Bruce Wayne/Batman: His parents were gunned down by a criminal in an alley when he was eight years old. Using his family fortune, he trained his body and mind to perfection. He now uses the mantle of the bat to fight crime.

Robin: When Shilo Norman's mother was killed by the Penguin, he had no close relatives to take him in. Batman, needing a new partner, took him in and trained him to be the second Robin.

Commissioner Gordon: James Gordon is one of the finest upholders of the law in Gotham and in the rest of the boroughs of New York City. He has worked for the New York Police Department since his graduation from high school, and has overcome adversity and corruption to progress from the patrolman's beat of Chinatown to the post of Police Commissioner.