List of Batman family enemies

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The Batman family enemies are a collection of supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. These characters are depicted as adversaries of the superhero Batman and his allies. Since Batman first appeared in Detective Comics (May 1939), his supporting cast has expanded to include other superheroes, and has become what is now called the "Bat-family". As with most superheroes, a cast of recurring enemies to the Batman family have been introduced throughout the years, collectively referred to as Batman's "rogues gallery". Many characters from Batman's rogues gallery who are criminally insane become patients at Arkham Asylum after they are apprehended.

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Bane

Villain

Bane

Creators

Chuck Dixon Doug Moench Graham Nolan

First appearance

Batman: Vengeance of Bane (January 1993)

Fictional biography

The international masked criminal known as Bane has immense strength derived from a super-steroid called Venom. Bane's raw power, coupled with his genius level intellect, makes him a considerable threat to Batman, having once succeeded in breaking Batman's back.

Black Mask

Villain

Black Mask

Creators

Doug Moench Tom Mandrake

First appearance

Batman (August 1985)

Fictional biography

Roman Sionis is a corrupt businessman and crime lord who has a fixation with masks. He wears a black skull-like mask that gives him limited mind control abilities.

Catwoman

Villain

Catwoman

Creators

Bob Kane Bill Finger

First appearance

Batman (Spring 1940)

Fictional biography

Selina Kyle is an accomplished jewel thief. Although traditionally considered a villain, she is often portrayed as an antihero and is occasionally romantically involved with Batman.

Clayface

Villain

Clayface

Creators

Bill Finger Bob Kane

First appearance

Detective Comics (June 1940)

Fictional biography

Actor Basil Karlo went mad when he learned that there would be a remake of one of his films with another actor in the lead role. Adopting the alias of the film's villain, "Clayface", he attacked several of the remake's cast and crew at the points in filming when they were supposed to die before being stopped by Batman and Robin. Later, he gained sh

Deadshot

Villain

Deadshot

Creators

Bob Kane David Vern Reed Lew Schwartz

First appearance

Batman (June 1950)

Fictional biography

Floyd Lawton is an excellent sniper assassin who, when wielding a gun or projectile, never misses a shot.

Firefly

Villain

Firefly

Creators

France Herron Dick Sprang

First appearance

Detective Comics (June 1952)

Fictional biography

Garfield Lynns is an orphan who became a pyromaniac, having developed a fireproof suit with a flamethrower to further pursue his "hobby". He invents numerous weapons that involve light to commit crimes with.

Harley Quinn

Villain

Harley Quinn

Creators

Paul Dini Bruce Timm

First appearance

Batman: The Animated Series episode "Joker's Favor" (September 1992)

Fictional biography

Dr. Harleen Quinzel was the Joker's psychiatrist at Arkham Asylum until she fell in love with him and subsequently reinvented herself as his madcap sidekick, Harley Quinn. She is often mistreated by the Joker, but that rarely changes how she feels about him.

Hugo Strange

Villain

Hugo Strange

Creators

Bob Kane Bill Finger

First appearance

Detective Comics (February 1940)

Fictional biography

Hugo Strange is an insane psychologist who uses his mastery of chemistry to create a serum that turns his victims into mindless monsters who obey his every command. He has succeeded in deducing that Batman is Bruce Wayne.

Hush

Villain

Hush

Creators

Jeph Loeb Jim Lee

First appearance

Batman (January 2003)

Fictional biography

Dr. Thomas Elliot is a brilliant surgeon who targets both Bruce Wayne, his childhood friend, and Batman.

Joker

Villain

Joker

Creators

Bob Kane Bill Finger Jerry Robinson

First appearance

Batman (spring 1940)

Fictional biography

The Joker (real name unknown) is a homicidal maniac with a clown-like appearance, bent on creating havoc in Gotham City and fighting a never-ending battle against Batman. His arsenal of weapons includes razor-sharp edged playing cards, acid-squirting trick flowers, joy buzzers with a lethal electrical charge and a fatal toxin called Joker venom. He

Killer Croc

Villain

Killer Croc

Creators

Gerry Conway Don Newton Gene Colan

First appearance

Batman (March 1983)

Fictional biography

Waylon Jones has a medical condition that warped his body into a massive crocodile-like form. As Killer Croc descended into madness, he sharpened his teeth to razor points and began murdering innocent victims. He possesses super-strength and is immune to toxins.

Mad Hatter

Villain

Mad Hatter

Creators

Bob Kane Bill Finger

First appearance

Batman (October 1948)

Fictional biography

Jervis Tetch is inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to commit crimes. He uses his mind control technology to bend people to his will.

Man-Bat

Villain

Man-Bat

Creators

Frank Robbins Neal Adams

First appearance

Detective Comics (June 1970)

Fictional biography

Dr. Kirk Langstrom invented a serum to give him echolocation in an attempt to cure his deafness. The serum had an unforeseen side effect, transforming him into the monstrous human-bat hybrid creature known as the Man-Bat.

Mr. Freeze (originally known as Mr. Zero)

Villain

Mr. Freeze (originally known as Mr. Zero)

Creators

Bob Kane Sheldon Moldoff David Wood

First appearance

Batman (February 1959)

Fictional biography

Dr. Victor Fries is a scientist who accidentally spilled cryogenic chemicals on himself while inventing a freeze-gun. Now requiring subzero temperatures to survive, he uses a special containment suit and cold-themed weaponry to commit crimes. The character was later reinvented as a tragic villain, specifically a brilliant cryogenicist whose beloved

Penguin

Villain

Penguin

Creators

Bob Kane Bill Finger

First appearance

Detective Comics (December 1941)

Fictional biography

Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot is a devious, short-statured, penguin-themed crime boss who is seldom seen without at least one of his trick umbrellas. The Penguin uses his nightclub, the Iceberg Lounge, as a front for his criminal activities. He is one of Batman's few adversaries who is sane and in full control of his actions. Riddler is one of his

Poison Ivy

Villain

Poison Ivy

Creators

Robert Kanigher Sheldon Moldoff

First appearance

Batman (June 1966)

Fictional biography

Pamela Lillian Isley, a former student of advanced botanical biochemistry, employs plants of all varieties and their derivatives in her crimes. She has the ability to control all plant life and can create new henchmen with her mutated seeds. She is immune to all plant-based poisons.

Ra's al Ghul

Villain

Ra's al Ghul

Creators

Dennis O'Neil Neal Adams

First appearance

Batman (June 1971)

Fictional biography

Ra's al Ghul ("the Demon's Head" in Arabic) is a centuries-old international radical environmentalist who believes that his actions help "bring balance" to the world. Ra's al Ghul is the founder of the League of Assassins and is fully aware of Batman's secret identity. Impressed by Batman's skills and intellect, he wants the Dark Knight to take his

Riddler

Villain

Riddler

Creators

Bill Finger Dick Sprang

First appearance

Detective Comics (October 1948)

Fictional biography

Edward Nashton, a . Edward Nygma (or "E. Nygma"), is a criminal mastermind who has a compulsion to challenge Batman by leaving clues to his crimes in the form of riddles, puzzles, and word games. Nygma's intelligence rivals that of Batman. Nygma often carries a question mark-tipped cane around with him, as well as many other trick puzzle gimmick

Scarecrow

Villain

Scarecrow

Creators

Bob Kane Bill Finger

First appearance

World's Finest Comics (September 1941)

Fictional biography

Professor Jonathan Crane was an outcast in childhood due to constant bullying, until he grew up to face his fears as a psychologist and biochemist specializing in fear. Kicked out of a university for his unorthodox teaching methods, he now dresses symbolically as a scarecrow and employs a toxin that causes its victims to hallucinate into seeing wha

Talia al Ghul

Villain

Talia al Ghul

Creators

Dennis O'Neil Bob Brown Dick Giordano

First appearance

Detective Comics (May 1971)

Fictional biography

Talia al Ghul is a daughter of Ra's al Ghul, the granddaughter of the Sensei, the sister of Dusan al Ghul, the mother of Damian Wayne and a high-ranking member of both the League of Assassins and Leviathan. She has been known to have several on again-off again romantic relationships with Batman.

Two-Face

Villain

Two-Face

Creators

Bob Kane Bill Finger

First appearance

Detective Comics (August 1942)

Fictional biography

Harvey Dent was a Gotham City district attorney until half of his face was disfigured by acid after being assaulted by mob boss Sal Maroni. Having developed dissociative identity disorder, Dent is obsessed with the number two and the concept of duality and must make most of his decisions with the flip of his signature two-headed coin. As Two-Face,

Ventriloquist / Scarface

Villain

Ventriloquist / Scarface

Creators

Alan Grant John Wagner Norm Breyfogle

First appearance

Detective Comics (February 1988)

Fictional biography

Arnold Wesker is a small, mild-mannered ventriloquist with dissociative identity disorder. He projects a criminal personality through his gangster-themed dummy, Scarface.

Victor Zsasz

Villain

Victor Zsasz

Creators

Alan Grant Norm Breyfogle

First appearance

Batman: Shadow of the Bat (June 1992)

Fictional biography

Victor Zsasz, a . Mister Zsasz, is a serial killer whose modus operandi involves slitting the throats of his victims, then arranging the bodies in lifelike poses. He cuts a tally mark onto his own body for each of his victims.

