- "We're the Bat Team, and the only way it works is we have each other's back, even if we don't always agree."
- —Luke Fox[src]
The Bat Team,[1] occasionally referred to as the Bat-family, is a vigilante team operating in Gotham City.
History[]
Year One: Building the team[]
3 years after Bruce Wayne left Gotham City, his cousin, Kate Kane returned to Gotham and befriended Luke Fox. They then began working together to primarily defeat the Wonderland gang and their leader, Kate's twin sister, Beth Kane; with Luke providing tech support for Kate.[2] However, the duo also faced many other threats in the city; such as Natalia Knight,[3] Duela Dent,[4] and Tommy Elliot.[5]
After Mary Hamilton revealed to Kate that she figured out her secret identity; she officially became a member of the Bat Team, albeit with some initial pushback from Kate. Mary became the medical support for the group, utilizing her skills in medicine to assist the Bat Team's missions.[1]
The Bat team investigates Titan.
In mid-2020, the Bat Team became wanted due to their association with Batwoman, who the crow's leader, Jacob Kane, blamed for the massive Arkham breakout that was led by his estranged daughter, Beth.[5]
Year Two: A new beginning[]
Ryan Wilder finds the Batwoman suit.
Returning to Gotham after a trip to National City, Kate Kane and her plane crash-landed on the Gotham Harbor. While the empty Batsuit was found by Ryan Wilder, Kate was nowhere to be found.[6] Recognizing the absence of Kate, Gothamites began to rally in hopes of convincing Batwoman to return, because she was a symbol of hope and courage in a city full of crime and depravity. Ryan gets approval from the Bat Team to wear the suit and give the illusion that Batwoman was still present in Gotham, with Luke having more of a reluctant reaction than Mary to the substitution. Realizing that Kate is officially MIA, the Bat Team gains a new member, Ryan, who officially takes up the mantle of Batwoman.[7]
The Bat Team has a meeting about whether Batwoman should work with Crows Security in trying to find Kate. Ryan is strongly against it, due to the organization's immoral and dishonorable ways, but Mary and Luke are for the alliance, due to their desperation to find their missing friend. Luke persuades Ryan; however, after two Crows agents leave Wolf Spider for dead after hitting him with their SUV, Ryan calls off the partnership. Ryan then declares that by wearing the suit she is therefore the leader of the Bat Team, and that Luke and Mary must stop comparing her to Kate.[8] After a funeral is held for Kate, Ryan's position as the leader of the team is solidified, with the entirety of the group recognizing that she is now the permanent Batwoman. Ryan, inspired by her predecessor Bruce Wayne, establishes three rules for the Bat Team to follow: legacy, accountability, and support. She sets these rules to ensure that they are staying true to their mission: to provide a safer Gotham for its citizens.[9]
After discovering the secret identity of the new Batwoman[10] and erasing Ryan's criminal record from the crows' database to prevent others from discovering it,[11] Sophie Moore joins the Bat Team, providing tech support and occasional field assistance.[12] To save the lives of Ryan and Mary from Cluemaster, Sophie is permitted to enter the Batcave while Luke saves Stephanie Brown from her father's schemes.[12] Days later, as Sophie quits the crows, crows agent Russell Tavaroff shoots Luke when he reaches for his phone.[13] Luke fell into a coma and was framed by the crows, but Mary asks Evan Blake to give him the desert rose cure at the hospital while Ryan acquits him. Luke finally wakes up when Jacob Kane decides to disband the crows.[14] Kate, hypnotized and believing herself to be Circe Sionis, went into the Batcave and stole all of Batman's trophies; souvenirs collected by the original Dark Knight from the criminals he would put away.
Year Three: The new generation[]
Ryan, Alice and Renee team up.
The Bat Team's third year of operation began with thwarting an Alice-fanatic named Liam Crandle, who purchased and used Jervis Tetch's hat to become the second Mad Hatter and wreak havoc in Gotham City.[15] During their first mission, Ryan was informed by Sophie that her biological mother was indeed alive, and that her real name was Jada Jet. The team also got help from Renee Montoya. After subduing Liam and recovering the hat with the help of Alice, the team faced off against Steven, a teenaged boy who was cut by Waylon Jones' tooth while fishing, leading him to become infected and transform into the second Killer Croc.[16] They later found and recovered Mr. Freeze's missing liquid nitrogen, and his wife Nora Fries. Ryan also met her maternal half-brother, Marquis Jet, and confided in the Bat Team.[17][18]
Poison Ivy Mary traps Ryan in vines.
