Is Barbara Gordon Jim's daughter?

Following the reboot, Barbara Gordon is born to Roger and Thelma Gordon, and she is Jim Gordon's niece/adopted daughter in post-crisis continuity.
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Is Barbara Gordon Jim's daughter or wife?

Barbara "Barb" Gordon is the biological daughter of James "Jim" Gordon in Pre-Crisis continuity. She also leads a double life as a librarian and as costumed crimefighter Batgirl. Barbara is also the link of the DC Universe Oracle. Her father is aware of her crime-fighting career and is proud of her for it.
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Is Jim Gordon's daughter Batgirl?

Barbara Gordon debuted in Detective Comics #359 (January 1967) as the daughter of Commissioner Jim Gordon, and also the newest addition to Batman's crime-fighting family. Batgirl then gained pop culture icon status when she debuted in the third season premiere of "Batman" on September 14th, 1967.
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Is Barbara Gordon Jim's niece?

In 1987's SECRET ORIGINS #20, writer Barbara Randall Kesel gave us a new take on the Gordon family relationship. In this new origin, Barbara Gordon is actually Jim Gordon's niece! After the death of her parents, she was sent to live with her father's brother, Jim, and his wife, who was also named Barbara.
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Why is Jim Gordon's daughter named Barbara?

The baby was named Barbara Lee Gordon. When talking with Jim, Barbara explained why she chose the name that she did. She said she wanted her daughter to grow up knowing who she could count on, so she named her after the three people she could always trust: Herself, Jim, and Lee.
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Gotham S05E12 - Batman saves Jim Gordon and his daughter from Joker



Is Barbara pregnant with Jim's baby?

After Tabitha's death by Penguin's hand, Barbara made it her priority to take his life. After having a one night stand with Jim, Barbara became pregnant with his child and attempted to get into his good graces until the return of Lee Thompkins.
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Is Barbara Kean Harley Quinn?

Barbara Kean was portrayed by Erin Richards. During the run of the show, the showrunners considered turning Barbara Kean into the iconic Batman villain Harley Quinn, the sidekick and girlfriend of the Joker.
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Is Jim Gordon Barbara's dad?

Barbara Eileen Gordon (née Kean) is Jim Gordon's ex-wife. She is the mother of James Gordon, Jr. and, after Flashpoint, Barbara Gordon. Her history and fate have been repeatedly retconned over the years.
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Is Commissioner Gordons son Robin?

James Worthington Gordon Jr., also known as "J.J. Gordon", is the psychopathic son of Gotham City police commissioner James Gordon and his first wife, Barbara Eileen Gordon.
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Who is Barbara baby daddy in Gotham?

Birth. Barbara Lee was conceived after Jim Gordon and Barbara Kean had a one night stand at the Gotham City Police Department during Gotham being declared a No Man's Land. She later revealed to Gordon that she was pregnant.
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What villain does Barbara Kean become?

She develops into a nemesis for Oswald Cobblepot, and she teams up with Edward Nygma, Tabitha and Butch Gilzean to destroy him. Later, she becomes the "queen of Gotham", and leads a crime family, with Butch and Tabitha as her former lieutenants. Later, Barbara recreates The Sirens, under Oswald's leadership.
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Who is Barbara Gordons mom?

Creators. Barbara Eileen Gordon is the ex-wife of James Gordon and the mother of Barbara Gordon and James Gordon, Jr.
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Is Jim Gordon's dad alive?

While driving with his son Jim Gordon one day, he was killed by a drunk driver in a car accident. Unbeknownst to Jim at the time, the crash was no accident and was in fact engineered by the Court themselves.
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Why did Jim Gordon break up with Barbara?

She and Jim broke up at the end of the episode over his refusal to let her all the way in, so will Barbara wait for him? Will she try to move on with Renee? Or will she try to move on with her life as a single woman while the wound is still fresh?
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Who is Barbara Gordon's brother?

James Gordon, Jr. is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman. He is the son of Commissioner James Gordon and the older brother of Barbara Gordon (also known as Batgirl, and later Oracle).
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Does Jim Gordon know Barbara is Batgirl?

Gordon announced that he's fully aware that Barbara Gordon, his daughter, is Oracle and used to be Batgirl. Barbara's secret identity has been a long-running undercurrent of Barbara's role as a major asset to Batman in his war on crime, with the assumption that her father was in the dark about the matter.
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What happens to Jim Gordon's son?

James Jr. was thrown off a bridge and only rescued by the timely intervention of Batman. Due to the incident, James Jr. and his mother left Gotham City.
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Who does Barbara Kean become in Gotham?

She briefly becomes the queen of Gotham before being electrocuted to death by Tabitha. In the fourth season Barbara gets resurrected by Ra's al Ghul. She then makes peace and reunites with Tabitha and Selina Kyle, being known as The Sirens.
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Is Barbara Jim's wife?

Barbara Gordon was the wife of Commissioner James Gordon, and the mother of James Gordon, Jr. and a daughter.
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Who is Harley Quinn in Gotham?

Ecco was specifically created to serve as the Gotham version of Harley Quinn. The two, aside from physical traits, share a number of similarities, including their devotion to their bosses (Jeremiah and the Joker) and usage of terms like "Puddin'".
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Who does Kristen Kringle become?

Kristen Kringle was the record keeper of the Gotham City Police Department. She later became the girlfriend of Edward Nygma and after discovering that he had killed her ex-boyfriend Tom Dougherty, rejected him, causing him to kill her by accident.
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What did Ra's al Ghul give to Barbara?

Fans were finally given answers during tonight's episode, where it was revealed that during her resurrection, Ra's al Ghul made Barbara the next Demon's Head, the mystically empowered leader of the League of Shadows -- a band of expert assassins who operate in secret on a global scale.
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Why is Barbara in Gotham crazy?

The unfortunate part is that after her abduction by a killer named The Ogre towards the end of Season 1, Barbara went through a massive reinvention. She went insane, turning into sort of a proto-Harley Quinn, a rogue element running through the city of Gotham.
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Did Batgirl have a child?

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. Her crimefighting caused her to have a miscarriage. She would go on to marry someone else.
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