James Gordon (Earth-6531)

"We all make a difference. A lot of times it won't be huge, it won't be even visible, but at the end of the game it will matter the same."

- - Commissioner James Gordon to Batman

Commissioner James "Jim" Gordon is the commissioner of the Gotham City Police Department and one of Batman's greatest allies. Gordon originally found himself as one of the few honest police officers in the entire GCPD force, always following the rules, which pitted him against then Commissioner Gillian Loeb and SWAT leader Howard Branden. Working alongside Batman to defend the city from the League of Shadows and later the Joker and his bounty hunters, the two gained each other's trusts, and started working together.

Early Life
James Gordon was born in Gotham City, New Jersey, where he grew in a poor and violent neighbor, having to fend for himself during his childhood. He eventually became a member of the Gotham City Police Department, where he found that crime ran deep not only in the streets, but also in the police force under the helm of Commissioner Gillian Loeb.

The GCPD
In December 11th, 1983, Gordon took a statement by a young Bruce Wayne over the death of his parents, Thomas and Martha Wayne, at the hands of Joe Chill. While his partner claimed the child would be fine duo to his money, Jim attempted to reason with Bruce, interrogating him about the murders in a respectful and calm manner to give the young Wayne a sense of security, to which Bruce was only able to ask why would someone murder someone else. Moved by his words, Gordon said it was the dark nature of the city, and asked Bruce to call him "Jim".

He attempted to bring Chill to justice for years, when the GCPD was finally able to do so, sending him to Blackgate Penitentiary, where he would remain for the next decade, sharing a cell with crime lord Carmine Falcone.

In the next years, James became an annoyance to Loeb and his loyalists, namely SWAT captain Howard Branden, but they recognized his usefulness and notorious public persona of being a "good cop", so they allowed him to stay, and he rose through the ranks, eventually becoming a captain. He continued with his honesty and sense of duty, refusing to take bribes from crime lords such as Black Mask. Loeb and Branden then arranged for Arnold Flass to beat Gordon down in order to send him a message, as requested by Black Mask himself, who was unhappy for being pursued by the GCPD.