The following is a list of characters that have appeared in the television seriesThe Batman, which ran from September 11, 2004, to March 22, 2008. The animation style bares a strong resemblance to that ofJackie Chan Adventures, sinceJeff Matsuda was the chief character designer for both shows. Many of the supervillains who appear in the series, like theJoker,Penguin andRiddler, are very different from their comic counterparts, and notable foes of Batman such asTwo-Face,Scarecrow,Ra's al Ghul, andMad Hatter are absent from the series altogether. While many characters adapted from the mainstream DC comics appear, some of them only did in the show's tie-in comic calledThe Batman Strikes. Characters that were planned for a guest appearance but ultimately did not appear wereWonder Woman,[1]Bizarro,[1]Vigilante,[2] andOwlman.[3]
Bruce Wayne / Batman (voiced byRino Romano) is a billionaire playboy and philanthropist who secretly operates as a vigilante. He is depicted as younger than his comics counterpart and joins theJustice League in the fifth season.
Dick Grayson / Robin (voiced by Eve Sabara[a]) is a 12-year-old former circus performer who Batman adopts afterTony Zucco murders his parents, the Flying Graysons. Furthermore, he appears asNightwing in flashbacks depicted in the episode "Artifacts", voiced byJerry O'Connell.
Barbara Gordon / Batgirl (voiced by Danielle Judovits) is Jim Gordon's daughter, who becomes a vigilante after being inspired by Batman. Furthermore, she appears as Oracle in flashbacks depicted in the episode "Artifacts", voiced byKellie Martin.
Ethan Bennett (voiced bySteve Harris) is a police officer and childhood friend of Batman. At the end of the first season, he transforms intoClayface after being exposed to the Joker's putty. In subsequent appearances, Bennett battles Batman before being cured. In a potential future depicted in the episode "Artifacts", Bennett succeeds Angel Rojas as Gotham's chief of police.
Jim Gordon (voiced byMitch Pileggi) is the commissioner of the Gotham City Police Department.
Angel Rojas (voiced initially byEdward James Olmos and subsequently byJesse Corti) is a police officer who believes Batman to be a criminal and wants to capture him.
Ellen Yin (voiced byMing-Na Wen) is a police officer who initially antagonizes Batman before becoming his ally. In a potential future depicted in the episode "Artifacts", Yin succeeds Jim Gordon as Gotham's police commissioner.
Various villains as depicted in the episode "Rumors". From left to right are: Riddler, Bane, Poison Ivy, a Riddleman, Black Mask, Man-Bat, Mister Freeze, Temblor, Spellbinder, Firefly, Ragdoll, Killer Croc, Joker, Harley Quinn (visible behind the Joker), Henchman, Penguin, Kabuki Twins, and Cluemaster.
Bane (voiced byJoaquim de Almeida in "Traction",Ron Perlman in "Team Penguin",Clancy Brown in "The Batman/Superman Story") is a South American mercenary who derives superhuman strength from the Venom steroid.
Black Mask (voiced byJames Remar) is a meticulous and ruthless crime lord. He has no fingerprints or distinguishing features, making him difficult to identify.
Blaze (voiced byRachael MacFarlane) is a disgraced nuclear physicist and ally of Firefly.
Clayface (voiced byWallace Langham in "Clayfaces" andLex Lang in "The Batman/Superman Story") is a failed actor who steals a sample of Joker Putty and gains superpowers in a bid to gain attention.
Cluemaster (voiced byGlenn Shadix as an adult andKath Soucie as a child) is a former game show contestant who seeks revenge on those he believes rigged the show and cost him his title as champion.
Captain Slash (voiced byDiedrich Bader) is a villain from an in-universe video game.
Count Dracula (voiced byPeter Stormare) is a deceased vampire who the Penguin accidentally resurrects using his blood.
Count Vertigo (voiced byGreg Ellis) is a former employee of Queen Industries who uses an eyepiece to induce vertigo.
D.A.V.E. (voiced byJeff Bennett) is a robot created by Hugo Strange and programmed with the personalities and knowledge of several of Batman's adversaries.
Everywhere Man (voiced byBrandon Routh) is a physicist and friend of Bruce Wayne. He creates a machine that can duplicate matter and uses it to clone himself, only for one of the clones to become evil and take his place.
Firefly (voiced byJason Marsden) is an arsonist who wields a bug-like suit. Late in the series, he steals a phosphorus isotope that transforms him into ametahuman with innate fire abilities.
Gearhead (voiced byWill Friedle) is a criminal racer who can hack into vehicles and possesses retractable claws.The Batman Strikes! reveals him to be a former underground racing celebrity who was injured in an accident and renderedquadriplegic before an unknown doctor gave him cybernetic implants.
Francis Grey (voiced byDave Foley) is a clockmaker and thief who stole a pocket watch and was arrested for a larger crime that he accidentally caused. After being imprisoned for years, Grey develops the ability to rewind time and battles Batman before altering the timeline so that he was never arrested.
Harley Quinn (voiced byHynden Walch) is a television psychiatrist who the Joker recruits to become his sidekick.
The Joining is an extraterrestrial technology-based collective entity intent on absorbing Earth.
The Joker (voiced byKevin Michael Richardson) is a villain bent on causing chaos and making people laugh. He wields various gadgets, but is equally skilled in combat, using his feet as dexterously as his hands to increase his mobility.
Hideo Katsu (voiced byKeone Young) is the head of aYakuza crime syndicate.
TheKabuki Twins are Penguin's silent Asian henchwomen.
Killer Croc (voiced byRon Perlman) is an anthropomorphic crocodile and crime boss. He rarely works on his own, tending to work with other villains.
