Lucius Fox

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Template:Short description Template:About Template:Infobox comics character Lucius Fox is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Bruce Wayne / Batman.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> He is Wayne's business manager at Wayne Enterprises who runs the business interests that supply his equipment needs as well as financing his operations, and is the father of Luke Fox / Batwing, Tiffany Fox / Batgirl, and Jace Fox / Batman.<ref name="dc-ency">Template:Citation</ref>

Lucius Fox has been featured in various media adaptations. The character was voiced by Brock Peters in Batman: The Animated Series, Mel Winkler in The New Batman Adventures, Louis Gossett Jr. in The Batman, Phil LaMarr in DC Super Hero Girls, and Dave Fennoy in the video game Batman: Arkham Knight. Lucius Fox made his live-action debut in The Dark Knight Trilogy, portrayed by Morgan Freeman, with Chris Chalk portraying him in the television series Gotham, and Simon Manyonda portraying a young version of Chalk's Lucius Fox in the second and third seasons of the television series Pennyworth. Hugh Maguire portrays an Irish Catholic substitute of the character named Jack Fox O'Dwyer in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.<ref name="Taylor" />

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Publication history

Lucius Fox was created by writer Len Wein and penciller John Calnan and first appeared in Batman #307 (January 1979).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Fictional character biography

As CEO and President of Wayne Enterprises, Lucius Fox is one of Bruce Wayne's closest allies.<ref name=Guide>Template:Cite book</ref> He is an experienced businessman, entrepreneur, and inventor who runs the business interests that supply weapons, gadgets, vehicles, and armor for Bruce Wayne to use when he fights crime as the vigilante Batman. The character is depicted as being aware that Bruce Wayne is Batman, having replaced Alfred Pennyworth in cave operations, after Alfred's untimely death at the hands of Bane.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Business career

Lucius Fox is regarded as having the "Midas Touch", an ability to turn failing businesses into successful conglomerates, and is consequently a highly sought-after businessman throughout the corporate world. Fox is called in to the failing Wayne Enterprises and brings balance to both Bruce Wayne's private and business finances.<ref name="dc-ency" /> In Batman Confidential, he is shown heading the project that produced the prototype that would become the Batwing. He also manages the particulars of the Wayne Foundation while Bruce dictates the organization's general policies. Since then, Fox has been approached repeatedly by other companies seeking his expertise. After overcoming the original challenge of returning Wayne Enterprises to its former glory, Fox has elected to stay, having been given an unparalleled freedom in the company.

In Batman: Haunted Knight, it is explained that a young Bruce Wayne rescued Lucius Fox from muggers in Paris. Later, Fox asked him if he wants to start a foundation for charity, to which Bruce agrees many years later, deciding that not all of his money has to go to crime fighting.

Bruce Wayne, as Batman, originally forms the Outsiders to rescue Fox from Baron Bedlam.<ref>Batman and the Outsiders #1 (August 1983)</ref> When Fox later suffers a stroke, Bruce makes sure that Fox gets the best care possible and supports him and his family.

Family life

With his wife Tanya, Lucius has several children, all introduced in the comics at different stages over the years. Fox's daughter Tam is introduced in Red Robin.<ref>Red Robin #3 (October 2009)</ref> Her father sends her to personally locate Tim Drake, only to discover his secret identity as Red Robin and become involved in his conflicts with the League of Assassins. For a time it was believed Fox was dead, but this was a ruse to help combat his enemies.<ref>Red Robin #23–25 (May–July 2011)</ref> It is believed that learning Drake's secrets has led Tam Fox to realize that Bruce Wayne is Batman. However, she apparently did not report her findings to her father.

Fox's youngest daughter, Tiffany, was first shown in Batman #308 (1979), but was not substantially explored until 2011's The New 52 reboot of DC's continuity, which reintroduced her along with her siblings in Batwing #22. The alternative future story shown in Batgirl: Futures End (2014) shows Tiffany grows up to be a gifted protege of Barbara Gordon, becoming one of several women to use the Batgirl moniker, with a pink-accented Batsuit.

Prior to The New 52, Lucius had a son named Timothy whose occasional delinquency embarrassed his father. Tim, now calling himself 'Jace' returns in the Infinite Frontier miniseries The Next Batman: Second Son.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Lucius also has a son named Lucas "Luke" Fox, introduced in the New 52 continuity, who is an intellectual prodigy and mixed martial artist and who, unbeknownst to his father, was selected and trained by Bruce Wayne to become the vigilante known as Batwing using a high-tech Batsuit designed by his father. Both Luke and his predecessor as Batwing, David Zavimbe, are agents of the international crime-fighting organization Batman Incorporated.

