Ryan Wilder (Earth-Prime)

"I keep people at arm's length. I lost a lot of people in my life, and I am scared to death to lose anyone else, so I don't let people in, and the whole superhero thing gives me an excuse to keep doing that."

- Ryan Wilder

Ryan Wilder is a wrongfully arrested criminal and a former inmate at Blackgate Penitentiary. Ryan is also the estranged daughter of Jada Jet, the sister of Marquis Jet and the adoptive daughter of Cora Lewis.

As a witness of Kate Kane's plane incident, Ryan found the Batsuit in the debris and wore the protective suit in order to defend the powerless citizens of Gotham from the False Face Society. She was later found by Luke Fox and Mary Hamilton, Kate's vigilante team. Ryan was given the permission to wear the suit and become the second Batwoman until Kate's return.

Kate later returned under Black Mask's brainwash into thinking she was Circe Sionis, Ryan assisted in restoring Kate's mind and given the blessing to take over the mantle as Batwoman, with the citizens giving her the title of Caped Crusader.

Early Life
After Ryan was born, Ryan was told that her mother died during childbirth and her father died some time prior.

At some point, Ryan was an assistant instructor for two years.

Kidnapped
In 2005, a young Ryan was searching for comic books on Ghost Kid and the Candy Lady lured her into the her own minivan using other comic books. The Candy Lady then locked Ryan up in her attic with a jelly bean jar, later taking away one by one until Ryan breaks. However, Ryan was rescued by her friend from Wayside Heights, Angelique Martin, who got caught purposely and escaped with Ryan.

Criminal Life
"Make the most of what time you have left."

- Ryan quotes Cora

Years later, Ryan was adopted by Cora Lewis and lived in an apartment until Cora was killed by the Alice in Wonderland Gang.

At some point in her life, Ryan was a criminal and was framed by Crows Security on drug dealing, later put to jail for 18 months. She was arrested twice on February 15, 2019, and April 30, 2019, for "possession and intent to distribute controlled substances".

After being released, Ryan was not accepted at any jobs due to her ex-con backgrounds and had to live in a van with her plant.

In late 2015, Angelique gave Ryan a plant (Desert Rose). Ryan then cherished it and gave it to her mother when they moved into their apartment. However, her mother died soon after the move and Ryan treats the plant as a part of her mother, often talking to her.

Rescued by Batwoman
In Halloween 2020, Ryan was rescued by Batwoman after an attempted mugging.

Time to be Powerful
Two months later in January 2021, Ryan witnessed the Wayne Enterprises Jet GC9K 23 crashing into the ocean and the beach which Kate Kane was on. She then rushed to help them and rescued a man by performing CPR on him. As she walks around to look for survivors, she found a pieces of the Batsuit and took it away.

After leaving the scene, Ryan put on the Batsuit and attacked the False Face Society but was overwhelmed, only to fight back after pressing unknown buttons on the suit. Ryan then accidently turned on the GPS signal for Luke and Mary to find her in the sewers. Ryan talked to Luke and Mary how she would return the suit when she sought revenge for Cora, and escaped using the Grappling Gun.

As Ryan read a newspaper on Kate's past and disappearance, she realized that Kate was also a hero and chose to return the suit to the Bat Team by turning on the GPS signal. However, Bruce Wayne, disguise by Tommy Elliot, entered the Batcave and found the location of the suit. Tommy then used the Batmobile and tried to attack Ryan for the suit.

Resting in her van, Ryan was awaken by a message sent from Luke to the Batsuit and she escaped driving her van away. Despite having an advantage in the start of the chase, she was caught up by the Batmobile and Luke took control of the Batmobile to stop it. Ryan parked in a corner and lured Tommy in. She then attacked him in the Batsuit and fought together. Tommy used the Kryptonite and penetrated the suit. Falling unconscious, Tommy walked over and Ryan attacked him again, surprising him. Tommy then took her plant from the van and shattered the vase as a weapon, only to anger Ryan and beaten up by her, making the mask of Bruce Wayne's face to slide off.

After the chaos, Ryan escaped and returned the suit to the Bat Team. Ryan then returned to her life in the van, only to realize that the Kryptonite has poisoned her from the wound.

Normal Life
Days after being the Batwoman, Ryan returned to her daily life of attending the parole officer's meeting. Ryan later went to Balton Security and applied for a job, only to be turned down due to her prior criminal history. Ryan then went to a grocery shop and attempted to buy painkillers for her Kryptonite wound. However, a robbery occurred and Ryan fought against the criminal, only to be arrested by Crows Security due to a misunderstanding.

