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ANOTHER EARTH, FILE 001 – BATMAN
Circa 1996-2003 – ‘BRUCE WAYNE’S TERRIBLE HORRIBLE NO-GOOD VERY BAD DECADE’
The turn of the century is bad for everybody in a world where there’s a new catastrophe every week, but for Batman especially, this is a rough stretch. To this point, all of the despotic alien dictators and insane transdimensional imps have been haranguing Superman, up the coast in Metropolis, But in 1996, the Thanagarian Invasion of Earth occurs, and the Justice League is shaken to is very core. In 1997, Grayson trades up to Nightwing, and Bruce takes on a new Robin, the young Jason Todd, who is definitely going to be fine don’t worry about it.
This'un is a doozy, truly comic-tier explanation below the cut.
In 1998, shit hits the fan for Batman specifically. Surprise! The Joker kills Jason Todd while perpetrating a scheme outside of the US, right as Bruce and Jason are on the cusp of truly bonding as father and son. A couple months later, the Joker reappears in Gotham and cripples Barbara Gordon, then-Batgirl and also the daughter of Commissioner James Gordon, one of Batman’s staunchest allies. The Joker’s sudden and somewhat inexplicable slide from dangerous, but goofy, crime gimmicks into genuine stochastic terrorism sets off a chain reaction amongst Gotham’s gallery of rogues. In 1999, at around the one-year-mark of Jason’s death, Tim Drake convinces Bruce to accept him as the new Robin after reverse-engineering Batman’s secret identity.
And in 2000, a new and dangerous foe emerges to challenge Batman, self-styled as Batman’s greatest foe – his bane, if you will. It’s Bane. And Bane breaks the bat. During Bruce’s recovery period, he selects Azrael to fill in for him. Azrael, as an unstable zealot at the best of times, ultimately defeats Bane but also does real damage to Bruce’s personal sphere; between the death of Robin II and Bruce choosing to keep his infirmity a secret from his coworkers in the Justice League and subsequent confusion around just who was in the bat-suit during this period, Batman’s reputation takes a substantial black eye at every level, and Bruce starts to cut himself off from friends and family.
In 2002, a massive earthquake hits the United States’ eastern seaboard, with the epicenter just barely offshore of Gotham City. The city is plunged into absolute chaos due to extreme structural damage to a huge portion of Gotham’s downtown area; the island on which most of the city is built is cut off from the mainland, and the federal government evacuates about 75% of Gotham’s civilian population. The remaining 25% of civilians are basically left to die, as the government declares Gotham City a federal No-Man’s Land, locking down its border. Warring supervillain factions and desperate militarized police forces are eventually brought to heel… by Bane, who takes over Gotham in the confusion.
Bruce returns to Gotham with Catwoman and finally defeats Bane personally, bringing an expanded Bat-Family to bear and restoring his public image. He also internalizes, finally, the value of relying on other people. He takes a liking to the new Batgirl who emerges during this trial, Cassandra Cain, and formally establishes ties to Stephanie Brown (briefly Robin, currently Spoiler). Simultaneously, Lex Luthor leverages a metric fuck-ton of political influence to get Gotham’s borders reopened, using the positive publicity to get a pardon of past crimes from the President and undetake a Senatorial campaign.
The suit reflects how utterly fucked Batman’s life is during this period of time. Battered, frayed, with armor plating literally strapped on where old pieces have been damaged or torn off. The tech boom resulting from the Thanagarian Invasion has begun to hit every layer of civilian life at this point, which means villains are starting to get more and crazier gadgets and Batman is forced to keep up. Stylistically it takes inspiration from late-80s/early-90s Batman suits; it’s also the debut of my solution to the costume boyshorts ‘problem’ (I don’t necessarily think it’s a problem, mind you) – Thigh highs!
