Gotham City
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Real Identity: Not Applicable
Appearances (Episodes): #SweetJustice Part 3, #FromBatToWorse, #GothamCon, #BackInAFlash, #AccordingToGarth, #TheWarriorAndTheJester, #NightmareInGotham Part 1, and #NightmareInGotham Part 2
Appearances (Comics): Weird Science Chapter 10
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Gotham City is an American city rife with crime. Every Halloween is capped off by the Big Pumpkin Drop at the Wayne Tower at midnight. On a "beautiful" summer day, Barbara Gordon saw the Batsignal in the sky. She was excited and told her Bat-Mite doll it was the night they joined Batman's team. She put on her makeshift costume and pedaled on her bicycle to the scene of the crime using a walkie set on the police band. After struggling uphill, she made it to where the robbery was reported but saw the robber was already tied up and left to hang from a street light. She glimpsed Batman on top of a roof. As he fired a grapnel and swung away, Gordon yelled out in vain for to stop so he could meet his new teammate. Robin heard everything and mocked her mercilessly even though she was taller than him. After he left, the police arrived. Commissioner Gordon had no idea why her daughter was there but she was in tears. They hugged. Gordon regretted taking a job in Gotham and promised to get her out of the city someday.
Commissioner Gordon moved from Gotham to Metropolis with his family when Barbara when she was in the middle of high school. One night, Barbara Gordon got an unexpected call from her best friend Harleen Quinzel who was still living in Gotham. Quinzel missed her and hated they were apart then admitted she would try harder to keep her in Gotham if she got a second chance because best friends were worth fighting for. Sirens approached Quinzel. She had to hang up on account of "Gotham stuff." Gordon chuckled. Quinzel kissed at her screen and hung up.
Barbara Gordon took a bus to Gotham City and met Harleen Quinzel at the Gotham Bus Depot. They walked through the city to the Gotham City Convention Center, where the Annual Convention for Gotham City Enthusiasts was being held. They couldn't be happier with the prospect and joined hands as they skipped through the city. They took selfies at famous locations on the way like Arkham Asylum, Ace Chemicals, and Blackgate Penitentiary. They played hop scotch on a chalk grid left behind by children then continued by hopping over subdued criminals left behind by Batman and Robin. They breached the police line and danced by and on a police car outside a bank as officers walked out with two robbers. They came upon a S.W.A.T. stand off. An elderly woman saw them, too, then used the opening to hit the robber with her purse and knocked him out. They all danced in triumph. Gordon and Quinzel lay in the chalk outlines of two victims then happily rolled away. They arrived at the Gotham City Convention Center.
After the convention, Quinzel thought Gordon was a fan of Robin and as Harley Quinn tracked him down to an alley. Robin was reduced to tears and frantically signed a photo of himself under duress. While Gordon and Quinzel said their goodbyes at the Gotham Bus Depot, Quinzel gave her the signed autograph as a present since the convention didn't go like she wanted. On the weekend the Super Hero Girls planned to stage a heist at Lexcorp Tower, save the world from an extinction-level meteor, and finding out Lex Luthor was a super villain, Barbara Gordon had to return to Gotham to visit her grandma.
To pay for a rare comic book before it sold out, Barbara Gordon and Barry Allen used the latter's super powers to travel 12 years into the past to Gotham City. Gordon stole the piggy bank from her young infant self. Gordon called it investing in her future. Infant Gordon cried hysterically. MAMX-Con, the world's biggest mech competition, took place at the Gotham City Convention Center. Garth Bernstein and Winslow Schott represented Metropolis High School's MAMX Fan Club chapter. Bernstein, however, exposed Schott as a cheater but he went on a rampage with his giant mech only to be defeated by Supergirl.
In search of a replacement Bat-ear for the one she accidentally destroyed, Diana Prince went to Gotham with Harleen Quinzel. She promised Prince she was going to love Gotham but warned her it would seem "a little prickly" to the uninitiated. Prince looked out and gasped at the sight of a box on fire, children playing in the chalk outline on the sidewalk of a victim, vicious dogs, punks, and a shady man in a trench coat selling Rolex watches. Quinzel greeted the man in the trench coat as Jeremy. Jeremy recognized her cheerily greeted her back. Prince got caught up in the crowd marching into the bus. She was bumped, freaked out by crows on one man's shoulder, elbowed by a woman, and had her backpack stolen. She was about to declare the thief would be brought to justice but her wristwatch beeped. She declared there was no time and they needed to get the new Bat-ear. Quinzel laid out they had to meet her connection across town at Sprang Station. She promised to get them there in no time then walked off. She double back and went in the opposite direction. Jeremy walked past Prince in a hurry. A searchlight followed him.
Instead of going straight to Sprang Station, Quinzel took Prince to the Ace Chemical Plant on Third where the Joker was born, Crime Alley where she lost her two Jack Smackers candy balls, and the Ace Chemical on on 27th where Victor Fries became Mr. Freeze. Prince stated she didn't care about chemical vats. Quinzel asked her if she was sure because she wanted to take her to the plant on 43rd where some actor got turned into Clayface. Prince demanded to be taken to Sprang Station. Quinzel was put off by her crankiness. They finally arrived at Sprang Station. Prince asked what they were going to do and limited the reply to 20 words or less. Quinzel revealed her plan was to cut an ear off Batman himself. She realized she answered with only 15 words. Prince asked if she was serious. Quinzel was sure Batman was just one word but wasn't sure if he hyphenated. Prince clarified she was talking about her plan. Quinzel confirmed she was because the station was on Batman's night patrol. She produced a spray can and elaborated she was going to tag a wall and when Batman came to scold them, her connection would sneak up behind him and snip the ear off.