Villain	Creators	First appearance	Fictional biography
Bane	Chuck Dixon Doug Moench Graham Nolan	Batman: Vengeance of Bane (January 1993)	The international masked criminal known as Bane has immense strength derived from a super-steroid called Venom. Bane's raw power, coupled with his genius level intellect, makes him a considerable threat to Batman, having once succeeded in breaking Batman's back.
Black Mask	Doug Moench Tom Mandrake	Batman (August 1985)	Roman Sionis is a corrupt businessman and crime lord who has a fixation with masks. He wears a black skull-like mask that gives him limited mind control abilities.
Catwoman	Bob Kane Bill Finger	Batman (Spring 1940)	Selina Kyle is an accomplished jewel thief. Although traditionally considered a villain, she is often portrayed as an antihero and is occasionally romantically involved with Batman.
Clayface	Bill Finger Bob Kane	Detective Comics (June 1940)	Actor Basil Karlo went mad when he learned that there would be a remake of one of his films with another actor in the lead role. Adopting the alias of the film's villain, "Clayface", he attacked several of the remake's cast and crew at the points in filming when they were supposed to die before being stopped by Batman and Robin. Later, he gained sh
Deadshot	Bob Kane David Vern Reed Lew Schwartz	Batman (June 1950)	Floyd Lawton is an excellent sniper assassin who, when wielding a gun or projectile, never misses a shot.
Firefly	France Herron Dick Sprang	Detective Comics (June 1952)	Garfield Lynns is an orphan who became a pyromaniac, having developed a fireproof suit with a flamethrower to further pursue his "hobby". He invents numerous weapons that involve light to commit crimes with.
Harley Quinn	Paul Dini Bruce Timm	Batman: The Animated Series episode "Joker's Favor" (September 1992)	Dr. Harleen Quinzel was the Joker's psychiatrist at Arkham Asylum until she fell in love with him and subsequently reinvented herself as his madcap sidekick, Harley Quinn. She is often mistreated by the Joker, but that rarely changes how she feels about him.
Hugo Strange	Bob Kane Bill Finger	Detective Comics (February 1940)	Hugo Strange is an insane psychologist who uses his mastery of chemistry to create a serum that turns his victims into mindless monsters who obey his every command. He has succeeded in deducing that Batman is Bruce Wayne.
Hush	Jeph Loeb Jim Lee	Batman (January 2003)	Dr. Thomas Elliot is a brilliant surgeon who targets both Bruce Wayne, his childhood friend, and Batman.
Joker	Bob Kane Bill Finger Jerry Robinson	Batman (spring 1940)	The Joker (real name unknown) is a homicidal maniac with a clown-like appearance, bent on creating havoc in Gotham City and fighting a never-ending battle against Batman. His arsenal of weapons includes razor-sharp edged playing cards, acid-squirting trick flowers, joy buzzers with a lethal electrical charge and a fatal toxin called Joker venom. He
Killer Croc	Gerry Conway Don Newton Gene Colan	Batman (March 1983)	Waylon Jones has a medical condition that warped his body into a massive crocodile-like form. As Killer Croc descended into madness, he sharpened his teeth to razor points and began murdering innocent victims. He possesses super-strength and is immune to toxins.
Mad Hatter	Bob Kane Bill Finger	Batman (October 1948)	Jervis Tetch is inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to commit crimes. He uses his mind control technology to bend people to his will.
Man-Bat	Frank Robbins Neal Adams	Detective Comics (June 1970)	Dr. Kirk Langstrom invented a serum to give him echolocation in an attempt to cure his deafness. The serum had an unforeseen side effect, transforming him into the monstrous human-bat hybrid creature known as the Man-Bat.
Mr. Freeze (originally known as Mr. Zero)	Bob Kane Sheldon Moldoff David Wood	Batman (February 1959)	Dr. Victor Fries is a scientist who accidentally spilled cryogenic chemicals on himself while inventing a freeze-gun. Now requiring subzero temperatures to survive, he uses a special containment suit and cold-themed weaponry to commit crimes. The character was later reinvented as a tragic villain, specifically a brilliant cryogenicist whose beloved
Penguin	Bob Kane Bill Finger	Detective Comics (December 1941)	Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot is a devious, short-statured, penguin-themed crime boss who is seldom seen without at least one of his trick umbrellas. The Penguin uses his nightclub, the Iceberg Lounge, as a front for his criminal activities. He is one of Batman's few adversaries who is sane and in full control of his actions. Riddler is one of his
Poison Ivy	Robert Kanigher Sheldon Moldoff	Batman (June 1966)	Pamela Lillian Isley, a former student of advanced botanical biochemistry, employs plants of all varieties and their derivatives in her crimes. She has the ability to control all plant life and can create new henchmen with her mutated seeds. She is immune to all plant-based poisons.
Ra's al Ghul	Dennis O'Neil Neal Adams	Batman (June 1971)	Ra's al Ghul ("the Demon's Head" in Arabic) is a centuries-old international radical environmentalist who believes that his actions help "bring balance" to the world. Ra's al Ghul is the founder of the League of Assassins and is fully aware of Batman's secret identity. Impressed by Batman's skills and intellect, he wants the Dark Knight to take his
Riddler	Bill Finger Dick Sprang	Detective Comics (October 1948)	Edward Nashton, a . Edward Nygma (or "E. Nygma"), is a criminal mastermind who has a compulsion to challenge Batman by leaving clues to his crimes in the form of riddles, puzzles, and word games. Nygma's intelligence rivals that of Batman. Nygma often carries a question mark-tipped cane around with him, as well as many other trick puzzle gimmick
Scarecrow	Bob Kane Bill Finger	World's Finest Comics (September 1941)	Professor Jonathan Crane was an outcast in childhood due to constant bullying, until he grew up to face his fears as a psychologist and biochemist specializing in fear. Kicked out of a university for his unorthodox teaching methods, he now dresses symbolically as a scarecrow and employs a toxin that causes its victims to hallucinate into seeing wha
Talia al Ghul	Dennis O'Neil Bob Brown Dick Giordano	Detective Comics (May 1971)	Talia al Ghul is a daughter of Ra's al Ghul, the granddaughter of the Sensei, the sister of Dusan al Ghul, the mother of Damian Wayne and a high-ranking member of both the League of Assassins and Leviathan. She has been known to have several on again-off again romantic relationships with Batman.
Two-Face	Bob Kane Bill Finger	Detective Comics (August 1942)	Harvey Dent was a Gotham City district attorney until half of his face was disfigured by acid after being assaulted by mob boss Sal Maroni. Having developed dissociative identity disorder, Dent is obsessed with the number two and the concept of duality and must make most of his decisions with the flip of his signature two-headed coin. As Two-Face,
Ventriloquist / Scarface	Alan Grant John Wagner Norm Breyfogle	Detective Comics (February 1988)	Arnold Wesker is a small, mild-mannered ventriloquist with dissociative identity disorder. He projects a criminal personality through his gangster-themed dummy, Scarface.
Victor Zsasz	Alan Grant Norm Breyfogle	Batman: Shadow of the Bat (June 1992)	Victor Zsasz, a . Mister Zsasz, is a serial killer whose modus operandi involves slitting the throats of his victims, then arranging the bodies in lifelike poses. He cuts a tally mark onto his own body for each of his victims.

· Supervillains and themed criminals › Other recurring enemies

Lonnie Machin / Anarky

Villain

Lonnie Machin / Anarky

Creator(s)

Alan Grant Norm Breyfogle

First appearance

Detective Comics (November 1989)

Fictional biography

Lonnie Machin, sometimes called Moneyspider, is a teenage prodigy who creates improvised gadgets to subvert governments. His violent methods and political philosophy set him at odds with Batman and Robin.

Anarky

Villain

Anarky

Creator(s)

Chuck Dixon Michael Netzer

First appearance

Detective Comics (December 1992)

Fictional biography

Ulysses Hadrian Armstrong, formerly known as the General, is a young, psychotic military genius who became the second Anarky after kidnapping Lonnie Machin. Unlike Machin, who had used the Anarky identity to cause social change, Armstrong used the persona to cause psychotic and meaningless acts of chaos and destruction. This Anarky is primarily an

Anarky

Villain

Anarky

Creator(s)

Van Jensen Robert Venditti

First appearance

Green Lantern Corps (vol. 3) (November 2013)

Fictional biography

A new Anarky surfaced during Zero Year, appearing during a blackout in Gotham City. This Anarky is an African American teenager who was shown rallying a group of followers and evacuees to occupy a sports stadium, on the basis that the area the stadium was built upon was gentrified at the expense of the local community and should be returned to them

Anarky

Villain

Anarky

Creator(s)

Francis Manapul Brian Buccellato

First appearance

Detective Comics (vol. 2) (February 2015)

Fictional biography

Sam Young is a corrupt politician who became the most recent Anarky to exact revenge on the Mad Hatter. Young's sister was the Mad Hatter's first murder victim, or his first "Alice", as the Mad Hatter affectionately calls his female victims.

Black Mask

Villain

Black Mask

Creator(s)

Alan Grant Norm Breyfogle

First appearance

Batman: Shadow of the Bat (June 1992)

Fictional biography

Jeremiah Arkham became the new Black Mask following the death of Roman Sionis. Arkham, the director of Arkham Asylum, began to develop multiple personality disorder, leading to him assuming the identity of Black Mask.

Barbatos

Villain

Barbatos

Creator(s)

Peter Milligan

First appearance

Batman (August 1990)

Fictional biography

The mysterious Bat-Devil that haunted Gotham across time, fought Vandal Savage in the Stone Age and corrupted or possessed a man that would become Simon Hurt. Later revealed to be the Hyper-Adapter, a sentient weapon from Apokolips, unleashed by Darkseid to travel across time and torment Batman.

