The Riddler is one of the fan-favorite villains from Batman’s rogue gallery. This eccentric character has once again garnered the limelight after the bone-chilling portrayal by Paul Dano in Matt Reeves’s The Batman.
The Riddler is a challenging foe of Batman because of his comprehensive set of riddles. Some are pretty silly, while others require a high IQ to solve. Over the years, the Riddler has put forth a lot of riddles for the Dark Knight. The riddles served many purposes – working as clues for crimes, bringing forth information about the past, or sometimes just containing aspects about the Riddler himself. Some riddles are more famous than others. Check out some of the top riddles from the criminal mastermind.
A Dark Mystery
Dark Knight, Dark City, is a dark tale featuring the Riddler who goes on a rampage of crimes. Written by Peter Milligan and with illustrations made by Kieron Dwyer, this story starts with a mystery.
Batman is faced with a woman who is brainwashed by the Riddler and jumps to her death. Before she dies, she conveys a riddle for the Dark Knight, “generally, my leaves aren’t turned at night; usually, I’m full of worms by day, lots of words but deathly quiet.” Batman figures out the answer, which is “a book.”
One for the Holiday
The duo of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale wrote the seventh issue of Batman: The Long Halloween. In this issue of Batman, there is a holiday-themed serial killer who spends almost the entire year proving to be a nightmare for the people of Gotham. The killer targets mob figures, which scares the crime lord Carmine Falcone.
Falcone hires Edward Nygma to uncover the killer. In this issue, both Batman and the Riddler try to catch the killer in their own way. The Riddler asks, “when does a killer not kill?” After revealing himself, the killer outlines Nygma with bullets.
The First Time
First impressions are often memorable when done right. Edward Nygma, the Riddler, made his first appearance in Detective Comics Vol. 1 No.140. The issue was written by the co-creator of Batman, Bill Finger, while Dick Sprang made the illustrations.
Nygma is seen taunting Batman and Robin in the comic. His riddle in this one is quite corny. The Riddler presents a riddle, “why is corn hard to escape from?” Batman answers the riddle, “it’s a maze.”
Nightmare City
Zero Year by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo was a reimagining of Batman’s origin story. The elements of technology, inequality, and climate change are evident in Riddler’s plan.
The ultimate act of the Riddler includes turning Gotham into a city of a climatic nightmare by flooding it. The Riddler puts forth a riddle for Batman to solve to save the city, “my greatest of strengths is that I know my worth; I hug myself tightly at every birth.” There is a debate over the answer to this riddle. The Riddler insists that the answer is “knot,” while Batman believes it to be “blade.”
Riddle vs. Jokes
Following the Zero Year storyline, Tom King wrote the story of Riddler and Joker in The War of Jokes & Riddles. Mikel Janin and Clay Mann worked on the illustrations for the story.
In this iteration, Riddler and Joker start a war that causes many people’s deaths. The reason for their war is to determine who will earn the honor of killing the Bat. In the end, the Riddler reveals that there was no riddle at all. The whole thing was just a joke to make the Joker laugh.
Secret Origins of Door
Neil Gaiman is most famous for his creation in the DC universe, the Sandman. But he was involved in the creation of some Batman stories. Secret Origins Vol. 2 Special No.1 is one such tale where the origin of Riddler is explored.
There is an interview scene with the Riddler. He uses a series of riddles to narrate past events, his relationships with other city figures, and his motivations. One of the most famous riddles from this comic is by Riddler, “when is a door not a door?”
1001 Riddles
The Riddler breaks out of the prison in Batman Vol.1 No.317, written by Len Wein and Irv Novick. Batman and Robin are the ones who investigate. They look for clues the Riddler might have left behind to indicate his next move.
During the investigation, the pair discovers a book full of 1001 riddles. This riddle by Robin is a standout from this issue, “Riddler, why are you like a spawning salmon?” Batman answers, “because you both go up the river.”
The Unsolvable Riddle
In The Last Riddler Story of The Batman Adventures No.10 by Kelly Puckett and Mike Parobeck, the Riddler gets released from Arkham. The comic was styled after Batman: The Animated Series.
The criminal mastermind challenges the city of Gotham to solve his riddle. He posts it on the Gotham Gazette for people to solve it. Unfortunately, the riddle is not written on the comic pages for readers to solve. It would have been interesting since even Batman failed to solve this riddle.
