16 Bizarre And Forgotten Batman Adversaries Who Deserve To Appear In The Next Movie

Batman has spent decades collecting enemies, and some of them are far stranger than the usual rogues gallery suspects. Beyond the big names like the Joker and the Riddler, there is a whole corner of DC history filled with oddball villains, twisted gimmicks, and characters who feel like they escaped from a fever dream. With more Batman stories always on the horizon, it is hard not to wonder which of these weirdos could make a comeback next.

Some of them are ridiculous, some are disturbing, and a few are weirdly perfect for a modern movie. Read on.

1. The Batman Who Laughs

The Batman Who Laughs is the villainous alternate version of Bruce Wayne from Earth-22 in the Dark Multiverse.

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2. Doctor Hurt

He is an immortal ancestor of Thomas Wayne with the same name.

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3. Flamingo

He is an insane assassin and enemy of Batman, as well as a member of the Circus of Strange.

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4. Owlman

An evil version of Batman, often hailing from Earth-3, where all traditional heroes are villains and vice versa.

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5. Bat-Mite

A troublesome former member of the Bat-Family who is both an ally and adversary to Batman.

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6. Crazy Quilt

Paul Dekker, a.k.a. Crazy Quilt, is an enemy of Batman. He was a painter who was driven insane, causing him to commit crimes themed around colors and quilts.Batman Fandom

And for a totally different kind of betrayal, see the cousin who dated the ex-boyfriend, then demanded grandma’s secret pie.

7. Professor Pyg

Pyg is a twisted surgeon obsessed with the myth of Pygmalion and notions of physical perfection.Batman Fandom

8. Mrs. Manface and Baby Face

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9. James Gordon, Jr.

James Worthington Gordon Jr., also known as "J.J. Gordon," is the psychopathic son of Gotham City Police Commissioner James Gordon and his first wife, Barbara Eileen Gordon.Batman Fandom

10. False Face

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11. Duela Dent

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12. Condiment King

Well, they can cause anaphylactic shock sometimes...

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13. Clock King

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14. Calendar Man

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15. Batwoman

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16. The Bookworm

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It is hard to come up with a new villain for every episode. You can do it for some time, but once you’ve covered all the usual powers an evil mastermind should have (freezing people, igniting them, electrocuting them, turning them into mutants, etc.), you are left with not much else.

Then, you need to be creative. There is a famous episode of Lost in Space when the writers had no ideas, so they came up with a rebellion of vegetable people.

Yes, people dressed as vegetables. The actors couldn’t believe what they were forced to shoot and viewed it as a joke.

And the episode now has cult status. You can literally see how actors are trying not to laugh and rolling their eyes.

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