James Gordon

James Worthington Gordon, also known as Jim, is a character from the DC comics.

James Gordon is one of Batman's first supporters, helping him fight against crime and corruption in Gotham City. He eventually rose to the rank of Commissioner in the Gotham City Police Department, and continues to be one of Batman's greatest allies.

Personality
Jim is the opposite of his colleagues in Gotham City being one of the few citizens with a position of power, though non-corrupt. Jim has a strong moral compass to do what is right, this being the driving force behind several of his action such as sparing Oswald Cobblepot's life, promising Bruce Wayne to find his parent's murderer, and his dedication to rid Gotham of crime and corruption.

Jim does not, however, always act in his own best interests, his passion for justice taking him out on a limb. He struggles often to understand others' perspectives, having such a black-and-white worldview himself. He also has the obsessive focus on justice which is a later hallmark of the Batman, since he manages to sit opposite Leslie Thompkins in a restaurant while she's wearing a beautiful and rather low-cut dress and think about nothing but the case.

Abilities
James Gordon is an expert detective, showing so as a long-time ally of Batman, usually assisting Bruce Wayne in his numerous adventures and mysteries. He is also the head of his police force, is a formidable hand-to-hand combatant (shown to be able to best Russian Spestnaz in combat) and weapons expert. He usually carries around a pistol for self defense and often times shown to have other officers nearby him.

After the apparent death of Bruce Waynes Batman, Jim Gordon underwent rigorous training in order to become the new Batman sponsored by Powers International. In three months time, Jim was able to put on a significant amount of muscle and quit smoking cigarettes. With his new physique, Jim Gordon is able to hold his own against a couple gang members on his own, but the experience gap between himself and the previous Batman still leaves him open to surprise attacks.

Equipment
Batsuit:  Jim Gordons Batsuit is a sleek, skintight black suit with a large bat-insignia spread across the chest. The insignia is outlined in yellow, with black in the middle except for the "head" which is colored in with yellow to give it the appearance of having fangs. The suit comes with a utility belt that doubles as a holster for his batarang gun, albeit his belt is much less elaborate than his predecessors'. Batarang Gun : Befitting his history as a marine and a law enforcement officer, Jim Gordon uses a batarang gun rather than throwing the batarangs like shuriken like his predecessor. The batarang ammo are equipped with their own power source, turning them into taser-batarangs when fired or even thrown by hand. Jim is very proficient with this weapon, capable to holding his own against multiple gang members equipped with automatic weapons.
 * Digital Camouflage : the suit is able to render itself completely invisible
 * Molecular Contractor : Located on his fingertips, a small charge is emitted which contracts the molecules of a nearby object or surface, essentially shrinking it. Examples include shrinking a window so as to avoid shattering or cutting glass, making for a stealthier entry, or shrinking the missile barrels on the robotic Batsuit to cause its attacks to explode within itself when it had been turned against Jim by Mr. Bloom.
 * Temperature Resistance . Jims Batsuit can withstand temperatures up to 14,000 degrees fahrenheit before it will give out.

Exo-Batsuit:  Jims robotic exo-suit is a nanofiber state-of-the-art mechanical suit of armor. The suit is also equipped with new elements and compounds developed by Powers International.
 * Durability:  The Exo-Batsuit is able to withstand free-falling and landing upright after dropping from a blimp high above Gotham City. The suit is also able to withstand being hit with a wave of bricks, thrown through the city, and slammed into the street below. The suit has also held up after having an entire semi-truck thrown on top of it.
 * Temperature Weapons:  The suit is equipped with thermal energy weapons.
 * Retractable Bat-Shield:  The suit is equipped with a retractable shield in at least one of its forearms. The shield is capable of withstanding the impact and explosion of a car after it was thrown at him during a fight with an energy villain.
 * Voice Command:  The suit is capable of understanding voice commands if it has been familiarized with the commanders voice. Jim Gordon activates these commands by calling the suit "Rookie"
 * Enhanced Strength:  Fitting its size, the suit is capable of lifting large amounts of weight, probably near the 5-10 ton range. The suit was able to use full grown sharks as melee weapons. The suit is strong enough to effortlessly suspend a fully grown man off the ground with one arm and then throw him through a roof and into the path of a nearby helicopter.
 * Artillery:  The suit is equipped with ten shoulder-mounted missiles-- five on each shoulder.
 * EMP:  The suit is able to emit a powerful EMP pulse.

Trivia

 * Throughout his career James Gordon has been known as: the Commish; Jim Gordon; Sgt. Gordon; Lt. Gordon; and Captain Gordon.
 * In the alternate reality seen in Zero Hour Gordon was shot and killed by the Joker.
 * According to Nightwing, Gordon took up a pipe to quit smoking cigarettes.