All is Fair in Love and War
There have been many portrayals of the Riddler over the years in animated movies, series, and live-action. Cory Michael Smith played Edward Nygma on the Fox television series Gotham. The 5 season show gave Smith the chance to showcase the slow-descendent madness of a former forensic scientist.
This version of Riddler worked with the Gotham city police department and loved speaking in riddles. “I can start a war or end one. I can give you the strength of heroes or leave you powerless. I might be snared with a glance, but no force can compel me to stay. What am I?” – this is a rather cheesy riddle with an equally cheesy answer, “love.”
A Chilling Start
Paul Dano captured a terrifying version of the Riddler, who is a formidable foe for the Caped Crusader in the Mat Reeves-directed “The Batman.” This Riddler leaves behind a trail of bodies, including the Gotham city DA. Every dead body has a clue for Batman, which leads to a shocking mystery at the end.
The riddle left with the first body in the movie has become iconic. “What does a liar do when he is dead?” Many viewers solved this one after the riddle was shown in the trailer, “he lies still.”
Riddler’s Got Jokes
Frank Gorshin might not have been one of the favorites among the live-action portrayals of the green-suited criminal mastermind. But his Riddler did have some comedic aspects in the ‘60s Batman TV series.
The riddle, “which president wore the biggest hat?” is not one that would leave the audience scratching their heads for a while. This Riddler is introduced as a lighter version with his puns and jokes. The answer is “the one with the biggest head.”
Obvious or Not?
The Batman: Arkham game series is famous for its intriguing storyline. The Riddler in the game is not just unsettling to look at but is quite intelligent as well. The riddle presented by Nashton is an eye-squinting one at first glance, “I have billions of eyes, yet I live in darkness; I have millions of ears yet only four lobes. I have no muscle, yet I rule two hemispheres. What am I?”
This riddle is one of the memorable ones because of the struggle people went through to solve it. Once the answer was explained as “the human brain,” many players thought it was apparent.
Time is Running Out
The Batman (2022) had many tense moments where the audience held their breath in anticipation at the scene playing out. The Riddler was responsible for a fair share of those moments, especially the ones involving murder.
District attorney Gil Colson is caught by the Riddler and sent to a funeral with a bomb collar around his neck. He has a riddle with his for Batman to solve, “It can be cruel, poetic, or blind, but when it’s denied, it’s violence you may find.” The ticking bomb on Colson’s collar made this moment a terrifying one. But the Dark Knight solved the riddle even under such circumstances, “justice.”
Think Like A Bat
The Riddler messed with people’s minds, not just in comics and movies but in games. The Arkham Knight game is a popular one among Batman fans and non-fans. The storyline is dark and exciting enough to keep the players on the edge of their seats.
It is considered another obvious riddle for Batman, “hope shines brightly in a city this dark; find the source of that signal, and you’ll soon hit your mark.” But fans do love it, especially after knowing the answer, “the bat signal.”
Wordplay on Time
The Riddler is known not just for simple and complex riddles but also for making wordplays while coming up with them. The riddle, “what is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the beginning of every end, and the end of every race?” is tricky at first glance.
It is a testament to the Riddler’s intelligence and showcases his love for wordplay. The unique approach to the riddle makes it one of the most memorable. Once the answer is known as “the letter E,” it seems to be quite obvious.
Genius or Hilarious?
Jim Carrey’s portrayal of the Riddler in Batman Forever (1995) had the fans divided. Some belief it to be an over-the-top take on the Riddler, while some love the ‘seemingly cartoonish’ version of Edward Nygma.
The riddle, “if you look at my face, you won’t find 13 in any place. What am I?” is funny. People can solve it instantly, “a clock,” or spend hours in vain. Whether this Riddler is comic-accurate or not, Carrey did make the character ‘iconic’ in his own way.
Riddle of a Joke
(100 word)The infamous War of Jokes and Riddles featured two of Batman’s most formidable villains – Joker and the Riddler. These two masterminds go to war with each other to see who would earn the privilege of killing the Caped Crusader.
The riddle, “I can be cracked. I can be made. I can be told. I can be played. What am I?” is from the Batman No. 30 from the Rebirth series. The riddle is a play on words which is evident by the answer, “a joke.”
The Riddle of Time and Letter
Golden Age Riddler had some of the many iconic encounters with the Dynamic Duo of Batman and Robin. In the Batman No.171 issue in 1965, Riddler is released from prison after being bested by the duo.
