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Thomas Wayne is a fictional character in the Batman series of comic books. A gifted surgeon and philanthropist, Dr. Thomas Wayne is the father of Bruce Wayne and the husband of Martha Wayne. He is the inheritor of the Wayne family fortune after Patrick Wayne, which was built through industry and real estate by previous generations. He is first introduced in Detective Comics #33 (November 1939) in the first exposition of Batman's origin story. In the story, he and his wife are murdered by a mugger, traumatizing yet influencing their son to be Batman. The character plays a major role in Geoff Johns' alternate timeline comic Flashpoint (2011) as a hardened version of Batman.
Biography
Le Dr. Thomas Wayne est le père de Bruce Wayne et le mari de Martha Wayne. C'est un chirurgien doué ainsi qu'un bienfaiteur participant à de nombreuses œuvres de charité. La fortune de la famille Wayne vient de ses nombreuses acquisitions immobilières et industrielles.Les apparitions de Thomas Wayne ne se font qu'à travers les souvenirs de Bruce ou d'Alfred Pennyworth. Il est fréquent que Bruce Wayne rêve de son père. Un élément récurrent dans la biographie de Thomas Wayne est le jour où Bruce tomba dans une crevasse du jardin du Manoir Wayne. La grotte ainsi découverte deviendra la future Batcave. (selon les scénaristes cette crevasse est parfois remplacée par un puits abandonné). Ce fut Thomas Wayne qui sauva son fils terrifié.
Le Dr. Wayne fut aussi, en quelque sorte, le premier Batman. Par un concours de circonstances, Thomas Wayne arrête des voleurs alors qu'il se rendait à un bal masqué déguisé en chauve-souris. Grâce à cet acte héroïque, Lew Moxon fut emprisonné. Ce dernier ordonna le meurtre de Thomas Wayne dix ans plus tard. Lorsque Bruce se rendit compte que Moxon fit tuer ses parents, il décida de le rencontrer. Cependant, Moxon souffre d'amnésie sélective et ne se rappelle plus ses actes passés. Bruce utilise le costume que son père avait fabriqué pour ce bal costumé pour créer un choc. Moxon se souvient alors de son crime. Il fuit en pensant être poursuivi par le spectre de Thomas Wayne. Il se fait renverser par un camion et meurt de ses blessures.
Un temps, on suspecte Thomas Wayne d'être le père de Bane. Un test ADN prouvera le contraire. Le véritable père de Bane est en réalité King Snake.
Thomas Wayne sauve la vie de Carmine Falcone quelques jours avant d'être tué. Vincent, le père de Falcone, implore Thomas Wayne de sauver son fils qui s'est fait tirer dessus lors d'une guerre des gangs déclenchée par Luigi Maroni. Thomas veut emmener le jeune Falcone à l'Hôpital, mais Vincent insiste pour que personne ne soit au courant de la fusillade. Il opère donc Carmine Falcone sur la table du salon, assisté d'Alfred. Bruce observe cette scène en silence. Des années plus tard, lorsque Alberto Falcone se met en guerre contre Gotham sous le masque d'Holiday, Batman ressent de l'amertume envers son père, car s'il avait laissé Falcone mourir, rien de tout cela ne serait arrivé.
Le 26 juin à 22 h 47, Thomas et Martha Wayne se font assassiner par balles par Joe Chill, une petite frappe. Cela se produit sous les yeux de Bruce, âgé de 8 ans, à la sortie d'un cinéma. Le collier de Martha Wayne lui est arraché violement, ses perles tombant dans les égouts. Cet évènement ébranla la ville de Gotham, vue la renommée des victimes. La ruelle dans laquelle les Wayne furent tués fut renommé en Crime Alley (anciennement Park Row). C'est ce traumatisme qui mena Bruce Wayne à devenir Batman.
Vu le nombre important de scénaristes qui ont écrit sur Batman, certains faits concernant le meurtre des Wayne varient :
L'âge de Bruce au moment de l'évènement varie généralement entre six et dix ans. Cependant, les scénaristes se sont mis d'accord pour le fixer à huit ans. Le film Batman Begins confirme cette thèse.
Le meurtrier presque toujours Joe Chill, bien que selon certaines histoires, Batman n'ait jamais découvert l'identité de ce dernier. On ignore si Chill était une petite frappe minable ou un tueur à gages chargé d'assassiner les Wayne avec préméditation. Dans le film Batman de Tim Burton il est remplacé par Jack Napier qui deviendra le futur Joker.
Le spectacle que les Wayne sont allés voir avant l'agression est variable selon les versions : le film des années 1920 le Signe de Zorro avec Douglas Fairbanks soit la version années 1940 du même film avec Tyrone Power. Dans Batman Begins, il s'agit de Mefistofele, l'opéra d'Arrigo Boito.
Dans l'univers Flashpoint, c'est Thomas Wayne qui endosse le costume de Batman, pour venger la mort de son fils.
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Filmography of Thomas Wayne (7 films)
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, 2h31Directed by Zack Snyder
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about children, Batman films, Superman films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Superhero films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane
Rating64%
Gotham City-based vigilante Batman travels to Metropolis to preemptively combat Superman, fearing what would happen if the latter is kept unchecked, while another threat endangers humankind.