Scott Snyder Greg Capullo

Villain

Scott Snyder Greg Capullo

Creator(s)

Dark Days: The Casting (September 2017)

First appearance

An ancient God-Monster from the Dark Multiverse, worshipped by Hath-Set, the Bat Tribe, the Tribe of Judas, the Court of Owls, Simon Hurt, the Black Glove and the Dark Knights. He had first noticed Bruce Wayne when he slipped through time and now has finally arrived in the DC Universe.

Brother Eye

Villain

Brother Eye

Creator(s)

Jack Kirby

First appearance

OMAC (October 1974)

Fictional biography

An evil artificial intelligence created by Bruce Wayne and Michael Holt originally as a metahuman database and deterrent, now hellbent on conquering the world.

Calculator

Villain

Calculator

Creator(s)

Bob Rozakis Mike Grell

First appearance

Detective Comics (September 1976)

Fictional biography

Noah Kuttler is a highly intelligent criminal who fights Batman and the Justice League wearing a costume designed like a pocket calculator. In spite of his powerful arsenal, the Calculator never makes it big as a costumed villain. Now relying solely on his intellect, he works as a successful information broker and source of information for supervil

Calendar Man

Villain

Calendar Man

Creator(s)

Bill Finger Sheldon Moldoff

First appearance

Detective Comics (September 1958)

Fictional biography

Julian Gregory Day is known for committing crimes that correspond with holidays and significant dates. He sometimes wears costumes to correlate with the date of the designated crime. His best-known latter day incarnation is in the miniseries Batman: The Long Halloween, where he is portrayed as a Hannibal Lecter-like figure, offering insight in Batm

Catman

Villain

Catman

Creator(s)

Bill Finger Jim Mooney

First appearance

Detective Comics (January 1963)

Fictional biography

Thomas Blake was a world-famous trapper of jungle cats who turned to crime because he had grown bored with hunting and squandered most of his fortune. He became a burglar who committed his crimes in a cat-suit made out of an ancient African cloth he believes gives him a "cat's nine lives".

Clayface

Villain

Clayface

Creator(s)

Bill Finger Sheldon Moldoff

First appearance

Detective Comics (December 1961)

Fictional biography

Treasure-hunter Matthew "Matt" Hagen is transformed into the monstrous Clayface by a pool of radioactive protoplasm. He now possesses super-strength and can change his claylike body into any form.

Clayface

Villain

Clayface

Creator(s)

Len Wein Marshall Rogers

First appearance

Detective Comics (July 1978)

Fictional biography

Preston Payne suffered from hyperpituitarism, so he worked at S . Labs to search for a cure. He obtained a sample of Matt Hagen's blood, isolating an enzyme which he introduced into his own bloodstream. However, his flesh began to melt, so he built an anti-melting exoskeleton to not only preserve himself, but to also prevent him from touching

Clayface / Lady Clay

Villain

Clayface / Lady Clay

Creator(s)

Mike W. Barr Jim Aparo

First appearance

Outsiders (July 1987)

Fictional biography

Lady Clay (Sondra Fuller) has superpowers similar to that of the second Clayface, Matt Hagen. She meets and falls in love with the third Clayface, Preston Payne, and gives birth to Cassius "Clay" Payne.

Clayface / Claything

Villain

Clayface / Claything

Creator(s)

Doug Moench Kelley Jones

First appearance

Batman: Shadow of the Bat (January 1998)

Fictional biography

Cassius "Clay" Payne, otherwise known as the Claything, is the son of Preston Payne and Lady Clay who inherited the abilities of his parents. Payne was separated from his parents and was experimented on by the government. Unlike his parents, Payne can only keep his metahuman abilities while awake and, if a piece of his clay body is separated from h

Clock King

Villain

Clock King

Creator(s)

Sean McKeever Eddy Barrows

First appearance

Teen Titans (vol. 3) (May 2008)

Fictional biography

While the Clock King (William Tockman) was an enemy of the Green Arrow, the Temple Fugate version of the character leads the Terror Titans, which antagonizes Robin and the Teen Titans.

Cluemaster

Villain

Cluemaster

Creator(s)

Gardner Fox Carmine Infantino

First appearance

Detective Comics (May 1966)

Fictional biography

Arthur Brown was a game show host until he turned to a life of crime. He is the father of Stephanie Brown.

Copperhead

Villain

Copperhead

Creator(s)

Bob Haney Bob Brown

First appearance

The Brave and the Bold (June 1968)

Fictional biography

The original Copperhead, "John Doe" (real name unknown), was a criminal who committed numerous thefts in Gotham City wearing a snake costume before finally being apprehended by Batman and Batgirl. He eventually becomes a hired assassin and would sell his soul to the demon-lord Neron in exchange for more power, being transformed into a deadly human/

Copperhead

Villain

Copperhead

Creator(s)

Sean McKeever Eddy Barrows

First appearance

Teen Titans (vol. 3) (April 2008)

Fictional biography

A second Copperhead, Nathan Prince, was introduced as a member of the Terror Titans.

Doctor Death

Villain

Doctor Death

Creator(s)

Gardner Fox Bob Kane

First appearance

Detective Comics (July 1939)

Fictional biography

Dr. Karl Hellfern is a nefarious scientist who threatens Gotham with deadly biochemical weapons. He is notable for being Batman's first recurring villain.

Simon Hurt

Villain

Simon Hurt

Creator(s)

Sheldon Moldoff Charles Paris

First appearance

Batman (June 1963)

Fictional biography

A Wayne from the second generation of the family who lived in the 18th century and worshipped the Bat-Devil Barbatos, but instead confronted the Hyper-Adapter. Corrupted or possessed by the Hyper-Adapter's energies, Wayne became extremely long-lived; renamed as Doctor Simon Hurt, he became the leader of a secret cult known as the Black Glove and th

Electrocutioner

Villain

Electrocutioner

Creator(s)

Marv Wolfman Michael Fleisher Irv Novick

First appearance

Batman (January 1981)

Fictional biography

The original Electrocutioner is a vigilante (last name Buchinsky, first name unknown) who murders criminals with electricity. He is eventually killed by Adrian Chase.

Marv Wolfman Jim Aparo

Villain

Marv Wolfman Jim Aparo

Creator(s)

Detective Comics (February 1991)

First appearance

The second Electrocutioner's identity remains unknown. He is a vigilante like his predecessor.

Chuck Dixon Tom Lyle Scott Hanna

Villain

Chuck Dixon Tom Lyle Scott Hanna

Creator(s)

Detective Comics (May 1992)

First appearance

Lester Buchinsky is the brother of the original Electrocutioner. He started off as a vigilante like his brother, but soon became a mercenary.

Great White Shark

Villain

Great White Shark

Creator(s)

Dan Slott Ryan Sook

First appearance

Arkham Asylum: Living Hell (July 2003)

Fictional biography

Former crooked investor Warren White thought he scored a legal victory when he won the insanity plea in court. However, White learned that he had made a mistake as he found himself among Batman's most dangerous enemies within Arkham Asylum. After much torture and abuse, a disfigured Warren White was driven insane. Now one of Batman's enemies himsel

Duela Dent

Villain

Duela Dent

Creator(s)

Bob Rozakis

First appearance

Batman Family (August 1976)

Fictional biography

Duela Dent is a psychotic young woman who has an obsession with the Joker. To try and impress the Joker, she began a series of crimes before deciding to track down the Dollmaker, who is a mad surgeon and one of the Joker's allies. When Duela found Dollmaker, she convinced him to inject her veins with the Joker's blood, which he had been keeping in

Failsafe

Villain

Failsafe

Creator(s)

Chip Zdarsky Jorge Jiménez

First appearance

Batman Vol. 3

Fictional biography

The artificial Batman of Zur-En-Arrh construct of Batman created the android Failsafe from the technology of Amazo and other technological Justice League villains as Batman's failsafe should he start killing. At one point, Failsafe made an aging clone of Bruce Wayne to serve as his Robin when Damian Wayne rejected him.

KGBeast

Villain

KGBeast

Creator(s)

Jim Starlin Jim Aparo

First appearance

Batman (March 1988)

Fictional biography

Anatoli Knyazev is an ex-KGB assassin. He is among the villains who are executed by the second Tally Man.

Killer Moth

Villain

Killer Moth

Creator(s)

Bill Finger Dick Sprang Lew Schwartz

First appearance

Batman (February 1951)

Fictional biography

Drury Walker, a . Cameron Van Cleer, is a moth-themed criminal, known for being the first villain defeated by Batgirl.

King Scimitar

Villain

King Scimitar

Creator(s)

Dennis McNicholas

First appearance

Batman: The Audio Adventures Special (December 2021)

Fictional biography

King Scimitar is a Gotham City arms dealer focusing on exotic swords. He made himself an enemy of the League of Assassins.

Kite Man

Villain

Kite Man

Creator(s)

Bill Finger Dick Sprang

First appearance

Batman (August 1960)

Fictional biography

Charles "Chuck" Brown commits crimes by arming himself with kite-based weapons and hang-gliding on a large kite.

