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The Batman has characterized itself so far by putting original twists in the histories and personalities of the villains, from a rich gone poor Penguin, to a teenager Poison Ivy, a TV pop-psychologist Harley Quinn, a loser Killer Moth, a morbidly fat Cluemaster, a Bayou Killer Croc or a Cuban Scarface. Putting the in-universe of this series in a distant place from the comics and specially from its counterpart of the DC animated universe.

Just like in the early comics of the Batman, the most recurring viallains are the Joker, the Penguin and then Catwoman and Professor Hugo Strange. However, other villains deeply tied to the Batman mythos like the Scarecrow, Ra's Al Ghul, Two-face, the Mad Hatter and are notably absent. The first two due to copyright holding issues with the Batman Begins movie franchise (the Scarecrow was actually scheduled to appear in the fourth season, but the producers didn't get the rights).

In the series most of the villains gallery act more spontaneous and chaotic than they do in the comics and are characterized by their over the top bizarre plans and methods. The first three seasons most of their modus operandis consisted in popping up causing chaos in Gotham City with new powers or weapons and defeating Batman, who would then figure out a method against them and consequentially, apprehended them. Clayface is the exception in that sense. Since his first appearance he is an emotionally charged character with friendship ties to Batman, Bruce Wayne and the people of Gotham City, that put him in constant conflict. Hugo Starange, on the other hand, plays on a different level, being responsible for several apparently negligence accidents that put the city in danger.

The series achieved yet another brilliant spin on the portrayal of Maxie Zeus outside comics by turning the crazy character into Maximillian Zeus, a successful multibillionaire that takes the city hostage after losing the elections for mayor. A similar thing was done with Black Mask, who in this version has a highly sophisticated and efficient organization (which is a reflection of himself) backing him up.

The original villains start appearing towards the end of the third season. Cosmo Krank, a former toy industrialist, is a modern version of Superman's rogue the Toyman, Temblor is a mercenary with earth moving technology and D.A.V.E. is a program with the personality of all the enemies of Batman gone rogue. However the fourth season provided villains with more layers, such as the mysterious Everywhere Man, the guilt carrying Rumor or Francis Gray a common man who gain a terrible power by taking the wrong choices in life.

Contents 1 Super villains 2 Henchmen 3 Mobsters 4 Enemies of other heroes 5 See also 6 Other versions

[edit] Super villains

Image	Name	Alter ego/Identity	Voice actor	1st. Appearance	Last Appearance	No. of Appearances	Status	Creators
	The Joker		Kevin Michael Richardson	The Bat in the Belfry	The Joining, Part II	17, 1m	Active	Jerry Robinson Bob Kane Bill Finger
	The Penguin	Oswals Chesterfield Cobblepott	Tom Kenny	The Call of the Cobblepot	Team penguin	12, 1m	Active	Bob Kane Bill Finger
	Professor Hugo Strange	Hugo Strange	Frank Gorshin Richard Green	Meltdown	Rumors	7	Active	Bob Kane Bill Finger
	Catwoman	Selina Kyle	Gina Gershon	The Cat and the Bat	Rumors	5	Active	Bob Kane Bill Finger
	Clayface	Ethan Bennett	Steve Harris	Clayface of Tragedy	Growing Pains	5	Active	Bob Kane / Jeff Matsuda
	Mr. Freeze	Victor Fries	Clancy Brown	The Big Freeze	Artifacts	4	Active	Bob Kane
	Killer Croc	Unknown	Ron Pearlman	Swamped	Rumors	4	Active	Gerry Conway Don Newton
	Firefly	Garfield Lynns	Jason Marsden	The Big Heat	Team Penguin	4	Aprehended	France Herron Dick Sprang
	Black Mask	Unknown	James Remar	Breakout		3	Active	Frank Robbins Neal Adams
	The Riddler	Edward Nygma	Robert Enguld	Riddled	Riddler's Revenge	3	Active	Dick Sprang Bill Finger
	Poison Ivy	Pamela Lilian Isley	Piera Coppola	Batgirl Begins, Part I	Batgirl Begins, Part II	3	Active	Robert Kanigher Sheldon Moldoff
	Scarface	Arnold Wesker	Dan Castellaneta	The Big Dummy	A Fistfull of Felt	3	Active	Alan Grant John Wagner
	Bane		Joaquim de Almeida	Traction	Team Penguin	3	Active	Chuck Dixon Graham Nolan Doug Moench
	Man-bat	Kirk Langstrom	Peter MacNicol	The Man Who Would Be Bat	Pets	3	Active	Frank Robbins Neal Adams
	Harley Quinn	Harleen Quinzel	Hynden Walch	Two of a Kind		2	Active	Bruce Timm Paul Dini
	Ragdoll		Jeff Bennett	Ragdolls to Riches'	Team Penguin	2	Active	Gardner Fox
	Count Dracula	Unknown	Peter Stormare	The Batman vs. Dracula		1	Active	Jeff Matsuda
	Clayface	Basil Karlo	Wallace Langham	Clayfaces		2	Active	Bob Kane Bill Finger
	Maximillian Zeus	Maximillian Zeus	Phil LaMarr	Thunder		1	Active	Denny O'Neil Don Newton
	Killer Moth	Cameron van Cleer	Jeff Bennett	Team Penguin		1	Active	Bill Finger Lew Schwartz
	D.A.V.E.	Digitally Advanced Villain Emulator	Jeff Benett	Gotham's Ultimate Criminal Mastermind		1	Destroyed	Bruce Timm Paul Dini
	Spellbinder	Unknown	Michael Massee	(The Batman)		1	Active	John Broome Sheldon Moldoff
	Temblor	Unknown	Jim Cummings	Batgirl Begins, Part I		1	Active	Jeff Matsuda
	Everywhere Man	John Marlowe (II)	Brandon Routh	The Everywhere Man		1	Active	Jeff Matsuda
	Francis Grey	Unknown	Dave Foley	Seconds		1	Active	Jeff Matsuda
	Cosmo Krank	Unknown	Patton Oswalt	Cash for Toys		1	Active	Jeff Matsuda
	Gearhead	Unknown	Will Friedle	RPM		1	Active	[[]]
	Rumor	Mario --	Ron Perlman	Rumors		1	Active	Frank Robbins Neal Adams
	Solomon Grundy	Cyrus Gold	Kevin Grevioux	Grundy's Night		1	Active	Alfred Bester Paul Reinman
	Cluemaster	Arthur Brown	Glen Shadix	Q & A		1	Active	Gardner Fox Carmine Infantino

