wayne left Gotham City and trained for nearly a decade, honing his skills until he returned and became the vigilante Batman, the bat-theme which was adopted due to his innate fear of the animals.

Forming the JLA (2020-)
When an alien known as Starro the Conqueror attacked Earth, Batman was one of the seven heroes to stop him. Due to their heroics, they formed a team and Batman became a founding member of the Justice League of America alongside his peers.

As Bruce Wayne
Bruce Wayne is a seemingly careless playboy, often squandering his wealth on a lavish lifestyle whilst not taking his business life seriously. However, he does have an air of formality when necessary.

As Batman
When operating as Batman, his personality becomes more brutal, terrifying and overall darker. He becomes aggressive, short-tempered, threatening and often stays silent or voices his dissatisfaction in grunts. His demeanour is a partial facade in order to scare criminals and efficiently maintain his alter-ego, though those closest to him often worry that his activities as Batman may be closer to who Bruce Wayne truly is.

As Bruce Wayne
Bruce Wayne is a square-jawed and handsome individual with a looming, tall and dark figure. He's been named the best-dressed and best-looking man in Gotham City, wearing formal clothing in a loose, carefree fashion.

As Batman
As Batman, Bruce sports a high-quality material black and grey suit designed to be bulletproof and flexible when taking down criminals. A bat symbol is shown on his chest alongside a yellow belt containing his gadgets alongside a black cape for better manoeuvring. The bat-theme continues with his cowl, which contain two prongs on each side as ears.

Abilities

 * Genius-level intellect: Bruce has seemingly been taught to such a degree that his ingenuity can be seen as one of the greatest minds on the planet, with only Lex Luthor surpassing him.
 * Hand-to-hand combat: Bruce is extremely skilled at close combat, being able to handle multiple enemies at once at ease.
 * Leadership: Bruce is fully capable of leading entire teams, even those who surpass him in absolute power. He currently leads Wayne Enterprises, the Justice League of America and the Dynamic Duo.
 * Pinnacle of human condition: Thanks to his years of training across the globe, Bruce Wayne has maintained a near-superhuman level of condition that gives people the illusion of him being a person with superpowers, similar to Superman.
 * Enhanced strength: Bruce has demonstrated incredible feats of strength, throwing solid concrete blocks, lifting cars and tossing objects and people many times his size across great distances.
 * Martial arts: Bruce has apparently mastered various forms of martial arts.
 * Jujitsu: Bruce used Jujitsu against some of Starro the Conqueror's pores.
 * Karate: Bruce used Karate against some of Starro the Conqueror's pores.
 * Krav Maga: Bruce used Krav Maga against some of Starro the Conqueror's pores.
 * Stealth: Bruce can sneak between narrow places without being noticed as well as even deceive Superman, who can sense beings from miles away.
 * Psychology: Bruce uses many forms of psychology to protect himself, trick others and defeat his enemies.
 * Deception: Maintaining his dual life as Bruce Wayne and Batman, Bruce has used a high level of deception and trickery.
 * Weaponry: Bruce shows expertise in using certain weaponry such as blades and tasers.

Equipment

 * Batsuit: Batman wears a specialised suit capable of various features and functionalities, such as defence, offence, distraction, dispersing, infiltration and so on.
 * Bat-Belt: Batman wears a unique utility belt around his Batsuit, containing some of his most useful and powerful gadgets.
 * Batarangs: His most prominent and well-known gadget are his Batarangs, mainly used as a ranged weapon like a shuriken. However, he also has specialised Batarangs that can serve other purposes.
 * Electrified Batarangs: A version of his Batarangs are able to deliver an electrical current through them, leading to electrocution. They're primarily used to disrupt electrical equipment or knock out enemies.
 * Grappling hook: Batman often uses a grappling hook to better traverse around areas and slow down moving targets.

Season 1

 * Starro Attacks!

Trivia

 * Bruce Wayne apparently has a grudge against Superman and any other super-powered individuals.

Behind the scenes

 * In the comics, Bruce Wayne is the vigilante known as Batman and one of the first heroes in DC Comics, debuting in Detective Comics #27 in 1939.
 * In addition, Bruce Wayne became a founding member of the JLA in The Brave and the Bold #28 in 1960.