Maxie Zeus

Villain

Maxie Zeus

Creator(s)

Dennis O'Neil Don Newton

First appearance

Detective Comics (May 1979)

Fictional biography

Maximillian Zeus is a former history teacher who loses his mind and believes himself to be the Greek god Zeus, committing crimes modeled after Greek mythology. Completely delusional, yet quite dangerous, he usually uses electricity-based weaponry to emulate the lightning bolts of Zeus, and at one point formed the New Olympians consisting of charact

Onomatopoeia

Villain

Onomatopoeia

Creator(s)

Kevin Smith Phil Hester

First appearance

Green Arrow (March 2002)

Fictional biography

Onomatopoeia is a serial killer who targets non-powered vigilante superheroes. He earned his name because he imitates noises around him, such as dripping taps, gunshots, etc. No personal characteristics are known about Onomatopoeia, including his real name or facial features. Onomatopoeia is a superb athlete, martial artist, and weapons expert. He

Owlman

Villain

Owlman

Creator(s)

Gardner Fox Mike Sekowsky

First appearance

Justice League of America (August 1964)

Fictional biography

Thomas Wayne Jr. is an exceptionally intelligent supervillain who is the Earth-Three counterpart of Bruce Wayne. He is a member of the criminal organization known as the Crime Syndicate of America, the Earth-Three equivalent of the Justice League. His Prime Earth counterpart is one of the leaders of the Court of Owls, under the name of Lincoln Marc

Prometheus

Villain

Prometheus

Creator(s)

Grant Morrison Arnie Jorgensen

First appearance

New Year's Evil: Prometheus (February 1998)

Fictional biography

While the original Prometheus, Curtis Calhoun, was an enemy of the Blue Beetle, the most notable villain to use the name is a twisted mirror image of Batman, real name unknown. As a child, he watched in horror as police slaughtered his parents in a Bonnie and Clyde-style shoot-out. He swore revenge upon "justice" as a result of this incident.

Rag Doll

Villain

Rag Doll

Creator(s)

Gardner Fox Lou Ferstadt

First appearance

Flash Comics (December 1942)

Fictional biography

Peter Merkel is a master contortionist and hypnotist who has fought Batman on many occasions. Since The New 52, he has been an inmate at Arkham Asylum.

Rag Doll

Villain

Rag Doll

Creator(s)

Gail Simone Dale Eaglesham

First appearance

Villains United (July 2005)

Fictional biography

Peter Merkel Jr. is the son of the original Rag Doll, who was born with normal limbs, but underwent painful major surgery to become a contortionist supervillain like his father.

Ratcatcher

Villain

Ratcatcher

Creator(s)

Alan Grant John Wagner Norm Breyfogle

First appearance

Detective Comics (April 1988)

Fictional biography

Otis Flannegan is a one-time ratcatcher who turns to a life of crime. He has the ability to communicate with and train rats, and uses them to plague Gotham City. Shortly after the Infinite Crisis began, the Ratcatcher was killed by an OMAC agent in hiding, who identified the Ratcatcher as a gamma level threat and vaporized him.

Enigma / The Riddler's Daughter

Villain

Enigma / The Riddler's Daughter

Creator(s)

Geoff Johns Tony Daniel Carlos Ferreira Art Thibert

First appearance

Teen Titans (vol. 3) (September 2006)

Fictional biography

"Enigma" is the heroic and criminal partner of Duela Dent, the Joker's Daughter.

The Batman Who Laughs

Villain

The Batman Who Laughs

Creator(s)

Scott Snyder Greg Capullo

First appearance

Dark Days: The Casting (September 2017)

Fictional biography

A version of Bruce Wayne from Earth-22 who was driven insane by Joker venom and murdered the Joker and the rest of the Batman family. Currently serves as the leader of the Dark Knights and a lieutenant to Barbatos.

Tweedledum and Tweedledee

Villain

Tweedledum and Tweedledee

Creator(s)

Don Cameron Jerry Robinson Bob Kane

First appearance

Detective Comics (April 1943)

Fictional biography

Dumfree and Deever Tweed are cousins whose similar looks often have them mistaken for identical twins. The pair wear costumes modeled on their namesakes from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass and are members of the Mad Hatter's Wonderland Gang.

Vandal Savage

Villain

Vandal Savage

Creator(s)

Alfred Bester Martin Nodell

First appearance

Green Lantern (winter 1943)

Fictional biography

A Cro-Magnon warrior who was exposed to a meteorite that gave him immortality and who has influenced history, having been a Pharaoh in Egypt and a participant in the murder of Julius Caesar. Savage is the enemy of the Justice League, the Justice Society, the Immortal Man, the Resurrection Man, Hawkman, Alan Scott, Jay Garrick, Pandora, Superman and

Ventriloquist / Scarface

Villain

Ventriloquist / Scarface

Creator(s)

Paul Dini Don Kramer

First appearance

Detective Comics (March 2007)

Fictional biography

Peyton Riley, called "Sugar" by Scarface, became the second Ventriloquist after the death of Arnold Wesker.

White Rabbit

Villain

White Rabbit

Creator(s)

David Finch Paul Jenkins

First appearance

Batman: The Dark Knight (September, 2011)

Fictional biography

The daughter of Tom Hudson, Jaina Hudson dated Bruce Wayne after she moved from India to Gotham City. Until, during the breakout at Arkham Asylum, Jaina adopted her supervillain persona, White Rabbit, and gave both Batman and Gotham City Police Department a run for their money.

