- "I loved your father. I regret that I never told him so. I regret that I didn't help him more."
- —Lucius Fox to Bruce Wayne[src]
Lucius Fox is a former junior executive at Wayne Enterprises and a current employee of the Gotham City Police Department.
Biography[]
Working with Thomas Wayne[]
Lucius helped Thomas Wayne with technical resources.[1]
Helping Bruce Wayne[]
Lucius entered during Bruce Wayne's discussion with Sid Bunderslaw to retrieve Bruce. Before allowing him to leave the company, Lucius told Bruce that his father was very guarded man, a stoic, who hid his best self from the rest of Wayne Enterprises.[2]
Bruce's butler Alfred Pennyworth went to visit Lucius at a bar to make sure he was trustworthy. When making sure he could trust Lucius, he asked him to help fix a computer he smashed up which contained vital information on Wayne Enterprises. Lucius begins working on the computer, which is hidden in a secret cave at Wayne Manor which Thomas had previously used before he was killed.[1]
After fixing the computer Lucius came out of the cave to inform Bruce only to find he is missing, having just been kidnapped by Theo Galavan. When Alfred, alongside Jim Gordon, Harvey Bullock, Selina Kyle and Oswald Cobblepot and his gang head to Theo's apartment in order to rescue Bruce from being killed by the Order of St. Dumas, Lucius informs Captain Nathaniel Barnes on what is happening. Bruce is eventually rescued thanks to the team up, with a lot of the Order of Dumas members killed.[3]
Lucius informed Detectives Gordon and Bullock that Wayne Enterprises manufactured liquid helium. He then told them that for years it was used as a part of their cryogenics program, but Thomas Wayne shut the program down along with a few others.[4]
Lucius sat down in Thomas Wayne's lair and got up to go and eat when Alfred arrived telling him and Bruce he had prepared a meal. Bruce then tells the two what he found on Thomas' calender. Lucius later arrives at Wayne Manor with an important discovery after having sought scientists who had worked for Wayne Enterprises cross-referencing the words "Pinewood" and "philosopher". To the astonishment of the group, Fox showed them a photograph of the old Gotham cricket team where Thomas stood by his friend Hugo Strange, otherwise known as " The Philosopher".[5]
At Wayne Manor, Alfred berates Bruce for involving Selina, who was now in danger because of him. However, Lucius and Gordon decided to use this opportunity to infiltrate Arkham Asylum and find the secret laboratory where Hugo Strange was creating monsters. Given that, and despite Alfred's protest, Bruce decides to accompany Lucius announcing that he'd ask for a tour as the Wayne Foundation gave the Asylum money every year. Outside, Strange meets with Lucius and Bruce, and Bruce asked for a tour. He then told Strange that he wanted to talk with him, while Lucius look around, and Strange he offered Ms. Peabody as his guide. Lucius then agreed and using the excuse of going to get his coat, let Gordon out the trunk in his car, telling him that if he saw anything suspicious he would mark it with white chalk. Lucius was given a tour of the facility by Ms. Peabody, and Lucius activated his Geiger counter that he had designed to find the location of the Indian Hill facility. Lucius continued his tour of the facility though Peabody catches him with the Geiger counter, however, he excuses it as a device that measured the air quality. Soon after, Lucius finds the entrance to the Indian Hill facility and marks the wall with white chalk before continuing with Ms. Peabody. Soon after, Lucius was grabbed and taken into a room with Bruce. From the control room outside, Nygma announced his presence and told Lucius and Bruce that Strange had tasked him with finding out how much they knew about what Strange had been up to, and who they had told. He then informed them that if they didn't, poison gas would spill from the nozzles above their head, and kill them. Lucius was then able to identify Nygma through his voice, and Nygma gave them five minutes on a timer to answer before the gas was activated. Lucius and Bruce then banged on the door for help.[6]
Lucius and Bruce were at the mercy of Edward Nygma, who tries to find out everything they knew about who ran Indian Hill. Lucius suggests the answer to Nygma's question was Hugo Strange, though Bruce gave the answer of Wayne Enterprises, which was correct. Nygma then asked them who ran Wayne Enterprises. On the other hand, Lucius and Bruce give an incorrect answer about who ran Wayne Enterprises, and Nygma activates the poison gas, laughing as the two fell unconscious. Both Lucius and Bruce later wake up in the same room as Jim. They are later freed by Selina, and Lucius accompanies Jim to the basement to disarm the bomb Hugo Strange had activated. At the bomb site, neither Gordon or Lucius had an idea of how to defuse the bomb. Elsewhere, several patrol cars sped to Arkham and Fish continues to drive the bus. Lucius and Gordon aren't able to manage to come up with an idea on how to diffuse the explosive until suddenly Peabody regains consciousness and tells them "water." After Gordon pours water in the bomb's circuits disabling it, Lucius and Gordon realize afterward she meant water for her to drink.[7]
Working for the GCPD[]
After the escapes of the inmates from Arkham Asylum, Lucius had quit his job at Wayne Enterprises; because it was morally corrupt. He had then started at the GCPD as expert for the escapees.