Ryan was then taken to the Crows HQ for interrogation and talked to Sophie Moore, a familiar agent of Crows. During the session, Ryan told Sophie to check the security feed and was later allowed to leave. Ryan then complained how Commander Kane never apprehended Alice and was informed that how he no longer has feelings towards her villainous daughter. However, Ryan's assumption was Jacob being racist, with Sophie then dismissing her and told her to leave.

Toxin Bats
After talking to Sophie, Ryan realized that Alice was Jacob's daughter and confronted Mary Hamilton at her clinic. The two was then approached and found Mouse's corpse with bat marks. They then investigated the body and confirmed that Mouse was killed with the same poison that killed Catherine, Mary's mother. The bat then bursted out of Mouse's chest and attacked the team, with Ryan screaming and running, later claiming to be afraid of bats.

On January 31, 2021, countless people protested in Gotham Square for Batwoman. Ryan then proposed she wears the suit and pose as Batwoman to allow the people to leave the plaza before Alice starts an attack. However, her speech was unable to evacuate the people and the plaza was attacked by Toxin Bats, with countless bit by them and in critical danger. During the chaos, Ryan fought Alice on top of the roof and was unable to kill the latter. Ryan then worked on searching for the device that gathered the bats and brought it with her on the Batmobile, drawing the danger away from the plaza while Mary synthesize a cure. On the way away from the crowd, Ryan stopped in front of a Crows Security Bus and threatened an agent to leave the bus. Ryan then tossed the device on the bus while attracting the bats on the bus, later throwing a grenade to kill the murder weapons. She was then approached by a homeless person who exclaimed that Ryan is Batwoman.

Ryan then returned to the Batcave and received the blessing from Luke and Mary on becoming the Batwoman, replacing Kate Kane until she returns.

"Bat Girl Magic!"
As Batwoman, Ryan intercepted a drug dealing between the False Face Society and addict. However, she failed to land successfully due to her boots size. Ryan then started throwing Batarangs at the gang with Luke on the comms reminding her that each of them costs $1000. The criminal then stated that she was not Batwoman, and Ryan waited for a reply from Luke, eventually not getting any. However, Ryan's suit started beeping and she left to attend a meeting with her parole officer.

During the meeting, Ryan and the officer talked about her job, with Ryan calling Mary for "confirmation". Mary then proposed that she could actually offer Ryan a job at The Hold Up as a civilian disguise.

At the Batcave, the team witnessed a news report on Victor Zsasz's break in at Hamilton Dynamics, with Ryan being able to quickly identify the criminal as Zsasz. Ryan then went to Zsasz's apartment and was knocked out of the window with a rocket launcher. Ryan later returned to Batcave and proposed to talk to Zsasz as Ryan. During the talk, Ryan was able to use her Sniffer using her connection with Angelique Martin.

"New look! New Batwoman."

- Victor Zsasz and Ryan Wilder

Ryan then returned to the Batcave and modified the Batsuit, later receiving a call from Mary about being attacked by Zsasz. Ryan then donned the new suit and went to Mary's clinic, fighting Zsasz and knocking him unconscious. Ryan's actions were then reported by Gotham City Gazette and Vesper Fairchild.

Ryan then attended another session with her parole officer and saw the newspaper, later returning to The Hold Up with Luke apologizing to her, giving her a new Batarangs and compromised with her about being Batwoman.

Facing Childhood Fears
Weeks later, Ryan was approached by a child who asked her for help as his brother went missing. Ryan then investigated and determined his last known location is Wayside Heights, the former foster home of Ryan and Angelique. She then went with Mary Hamilton to the location and told the latter about her kidnapped experience years ago. She then deduced that Kevin might be kidnapped by the same person as her kidnapper and pinpointed the location of her residence. Ryan then attacked her, with the Candy Lady being able to fight back and knock her unconscious. Ryan later woke up and fought back, allowing the Candy Lady to be arrested.

Ryan then went to a False Face Society Hotspot and found Jacob Kane about to be killed by Kevin under the command of the gang. Ryan was then able to rescue Kane from the gang and fought with him against the gang members. Ryan then allowed Kevin to go with Kane and returned to The Hold Up, only to be approached by Angelique Martin.

Chase for the Napier Painting
After rescuing Jacob Kane from Pike, an assassin from Coryana, Ryan returned to the apartment and met Angelique during breakfast. They then listened to Vesper Fairchild regarding the art criminal Wolf Spider. Angelique then saw Ryan's Kryptonite wound on her shoulder and told her to have it checked.

