DC Comics/Ships/Het

Batanna
Batanna is the het ship between Bruce Wayne and Zatanna Zatara.

Canon
Bruce and Zatanna have always had a close relationship that has bordered between pure flirtation and full romance.

DC Animated Universe
A flashback in the Batman: the Animated Series shows that Bruce had met Zatanna when he asked her father to teach him escape tricks, as part of his training to become Gotham's protector. Zee would observe those lessons, as well as make time for Bruce between brakes and his off days. The two had become close during that time, before he learned what he came to them for and left.

Years later Zatanna came to Gotham to perform a show that Bruce goes to see. To show his support and to see how she has been since he last saw her.

Moments
Batman Beyond
 * In "Out of the Past," old man Bruce is revealed to have kept a picture of Zatanna among the photos of women he was close to.

Fanon
On AO3, Batanna is the fourth most written ship for Zatanna. Currently there are 59 works.

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Batlane
Batlane is the het ship between Bruce Wayne and Lois Lane. AKA: Brois, Bruis, Waynelane

Fanon
BatLane has a decent following in the DC fandom. Although it's not as iconic for comics shippers and is typically shipped by those who watched the DCAU crossovers. Most often they are portrayed as a stepping stone to their regular endgame romances, or as a past relationship.

On AO3, BatLane is the sixth most written ship for Lois. There are currently seventy written works.

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Variations

 * SuperBatLane refers to the ship between Clark Kent, Bruce and Lois

= JayBabs = JayBabs is the het ship between Jason Todd and Barbara Gordon.

Canon
Barbara is one of the few people Jason feels comfortable with and can trust. Since Bruce and him trying to make his second Robin more like Dick causes his anger to burn up from time to time. As for Babs she thinks that Jason should be him and tries to help him when she can. This caused Jason to develop a crush on her, while Babs simply sees him as a friend. Even though there have been moments when the two have shared a kiss or a romantic-like moment, depending on the universe or version from one of the many DC medias. After Jason became Red Hood started to lessen his number of kill, Babs lends him the same support and assistance she gives Bruce and the others as Oracle. Knowing that Jason is trying to do good and needs someone who sees the good than the bad within him.

Death in the Family
Barbara getting shot and paralyzed by Joker was what got Jason to hunt the clown down. After hearing Bruce saying that he wants to pull him out of field work, Jason felt that he'll have to get justice for Barbara on his own. The relationship between Jason and Babs in the rest of the film depends on the choices viewers make in this interaction film. As they can have Jason survive the blast that killed him, with Batman dying in his place, have the both of them survive or still have Jason die.

Arkhem Knight
Even though Jason ordered Barbara's kidnapping to harm Batman, he orders his men not to harm her. Due to their past friendship, before he was kidnapped and tortured by Joker; who made Babs and the others believe that Jason was dead. A recording of the Arkhem Knight's voice reveals a convention between him and Barbara after she was kidnapped. As Jason has Barbara to be the first person to know he was alive, as well as to tell her his reasons why he is helping Scarecrow destroy Batman. Babs tried to reason with Jason by telling them the pain they all went through when they thought him dead, but Jason's rage kept him from excepting the things she told him. From wanting to see his revenge through, but apart of him did wish that Barbara wasn't dragged into it.

Gotham Knights
Just as Barbara had helped when she lost her father, she tries to be there for Jason and his adopted brothers when all the four of them lost Bruce. Even though Bruce had saw the two of them as family, both Babs and Jason took stood with the rest of the monriors at his fulrial. With the world still think that Jason Todd was dead, while Babs was forced to hide her true ties with Bruce. With their mentor gone, Batgirl, Red Hood and the others take it upon themselves to continue what Bruce started.

Due to the struggles Jason went through from the side affects of the Lazarus Pit he suffered, Babs resides him that Bruce still cared and trusted him. Before and after Jason became their ally again. Her words help Jason to see that he still has a place with the Batfamily, as the Gotham Knights search for the reason why Bruce was killed and it relates to his final case. When they aren't making their new Belfry base more homely. Like setting up a TV and game system for down time. Barbara had even got the spooky update for the dance game she and Jason play.

When the two were playing that game, however, the coloured water that his character was being submerged in reminded him of the Lazarus Pit, along with its side affects affecting his mind. Barbara noticed this and paused the game so she can tend to her friend. Despite what Jason told her she knew he wasn't fine. Jason had died and that isn't something to brush off, as Bruce's death has only reminded Jason of his own death and what the pit had done to him. She says the right things to Jason except this, and that she and the others will be there for him. Barbara even speaks in Jason's defence when Talia al Ghul revealed her role of bringing her friend and ally back to the world of the living.

Just as Babs was there for Jason and his brothers, Jason was were for her when she was questioning her place in the team, for simply forgetting her late father's despite her photographic memory. Jason was a little glad was someone else besides him is angry and helps Babs feel good about herself again. Photographic memory or not, she is still Batgirl and has served the Batfamily well as Oracle, before and after her damaged spine was healed.

