Warren & Mary McGinnis

Warren & Mary McGinnis are supporting characters in the WB animated series "Batman Beyond", in which they are parents of the title character, Batman (Terry McGinnis). They are voiced by Michael Gross and Teri Garr.

Warren and Mary McGinnis are a divorced couple, scientists, and parents of Terry and Matt McGinnis. Warren worked for Derek Powers at Wayne-Powers Enterprises, while Mary worked at Astro-Tech.

After they divorced, Terry moved with his father, while Matt went with his mother. This separation created problems with the family, and caused an emotional trauma to young Terry as he ran away from home and join into a street gang. Eventually, he was caught shoplifting, and was spent three months in juvenile hall. Afterwards, family life improved a little, with Warren spending more time with his sons.

Warren was murdered by Derek Powers and Mr. Fixx after he discovered his employers were creating biological weapons for a rogue nation, Kasnia. Terry moved in with his mother and brother. Warren's death led Terry to an emotional breakdown, even though Mary tried her best to comfort her son.

When Mary heard that Terry found a job with Bruce Wayne, she was thrilled that he would have something to keep him out of trouble. She did not know that Bruce Wayne was once Batman, or that Terry was his successor. When the Dark Knight returned to Gotham after twenty years of absence, Matt became his biggest fan, without knowing that his new hero was in fact his older brother.

The "Justice League Unlimited" episode "Epilogue" revealed that Terry was Bruce Wayne's biological son. Government agent Amanda Waller, believing that the world needed a Batman, had arranged for Warren McGinnis' DNA to be overwritten by Bruce's genetic material by means of a fake flu shot. Since Warren McGinnis continued to carry Bruce Wayne's genetic material after Terry's conception, Matt is also the biological child of Bruce Wayne.