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Genius-level intellect. Skilled inventor, engineer, and escape artist. Uses complex riddles, puzzles, and lethal contraptions. The Riddler ( Edward Nigma, later Edward Nygma or Edward Nashton) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang, and debuted in ...
Riddler. Riddle us this: what cerebral criminal with an affinity for purple and green loves challenging the Dark Knight with cleverly calculated crimes and puzzling plots? One of the Dark Knight's most infamous villains, Edward Nygma enjoys flaunting his intellectual superiority by conducting crimes and leaving clues for Batman to piece together.
- Origins. The Riddler's compulsion stems from parental abuse that he endured as a child. After Edward got high scores on some important tests in school, his father, unable to grasp the fact that his son was brilliant and believing he had cheated, beat him out of envy.
- Hush. In the 12 part storyline Hush, it is revealed that Riddler had suffered from cancer, which also afflicted Dr. Thomas Elliot's mother. Riddler used one of Ra's Al Ghul's Lazarus Pits to rid himself of the disease, and offered Elliot the chance to cure his mother as well, provided he paid a large sum of money.
- Aftermath. The fallout from Riddler's failed scheme would be played out in Batman: Gotham Knights #50-53. In the story "Pushback," Hush reappears and beats Riddler senseless across a rooftop.
- The New 52. In DC's 2011 relaunch of all of its monthly titles, The New 52, Riddler appears as an inmate at Arkham Asylum in Batman #1. Redesigned in the style of the new titles, he sports a green mohawk in the shape of a question mark.
Edward Nigma, Edward Nashton, or Edward Nygma, also known as The Riddler, is a super-villain enemy of Batman who commits crimes revolving around an obsession with riddles. His mental psychosis results in a deep inner need to prove that he's smarter and therefore better than others, which causes him to leave behind clues in otherwise perfect crimes. This psychological compulsion has resulted in ...
Dec 12, 2023 · The Riddler: Year One plays with this concept as it details Edward Nashton’s backstory. That’s right, for anyone unfamiliar with this now completed series, we’re talking about Edward Nashton—the Riddler— from Matt Reeves’ 2022 film The Batman. Not only is this prequel comic canon to the movie, but it’s also written by Paul Dano ...
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Feb 18, 2022 · The There Will Be Blood actor stars as the Riddler in director Matt Reeves' rain-soaked new Dark Knight film — and this take on the puzzle-loving rogue is a far cry from Jim Carey's colorful and ...
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Feb 23, 2022 · In HBO Max’s Batman: The Audio Adventures, Riddler calls himself an “artist of crime.”. His heists and schemes aren’t about personal wealth, but making a statement. That’s true enough, to a point. But the statement in question is always the same: “I’m smarter than you are.”. For most versions of the character, the Riddler’s ...
