Mirror (Batman)
The Mirror is a comic character who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
The Mirror was the name adopted by a masked individual that came to operate in Gotham City. (Detective Comics v1 #1029)
He began to operate in a time when the people of Gotham City began to resent its vigilante protectors. The Mirror arrived at a time when newly elected Mayor Christoper Nakano was running on a platform of anti-vigilantism. Similarly, the Mirror claimed that the vigilante 'heroes' were destroying the soul of Gotham and began gathering followers to represent a revolution of the people against such people. Gathering people in secret, the Mirror stated that their mission was to expose the identities of these masked vigilantes and hunt them down. (Detective Comics v1 #1029)
After days of rallying the people against vigilantes, Mirror led a march of people across Gotham, giving an anti-mask speech that was broadcast across the city. The march was met by a group of counter-protestors, each wearing imitation masks of various members of the Batman Family. Mirror eagerly started a fight between the two groups, luring Batman himself into the fray. Mirror fought Batman for a moment, but when it became apparent he would lose, he decided to make himself a martyr, jumping into the river and detonating a hidden explosive, apparently killing himself. (Detective Comics v1 #1031)
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, the Mirror was a vigilante who wore a masked costume that resembled a reflective mirror surface. (Detective Comics v1 #1029)
They were against the presence of vigilantes in Gotham City and resented how they broke the 'law' whilst seemingly operating as 'heroes' protecting the city. The Mirror claimed that the actions of these individuals destroyed the city that they claimed they were protecting. (Detective Comics v1 #1029) Mirror also attempted to align his movement with anti-mask mayoral candidate Christopher Nakano, offering dirt on his political opponents, but Nakano did not take kindly to Mirror's own use of a mask. (Detective Comics v1 #1031)
Though against vigilantes, the Mirror wore a mask as well though claimed that he simply represented a 'mirror showing everyone who they were in life. (Detective Comics v1 #1029)
Powers and abilities
The Mirror was shown to be capable of fighting Batman hand-to-hand, if only for a moment. (Detective Comics v1 #1031)
He looked to gather a movement around him that represented a revolution against vigilantes. The Mirror claimed that he represented the people of Gotham. This anti-vigilante sentiment and movement came to be called the 'Gargoyle Hunters'. (Detective Comics v1 #1029)
Notes
- The Mirror was created by Peter Tomasi and Kenneth Rocafort where he made his first appearance in Detective Comics v1 #1029 (December, 2020).
Appearances
- Detective Comics v1: (2020)
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