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Gotham needs a new hero. Enter High School kid, Terry McGinnis who when he accidentally discovers the Batcave, confronts Bruce Wayne about his well-kept secret and volunteers to take over his crusade against crime. Handing over his mantle Bruce becomes Terry’s mentor and complete with a new sleek redesigned Batsuit packed with gadgets Gotham once again has a defender, a new Batman – Batman of the Future.
In order to facilitate being Batman and to bring in some extra money for his family, Terry works for Bruce Wayne, and the pair share an uneasy relationship. As Batman, or the Tomorrow Knight (as the citizens of Gotham have dubbed him), Terry is fearless—and he detests guns. Although he respects Bruce and looks to his years of experience for guidance, Terry has a tendency to defy his bounds and overstep Bruce’s instructions. Quite often Terry learns the hard way that he should listen to his mentor.
The years have taken their toll on the former Batman, who’s now in his seventies. Bruce Wayne may have slowed down, but one can still see the fire behind his eyes. He is a man to be reckoned with. Before meeting Terry McGinnis, Bruce had stopped living life. But Terry’s energy and passion for his cause have stirred up emotions in Bruce, enabling him to re-enter the crime fighting world he had forgotten—and now Bruce needs Terry.
When Batman is out guarding the city, Bruce stays at the Bat computer and serves as his advisor. He can quickly feed Batman information over the radio link to the new, high tech Batsuit. Bruce has faced the dark side of humanity for years and can guide Terry through many of the mazes he’s facing.
Voiced by Stockard Channing - (credits include Grease, First Wives Club)
Barbara Gordon may no longer be the costumed Batgirl, but she is still active in the fight against crime. Taking over her father's old job, Barbara is now the police commissioner of Gotham city. Though white-haired and in her early sixties, Gordon is still a smart, tough-as-nails cop who you don't want to mess with.
Dana Tan is a cute and hip Asian-American with an in-your-face attitude. She’s confident, independent and not influenced by outside opinion from anyone. Not interested in any of the teenage boys at school (she finds them too immature) except for Terry--- Dana is intrigued by a certain danger he possesses. The two sometimes date, and while neither considers it an exclusive relationship, Dana can’t help but be bothered by Terry’s disappearances. She wishes Terry would open up and confide in her more
The District Attorney of Gotham, Sam Young is married to Commissioner Barabra Gordon. Young is very devoted to his wife, but it is obvious that being a law official in Gotham is no easy task. Not that it ever was.
Nelson is a smooth operator who goes to the same high school as Terry. He’s well to do, well connected and always surrounded by an entourage of wanna be friends, usually jocks. Nelson is bigger than Terry, and once tried pushing him around, a mistake he never makes again.
Mary is Terry’s mum. A single mother struggling to bring up two sons, she is often harried and scattered. Mary is glad that Terry is working for an upstanding man like Bruce Wayne who she feel will keep him on the straight and narrow. Little does she know that those late nights spent helping Mr Wayne are far more dangerous than any trouble Terry would have got into by himself.
Matt is Terry’s 8 year old brother. Precocious energetic and adventurous, Matt loves nothing more than seein Terry getting into trouble. His other interest is his new hero Batman. Ironically, Matt has no idea that the man he so admires and the brother he lives to pester -- are one and the same.
Voiced by Sherman Howard - (credits include; Ricochet, Lethal Weapon 2, K-9, Casualties of War, Dark Waters, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Nash Bridges, Seinfeld)
Derek Powers was one of the most powerful men in Gotham. Head of Wayne-Powers, this corrupt corporate leader would stoop to any level to get his way. However, his first encounter with the new Batman changed all that. Doused with mutagenic virus of his own creation. He hides his appearance, the radioactive powerhouse know as Blight, with artificial skin that lets him appear perfectly normal.
Guest star voices; Bruce Timm, Marc Worden
Though the Joker himself no longer threatens Gotham, his image lives on in the form of a motorcycle gang known as the Jokerz. The gang dresses in clown themed outfits and makeup, terrorising the citizens of Gotham City with their twisted brand of humour.
Guest star voice; Shannon Kenny
Slipping from shadow to shadow, slides a living patch of darkness. Her name is Inque, and she is a corporate spy and saboteur. Created in a mysterious genetic experiment, Inque now sells herself to the highest bidder, using her liquid, metamorphosing body to sneak into enemy corporations and cause massive destruction.
With his beloved wife Nora long gone, his body no more, trapped only as an icy immortal head, Victor had nothing to live for. Given a new body and a new existence, Victor sets forth to be the kind, decent man he once was. But his condition reverts, and he once again reverts to Mr. Freeze.
Willie Watt rejected by those he wants to be respected by constructs a seven-ton robot known as a Golem, whom he controls with a headset. When Batman defeats the Golem with a large dose of electricity, the feedback causes Willie to become mentally bonded to the giant machine and other electronic devises.
Shriek was a brilliant sound engineer whose passion was inventing amazing but impractical inventions. When Derek Powers wishes payment for helping Shriev's company out financially, Shriek turns to his inventions, including a powerful sound suit that emits sound waves that can destroy anything in their path. His job: kill Bruce Wayne. His first attempt is unsuccessful, leading to his identity being discovered and him taking on a new persona as Shriek. His priorities change to taking down Batman, and the battle leaves him ironically.
The Royal Flush Gang is a sophisticated and ruthless gang whose crimes all centre around playing cards. The members are King, Queen, Jack, Ten, and Ace. They are quite aristocratic out of costume. Matters are complicated when Ten, a young girl named Melenie Walker , meets Terry and the two fall in love.
Ira Billings was a psychologist who worked at Hamiliton High School. Angry at his work and the world, Billings remade himself into a costumed villain known as Spellbinder. Using his psychological knowledge and technology that would allow him to thrust his victims into fantasy world where they would unwittingly do his bidding,
She is most deadly of the League of Assassins, the mysterious Curare is dispatched to Gotham to kill D.A. Sam Young in order to prevent his testimony in an important case. Armed with incredible fighting skills and a sword that can cut through anything,
Paxton son of Derek Powers is every bit the corporate sleaze. Like father, like son. He takes advantage of Derek Powers' mutated condition, to force the events him as new CEO of Wayne-Powers Industries.
Dr. Cuvier is head of the controversial Chimera Institute, and preaches about the beauty of animal gene augmentation, a popular trend among teens known as splicing. He does not tolerate any "norms" who dare oppose him.
A new team of superheroes arrives in Gotham, promising to end crime. Batman begins to feel obsolete - - until he discovers that these so-called superheroes have a hidden agenda that could destroy the entire city.
The all new Batsuit is the latest in cutting edge technology. Check out these crime busting features:
- A cloaking device that transforms the suit into an invisible material.
- Retractable wings allowing Batman to glide.
- Synaptic controls triggering receptors controlling most of the suits functions.
- Radio receiver implants, optical scope and video links allowing Bruce Wayne to maintain visual and audio contact from the Bat Cave.
Batman of the Future also has a new arsenal of gadgets to thwart evil, doers including
Dark Night Discus
Magnetic Nun Chaku
Dark Knight Bolo Net
Hoverboard
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