The riddle in this issue, “what occurs once in every minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?” caused Robin to admit defeat. But Batman solved it, “the letter M,” saying that it is one of the simpler riddles by the Riddler.
Take on the Challenge
Edward Nygma has posed all sorts of riddles over the years, both simple and complex. Many fans prefer the tricky riddles since it gives them a chance to work the brain wheels.
But this riddle in Batman No.33 is considered among the most complex ones even hardcore Riddler fans had trouble solving. “I am a house without the head of the head, knitted deep within the trees. A head that lies without its eyes stitched silently to tears. What am I?” Batman was faced with this during the Zero Year challenge. He managed to solve it in true Batman fashion, “a louse.”
Lock and Key
Ever since the Riddler’s first appearance in Detective Comics, he managed to keep the Dynamic Duo (Batman and Robin) on their toes with his eccentric personality and penchant for riddles.
This classic riddle, “how can one get into a locked cemetery at night?” was presented in the Batman No.179 issue in 1966. The Riddler breaks free from prison before getting into this cat-and-mouse game with the Caped Crusader. Batman again showed off his skills by solving the riddle “with a skeleton key.”
Back to the Classics
In the Batman No.171 of 1965 issue published by DC Comics, the Batman and Robin duo again faces off with the Golden Age Riddler. The riddle is considered to be just a pun by many, “there are three men in a boat with four cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke their cigarettes?”
It is one of the classic takes of the Riddler, with the Dynamic Duo giving him a run for his money. The answer for the riddle, “they tossed a cigarette overboard and made the boar a cigarette lighter,” cements the theory of it being a wordplay.
The Expendable
Peter Milligan brought the Riddler to the comic pages once again in 1990. In the issue of Batman No.452, Riddler indulges in the deadly game of riddles while leaving behind bodies.
The Riddler has an officer restrained to whom he poses a riddle, “who’s sweaty and scared and totally expandable?” It shows the more twisted side of Riddler since he kills that officer just moments later. The answer to the riddle is “the restrained police officer.”
The Big Picture
The 1995 movie Batman Forever had both Two-Face and the Riddler as the antagonists for the Dark Knight to defeat. In the same year, a one-shot was released under the title Batman: Riddler, which was directly connected to the movie’s plot.
The Riddler presents a riddle for the readers, “when is a secret suddenly a rumor? When is a rumor suddenly a fact?” There is barely any contemplation since the Riddler answers it himself, “when the proper question is finally asked.”
Deadly Game of Riddle
The 1995 one-shot story of Batman: Riddler might be a short story about the Caped Crusader and his green-suited nemesis, but it does have some tense moments. The life-and-death situations are put to the test by the criminal mastermind.
In a rather sadistic move, the Riddler presents a man with the riddle, “how does an exhibitionist garbage collector break up with his girlfriend?” The man had a knife held to his neck by the Riddler as he solved it, “he dumps her in public.”
A Classic from the Comics
The Riddler left his mark on the comic pages on numerous occasions over the decades. In the issue of Batman No.362 in 1983, Batman and Robin are faced with the Riddler’s word games to solve the mystery.
The riddle is not the most difficult: “what has four legs, smokes a pipe, but cannot walk, see, or talk?” Readers did not lose sleep over this riddle, but it is a classic, with the answer being “a stove.”
The One with the Answer
He may be the Riddler, but he is not the only one who comes up with the riddles. Sometimes, he can be found on the other side providing answers to certain riddles.
In the 1965 Batman No.171, Commissioner Gordon jokingly presents a riddle for the green-suited criminal after he is caught, “why do the inmates call this prison– Fiddler’s Inn?” The Riddler admits his defeat and answers deadpan, “because it’s such a vile inn (violin).”
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34. Bat Baby
Lil Wayne is the scourge of Gotham’s criminals. Batman gets shrunk down to pint-size in this bizarre Silver Age comic, yet his brains (and physical power) remain fully intact. An evil foe named Garth created a ray pistol with the purpose of transforming Batman into Bat Baby. He expected it to humble the Dark Knight, but it had the contrary effect.
Garth and his henchmen became afraid of Bat Baby, who heavily trained in preparation for his final fight with the crooks. When the time came, Bat Baby swooped in, transformed a rocking horse into the Batmobile, and defeated them.
33. Batman: Year 100
In 2039, we see a dystopian Gotham that has evolved into a police state while still being ruled by crooks and villains. The Batman we see has been accused of murdering a federal agent and is being pursued by the police.