[edit] Henchmen

Image	Name	Boss	Afiliations	Voice actor	1st. Appearance	Last Appearance	No. of Appearances	Status	Creators
	Rhino and Mugsy	Scarface		John DiMaggio	The Big Dummy	A Fistfull of Felt	3	Apprehended	Bruce Timm Paul Dini
	Number One	Black Mask		Diedrich Bader	Breakout		3	Apprehended	Jeff Matsuda
	Kabuki Twins	Kabuki Twins	The Penguin		The Call of the Cobblepot	Team Penguin	4 cameos	Active	Jeff Matsuda
	Rocco and Henshaw	The Joker			The Rubberface of Comedy, Part I	Old Wounds	4 cameos	Apprehended	Jeff Matsuda

[edit] Mobsters

Image	Name	Alter ego/Identity	Afiliations	Voice actor	1st. Appearance	Last Appearance	No. of Appearances	Status	Creators
	Rupert Thorne	Rupert Thorne		Victor Brandt	A Bat in the Belfry		1	Active	Steve Englehart Walter Simonson
	Tony Zucco	Antony Zucco		Mark Hamill	A Family Matter		1	Apprehended	Bob Kane Bill Finger

[edit] Enemies of other heroes

Image	Name	Alter ego/Identity	Afiliations	Voice actor	1st. Appearance	Last Appearance	No. of Appearances	Status	Creators
Image:TB-Lex Luthor.jpg	Lex Luthor	Lex Luthor		Clancy Brown	The Batman / Superman Story		2	Apprehended	Jerry Siegel Joe Shuster
Image:TB-Mercy Graves.jpg	Mercy Graves	Mercy Graves		Gwendoline Yeo	The Batman / Superman Story		2	Apprehended	Bruce Timm Paul Dini
	Mirror Master			John Larroquete			2	Apprehended
	Count Vertigo			Greg Ellis			1	Apprehended
	Sinestro			Miguel Ferrer			1	Apprehended
Image:TB-Shadow Thief.jpg	Shadow Thief	Carl Sands		Deidrich Bader			1	Apprehended
Image:TB-Metallo.jpg	Metallo	John Corbin		Lex Lang			1	Apprehended
Image:TB-Toyman.jpg	The Toy-man						1	Apprehended

[edit] See also

[edit] Other versions

• Batman: The Animated Series/Villains
• Batman/Enemies