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Captain Leatherwing is an Elseworlds version of Batman hailing from Earth-31 (aka Earth-494) who is a privateer during the golden age of piracy in the Caribbean.

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"Captain Leatherwing" was a privateer in the Caribbean during the 18th century; committing acts of murder, raiding and piracy for the benefit of the British Empire. He captained a vessel known as the Flying Fox and operated out of Vespertilio's Cay (or, the Bat's Cay as it came to be known). By his side was his first-mate, Alfredo.

After raiding a Spanish vessel and saving an enslaved indigenous woman named Quext'chala (who we learn is a princess), Leatherwing made port in Kingston Harbor. While here, a young boy and street-urchin known as Robin Redblade stowed away aboard the Flying Fox. Leatherwing would come to take Robin under his wing and train him to be his successor.

Not long after this, Leatherwing's rivals in piracy, "The Laughing Man" and Capitana Felina of the Catspaw. The two aimed at killing Leatherwing only for Felina to fall in-love with him and betray the Laughing Man. The Laughing Man tried to kill Felina for this only to be ambushed by the Flying Fox, although the battle would cost Robin his life when he jumped in-front of a bullet aimed at Leatherwing. In retaliation, Leatherwing killed the Laughing Man with a sword through the gut, pinning him to his own mast.

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