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Circa 1992
Circa 2003-2007
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verse 001 ( gotham universe. )
barbara follows canon events, from her troubled fiance of jim gordon arc in season one, to her insane in the membrane arkham arc after being forced to murder her own parents by the ogre, and all the way through that wild ride that was seasons three to five. i cannot think of any immediate canon divergences, but i’ll be sure to add any in when they come to me. this verse covers every event before the finale’s timeskip.
verse 002 ( post - series universe. )
this verse is set in the future timeline gotham presented in their finale. babs is now a mom to barbara lee gordon, daughter of jim gordon. she thrives as a successful businesswoman and semi - reformed career criminal, though she’s still more than happy to get her hands dirty when she needs to.
verse 003 ( the walking dead universe. )
this version of barbara remains similar to her canon. prior to the outbreak, barbara kean was still a former art gallery owner turned woman who ran her own criminal empire, dealing weapons & running a nightclub called the sirens. the switch happened after a serial killer known as the ogre kidnapped her and forced her to murder her own parents, putting babs in arkham asylum ( and a coma after she later escaped & tried to murder her ex-fiance's new girlfriend ) for a hot second. the only parts of her background i’m erasing are any with supernatural elements, such as her resurrection, the demon’s head, etc. as those do not fit in with twd lore. when the walkers started swarming, few survived. babs, and her two right-hands; tabitha & selina stayed together, forming a survivalist group that would later become known as the sirens. at first, they let whoever could benefit them in, but after a betrayal from a man called butch, barbara closed invites to women only. they’ve got a bit of a reputation for targeting other survivors for supplies, weapons, anything it takes to survive. their base is an underground bunker they discovered. and yes, it’s important to note babs still does all these things in heels.
verse 004 ( supernatural universe. )
this version of barbara remains similar to her canon. the name barbara kean hit the press when a human serial killer known as the ogre kidnapped her, and forced her to murder her parents. mind was never the same after that. it snapped and when she was found trying to kill her ex-fiance’s new partner ( twice ), they put her in an insane asylum, but not before a short coma. here, a corrupt demon known as dr. hugo strange experimented on the patients. by the time barbara was released, having been incorrectly declared sane, there was no going back for her. she slipped out of normal life and entered the criminal underworld. that’s where she met bela talbot. these days, barbara has put herself in the neutrality side of humans vs. supernatural, selling weapons, occult antiques, etc. to the highest bidder, demon or hunter. her business takes place in her night club, the sirens, which allows all creatures as long as they pay. on top of this, her and her girls, also known as the sirens, have a violent reputation. in this verse, barbara has died at least once at the hands of her own friend, tabitha. she was resurrected by a demon known as ra’s al ghul. when barbara killed ra’s al ghul, she became head of a group of demons known as the league of assassins; a cult-like organisation of supernatural trained killers, which babs allows people (or monsters) to hire for the right (expensive) price. this has also given her the gift of precognition.
verse 005 ( the boys universe. )
barbara kean is a vought experiment gone wrong at sage grove center. once an innocent art dealer, she found herself driven criminally insane when a human serial killer known as the ogre abducted her and forced her to murder her parents to survive. she then tried to murder lee thompkins, her ex-fiance’s new partner. this final act saw her originally sent to arkham asylum, but following an escape (and a second attempt on lee’s life), a comatose barbara was instead sent to sage grove. here, she (like many other patients) was used for compound v testing. this gained barbara the name siren, due to her abilities: enhanced senses / agility / strength / voice mimicking / and perhaps, her most lethal, a variation of siren songs. the first is a low, enticing hum, that acts in a hypnotic manner, lulling her intended victims to her and creating the illusion that she is the person they love most rather than barbara. while under the spell, these people are devotely loyal to her, but this can come to an abrupt end if the illusion is shattered. the second is a sharp, piercing shriek that creates a sonic blast, usually triggered when enraged. this song can shatter glass, throw people across the room and/or can kill due to causing internal bleeding if piercing enough. the third is a constant, never-ending ringing, that creates madness. this madness can linger even when the song stops if suffered long enough. upon realising that barbara’s mental capacity was too unstable to bear such power, vought made an attempt on her life. unfortunately, they didn’t count on her already have being under her spell, using hospital employees to break her free. these days, she runs an underground nightclub that also serves as a weapons armory. she often deals to the highest bidder.