Batman vs. Robin (2015)
, 1h16Directed by Jay Oliva
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about children, Batman films, Superhero films, Super-héros inspiré de comics
Actors Jason O'Mara, David McCallum, Troy Baker, Sean Maher, Jeremy Sisto, Grey DeLisle
Rating71%
During an investigation of missing children, Damian Wayne, still fighting crime as Robin, has taken the Batmobile out to an abandoned toy factory without Batman's consent, where he finds Anton Schott, who is responsible for the children's disappearance and has also transformed some of them into grotesque, mutilated "Dolls". Damian's father, Bruce, arrives as Batman to aid Damian in the resulting battle, with Damian chasing after the Schott while Batman knocks out the Dolls with gas and frees the remaining children. Damian chooses to spare Schott, only for an owl-masked assassin to kill him, telling Damian to never doubt his instincts. The assassin leaves Damian and the Schott's body behind, leading Batman to accuse Damian of murdering him when he arrives. Damian insists he spared Schott out of respect for Batman, and after inspecting the body further, Batman discovers an owl feather.
, 1h15Directed by Jay Oliva
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about children, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Time travel films, Films set in the future, Batman films, Superman films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Superhero films, Political films, Dystopian films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Films about extraterrestrial life, Disaster films
Actors Justin Chambers, Kevin McKidd, Michael B. Jordan, C. Thomas Howell, Nathan Fillion, Ron Perlman
Rating80%
While visiting his mother's grave, Barry Allen, known as the Flash, is alerted to a break-in by Captain Cold, Captain Boomerang, Heat Wave, Mirror Master, and the Top at the Flash Museum. Defeating the Rogues, he discovers that they have been hired by his archenemy Professor Eobard "Zoom" Thawne, the Reverse-Flash as part of a plan to destroy Central City. With the help of the Justice League, Barry foils Zoom's plot, but Zoom's taunts over the death of his mother still haunt Barry as he departs.
, 1h16Directed by Jay Oliva
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Animation
Themes Films about children, Batman films, Superman films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Superhero films, Political films, Dystopian films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Peter Weller, Michael McKean, Ariel Winter, David Selby, Wade Williams, Michael Emerson
Rating81%
After the death of his protégé Jason Todd, billionaire industrialist Bruce Wayne was forced to retire from his Batman persona. Ten years later, Gotham City is overrun with crime and terrorized by a gang known as the Mutants. The 55-year-old Wayne maintains a friendship with 70-year-old retiring Police Commissioner James Gordon, while the Joker (Batman's archenemy) has been catatonic in Arkham Asylum since Wayne's retirement. Arkham inmate and former district attorney Harvey Dent undergoes plastic surgery to repair his disfigured face. Although he is declared sane, he quickly goes into hiding following his release. Dent's disappearance, news stories of the crime epidemic throughout the city and the memory of his parents' deaths drive Wayne to become Batman once more. He combats serious crimes, rescuing 13-year-old Carrie Kelley, but now struggles with the physical limitations of age.
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
, 2h44Directed by Christopher Nolan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Action, Crime
Themes Films about children, Films about terrorism, Batman films, Superhero films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Arme nucléaire
Actors Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Anne Hathaway, Morgan Freeman, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Rating78%
Eight years after Harvey Dent's (Aaron Eckhart) death, the Dent Act grants the Gotham City Police Department powers which nearly eradicate organized crime. Feeling guilty for covering up Dent's crimes, Police Commissioner James Gordon (Gary Oldman) writes a resignation speech confessing the truth but decides not to use it. Batman has disappeared, and Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) has become a recluse. Cat burglar Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway) obtains Bruce's fingerprints from his home, kidnaps a congressman, then disappears. Selina hands Bruce's fingerprints to Phillip Stryver (Burn Gorman), an assistant to Bruce's business rival John Daggett (Ben Mendelsohn), in hope of having her criminal record erased. Stryver double-crosses Selina, but she uses the congressman's stolen phone to alert the police to their location. Gordon and the police arrive to find the congressman, and then pursue Stryver's men into the sewers while Selina flees. A masked militant named Bane (Tom Hardy) captures Gordon. Gordon escapes and is found by John Blake (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a once-orphaned patrol officer who has deduced Batman's true identity from their similar backgrounds. Gordon promotes Blake to detective, with Blake reporting directly to him.
Batman: Gotham Knight (2008)
, 1h16Directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Bruce Timm, Hiroshi Morioka, Toshiyuki Kubooka
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime, Animation
Themes Films about children, Batman films, Superhero films, Super-héros inspiré de comics
Actors Kevin Conroy, Gary Dourdan, Jason Marsden, David McCallum, Jim Meskimen, Ana Ortiz
Rating66%
Anthologie de 6 histoires relatant les aventures de Batman.
Batman Begins (2005)
, 2h20Directed by Christopher Nolan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Action, Crime
Themes Films about children, Medical-themed films, Sports films, Films about terrorism, Martial arts films, Batman films, Superhero films, Films about psychiatry, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy
Rating77%
As a child, Bruce Wayne falls down a dry well, where he is attacked by a swarm of bats; he subsequently develops chiroptophobia. While watching an opera with his parents, Bruce is frightened by performers masquerading as bats, and asks to leave. Outside, the family is targeted by a mugger, Joe Chill, who murders Bruce's parents, leaving him to be raised by the family butler, Alfred Pennyworth.