Changes: Commissioner Loeb

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Gillian B. Loeb was the corrupt GCPD commissioner, until he was fired and replaced by James Gordon.

History

Gillain makes his first appearance in Frank Miller's Batman: Year One as the corrupt Gotham City Police Commissioner who was on the payrole of mob boss Carmine Falcone and had hired Lieutenant James Gordon. Loeb originally took no action against Batman, as he was only targeting low level criminals at the time, and he gave the public "false" hope. This changed when Batman attacked a party organised by Falcone in which Loeb was in attendence, where he publicly declared he would bring them to justice.

The enraged Loeb sent armies of officers against the Bat, but his attempts failed to bring the vigilante to "justice". When Gordon began assisting the caped crusader, Loeb attempted to blackmail him with evidence of the former's affair with Sgt. Sarah Essen, but Gordon confessed his infidelity to his wife Barbara. Later, Batman, Harvey Dent, and Gordon revealed to the public of Loeb's workings with Falcone's mob, so the corrupt officer was forced to resign in disgrace. He was replaced by Jack Grogan, who was just as corrupt as his predececessor; Gordon would become police commissioner a few years later.

In Batman: Dark Victory, Loeb sided with the Hangman in the hopes of digracing Gordon and regaining his former position, where Loeb was eventually killed by his own partner.

In the New 52 continuity, during the Batman: Zero Year (the New 52 remake of Batman: Year One) Loeb did start as corrupt, but after the event, he chose to resign after learning that Black Mask had killed some his men because he felt responsible for allowing his department to become too corrupt.

Batman: Arkham Origins

Loeb appears in the Batman: Arkham Asylum prequel, Batman: Arkham Origins, as, yet again, a corrupt police officer in charge of the GCPD. However, he was betrayed by The Joker (who was impersonating Black Mask) where Loeb was thrown into Blackgate Prison's execution chamber (which was meant for the Calendar Man) and was killed via gas before a young Batman could help.

Later in the game under the influence of Copperhead's neurotoxin, Batman hallucinates Loeb chastising him for not helping him, representing Batman's guilt over not being able to save the corrupt commissioner before he was murdered.

Gotham

See: Gillian Loeb (Gotham)

Gilliam Loeb appears in the TV Series Gotham and as a supporting antagonist in the first season.

