The DC Animated Universe was a series of shows and feature-length films that aired or were released during the period from 1992 through 2006 and featured many characters from the DC Comics roster. While many characters played important or ongoing roles in the series, many more appeared only in the background. This is a list of characters appearing in the related shows and films. The information is broken down by production and sorted by original air date or release date.
Batman: The Animated Series
The series debuted in 1992 and ran through 1993, and 65 original episodes, under the title Batman. The characters it used consisted of primarily of those drawn from Batman related comic books, though a few were adapted from other DC Comics series or created specifically for the show. Notably, the show created the character of Harley Quinn / Harleen Quinzel.
Protagonists
Batman / Bruce Wayne
Robin / Dick Grayson
Batgirl / Barbara Gordon
Alfred Pennyworth
Leslie Thompkins
James Gordon
Harvey Bullock
Renee Montoya
Additional protagonists
Zatara
Zatanna
Jonah Hex
Antagonists
Achilles Milo
Arnold Stromwell (Eugene Roche) Bane Catwoman / Selina Kyle Clayface / Matt Hagen The Clock King / Temple Fugate Count Vertigo The Crime Doctor / Matthew Thorne Emile Dorian HARDAC (Jeff Bennett) Harley Quinn / Harleen Quinzel Hugo Strange The Joker Josiah Wormwood Killer Croc / Waylon Jones Kyodai Ken (Robert Ito) The Mad Hatter / Jervis Tetch Man-Bat / Kirk Langstrom Maxie Zeus Mister Freeze / Victor Fries The Penguin / Oswald Cobblepot Poison Ivy / Pamela Isley Ra's al Ghul Red Claw (Kate Mulgrew) The Riddler / Edward Nigma Roland Daggett (Edward Asner) Rupert Thorne (John Vernon) The Scarecrow / Jonathan Crane Sewer King Talia al Ghul Tony Zucco Two-Face / Harvey Dent Ubu (Tomoya Kawai) The Ventriloquist / Arnold Wesker
Supporting and additional characters
Lucius Fox
Hamilton Hill
Anthony Romulus
Francine Langstrom
Karl Rossum
Summer Gleeson
Gray Ghost / Simon Trent (Adam West) Tygrus Veronica Vreeland Thomas Wayne Martha Wayne
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Released theatrically in 1993, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm continued the style and primary character use from Batman: The Animated Series. It also introduced a character created specifically for the film.
Batman / Bruce Wayne
Andrea Beaumont / The Phantasm
Alfred Pennyworth
James Gordon
Harvey Bullock
The Joker
Veronica Vreeland
The Adventures of Batman & Robin
When Batman: The Animated Series was renewed for an additional 20 episodes, it was also renamed The Adventures of Batman & Robin and featured Robin more prominently. These episodes ran from 1994 through 1995 along with reruns of the previous season. Most of the characters used had appeared in the previous season. Most of those that had not were either created specifically for the show or drawn from Batman-related comic books.
Protagonists
Batman / Bruce Wayne
Robin / Dick Grayson
Batgirl / Barbara Gordon
Alfred Pennyworth
James Gordon
Harvey Bullock
Renee Montoya
Antagonists
Baby-Doll / Mary Dahl
Bane
Catwoman / Selina Kyle
The Clock King / Temple Fugate
Condiment King
Harley Quinn / Harleen Quinzel
The Joker
Killer Croc / Waylon Jones
Lock-Up / Lyle Bolton
The Mad Hatter / Jervis Tetch
Mister Freeze / Victor Fries
The Penguin / Oswald Cobblepot
Poison Ivy / Pamela Isley
Ra's al Ghul
Red Claw
The Riddler / Edward Nigma
Roland Daggett
Rupert Thorne
The Scarecrow / Jonathan Crane
Talia al Ghul
The Terrible Trio
Fox / Warren Lawford
Shark / Gunther Hardwick
Vulture / Armand Lydecker
Two-Face / Harvey Dent
Ubu
The Ventriloquist / Arnold Wesker
Supporting and additional characters
Bat-Mite (Pat Fraley) Lucius Fox Jonah Hex Hamilton Hill Karl Rossum Summer Gleeson Veronica Vreeland
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
A feature-length production released directly to video in 1998, Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero was based on the style of Batman: The Animated Series and The Adventures of Batman & Robin. The characters used had previously appeared in those two shows.