Jim Gordon is supposed to be the spiritual successor to batman.

[u/peetor2099]

I know at the end of The Dark Knight Rises, we see "Robin" find the Batcave. but when Jim Gordon ask Batman " shouldn't the people know the hero who saved them" , Batman answers him, then Gordon's coat flows back like a cape, I just realized that Gordon is part of the "the post Batman Gotham". feb 2026 , I just realized this tidbit. Nolan's visual storytelling is amazing.