What ethnicity is Bruce Wayne?

[CantThinkOfAName]

I completely understand what you're saying. Saying that he puts no faith into a higher power, or doesn't pay heed, is a much better way to phrase it.

But as I think about, maybe religion is something that just shouldn't be applied too rigorously to the DCU. I mean, how could anybody practice a faith that doesn't believe in the afterlife when Ollie Queen has been to heaven?

Buddhism doesn't have a higher power and it does have an afterlife

 

[Dirt Like Me]

Buddhism doesn't have a higher power and it does have an afterlife

I wasn't specifically talking about Buddhism with my last thought. I was just saying that if there are superheroes who have actually been to Heaven, like Green Arrow, it wouldn't make sense for anybody in the DCU to practice a religion that doesn't follow the idea of heaven. And there's a whole bunch of those out there:

http://www.religionfacts.com/big_religion_chart.htm

 

[Danny No-Shame]

Thomas Wayne's family is indeed from Scotland, but I have it on good authority that his mam is from Swansea.
Yep, Martha Llewelyn, of the Mumbles LLewelyns.
Her Dad used to sell knocked off socks and pants down the social club, and apparently Her sister, Audrey, was on the game in Cardiff. Mortified her Mam and Dad was. That's why she married into money. Still I hear Little Bruce wasn't even Thomas'.

Snoogins

 

[Doctor Baywatch]

Thomas Wayne's family is indeed from Scotland, but I have it on good authority that his mam is from Swansea.
Yep, Martha Llewelyn, of the Mumbles LLewelyns.
Her Dad used to sell knocked off socks and pants down the social club, and apparently Her sister, Audrey, was on the game in Cardiff. Mortified her Mam and Dad was. That's why she married into money. Still I hear Little Bruce wasn't even Thomas'.

Snoogins

Bruce Wayne's real father was an italian pizza chef! The hair! It's the proof!

 

[sto_vo_kor_2000]

More interesting is the question which religion he is. Not so much what he believes (and no, being an atheist in the DC universe is a little bit stupid) but where he comes from.

Well I cant say what religion Bruce has chosen but if I'm right he was born a catholic.

The reason I think this is because in a else worlds book from the 90's, Batman:Holy Terror, Bruce was a catholic priest.

Now I know that just because in one alternate universe a person is one thing and can be different in an other but I think that there are some constants in all the different universe's.

 

[Dedpool]

Yes, if it weren't for all the whacky stuff he's seen and people he's met in his years as a superhero, like the Spectre or Deadman, I'd say Bruce strikes me as an atheist.

 

[Doctor Baywatch]

Well I cant say what religion Bruce has chosen but if I'm right he was born a catholic.

The reason I think this is because in a else worlds book from the 90's, Batman:Holy Terror, Bruce was a catholic priest.

Now I know that just because in one alternate universe a person is one thing and can be different in an other but I think that there are some constants in all the different universe's.

Of course we could see the "catholic" elements. I think is "background" is definitely Christian. Catholic is - when we look when the story of Batman began, in 1939, problematic if we consider his parents as a part of the "high society", because back then this was WASP business and I doubt that Catholics would have had such a great acceptance

 

[Ibn]

They lie.

..................t:

 

[Anita18]

Of course we could see the "catholic" elements. I think is "background" is definitely Christian. Catholic is - when we look when the story of Batman began, in 1939, problematic if we consider his parents as a part of the "high society", because back then this was WASP business and I doubt that Catholics would have had such a great acceptance

I always pictured the Wayne family as being WASPish, but that was just an assumption of mine.

 

[Hudson]

WASP can be anything though

 

[Doctor Baywatch]

WASP can be anything though

but not teh catholic.

 

[Hudson]

but not teh catholic.

True.

 

[Amazing Afroman]

http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/Batman.html

Detailed analysis of the religion issue. ^

 

[Superwoman Prime]

In the series "The Batman" he seems part Eastern.

 

[Superwoman Prime]

Yes, if it weren't for all the whacky stuff he's seen and people he's met in his years as a superhero, like the Spectre or Deadman, I'd say Bruce strikes me as an atheist.

To me, in the grounded stories where he hasn't met divine entities, Batman is an apatheist.

 

[Dedpool]

To me, in the grounded stories where he hasn't met divine entities, Batman is an apatheist.

Heh, there is certainly a lack of interest, whatever denomination, or non-denomination, he belongs to.

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

but not teh catholic.