Prince decided they should return to Metropolis and tell Gordon the truth but Quinzel already tagged a wall with "Batman Stinks!" Harley Quinn suddenly arrived with a giant pair of scissors and attacked Batman but she was pinned to a wall with a Batarang. Batman seemed to understand Prince wasn't the criminal responsible for the graffiti. However, Quinn had escaped. Batman departed. Prince returned to Metropolis empty handed. The girls joined Barbara Gordon and Harleen Quinzel for Halloween in Gotham. Karen Beecher dressed as Green Lantern, Jessica Cruz dressed up as Batgirl, Diana Prince dressed up as Bumblebee, and Kara Danvers dressed up as Zatanna. Zee Zatara was fashionably late and arrived in a white limo, dressed up as Wonder Woman instead of Supergirl. Zatara proclaimed, "Great Hera!" Prince was quick to say she never said that. Danvers protested. Zatara revealed she looked too good in the Wonder Woman boots and changed her mind.
The girls proceeded with trick-or-treating. Cruz picked candy out of a cauldron set up outside of a house but she was scared off when a generic white ghost dropped down. Gordon and Quinzel laughed at her expense. Beecher approached a house but she ran away as a small dog dressed as a bee charged her. Gordon and Quinzel petted the dog. Danvers and Zatara declined a hand out after a man dropped his candy in the group and scooped up some dirt and worms. The girls took a break on some steps. Gordon was happy to have gotten two half-eaten Jack Snackers, a stale hot dog bun, and some creative insults. She was shocked to see Batman calling Batgirl's emergency line and excused herself, lying it was Commissioner Gordon while badly hiding her excitement. Quinzel tried to make small talk but made up a lie that she saw some candy and went off in the opposite direction. The others walked over to Gordon. She was excited about talking to Batman. Zatara asked if there was something about an emergency. Gordon composed herself and revealed the Joker escaped from Arkham and was planning to give Gotham the scariest Halloween ever.
Meanwhile, Quinzel talked to Joker on her phone and agreed to take part in his scheme. Gordon noted Batman was out of town on a case in Star City so it was up to them to stop Joker. She felt bad for Quinzel for having to break their tradition. Prince could care less but she walked back and clarified they should focus on the Joker. To Gordon's surprise, Quinzel had no problem with it and left. Prince and Gordon went over the plan. Batman gave Gordon three clues he gathered about Joker's plan so they had to split off in pairs. Zatanna and Green Lantern went to Craddock Manor to protect the last living Craddock and the family fortune, Supergirl and Bumblebee went to Slaughter Swamp to prevent an attack on an underground power junction, and Wonder Woman and Batgirl went to S.T.A.R. Labs to defend the Chemical vault. Zatanna, Green Lantern, Bumblebee, and Supergirl reunited in Gotham after accidentally freeing Gentleman Ghost and Solomon Grundy. Zatanna searched her spellbook for a way to combat ghosts. Supergirl pointed out that they were in a lot of trouble.
Wonder Woman swung in on the Lasso of Truth and implored them to all chin up. Lantern asked where Batgirl was. She reunited with the girls and showed them a Metropolis 6 News live report of monsters tearing up Gotham Square. They headed out. Batgirl told Wonder Woman she understood it was hard for her to tell the truth about Harley Quinn's secret identity but was glad she did. They hugged. Gotham Square, however, was in flames. She-Bat flew after Bumblebee. Grundy and Supergirl battled in Gotham Square. Green Lantern formed another cube construct around Gentleman Ghost. He was not amused by her trying the same trick as their first encounter. He stepped through the construct but it was just a distraction. Zatanna appeared behind him and encanted backwards. He was trapped in a magic bubble. Ghost broke out of the bubble and blew the girls off their feet. She-Bat snapped at Bumblebee. Grundy overpowered Supergirl and knocked her down then picked her up by the head. He revealed he was going to crush her then her friends.
Supergirl wasn't having that and unleashed an uppercut, left hook, right hook, and a devastating uppercut that sent him up into the air past Bumblebee. She-Bat swallowed Bumblebee whole but she took the opportunity to empty the vial of anti-dote. She gagged and spit her out then flew to a roof where she transformed back into Dr. Francine Langstrom. She was weak from the ordeal but Bumblebee helped her up. Ghost declared there was only one way to stop him. Victoria Craddock, his last living descendant, read an engraving from the only family heirloom, an ornate jewelry box, "A Craddock may set you free, but a Craddock may your soul to keep." A vortex pulled Gentleman Ghost back into the jewelry box. She informed Zatanna and Lantern there was more writing inside the box. They hugged her. Bumblebee walked Langstrom to them. Supergirl dragged the unconscious Grundy over. They looked over to Wayne Tower.
The Joker's true goal was to destroy all of Gotham with an explosive stolen from S.T.A.R. Labs called the Fractal Obliterator so no one would ever terrorize the city with a scarier plot than his but Harley couldn't bring herself to set it off, moreso after she found out Batgirl was Barbara Gordon. Mayor Borg spoke to police after the ordeal was over. S.T.A.R. Labs technicians in hazmat suits secured the Fractal Obliterator in a safe and carried it off to the transport. Zatanna asked Batgirl if she heard from Quinzel. Wonder Woman quickly told a white lie that she got her own ride home. Batgirl nodded. They started to depart for home. Batgirl told Wonder Woman she thought there was hope for Harley but she pushed the plunger. Wonder Woman reminded her she saved Gotham. Batgirl realized she missed the switch upon seeing the batarang on the Big Pumpkin. She checked the underside of the plunger and realized Harley flipped the disarm switch on the sly which prevented the pumpkin from touching its base and setting off the Obliterator. Her hope in Harley was renewed. The Joker and Harley laughed in the blimp. Harley paused and frowned then smiled.