Ryan was then called by Sophie using the Batsignal. Ryan then formed a temporal alliance with the Crows and worked to search for the Napier Painting which contains the map to Coryana, allowing them to find Kate Kane.

Ryan then entered the illegal auction using the Batarang as a "ticket". However, she was unable to answer Evan's question and was nearly kicked out of the event, only to be rescued by Angelique Martin. Ryan then found the Napier Painting and sent the image to the Batcave. Ryan then suited up and returned to the painting, only to see Wolf Spider stealing it. During the chase, Ryan was slowed down due to her Kryptonite wound and was unable to catch up to Wolf Spider. The art criminal was then blocked by the Crows, who hit him with the car and severely injured him. Ryan then drove the Batmobile to the scene and brought Evan to the Mary's clinic for treatment.

Ryan then approached Sophie, who informed Ryan that she has the two agents fired already. Ryan was unsatisfied by the result and told her to quit the Crows as well.

Injury Worsens
After fighting several thugs, Ryan suffers from her Kryptonite poisoning and went to Gotham General. With the doctor inspecting her wound and issued some painkillers for her. Angelique then paid the medical bill using drug dealing money, causing Ryan to convince her to leave this life. They then returned to Ryan's penthouse and Ryan offered a position to Angelique at The Hold Up, with her refusing the offer. As Angelique went to get the painkillers, Ryan planted the app in her phone under Sophie's command to search for the Snakebite supplier.

Ryan later went to Mary's clinic and rescued her and Jacob from Aaron Helzinger who seeks the cure for his disorder. More criminals then entered the clinic and Ryan was forced to choose between the map to Coryana and Sophie. Ryan chose Sophie and gave the map to the criminals. She then received a call from the doctor, who informed her about the radiation from the injury.

On the other day, Ryan suffers from serious pain and was treated by the Bat Team. However, they were too late and the Kryptonite entered Ryan's brain, causing her to lose control over her behaviors and induced hallucinations. Ryan then searched for Ocean driving in the Batmobile with a hallucination of Cora Lewis and went to Angelique's apartment, seeking for answers. Angelique then tricked her and pushed her off the balcony. The GCPD then arrived and attempted to arrest Ryan, only for her to be rescued by the team.

"Do you know who I am? Honestly, so many women keep showing up in that outfit, it's impossible to keep track."

- Ryan and Alice

She then went to Ocean's lair and fought against Alice, revealing her identity to her and sought revenge. Ryan was later overwhelmed by the pain and Alice's attacks on her shoulder. She was unable to fight Alice and let her go, after placing a tracker on her boot. Ryan later returned to the Batcave and told the team that she planted a tracker and she will go to Coryana to search for Kate Kane.

Trip to Coryana
After attempting to inject herself with a serum learned from YouTube, Ryan was stopped by Mary and was convinced to allow Sophie and Jacob to go to Coryana. However, the two were kidnapped by The Many Arms of Death and the Bat Team agreed for let Ryan go to Coryana after injecting her with the serum that could give her a rush of energy with the side effect of speeding up her poisoning.

Ryan then went to Coryana on a cargo plane and admitted that it was the first time that she has been on a plane. She leaped out of the plane and landed on a Desert Rose farm with The Many Arms of Death quickly attacking her. Ryan was then placed in a cell with Alice, who she talked to about her intentions to find Kate.

After Alice started a fire on the farm, Ryan was found lying on a rock, waiting for her last moments. Sophie then arrived and met her, whom Ryan told to stay and make her death not lonely. Luckily, the team was able to find out about that Ryan's plant is in fact a Desert Rose and was able to rescue Ryan from dying.

Funeral
During the Kate's funeral, Ryan placed her plant in the Batcave and declared it as a connection to Kate Kane.

Rise of Snakebite
A month after the funeral, Ryan fought crime with full strength after healing from the injury. She later investigated the murder of Commissioner Forbes and rescued Jordan and Sophie from the False Face Society. Ryan then demanded answers and clues with Jordan telling her that the getaway driver wore a golden key bracelet. Knowing it was Angelique, Ryan confronted her at her apartment and convinced her to be a witness. Angelique was then afraid that she might be killed by the gang and Ryan assured her that she would be safe due to her "connection" to Batwoman.

