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  1. Batman fights to thwart Mr. Freeze’s plans to cover Gotham in ice as Robin and Batgirl grapple with Bane in a showdown at the Gotham City observatory.Subscri...

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    Early life

    Barbara Wilson was the daughter of Margaret Wilson, who was the sister of Alfred Pennyworth. Barbara and Alfred were apparently close throughout Barbara's entire life, particularly when Barbara's mother and father died in a car accident. While Alfred lived in the United States and worked as the Wayne Family butler, Barbara remained in England and attended boarding school. While there, she studied computer science. Also, after her parents' death, Barbara took up motorcycle racing, as the thril...

    Staying at Wayne Manor

    Upon arriving in the States, Barbara met Alfred's "other family", Dick Grayson(who was immediately attracted to her, and vice-versa) and Bruce Wayne. Bruce invited Barbara to stay, during which, Alfred's disease grew steadily worse. Barbara took Batman's motorcycle (the Batblade) on two motorcycle races, the second of which being where she was saved by Robin from a dangerous situation.

    Becoming Batgirl

    While Alfred grew closer to death, he shared with Barbara an encrypted disc, which contained all of Batman's secrets. Barbara immediately hacked into the disc, and discovered that Bruce and Dick were Batman and Robin, and that Alfred had planned for her future involvement. After she donned a suit that was designed for her by Alfred, Barbara, under the guise of Batgirl, defeated Poison Ivy at the Turkish Bath House and saved Batman and Robin. After a quick debate she was accepted by the dynami...

    Barbara loved her uncle dearly and didn't understand how much Alfred also meant to both Bruce and Dick, as he had been a father figure to them in the same way as her, especially as both of them had also lost their parents. She thought that her uncle was nothing more than a mere servant and slave to them, which was the main reason she took up racing...

    The Motion Picture Anthology incarnation of Barbara Wilson was Alfred Pennyworth's niece, instead of being Commissioner Gordon's daughter (in that universe), Barbara Gordon, like in the comics. This was due to Joel Schumacher disliking the idea of Pat Hingle being anything more than a supporting character, lacking the gravitas and inherent emotiona...

  2. Batman & Robin is a 1997 American superhero film based on the DC Comics characters Batman and Robin by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. It is the fourth and final installment of Warner Bros.'s initial Batman film series, a sequel to Batman Forever and the only film in the series made without the involvement of Tim Burton in any capacity.

  3. Oct 10, 2021 · 10 Ways Robin & Batgirl's Relationship Has Evolved Across DC History. By Bailey Jo Josie. Published Oct 10, 2021. There are two types of DC comic book fans: those who love Robin and Starfire together and those who love Robin and Batgirl together.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › BatgirlBatgirl - Wikipedia

    The original Robin, Dick Grayson, became her partner in the series, with the two frequently referred to as the "Dynamite Duo: Batgirl & Robin". Batgirl meets Batwoman in Batman Family #10, when the retired superhero briefly returns to crimefighting (before the Bronze Tiger murders Kane).

  5. Batman and Robin learned to trust and rely on Batgirl's contribution to eradicating Gotham's criminal element. Early on, Batman deduced the masked redhead who fought so hard to clear Commissioner Gordon could only be Gordon's daughter, Barbara.

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  7. Batman & Robin is the fourth and final installment in the comic book-inspired film series initiated by Tim Burton and the second directed by Joel Schumacher. Released in 1997, it starred George Clooney replacing Val Kilmer as Batman with Chris O'Donnell returning as Robin and introduced Batgirl...