BatQuinn

BatQuinn is the het ship between Bruce Wayne and Harley Quinn from the DC Comics, DC Animated Universe and DC Extended Universe fandoms.

Canon
Batman first meets Harley when she was still a doctor at Arkham, where she treated some of his rogues before falling head over heels for Joker. Harley having a soft sport for criminals had her disliking Batman and the way he has treated them, beaten up and in need of care before placing them in a cell. Making it easy for Joker to turn Harley into a criminal herself and has no problem being enemies with Batman. Who had tried to warn her of Joker, before he realised that Harley would never hear him out on that particular subject. Until she left Joker and found a new lover. Which in turn has Batman and Harley becoming former enemies. Harley's former life and field sometimes has the Dark Knight turn to her for input for a case.

DC Animated Universe
Harley was created for DCAU before she gets added to the comics. The relationship between her and Batman is of enemies, with her being the Joker's girlfriend and her failing to reform, with the way Gotham always saw her as a criminal. Hearing Harley explain her bad day to Batman got him to feel sorry for her, as he too has had those days and tells her so. After his final battle with Joker, Bruce assumed that Harley was dead too from how she disappeared after that dark night. He was angry of the way she allowed Joker to torture and then brain wash Robin.

Batman and Harley Quinn
When Batman discovered that Poison Ivy has teamed up with another plant based villain from another universe, he has Nightwing call in the help of Harley Quinn. Despite her trying to leave her criminal life behind her, her friendship with Ivy was the best link they have to finding Ivy and her new leafy partner. Even though Batman soon regrets letting Harley tag along with the trouble she has caused them since she jumped into the Batmobile. Until her leads and the lengths she was willing to go for them started to pay off.

Harley Quinn (2019)
Harley initially is one of Batman's rogue's, often making jokes to try and get a rise out of him. Although it never seems to succeed. Bruce does have some sympathy for her, as he tells her that she doesn't need to be with her abusive boyfriend, the Joker. Harley eventually learns his secret identity and becomes his therapist from time to time, as he clearly needs one. As she bonded with Bruce's child self when she went into his mind, where she gained a better understanding of him and what he was done for Gotham as the Dark Knight. This got Harley to make the promise of her helping Bruce with his trauma. With Batman unable to aid the others in protecting Gotham, Harley offered to fill in for him and has Batgirl welcome her into the Batfamily. Since Harley has proven herself to be more good than evil.

Fanon
BatQuinn is a smaller pairing in the Batfamily fandom, but it does have a decent sized fanbase. Especially among certain Harley fans, as it is one of her more well known ships, and her most popular fanon ship. Some people view the ship as a crack ship, due to Harley being a former member of Batman's rouge's in the comics, and still a frequent rogue in adaptations. Although Batman has had other rogues as his love interests, meaning it's not as far out there as many may think. Fans of the ship are pleased that some Elseworlds comics will have Harley in love with Batman, and use inspiration from those comics for their fics and art.

On AO3, BatQuinn is the third most written ship for Harley. There are currently 192 written works.

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Trivia

 * There is an earth that has Batman marrying Harley.
 * Harley had given Batman a few nicknames. Like Bats, Batties, B-Man, the Dork Knight and a few others.
 * Before the events of the 2022 Gotham Knights game, Batman asked Harley for her help for a case he was working on, involving Gotham's upper class residence and their connections to a string of murders. The conversation between them in shown in the prequel comic of the game.
 * Harley had heard rumours of the Dark Knight's death and didn't know that they were true until one of his partners came to her for the information Batman had asked her for. This inspired her to become the Knights new main nemesis, like Joker was to Batman.
 * After she had learned that the rumours were true Harley began to draw dead Batman faces. Indicating that Batman's death may have infected her as well.