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“The belonging you seek is not behind you… it is ahead.” @gordon-babs
The statement was enough to take M’gann off guard. She had spent practically all her life wanting to be accepted and to belong somewhere. Shapeshifting was one of her abilities, turning into other people, different forms. She did it throughout her everyday life too, shapeshifting to fix herself into a hole. To make herself fit in where it was desired. It was easier that way, find a way to belong and make yourself fit that mold rather than push yourself into a space that you can’t fit.
“Are you sure about that?” M’gann asked Barbara quietly, afraid of speaking too loudly may somehow splinter and fracture this delicate moment. “I’m too alien to be a human. I’m too much of a white Martian to be a green Martian and vice versa. I don’t really know where in the future I’ll find belonging.”
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@delusionland sent: "Level with me, Batgirl." Jason says idly, killing time on yet another fruitless stakeout. "Killing the Joker. It's not totally crazy, right? It makes sense. Because I feel like I'm being institutionally gaslit, here."
‘ speaking on the record-- i think killing anyone is bad and i don’t like playing god like that. ‘ barbara murmured, head falling into gloved palm as she continued to watch the people down below. no criminals, just people window shopping at the nearby department stores and the occasional person taking out their trash in the alleys below. nothing to remark on.
‘ but if someone else did it? i wouldn’t shed a tear any time soon. and i might throw a little party. but on the record, no, that would be terrible. ‘
#b. gordon / ic.#b. gordon / v.001.#delusionland#bruce: killing the joker is wrong#barbara looking into the camera: shakes head
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@gothamsoracle
Barbara Gordon’s arrival had been on Bruce’s radar, but with the grand opening of Wayne Enterprises on such a large scale he had a bit of running around to do before they could catch up. Now that it had been done and over with a time was set and he arranged for her to be picked up via limo and brought to the company’s establishment.
He waits for her arrival, pacing across the empty first floor of the building. Those on staff for the day had been given an early and extended lunch so they could meet without prying eyes and eager ears. A sort of anxiousness settled over him at seeing her and what her arrival meant for Gotham. One less person he trusted to watch over the city he loved.
#gothamsoracle#gothamsoracle || Barbara Gordon 001#event two#cupid shuffle#i hope you don't mind an event starter#you'll have a less guarded bruce
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One of Stephen’s favorite things about working independently was avoiding the paperwork. He was never blamed for anything damaged when he was taking down villains, and he certainly wasn’t blasted on the news on whether or not the government was losing control because he was running around. Of course, that all changed after the registration. Now, he had responsibilities, and maybe even more since joining the little band of Avengers.
Papers on his latest arrest in hand, he walked through the very confusing halls of the base, trying to find where exactly he’d been told to drop this off. His cape lifted and tugged him back to go down the hall he’d passed by. Stephen reckoned the cape only chose that way because Stephen himself hadn’t. As he wrestled with resisting the cape’s non-verbal order, he nearly ran right into someone, only just barely catching himself on his heel.
“My apologies,” he began before his cape began lifting to peek around him at the young woman. He smacked it back down before offering the woman a smile. “You wouldn’t happen to know where processing is?”
@owracle
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@ hackety hack don’t talk back
@babsoracles
[Text]: hey babs!!
[Text]: i need a favor
[Text]: actually it’s more of a favor for your friend sara i’m just an errand boy
[Text]: also I think i’m bringing a +1 to your wedding, does this count as an RSVP?
[Text]: I’m talking too much i’ll let you answer now
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@babsoracles
“Hello, Ms. Gordon” Nyssa said as she sat down across from her. “How is Mr. Grayson doing?”
