Is Jim Gordon Barbara's dad?

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 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 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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Who is Jim Gordon's father?

Since the start of Gotham, we heard Jim Gordon and other people mention his stoic, upstanding, district attorney father—Peter Gordon. Heck, his father even had the respect of Gotham City mob boss Carmine Falcone (we'll get to that point soon).
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Is Jim Gordons father 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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Gotham S05E12 - Batman saves Jim Gordon and his daughter from Joker



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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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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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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Who is Commissioner Gordon's son?

Gordon and his wife, Barbara Kean are the parents of a son named James Gordon Jr. (Batman #404-407).
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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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How did Barbara Kean get pregnant?

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. She then discovered that Penguin and Ed found a way out of Gotham and formed a distant alliance with them, for the sake of her unborn child.
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Is Lee pregnant Gotham?

In an attempt to prevent Jim from helping Oswald Cobblepot go after Theo Galavan, she reveals that she is pregnant with his child and tries to persuade him to leave Gotham with her.
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Is Barbara Jim's daughter or wife?

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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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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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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What happened to Barbara's baby on Gotham?

After Nyssa fled, the baby was taken to the GCPD, where Jim asked Barbara to take the baby and the rest of the refugees out of the station before the arrival of the invading US military.
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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 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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Who killed the Waynes Gotham?

Hugo Strange killed Thomas and Martha Wayne on Gotham. And while Bruce Wayne thought that he would feel reassured by uncovering the identity of the person who ordered his parents' deaths, it actually just made him more driven to avenge his father.
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Is Jeremiah the Joker?

Jeremiah Valeska is a major antagonist in the television series, Gotham. He is the twin brother of the terrorist cult leader, Jerome Valeska, as well as being the arch-nemesis of Bruce Wayne. Jeremiah is the show's equivalent to The Joker, taking over from Jerome, although both of them never took on the Joker alias.
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Why was Gotham Cancelled?

Disney was unwilling to pay what Warner Bros. wanted to keep the show going. Hence the cancellation.
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What villain is fish Mooney?

Fish Mooney is mob boss Carmine Falcone's most trusted lieutenant. Unbeknownst to Falcone, Fish is plotting to usurp his criminal empire, and employs a young woman named Liza, who resembles Falcone's late mother, to distract the lonely, aging mafia chieftain while Fish undermines his control of Gotham City.
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Why did they replace Ivy on Gotham?

The showrunners explained the recasting by wanting to move away from the more comedic version played by Maggie Geha into a scarier, more ruthless character. Poison Ivy V. 3 is obsessed with making the world a much greener place and can poison people with a scratch.
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