We see Jim Gordon’s grandson in the role of a police captain, attempting to track down Batman in order to solve the riddle of who killed the federal agent.
32. Lovecraftian Bat
Many fans believe that a vampire iteration of Batman is the wildest thing that can happen in the Elseworlds. However, there is a crazier version. Mike Magnolia’s Lovecraftian-style comic “The Doom That Came To Gotham” transformed Batman from an urban legend into a monstrous beast.
When the evil Ra’s Al Ghul emerges from the dead, many citizens, including Batman, begin to mutate into animals. By the conclusion of the story, Batman has defeated Ra’s, but he’s trapped in the form of a giant Bat, permanently guarding Gotham. This three-issue comic book miniseries was published from November 2000 to January 2001.
31. Eliot Ness: Batman
It is a nice concept to mix history and fiction, but it will always end up odd. Bruce Wayne does not take up the mantle of Batman in another Elseworld. Instead, Elliot Ness takes on the role of the caped crusader in order to face Al Capone.
It is as bizarre and wonderful as it sounds, with Ness earning the moniker not for wearing the bat costume, but for beating up on Capone’s thugs with a real baseball bat. Capone did not have a chance against this bizarre new Batman combating crime. He realizes this fact and surrenders to him.
30. Abe Lincoln’s Hitman
Is there a better Dynamic Duo than Honest Abe and Batman? This Elseworlds tale has the 16th President of the United States assigned Batman to protect the gold treasure of the government. Lincoln is aware of Batman’s identity and addresses him as “Colonel Wayne.”
A Native American Robin named Red Bird, a horse named Apocalypse, and an army of freed slaves known as the “Dark Knights” make up this Civil War-era Batman story. Bruce Wayne is discovered to be a Union Officer and the mastermind behind the bad people. Without remorse, he betrayed his decent and honest friend, Abe Lincoln.
29. Gotham By Gaslight
This Elseworld’s plot takes place in the 1800s, as Bruce Wayne wears a handmade Batman suit and protects Gotham from Jack the Ripper. It is an intriguing viewpoint, and it raises the question of whether the Great Detective might solve one of history’s unsolved mysteries.
Aside from the fact that he’s patrolling the city hundreds of years before Earth-1 Batman, he’s still the same Bruce Wayne/Batman in every manner.
28. Leatherwing
While some Batman representations love delving into the character’s moral ambiguity, others portray him as pure evil. Bruce Wayne’s alter-ego, Leatherwing, is a vicious enforcer for the National Socialist Party on the dimension of Earth-10, where Germany has won World War II. Leatherwing was a member of the Justice League Axis (Gerechtigkeitsliga), the alternate version of the Justice League of America.
His strongest belief is that the “weak” must be “weeded” from humanity. As the original Batman, Leatherwing possesses no superhuman abilities, but is in peak human condition. His first appearance was in Countdown to Adventure #4 on January 2008.
27. Frank Miller’s Dark Knight
In Year One of Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight, Batman is depicted as an idealistic crimefighter who gradually transforms into a severe and pragmatic anti-hero. In The Dark Knight Returns, Batman is a calculating and often ruthless vigilante at the age of fifty-five.
He’s a nasty opponent because of his willingness to stop just short of lethality. Miller’s Batman is daunting to look at. He’s a hulking mass of muscle with a square, firmly set jaw that gives him a colossal look. Furthermore, he has extremely high expectations for his sidekicks and fires them if they fail to meet them.
26. Jason Todd
Fans may recall Terry or Jean-Paul as Batman, but how many recall Jason Todd as the character? The mantle is up for grabs after Batman is assumed dead in “Final Crisis,” and Jason Todd manages to take it for himself. Todd was just as violent as Jean-Paul, murdering criminals without compassion while still wielding guns and acting as if he were the Red Hood.
Originally, Todd was a Robin who had been killed by the Joker and took the Red Hood name following his resurrection. The hood itself isn’t really a hood, but a high-tech helmet with a computer inside.
25. Red Son
A scary “what if” narrative is told in Red Son. In this world, Superman is born in the Soviet Union rather than the United States, which has a significant impact on the Cold War’s outcome. Superman, as a champion of the Soviet Union, enacts the will of his Soviet overlords with ruthless zeal.