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Conversation
Text -> Babs
Bobbi: So...
Bobbi: My friend might have helped your friend break out of the hospital
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@notyourbctgirl / continued from here
Growing up, Estela always looked forward to back to school shopping. She grabbed as many notebooks as her parents would let her, always bagged for the paperclips painted with pastel colors and for colored pens, and asked for a thousand other things. “That’s not a bad guilty pleasure to have.” She laughs. “Organization is always a good thing.”
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@blccdiedbxrd said to barbara - ‘ fine, we’re damaged. really damaged but that does not make us wise,’
A small smirk pulls at her lips at Jason’s comment, he was always so OVERDRAMATIC and she definitely found it amusing. Gloved hands grip the wheels of her chair as she moved closer to him, an eyebrow raising as she looked up at him, “ I dunno about you, but I feel pretty wise . . . maybe it’s the chair, I don’t know but yes, we’re DAMAGED , but that does not define us, Jason, ” Barbara said softly, taking one of his hands and squeezing it gently, giving him a small smile. She would not let Jason continue to focus on the negative, she still knew he could be the HERO he had been as Robin and he could be better, they all could be better, “ if we continue to focus on that, that CLOWN wins and I don’t know about you, but I am never gonna let that happen, ”
#blccdiedbxrd#;; identity { BARBARA GORDON }#;; verse / oracle { BARBARA GORDON }#;; interaction / blccdiedbxrd { BARBARA GORDON / 001 }#;; saddo daddo’s mile long queueo
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for the thing, bc I just saw THE Batman and had a great 3 hours: batman media™️, whatever batman romance you hold dear (if any), and chaboi Dick!
001 | Batman
Favorite character: richard john “dick” grayson
Least Favorite character: the joker 😒
5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon): bruce/gotham, dick/babs, tim/steph, mr. freeze/nora, harley/ivy
Character I find most attractive: richard john “dick” grayson
Character I would marry: richard john “dick” grayson
Character I would be best friends with: richard john “dick” grayson
A random thought: the new batmobile is so fucking sick
An unpopular opinion: not the biggest fan of dick/kori 😬
My Canon OTP: dick/babs!
My Non-canon OTP: i think all of my otps are canon in some capacity, which is nice!
Most Badass Character: alfred pennyworth!!!
Most Epic Villain: idk if he’s the “most epic” but my favorite rogue is two-face
Pairing I am not a fan of: i don’t like shipping bruce with wonder woman
Character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another): i mean comics is a mess so they’ve all been messed up at one point or another, lol
Favourite Friendship: bruce and dick :,)
Character I most identify with: i don’t know that i really identify with any of them, tbh…
Character I wish I could be: richard john “dick” grayson
002 | while i do ship things in batman i don’t really feel strongly enough about any of them to wax poetic, so i’ma skip this one…
003 | Richard John “Dick” Grayson
How I feel about this character: dick is one of those characters i can easily talk myself into an emotional frenzy about. he was my first favorite character ever, and he’s a pretty good blueprint for who my favorites would be in other media in the years to come. i love dick and i love who bruce becomes when dick is introduced to the story; i love their dynamic as the dynamic duo. i love that dick and alfred hit it off almost immediately upon meeting. i love that dick never gives in to despair and that even with bruce as his mentor he never stops seeing the best in people. i love that he’s a quippy, flippy sidekick boy. i love his lil domino mask.
Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character: i do think he and barbara gordon are just a really sweet couple. i especially like that barbara is a couple years older than dick is; idk, you just don’t see that often. dick is absolutely the kind of person who would want a girlfriend that is smarter and more badass than he is, and babs definitely fits that bill. again, girlboss/malewife supremacy.
