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Gotham City Police Department Faction
| Gotham City Police Department | |
|---|---|
| Faction Name | Gotham City Police Department |
| Origin |
Gotham City
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| Leader | Commissioner Gordon (James Gordon) |
| Races | Humans |
| Motive | Set out at Gotham City to fight against crime and corruption
Rid Gotham City of evil and crime To preserve order and balance To assist the Insurgency and Joker Clan in defending Gotham City from Superman’s One Earth Regime |
History
The Gotham City Police Department, often referred to as the GCPD, is the police department of Gotham City. Aside from a handful of recurring characters, such as Harvey Bullock, Sarah Essen, Renee Montoya, and James Gordon, the department has a well-deserved reputation for being extraordinarily brutal and corrupt. It has alternatively supported or opposed Batman over the course of his vigilante career, and their complicated relationship often varied depending on contemporary Gotham politics and outlook of individual commissioners.
Acting as both ally and opponent of Batman, the superhero long-established in Gotham, the GCPD has long been steeped in political corruption, with numerous officers both high-and-low ranking involved in bribery and even more serious offenses such as drug-trafficking and murder.
The GCPD’s reputation for corruption dated back through most of the century, stemming from high offices.
One of the earliest known commissioners of the GCPD was Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb, under the bankroll of Carmine Falcone, who made sure Loeb and his force did not interfere with his operations.
The strongest blow against police corruption in the force came when an increasing amount of conspiracy charges against Loeb forced him to resign his position, replaced by Peter Grogan. The Falcone crime family, which had a stranglehold on Gotham’s underground for generations, finally crumbled when a series of killings shook the structure of the mafia organization. After the death of Carmine Falcone, the mob lashed out in sloppy, retaliatory crimes, which, in combination with rising gang violence, severely crippled organized crime in Gotham City. Simultaneously, the ebbing presence of corrupt police officers allowed James Gordon to become the new commissioner, a man determined to eradicate crime wherever it existed.
Gordon served for a long period, until messy politics began to chip away at his position.
The GCPD has had a long love-hate relationship with the city’s vigilante known as Batman. Commissioner Gordon went along with him because Batman got the job done. The GCPD received in short order three more commissioners, including Sarah Essen. Gordon was finally restored to office, until he retired. His successor, Commissioner Michael Akins ordered the arrest of Batman and had the Batsignal removed from the roof of Gotham Central. Corruption and rot within the police department also rose during Akins’ tenure as Commissioner.
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The Gotham Police Department aided in the resistance against Superman’s One Earth Regime. When Superman was plotting to station his Regime soldiers at Gotham City and replace them, the Gotham City Police Department sided with the Birds of Prey and the Insurgency which in turn they became the Gotham Resistance in order to repel the threat of Superman and his One Earth Regime government.
Locations
- Batcave
- Wayne Manor
- Gotham City
Leader
- Commissioner Gordon (James Gordon)
Current Members
- Melody McKenna
- Josh Azeveda
- Jason Bard
- Joely Bartlett
- Mackenzie Bock
- Harvey Bullock
- Thomas Burke
- Romy Chandler
- Eric Cohen
- David Cornwell
- Nelson Crowe
- Jackson Davies
- Vincent Del Arrazio
- Marcus Driver
- Nora Fields
- Trey Hartley
- Jerry Hennelly
- Andi Kasinsky
- William Kenzie
- Josephine MacDonald
- Rebecca Mulcahey
- Donald Peak
- Dagmar Procjnow
- Clem Robins
- Maggie Sawyer
Former Members
- Michael Akins
- Crispus Allen
- Jim Corrigan
- Roger DeCarlo
- Sarah Essen Gordon,
- Clancy O’Hara
- Charlie Fields
- Arnold Flass
- Clarence Foley
- Petey Grogan
- Andrew Howe
- Andrew Kelly
- David King
- Stan Kitch
- Nicky Lincoln
- Gillian B. Loeb (former Commissioner)
- Stan Merkel
- Renee Montoya
- Timothy Munroe
- Nate Patton
- Peter Pauling (former Commissioner)
- Billy Pettit
- Ronald Probson
- Jordan Rich
- Deborah Tiegel
- Vane
Divisions
- Homicide Division
- Major Crimes Unit
- Quick Response Unit
- 13th Precinct
Allies
- The Batman Family
- The Birds of Prey
- The Insurgency
Enemies
- Anarky
- Bane
- Black Mask
- Blockbuster (Mark Desmond)
- Blockbuster (Roland Desmond)
- Calculator
- Calendar Man
- Captain Stingaree
- Catman
- Cavalier
- Clayface (Basil Karlo)
- Clayface (Clay Payne)
- Clayface (Matt Hagen)
- Clayface (Preston Payne)
- Clayface (Sondra Fuller)
- Cluemaster
- Deadshot
- Doctor Double X
- Doctor Phosphorous
- Electrocutioner
- False Face
- Film Freak
- Firebug
- Firefly
- Hugo Strange
- Hush
- Joker
- KGBeast
- Killer Moth
- King Snake
- Kite-Man
- Lady Shiva
- League of Shadows
- Lockup
- Mad Hatter
- Man-Bat
- Maxie Zeus
- Mister Freeze
- Mister Zsasz
- Nite-Wing
- Nocturna
- One Earth Regime
- Penguin
- Poison Ivy
- Ra’s al Ghul
- Riddler
- Rupert Thorne
- Scarecrow
- Silver Monkey
- Talia al Ghul
- Terrible Trio
- Tweedle-Dee
- Tweedle-Dum
- Two-Face
- The Court of Owls
- William Cobb
Trivia
- The GCPD, under the leadership of Commissioner Gordon, were proficient in raids and tactical activities. The department organized raids to capture Man-Bat, a faction of Thorne’s gang, and Jazzman. Following James Gordon’s retirement form the GCPD, his daughter Barbara become the new Commissioner. The GCPD itself was eventually moved to a more modern building and became part of the historical district which Bruce Wayne in later years worked to protect from demolilition by the CEO of Wayne-Powers, Derek Powers. The building was however demolished by Shriek in an attempted assassination of Bruce Wayne.
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