Why does Barbara Gordon only 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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Why is Barbara in a wheelchair?

Barbara Gordon is a superhero in the DC Comics Universe. In 1966 she was introduced as Batgirl; since 1989 she has been known as Oracle after a bad spinal injury inflicted by the Joker forced her into a wheelchair.
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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 did Batgirl lose 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 is Batgirl able to walk again?

It was later revealed in the pages of Batgirl that Babs had undergone an experimental “neural surgery” which allowed her to walk again.
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Joker Paralyzes "shoots" Barbara Gordon - Batman : The Killing Joke



Does Barbara Gordon have 1 leg in Titans Season 3?

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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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 did the Joker do to Barbara Gordon?

One of his torture tactics is to hurt Gordon's daughter Barbara. The Joker shoots her, paralyzing her and ending her career as Batgirl, before stripping her down and taking pictures of her to show to her father.
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What is real name of Joker?

He also revealed his real name: Jack Napier. Napier spent all of his efforts revealing how Batman's false heroics actually only lead to greater corruption in Gotham City. He worked diligently to save Gotham from its turmoil until the effects of the pills finally wore off, and he became The Joker once again.
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What did Joker do to Jason Todd?

First Appearance. Jason Todd was a street orphan until he met Batman after he had saved him from The Joker. Jason was trained by Batman and later became the second Robin, but he was beaten and tortured by the Joker, who sent Batman a video of the event and lied by telling him that Jason was dead.
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Who is the Joker in Batwoman?

Arrowverse Has its Own Joker

Kendrick Jackson, the actor who played the young Marquis Jet in Batwoman Season 3, shared a new behind-the-scenes photo of himself alongside the Arrowverse's version of Joker.
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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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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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Is Barbara missing a leg in 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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Who is Barbara's father in Titans?

Barbara Gordon was born to Police Commissioner Jim Gordon. She grew up in Gotham City and would eventually take on the role of Batgirl, one of Batman's protégés.
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Is Barbara Gordon missing a 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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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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Does Mary know Kate is Batwoman?

Mary reveals to Kate that she knows she is Batwoman.
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How did Mary find out Kate was Batwoman?

Mary was pretty suspicious the entire episode when Kate wasn't feeling well after being bitten by Nocturna. Towards the end of the hour, Mary was back in her office listening to Vesper Fairchild's podcast, who mentions ketamine as a drug used by Nocturna. Mary pieces it all together and realizes Kate is Batwoman.
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Why is there a black Batwoman?

The series first debuted in 2019 with actor Ruby Rose — who is white — playing the lead, but she left after one season. “I'm the first Black Batwoman after there was an actress playing Batwoman,” Leslie said. “So this beautiful blessing kind of came from a need for a new actress to play the character.”
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Is Harley Quinn in the Arrowverse?

Warning: The following contains SPOILERS for Batwoman season 3, episode 11, "Broken Toys." A Batwoman season 3 episode confirms that Harley Quinn exists in the post-Crisis Arrowverse. The episode also details that Harley was once Dr. Harleen Quinzel, and that she previously worked at Arkham Asylum.
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Is Marquis Jet The new Joker?

Batwoman's Marquis Jet is Inspired by a Deadly Gotham Villain -- and It's Not the Joker. Batwoman's latest adversary, her psychotic half-brother Marquis Jet, takes inspiration not just from the Joker, but also a lesser-known DC villain.
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Does Batman exist in the Arrowverse?

With Batman being such a major player in the DC Universe and, clearly, in the Arrowverse, it's safe to say that other characters on the other shows will reference things he has done as the iconic hero.
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How long was Jason tortured for?

After six months of torture, the Joker finally ends his video series by shooting Jason Todd in the chest, leading Batman to believe that his protégé had been killed. However, it is later revealed that the Joker had made Jason Todd wear body armor during the shooting, and that he had indeed survived.
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