My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character: i mean it’s his father/son relationship with bruce, do i even have to say it at this point. a lot of times when i talk about what i love about dick i end up talking about bruce almost as much, because it was actually the dynamic between the two of them that really drew me in as a kid watching the animated series. again, i love who bruce becomes when dick enters the narrative; i love that he sees himself in this kid who’s lost his parents to Gotham’s underbelly, even though they have almost nothing else in common. i love that bruce’s reaction to seeing himself in this kid is to take him in, to make sure he doesn’t have to go through this alone, to give him something to do with his grief and his anger. i love how much they butt heads and challenge each other, and i also love that no matter how much they fight and how mad they make each other, and even after their big falling out when dick becomes nightwing, there is never ever a question that if one of them needed the other, the other would be there.
My unpopular opinion about this character: idk all comics opinions are unpopular lol.
One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: i’m a huge proponent of characters i like crying more, so. always willing to see more of that.
Favorite friendship for this character: his friendships with all the other batkids are all great, but i have a soft spot for his relationship with jason, which is why i’m so drawn to the idea of an au where bruce dies instead of jason, leaving dick and jason to have to navigate that together. their dynamic is similar to the one between dick and bruce in that they’re very different from one another, but jason is also different from bruce; jason is a rough-around-the-edges bad-boy type, and i think that creates an interesting tension between him and dick, but once the two of them begin to understand each other they really understand each other.
My crossover ship: dick/bucky barnes, lol
#THANK YOU i simply love talking about my Boys!!!!#paladinical#that's mah boy#bruce wayne#jason todd#dc
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( emmy raver-lampman. 33. she/her. cis woman. ) are you a HERO? something tells me biker jackets, fishnets and motorcycles make you who you are, DINAH LANCE. with the powers of CANARY CRY & MASTER MARTIAL ARTIST, you’re sure to have a courageous, blunt personality — and you definitely belong to UNAFFILIATED. were you listening to BLACK SHEEP by METRIC on your way to the subway? it suits you. we can’t wait to see what you do next!
@reshieldedintro
| INFO |
Name: Dinah Laurel Lance Alias: Black Canary Age: 33 Species: Metahuman Gender: Female Sexuality: Bisexual Birthday: July 25th, Leo Languages: English, Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Mandarin. Profession: Vigilante, Singer
Height: 5’6″ Eye color: Brown Hair color: Brown; dyed blonde Strange or unique physical attributes: Dinah has a scar on her ribcage where she was stabbed with an arrow. Favorite clothing style/outfit: Mom jeans, biker boots, leather jackets, fishnets, chokers. Positive traits: Engaging, witty, compassionate Negative traits: Brazen, emotional, stubborn Family: Dinah Drake Lance (mother, deceased), Larry Lance (father, deceased) Affiliations: Justice League, Birds of Prey and Team Arrow. Powers/Abilities: Found here x
001. what were they doing when they passed through the portal ?
When the convergence happened, Dinah had assumed she had died and was brought back. However, she has managed to learn from others what had really happened and has no choice but to continue to rebuild her life in this new world.
002. where are they living ? are they living with anyone ?
Dinah had an apartment in Gotham which was often visited with either Team Arrow or Barbara and Helena.
003. why is your character affiliated with who they’re affiliated with ?
Dinah is a team player but has remained unaffiliated from the new organisations, not trusting them yet. However, she still works with the Justice League as a reserve member, preferring to operate with the Birds of Prey or Team Arrow, focusing on crimes that often fall through the cracks of the big fights.
004. who are their major friends, allies, and foes ?
major friends : oliver queen , john diggle , emiko queen , roy harper, barbara gordon, helena bertinelli, bruce wayne, diana of themyscira allies : justice league , batman family , lady shiva (at times) foes : league of assassins , deathstroke , lady shiva (at times)
005. whose hands do they believe the country should be in ?
Dinah has always believed that it is the little people who make the world what it is. She knows what it is like to not have someone look out for you and she doesn’t believe those big wigs truly care what is happening on their streets. Regular people are not bound by votes and impressions. They could be raw and honest.
006. what’s their current mental state at ? their physical state ?
