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Revision as of 14:44, 23 March 2020
Lucas "Luke" Fox[1] is an employee of Wayne Enterprises, a former ally of Batman, and an ally of Batwoman. He is the son of the late Lucius Fox.
Biography
Original multiverse
Early life
Luke was born in Gotham City to Lucius Fox. At some point, he was hired to work for Wayne Security and subsequently, for Wayne Enterprises. At some point, Luke learned of Bruce Wayne's secret identity as Batman. Bruce once fired Luke, but eventually reinstated him.
During Luke's high school graduation, his father Lucius went out to buy some ice for Luke's graduation party, only to be killed by a serial killer known as the Executioner. Luke was approached by police officers to identify his father's body.[2]
Meeting Kate
Luke detaining Kate
In 2018, Luke was inside the Wayne Enterprises building, when he was alerted to an uninvited guest in Bruce's office. He held the stranger at gunpoint and cuffed her, who introduced herself as Bruce's cousin Kate Kane, but he refused to believe her. He asked her specific personal information on Bruce like his birthday, which is February 19. He then asks her what Bruce's middle name is, but Kate says that was a trick question, as Bruce doesn't have a middle name. He subsequently brought her into his surveillance room and called the police, when she broke free and cuffed Luke to a system unit, taking his keys. Kate logged into the system, asking if the password to the Wayne Enterprises system is still Alfred, and thus copying surveillance of the gang and leaving Luke's keys for him just out of his reach, leaving him to see the resemblance between the two cousins.[3]
Luke with Kate in Batman's cave
The following day, Luke was working on a device when Kate wrist-locked him and asked for Bruce's whereabouts. Before he could do so, she noticed an out of place heirloom previously worn by her Aunt Martha on the bookshelf. She moved it back into place, revealing a secret elevator. Riding it down, despite Luke's objections, Kate discovered Batman's cave, realizing her cousin to be the vigilante. Seeing newspaper clippings regarding the accident in which she lost her mother and sister, Luke explained Bruce had thought he'd had the calculations perfect, only to make one slight miscalculation. Luke reveals that Bruce never stopped looking for Beth's body which was never found. Having Luke re-purpose Bruce's old Batman suit, Kate took it to ambush Alice's gang.
Later, Luke was reading a headline of Batman's apparent return as he smiled, thinking of the returning hope in Gotham.[4]
Working with Batwoman
Hunting his father's killer
Reunited with an old friend
A Mad Tea-Party
Anti-Monitor Crisis
During the Anti-Monitor Crisis, Luke as well as everyone in the multiverse except for the seven Paragons, was killed in an antimatter wave by the Anti-Monitor on December 10, 2019,[5] only to be restored a month later, after the Paragons and the Spectre created a new universe.[6]
New multiverse
When the multiverse was recreated, Luke was restored and given the memories of his life on Earth-1 after Earth-Prime was created. After the creation of Earth-Prime, Kate informed Luke of the Crisis and the creation of the new multiverse which Luke managed to completely take in and accept it, despite being surprised by it.
Another Beth
Burden of guilt
Personality
Luke is an intelligent young man with a good sense of humor. He is a gifted genius and can sometimes be very talkative, which sometimes annoys Kate. Despite his tendency to be talkative, Luke does have a good-heart as he does care for Kate and gives her some advice and help her with protecting Gotham. Luke was also very accepting of other people's sexualities, as he was very accepting of Kate being a lesbian.
As Luke worked with Kate's cousin, Bruce, he has knowledge of all of Batman's gear and secrets. Luke also shows a determination to protect the secret identity of the Bat vigilante. When Kate was shipped with Slam Bradley, Luke thought it would be a good idea as it would protect Kate's true identity. However, after Kate met Parker Torres, a young cyberterrorist who was a rejected lesbian, Luke supported Kate's decision to have Batwoman come out as a lesbian to the public as her alter-ego would make a lot of people happy.
When meeting a doppelganger of Kate's sister, Luke became good friends with this version of Beth. He did everything possible to keep Beth alive when it was discovered that two Beths could not exist in the new multiverse. When Beth was killed by August Cartwright and died in Luke's arms, Luke was overcome with grief and guilt that he gave her necklace to Kate and blamed himself for not being able to save her.
Abilities
- High-level intellect: Luke was admitted to MIT, and can successfully operate many of the instruments in the Batcave.
- Skilled engineer: Luke has vast knowledge in tech specifically in almost all of Batman's arsenal.
- Skilled tailor: Luke is proven to be a highly skilled tailor, having to be able to modify Bruce's suit so that Kate can wear it.
- Security specialist: Luke had managed to earn the title of the head of Wayne Security during his time working for Wayne Enterprises.
- Skilled marksman: Luke is skilled in the use of firearms, particularly pistols and Tasers. He fired a bullet into the Batwoman suit's chest from a medium distance.
- Skilled baker: Luke had managed to bake a cupcake himself for Kate's birthday.
Equipment
- "This is a Desert Eagle Mark IX .50 AE, one of the most powerful handguns in the world. It can literally blast a hole through anything."
- —Luke Fox to Kate Kane[src]
- Desert Eagle: Luke used this powerful pistol to demonstrate just how durable the Batsuit is by shooting it.
- Taser gun: Luke wielded this taser gun when meeting Kate for the first time.
Appearances
Arrow
Season 7
- "Elseworlds, Part 2" (indirectly mentioned)
Batwoman
Gallery
Promotional images
Batwoman
Season 1
Trivia
- Luke shares similarities with his father, Lucius, who both make the equipment for the Bat vigilante.
- It's possible Luke had become well-aware of the Crisis and the creation of Earth-Prime as he has mentioned it a couple of times.
Behind the scenes
- In the DC comics, Luke Fox was one of two individuals to take up the mantle of Batwing.
References
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| Earth: 1 • 99 • TUD14 | ||||
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