Bridgit Pike is a pyromaniac in Gotham City, who acts as a recurring antagonist in the television series Gotham. She is initially an abused member of the Pike family, who later embraces her darker side after being caught on fire and later experimented in by Hugo Strange at Indian Hill, causing her to turn into the psychotic fire loving criminal Firefly. She often acted as a henchwoman to The Penguin, and later began working for Jeremiah Valeska as part of his Legion of Horribles, a team consisting of Gotham's most notorious super-criminals.
Biography[]
She was a childhood friend of Selina Kyle and had once met Ivy Pepper. Bridgit was forced by her stepbrothers to join the family business and was abused by them. After much abuse, Bridgit eventually snapped, burning Joe and Cale to death, and beginning a vigilante spree. In a confrontation with the GCPD, her entire body was severely scarred from the burns sustained from her tank leaking from a bullet shot caused by one of the police officers. She was then taken to the underground Indian Hill facility as the scientists believe she is immune to fire as it was mentioned in a discussion between two orderlies that protective clothing was "fused" to her. Selina Kyle later encountered Pike at the Indian Hill facility where she has no memory of Selina, calls herself Firefly, and is sporting a new outfit. Strange brainwashed Bridget into thinking she was a fire goddess. She then accepted Selina as her servant, after being convinced all "deities" need one. During the Indian Hill conflict, she got into a fight with Victor Fries and Strange accidentally got caught in their crossfire.
Oswald Cobblepot and Ivy Pepper later find her working at a factory. After learning about Ivy Pepper's encounter with Marv and some persuasion, Bridgit Pike agrees to help Oswald and Ivy where she starts by throwing hot coal into her abusive boss' face. Though she is still at odds with Victor Fries, Bridgit Pike was with Penguin when they interfered in the Court of Owls' plans to use the weaponized version of Alice Tetch's blood on a Daughters of Gotham event where Bridgit Pike burned the Talon present. Later that night, she was knocked out by a Talon that was sent to abduct Penguin. Bridgit Pike later assisted Fish Mooney into obtaining the earlier antidotes for the Alice Tetch Virus and fighting the ninjas from the League of Shadows at the time when the chaos caused by the Alice Tetch Virus was caused. After Fish Mooney was accidentally killed by James Gordon, she and Victor Fries disappeared before the police arrived.
Firefly was later sent by Oswald Cobblepot to do away with Edward Nygma in the event that Barbara Kean, Tabitha Galavan, and Selina Kyle failed to bring Nygma to him. She crashed the fight between Solomon Grundy and Tabitha at Cherry's fight club where her fire attacks struck fear into Solomon Grundy. Leslie Thompkins disabled Firefly by shooting her flamethrower tank which sent her flying into a wall. Veintimilla returned to the role with the season 4 episode "Mandatory Brunch Meeting".
When Gotham City became a no man's land, Firefly started her own gang in order to develop her territory. It was mentioned by Gordon that Firefly is in a turf war with Mr. Freeze.
Appearances[]
Season 2[]
- "Rise of the Villains: Scarification"
- "Rise of the Villains: By Fire"
- "Rise of the Villains: Mommy's Little Monster" (mentioned)
- "Wrath of the Villains: Mr. Freeze" (indirectly mentioned)
- "Wrath of the Villains: Unleashed"
- "Wrath of the Villains: A Legion of Horribles"
- "Wrath of the Villains: Transference"
Season 3[]
- "Mad City: New Day Rising" (indirectly mentioned)
- "Heroes Rise: The Primal Riddle"
- "Heroes Rise: Light The Wick"
- "Heroes Rise: All Will Be Judged" (indirectly mentioned)
- "Heroes Rise: Pretty Hate Machine" (mentioned)
- "Heroes Rise: Destiny Calling"
Season 4[]
- "A Dark Knight: The Blade's Path" (mentioned)
- "A Dark Knight: Stop Hitting Yourself"
- "A Dark Knight: Mandatory Brunch Meeting"
- "A Dark Knight: That's Entertainment"
- "A Dark Knight: No Man's Land"
Season 5[]
- "Legend of the Dark Knight: Year Zero" (mentioned)
- "Legend of the Dark Knight: Pena Dura" (mentioned on map)
Trivia[]
- This version of Firefly was created exclusively for Gotham and is also the first version of Firefly to be female. Bridgit Pike would eventually be adapted into the mainstream comics Detective Comics #988 in September 2018 as Lady Firefly.
- Bridgit Pike was originally intended to appear in season 5 of Gotham, although got removed due to the limited episodes made. She is mentioned as being in a turf war with Mr. Freeze. Her final fate is left unknown.