"I use their expectations against them. That will be their weakness. Not mine. Let them all underestimate me… And when their guard is down, and their pride is rising, let me kick their butts.[3]"
Barbara Gordon began her vigilantism career under the moniker of Oracle, frequently working with her accomplice Savant until his arrest in Belle Reve.[1] Gordon later became Batgirl and began wearing her Batsuit, becoming popularly known by the media, with a sticker being put in Eugene Choi's bathroom mirror.[4]
Abilities[]
Master combatant: Being a crime-fighter and an associate of Batman, it can be assumed that Batgirl is a skilled combatant.
Equipment[]
Batgirl Suit: Barbara wears a protective suit as as her alter-ego, Batgirl, to hide her identity from her enemies when she goes out fighting crime.[5]
Barbara Gordon / Batgirl was intended to appear as a supporting character in Ben Affleck's iteration of The Batman prior to Matt Reeves assuming the director position from Affleck and discarding the script.[6]
According to Zack Snyder, he conceived of plans for the character to step in after James Gordon's retirement, serving as Gotham's protector in the wake of Batman's mortal sacrifice. She would then occupy the role until Superman and Lois Lane's son took on the mantle of Batman by which point Barbara would then serve as his mentor.[7]
Zack Snyder's initial storyboards for the second Justice League sequel included a 20-year flash forward to the memorial of Batman's death. There Barbara (who is revealed to be the current Commissioner of Gotham City) would be seen speaking to Lois Lane, asking her when Lois would reveal the truth about her son's true parentage (that of being Bruce Wayne's son).[8]
On August 11, 2022, it was reported by Variety that the newly-appointed heads of Warner Brothers were entertaining the possibility of either having Leslie Grace reprise the role of Batgirl in another production or simply star in another role for another Warner Brothers project.[9]
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