Batman villains are iconic for their complex backstories, deep motivations and evil deeds, and even playing them is difficult for actors like Paul Dano who was left traumatized by his role as The Riddler.
Another thing that characterizes the enemies of the Dark Knight is that these enemies have adapted over time, and with each portrayal of Batman his crimes become bigger and more dangerous.
Some fans believe it’s Batman’s fault, who accidentally makes them worse in every movie. Here are the tests.
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Jack Nicholson’s Joker in 1989’s Batman
This version of the villain is the perfect example of how Batman makes his villains worse, because in the movie Jack Napier (Jack Nicholson) is a simple villain who kills Bruce Wayne’s parents.
But years later, when Batman tries to stop Napier and his henchmen, he accidentally lands the mobster in a tank of chemicals, leaving him with white skin and a permanent smile on his face.
With his catchphrase, which is one of Joker’s best on film, the villain becomes much more dangerous because of Batman and increases his plans to poison everyone with makeup.
Paul Dano’s Riddler in “The Batman”
Speaking of Paul Dano’s performance as The Riddler or The Riddler in the 2022 film, his villain is also worse than other versions previously seen in the comics and on film (with Jim Carrey).
And it’s that this Riddler, based on the real-life Zodiac Killer, is an orphan like Bruce, but without the same luck of a millionaire background, which he becomes resentful of and seeks to exact justice in a violent way.
It is because of Batman that he carries out his revenge, because hearing the stories of the hooded man, he thinks that they are very similar, and his plan focuses on the hero to expose the corruption and leave everything ready to flood the city.
Joker in ‘The Dark Knight’
At the end of “Batman Begins” Jim Gordon tells Batman that criminals are stepping things up to beat the police, and now that there’s a hooded vigilante, a villain with a taste for theatrics will soon emerge.
So comes Heath Ledger’s Joker in “The Dark Knight,” who is a force of chaos and anarchy, but whose motivation for wanting to see the world burn comes from his fight with Batman.
In the scene where the Joker is in a police interrogation room, he even confesses this to Batman, telling him that he doesn’t want to kill him because he wouldn’t have anything interesting to do later and that the hero is filling him in.
Talia Al Ghul and Bane in “The Dark Knight Rises”
In ‘The Dark Knight Rises’, the evil and true mastermind behind the plan to destroy Gotham is Talia Al Ghul, who is actually an extreme version of her father Ra’s Al Ghul, who died in Christopher Nolan’s first film .
As in “Batman Begins” Ra’s plan to destroy Gotham is thwarted by Bruce, years later Talia and Bane return with a much bigger plan, which consists of detonating a nuclear bomb in the city.
Joker in the TV series “Gotham”
Jerome Valeska’s (Cameron Monaghan) character in the series is a psychopath who worked in a circus and murdered his mother.
The young man becomes a rival of James Gordon and the young Bruce, until he dies because of them, though he leaves a legacy of chaos in Gotham City and warns of more to come.
This is how his twin brother Jeremiah Valeska appears, who is also a psychopath, but unlike his brother, he is much more calculating and intelligent.
In the fifth season, due to his obsession with Bruce Wayne, his plans become much bigger and he wants to leave the city in ruins. In the end, Jeremiah adjusts all of the Joker’s features in anticipation of Batman’s appearance.
Scarecrow in the series “Titans”
In the third season of “Titans” actor Vincent Kartheiser plays Jonathan Crane, also known as Scarecrow, the supervillain who is locked up in Arkham Asylum and becomes a police informant.
His performance as an informant is part of his plan to revive Jason Todd and turn him into his Red Hood, under the promise of making him a hero, but in reality he seeks to complete a plan that Batman and Robin foiled for him. years ago.
Struggling to live up to his mother’s expectations and having a fragile ego, the villain becomes a worse threat after being stopped by Batman. Because of the hero, when Crane is released he is a bigger threat to the city.
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Camila Luna is a writer at Gossipify, where she covers the latest movies and television series. With a passion for all things entertainment, Camila brings her unique perspective to her writing and offers readers an inside look at the industry. Camila is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in English and is also a avid movie watcher.