Despite Bruce seeing the two as family beside Dick and Tim, Jacob Kane saw Jason and Babs as outcasts from how he had addressed the two by their last names than their first ones. Like he did with Dick and Tim.

Moments
Death of the Family
 * When Batman found his Joker venom injected allies, Barbara and Jason were seen holding hands. Like they were reaching out to one another through the last bit of sanity they had, before the deadly affects of the venom kicked in.

LEGO Batman: Family Matters
 * Jason picked the police station as one of the locations for the bombs to reference Batgirl, and her father.

Quotes
"And to think, I used to have a crush on you."

- Jason to Barbara, Lego Batman: Family Matters

Fanon
JayBabs is one of the overshadowed ships between Barbara and one of the earlier Robins. Even though Jason and Babs have shared a kiss in the DC comics or had dated in one of the many DC universes, the popularity of DickBabs and TimBabs still has the most attention than JayBabs. Because moments between the two were limited to the comics and a few video games, it has JayBabs possessing the least media presences. Moments between the two in the 2022 Gotham Knights, however, has drawn fans towards them again. As the two help one another with the struggles of their losses and other things the two were struggling with. The two appearing in the Young Justice series has got a few YJ fans to wonder if the series plans to have Barbara or any other member of the Batfamily to learn that Jason is alive, and if he'll ever find his way back to them.

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= JesterBells =  JesterBells is the het ship between Clopin from Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Harley Quinn.

Fanon
While not a famous ship, the shipping of Clopin and Harley Quinn has a small but very dedicated fanbase—one of the mains reasons that fans love JesterBells is because Clopin, for all his craziness, would never abuse Harley like the Joker does and would treat her with all the love and respect that she deserves.

Aside from Clopin treating Harley way better than the Joker does, another reason that people like this ship is because, in many ways, Clopin and Harley are quite similar to each other.
 * 1.) They're both performing types.
 * 2.) Both are "funloving, flipping, cartwheeling crazies" (as the creator of the ship described it).
 * 3.) Despite their craziness and straight-up criminal tendencies (especially in Harley's case), there are people that they genuinely love and care about and, as previously mentioned, Clopin would never hurt Harley like the Joker does.

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= Katar x Shayera =  Katar x Shayera is the het ship between Katar Hol and Shayera Hol.

Canon
Pre-Crisis, they were a married couple, in addition to being partners in crimefighting. During the 4-part mini-series The Shadow Wars of Hawkman, when Katar thought his wife was vaporized (actually Mavis Trent dressed as Hawkgirl) by fellow Thanagarians, he goes on a rampage of revenge on them.

Post-Crisis, they were never married (thus Shayera goes by her maiden name "Thal"), but did had strong feelings for each other. Though any further romance between them came to an end when Katar was banished into limbo due to being possessed by a "hawk god" creature, as well as being driven insane by memories of predecessor Carter Hall's past lives.

Moments

 * In The Dark Knight Strikes Again (sequel to The Dark Knight Returns), the Hols tried to return to Thanagar to flee from Lex Luthor's military dictatorship, only to crash in the rainforest of Costa Rica. They decided to remain in hiding. They give birth to a son and a daughter, giving them natural wings. Katar and Shayera were killed by a military strike ordered by Lex, embracing each other in their final moments.

Killchantress
Killchantress is the het ship between Waylon Jones and June Moone. AKA: Moonecroc

Canon
Waylon and June are dating as of Suicide Squad (Volume 5) #20.

Fanon
Kilchantress is not that popular of a shipping. This ship is mainly based on the fact that that they got together in the comics but showed no sign of romantic interest in each other in the DCEU's 2016 Suicide Squad movie which many fans disliked.

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RaeFlash
RaeFlash is the het ship between Raven and Wally West.

Pre 52
In hopes of reforming the Teen Titans to defeat her father, Raven tried to form the original members, however Wally refused so Raven used her powers to make him fall in love with her, an action she has always regretted. Despite knowing this, she started to feel the same way to him, however Wally finds out and is angry at Raven, and leaves the Teen Titans.

However, Wally keeps thinking about Raven and has genuinely fallen in love with her and comes to her aid whenever she needs it. Despite the two knowing of their feelings for each other, Raven refused to pursue it, and soon their romantic love fades for each other.

Despite this they still remain good friends with Wally still caring deeply for her.

Rebirth
Raven and Wally West II are part of Damien Wayne's new Teen Titans and they develop feelings for each other, and even kiss.

Teen Titans (2003-2006)
Although they did not meet in the animation, they did in the tie in comics where Wally flirted with Raven, but she appeared uninterested.

Fanon
Despite the couple almost being canon in the comics, it doesn't have much of a following as most fans do not know about their relationship in the original comics, however there are still fans to this day shipping this couple.

