Warren McGinnis
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| Warren McGinnis | |
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| Information | |
| Species: | Human |
| Hair: | Red |
| Eyes: | Brown |
| Relatives: | Mary McGinnis(ex-wife) Terrence McGinnis(son) Matthew McGinnis(son) |
| Voiced by: | Michael Gross |
Warren McGinnis was the legal father of Terry and Matthew McGinnis.
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[edit] History
At some point in his life, Warren met and married Mary. After their marriage, Warren was given a flu shot that was, unbeknownst to him, actually a nanotech solution programmed to rewrite his reproductive material into a copy of Bruce Wayne's. The solution was part of Project Batman Beyond, a plan made by Amanda Waller to create a new Batman to replace Bruce when he grew too old to continue his work.[1]
A year later, Mary gave birth to Terry McGinnis, who was actually the biological offspring of Mary and Bruce. Warren remained Terry's legal father, none the wiser about what had been done to him.[1]
When Terry was around eight years old, Warren accompanied his wife and son to see a movie, The Grey Ghost Strikes. Warren and his family were unaware that, as they walked through the parking area, they were targeted by a lurking assassin, who was under orders from Amanda Waller to implement the next phase of Project Batman Beyond: to kill Warren and Mary in order to put Terry on the path to becoming Batman. However, Phantasm refused to complete the mission and thus Warren and his wife were spared.[1]
Soon after the near-assassination, Mary gave birth to Warren's second son, Matthew, who was also the biological son of Mary and Bruce Wayne.[1]
At some point during Terry and Matt's childhood, Warren took his family to the Wildlife Way Station.[2]
Eventually and for reasons unknown, Warren and Mary divorced. Terry moved in with his father, likely because of the boy's increasingly-rebellous behavior, while Matt stayed with Mary.[3]
At some point, Warren came to work at Wayne-Powers' research division. One day, he was contacted by Harry Tully, who asked that Warren meet with him. Warren noticed that Tully was looking "slagged" and observed a series of strange bruises on Tully's arm. Tully handed Warren a disc, but before he could explain further, their meeting was cut short by Mr. Fixx, who had Tully taken away. Warren's questions about Tully's condition went unanswered.[3]
Shortly thereafter, Derek Powers summoned Warren to his office, who explained that Tully had suffered an allergic reaction to a chemical compound in the laboratory. Powers assured Warren that Tully would soon make a full recovery. Warren accepted the explanation, though he was not entirely convinced, and on his way out, Powers asked him if he knew about a file that was missing from Tully's records. Warren denied any knowlege of it.[3]
Once at home, Warren investigated the disc Tully had given him. In the midst of this, Warren found himself embroiled in an argument with Terry. Their tempers flared at one another, and the argument ended with Terry scoffing at his father's life accomplishments and storming out of the apartment, flouting the fact that his father had grounded him on account of Terry getting into a fight at school. Shortly after Terry's departure, Warren was visited by Mr. Fixx.[3]
Some hours later, Terry returned home to find his mother waiting for him and that Warren had been murdered. The police blamed the crime on the Jokerz, since the hallway had been spray-painted with the word "HA!" The details of Warren's death remained undisclosed, though Mr. Fixx later confided to Derek Powers that he had "[taken] care of [Terry's] old man." Sometime between Terry's departure and his death, Warren was able to hide the disc given to him by Tully in a picture frame, which was later found by Terry.[3]
Warren's murder had a profound influence on Terry's life, prompting him to take on the role Amanda Waller had originally intended for him, that of Batman.[4]
[edit] Background Information
According to episode writer Dwayne McDuffie, Bruce, as the World's Greatest Detective, became aware that Terry and Matt were his biological sons at some point after Terry became Batman. His subsequent decision not to reveal this knowledge to Terry was made, in part, out of respect for Warren, who had raised both boys since birth.[5]
[edit] Appearances and References
Batman Beyond
- "Rebirth, Part I"
- "Rebirth, Part II" (Mentioned Only)
- "Spellbound" (Mentioned Only)
- "Ascension" (Mentioned Only)
- "Revenant" (Mentioned Only)
- "Babel" (Mentioned Only)
- "Inqueling" (Mentioned Only)
- "Speak No Evil" (Mentioned Only)
Justice League Unlimited
- "Epilogue" (Cameo in flashbacks)
