Gotham City Police Department

The Gotham City Police Department (GCPD) are the police protectors of Gotham. Headed by Jim Gordon, they are both at times a friend and enemy to Batman.

GCPD as a Collective:
Originally, the GCPD was an anomaly compared to standard players. There could be unlimited numbers of players within the GCPD, and they all worked as a collective group. Unlike a standard alliance, the players within the GCPD were worked together as a collective team, and while each took territories individually, their successes were pooled into one large group Strength Point pot.

However while the players worked together to form the GCPD, they could also form alliances with other players, including villains. GCPD members were also allowed to attack in groups, though there is no record of this occurring. The GCPD could also start in seperate locations on the map, and were not required to be near other GCPD members at any time.

Decline of the GCPD
While other character’s thrived as rounds continued, the GCPD continued to be stagnant. Due to both a lack of inactivity and a lack of players willing to participate in a collective GCPD, the police force of Gotham failed to grow.

Because of the lack of player involvement in the GCPD, it was removed from the roster following Round 2. Despite the decline, the GCPD as a singular unit will be returning under Brick_head in Round 5, who will not only play the police department, but it’s head Jim Gordon as well.

GCPD Players

 * steelex709
 * Tamamono
 * Brick_head

GCPD Elsewhere
While the GCPD as a playing character (s) has largely been inactive, as a collective presence, they’ve been greatly featured in various stories and events. Policemen and units under the command of the GCPD have been featured in many players’ takeovers, generally as rivals defending the territory. They’ve also been shown in every takeover of Arkham, and are in general shown to be protecting Gotham abet generally doing poorly at it.

GCPD Headquarters
As policemen of the GCPD are featured greatly, so is the GCPD Headquarters building, whose most notable feature is the Bat-Signal which rests atop it. The rooftop of the GCPD has been featured many times, with its most common appearance showing the Bat-Signal and a meeting between Gordon and the Batman. This meeting between the two is the most famous use of the rooftop, and leads to the fact that while Batman is a vigilante, he is supported by the GCPD.

Members of the GCPD:

 * Commissioner James Gordon
 * Detective Abraham Arlington
 * Detective Harvey Bullock
 * Detective Stan Kitch
 * Detective Renee Montoya
 * Officer Dan Foley
 * Officer Harry Johnson
 * Officer Hamilton
 * Officer Hanson
 * Officer Tom Rhodes
 * Scott
 * SWAT Captain Wallace
 * SWAT Officer Cross
 * SWAT Officer Ryan