Nelle loro imprese per la salvaguardia di New Gotham le donne sono affiancate dal Detective Jesse Reese del dipartimento di polizia della città e dal supporto morale di Alfred Pennyworth, l'ex maggiordomo di Bruce Wayne.Ĭuando el Joker ataca a Catwoman y a Barbara Gordon (Batgirl), Batman entiende que ha llegado el momento de retirarse. Nella lotta contro i criminali metaumani della città (alcuni pilotati dalla psichiatra Harleen Quinzell, compagna del Joker) si unirà a loro l'adolescente dai poteri telepatici Dinah Redmond, arrivata a New Gotham da un'imprecisata città per sfuggire a dei genitori adottivi i quali, intimoriti dalle capacità della ragazza, avrebbero voluto mandarla in un centro per la guarigione dei mutanti. Sette anni dopo, quando la città viene ricostruita dopo un terremoto col nome di New Gotham, il ruolo di guardiani della città passa a Barbara, diventata nel frattempo Oracolo, e a Cacciatrice, figlia del Cavaliere Oscuro e della sua storica amante/rivale.
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Quinzel's attempts to discover what Helena is hiding - and the duplicitous nature of their therapy sessions together - form a large part of the series arc, beginning in the pilot episode and being resolved in the series finale.ĭopo che Joker ha paralizzato Barbara Gordon e Catwoman muore per mano di un misterioso assassino, Batman si esilia volontariamente da Gotham City.
Quinzel, though they are unaware of her involvement until the final episode of the series. At first, he is disapproving of Helena's vigilantism, even trying to arrest her, but eventually he realizes there is a need for the Birds of Prey to take down criminals the police can't handle.ĭuring the course of the show, the Birds of Prey often find themselves confronted with schemes masterminded by Dr. It is into this world that Detective Reese is drawn, reluctantly teaming up with Huntress and the Birds of Prey to defeat metahuman criminals.
No two metahumans have the same specific ability (or set of abilities) and there exists a whole subculture of metahuman society that the outside world knows nothing about. The two are joined by Dinah (after she assists them in defeating Larry Ketterlly, a version of the Scarecrow) Alfred Pennyworth, who serves Helena as she is heir to the Wayne estate and Detective Jesse Reese, a police officer confronted with crimes and abilities he cannot explain.Ī central feature of the series is the concept of metahumans: Individuals born with powers that cannot be explained. In his absence, Oracle and the Huntress have taken over his war on crime. The series is set in New Gotham City, several years after it has been abandoned by Batman.
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