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-'''{{Villain Infobox
+{{Villain Infobox
 | image = Commissioner Loeb.png
 | size = 300px
 | fullname = Gillian B. Loeb
-| alias = Commissioner, Gillian, Loeb
+| alias = Commissioner<br>
+Gillian<br>
+Loeb
 | origin = DC Comics
 | occupation = Gotham City Police Department commissioner
 | skills = Police training and political manipulation
-| hobby = "Managing" the police station, working for [[Black Mask]]
+| hobby = "Managing" the police station.
-| goals = Varies
+| goals = Arrest or kill Batman.<br>
+Get rid Lieutenant Gordon without getting him fired.
-| type of villain =  Evil Cop, Corrupt Official }}'''
+| crimes = Corruption<br>
-'''Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb''' is a corrupt [[Gotham City Police Department|GCPD]] commissioner.
+Assault<br>
+Manhunt<br>
+Blackmail<br>
+Conspiracy
+| type of villain = Corrupt Official}}'''Gillian B. Loeb''' was the corrupt [[Gotham City Police Department|GCPD]] commissioner, until he was fired and replaced by James Gordon.
 ==History==
-Gillain makes his first appearance in Frank Miller's ''Batman: Year One'' as the corrupt Gotham City Police Commissioner who hired Lieutenant James Gordon. Loeb surprisingly liked Batman's first appearance, calling off any units sent by Gordon to capture him, as the Dark Knight gave the people "false" hope. Loeb liked the Caped Crusader until he crashed a party Loeb was attending and tied up Loeb's favourite criminal, Falcone.
+Gillain makes his first appearance in Frank Miller's ''Batman: Year One'' as the corrupt Gotham City Police Commissioner who was on the payrole of mob boss [[Carmine Falcone]] and had hired Lieutenant James Gordon. Loeb originally took no action against Batman, as he was only targeting low level criminals at the time, and he gave the public "false" hope. This changed when Batman attacked a party organised by Falcone in which Loeb was in attendence, where he publicly declared he would bring them to justice.
-The enraged Loeb turned armies of officers against the Bat, but his unsuccessful arrestings resulted in several failed attempts to bring the vigilante to "justice". Later, Batman, [[Two-Face|Harvey Dent]], and Gordon revealed to the public of Loeb's workings with Falcone's mob, so the corrupt officer was replaced.
+The enraged Loeb sent armies of officers against the Bat, but his attempts failed to bring the vigilante to "justice". When Gordon began assisting the caped crusader, Loeb attempted to blackmail him with evidence of the former's affair with Sgt. Sarah Essen, but Gordon confessed his infidelity to his wife Barbara. Later, Batman, [[Two-Face|Harvey Dent]], and Gordon revealed to the public of Loeb's workings with Falcone's mob, so the corrupt officer was forced to resign in disgrace. He was replaced by Jack Grogan, who was just as corrupt as his predececessor; Gordon would become police commissioner a few years later.
-In ''Batman: Dark Victory'', Loeb sided with the Hangman, where Loeb was eventually killed by his own partner.
+In ''Batman: Dark Victory'', Loeb sided with the Hangman in the hopes of digracing Gordon and regaining his former position, where Loeb was eventually killed by his own partner.
+In the ''New 52'' continuity, during the ''Batman: Zero Year'' (the New 52 remake of ''Batman: Year One'') Loeb did start as corrupt, but after the event, he chose to resign after learning that [[Black Mask]] had killed some his men because he felt responsible for allowing his department to become too corrupt.
-==''Batman Begins'' and ''The Dark Knight''==
-[[File:CommissionerLoeb.jpg|thumb|left|Commissioner Loeb in ''Batman Begins''. ]]Loeb appears as a supporting character in ''Batman Begins'', where he was portrayed by Colin McFarlane. He first appears at the beginning when he informs a young Bruce Wayne that they captured [[Joe Chill]], his parent's murderer. However, decades later, Loeb ordered a large task force to arrest the newly arriving Batman due to the fact vigilantism is illegal. Later, during [[Ra's al Ghul (Batman Begins)|Ra's al Ghul]]'s attack on the city, Loeb attempts to figure out the situation on Arkham island and informs Gordon that all the riot police were unavailable. He also most likely promoted Gordon from Sergeant to Lieutenant for his heroics during the attack.
+==''Batman: Arkham Origins''==
-Loeb is portrayed as much more of an honest cop in the films than he is in the comics, despite the fact that he is at odds with Batman due to his vigilante methods.
+[[File:Loeb.png|thumb|1985px]]
+Loeb appears in the ''Batman: Arkham Asylum'' prequel, ''Batman: Arkham Origins'', as, yet again, a corrupt police officer in charge of the GCPD. However, he was betrayed by [[Joker (Arkhamverse)|The Joker]] (who was impersonating [[Black Mask (Arkhamverse)|Black Mask]]) where Loeb was thrown into Blackgate Prison's execution chamber (which was meant for the [[Calendar Man (Arkhamverse)|Calendar Man]]) and was killed via gas before a young Batman could help.
+Later in the game under the influence of [[Copperhead (Arkhamverse)|Copperhead]]'s neurotoxin, Batman hallucinates Loeb chastising him for not helping him, representing Batman's guilt over not being able to save the corrupt commissioner before he was murdered.
-In ''The Dark Knight'', Loeb is killed when he drinks a glass of poison-laced alchohol planted by [[Joker (The Dark Knight)|the Joker]]. A city-wide funeral is later held in his honor, but the Joker and his men strike at this as well, disguised as policemen, in an attempt to kill Mayor Garcia. They fail in killing the mayor, but they supposedly kill Lieutenant Gordon, who was later revealed to be alive, but faked his death in order to protect his family. Gordon takes Loeb's place as Police Commissioner.
+==''Gotham''==
-==Batman: Arkham Origins==
+:''See: [[Gillian Loeb (Gotham)]]''
-Loeb appears in the ''Batman: Arkham Asylum'' prequel, ''Batman: Arkham Origins'', as, yet again, a corrupt police officer [[File:Loeb.png|thumb|1985px]]in charge of the GCPD. However, he was betrayed by [[Joker (Arkhamverse)|The Joker]] (who was impersonating [[Black Mask]]) where Loeb was thrown into Blackgate Prison's execution chamber (which was meant for the [[Calendar Man]]) and was killed via gas before a young Batman could help.
+Gilliam Loeb appears in the TV Series ''Gotham'' and as a supporting antagonist in the first season.
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Loeb}}
-Later in the game under the influence of [[Copperhead]]'s neurotoxin, Batman hallucinates Loeb chastising him for not helpinng him, representing Batman's guilt over not being able to save the corrupt commisioner before he was murdered.
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