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CHARACTERS - FRANCIS GREY
Francis Grey
Voiced By: Dave Foley
First Appearance: "Seconds"
Position: Clock Repairman
Bio: In the 70s, Francis Grey was a clock repairman, a
father and a loving husband. When the bills started piling up, he
took a drastic step and stole a valuable watch from the shop he
worked at. This theft created a string of events that unfolded
before his eyes, leading to a four car pile up and a gas tanker
explosion. Grey was sentenced to nearly two decades in prison for
the theft and the resulting accidents.
After getting out on parole, Grey began to take his revenge against
the city for imprisoning him and subsequently losing his wife and
kid. While in jail, he learned that he had the ability to control
time, to an extent. He could rewind any moment he was experiencing
back by twenty seconds, allowing him to fix whatever goof ups he
made during his heists. Grey's ultimate plan was to gas Gotham on
New Years eve.
When Batman, Batgirl and Robin intervened they were unable to stop
him at first until Batgirl returned in the last few minutes with
Grey's grown up son, Matthew. While Grey watched all those around
him die from the toxin he unleashed on the city, Grey cried over his
sons body. Suddenly, Grey was able to reverse time all the way back
to the point when he had stolen the watch.
Taking the lessons he learned to heart, Grey never stole the watch
and instead prospered on and started a clock repair business with
his son.
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