Batwoman

Katherine Rebecca Kane grew up with a twin sister, Elizabeth. The twins’ mother and father were career soldiers who worked for NATO in Brussels. One year, on the twins’ birthday, the girls and their mother were kidnapped by enemy agents. Their father, Jacob (the brother of Bruce Wayne’s mother, Martha Kane), attempted to rescue them, but was only successful in rescuing Kate.

Kate enrolled with the U.S. Marines largely in an effort to please her dad. While at West Point, she fell in love with her roommate Sophie. When her colonel learned she was in a homosexual relationship, to avoid outing her girlfriend, she admitted she was a lesbian and was dishonorably discharged from the academy.

Kate’s ever-supportive father married heiress Catherine Hamilton. With her newfound wealth, Kate became a hard-partying socialite. Apprehended by cop Renee Montoya one night, she began a relationship with the GCPD officer. But Renee dumped the directionless Kate after she learned her girlfriend had quit school.

Kate’s life changed when she was attacked by a mugger and was saved by Batman. Inspired to fight crime like the Dark Knight, she, as Bruce Wayne had done, traveled the world for years, training herself in a variety of combat techniques. When she returned to Gotham, she adopted the identity of Batwoman. Wearing red and black (the Hebrew colors of war), she fought crime with the help of her father, who coordinated her missions from a homemade command center.