Batman decrease to the a deep anxiety over Jason’s “death”, such to the level that he kept their costume along with a photo out of your and you may Jason to your monitor about Batcave. In reality, his demise try faked and you may Joker proceeded to torture Jason to possess merely more than per year during the an abandoned wing at Arkham Asylum ahead of Jason fled. Bruce avoided looking Jason just after the guy obtained their passing for the recording and you will desired Tim Drake to battle crime together with him as the Robin. Although not, because of him however grieving to own Jason, Batman perform sometimes telephone call Tim, Jason. Within the retaliation so you’re able to Commissioner Gordon’s operate, Joker crippled Barbara, and you may restricted the girl to help you a wheel sofa.
Barbara try forced to quit attacking crime in the field and you may took on brand new mantle of Oracle. Catwoman including turned into an infamous burglar during the Gotham, and her like/dislike reference to Batman bloomed, that also turned into problems whenever experienced ranging from decision making conflicting between Batman’s motives together with intentions out of herself and her other bad guys, notably their best friends, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn.