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Joe Chill[1] was a mugger who murdered Thomas and Martha Wayne near the Aragon Theatre, just after they had finished watching The Mask of Zorro with their son Bruce.

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Murdering the Waynes[]

One day in 1981, Joe Chill would encounter Thomas Wayne and his family in Crime Alley after they left the Aragon Theatre. It is unclear if he was there by chance or intentionally waiting for the Waynes. He brought his pistol to bear and threatened them with their valuables. Thomas tried to protect his wife and son as he attempted to punch Chill, but Joe shot him. Martha Wayne tried to wrestle the gun away from Chill, but he managed to shoot her too. Chill quickly made an escape, leaving Bruce Wayne as an orphan.[2] After this event he disappeared and was never caught.[3]

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His murder of the Waynes was the main catalyst and motivation of Bruce taking up a life of vigilantism. When Bruce reached adulthood, he became a notorious vigilante known as Batman in an attempt to batter the crime rates in Gotham City, mainly influenced by the injustice surrounding the deaths of his parents. As a result, Bruce came into conflict with many formidable crime lords, the most formidable of them being the Joker, who became the Batman's arch-enemy.

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