Create a Bat-Villain

[Vakanai]

Let's say DC decides to have you create a new Batman villain. What kind of villain would you create? What would be their gimmick and theme? Any powers? What about personality and motives? Go all out.

[Crimson Knightman]

The Hand of Fate

Real alias: Dmitri Kozlov

Height: 6,4
Weight: 150

Powers/abilities: Criminal mastermind. Martial arts expert. Technical engineer. Master of disguise.

Origin: Unknown

Dmitri is a faceless terrorist that decides who lives and who dies based on their past actions.

[matthewaos]

I think that I would like to see a Bat-copycat gonne bad. Maybe some fanboy of Batman that wants to be him so much that starts impersonates him - for fun - until he is caught in a serious fight.

[Sn4tcH]

I think that I would like to see a Bat-copycat gonne bad. Maybe some fanboy of Batman that wants to be him so much that starts impersonates him - for fun - until he is caught in a serious fight.

Jason Todd much?

Prometheus much?

Killer Moth much?

The Wrath much?

The Wrath II much?

[Tigereyes]

Raptor

A former disciple of Deadshot who has mastered every form of weaponry has been hired to take out Batman. Adopting one of the few codenames that is a natural predator of the Bat, Raptor, will stop at nothing to complete his mission of killing the Batman.

[C. Earl]

I'd create a female version of Bruce Wayne who goes out in a sexy high-tech costume at night with the express purpose of taking out who she feels are the biggest dangers to Gotham City--Batman, Batgirl, Nightwing, etc. She wouldn't be mentally-unhinged, because she actually would be right from a certain point of view that vigilantes are almost as bad as the villains...

Or has a female character like this been done before?
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[Sn4tcH]

Maybe not a female version, persae'. But there have been a couple villains who've tried to stop Batman because of his vigilante status.

[scary harpy]

He dresses in sharp suits - in trendy colors. He walks around with a cane, and a bowler cap, which means he thinks he's "old school cool" like Gary Cooper or something. Fashionable, trendy - and with a name like Riddler where it's so effing obvious that the whole "Gotham Criminal Lifestyle" is a game he loves playing - he doesn't kill - he has women hanging on him. He's in it for the prestige.

Style. Ego. It's not a personal grudge style battle of wits with the Batman like with Joker or Two-Face, with Riddler, the battle of wits is what he's after to feed his own ego. Why does he always manage to ditch Arkham or prison? He's that damn smart, and that's part of the game, too. Batman wins a round. Next round.

To amp up Riddler in that way, they should play off of his slender frame and smarts - he's not muscle, for sure. He hires muscle. But he's the type of guy who could play the role of a grifter, a hacker, even a thief/burglar (albeit not as "climb a skyscraper with suction cups like Catwoman").

Morrison really explored the notion that the criminals of Gotham had a "Cultural Status", even going so far as to call the Gotham Rogues "Pop Criminals".

Riddler would be the King of Pop (Not the most dangerous, but definitely the most publicized, self-hyped, and able to navigate through the "Underground Culture" around town as well - the world of geeky computer hackers, art thieves and "glamorous crime". 100% self-aware of the sub-culture, the lifestyle, and the fact that he can't beat Batman physically so has to engineer situations to play out in his favor.

This is what Retro 315had to about the Riddler in The Bat-Villains: How they should be thread.

I love this description; I using this a guide for my villain:

Adam Apple

A "glamorous crime" "pop criminal" who steals apple themed curios and art. A trendy, stylish thrillseeker who enjoys fighting superheroes occasionally. He would leave a calling card at the crime scene but not advertise his intent with clues.

[mofo]

That Guy
Powers: Ability to lose a "tail" in a group of people.. Batman will never catch him! bahahaha