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= TalJay = TalJay is the het ship between Talia al Ghul and Jason Todd

Fanon
The attention on this rare DC ship came from Talia watching over Jason after he was brought back to life, through the use of her father's Lazarus Pit. That time was what got a few people to wonder if Damian was really Jason's than Bruce's, even though BruDami fans dismissed this theory.

Fandom
= TimBabs = TimBabs is the het ship between Tim Drake and Barbara Gordon.

Canon
When it comes to the Batman sidekicks, Tim and Barbara are two of the Batfamily's tech experts. This has the two teaming up to look over findings, explain things to the others and searching through the Bat-computer for leads. Making them an affected team, as well as create sparks between the two in DC universes and medias that have them dating.

DC Animated Universe
When Tim was brought to the Batcave for the first time, Alfred called to lend them a hand with the boy while he tends to Bruce. This has Babs finding Tim up stairs in the manor, after he wondered out of the cave and had got his hands on a few items. Batgirl reveals those stolen items on Tim's person after she brought him back down to the cave. Barbara was shocked that the boy was left on his own by his father, when he left Gotham to get away from Two-Face. Believing Tim to be asleep in bed, Batgirl and Batman look into Tim's father to help them gain a better idea of the man and his connection to Two-Face. Babs learns that both father and son have had a hard life, along with Tim's missing father matching the description of a Join Doe that was pulled from the river. Tim over hears this and while Babs tried to sugar coat it for the young boy, Batman went with full out honesty. Tim wanting to help Batgirl and Batman stop Two-Face led to him becoming the new Robin. Despite the rocky start, Babs was glad that Bruce was taking the kid in and train him up, rather than sending Tim off to an orphanage. With the Batfamily, however, Tim has a chance to turn his life around beside people who care about him.

What happened to Tim in the Batman Beyond universe is revealed in its film. Within the film's flashback of Barbara's cap and cowl days revealing the shocking event that also affected her. From seeing Tim being altered and brain washed by Joker after he tortured the boy. During her battle with Harley Quinn, Batgirl asked the female clown how she could have let Joker do that to Robin. After defeating her and regrouped with the others, Batgirl finds Tim crying from his brake down of killing the Joker. She held him in her arms as she tells Tim that everything will be alright. Babs then asked her father to help them berry the body and to keep what happened that night a secret for Tim's sake. Even though Tim was able to regain his sanity again, both he and Babs had enough of caps, cowls and Bruce they decided to leave it all behind. Barbara blamed Bruce for the way he treated Tim and does her best to stay in touch with him, so he'll have someone to talk with.

When the Joker returned Babs was worried for how it would affect Tim and knew that he would want to see her for support on the matter. Like Bruce, she refused to tell Terry what happened between them and the original Joker to protect Tim. She was forced to reveal the long kept secret after Bruce was attacked. Along with Terry discovering that Tim is connected to the new Joker. Luckily Terry was able to save Tim and bring him to hospital, where Babs goes to see him to make sure he was okay.

Fanon
TimBabs is the second popular het ship involving Barbara and one of the earlier Robins. Thanks to DC universes and medias that have the two dating, like the Arkhamverce game series. The age gap between them in DCAU, however, has fans view TimBabs as a friendship or familyship. From fans seeing Babs serve as a big sister-like figure towards Tim.

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= WonderBat =  WonderBat is the het ship between Bruce Wayne and Diana of Themyscira.

Canon
Batman and Wonder Woman are two of the founding members of the Justice League, beside Superman and a few other heroes who have become their friends and allies. Despite Batman discovering ways to defeat Diana, should she ever become a village without her consent on the matter, he does trust her as an ally. Who use their skills and strength to protect those who can't protect themselves. There have been occasions when Batman trusts Wonder Woman with plans and discoveries that Superman wouldn't approve of, even those said occasions have Diana advising the Dark Knight to share what he knows and to come clean.

DC Animated Universe
Batman meets Wonder Woman during the battle that brought the Justice League together.

DC Extended Universe
Wonder Woman
 * After Bruce found an old photo of Diana with Steve and the other men of their WW1 party, and then had someone give it to her on his behalf, she sends Bruce a "thank you" e-mail. For bringing a part of Steve back to her.

Fanon
WonderBat is one of the main rival ships of SuperWonder. Even though some WonderBat moments in DC medias are of Diana using Batman as a means to make Superman jealous, in order to gain his attention. Despite this fact, it hasn't stopped fans from supporting the ship. Since moments between the two in DCAU is one of the many DC related sources that inspire fans to ship them together.

On AO3, WonderBat is the second most written ship for Diana, and the sixth most written romantic ship for Bruce. As well as Bruce's second most written het ship. It is also the second most written ship for the DC Animated Universe tag.

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Variations

 * SuperWonderBat refers to the ship between Clark Kent, Bruce and Diana