What kind of villain would you like to see?

[godisawesome]

I like the idea of a totally sane villain as well, but I want some of that imagery and mythic status. I liked Skel in his brief appearance in Streets of Gotham, and personally, I kind of hope if they bring Falcone back again, he gets referred to repeatedly as "The Roman."

So how's this for a version?

The Capo: a Gotham criminal middleman who prefers not to be seen and operates primarily over the Internet and other impersonal methods, and who often uses doubles, stand ins, and represenatives to speak for him. His Schtick is that he knows everyone you need to know to get things moving in Gotham, and is thus a permanent cog in the criminal underworld: he puts street level dealers and hitmen in communication with guys like the Penguin, Two-Face, and Poison Ivy, calls up the corrupt cops left in the GCPD for a fee, oversees most of the successful money-laundering operations, and generally acts as the figure that allows the underworld to keep operating no matter how much Bats tears it apart. His anonymity, networking, and cautious temperment are why he's apparently the only known figure to always be at the center of crime in Gotham, never getting his hands dirty, but never challenging for the top spot either.

And of course, because of his anonymity, he may be a myth used by opportunists, a series of different individuals, a corrupt cop, or anything else.

The Furies: You know how the Wrath is an Anti-Batman? And how his sidekick is Scorn? These are Anti-Batgirls. My hope would be they'd show up only if Wrath gets overhauled back to a serious villain instead of what he was last time we saw him. A gag for these ladies would be that the *3* of them mirror the *3* Batgirls, even if Cass and Steph aren't officially Batgirls. One's a sniper (to mirror and reverse Cass as a melee expert), the youngest is their leader (to reverse Babs as the mentor figure for Cass and Steph), and the third is a loud, obnoxious bomb thrower (to play off the more stealthy aspects of Spoiler in Steph.)

[Nick Miller]

For me, themes are where it’s at, for Batvillians.

circus/carnival
Corrupt cops, been awhile, hasn’t it?
High society bad guys
Performing arts bad guys (opera/ballet/comedian)


But overall, I mainly want to read about Batman’s top rogues, used in unique ways, or with a twist.

[scary harpy]

For me, themes are where it’s at, for Batvillians.

circus/carnival
Corrupt cops, been awhile, hasn’t it?
High society bad guys
Performing arts bad guys (opera/ballet/comedian)

I like your themes.

But overall, I mainly want to read about Batman’s top rogues, used in unique ways, or with a twist.

You're not the only one.

But I've read about his top rogues used in unique ways or with a twist...for decades!

Everyone seems to want to write the next big Joker story. No one wants to write the next big Simon the Pieman story.

To me, a writer with talent could create a big Professor Bubbles story...or Sweet Tooth or Temblor or any other minor bat-foe you care think of.

The best example that I can remember is when Cluemaster was made the BBEG for storyline. Sure, he was backstabbed by Lincoln March, I think, but that's what villains do.

The change was truly refreshing.