Dinah, physically, is in her prime and has a intense training schedule, often involving demanding physical activity and often spars, having a passion for martial arts and combat. Mentally, Dinah has been keeping a level-head but has been using her job and her vigilantism to distract her from her own feelings.
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for the ask: DC fandom
Yes, thank you for asking about my eternal obsession!
001 | Send me a fandom and I will tell you my:
Favorite character: Harley Quinn, Jason Todd
Least Favorite character: The Joker, because everyone seems so hell bent on shoving him into every single thing and treats him like the only villain that Batman has ever had
5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon): jaydick, harleyivy, batcat, dick/kaldur (YJ), midpollo
Character I find most attractive: Dick Grayson
Character I would marry: Barbara Gordon
Character I would be best friends with: Jason Todd
a random thought: Harley and Jason need to team up to take down the Joker
An unpopular opinion: Black Mask is the best villain in Batman’s rogues gallery
My Canon OTP: harleyivy
My Non-canon OTP: jaydick
Most Badass Character: Koriand’r, Lady Shiva
Most Epic Villain: idk about most epic but I just really love Black Mask
Pairing I am not a fan of: batjokes
Character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another): like with spn I feel like I could write a very long essay on this. I’m certainly quite miffed currently though with the current state of the batfam. Like... can something nice just happen please. To any of them. One of the worst offenses still is not letting Kate and Maggie get married in N52.
Favourite Friendship: all of the batkids with each other. Yes it’s an evasion. No I won’t be less vague.
Character I most identify with: This is really hard to answer? I see parts of myself in a lot of different characters. Certainly I find Jason the easiest voice to write out of them all.
Character I wish I could be: I really admire Jessica Cruz. She’s a really amazing character and really inspiring.
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DETECTIVE COMICS - BARBARA GORDON / BATGIRL / ORACLE EDITS / 001.
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001: Gotham Fandom please!
[Fandom Asks]
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Favorite character: Oof too many… Bruce, The Valeskas, Victor Zsasz, Ecco, Jeri, Selina, et cetera!
Least Favorite character: Probably Barbara. Yeah I’m one of those people :/
5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon): For OTPs: Bruce & Selina, Jeremiah & Ecco (yeah I SAID IT I like the version before the writer effed them up in the finale), most of Jim & Lee, and Butch & Tabitha. For BrOTP, that goes to Jim and Harvey.
Character I find most attractive: Y’know, I’ve encountered a lot of people who have said that Jared Leto’s Joker is the pretty Joker and I have come to the conclusion that they’ve been sleeping on a freaking gold mine when it comes to Jeremiah Valeska.
Character I would marry: None of them
Character I would be best friends with: S3 Ivy
a random thought: The more I think about it, Jim Gordon is a huge hypocrite.
An unpopular opinion: I thought Isabella had absolutely no reason being on screen because she only served as a crutch for the whole Ed/Oswald tension in S3 and she died like two episodes after her introduction.
My Canon OTP: Bruce and Selina
My Non-canon OTP: Uhhhh… I don’t think I have any… well do BrOTPs count? Cause for that, I thought Jerome and Bridgit had a small but good one in S4
Most Badass Character: That one’s gonna go to Victor Zsasz
Most Epic Villain: Tie between Fish Mooney and Oswald
Pairing I am not a fan of: Pretty sure that would be Ed/Lee
Character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another): I’m gonna cheat and go off on a rant. With Barbara, I don’t think the writers knew what to do with her half the time. Then with Ecco, the series got cancelled earlier than the planned ending (*cough* FOX *coughs up lung*) so her death was just out of nowhere before any character expansion.
Favourite Friendship: I’m gonna say Selina and Ivy (before Season 5) as well as Selina and Bridgit
Character I most identify with: Probably Harvey in the aspect that he is so confused by LITERALLY EVERYTHING but will remember specific details from like 20 years ago
Character I wish I could be: Well I would never really wanna live in Gotham so I guess none of them?
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