Killer Moth (voiced byJeff Bennett) is a low-tier servant of the Penguin. He later transforms into a monstrous anthropomorphic moth after being exposed to radiation.
Man-Bat (voiced byPeter MacNicol) is a Wayne Enterprises scientist who transforms himself into a monstrous anthropomorphic bat in an attempt to be feared like Batman. Later in the series, he reforms and becomes Batman's ally.
Marty (voiced byPatton Oswalt) is a technician and the Joker's assistant.
Mister Freeze (voiced byClancy Brown) is a professional thief who previously gained ice-based abilities after being locked in a cryonic freezer. In a possible future depicted in the episode "Artifacts", Freeze's body deteriorates and he begins using mechanical spider-like legs.
Number One (voiced byDiedrich Bader in "The Breakout" andJohn Mariano in "What Goes Up...") is the name of several henchmen who serve Black Mask.
The Penguin (voiced byTom Kenny) is an aristocratic member of the Cobblepot family who turns to crime to rebuild his family's reputation and wealth.
Poison Ivy (voiced byPiera Coppola) is an environmental activist and classmate of Barbara Gordon who gains the ability to manipulate plants after being exposed to a plant-based mutagen.
Prank (voiced byMichael Reisz) is a classmate of Barbara Gordon who the Joker temporarily recruits as his sidekick.
Punch and Judy are the Joker's silent henchwomen.
Rag Doll (voiced byJeff Bennett) is a thief and contortionist who can bend his body to great lengths.
Rhino and Mugsy (both voiced byJohn DiMaggio) are the Ventriloquist's henchmen.
TheRiddlemen are the Riddler's silent henchmen.
TheRiddler (voiced byRobert Englund) is a former university scientist who seeks revenge for his prototype memory-enhancing device being sabotaged.
Rumor (voiced byRon Perlman) is a vigilante who seeks to kill all of Gotham's villains. He was created in place ofHush, who could not be used in the series.[6]
Scorn (voiced byDaryl Sabara) is the younger brother and sidekick of William Mallory / Wrath.
‘’’Scarecrow’’’
Shadow Thief (voiced byDiedrich Bader) is a thief who can transform into shadows and an enemy of Hawkman.
Smoke (voiced by Amanda Anka) is the Mirror Master's henchwoman.
Solomon Grundy (voiced byKevin Grevioux) is a zombie and the subject of an urban legend stating that he was created to get revenge on Gotham's founders for polluting the environment. Ethan Bennett impersonates Grundy in the episode "Grundy's Night", while the real Grundy appears inThe Batman Strikes!.
Spellbinder (voiced byMichael Massee) is a mystic with a third eye that allows him to create illusions and control the minds of others.
Hugo Strange (voiced initially byFrank Gorshin and subsequently byRichard Green following Gorshin's death) is the head psychiatrist ofArkham Asylum. He is more interested in discovering how the criminal mind works than helping to cure the inmates.
Temblor (voiced byJim Cummings) is a mercenary who wields armored gauntlets.
TheTerrible Trio are university students who use variants of Kirk Langstrom's formula to transform into anthropomorphic animals and terrorize their classmates. They consist ofDavid / Fox (voiced byDavid Faustino),Justin / Shark (voiced by Googy Gress), andAmber / Vulture (voiced byGrey DeLisle).
Rupert Thorne (voiced byVictor Brandt) is an aging crime lord who Batman defeats at the beginning of the series.
Cosmo Krank / Toymaker (voiced byPatton Oswalt) is a toymaker who produces dangerous toys and seeks revenge on Bruce Wayne for shutting down his company. Krank also appears inGotham, portrayed byChris Perfetti, while shops bearing his name appear in theBatman: Arkham series.[7]
Ventriloquist (voiced byDan Castellaneta) is a former ventriloquist who snapped and became a criminal after being booed off stage.
Wrath (voiced byChristopher Gorham) is the older son of a pair of jewel thieves who were arrested and jailed around the same time Bruce Wayne's parents were killed. He and his younger brother Andy / Scorn become criminals to help other criminals, believing that they have a right to profit as much as heroes and civilians.
Maxie Zeus (voiced byPhil LaMarr) is an eccentric billionaire and former mayoral candidate who is obsessed with Greek mythology and culture.
Tony Zucco (voiced byMark Hamill) is a crime boss and former circus performer who killed the Flying Graysons.
Bruno Mannheim is a crime boss and enemy of Superman. He exclusively appears inThe Batman Strikes!.
Cash Tankinson (voiced byPatrick Warburton) is a police officer in the Gotham City Police Department.
Cat Grant is an employee of theDaily Planet. She exclusively appears inThe Batman Strikes!.
The Demons Three are a trio of demons and former enemies of Etrigan. They exclusively appear inThe Batman Strikes!.
Etrigan is a demon who is bound to the human Jason Blood, through which he is influenced to do good. He exclusively appears inThe Batman Strikes!.[8]
The Flash (voiced byCharlie Schlatter) is a superhero from Central City who possesses superhuman speed. His identity is not stated in the series, but producerAlan Burnett states him to be theBarry Allen incarnation of the character.
Jimmy Olsen (voiced byJack DeSena) is a young employee at theDaily Planet and a friend of Superman.
Lois Lane (voiced byDana Delany) is a reporter for theDaily Planet and a friend of Superman.
Marion Grange (voiced byAdam West) is the mayor of Gotham City.
Martian Manhunter (voiced byDorian Harewood) is a Martian superhero with various abilities, namely telepathy and shapeshifting. He invites Batman into theJustice League to combat the Joining.