Ryan was invited to Jada's house for a dinner, and brought Sophie as her "girlfriend" so she could case the house and look for information pertaining to Ryan's elusive biological mother. After fighting Professor Pyg and witnessing Marquis kill him, Ryan confronted her mother about what the Black Glove Society did to Sophie's sister. Jada instead revealed what the Joker did to Marquis.[19] Later, Mary Hamilton began to feel ignored by the Bat Team, and once she got infected by one of Pamela Isley's vines, she became the second Poison Ivy under Alice's wing. Jeturian Industries developed a cure to reverse Mary's mutation, but it was a limited time solution, and Mary destroyed the cure before Ryan could administer her with it. While still searching for a way to save Mary, the team watched Marquis Jet's acceptance speech as the new CEO of Wayne Enterprises.[20] Still trying to save Mary from her infection, all the while dealing with Marquis' tricks, the team discovered that Renee Montoya blackmailed them with the Bat trophies, because she wanted to save her soulmate: the eco-terrorist Pamela Isley, better known as Poison Ivy.[21]
Year Four: Worlds collide[]
Moving into her third year of vigilantism, Batwoman continues to lead the Bat Team. Sometime in early February of 2023, Ryan went missing for a few weeks after a night of patrolling. After being reached out to by Chester P. Runk, Luke informs Team Flash of the Scarlet Knight's disappearance, and also noted that the Bat Team was not familiar with the Red Death. Luke sent Iris West-Allen the last known location of Ryan before her supposed abduction. Presumably as a result of Team Flash searching for her, Batwoman arrives in the nick of time to aid The Flash in taking down her Earth-4125 doppelgänger. Ryan says goodbye to her new allies, and heads back to Gotham.
Known members[]
Current members[]
- Ryan Wilder/Batwoman (leader, stealth, infiltration, and field agent)
- Luke Fox/Batwing (tech support, computer programmer/hacker, and field agent)
- Mary Hamilton (medical support, informant, and field agent)
- Sophie Moore (informant and field agent)
Former members[]
- Julia Pennyworth/Tuxedo One (stealth, infiltration, and field agent; left for Berlin)
- Kate Kane/Batwoman (founder, leader, stealth, infiltration, and field agent; left the team to find Bruce Wayne)
- Beth Kane/Alice (consultant and field agent; left to seek treatment at Weiße Kaninchen Sanatorium)
Known allies[]
Current allies[]
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Former allies[]
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Known enemies[]
Current enemies[]
Former enemies[]
Appearances[]
Batwoman[]
The Flash[]
Season 9[]
- "Rogues of War" (mentioned)
Comics[]
EARTH-PRIME[]
Trivia[]
- Many of the members of the team are related to previous members of Batman's circle.
- Kate Kane, Beth Kane, and Mary Hamilton are the cousins of Bruce Wayne.
- Luke Fox is the son of Lucius Fox.
- Julia Pennyworth is the daughter of Alfred Pennyworth.
Behind the scenes[]
- In the comics, the Bat-Family is a group of crime-fighting vigilantes in Gotham City led by Batman. The group has consisted of many heroes and anti-heroes, such as Robin, Batgirl, Harley Quinn, and others. Batwoman and Batwing were not initially members of the group, however they later joined the team after forming trust with the other members.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "A Narrow Escape"
- ↑ "Pilot"
- ↑ "Drink Me"
- ↑ "Grinning From Ear to Ear"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "A Secret Kept From All the Rest"
- ↑ "Whatever Happened to Kate Kane?"
- ↑ "Prior Criminal History"
- ↑ "Gore on Canvas"
- ↑ "Rule #1"
- ↑ "Arrive Alive"
- ↑ "Initiate Self-Destruct"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "I'll Give You a Clue"
- ↑ "And Justice For All"
- ↑ "Armed and Dangerous"
- ↑ "Mad As a Hatter"
- ↑ "Loose Tooth"
- ↑ "Freeze"
- ↑ "Antifreeze"
- ↑ "A Lesson From Professor Pyg"
- ↑ "Pick Your Poison"
- ↑ "Trust Destiny"
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