Kimberly Kane

Kimberly Kane (Born January 9th, 2035) is an American socialite and businesswoman who is a member of the wealthy Kane Family, which is considered to be one of the founding families of Gotham City.

By day, she is a business woman and philanthropist whose interests in public service are diverse and by night, she is Batwoman, who is a long time ally of The Batman, Gotham's most notable vigilante.

She has been a vigilante since she was eighteen years old and for most of those years, she has defended the East End, one of the poorest parts of the city. alongside Margret Row and Jennifer Sage, Kimberly founded The Birds of Prey, a superhero team aimed at helping people in Gotham City.

Childhood
Kimberly Kane was born in Gotham City as the eldest child and first born daughter of Mary Elizabeth Kane and her husband, Phillip Dewitt. Her parents were in the military, as her mother was a graduate in West Point and her father was a fellow cadet who became a high ranking military official, it was rather easy to tell that Kimberly and her siblings were expected to follow suit.

Raised primarily as a military brat, Kimberly spent part of her childhood in Gotham City, completed third and fourth grade in Star City and finished fifth grade in Coast City. He spent most of his middle school years in Coast City before moving in with a family relative in Gotham City, as Mary wanted her children to have some sense of stability in their lives, which is something Kimberly never forgave them for, as Kimberly believed she was being left behind so they could advance their careers.

A Hero Is Born
That relative was Kate Kane, Mary's cousin and close confidant. Kimberly had hated the woman with the flame of a thousand youth's, finding Kate to be too controlling and limiting her. Yet with the passage of time, hate turned into begrudging respect and begrudging respect turned to love. Kate Kane was the mentor to a young Kimberly, teaching her how to be better than what she was at the time and providing her with a set of morals that never left Kimberly.

When she was eighteen, Kate revealed the secret that she was Batwoman and after heavy contemplation, she trained Kimberly to become the next Batwoman, to ensure that Batwoman would always remain a symbol of the fight for justice. it has been almost seven years since she has taken up the mantle and Kimberly has been the best Batwoman she could possibly be, yet the burden of legacy weighs heavily on the young woman and it's up to her to either make her own mark in the world or let herself crumple under the pressure.