Hamilton Hill is originally presented as a corrupt politician running against city councilman Arthur Reeves inGotham City's mayoral election.[2] Hill defeats Reeves and becomes mayor of Gotham after the councilman's photos purporting to reveal Batman's identity turn out to be faked. Unbeknownst to the citizens, Hill is in league with crime lordRupert Thorne, who helped him become mayor in exchange for Hill granting him favors.[1]
During his time in office, he assists Thorne's attempts to identify and defeatBatman.[3] He also hires an assassin to take out police detectiveHarvey Bullock, who confronts Hill and is shot.[4] Bullock survives, with Hill covering up the events to preserve his public image.[5]
Hill later fires police commissionerJames Gordon and replaces him with Peter Pauling, one of Thorne's minions. After Thorne is brought down and Pauling murdered, Hill re-instates Gordon, but spends the rest of his tenure as Mayor trying to shift the blame for Gotham's problems onto Gordon's shoulders.[6]
Hill attempts to get rid of Batman by accusing him of theNightslayer's crimes. Batman defeats Nightslayer and exposes Hill's plot, leading to him being removed from office.[7][1]
In 2016, DC Comics implemented a relaunch calledDC Rebirth, restoring its continuity to a form much as it was beforeThe New 52. Hill is revealed to have a son named Hamilton Hill Jr., who is Gotham'sdeputy mayor.[8]
Hamilton Hill appears in series set in theDC Animated Universe (DCAU), voiced byLloyd Bochner.[9] This version is a strict but honest man determined to make Gotham a safer city, to the point where he initially considers Batman equally as dangerous as the criminals he faces until Batman rescues his son Jordan from theJoker. Additionally, Hill unintentionally contributed to Temple Fugate's transformation into theClock King years prior.[10][11]
Hamilton Hill appears inThe Batman two-part episode "The Batman/Superman Story", voiced byLex Lang. This version is African-American and became mayor afterMarion Grange's resignation.
Hamilton Hill appears inHarley Quinn, voiced byJim Rash. He runs for re-election untilTwo-Face kills him, leading to the Joker becoming the mayor of Gotham.
Hamilton Hill appears inGotham Knights, portrayed by Randall Newsome. This version is an ally of theCourt of Owls, who kill him following an attack by theMutant gang.[1][12]
Hamilton Hill appears inBatman: The Telltale Series, voiced by Robert Pescovitz.[9] This version is an ally of the Penguin and the Children of Arkham terrorist group. The Penguin later kills Hill after learning that he was partially responsible for his mother being committed toArkham Asylum, leading toHarvey Dent succeeding him as mayor.
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