WASP generally refers to someone of Anglo Saxon (English) Protestant heritage, but the term can also loosely apply (perhaps incorrectly) to any white Protestant nowadays (e.g., Germans, Scots-Irish, Dutch, Swiss).

With a name like Wayne, I always assumed Bruce was meant to be of largely English descent (FYI, most characters in comics have British surnames). Of course, the original surname of his mother (Martha) has been said to be Kane, a name which derives from the Irish Gaelic Ó Catháin.

I distinctly recall a story, however, which suggested that Bruce's paternal lineage can be traced back to Scotland and the Normans (Scandinavian Vikings historically known for adopting French customs, language and ways) who invaded the British Isles centuries ago.

Incidentally, dark hair, blue eyes and fair skin are very common phenotypic traits among the Irish people. Former 007 Pierce Brosnan, for example:

Many Irish and Brits tend to have darker varying looks in general. Actors Colin Farrell, Sean Connery and Clive Owen to name just a few. And surely you remember this band of musicians?

Personally, I think Wayne looks British or Irish, much like a Pierce Brosnan type. I couldn't really see a typical Southern Italian (e.g., Tony Danza) portraying the character, but whatever.



Sorry to bring to life such an old thread. Found it interesting and news on TDK is slowwwww.

 

[Watson]

^What you're talking about is black Irish folks (Black hair, olive skin tone, light eyes). Bruce could be that.

 

[deathfromabove]

He'd have to be stupid to not believe in a higher power, he's met the Spectre and Zauriel. Whether or not he chooses to pay heed to that higher power is the issue.

Also, Buddhism is something of an odd religion (compared to the rest of them) as it really doesn't have a deity or deities that they worship as other faiths do.

agree about buddhism. its almost a philosophy with elements of religion and spirituality mixed in.

and like you said, its likely bruce believes in some sort of higher power because he has met many entities from elsewhere, spectre, deadman, etrigan etc...

batman is a logical fellow so its unlikely that would ignore solid proof (in the dcu ) of an afterlife.

having said that i doubt he spends much time contemplating it though. far too focused and driven to be concerned with what will happen to his soul after he dies.

 

[sto_vo_kor_2000]

He'd have to be stupid to not believe in a higher power, he's met the Spectre and Zauriel. Whether or not he chooses to pay heed to that higher power is the issue.

and like you said, its likely bruce believes in some sort of higher power because he has met many entities from elsewhere, spectre, deadman, etrigan etc...

batman is a logical fellow so its unlikely that would ignore solid proof (in the dcu ) of an afterlife.

I would have to disagree with the reasoning you stated for thinking that Bruce would be stupid not to believe in a higher power.

Bruce has met countless others with powers matching and supassing the powers that you've mention nd I highly doubt that he would consider all of them to be connected to a high power.

Its more likly that a person like Batman would consider guys like Spectre and Zauriel to be no different then guys like the new gods which he has described as aliens before.

 

[Comics N' Toons]

This thread is ridiculous... he's white... sometime black hair/ sometimes brown ...

he doesn't pray, although in some versions he's roman catholic

 

[Hobgoblin]

I always assumed he was a WASP. I had heard the Scottish connection and I assumed there was some English thrown in. I guess I assume all wealthy "dynasty" families are English descent. I have no idea what (if any) religion Bruce was raised as, but I assume he really doesnt care right now. Too busy.

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

^What you're talking about is black Irish folks (Black hair, olive skin tone, light eyes). Bruce could be that.

Most Irish have medium to dark brown or blonde hair. Light eyes are very common, as is pale skin (often with freckles) even among darker haired types (e.g., Rose McGowan, Carly Smithson). Olive skin, on the other hand, is somewhat rare and ironically so is (believe it or not) red hair; gingers are present in Eire, but in much smaller numbers than US stereotypes would have many believe.

The Armada story of the Black Irish is just a colorful myth told by people who don't know all the facts (FYI, Spaniards never made it to shore in bulk), but some geneticists have actually suggested a link to the Iberian Peninsula going as far back as the Neolithic Era.

Still, the notion of Red Irish, Black Irish or Blonde Irish is rather silly if you think about it. The Irish are simply that .. Irish. Looks of Irish people may vary much in the same way as any other European group.

But yeah .. I could see Bruce as being of Irish or British extraction with little effort on my part. He's basically whitebread.

If you're really interested, 'The Ultimate Guide To The Dark Knight' by Scott Beatty states that Wayne's ancestors through his father's line are Scottish and Norman. The Normans were Scandinavian Vikings who adopted French culture for a time and later migrated to the east of Britain and Ireland.