Villain	Creator(s)	First appearance	Fictional biography
Lonnie Machin / Anarky	Alan Grant Norm Breyfogle	Detective Comics (November 1989)	Lonnie Machin, sometimes called Moneyspider, is a teenage prodigy who creates improvised gadgets to subvert governments. His violent methods and political philosophy set him at odds with Batman and Robin.
Anarky	Chuck Dixon Michael Netzer	Detective Comics (December 1992)	Ulysses Hadrian Armstrong, formerly known as the General, is a young, psychotic military genius who became the second Anarky after kidnapping Lonnie Machin. Unlike Machin, who had used the Anarky identity to cause social change, Armstrong used the persona to cause psychotic and meaningless acts of chaos and destruction. This Anarky is primarily an
Anarky	Van Jensen Robert Venditti	Green Lantern Corps (vol. 3) (November 2013)	A new Anarky surfaced during Zero Year, appearing during a blackout in Gotham City. This Anarky is an African American teenager who was shown rallying a group of followers and evacuees to occupy a sports stadium, on the basis that the area the stadium was built upon was gentrified at the expense of the local community and should be returned to them
Anarky	Francis Manapul Brian Buccellato	Detective Comics (vol. 2) (February 2015)	Sam Young is a corrupt politician who became the most recent Anarky to exact revenge on the Mad Hatter. Young's sister was the Mad Hatter's first murder victim, or his first "Alice", as the Mad Hatter affectionately calls his female victims.
Black Mask	Alan Grant Norm Breyfogle	Batman: Shadow of the Bat (June 1992)	Jeremiah Arkham became the new Black Mask following the death of Roman Sionis. Arkham, the director of Arkham Asylum, began to develop multiple personality disorder, leading to him assuming the identity of Black Mask.
Barbatos	Peter Milligan	Batman (August 1990)	The mysterious Bat-Devil that haunted Gotham across time, fought Vandal Savage in the Stone Age and corrupted or possessed a man that would become Simon Hurt. Later revealed to be the Hyper-Adapter, a sentient weapon from Apokolips, unleashed by Darkseid to travel across time and torment Batman.
Barbatos	Scott Snyder Greg Capullo	Dark Days: The Casting (September 2017)	An ancient God-Monster from the Dark Multiverse, worshipped by Hath-Set, the Bat Tribe, the Tribe of Judas, the Court of Owls, Simon Hurt, the Black Glove and the Dark Knights. He had first noticed Bruce Wayne when he slipped through time and now has finally arrived in the DC Universe.
Brother Eye	Jack Kirby	OMAC (October 1974)	An evil artificial intelligence created by Bruce Wayne and Michael Holt originally as a metahuman database and deterrent, now hellbent on conquering the world.
Calculator	Bob Rozakis Mike Grell	Detective Comics (September 1976)	Noah Kuttler is a highly intelligent criminal who fights Batman and the Justice League wearing a costume designed like a pocket calculator. In spite of his powerful arsenal, the Calculator never makes it big as a costumed villain. Now relying solely on his intellect, he works as a successful information broker and source of information for supervil
Calendar Man	Bill Finger Sheldon Moldoff	Detective Comics (September 1958)	Julian Gregory Day is known for committing crimes that correspond with holidays and significant dates. He sometimes wears costumes to correlate with the date of the designated crime. His best-known latter day incarnation is in the miniseries Batman: The Long Halloween, where he is portrayed as a Hannibal Lecter-like figure, offering insight in Batm
Catman	Bill Finger Jim Mooney	Detective Comics (January 1963)	Thomas Blake was a world-famous trapper of jungle cats who turned to crime because he had grown bored with hunting and squandered most of his fortune. He became a burglar who committed his crimes in a cat-suit made out of an ancient African cloth he believes gives him a "cat's nine lives".
Clayface	Bill Finger Sheldon Moldoff	Detective Comics (December 1961)	Treasure-hunter Matthew "Matt" Hagen is transformed into the monstrous Clayface by a pool of radioactive protoplasm. He now possesses super-strength and can change his claylike body into any form.
Clayface	Len Wein Marshall Rogers	Detective Comics (July 1978)	Preston Payne suffered from hyperpituitarism, so he worked at S . Labs to search for a cure. He obtained a sample of Matt Hagen's blood, isolating an enzyme which he introduced into his own bloodstream. However, his flesh began to melt, so he built an anti-melting exoskeleton to not only preserve himself, but to also prevent him from touching
Clayface / Lady Clay	Mike W. Barr Jim Aparo	Outsiders (July 1987)	Lady Clay (Sondra Fuller) has superpowers similar to that of the second Clayface, Matt Hagen. She meets and falls in love with the third Clayface, Preston Payne, and gives birth to Cassius "Clay" Payne.
Clayface / Claything	Doug Moench Kelley Jones	Batman: Shadow of the Bat (January 1998)	Cassius "Clay" Payne, otherwise known as the Claything, is the son of Preston Payne and Lady Clay who inherited the abilities of his parents. Payne was separated from his parents and was experimented on by the government. Unlike his parents, Payne can only keep his metahuman abilities while awake and, if a piece of his clay body is separated from h
Clock King	Sean McKeever Eddy Barrows	Teen Titans (vol. 3) (May 2008)	While the Clock King (William Tockman) was an enemy of the Green Arrow, the Temple Fugate version of the character leads the Terror Titans, which antagonizes Robin and the Teen Titans.
Cluemaster	Gardner Fox Carmine Infantino	Detective Comics (May 1966)	Arthur Brown was a game show host until he turned to a life of crime. He is the father of Stephanie Brown.
Copperhead	Bob Haney Bob Brown	The Brave and the Bold (June 1968)	The original Copperhead, "John Doe" (real name unknown), was a criminal who committed numerous thefts in Gotham City wearing a snake costume before finally being apprehended by Batman and Batgirl. He eventually becomes a hired assassin and would sell his soul to the demon-lord Neron in exchange for more power, being transformed into a deadly human/
Copperhead	Sean McKeever Eddy Barrows	Teen Titans (vol. 3) (April 2008)	A second Copperhead, Nathan Prince, was introduced as a member of the Terror Titans.
Doctor Death	Gardner Fox Bob Kane	Detective Comics (July 1939)	Dr. Karl Hellfern is a nefarious scientist who threatens Gotham with deadly biochemical weapons. He is notable for being Batman's first recurring villain.
Simon Hurt	Sheldon Moldoff Charles Paris	Batman (June 1963)	A Wayne from the second generation of the family who lived in the 18th century and worshipped the Bat-Devil Barbatos, but instead confronted the Hyper-Adapter. Corrupted or possessed by the Hyper-Adapter's energies, Wayne became extremely long-lived; renamed as Doctor Simon Hurt, he became the leader of a secret cult known as the Black Glove and th
Electrocutioner	Marv Wolfman Michael Fleisher Irv Novick	Batman (January 1981)	The original Electrocutioner is a vigilante (last name Buchinsky, first name unknown) who murders criminals with electricity. He is eventually killed by Adrian Chase.
	Marv Wolfman Jim Aparo	Detective Comics (February 1991)	The second Electrocutioner's identity remains unknown. He is a vigilante like his predecessor.
	Chuck Dixon Tom Lyle Scott Hanna	Detective Comics (May 1992)	Lester Buchinsky is the brother of the original Electrocutioner. He started off as a vigilante like his brother, but soon became a mercenary.
Great White Shark	Dan Slott Ryan Sook	Arkham Asylum: Living Hell (July 2003)	Former crooked investor Warren White thought he scored a legal victory when he won the insanity plea in court. However, White learned that he had made a mistake as he found himself among Batman's most dangerous enemies within Arkham Asylum. After much torture and abuse, a disfigured Warren White was driven insane. Now one of Batman's enemies himsel
Duela Dent	Bob Rozakis	Batman Family (August 1976)	Duela Dent is a psychotic young woman who has an obsession with the Joker. To try and impress the Joker, she began a series of crimes before deciding to track down the Dollmaker, who is a mad surgeon and one of the Joker's allies. When Duela found Dollmaker, she convinced him to inject her veins with the Joker's blood, which he had been keeping in
Failsafe	Chip Zdarsky Jorge Jiménez	Batman Vol. 3	The artificial Batman of Zur-En-Arrh construct of Batman created the android Failsafe from the technology of Amazo and other technological Justice League villains as Batman's failsafe should he start killing. At one point, Failsafe made an aging clone of Bruce Wayne to serve as his Robin when Damian Wayne rejected him.
KGBeast	Jim Starlin Jim Aparo	Batman (March 1988)	Anatoli Knyazev is an ex-KGB assassin. He is among the villains who are executed by the second Tally Man.
Killer Moth	Bill Finger Dick Sprang Lew Schwartz	Batman (February 1951)	Drury Walker, a . Cameron Van Cleer, is a moth-themed criminal, known for being the first villain defeated by Batgirl.
King Scimitar	Dennis McNicholas	Batman: The Audio Adventures Special (December 2021)	King Scimitar is a Gotham City arms dealer focusing on exotic swords. He made himself an enemy of the League of Assassins.
Kite Man	Bill Finger Dick Sprang	Batman (August 1960)	Charles "Chuck" Brown commits crimes by arming himself with kite-based weapons and hang-gliding on a large kite.
Maxie Zeus	Dennis O'Neil Don Newton	Detective Comics (May 1979)	Maximillian Zeus is a former history teacher who loses his mind and believes himself to be the Greek god Zeus, committing crimes modeled after Greek mythology. Completely delusional, yet quite dangerous, he usually uses electricity-based weaponry to emulate the lightning bolts of Zeus, and at one point formed the New Olympians consisting of charact
Onomatopoeia	Kevin Smith Phil Hester	Green Arrow (March 2002)	Onomatopoeia is a serial killer who targets non-powered vigilante superheroes. He earned his name because he imitates noises around him, such as dripping taps, gunshots, etc. No personal characteristics are known about Onomatopoeia, including his real name or facial features. Onomatopoeia is a superb athlete, martial artist, and weapons expert. He
Owlman	Gardner Fox Mike Sekowsky	Justice League of America (August 1964)	Thomas Wayne Jr. is an exceptionally intelligent supervillain who is the Earth-Three counterpart of Bruce Wayne. He is a member of the criminal organization known as the Crime Syndicate of America, the Earth-Three equivalent of the Justice League. His Prime Earth counterpart is one of the leaders of the Court of Owls, under the name of Lincoln Marc
Prometheus	Grant Morrison Arnie Jorgensen	New Year's Evil: Prometheus (February 1998)	While the original Prometheus, Curtis Calhoun, was an enemy of the Blue Beetle, the most notable villain to use the name is a twisted mirror image of Batman, real name unknown. As a child, he watched in horror as police slaughtered his parents in a Bonnie and Clyde-style shoot-out. He swore revenge upon "justice" as a result of this incident.
Rag Doll	Gardner Fox Lou Ferstadt	Flash Comics (December 1942)	Peter Merkel is a master contortionist and hypnotist who has fought Batman on many occasions. Since The New 52, he has been an inmate at Arkham Asylum.
Rag Doll	Gail Simone Dale Eaglesham	Villains United (July 2005)	Peter Merkel Jr. is the son of the original Rag Doll, who was born with normal limbs, but underwent painful major surgery to become a contortionist supervillain like his father.
Ratcatcher	Alan Grant John Wagner Norm Breyfogle	Detective Comics (April 1988)	Otis Flannegan is a one-time ratcatcher who turns to a life of crime. He has the ability to communicate with and train rats, and uses them to plague Gotham City. Shortly after the Infinite Crisis began, the Ratcatcher was killed by an OMAC agent in hiding, who identified the Ratcatcher as a gamma level threat and vaporized him.
Enigma / The Riddler's Daughter	Geoff Johns Tony Daniel Carlos Ferreira Art Thibert	Teen Titans (vol. 3) (September 2006)	"Enigma" is the heroic and criminal partner of Duela Dent, the Joker's Daughter.
The Batman Who Laughs	Scott Snyder Greg Capullo	Dark Days: The Casting (September 2017)	A version of Bruce Wayne from Earth-22 who was driven insane by Joker venom and murdered the Joker and the rest of the Batman family. Currently serves as the leader of the Dark Knights and a lieutenant to Barbatos.
Tweedledum and Tweedledee	Don Cameron Jerry Robinson Bob Kane	Detective Comics (April 1943)	Dumfree and Deever Tweed are cousins whose similar looks often have them mistaken for identical twins. The pair wear costumes modeled on their namesakes from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass and are members of the Mad Hatter's Wonderland Gang.
Vandal Savage	Alfred Bester Martin Nodell	Green Lantern (winter 1943)	A Cro-Magnon warrior who was exposed to a meteorite that gave him immortality and who has influenced history, having been a Pharaoh in Egypt and a participant in the murder of Julius Caesar. Savage is the enemy of the Justice League, the Justice Society, the Immortal Man, the Resurrection Man, Hawkman, Alan Scott, Jay Garrick, Pandora, Superman and
Ventriloquist / Scarface	Paul Dini Don Kramer	Detective Comics (March 2007)	Peyton Riley, called "Sugar" by Scarface, became the second Ventriloquist after the death of Arnold Wesker.
White Rabbit	David Finch Paul Jenkins	Batman: The Dark Knight (September, 2011)	The daughter of Tom Hudson, Jaina Hudson dated Bruce Wayne after she moved from India to Gotham City. Until, during the breakout at Arkham Asylum, Jaina adopted her supervillain persona, White Rabbit, and gave both Batman and Gotham City Police Department a run for their money.

· Supervillains and themed criminals › Other recurring enemies › Nightwing's villains and enemies

Blockbuster

Villain

Blockbuster

Creator(s)

Roger Stern, Tom Lyle

First appearance

Starman (April 1989)

Description

The second Blockbuster, Rolland Desmond, is the most prominent crime boss in Bludhaven who retains high intelligence due to combination of a less abrasive serum and a demonic pact with Neron. He also possess superhuman strength and often is a hulking individual.