Lucius comes into the conversation while Jim and Harvey discuss Jim coming back to the GCPD. Harvey uses him as an example to prove to Jim that one can be happy while working at the GCPD, which Lucius contradicts by criticizing the precinct and its occupants before sarcastically adding "I love it". Once Jim leaves, Harvey criticizes him for not being more positive about the job and Lucius assures he was being positive.[8]
Lucius lets Jim into the lab despite Jim no longer being an officer, even if he’s aware it could cost him a job that, he admits, he does enjoy. He explains that Fish Mooney is sick and reveals that Ethel Peabody’s body has aged very quickly. He then suggests that Peabody was killed by Fish Mooney because she was unable to cure her. [9]
Edward Nygma comes into the precinct to investigate the Red Hood Gang and Lucius reminds him of his attempt on both Bruce Wayne’s and Lucius’s lives in Arkham. Nygma laughs it off by saying he only used knockout gas, but Lucius threatens to end him if he ever hurts either of them again. He calls Nygma insane, prompting the man to say that he has a certificate from Arkham, before letting him look at the evidence from the Red Hood scene. [10]
When Lee Thompkins has to leave for her engagement party, Lucius gives the result of the forensic examination in her stead, and says that it’s good to have Gordon back in the precinct. [11] When Gordon starts suspecting Mario Calvi of being infected with the Alice Tetch virus, Lucius tests Mario’s blood three times to find traces of the virus, but finds none, which allows Mario to go to his own wedding. However, he looks for ways Mario could’ve beaten the test, and finds out that Mario had a high amount of drugs in his blood, which would’ve hidden the virus. Harvey decides to issue a warrant based on that. [12]
Lucius examines the body of a deceased woman, Melanie Blake, pointing out to Gordon and Bullock that she died twice in the past few days. When Lee comes to the precinct to demand Gordon’s arrest, Lucius tries to defend Gordon, but is interrupted. [13]
After Jerome Valeska’s body is stolen, Lucius comes to examine the pod Jerome was preserved in, and Gordon asks him how he would resurrect someone. Lucius says that the corpse would need to be warmed first, and mentions that he worked on the design of these pods. While Gordon and Bullock look for Jerome’s body, Lucius shows them a map of Gotham, pointing out that Melanie Blake’s resurrection resulted in power surges in the electric grid, and that Jerome should be in the spot where those power surges were. When Gordon and Bullock leave, he stays behind, awkwardly saying 'I’ll just… stay here if that’s okay. Yeah that’s okay.'. He later finds a phone next to Jerome’s body and reveals that the last number on the phone belongs to someone in the GCPD, and that there’s a mole in the precinct. He’s the one that warns Gordon when Jerome appears on TV. [14]
Lucius is the first one to suspect that something is wrong when intellectuals in Gotham start dying, but Bullock refuses to investigate. When a man wearing a grape suit comes to the precinct with a message, he pays the man and correctly makes the correlation between the message and the recent deaths. He guesses that the message is pointing to a chess club, where Edward Nygma is waiting. Lucius has doubts for a moment when arriving in the middle of a chess tournament, but Nygma starts electrocuting players. When Lucius studies the chess pieces, he finds a number, with which he calls Nygma. Nygma is angry about Lucius taking more time than expected to call him, but says that Lucius now has to play the game with him, and that the next clue is linked to a pawn on queen and the belly of a beast. Lucius and Bullock interrogate a man that works at a pawn shop on Queen’s Avenue. Lucius stands very close to the suspect to destabilize him, and asks if he feels destabilized. The suspect answers by asking if he even is a cop, and Bullock says that the interrogation can either go the hard way or the easy way, and that he’d prefer the easy way, as he is wearing his nice shoes. The