izes ▁that ▁she ▁knew ▁Bat man ' s ▁secret . ▁However , ▁Bruce ▁eventually ▁res c ues ▁her . ▁She ▁promises ▁him ▁that ▁she ▁will ▁never ▁reve als ▁his ▁secre ts . ▁V icki ▁real izes ▁that ▁Bruce ' s ▁mission ▁is ▁bigger ▁than ▁the ▁truth ▁she ' s ▁seeking , ▁and ▁dec ides ▁not ▁to ▁expose ▁his ▁secre ts , ▁and ▁becomes ▁his ▁al ly . ▁During ▁the ▁conflict , ▁Ra ' s ▁real izes ▁that ▁V icki ▁is ▁a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁Marcel ▁" The ▁Ham mer " ▁du ▁Val li ere , ▁a ▁French ▁soldier ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁who ▁challeng ed ▁Ra ' s ▁and ▁his ▁war riors ▁centuries ▁before ▁Bat man . ▁Ra ' s ▁claims ▁that ▁du ▁Val li ere ▁st ole ▁the ▁woman ▁( who ▁was ▁also ▁V icki ' s ▁ancest or ) ▁he ▁attempted ▁to ▁court . ▁Despite ▁having ▁killed ▁du ▁Val li ere ▁after ▁their ▁final ▁battle ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁ago , ▁it ▁is ▁imp lied ▁that ▁al ▁Gh ul ' s ▁business ▁with ▁V icki ▁is ▁not ▁complete ▁as ▁he ▁v ows ▁to ▁track ▁down ▁anything ▁that ▁related ▁to ▁his ▁enemies . ▁ ▁In ▁Bat man ▁and ▁Robin ▁# 1 8 , ▁another ▁ex - W ay ne ▁Girl , ▁now ▁a ▁villa in ▁called ▁The ▁Abs ence , ▁comes ▁looking ▁to ▁rip ▁out ▁V icki ' s ▁eyes . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁issue , ▁Bat man ▁and ▁Robin ▁r ush ▁to ▁her ▁a partment ▁only ▁for ▁Abs ence ▁to ▁reve