Magical Database: Difference between revisions

* Almost every depiction of [[Batman]] has this, whether it's his own vast knowledge (a la [[Sherlock Holmes]]), the Batcave computer, or a combination of both. In one [[Justice League of America]] issue, it is shown that Batman's database of fingerprints looks at the magical databases of the Batcave, the GCPD, AFIS, JLA Headquarters and Superman's fortress of solitude. This allows him to determine the identity of a ''31st century superhero'' because Superman had been friends with him the past... err... future...<br />[[Voice with an Internet Connection|Oracle]] has taken on the role of database for the hero community at large. She serves as information retriever and disseminator, as well as offering mission-specific hacking and guidance.<br />In an issue of ''[[Gotham Central]]'', which focused on the members of the Major Crimes Unit of the Gotham City Police Department, [[Batman: The Animated Series|Renee]] [[The Question|Montoya]] was attempting to track down the history of a sniper rifle that had been used in several high-profile assassinations. She is seen accessing numerous government databases, including the FBI and ATF, [[Subverted Trope|but none of them can give her any useful information]]. When she mysteriously gains access to a system named "Oracle," which neither she nor her partner can identify, she is shocked (But happy) when it suddenly gives her the complete history of the gun, including the gun shop where it was sold.