suspect insults him and Bullock tells Lucius to hit the suspect. Lucius refuses and points out that they’re disregarding a lot of the clues by only focusing on the pawn on queen. The suspect says that he wasn’t even supposed to be working on that day and that he was only covering for Teddy Thirio. Lucius says that thirío means “Beast” in Greek, which means that Teddy Thirio is the next clue. Thirio is found dead and Lee does his autopsy, opening his stomach. Lucius asks her why a killer would do all this. She finds Bullock’s badge in Thirio’s belly, and Lucius leaves hurriedly, almost taking a piece of medical equipment with him. He comes across another person dressed up as a fruit that asks if he is “Foxy”. He calls Nygma, and says that only one person refers to him as “Foxy”. Nygma invites him upstairs to play a game in exchange for an antidote and saving Bullock’s life. He gives Lucius three riddles to answer, each wrong answer putting Bullock’s life further in danger. Lucius guesses the first two riddles wrong, but understands that Nygma killed Penguin. He asks him about it, and is given his last riddles, which he answers correctly. Bullock almost falls to his death and Lucius catches him. When Lucius gets into his car later that night, Nygma reveals that he was hiding in the backseat, and holds a gun to his head. Lucius asks Nygma about his motivations and if he killed Penguin, and points out that his actions are reprehensible. Nygma thanks him for helping him to figure out his real identity, calls himself The Riddler, and knocks out Lucius. [15]
When Nathaniel Barnes gets kidnapped and Gordon suspects that the Court of Owls wants to release the Alice Tetch virus into the city, Lucius confirms that it’s possible, and uses his knowledge on Wayne Enterprises to find out where Barnes could be. Later, when Lee accuses him of helping Gordon and asks him what’s going on, he refuses to answer. [16]
Lucius is worried when Gordon gets infected with the Alice Tetch virus, and looks through the Court of Owls papers to find a cure. He discovers that Hugo Strange was working on an antidote. Gordon leaves to look for Strange, and Lucius tells Bullock that Gordon’s version of the antidote works faster than previous versions. Bullock says that they’ll have to wait and see, and that he should focus on finding a cure. During riots in the police station, Lucius saves Alfred Pennyworth from an infected Carlos Alvarez by knocking him out. He then tails Bruce Wayne with Alfred, the both of them splitting when Lucius goes to find Bullock for help. [17]
No Man's Land[]
10 years later[]
Personality[]
Lucius is a kind, intelligent, brave and heroic individual. Lucius was very loyal towards Thomas Wayne; before his death, and becomes loyal towards Bruce Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth respectively. He has never betrayed anyone that he has worked with.
Lucius is sometimes sarcastic and is not afraid to show; when he does not know something at all.
Although Lucius claims not to be a fighter, he can be threatening; for example, he threatens Edward Nygma to kill him; if he ever tries to hurt him and Bruce again.[18]
Abilities[]
- "See, look at Lucius here. Our new resident expert on all things scientific."
- —Harvey Bullock to Jim Gordon[src]
- High-level intellect: A former executive of Wayne Enterprises, Lucius is a highly intelligent individual. He is even able to figure out and understand Edward Nygma's riddles, proving capable of matching wits with him. Edward himself has even acknowledged that Lucius's intellect rivals his own, openly referring to him as the "second smartest man in Gotham".
- Expert scientist/Forensic expert: Lucius is a highly skilled scientist and forensics examiner, despite the fact that he has only been a member of Gotham City Police Department for a short amount of time.
- Expert hand-to-hand combatant/Martial artist: Due to taken night classes, Lucius is a highly skilled hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist; for example, his combat style is comprised of Jiu Jitsu.
Gallery[]
- Main article: Lucius Fox/Gallery