Thomas Wayne (Earth-8922)

"In the event of my death, I hereby declare that all my worldly possessions pass to my son, Bruce Wayne. Bruce, I ask that you honor the Wayne family legacy, and commit yourself to the improvement of New York and Manhattan, its institutions, and its citizens. Please, be strong. You are young, but destined for great things. Make the most of your opportunities. Use them to give back to a city that has given us so much, to change the lives of millions of people. Do not be frivolous with this wealth. Please, do not waste it all on fast cars, and outrageous clothes, and the pursuit of a destructive lifestyle. Invest in New York. Treat its people like family. Watch over them and use this money to safeguard them from forces beyond their control. My deepest regret is I will not see you grow into the good man I know you will become. And finally, my son, I ask that you never abandon this city to fate. We have lived through dark days, and no doubt there are more to come. But it is the good and great men who stand up for New York when others turn and run. In death, I will love you forever. Your father, Thomas."

- - Thomas Wayne's message to his son Thomas Wayne was an inventor, businessman, engineer, medical doctor and founder of Wayne Enterprises. Through World War II, Thomas worked on numerous governamental programs, including the Manhattan Project and Project Rebirth, the latter with the aid of the Strategic Scientific Reserve, which he also aided against HYDRA and the Red Skull. With Vibranium, he built the shield of Captain America, and after the war, retrieved the Tesseract, which was lost during the last battle between Red Skull and Captain America, which ended with the apparent deaths of both of the.

All went well, until that, roughly one year after World War II, he was deemed a traitor to the United States, falsely accused of selling weapons to Russia. However, his friend Peggy Carter undertook a quest alongside the former MI6 operative Alfred Pennyworth, with the intent of proving his inocence. Both were ultimately sucessful and his name was clean. Later in his life, Thomas married the socialyte Martha Reilly, whom he had a son with, Bruce. He also developed the kevlar suit which would become the batsuit. He then became one of the founding members of S.H.I.E.L.D., and for five years there he served, until his death at the hands of Joe Chill alongside his wife.