James Gordon

James Gordon is the commissioner of the Gotham City Police Department

Biography
Gordon was born in Chicago to a middle class family. He married his girlfriend after high school and had a daughter Barbara. After his daughter was born Gordon enlisted in the Marine Corps and served in the Gulf War. After being discharged he returned to Chicago and joined the police department. One night his wife died in a car accident which left him distraught. He and his daughter moved to Gotham City for a fresh new start. As a newly transferred rookie he witnessed corruption and brutality carried out by officers.

First encounter with Batman
While he and his partner Harvey Bullock were investigating a series of murders, they were also looking into recent vigilante activities by Batman in his first few days. After the killer was turned in, Gordon sought out Batman who aided him in gathering evidence against mobster Carmine Falcone who pays off the police department and mayor's office. With enough evidence, Gordon and Batman exposed Falcone's crimes which leads to the arrests Falcone, corrupt commissioner Loeb and other officers as well the resignation of Mayor Hamilton Hill.

Working with Batman
Gordon was promoted to captain after Falcone's downfall. The new commissioner, Michael Akins, was against using Batman's help and ordered his arrest. Despite this Gordon continued to work with Batman in secret. He used the Bat-Signal projection lamp to notify Batman for a meeting. Whenever the police close in on them, they would switch it off and relocate it each time it was used.

Abilities
Hand to Hand Combat

Marksmanship