Brutale

Villain

Brutale

Creator(s)

Chuck Dixon, Scott McDaniel

First appearance

Nightwing (vol. 2) (July 1998)

Description

A former police interrogator from South America, Guillermo Barrera is a mercenary often employed by crime boss, Rolland Desmond, to battle Nighwing.

Double Dare

Villain

Double Dare

Creator(s)

Nightwing (vol. 2) (June 1999)

First appearance

Sisters Margot and Aliki Marceau are successful aerialist and performers of Cirque Sensationnel who double as thieves.

Lady Vic

Villain

Lady Vic

Creator(s)

Nightwing (vol. 2) (January 1997)

First appearance

Hailing from a family line of British mercenaries, Lady Elaine Marsh-Morton carries versatile weaponry from her family's historical plunders and is a hired killer to maintain her family estate. Unlike most of his adversaries, Nightwing considered Lady Vic formidable threat in personal combat.

Shrike

Villain

Shrike

Creator(s)

Nightwing Secret Files and Origins (October 1999)

First appearance

Shrike is the name of several villains affiliated with the League of Assassins: The name was first held by a trainer who trained children into assassins until his operations were foiled by Grayson during his first year as Robin and circumstances led to his death. The second Shrike (Boone) was a former student who took his mentor's name sometime aft

Stallion

Villain

Stallion

Creator(s)

Nightwing (vol. 2) (November 1997)

First appearance

Former wide receiver or the Dallas Cowboys Randy Hanrahan lost a promising sports career due to an injury. Later working as a bouncer for the Iceberg Lounge, he eventually became a freelance assassin known for his steroid-enhanced physique to kill his targets despite his lack of formal training. The character was reintroduced a similar history, rev

Torque

Villain

Torque

Creator(s)

Nightwing (vol. 2) (October 1996)

First appearance

Dudley "Deadly" Soames was a corrupt Blüdhaven police inspector and secret informant, and lieutenant for Blockbuster. When Soames became a liability, Desmond he attempted to kill himself by snapping his neck. Miraculously surviving albeit malformed by his head being backwards, he was rehabilitated from radical drug therapy and beginning a new crim

Giz and Mouse

Villain

Giz and Mouse

Creator(s)

Chuck Dixon, Jim Balent

First appearance

Catwoman (vol. 2) (January 1996)

Description

Experts in computer crime, Giz (Brandon Li) and Mouse (Pamela Sweigeld), Catwoman's former protege, are a romantic partners and thieves whom once worked with Blockbuster. Both character's histories are changed after DC Rebirth, also being supporting characters as part of Bludhaven's Run-Offs, a support group for former villains. Brandon is later ki

Chuck Dixon, Mike Parobeck

Villain

Chuck Dixon, Mike Parobeck

Creator(s)

Robin (vol. 2) (July 1995)

Saiko

Villain

Saiko

Creator(s)

Kyle Higgins, Eddy Barrows

First appearance

Nightwing (vol. 3) (May 2012)

Description

A former childhood best friend, Raymound McCreary served as Grayson's replacement for the Court of Owls's selection as an assassin. Not meeting their standards, he was discarded and blame Grayson for it and sought revenge.

Talon

Villain

Talon

Creator(s)

Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo

First appearance

Batman (vol. 2) (December 2011)

Description

Grayson's great-grandfather long-lived through electrum. William Cobb originated from poverty. Later employed as a knife-thrower in the circus, he was selected as a Talon with ambitions to rise above the aristocracy in Gotham. He creates the "Grayson" legacy with intents to begin an assassin legacy and frequently schemes to coerce his great-grandso

Parliament of Owls

Villain

Parliament of Owls

Creator(s)

Scott Snyder Greg Capullo

First appearance

Batman (vol. 2) (December 2011)

Description

A global off-shoot of the Court of Owls working to expand their influence globally. Due to his relation to William Cobb, the Parliament is equally persistent in recruiting Dick Grayson as a Talon due to his skills and status, resorting to manipulation, coercion, and brainwashing.

Agent Zero

Villain

Agent Zero

Creator(s)

Edmond Hamilton, Sheldon Moldoff

First appearance

Detective Comics (July 1956)

Description

The original Batwoman, Kathy Kane, her birthname is revealed to be Katrina Luka Netz, one of the two daughters of former Nazi scientent and original Agent Zero, Otto Netz (Doctor Dedalus). Taking a keen interest in Grayson, she manipulates events to keep him an agent of Spyral.

Villain	Creator(s)	First appearance	Description
Blockbuster	Roger Stern, Tom Lyle	Starman (April 1989)	The second Blockbuster, Rolland Desmond, is the most prominent crime boss in Bludhaven who retains high intelligence due to combination of a less abrasive serum and a demonic pact with Neron. He also possess superhuman strength and often is a hulking individual.
Brutale	Chuck Dixon, Scott McDaniel	Nightwing (vol. 2) (July 1998)	A former police interrogator from South America, Guillermo Barrera is a mercenary often employed by crime boss, Rolland Desmond, to battle Nighwing.
Double Dare		Nightwing (vol. 2) (June 1999)	Sisters Margot and Aliki Marceau are successful aerialist and performers of Cirque Sensationnel who double as thieves.
Lady Vic		Nightwing (vol. 2) (January 1997)	Hailing from a family line of British mercenaries, Lady Elaine Marsh-Morton carries versatile weaponry from her family's historical plunders and is a hired killer to maintain her family estate. Unlike most of his adversaries, Nightwing considered Lady Vic formidable threat in personal combat.
Shrike		Nightwing Secret Files and Origins (October 1999)	Shrike is the name of several villains affiliated with the League of Assassins: The name was first held by a trainer who trained children into assassins until his operations were foiled by Grayson during his first year as Robin and circumstances led to his death. The second Shrike (Boone) was a former student who took his mentor's name sometime aft
Stallion		Nightwing (vol. 2) (November 1997)	Former wide receiver or the Dallas Cowboys Randy Hanrahan lost a promising sports career due to an injury. Later working as a bouncer for the Iceberg Lounge, he eventually became a freelance assassin known for his steroid-enhanced physique to kill his targets despite his lack of formal training. The character was reintroduced a similar history, rev
Torque		Nightwing (vol. 2) (October 1996)	Dudley "Deadly" Soames was a corrupt Blüdhaven police inspector and secret informant, and lieutenant for Blockbuster. When Soames became a liability, Desmond he attempted to kill himself by snapping his neck. Miraculously surviving albeit malformed by his head being backwards, he was rehabilitated from radical drug therapy and beginning a new crim
Giz and Mouse	Chuck Dixon, Jim Balent	Catwoman (vol. 2) (January 1996)	Experts in computer crime, Giz (Brandon Li) and Mouse (Pamela Sweigeld), Catwoman's former protege, are a romantic partners and thieves whom once worked with Blockbuster. Both character's histories are changed after DC Rebirth, also being supporting characters as part of Bludhaven's Run-Offs, a support group for former villains. Brandon is later ki
Giz and Mouse	Chuck Dixon, Mike Parobeck	Robin (vol. 2) (July 1995)
Saiko	Kyle Higgins, Eddy Barrows	Nightwing (vol. 3) (May 2012)	A former childhood best friend, Raymound McCreary served as Grayson's replacement for the Court of Owls's selection as an assassin. Not meeting their standards, he was discarded and blame Grayson for it and sought revenge.
Talon	Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo	Batman (vol. 2) (December 2011)	Grayson's great-grandfather long-lived through electrum. William Cobb originated from poverty. Later employed as a knife-thrower in the circus, he was selected as a Talon with ambitions to rise above the aristocracy in Gotham. He creates the "Grayson" legacy with intents to begin an assassin legacy and frequently schemes to coerce his great-grandso
Parliament of Owls	Scott Snyder Greg Capullo	Batman (vol. 2) (December 2011)	A global off-shoot of the Court of Owls working to expand their influence globally. Due to his relation to William Cobb, the Parliament is equally persistent in recruiting Dick Grayson as a Talon due to his skills and status, resorting to manipulation, coercion, and brainwashing.
Agent Zero	Edmond Hamilton, Sheldon Moldoff	Detective Comics (July 1956)	The original Batwoman, Kathy Kane, her birthname is revealed to be Katrina Luka Netz, one of the two daughters of former Nazi scientent and original Agent Zero, Otto Netz (Doctor Dedalus). Taking a keen interest in Grayson, she manipulates events to keep him an agent of Spyral.

· Supervillains and themed criminals › The League of Assassins

Alpha

Villain

Alpha

Creator(s)

Kelley Puckett Damion Scott

First appearance

Batgirl (vol. 2) (November 2003)

Fictional biography

Michael Sommers is a dangerous assassin and a terrorist-for-hire. Sommers joined the League of Assassins under Lady Shiva.

Anya Volkova

Villain

Anya Volkova

Creator(s)

James Tynion IV Scott Snyder Guillem March

First appearance

Talon (February 2013)

Fictional biography

Anya Volkova is a former member of the League of Assassins who has allied herself with Casey Washington in a fight against organizations like the League and the Court of Owls.

Bronze Tiger

Villain

Bronze Tiger

Creator(s)

Dennis O'Neil Jim Berry Leo Duranona

First appearance

Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter (April–May 1975)

Fictional biography

Ben Turner comes from an upper middle class black neighborhood in Central City. When he was only 10 years old, he saw a burglar attacking his parents, and he proceeded to kill the man with a kitchen knife. In an effort to control the rage inside him, Turner turns to the martial arts and, eventually, crime. He trained with the same martial arts mast

Cheshire

Villain

Cheshire

Creator(s)

Marv Wolfman George Pérez

First appearance

New Teen Titans Annual (August 1983)

Fictional biography

Real name Jade Nguyen, Batman battled Cheshire when she teamed up with the KGBeast, bringing her into conflict with the Dark Knight and Arsenal. Batman battled her in Zürich, but the fight ended when Batman had Nightwing rescue Cheshire's daughter Lian, after which she gave up peacefully, allowing Batman to arrest her.

