In addition to a character description, starting today I will add recommended reading for each villain and an occasional episode of "Batman the Animated Series" that showcases the villain.
20. Zsasz
Real Name: Victor Zsasz
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| Zsasz |
A man who inherited everything from his wealthy parents after their untimely death, Victor Zsasz soon lost his fortune due to his gambling addiction. Left completely broke and on the verge of suicide Zsasz realized just how pointless life truly is. Because of this realization, he took it upon himself to free everyone from that meaninglessness of their lives. He views himself as a savior to the living and cuts a tally mark into his skin for everyone he kills. A deranged serial killer, Zsasz is one of the most frighteningly realistic Batman villains.
Recommended Reading:
- Batman: The Last Arkham
- Batman #493 (May 1993)
19. The Ventriloquist and Scarface
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| The Ventriloquist & Scarface |
Real Name: Arnold Wesker
First Appearance: Detective Comics #583 (February 1988)
Arnold Wesker is a timid and soft spoken man with multiple personality disorder. His second personality, the tough and ruthless Scarface, manifests himself through Arnold's ventriloquist dummy. This allows both personalities to be active at the same time. The Scarface personality is often in control and pushing Arnold around. Scarface has also worked his way up in Gotham's underworld due to his criminal genius for planning heists and leading his gang. Because of the success of their criminal schemes, his gang members tend not to ask questions about taking orders from a puppet.
Recommended Viewing:
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| Clayface |
18. Clayface
Real Name: Basil Karlo
First Appearance: Detective Comics #40 (June 1940)
Originally an actor who was driven mad by the remake of his most famous movie, Basil Karlo originally became a serial killer in an attempt to halt production. When more villains under the "Clayface" persona arrived in Gotham, each with clay like bodies that gave them different abilities, Karlo took samples of each's blood in order to give himself all their abilities and become the most powerful and well-known Clayface. With a malleable body of clay and the ability to shape-shift Basil Karlo only acting roles now are as the people he uses his abilities to impersonate.
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17. The Mad Hatter
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| The Mad Hatter |
Real Name: Jervis Tetch
First Appearance: Batman #49 (October 1948)
A skilled scientist with an obsession for Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, Jervis Tetch discovered a way to create mind control chips that amplify that could be used to place victims under his hypnotic control. Originally using his technology to make his secretary Alice fall in love with him (as he had developed an infatuation for her over the years) although his plan feel apart when Batman freed her from his control. This caused him to go insane and turn to a life of crime under the persona of the Mad Hatter and implant his chips in different forms of headgear that keep his victims under his control. The most coveted piece of head gear he wants is Batman's distinct cowl.
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16. Killer Croc
Real Name: Waylon Jones
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| Killer Croc |
First Appearance: Batman #358 (April 1983)
Born with an extremely rare medical condition known as Epedermolytic hyperkeratosis that causes his skin to become progressively scaly and his body more reptilian like, Waylon Jones often found himself as the target of ridicule. Becoming a juvenile delinquent, Waylon eventually found a home as a circus sideshow act wrestling alligators under the name the Killer Croc. Eventually growing sick of being thought of as a freak, Croc traveled to Gotham City and returned to a life of crime. It was later revealed that as Croc could recover from severe wounds, more reptilian genes would take over to due so thus causing him to grow more crocodile like. After being mutated further by the villain Hush, Killer Croc has almost lost all ties to his humanity.
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Be sure to check back tomorrow for picks 15-11.
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