It is a tie for me between Scarecrow and Two Face. I love how he turns your deepest fears against you with the fear gas. And with Two Face you have a 50/50 chance of living with is better odds then you get from a lot of Bat foes.
Joker
Two-Face
Riddler
Scarecrow
Poison Ivy
Mr. Freeze
Bane
Ra's Al Ghul
Mad Hatter
Catwoman
Harley Quinn
Penguin
Black Mask
The Ventriluest
Other.
It is a tie for me between Scarecrow and Two Face. I love how he turns your deepest fears against you with the fear gas. And with Two Face you have a 50/50 chance of living with is better odds then you get from a lot of Bat foes.
This Post Contains No Artificial Intelligence. It Contains No Human Intelligence Either.
Freeze
Riddler
Face
Scarecrow
Clock king
Once more the Sith will rule the galaxy!
Each Batman villain is an aspect or a contrast to an aspect of the Batman character
Two-Face: dual identities
Riddler: intelligence
Scarecrow: fear
Poison Ivy: distrust
Mr.Freeze: grief
Bane: strength
Penguin: wealth
Joker: chaos
My favorite is Joker
Last edited by prepmaster; 04-16-2020 at 06:09 AM.
Well detective skills require intelligence so its not that far off.
Penguin using his wealth to harm instead of doing good so wealth is the one word i used to describe Penguin.
Ivy is manipulative and treacherous, has ability to mind control people so she is the first villain that pushed Batman to fight against mind controlled innocent people and superheroes. Its from these fights against PI that Batman sees that he can never trust nor rely on anyone completely but to consider everyone as potential enemy whose powers can be used against him. Ivy doesn't embody Batman's distrust of others though. I think the word vengeance suits her more, killing her father for the death of her mother, killing men for what they have done to her and her plants.
"Maiming, mauling, and mutilating are extreme measures, but it's nothing compared to what irredeemable cruelties humanity's done to the world of nature. Ivy always sees the greater good as she punishes those who deserve it." — J. T. Krul
Last edited by prepmaster; 04-18-2020 at 06:25 AM.
Pete Maddox, followed closely by Doc Hastings and Deuce Chalmers.
Couldn't say for sure but probably Catwoman, Ra's or Joker.
I'd really like to see someone bring back both The Monk from Gene Colan's run and The Reaper from Year Two though in a big meaningful way...
NOTE: Thread originally started in January 2016.
-----------------------------------------------------
With 109 people having voted so far,* Joker with 47 votes
* Ra's Al Ghul = 25 votes
* Riddler = 24 votes
* Two-Face = 23 votes
* Catwoman = 22 votes
* Poison Ivy = 18 votes
* Bane = 17 votes
* Scarecrow = 15 votes
* Harley Quinn = 12 votes
* Penguin = 12 votes
* Mr. Freeze = 10 votes
All other choices have less than ten votes at present.
I'm a fan of Riddler but I'm surprised he's in the top ranks.. seems like it became fun to treat him like a joke over the years.
Like action, adventure, rogues, and outlaws? Like anti-heroes, femme fatales, mysteries and thrillers?
I wrote a book with them. Outlaw’s Shadow: A Sherwood Noir. Robin Hood’s evil counterpart, Guy of Gisbourne, is the main character. Feel free to give it a look: https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asi...E2PKBNJFH76GQP
My Top 10:
1) Joker
2) Two-Face
3) Ra's Al Ghul
4) Riddler
5) Hush
6) Scarecrow
7) Harley Quinn
8) Mr. Freeze
9) Poison Ivy
10) Bane
Honorary Mention: Penguin, Black Mask, and Killer Croc
Note (I don't count Catwoman as a villain for reasons)
My favorite is the Scarecrow with Two-Face as a close second.
I like the Joker a lot but he's become super-overexposed at this point.
The Joker. He is Batman's most iconic villain for a reason.