Malcolm Merlyn the Dark Archer

Villain

Malcolm Merlyn the Dark Archer

Creator(s)

Mike Friedrich Neal Adams Dick Dillin

First appearance

Justice League of America (November 1971)

Fictional biography

Malcolm Merlyn the Dark Archer (Arthur King) is a highly skilled archer and mercenary. Although primarily an enemy of the Green Arrow, Merlyn has had several encounters with the Batman family as a member of the League of Assassins.

David Cain

Villain

David Cain

Creator(s)

Kelley Puckett Damion Scott

First appearance

Batman (July 1999)

Fictional biography

David Cain is the father of Cassandra Cain and an enemy to both her and Batman. David Cain helped train Bruce Wayne in the field of the martial arts.

December Graystone

Villain

December Graystone

Creator(s)

James Tynion IV Julius Gopez

First appearance

Red Hood and the Outlaws (August 2013)

Fictional biography

December Graystone is a League of Assassins operative who can perform blood magic. He cuts himself to access various powers through spilled blood, such as telekinesis and teleportation.

Detonator

Villain

Detonator

Creator(s)

Peter Milligan Freddie E. Williams II

First appearance

Batman (December 2007)

Fictional biography

The Detonator is a member of the Seven Men of Death, aside from the League of Assassins.

Doctor Ebenezer Darrk

Villain

Doctor Ebenezer Darrk

Creator(s)

Dennis O'Neil Neal Adams

First appearance

Detective Comics (November 1970)

Fictional biography

Ebenezar Darrk is the first known individual assigned to head the League of Assassins by Ra's al Ghul. Although many of the League's leaders over the years have been accomplished martial artists, Darrk himself did not depend on physical prowess and, as an assassin, he instead relied upon careful planning and manipulation, ambushes and death traps,

Doctor Moon

Villain

Doctor Moon

Creator(s)

Dennis O'Neil Irv Novick

First appearance

Batman (March 1972)

Fictional biography

Dr. Moon is a highly immoral scientist and neurosurgeon. His areas of expertise are body modifications, psychological conditioning, and torture. He is known for hiring his services out to many different supervillains.

Doctor Tzin-Tzin

Villain

Doctor Tzin-Tzin

Creator(s)

John Broome Sheldon Moldoff

First appearance

Detective Comics (August 1966)

Fictional biography

Dr. Tzin-Tzin is a Fu Manchu-inspired Asian-looking (but actually American) crime lord who battles Batman several times and once encounters Jonny Double and Supergirl. Tzin-Tzin is seemingly killed on an airship during a battle with the Peacemaker.

Dragonfly

Villain

Dragonfly

Creator(s)

Robert Kanigher Sheldon Moldoff

First appearance

Batman (June 1966)

Fictional biography

The Dragonfly, alongside the Silken Spider and the Tiger Moth, attacked Wayne Manor.

White Ghost

Villain

White Ghost

Creator(s)

Peter Milligan David Lopez

First appearance

Batman Annual (October 2007)

Fictional biography

Dusan al Ghul is the son of Ra's al Ghul, the grandson of the Sensei, the maternal uncle of Damian Wayne, and the brother of Talia al Ghul, who was rejected by his father because Dusan was born an albino. He tried everything to earn his father's respect, but eventually gave up and left. Dusan returns later as the White Ghost to use his nephew's Dam

Expediter

Villain

Expediter

Creator(s)

Christopher Yost Frazer Irving

First appearance

Azrael: Death's Dark Knight (July 2009)

Fictional biography

Fadir Nasser (also going under the alias the "White Ghost") is the top secret agent of the League of Assassins and a loyal servant of Ra's al Ghul. He frequently clashed with Azrael (Michael Lane), Batman and Robin and, on one occasion, the Gotham City Sirens.

Grind

Villain

Grind

Creator(s)

Mike W. Barr Trevor von Eeden

First appearance

Batman Annual (January 1982)

Fictional biography

Grind used to be Ra's al Ghul's bodyguard, until he was replaced by Ubu. He possessed the same temperament as his predecessor. Grind was seemingly killed in the subsequent explosion of Ra's' mountain fortress.

Hook

Villain

Hook

Creator(s)

Jack Miller Neal Adams

First appearance

Strange Adventures (March 1968)

Fictional biography

The Hook is a retired gangster mostly known for having shot and killed Boston Brand, turning Brand into Deadman.

Kirigi

Villain

Kirigi

Creator(s)

James Owsley Jim Aparo

First appearance

Batman (March 1989)

Fictional biography

Kirigi is a top martial artist and a League of Assassins trainer. Kirigi taught Bruce Wayne and various members of the League of Assassins the art of ninjitsu.

Kitty Kumbata

Villain

Kitty Kumbata

Creator(s)

Chuck Dixon Scott McDaniel

First appearance

Richard Dragon (July 2004)

Fictional biography

Kitty Kumbata is a talented but mentally unstable martial artist. She has been a member of the League of Assassins and Lady Shiva's Circle of Six.

Kyle Abbot

Villain

Kyle Abbot

Creator(s)

Greg Rucka Shawn Martinbrough

First appearance

Detective Comics (April 2000)

Fictional biography

Formerly an agent of Ra's al Ghul and Intergang, Kyle Abbot is the bodyguard of Whisper A'Daire, empowered by his mistress with the same serum that gave her immortality and shapeshifting abilities. In Kyle's case, the serum gave him the ability to turn into a wolf or a werewolf-like creature, making him the second-in-command of a small army of simi

Lady Shiva

Villain

Lady Shiva

Creator(s)

Dennis O'Neil Ric Estrada

First appearance

Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter (December 1975)

Fictional biography

Lady Shiva is a deadly martial artist and the mother of Cassandra Cain.

Maduvu

Villain

Maduvu

Creator(s)

Grant Morrison Tony S. Daniel

First appearance

Batman (January 2008)

Fictional biography

Maduvu is a member of the Seven Men of Death.

Mad Dog

Villain

Mad Dog

Creator(s)

Andersen Gabrych Ale Garza

First appearance

Batgirl (vol. 2) (October 2005)

Fictional biography

Mad Dog is the son of David Cain, who had begun thinking about what he would leave behind when he died. He wished for a "perfect child" — specifically a "perfect artisan of his craft". This led to the birth of Mad Dog.

Malaq

Villain

Malaq

Creator(s)

Greg Rucka Shawn Martinbrough

First appearance

Detective Comics (November 2000)

Fictional biography

Malaq is a member and henchman of the League of Assassins.

Nyssa Raatko

Villain

Nyssa Raatko

Creator(s)

Greg Rucka Klaus Janson

First appearance

Detective Comics (August 2003)

Fictional biography

Nyssa Raatko is a daughter of Ra's Al Ghul.

Onyx

Villain

Onyx

Creator(s)

Joey Cavalieri Jerome Moore

First appearance

Detective Comics (January 1985)

Fictional biography

Highly trained in the martial arts, Onyx first aligned herself with the League of Assassins before reforming and becoming a vigilante. She resides in Gotham City and is considered an ally of the Batman. She is a member of the Outsiders and the leader of the Fist Clan.

Owens

Villain

Owens

Creator(s)

Christopher Yost Ramon Bachs

First appearance

Red Robin (August 2009)

Fictional biography

Owens is a sniper who was partnered up with Pru and Z to assassinate the Red Robin. Owens was killed by the Widower of the Council of Spiders.

Professor Ojo

Villain

Professor Ojo

Creator(s)

Dennis O'Neil Ric Estrada

First appearance

Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter (August 1977)

Fictional biography

Professor Ojo is a brilliant criminal scientist with a vendetta against atomic energy.

Prudence Wood

Villain

Prudence Wood

Creator(s)

Christopher Yost Ramon Bachs

First appearance

Red Robin (August 2009)

Fictional biography

Pru is an assassin who worked for the Demon's Head, but later defected to work with Tim Drake.

Razorburn

Villain

Razorburn

Creator(s)

Grant Morrison Tony S. Daniel

First appearance

Batman (January 2008)

Fictional biography

Razorburn was a member of the Seven Men of Death. As part of this team, he was summoned to Gotham City by Talia al Ghul to retrieve the Suit of Sorrows from the Order of Purity.

Rictus

Villain

Rictus

Creator(s)

James Tynion IV Julius Gopez

First appearance

Red Hood and the Outlaws (August 2013)

Fictional biography

Rictus is a criminal who replaced his body parts with cybernetics.

Sensei

Villain

Sensei

Creator(s)

Neal Adams

First appearance

Strange Adventures (November–December 1968)

Fictional biography

Sensei is a top martial artist, the immortal father of Ra's al Ghul, grandfather of Dusan al Ghul and Talia al Ghul, and great-grandfather of Damian Wayne.

Silver Monkey

Villain

Silver Monkey

Creator(s)

Chuck Dixon Steve Lieber

First appearance

Detective Comics (May 1995)

Fictional biography

Silver Monkey is a martial artist who was trained by the Cult of the Monkey Fist. As an assassin and mercenary, he has become an enemy of Batman and the Green Arrow. He was eventually gunned down and killed by the Ventriloquist.

