Thomas Wayne

"Bruce, I know all the stories you've read, they've told you to stay out of the darkness and the creatures that live in it. I don't want you to run from the dark, Bruce, sometimes you need to embrace it, make it your own, only then will you realize the world has a bit more light, a bit more hope than you realized."

-Thomas Wayne

Thomas Wayne is the father of Bruce Wayne and was once a renowned surgeon in Gotham City before his murder at the hands of a mugger in Crime Alley, alongside his wife, Martha. Their death serves as the main reason Bruce took the mantle of Batman, to make sure no one would suffer the same fate. The death of the Waynes was often considered the starting point of the high rate of crime that would begin soon after.

The Time Rip

Thomas Wayne is one of the men encountered during Tony Carter's arrival into the past by Darkseid. Carter attends a masquerade party with the Wayne Family where Wayne dresses up as a character he calls "The Bat-Man", to Carter's amusement. The party is cut short by an attack led by Jack Napier and a gang of thugs. To Carter's surprise, Wayne proves himself a formidable fighter, even reminding Carter of Bruce in the future. After the two say goodbye Wayne remarks that Carter reminds him of himself as a boy and hopes his son will grow up to become a good man like him.