Batman, nonetheless, has a different opinion about growing up under Soviet rule. Batman is an anarchist freedom warrior who utilizes all means at his disposal to oppose Superman. Many of his canon powers remain, but he is ready to go to great lengths to achieve his objectives.
24. Jean-Paul Valley’s Batman
The Knightfall narrative arc is one of Batman’s most famous stories. Bruce is forced to temporarily retire from his job as the Caped Crusader after injuring his spine in a wrestle with Bane. He’s incapacitated and had to look for someone to take his place in the meantime. Jean-Paul Valley, his replacement, appears to be a bad pick.
Valley proves himself to be a cruel and brutal vigilante, despite his effectiveness. Bruce is forced to retake his former mantle after his actions ruin Batman’s reputation. It’s easy to spot the difference between Valley’s and Bruce’s approaches by looking at Valley’s Batsuit.
23. The Grim Knight
Mainstream Batman is adamant about his “no guns” policy. But what happens if he isn’t? As a result, the Grim Knight emerges, a cross between Bruce Wayne and The Punisher. Following the assassination of his parents, this iteration of Bruce kills Joe Chill without remorse. The incident has a lasting impact on him, showing him that most issues can be solved through violence.
Rebranding himself as the Grim Knight, Bruce wields a vast array of deadly weaponry in his war on crime. The Grim Knight has already wiped out his rogue’s gallery, so crime in Gotham City is essentially non-existent.
22. Kingdom Come Batman
Kingdom Come, a miniseries written by Mark Waid and Alex Ross in 1996, is set in an alternate future where a conflict between superheroes and supervillains threatens the globe. In this universe, Batman has evolved into a far more powerful figure.
To overcome years of physical hardship from crime-fighting, the Batman in Kingdom Come had to graft an exoskeleton onto his body, which made him physically stronger and allowed him to fly, allowing him to protect himself after his identity was revealed. To become the underworld monarch of Gotham City, Batman created an army of Batman robots known as Bat-Knights.
21. Flashpoint Batman
In the Flashpoint universe, Bruce Wayne isn’t even Batman; instead, it’s his father, Thomas. Bruce is the one slain by Joe Chill as a boy, and his parents are the ones who survive. Vengeance thirsty, Thomas becomes Batman instead.
Thomas approaches the Dark Knight persona in a unique way. He has no qualms about utilizing deadly force as a more experienced and mature crimefighter that he is. Thomas is able to pay for his operations because of the large sums of money he has amassed from his casinos. He’s a ruthless crimefighter who believes that the end justifies the means.
20. The Drowned
Again, there are far too many Dark Multiverse Batman incarnations to fit on a single list. It’s worth mentioning, though, that the Batman from Earth -11: Bryce Wayne was a female counterpart of Batman who became The Drowned, a villain.
Batwoman’s realm was destroyed by a tsunami when she killed Aquawoman, the leader of Atlantis. Bryce was forced to turn to dangerous experimentation using maligned DNA of mutated sea life, transforming herself into a Batman who could breathe underwater and use her Dead Water to corrupt anyone. That, along with the annihilation of all metahumans, makes for one insane Bat.
19. Batman Beyond
In the 1999 television series Batman Beyond, Bruce Wayne retired and handed over the cape to Terry McGinnis, who was then a teenager. McGinnis fights both new and classic enemies as Batman, including Inque and Mister Freeze.
He does this by donning a high-tech outfit that allows him to perform incredible feats. He can fly thanks to the rockets in his shoes, and he can spy on people by clinging magnetically to ceilings, disappearing, and listening in on conversations with improved hearing. He also has offensive abilities such as batarangs, increased speed and strength, and the ability to fire smoke.
18. Wizard Batman
Bruce Wayne was taught the importance of “theatricality and deception” by Ra’s al Ghul, but in “Superman/Batman: Sorcerer Kings,” he has the opportunity to utilize genuine magic. An evil group of witches and warlocks sacrificed the sun, damning Earth and its neighboring worlds to inevitable destruction.
In the absence of technology destroyed by the new sun, the planet was populated by magical abilities and potions. Wizard Wayne transforms into the Dumbledore of Gotham and begins amassing magical abilities. Despite his newfound wizardry, Batman keeps his wits about him and depends on the element of surprise to defeat his foes.
17. Batman The Broken
The Dark Multiverse investigates more tragic, alternative endings to well-known stories. Bruce is able to beat Jean-Paul Valley and recover the cape of Batman at the end of Batman: Knightfall. But Valley overcomes Bruce and becomes the dictator of Gotham City, posing as Saint Batman.