Ryan then suited up as Batwoman and went to the apartment, only to find a mess and went to the factory to find Black Mask. However, she was overwhelmed by the gang and was tied to a machine. She was then rescued by Sophie Moore who scared Black Mask away using a shotgun. Ryan then brought Angelique to the Crows Security, with her later admitting to all convictions due to her afraid about being killed by False Face Society.

Sophie then informed Ryan about the news and told her about her choice, with Ryan crying over losing her girlfriend and best friend. She later returned to the Batcave and established rules similar to Bruce Wayne's "Bat-Code", including having each other's backs.

Abilities

 * Driving: Ryan is an expert in driving as shown when she was able to out manoeuvre Tommy Elliot while he was driving the Batmobile.
 * Indomitable Will: Ryan is extremely determined and was able to continue being Batwoman even when infected with Kryptonite poisoning.
 * Peak of Human Physical Condition: Ryan is at the peak of human physical condition due to her activities as Batwoman and her prior lifestyle as a convict.
 * Hand-to-Hand Combat: Ryan is an expert in hand-to-hand combat due to her experiences as a martial arts instructor, convict and vigilante and is even able to defeat trained assassins such as members of The Many Arms of Death.
 * Stick Fighting: Ryan is extremely proficient in combating her opponents with a bo-staff.
 * Knife Fighting: Ryan was able to throw a knife at Victor Zsasz while protecting her mother from Zsasz's attacks.
 * Stealth: Ryan is able to sneak up on people without being noticed, such as when she snuck up on two masked thugs during her first time wearing the Batsuit.
 * Bilingualism: Ryan is fluent in English and is aware of basic French.

Former Weaknesses

 * Green Kryptonite Poisoning: Ryan was poisoned after being shot with a kryptonite bullet by Tommy Elliot which resulted in her being unable to move her body without tremendous pain. She was able to heal herself after injecting a serum made from a Desert Rose.

Current Equipment

 * Van: Ryan owns a van that she used to live in.
 * Batmobile: Ryan drives the batmobile which is a high tech sports car which was previously used by Batman.
 * Batsuit: Ryan wears a protective suit whilst operating as Batwoman.
 * Bat-Gadgets: Ryan utilises a number of high tech gadgets when operating as Batwoman.
 * Bat-Belt: The batsuit has a red utility belt which holds most of Ryan's bat-gadgets.
 * Batarangs: Ryan uses a number of bat-shaped shurikens as projectile weapons.
 * Bo-Staff: Ryan uses a bo-staff for close-ranged combat.
 * EMP Grenades: Ryan used an EMP grenade to disable Sophie and Jacob's handcuffs while on Coryana.
 * Glasses: Ryan used a pair of glasses which were able to send images back to the Batcave.
 * Grappling Gun: Ryan uses a grappling gun to scale and swing from buildings.
 * Laser Saw: Ryan used the laser saw to open a chain on a medicine cabinet in Mary's clinic.
 * Parachute: Ryan used a red and black parachute when landing in Coryana.
 * Sniffer: Ryan used a sniffer to find out information from Victor Zsasz.
 * Drive Assist Battech: While disguising herself as a driver for the False Face Society, Ryan was given a assist Battech to pose as a skilled driver. The gadget was later retrieved by Sophie Moore and was decoded, revealing Ryan's identity to Moore.
 * Line Launcher: Ryan utilized a zip line baton that allows her to travel between short distances.
 * Net Gun: When battling Killer Croc 2.0, Ryan used a Net Gun to stable him on the wall and apprehended him.

Former Equipment

 * Plant: Ryan was given a potted desert rose plant as a gift from Angelique Martin.

In-Universe

 * Ryan was inmate number 4075 while incarcerated at Blackgate Penitentiary.
 * Ryan hates bats.
 * Ryan's favourite colour is yellow.
 * Ryan's favourite animal is a snow leopard.
 * Ryan had never been on a plane before she went to Coryana.
 * Luke made a fake driving license for Ryan as "Robyn Wilde".
 * According to the license, Ryan was born on July 22, 1986, weigh 110 lbs and is 5'6".
 * This was later revealed to be one of the fake information created by Luke Fox as Ryan's case record in the GCPD database has a different weight and height (120 lbs and 64").
 * Ryan is vegan.

Out-of-Universe

 * Ryan's hatred for bats is an indirect reference to Bruce Wayne's fear of bats in the comics.
 * The scene of Ryan being saved from thugs by Batwoman on Halloween night in is inspired by Detective Comics #859 where Kate Kane was saved from being raped by Batman.