In the end, Batman goes off to confront the killer, whereas Riddler agrees to look after the intended victim. After a brief, but expected misunderstanding about Riddler's intentions with the young woman, Batman phones in to announce that he has apprehended and questioned not one, but three killers about their intentions, but gets no answers. Riddler almost leaves the woman to her life, when the lights go out unexpectedly. Riddler immediately concludes that Batman has not captured all of the killers, and pulls the woman out of harms way when a bomb goes off in front of her bookstore. days of public protest ensued until New Year's Day, when Mayor Hill resigned from office in disgrace, although he had not ruled out a possible attempt at re-election during the new year. Regardless of whether he ran for office or not, his resignation meant that Grogan did not become Commissioner. He is shown to be skilled with engineering and technology, having confronted Batman and Robin with unique and elaborate deathtraps. He is also well known for being Batman's most intelligent adversary and in turn, has a grudging respect for Batman, in that he is the only adversary that has an intellectual genius equal to the Riddler. The Riddler was one of several villains who claimed to have killed Batman. These claims were debunked during a super-villain trial, during which the Riddler was cross-examined by Bruce Wayne, who was disguised as Lex Luthor at the time. [10] Enigma: "And people DO get hurt because of you. So I assume you'll be handing yourself over to the police now? That's what I thought."

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As with many of the inmates here, Nigma has an abnormally high IQ, but this is tempered by his intense narcissism and his obsessive-compulsive need to devise and disseminate his (surprisingly ingenious) riddles and puzzles. If there were a way to break his histrionic behavior and its underlying ego-maniacal causes, he could be cured. It is a puzzle only I am truly capable of solving." This meant that, ironically enough, Enigma's plans had a profoundly positive effect on Gotham City as they had finally revealed the corruption and conspiracy within Gotham's politics to the world at large, so the public could force their corrupt public officials out of office and appoint more ethical and principled individuals instead. Whether this was Engima's true intention was unknown, though his previous statements of wanting chaos in the streets seem to make it unlikely, as the resolution to the scandal ended on relatively peaceful terms. The Riddler's appearance in Arkham Knight, was very different to his appearance in Arkham City. He appeared very thin and gaunt, his eyes were sunken, and his hair was messier. His clothes were also less eloquent, perhaps indicating that he was beginning to divert more time to trying to prove himself better than Batman, and less time towards grooming himself, or possibly even beginning to be completely overwhelmed by his obsession of proving himself better than Batman. It was interesting to note that even though he had constantly criticized Batman for cheating, The Riddler himself cheated in a variety of his challenges, with certain challenges that broke his own "rules", and with others being a dead end, and required you to "cheat". I know what you're doing Crane. You've taken me away from all those others in an attempt to appeal to my ego."Now, let's get started. We have a lot to get through. I'm curious to see how you'll handle it all." In the French and Québécois translations of various Batman titles, his nom de plume has been translated to Le Sphinx referencing the riddle-posing monster of Greek mythology that Oedipus confronted. Sometimes, he's also known as L'Homme-Mystère, which means "the Mystery Man" in French.

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He was, however, given a different voice actor in the direct to video film Batman: Assault on Arkham, and was voiced by Matthew Gray Gubler. You'll need to use the poster board, and wrap it around the shaft, marking the half way points on both sides. Most recently, in Gotham City Sirens #1, Poison Ivy is controlling the Riddler, keeping him in a nearly vegetative state so she and Harley Quinn can move into his townhouse and use it as a hideout. When a villain named Boneblaster decides to make a name for himself by killing Catwoman, he takes the battle to the Riddler's townhouse. The townhouse is severely damaged in the following chaos, but the Riddler is freed from Ivy's control in the process. Dismayed at seeing his house in shambles, he takes his old brass question mark cane off of the wall and begins to vent his frustration on the already downed Boneblaster. Question Mark Grapple Gun: Riddler has used his own version of the grappling hook pistols used by the Batman Family. Fleisher, Michael L. (1976). The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes, Volume 1: Batman. Macmillan Publishing Co. pp.315–317. ISBN 0-02-538700-6 . Retrieved 29 March 2020.The 2004 Batman series presents a long-haired Nygma. His bodysuit has revealing arms and shoulders, and he wears goth-inspired makeup to match his inner despair. In Detective Comics #797-799 the Riddler faces a great humiliation at the hands of Poison Ivy in the storyline entitled "Low", which took place the same time as "War Games" In this encounter, the Riddler would seek shelter from Ivy only to be humiliated. Riddler and Ivy then faced off in a physical duel, which Ivy won easily. In Arkham Origins, it was unknown how Enigma knew Batman's plane was called the Batwing. Quite possibly, he had been spying on Batman for some time, or had simply guessed based on the hero's motif. In the 12-part storyline Batman: Hush, it is revealed that Riddler suffers from cancer (specifically a brain tumor), which also afflicted the mother of Dr. Thomas Elliot. Riddler uses one of Ra's al Ghul's Lazarus Pits to cure himself and offers Elliot the chance to cure his mother as well, provided he pays a large sum of money. However, Elliott is, in fact, eager for his mother to die to inherit her fortune. Elliott, who goes on to secretly become the masked criminal Hush, explains he wants to get revenge on his childhood friend Bruce Wayne. The two of them agree to work together and Riddler sets Killer Croc, Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, Joker, Clayface, and Scarecrow out to destroy Batman, with Ra's al Ghul, Talia al Ghul, and Lady Shiva being temporarily drawn into the scheme as well.