Valley tortures Bruce mentally and physically over the next thirty years, forcing him to witness the downfall of his life’s mission. Bruce is eventually set free, but he has changed. After concluding that there is no moral way to save Gotham City, Bruce assassinates Valley and installs himself as the city’s ruthless and merciless ruler.
16. Zur En Arrh
Zur En Arrh was originally an extraterrestrial from the distant planet Tiano who appeared in Batman “The Brave And The Bold,” but he was updated for current comics as an alternative personality, and his flashy attire was even featured in the Arkham games.
Zur En Arrh’s origins are far more sinister than the originals. Moments before the Waynes were gunned down, Thomas Wayne said to his son as they left the theater after a performance that “Zorro would be put up in Arkham.” In the mind of young Bruce, the words became distorted and gave rise to Zur En Arrh.
15. Vampire Batman
With Batman & Dracula: Red Rain, a series of Elseworlds stories began in 1991. One of the vampires infected Batman when Dracula arrived in Gotham City, giving him the unique ability to combat the undead army. Batman was more than a match for the vampires and Dracula because of his improved flight abilities, speed, and strength, but in exchange for his humanity.
Batman went too far and killed the Joker, while fighting the villain’s remaining vampire army. When Commissioner Gordon and Alfred staked Batman, as Alfred removed the stake, Batman came back to life, but his bloodlust drove him to madness.
14. Dark Claw
Crossovers are usually entertaining and imaginative, but there is always the risk of going too far. When Marvel and DC comics merged to form the Amalgam reality, the madness was amplified with the appearance of Dark Claw, a hybrid of Wolverine and Batman.
Logan Wayne gradually unleashed his mutant ability after seeing his family’s deaths, and became the hero known as Dark Claw. Dark Claw, who used Batman’s detective skills and Wolverine’s claws to take on villains like the Hyena, quickly became one of Amalgam’s most popular characters. Dark Claw’s major mode of transportation is his stealth-like helicopter, the “Claw-Copter.”
13. Amazo Virus Batman
The Amazo virus was first presented in Justice League #35 by Geoff Johns, Doug Mahnke, and Ivan Reis in 2014. Luthor devised the Amazo virus to limit metahuman talents, but it was accidentally released and quickly spread. The virus would give normal people power, but it would also strip the powers and brainwash those who already had them.
In Justice League #38, Batman was exposed to the virus and transformed into a metahuman. After becoming blind, Batman discovered the ability to see through sound waves utilizing echolocation. He could also project sound in a burst that knocked his opponents out.
12. Insider Batman
Darkseid’s Omega Sanction slammed Batman in 2010, sending him back in time but leaving everyone believing he was dead. When Bruce Wayne returned to the present, Wayne decided to put them to the test with a new outfit and became the Insider in “Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Batman and Robin” #1.
The suit used technology to mimic the abilities of Justice League members. Wayne could shoot laser beams with heat vision mode, move like the Flash with speed force mode, copy Green Lantern with a will-powered force beam, and tie people up with an electric wire-like Wonder Woman.
11. Gods & Monsters Man-Bat
Red Rain is not the only Batman Vampire adaptation out there. The trinity on this Earth consists of Zod’s son, who becomes Superman, a new God, who becomes Wonder Woman, and a powerful vampire scientist, who becomes Batman or Man-Bat. When fighting foes, Man-Bat kills and drains the blood to feed off them.
It is an intriguing story about the Trinity’s strength and how an evil Justice League may function.
10. The Batman Who Laughs
There is always the Dark Multiverse, in addition to the usual Elseworlds and incarnations who have taken up the bat cape. While there are many fantastic contenders, such as the Devastator or the Red Death, The Batman Who Laughs must be considered.
Fans have recently complained that the Batman who was infected with Joker Toxin and transformed into a twisted dark version of himself, even becoming a Doctor Manhattan version of himself known as Darkest Knight, has been overused. Regardless, The Batman Who Laughs remains a dangerous and quite an intriguing version of Batman devoid of his code and morals.
9. Red Death Batman
This version of the Dark Knight combines the abilities of the Flash and merges them into one creature. On Earth-52, Batman is determined to get the Flash’s powers because he feels that with those special powers, he can avoid the deaths of innocent people.
When the Flash refuses to give up his Speed Force link, Bruce uses his Batmobile to suck his powers out and merges them into one being.
