Harvey Bullock

Origin – Pre-Crisis

Harvey Bullock was named after a real-life television writer. Before Crisis on Infinite Earths happened, Bullock was originally a corrupted detective. He was ordered by Mayor Hamilton Hill to sabotage Commissioner Gordon’s career. He would do so by pretending to be clumsy and messing up their plans on a stake. When Bullock accidentally gave Gordon a heart-attack, it changed Bullock. He began to do real good and stopped being corrupted. Bullock later became a Bishop in the Checkmate Organization.

Origin – Post-Crisis

After Crisis on Infinite Earths, Harvey Bullock once again became a corrupt cop. He gained a reputation for taking bribes, police brutality, and ties to organized crimes. With all that his co-workers will still say he is a good cop. However, Bullock was very loyal to Commissioner Gordon from the very beginning. He has helped Gordon foil the plans of many well-known criminals in Gotham City. Whenever Batman was not around, Bullock would take the role of bad cop to intimidate and threaten those for information. His previous partner on the Gotham Police Department was Renee Montoya. Later is was believed that Bullock gave up the location of Commissioner Gordon to a shooter in the mafia that was trying to kill Gordon. After this event, Bullock resigned from the GCPD and occasionally worked as a private detective.

One Year Later after Infinite Crisis, Bullock was allowed to rejoin the GCPD police force under the condition that he is not to make one mistake this time. Batman and Bullock have made peace and they both agreed to give each other a second chance.