


Upon returning home, Bruce requests that Alfred stays, and Alfred agrees without a second thought.įollowing the Infinite Crisis however it appears that Alfred's history has been merged to combine both his pre and post-Crisis histories. Following Alfred's advice, Bruce manages to take care of his bully problem. Alfred teaches Bruce to handle the bully strategically, rather than using brute force. However, these plans are momentarily forgotten when young Bruce returns home, after getting into a fight with a school bully. After several months, Alfred voices the desire to quit and return home to continue his life as an actor. At the time he begins working for the Wayne's when Bruce was but a young child. In this version Alfred was an actor on the English Stage, who agreed to become the Wayne's butler, only so as to honor the dying wish of his father. Meanwhile, another version of Alfred's Post-Crisis life was slightly more closely linked to his pre-Crisis counterpart. In one such version, Alfred was hired away from the British Royal Family by Bruce's parents, and he virtually raised Bruce after they were murdered. Alfred's history has been modified several times over the years, creating assorted versions. In addition, he was Bruce's legal guardian following the deaths of his parents. In the Post-Crisis comics' continuity, Alfred, now called, Alfred Pennyworth had been the Wayne Family butler all of Bruce's life and had helped his master establish his superhero career from the beginning.Īlfred in his youth, raising a young Bruce. This character has yet to appear in the Post-Crisis comics. Later, Alfred was reunited with his long-lost daughter, Julia Remarque. Since then, Alfred included the support staff duties of the Dynamic Duo on top of his regular tasks. As it turned out, the wounds were actually insignificant, but Alfred's care convinced the residents that their butler could be trusted. That night, Alfred awoke to moaning and followed the sound to the secret door to the staircase to the Batcave and met his would-be employers in their superhero identities (Wayne had been injured while out in the field). Although the pair did not want one, especially since they did not want to jeopardize their secret identities with a servant in the house, they did not have the heart to reject Alfred. To that end, Alfred introduced himself to Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson at Wayne Manor and insisted on becoming their butler. 6.3.2 The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005-2012)Īlfred who was originally called Alfred Beagle was a retired intelligence agent who followed the deathbed wish of his dying father, Jarvis Beagle, to carry on the tradition of serving the Wayne Family.
