Terry McGinnis
Terry McGinnis is a male superhero who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Terrence McGinnis was a male human born on August 18th, 2023 in Gotham City where he came to be the son of Warren McGinnis and his wife Mary McGinnis.
By his own admission, he was once a 'bad kid' who came to join a street gang run by youthful racketeer Charlie "Big Time" Bigelow. In this time, Terry was a small-time criminal who had his fair share of run-ins with the Gotham City Police at age fourteen whilst his parents were going through a divorce. This even led to him serving a three-month stint in juvenile hall due to being underage at the time thus sparing him from Charlie's three-year sentence. Meanwhile, Charlie was already old enough to be tried as an adult.
Twenty years after Batman's disappearance from Gotham, due to Bruce Wayne's retirement on account of failing heart problems, Terry finds himself on the run from the Jokerz, another street gang, who have modeled themselves after the long-dead Gotham City legendary criminal, the Joker. Terry flees onto the grounds of Wayne Manor, where an aged Bruce comes to his defense, and together they subdue and ward off the Jokerz. The strain of the fight places substantial stress on Bruce's weak heart, so Terry helps Bruce into the mansion and gets him his medication; Bruce proceeds to fall asleep afterward. Terry attempts to leave, but Bruce's dog Ace stops him with hostility. He then tries to call his father, but then notices a bat stuck inside a grandfather clock. As he tries to free it, he stumbles upon the entrance to the Batcave and realizes that the elderly man was the city's heroic Dark Knight. He is then forced out by an enraged Bruce.
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. Terry McGinnis
When the attack began, Bruce coordinated the world's defense from a Wayne-Powers installation. Unfortunately, in the chaos, a few Brother Eye ships were able to slip through Gotham's cloaking grid, and targeted the installation. By the time Terry arrived, there was nothing left of the facility but wreckage and rubble, and everybody within was believed to be killed. A few days later, Terry was attacked by Spellbinder, who captured him. (Batman Beyond v5 #5) Spellbinder replaced his heart with Davis Dusk, aka Rewire's electrical generator, forever trapping McGinnis in the Rewire suit. After Spellbinder discovered that McGinnis had lost his memories, he used mind control to convince him that he was himself Davis Dusk, and that he (Spellbinder) was his elderly friend Doris Shelby, and that Batman has a "very bad man" who wanted him (McGinnis) dead. (Batman Beyond v5 #14) McGinnis was later framed for murder while active in Metropolis, and has formed a rivalry with the new Batman (Tim Drake), who was unconvinced of Rewire's innocence, due to being unaware of his true identity. Under Spellinder's influence, Terry (as Rewire) used the Rewire suit to instigate four nights of power outages, causing riots which kept the police and Batman distracted from Spellbinder's activities he believed that he was trying to stop himself from being killed by Batman, thanks to the hallucinations and words given to him by Mrs Shelby. He then fired an electrical blast at the car of his old friend Commissioner Barbara Gordon, causing its engine to explode. Gordon fell out of the car and pointed her pistol at Terry, who shot an electrical blast at it, throwing it out of her hand, and saying "No Guns", after which Barbara kicked Terry in the head, removing his Rewire mask and exposing his true identity. Terry then kidnapped a horrified Barbara and took her to Blackgate Prison, where he set of a power surge to alert Batman of his presence, while Spellbinder brainwashed Barbara into making her attack Batman on his arrival. After Drake incapacitated Barbara, Terry violently attacked him with electricity, declaring this their "final showdown", and Batman's atonement for "trying to deprive [him] of what [he] need[s] to survive, and trying to kill [him] for too long." Drake responded by hitting Terry on the head with a metal pole, breaking his Rewire mask and revealing his true identity at last to both Batman and to his brother, Matt McGinnis, who had been watching from a screen and was utterly shocked to learn that Terry was still alive. Matt could also see through his camera that the "Mrs Shelby" standing behind Terry was, in fact, Spellbinder, which Drake heard from the monitor, and confront her with. Spellbinder then revealed to Drake that he had rescued Terry (or "Davis", as he called him) from death's door and brainwashed him to act as a faithful servant to his (Spellbinder's) masters, The Evil Factory. Spellbinder then ordered Terry to kill Drake. (Batman Beyond v5 #15)
Terry's brother Matt ten flew the Batmobile into Blackgate and attempted to talk Terry out of killing Drake, but Spellbinder used his floating eye device to make Terry see his brother as a bat-demon creature, who he directed his energy into attacking. While Terry was distracted, Drake smashed Spellbinder's mind-altering floating eye device, finally freeing Terry of the illusion, and causing him to wake up seeing himself strangling his own brother. Upon seeing Matt's face, Terry's memories started returning. He hugged his brother while Drake defeated Spellbinder, then returned with Matt, Tim, and Barbara to the Batcave, where Tim relinquished the mantle of the Bat back to Terry, and returned his Batsuit. (Batman Beyond v5 #16)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Terry McGinnins was the son of Wayne-Powers researcher Warren McGinnis and his wife Mary McGinnis who was an astronomer at Astro-Tech. He came to have a younger brother who was named Matt McGinnis.
Powers and abilities
The Batsuit worn by him was the last incarnation created by Bruce before his retirement. It was shown that the technology in the suit was at least 20 years old but was still considered cutting-edge. In addition, after Terry becomes Batman, the suit was updated numerous times and after it was damaged, he and Wayne were seen rebuilding and modifying it. The cowl in this suit covered the face completely, with the mouth being the only opening. The traditional cape had been eliminated in favour of retractable glider wings under the arms. Thrusters built into the boots allowed flight in the absence of wind, although for prolonged long-range flight Terry typically used the Batmobile. In case the suit was stolen, the circuitry in the suit could be paralyzed remotely from the Batcave.
This variation of the suit was noted to make use of hard light technology. (Batman Beyond: Neo-Year v1 #6)
One variation of the suit was equipped with an artificial intelligence program designed to aid the user with this being called A.L.F.R.E.D. (The New 52: Futures End FCBD Special Edition v1 #1)
Notes
- Terry McGinnis was created by Bruce Timm and Paul Dini as an original creation for the DC Animated Universe in Batman Beyond "Rebirth, Part 1" (1999) where he was voiced by actor Will Friedle.
- The character made his first comic appearance in Superman/Batman Annual v1 #4 (June, 2010).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In Batman Beyond, Terry McGinnis made his first appearance as the protoganist in the shared continuity of the DC Animated Universe and was voiced by actor Will Freidle.
Films
Video games
- In the Arkhamverse, the Batman Beyond costume appeared in the shared continuity setting:
- In Batman: Arkham City, Terry McGinis's advanced Batsuit was available as a pre-order bonus that could be worn by Batman in the video game.
- In Batman: Arkham Knight, Terry McGinis's advanced Batsuit was available as a pre-order bonus that could be worn by Batman in the video game.
- In Injustice: Gods Among Us, the Terry Ginnis advanced Batsuit appeared as an alternate unlockable costume for Batman in the fighting video game.
- In DC Legends, the Terry McGinnis Batman Beyond appeared as a playable character in the mobile video game.
Appearances
- Batman Beyond:
- Batman Beyond v5:
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