Who are the Court of Owls, the main antagonist of Gotham Knights?

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The upcoming Gotham Knights title has revealed that one of the primary antagonists will be the Court of Owls. The mysterious group, also known as the Parliament of Owls and the Tribe of Judas, is an ancient conspiracy that has reportedly controlled Gotham City for centuries.

They are said to wield an enormous amount of power in Gotham City, controlling the city from behind the scenes.

Dick Grayson mentioned them inBatman#4, Volume 2:

But who is the Court of Owls?

Though the leaders of the Court of Owls just wear owl masks, the rest of the organization are mutated and are human/owl hybrids. They have unsettling, distorted faces and sport long claws to slay their foes in an efficient way.

Since Gotham Knights is a traditionally grim, dark, Batman setting, the Court of Owls will likely be behind the scenes, manipulating the Bat-Family. Talons are the assassination arm of the Court, and loyal only to the Court.

Skilled murderers, Talons sleep within the inner sanctum until summoned. It could be similar to the original Court of Owls story, where they are simply unleashed upon the city to do battle. Given that the Talons are traditionally immortal, they are the perfect soldiers to fight the Bat-Family.

It is likely they will be the primary force the Bat-Family will have to deal with in Gotham Knights. They are not a force to be taken lightly, but who are the Court of Owls themselves?

First appearance and origin of the Court of Owls

Only spoken of in the most hushed tones, or through a nursery rhyme, the Court of Owls appear in the Batman franchise as Bruce Wayne announces he wants to reshape Gotham City for the future. This action gains the attention of the Court of Owls, and Talon is sent to deal with Wayne.

Talons are a group of