The Bruce is a cult-leader and dictator ruling over Gotham as a self proclaimed man-god by maintaining control of the organized crime. The citizens if Gotham are allowed to challenge him in combat during a once a year symbolic execution of his decendants greatest enemies. At the time of his final climatic battle he was aged 92 and has been The Bruce since the age of 60 but has kept the age of 30 with the help of Dr John Klibon.