8. Batman The Merciless
There are many terrifying versions of the Caped Crusader in the Dark Multiverse. They’re all extremely powerful, not to mention terrible, but “Batman the Merciless” is possibly the worst. This version of Bruce falls in love with Wonder Woman while fighting the Greek god of war, Ares, on Earth -12.
When Wonder Woman appears to have been dead, Bruce seizes Ares’ magical Helm and, in a fit of wrath and despair, slays the deity. Unfortunately, Bruce becomes enamored of the power bestowed by the Helm and abandons his good objective. An evil Batman with demi-god-like abilities? That is quite frightening.
7. DC One Million Batman
In 1998, a crossover event named DC One Million featured superheroes that came from the future. JLA #23 presented a Batman of the 853rd century, who resided on the prison planet Pluto as a child, controlled by the villainous Xauron, before becoming Batman after Xauron slain thousands of guards.
DC One Million Batman donned a high-tech outfit with strong armor and fire resistance, as well as camouflage, night vision, and the ability to fly. His physique had been trained in various martial techniques from all around the galaxy, and his mind was much more advanced, with telepathic abilities and superintelligence.
6. Green Lantern Batman
Batman has worn a power ring on a few occasions, but in Mike W. Barr and Jerry Bingham’s “Batman: In Darkest Knight,” he went considerably further than usual. Bruce Wayne donned a Green Lantern ring in an alternate reality.
Wayne, as the Green Lantern, was able to manifest his ideas to life and use them to alter history at will. He was able to prevent the Red Hood from turning into the villainous Joker, and he combated crime on Earth so effectively that other heroes such as Wonder Woman and Superman were never able to become heroes on their own.
5. Speeding Bullets Batman
In the DC universe, Superman is the most powerful superhero, while Batman is the most dedicated. What happens when you combine the two of them? You receive 1993’s “Superman: Speeding Bullets,” in which the Waynes, rather than the Kents, find Kal-El’s spacecraft. His parents were shot while he was a child, and he grew up to be Batman, with all of Superman’s powers.
The “Speeding Bullets Batman” had super-strength, flight, heat vision, and speed, and had no issue burning goons to a char. He demonstrated what Batman would be like if he possessed superhuman abilities; a terrifying and violent figure.
4. Hellbat Batman
The Justice League is aware that Batman has no supernatural powers, and it was revealed in “Batman and Robin” #33 that they devised a strategy to safeguard him. The Hellbat armor was designed by Cyborg and forged by Superman in the heart of a sun and Wonder Woman in Olympus. Green Lantern provided a shape-changing cape tempered by the Flash and Aquaman in the depths of the ocean.
Batman’s strength, speed,and stamina were taken to new levels by the Hellbat armor, and the cape could change shapes to allow him to fly, create controllable tentacles, and make him invisible.
3. White Lantern Batman
The White Lantern Corps is one of the most powerful forces in the universe’s emotional spectrum. Deadman was looking for someone to carry the White Lantern ring and gave it to Batman in “Brightest Day” #14. Batman only wore the ring for a few moments before it informed him that he was not the legitimate heir.
In that one second, Batman transformed into one of the universe’s most powerful beings. The White Lantern may build constructs similar to the Green Lantern Corps, store the power of other rings, resurrect the dead, and connect to the rings of other corps members.
2. Atmahn The Night Judge
The 2008 series “Trinity”, brings together three of DC’s most recognized characters: Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman. Supervillaine Morgaine Le Fey worked with other magic users to transform their reality once it was discovered that the three heroes were the keystones of the multiverse’s power.
The Trinity has been replaced by villains in the new world, and Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman have never been. Instead, the group was transported to another world, where they were transformed into gods. Batman was Atmahn the Night Judge in the new reality, and he was worshiped by the primitive beings of the planet.
1. Mobius Chair Batman
Darkseid fought the Justice League in 2015’s Darkseid War crossover. Metron, one of the New Gods developed for Jack Kirby’s Fourth World, was a deity who sought knowledge of everything. He was aided by his Mobius Chair, but when Wonder Woman yanked Metron out of it, Batman sat down in it and transformed into a New God, the god of all knowledge.
He utilized his powers to prevent crimes by having the chair monitor future timelines, spotting potential criminals, and stopping them before they could commit the crime. He also attempted to avenge his parents’ murders by terrorizing Joe Chill.