After Bruce Wayne announces his public support for Batman Inc., Fox becomes active supplying him with the company's resources and research prototypes.<ref>Batman Inc. #1–3 (November 2010 – December 2011)</ref>

Alternative versions

  • Lucius Fox's counterpart in Earth-3 is a white gang boss and ally of the Crime Syndicate of America.<ref>JLA #604 – 605 (July – August 2002)</ref>
  • Lucius Fox appears in Batman: Earth One. This version is an intern at Wayne Medical who becomes Wayne Enterprises' head of research and development after deducing Batman's secret identity.<ref>Batman: Earth One (2012)</ref><ref>Batman: Earth One Volume Two (2015)</ref>
  • The pre-Crisis version of Lucius Fox appears in the Convergence storyline.<ref>Convergence: Adventures of Superman #1-2 (April – May 2015)</ref>

In other media

Television

Animation

  • Lucius Fox appears in series set in the DC Animated Universe (DCAU).<ref name="btva">Template:Cite web A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
    • Introduced in Batman: The Animated Series, voiced by Brock Peters, this version is unaware of Bruce Wayne's secret identity. In Fox's most notable appearance in the two-part episode "Feat of Clay", Matt Hagen attempts to kill him under orders from Roland Daggett.
    • Fox appears in The New Batman Adventures, voiced by Mel Winkler.
    • While Fox does not appear in Batman Beyond, it is revealed that his son, Lucius Fox Jr., became vice president of Wayne Enterprises before Derek Powers took over the company and fired him. This caused Fox Jr. to form his own technology company, Foxteca.
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Lucius Fox in The Batman.

Live-action

  • A younger Lucius Fox appears in Gotham, portrayed by Chris Chalk.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> This version is initially an employee of Wayne Enterprises. In the third season, Fox leaves Wayne Enterprises and joins the Gotham City Police Department as a scientific specialist.
    • Fox appears in the prequel series Pennyworth, portrayed by Simon Manyonda. Introduced in the second season as a scientist affiliate of Thomas Wayne's who works for the CIA to infiltrate the Raven Union, he later becomes a member of the English League.
  • Lucius Fox appears in Batwoman, portrayed by Domonique Adam. This version was killed by former police officer and current Crows agent Miguel Robles three years prior to the series' events.
    • The episode "Mad As a Hatter" introduces an A.I. version of Fox (voiced by Donny Lucas), who was created to assist Luke Fox. In the series finale, "We Having Fun Yet?", the Fox A.I. sacrifices itself to prevent Joker's acid from spreading throughout Gotham.

Film

Live-action

The Dark Knight Trilogy

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Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox in Batman Begins (2005)

Lucius Fox appears in the Dark Knight trilogy, portrayed by Morgan Freeman.

  • Introduced in Batman Begins, this version is a research head and friend of Thomas Wayne who is demoted to the Applied Sciences division, which involves overseeing the supplies of aborted research projects and prototypes. At the end of the film, Bruce Wayne fires Wayne Enterprises' CEO William Earle and appoints Fox as Earle's successor.
  • In The Dark Knight, Fox actively participates in a support capacity as Bruce's armorer, designing a new Batsuit designed for more efficient mobility at the cost of decreased durability.
  • In The Dark Knight Rises, Fox has become the president of a nearly bankrupt Wayne Enterprises, with Wayne Enterprises board member Miranda Tate taking over the role of chairman and CEO.
DC Extended Universe

Lucius Fox was intended to appear in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. In the final film, he is replaced with original character Jack Fox O'Dwyer (portrayed by Mark Edward Taylor).<ref name="Taylor">Template:Cite web</ref>

Animation

Video games

Batman: Arkham

Template:MainLucius Fox appears in Batman: Arkham Knight and Batman: Arkham Shadow, voiced by Dave Fennoy.<ref name="btva" /> Following the alleged death of Bruce Wayne, he assumes full ownership of Wayne Enterprises.

Batman: The Telltale Series

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  • Lucius Fox appears in Batman: The Telltale Series, voiced again by Dave Fennoy.<ref name="btva" />
  • Lucius Fox appears in the sequel Batman: The Enemy Within, voiced again by Dave Fennoy. He is killed when the Riddler attacks his office with a missile. In episode 5, it is revealed that Fox's daughter Tiffany killed the Riddler to avenge her father's death.

Miscellaneous

Lucius Fox appears in the Injustice 2 prequel comic.

References

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