Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-23790511-20150908170507

Heroes are fine and all, but let's be honest: Everyone loves a great villain just as much, if not moreso. So tell us, who are some of the most threatening, intimidating, intriguing, or just plain awe-inspiring antagonists that you can think of; and what made them so memorable to you?

Allow me to start off this thread with my long-time favorite supervillain and evil mastermind: Jonathan Crane AKA The Scarecrow.



In all the media I've seen the character appear in, I have to say that I love the animated series and Arkham intepretation of him the most (since they're basically the same). Right at the first glance Scracrow just screams business. Unlike most of Batman's other foes who cause chaos for their own greed or to further their own goals, Scarecrow is more like the Joker in that he typically spreads fear and suffering out of a warped sense of scientific curiosity.

Unlike Joker who's mentality is extremely complicated and layered, Scarecrow is much more simple as his obsession of spreading fear and watching people break down completely seems to be his ownly motivation in life. However, this hardly makes him 1-dimensional as he is still quite brilliant and very composed, so he ultimately gives off the impressions of being almost reasonable while still being a sadistic, twisted man.

Crane isn't typically much of a threat in physical combat, but thankfully his patented Fear toxin can immobilize his victims with incredibly strong and violent hallucinations that can even cause death from shock with weaker minds. In addition to this, he fully takes advantage to the effects of his gas and his getup as a walking undead scarecrow serves a practical purpose as well, appearing demonic and unstoppable in his victims nightmares.

It's in Arkham Knight that his strategic genius is fully seen, and boy does he not dissapoint. Although he became much more cocky later in the game do to truly believing he was winning (and with good reason), his initial takeover of the entirety of Gotham is nothing to be wavez over. His ability to unify most of the other villains in Batman's rouge gallery and coordinate an entire militia as well is quite the feat for a Batman villain. Ra's al Ghul would certaintly blush.

I could go on and on and on about how much I love Crane. He's not physically the strongest, or the most brilliant man in the world; but his incredible balance between the two as well as exceeding in being as intimidating as possible makes him hold a special place in my heart. Down from his stylish looks, to his mannerisms, Crane is who I'd be if I was given the chance to be any villain I wanted.



Special Mentions: Joker, Harbinger, and Miraak 