Batman (DCMU)

"This only phases me. You can’t haunt me with a moment I live through every second of the day."

- Batman

Origin
In 1981, Bruce Wayne was born into the wealthy Wayne Dynasty, to Thomas and Martha Wayne. Exactly 10 years later, on his 10th birthday, his parents were shot and killed in front of the young Bruce Wayne's eyes. This would send the young Bruce Wayne into a state of trauma, turning a bright and fun-loving young child into a dark and broken soul. Legally adopted by the family butler, Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce would grow up with that memory haunting him forever.

Adolescent Years
Bruce spent the rest of his years as an adolescent in isolation. He excelled in every academic subject, and went on to graduate high school at 15 years old in 1996. Seeing this newly found time as an opportunity to rid the streets of crime, he performed his first patrol, and was beaten on and nearly killed by a group of thugs. Bruce decided that he needed to master his crime-fighting ability, and spent the next eight years travelling the world. He trained under names like Giovanni Zatanna, Ted Grant, David Cain, Kirigi, Harvey Harris, and Ra's al Ghul. Sometime during his training under the League of Shadows, Bruce met and pursued a romantic relationship with Ra's daughter, Talia al Ghul. In 2004, Bruce Wayne decided to travel back to Gotham and become the Batman at 23 years old.

Early Years as the Batman
Arriving in Gotham, Batman was set on cleaning the corruption that took place within the city. Originally, he took out mobsters and fighting gang families. However, his life as Batman became more complicated as old memories resurfaced to haunt him, and he faced Deathstroke, Ra's al Ghul, and more assasins. His rogue gallery at this point in time consisted mainly of Killer Moth and Firefly, he would have no idea how dangerous the city would become. In 2005, Bruce Wayne adopts a 12 year old Dick Grayson after his parents were murdered in a hit, and young Dick Grayson became his protégé Robin a year later, in 2006. The duo would go on to protect Gotham from the threats in the city, which were relatively low compared to now.

Events of The Arkham Conspiracy
Having operated as Batman for four years, with Robin operating for two, the duo cross paths with a cat burglar who calls herself Catwoman, and another tech thief who would eventually call herself Batgirl. As Bruce Wayne, Batman held a gala for his friend Harvey Dent's political career, and to advertise the newly created Arkham Asylum, run by Dr. Hugo Strange. At the party, Bruce is seduced by his old flame, Talia al Ghul, and the two have sex. Later, Batman is tracking down the newly created mutants roaming the streets of Gotham, while Robin finds the Catwoman and tech thief. During his detective work, he runs into Barry Allen for the first time. Armed with the evidence that Allen gathered, he headed to the Batcave to analyze it. On the way, his batmobile crashes into a building after a mutant throws a car at it.

He eventually subdues the mutant, and plans to head back home. In the cave, he attempts to radio Robin, and receives no signal back. He tracks him to Arkham Asylum and searches for his partner. In Arkham, he is eventually trapped by Hugo and Selina into fighting more mutants in a cage match. After fighting the mutants, he escapes the asylum with Robin and the tech thief, who was also captured. Batman reprimands and suspends Robin's hero activities, while telling the tech thief, who was Jim Gordon's daughter Barbara, to stop her pursuit of justice in Batman's name. Alone, Batman heads back to Arkham to take down Hugo Strange and Catwoman. Back in the asylum, he frees Catwoman from Strange's mind-control technology, and she escapes. He later finds Strange experimenting on Jimmy Gordon, Jim Gordon's oldest son.

In his final battle with Strange, he is put in a nightmare sequence where he has to watch his parents die. He eventually overcomes this, and beats up Hugo Strange, sabotaging his work. As a last resort, Strange attempts to kill Jimmy Gordon, but Barbara and Robin stop him at the last minute. Eventually, Batman, Robin and Barbara defeat Strange and take him to prison. Impressed by Barbara's resilience, Bruce agrees to train her and help her become Batgirl. The two survey the city, and eventually find Jason Todd trying to steal the tires off of the Batmobile. Later, Batman is chasing a jewel thief in Ace Chemicals. As the thief grows more scared, he missteps and falls into a vat of acid, becoming the Joker.