Sarah Essen
Sarah Essen is a female comic character who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Sarah Essen was a female human born in the modern age in Chicago in the United States of America. From a young age, she endeavoured to be a police officer where she came to reach the rank of sergeant. By this point, she came to be transferred to Gotham City where she first came to meet Lieutenant James Gordon. The two immediately showed an attraction to one another where over time they became romantically involved. (Batman v1 #406) Sarah knew that James was married with a son on the way, and she soon brought the affair to a close. Unable to work with Jim any longer, she put in a transfer to New York City. (Batman v1 #407)
Shortly after their wedding, word got around that the assassin Headhunter was looking to kill James Gordon, and Sarah became very worried for him. As Gordon went out looking for the assassin, Sarah turned on the Bat-Signal and asked Batman to save her husband. When Batman left her behind, she was so infuriated that she shot the Bat-Signal. Fortunately, her worries were over when Gordon returned safely, carrying the assassin to the GCPD Headquarters. (Batman v1 #487)
A few days later, after the massive breakout from Arkham Asylum orchestrated by Bane, Gordon was attacked by Cornelius Stirk. Batman managed to save the commissioner, but Gordon was left in a state of shock and Sarah had to take him inside the GCPD Headquarters. (Batman v1 #494)
Shortly after this, the GCPD was overwhelmed with work from the several lunatics who were roaming Gotham. Sarah quickly commanded all the available officers to join her and go to Castleland Park to get the situation under control. (Detective Comics v1 #661)
When Batman was defeated by Bane, Sarah watched as her husband, Jim, tried to contact the vigilante to no avail and in return, she supported him as best as she could. (Detective Comics v1 #664)
After Bane's defeat, Batman took a different approach to his crime-fighting methods and Sarah tried to make her husband realize that this Batman was not the man James knew, but he would not listen. (Detective Comics v1 #673)
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Notes
- Sarah Essen was created by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli where she made her first appearance in Batman v1 #405 (March, 1987).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In Gotham, Sarah Essen was a regular in the live-action television series where she was portrayed by actress Zabryna Guevara. This version of the character was Captain of the Gotham City Police Department Homicide Squad making her the boss of James Gordon and Harvey Bullock. After Commissioner Loeb resigned, Essen was made the new Commissioner of the Gotham City Police Department. Commissioner Essen was later murdered by Jerome Veleska who headed the group of insane criminals calling themselves the Maniax.
Films
- In Batman: Year One, Sarah Essen appeared in the animated adaptation of the comic storyline where she was portrayed by actress Katee Sackhoff. She was a new detective assigned to the Gotham City Police Department under Lieutenant James Gordon who was a rising in popularity. Gordon was assigned the case at capturing the mysterious masked vigilante known as Batman that had appeared in Gotham City. Detective Essen was assigned as part of a trap to draw him out but he never emerged. During their investigation, she told Gordon that she believed that the newly returned Bruce Wayne was likely Batman but Jim did not believe her. In their time together, the pair became attracted to one another and ended having an affair. In an attempt to blackmail Gordon, Commissioner Loeb threatened to expose the affair to his wife Barbara but Jim refused to back down. He then broke his relationship with Essen who decided to transfer out of town with Gordon later confessing about the relationship to his pregnant wife who forgave him.
Video games
- In Batman: Arkham City, Sarah Essen appeared as a reference in the setting of the video game. It was revealed Commissioner Gordon's password set-up for his police squad was "Sarah".
Appearances
- Batman v1: (1987)
- Detective Comics v1:
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