How did Barbara Gordon lose her legs?

When out fighting crime, Barbara came close to the Joker, one of Batman's biggest nemeses, and he got the better of her. During an exchange, the Joker shot her, and as a result, she lost the ability to use her legs. This plays out slightly differently in Titans, as Barbara lost one of her legs.
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How did Batgirl get paralyzed?

In 1966, Barbara Gordon, the daughter of Gotham's police commissioner, began fighting crime in DC Comics' "Batgirl." Then, in the 1988 graphic novel The Killing Joke, she was shot by The Joker, paralyzing her from the waist down.
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Does Barbara Gordon walk again in Titans?

She eventually became a information broker as Oracle assisting Batman, Nightwing, and others, and even set up superhero team, the Birds of Prey. More recently, she has regained the ability to walk and has once again taken on the role of Batgirl.
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How is Barbara able to walk again?

After working as Oracle for a time, Barbara was able to undergo a form of physical therapy which eventually allowed her to walk once again with the help of a technological implant.
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Does Barbara only have one leg Titans?

While the comics iteration of the character was paralyzed by a spinal injury, the Titans Barbara has lost a leg instead.
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Joker Paralyzes "shoots" Barbara Gordon - Batman : The Killing Joke



Does Barbara Gordon have one leg?

When out fighting crime, Barbara came close to the Joker, one of Batman's biggest nemeses, and he got the better of her. During an exchange, the Joker shot her, and as a result, she lost the ability to use her legs. This plays out slightly differently in Titans, as Barbara lost one of her legs.
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How can Barbara walk in Batman Beyond?

Here's what I'm thinking: maybe Barbara was shot by the Joker, became Oracle and so on (mainstream), but as technology progressed, she was healed and can now walk (how she appears in the DCAU).
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What's the difference between Batwoman and Batgirl?

Rather than being related to Batwoman, she's the daughter of Commissioner Gordon. This Batgirl is a “genius-level hacker and information broker, and an expert martial artist,” according to DC Universe. Barbara has also worked under the name Oracle.
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What is Batwoman's secret identity?

History. The first Batwoman, Kathy Kane, debuted during the Silver Age of Comics within the "pre-crisis" mainstream DC Universe.
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Did Batman ever sleep with Batgirl?

But outrage only grew on Friday night when footage from the film leaked before the Comic-Con screening and news broke that Batman and Batgirl have a sexual relationship. In the beginning of the film, Batman and Batgirl, who have a father-daughter dynamic, have sex on a rooftop.
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Who would win Batgirl and Spider Gwen?

Gwen was simply stronger, faster, tougher, and made good use of the Spider-Sense, making it extremely difficult for Barbara to land a decisive hit before taking one herself. Boomstick is now seen with a bandaged finger. Boomstick: It seems batty, but Batgirl was overwebbed by Spider-Gwen spinning this one in her favor.
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Did Batgirl get pregnant?

In a world inspired by the beloved DC Animated Universe, Batman once got Batgirl pregnant. Not only is their past relationship scandalous to fans— it's also infuriating to Dick Grayson AKA Nightwing, who was Barbara Gordon's boyfriend at the time.
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When did Batman get Batgirl pregnant?

As revealed in the comic Batman Beyond 2.0, Bruce Wayne and Barbara Gordon had an affair while Barbara's boyfriend Dick Grayson was away. Barbara fell pregnant.
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What is Batgirl's real name?

Barbara Gordon and her alter ego Batgirl debuted in Detective Comics #359, "The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl" (1967).
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Does Barbara get her legs back?

In the process, the superheroine will miraculously regain the power of her legs. The last time she walked was in 1988 until the Joker targeted her in an act of vengeance against Batman and her father, Commissioner Gordon. In Batman: The Killing Joke, he shot Barbara, rendering her paraplegic.
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Did Barbara lose a leg in Titans?

Savannah Welch plays Barbara Gordon, the former Batgirl current Gotham City police commissioner, in Titans season 3, but she's also a hero and inspiration in real life. Welch lost her leg in a freak accident in 2016, but she has never let the accident control her life or her ability to tackle a role.
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Why does Barbara Gordon only have one leg?

She was hit by a car at a farmer's market in Texas and lost her right leg above the knee, according to Lone Star Music. It was a very difficult and painful turn of events in Welch's life, but she remained positive and determined throughout her recovery as she learned to live with her prosthetic leg.
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Why did Barbara quit being Batgirl?

From 1967 to 1988, she operated as the superheroine Batgirl, serving as the second character to use the identity. Barbara continued to operate, though was forced into retirement due to her crippling during Batman: The Killing Joke.
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Does Batman sleep with Barbara?

In the much maligned movie adaptation of the Killing Joke, there is a non-canon scene in which they did have sex. In this universe they have also dated. This was confirmed in Bruce Timm's Batman: Beyond. The relationship between Batman and Batgirl is not considered canon.
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Did Batman and Catwoman have a kid?

On Earth-2, Catwoman had frequently battled Batman in their Golden Age days, but she eventually gave up her life of crime and revealed her secret identity to him. Bruce and Selina fell in love and married (sounds almost familiar, no?). They had a daughter and named her Helena Wayne.
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How did Batman get Barbara pregnant?

Basically, Batman got Batgirl pregnant while she was still involved with Dick Grayson. And rather that let Barbara tell Dick, Bruce got in there first.
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How old is Batgirl compared to Batman?

Barbara Gordon - 29-32. 1975 had Barbara 7 years older than Bruce. New 52 and a couple cartons made them the same age.
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Are Batman and Batgirl siblings?

Batwoman was quite close to Gotham's previous defender because they're cousins. In fact, he was like an older brother to her, and on one occasion, when she and her twin sister visited Wayne Enterprises, they snuck into his office.
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Where does Spider Gwen live?

She lives on Earth-65, where Gwen Stacy is bitten by a radioactive spider and becomes a superhero instead of Peter Parker becoming Spider-Man. The character's various enemies include Earth-65 versions of Matt Murdock and Frank Castle.
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What is Batgirl's weakness?

Weaknesses. As you can expect with a member of the bat family, Barbara's biggest weakness is that, despite all the training she's undergone, she's still a human (by comic standards), and is subject to the same weaknesses as what you or I have.
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