Favorite Batman villain?

Scarecrow · October 08, 2016, 05:59:53 PM

Mine's Scarecrow.
This probably comes as no surprise.
What about you guys, though?
Is it Joker, or are you not quite that basic?
Is it some obscure guy like Firefly, or do you have a life?

Jono · October 08, 2016, 06:01:47 PM

Schwarzenegger Mr. Freeze

Verbatim · October 08, 2016, 06:03:45 PM

nolanverse two-face

Big Boss · October 08, 2016, 06:06:21 PM

I was a big Bane fan before the memes. I have the full Knightfall collection in paperback and I love it. It's so 90s.

I always hated the Knightsend cover though. Looks so dumb.

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Ushan · October 08, 2016, 06:11:01 PM

I've never really been big into Batman, so I'll just say Arkhamverse Joker.

big dog · October 08, 2016, 06:14:41 PM

Masketta Man

Scarecrow · October 08, 2016, 06:16:59 PM

Quote from: Big Boss on October 08, 2016, 06:06:21 PM

I was a big Bane fan before the memes. I have the full Knightfall collection in paperback and I love it. It's so 90s.

I always hated the Knightsend cover though. Looks so dumb.

Spoiler

Yeah, comics Bane is pretty cool. A lot of the best Batman villains mirror the Dark Knight himself, but have some fatal flaw that makes them the villain while Bats is the hero. Bane's neat because he's possibly the only big-time villain who matches Batman both physically and mentally, but he's also hotheaded and dependent on Venom. The Dark Knight Rises kinda negates that, though, with its always cool-and-collected Bane.

Elai · October 08, 2016, 06:22:09 PM

Prometheus, definitely.

Big Boss · October 08, 2016, 06:22:33 PM

Quote from: Scarecrow on October 08, 2016, 06:16:59 PM

Quote from: Big Boss on October 08, 2016, 06:06:21 PM
I was a big Bane fan before the memes. I have the full Knightfall collection in paperback and I love it. It's so 90s.

I always hated the Knightsend cover though. Looks so dumb.

Spoiler
Yeah, comics Bane is pretty cool. A lot of the best Batman villains mirror the Dark Knight himself, but have some fatal flaw that makes them the villain while Bats is the hero. Bane's neat because he's possibly the only big-time villain who matches Batman both physically and mentally, but he's also hotheaded and dependent on Venom. The Dark Knight Rises kinda negates that, though, with its always cool-and-collected Bane.

Tbh Knightfall Bane was a bit of a coward. He waited until Bruce was super exhausted before fighting him. Even then he needed the Venom to break him. He's smart yeah but their fight wasn't great in that story...

Dietrich Six · October 08, 2016, 06:37:46 PM

That's a bad mf

Scarecrow · October 08, 2016, 06:38:03 PM

Quote from: Big Boss on October 08, 2016, 06:22:33 PM

Quote from: Scarecrow on October 08, 2016, 06:16:59 PM
Quote from: Big Boss on October 08, 2016, 06:06:21 PM
I was a big Bane fan before the memes. I have the full Knightfall collection in paperback and I love it. It's so 90s.

I always hated the Knightsend cover though. Looks so dumb.

Spoiler
Yeah, comics Bane is pretty cool. A lot of the best Batman villains mirror the Dark Knight himself, but have some fatal flaw that makes them the villain while Bats is the hero. Bane's neat because he's possibly the only big-time villain who matches Batman both physically and mentally, but he's also hotheaded and dependent on Venom. The Dark Knight Rises kinda negates that, though, with its always cool-and-collected Bane.

Tbh Knightfall Bane was a bit of a coward. He waited until Bruce was super exhausted before fighting him. Even then he needed the Venom to break him. He's smart yeah but their fight wasn't great in that story...

I don't really remember it that well, to be honest, so I might not be able to criticize Knightfall very honestly. I do remember Bane being kind of arrogant and excessive, though, hence the whole back-breaking affair.

Dietrich Six · October 08, 2016, 06:38:51 PM

Dietrich Six · October 08, 2016, 06:39:20 PM

Double post like whoa

Spartan · October 08, 2016, 06:45:55 PM

big dog · October 08, 2016, 06:46:48 PM

Quote from: Spartan on October 08, 2016, 06:45:55 PM

cia

>cia
>villain

did you even watch the film, he was the hero

Spartan · October 08, 2016, 07:00:35 PM

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Quote from: Spartan on October 08, 2016, 06:45:55 PM
cia
>cia
>villain

did you even watch the film, he was the hero

Way too hotheaded to be a hero

The Lord Ruler · October 08, 2016, 08:16:03 PM

ManBat

MyNameIsCharlie · October 08, 2016, 08:24:30 PM

Robin/Red Hood

Besides Joker, he's the one who hurts Wayne the most. Not in the physical sense. In the ideological way. He represents Bat's biggest failure.

Scarecrow · October 08, 2016, 10:32:19 PM

Quote from: MyNameIsCharlie on October 08, 2016, 08:24:30 PM

Robin/Red Hood

Besides Joker, he's the one who hurts Wayne the most. Not in the physical sense. In the ideological way. He represents Bat's biggest failure.

He also has an ideology of his own that kind of runs counter to Batman's, murdering thugs and whatnot. Very different means to the same ends.

path1k · October 09, 2016, 05:14:46 AM

Dr. Freeze.

BaconShelf · October 09, 2016, 05:19:22 AM

Quote from: Scarecrow on October 08, 2016, 06:16:59 PM

but he's also hotheaded

SecondClass · October 09, 2016, 07:38:43 AM

harvey "can we trust him" dent

Doctor Doom · October 09, 2016, 08:05:57 AM

Hugo Strange and Bane.

Everyone else is boring.

Scarecrow · October 09, 2016, 10:05:15 AM

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Hugo Strange and Bane.

Everyone else is boring.

You mean everyone but Scarecrow, though, right?

Doctor Doom · October 09, 2016, 10:13:44 AM

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Hugo Strange and Bane.

Everyone else is boring.
You mean everyone but Scarecrow, though, right?

Sure, I guess. I haven't read enough stories with Scarecrow to judge.

Scarecrow · October 09, 2016, 10:18:22 AM

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Quote from: Scarecrow on October 09, 2016, 10:05:15 AM
Quote from: Dio on October 09, 2016, 08:05:57 AM
Hugo Strange and Bane.

Everyone else is boring.
You mean everyone but Scarecrow, though, right?

Sure, I guess. I haven't read enough stories with Scarecrow to judge.

I mean, he's a character that can either be done really well or really poorly. In the hands of good writers, though, his whole fear shtick allows for some neat thematic development. Also I just think the way he can plunge his enemies into their own personal hell is kind of creepy and badass.