Andrea Beaumont was Bruce's first true love. After a chance meeting, their relationship began to bloom, so much so that Bruce was starting to doubt himself and "The Plan" he had for himself and his life. Bruce never counted on being happy, and Andrea Beaumont was doing just that, therefore throwing a wrench into Bruce's plan. After consideration, he changed the plan and proposed to her.

Andrea Beaumont was the only daughter of a rich Gothamite business man, Carl Beaumont, who had ties to the mob. When a deal with his mob connections went sour, he was forced to go on the lam, with his daughter in tow. She was forced to break the engagement between her and Bruce in order to avoid a brutal death. This drove Bruce to despair, and led him to follow his plan even more, and become the Dark Knight.