Silken Spider

Villain

Silken Spider

Creator(s)

Robert Kanigher Sheldon Moldoff

First appearance

Batman (June 1966)

Fictional biography

The Silken Spider is a member of the League of Assassins.

Shellcase

Villain

Shellcase

Creator(s)

Grant Morrison Tony S. Daniel

First appearance

Batman (December 2007)

Fictional biography

Shellcase was a member of the Seven Men of Death. As part of this team, Shellcase was summoned to Gotham City to retrieve the Suit of Sorrows from the Order of Purity.

Targa

Villain

Targa

Creator(s)

Judd Winick

First appearance

Green Arrow and Black Canary (August 2008)

Fictional biography

Targa is a telekinetic who is the leader of the League of Assassins' metahuman faction. He thinks that he is leading a subgroup of the League of Assassins. They took orders from whom they thought was Ra's al Ghul to kidnap Connor Hawke.

Tiger Moth

Villain

Tiger Moth

Creator(s)

Robert Kanigher Sheldon Moldoff

First appearance

Batman (June 1966)

Fictional biography

The Tiger Moth's costume disorients opponents, making them incapable of hitting her.

Tigris

Villain

Tigris

Creator(s)

Andersen Gabrych Alé Garza

First appearance

Batgirl (vol. 2) (November 2005)

Fictional biography

Tigris (not to be confused with Tigress) is a member of the League of Assassins under Nyssa Raatko's leadership and a devout disciple of Cassandra Cain. She is recognized by her niqab.

Ubu

Villain

Ubu

Creator(s)

Dennis O'Neil Neal Adams

First appearance

Batman (June 1971)

Fictional biography

Ubu is the name of several people in a long line in serving as Ra's al Ghul's bodyguard.

Vial

Villain

Vial

Creator(s)

Christopher Yost Ramon Bachs

First appearance

Red Robin (October 2009)

Fictional biography

Vial is a member of the League of Assassins killed by Funnel, a member of their rival organization the Council of Spiders.

Whisper A'Daire

Villain

Whisper A'Daire

Creator(s)

Greg Rucka Shawn Martinbrough

First appearance

Detective Comics (April 2000)

Fictional biography

Whisper A'Daire is a former agent of Ra's al Ghul/partner of Kyle Abbot. While in his service, Ra's gifted her a serum that granted her immortality and the ability to transform into a cobra.

Villain	Creator(s)	First appearance	Fictional biography
Alpha	Kelley Puckett Damion Scott	Batgirl (vol. 2) (November 2003)	Michael Sommers is a dangerous assassin and a terrorist-for-hire. Sommers joined the League of Assassins under Lady Shiva.
Anya Volkova	James Tynion IV Scott Snyder Guillem March	Talon (February 2013)	Anya Volkova is a former member of the League of Assassins who has allied herself with Casey Washington in a fight against organizations like the League and the Court of Owls.
Bronze Tiger	Dennis O'Neil Jim Berry Leo Duranona	Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter (April–May 1975)	Ben Turner comes from an upper middle class black neighborhood in Central City. When he was only 10 years old, he saw a burglar attacking his parents, and he proceeded to kill the man with a kitchen knife. In an effort to control the rage inside him, Turner turns to the martial arts and, eventually, crime. He trained with the same martial arts mast
Cheshire	Marv Wolfman George Pérez	New Teen Titans Annual (August 1983)	Real name Jade Nguyen, Batman battled Cheshire when she teamed up with the KGBeast, bringing her into conflict with the Dark Knight and Arsenal. Batman battled her in Zürich, but the fight ended when Batman had Nightwing rescue Cheshire's daughter Lian, after which she gave up peacefully, allowing Batman to arrest her.
Malcolm Merlyn the Dark Archer	Mike Friedrich Neal Adams Dick Dillin	Justice League of America (November 1971)	Malcolm Merlyn the Dark Archer (Arthur King) is a highly skilled archer and mercenary. Although primarily an enemy of the Green Arrow, Merlyn has had several encounters with the Batman family as a member of the League of Assassins.
David Cain	Kelley Puckett Damion Scott	Batman (July 1999)	David Cain is the father of Cassandra Cain and an enemy to both her and Batman. David Cain helped train Bruce Wayne in the field of the martial arts.
December Graystone	James Tynion IV Julius Gopez	Red Hood and the Outlaws (August 2013)	December Graystone is a League of Assassins operative who can perform blood magic. He cuts himself to access various powers through spilled blood, such as telekinesis and teleportation.
Detonator	Peter Milligan Freddie E. Williams II	Batman (December 2007)	The Detonator is a member of the Seven Men of Death, aside from the League of Assassins.
Doctor Ebenezer Darrk	Dennis O'Neil Neal Adams	Detective Comics (November 1970)	Ebenezar Darrk is the first known individual assigned to head the League of Assassins by Ra's al Ghul. Although many of the League's leaders over the years have been accomplished martial artists, Darrk himself did not depend on physical prowess and, as an assassin, he instead relied upon careful planning and manipulation, ambushes and death traps,
Doctor Moon	Dennis O'Neil Irv Novick	Batman (March 1972)	Dr. Moon is a highly immoral scientist and neurosurgeon. His areas of expertise are body modifications, psychological conditioning, and torture. He is known for hiring his services out to many different supervillains.
Doctor Tzin-Tzin	John Broome Sheldon Moldoff	Detective Comics (August 1966)	Dr. Tzin-Tzin is a Fu Manchu-inspired Asian-looking (but actually American) crime lord who battles Batman several times and once encounters Jonny Double and Supergirl. Tzin-Tzin is seemingly killed on an airship during a battle with the Peacemaker.
Dragonfly	Robert Kanigher Sheldon Moldoff	Batman (June 1966)	The Dragonfly, alongside the Silken Spider and the Tiger Moth, attacked Wayne Manor.
White Ghost	Peter Milligan David Lopez	Batman Annual (October 2007)	Dusan al Ghul is the son of Ra's al Ghul, the grandson of the Sensei, the maternal uncle of Damian Wayne, and the brother of Talia al Ghul, who was rejected by his father because Dusan was born an albino. He tried everything to earn his father's respect, but eventually gave up and left. Dusan returns later as the White Ghost to use his nephew's Dam
Expediter	Christopher Yost Frazer Irving	Azrael: Death's Dark Knight (July 2009)	Fadir Nasser (also going under the alias the "White Ghost") is the top secret agent of the League of Assassins and a loyal servant of Ra's al Ghul. He frequently clashed with Azrael (Michael Lane), Batman and Robin and, on one occasion, the Gotham City Sirens.
Grind	Mike W. Barr Trevor von Eeden	Batman Annual (January 1982)	Grind used to be Ra's al Ghul's bodyguard, until he was replaced by Ubu. He possessed the same temperament as his predecessor. Grind was seemingly killed in the subsequent explosion of Ra's' mountain fortress.
Hook	Jack Miller Neal Adams	Strange Adventures (March 1968)	The Hook is a retired gangster mostly known for having shot and killed Boston Brand, turning Brand into Deadman.
Kirigi	James Owsley Jim Aparo	Batman (March 1989)	Kirigi is a top martial artist and a League of Assassins trainer. Kirigi taught Bruce Wayne and various members of the League of Assassins the art of ninjitsu.
Kitty Kumbata	Chuck Dixon Scott McDaniel	Richard Dragon (July 2004)	Kitty Kumbata is a talented but mentally unstable martial artist. She has been a member of the League of Assassins and Lady Shiva's Circle of Six.
Kyle Abbot	Greg Rucka Shawn Martinbrough	Detective Comics (April 2000)	Formerly an agent of Ra's al Ghul and Intergang, Kyle Abbot is the bodyguard of Whisper A'Daire, empowered by his mistress with the same serum that gave her immortality and shapeshifting abilities. In Kyle's case, the serum gave him the ability to turn into a wolf or a werewolf-like creature, making him the second-in-command of a small army of simi
Lady Shiva	Dennis O'Neil Ric Estrada	Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter (December 1975)	Lady Shiva is a deadly martial artist and the mother of Cassandra Cain.
Maduvu	Grant Morrison Tony S. Daniel	Batman (January 2008)	Maduvu is a member of the Seven Men of Death.
Mad Dog	Andersen Gabrych Ale Garza	Batgirl (vol. 2) (October 2005)	Mad Dog is the son of David Cain, who had begun thinking about what he would leave behind when he died. He wished for a "perfect child" — specifically a "perfect artisan of his craft". This led to the birth of Mad Dog.
Malaq	Greg Rucka Shawn Martinbrough	Detective Comics (November 2000)	Malaq is a member and henchman of the League of Assassins.
Nyssa Raatko	Greg Rucka Klaus Janson	Detective Comics (August 2003)	Nyssa Raatko is a daughter of Ra's Al Ghul.
Onyx	Joey Cavalieri Jerome Moore	Detective Comics (January 1985)	Highly trained in the martial arts, Onyx first aligned herself with the League of Assassins before reforming and becoming a vigilante. She resides in Gotham City and is considered an ally of the Batman. She is a member of the Outsiders and the leader of the Fist Clan.
Owens	Christopher Yost Ramon Bachs	Red Robin (August 2009)	Owens is a sniper who was partnered up with Pru and Z to assassinate the Red Robin. Owens was killed by the Widower of the Council of Spiders.
Professor Ojo	Dennis O'Neil Ric Estrada	Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter (August 1977)	Professor Ojo is a brilliant criminal scientist with a vendetta against atomic energy.
Prudence Wood	Christopher Yost Ramon Bachs	Red Robin (August 2009)	Pru is an assassin who worked for the Demon's Head, but later defected to work with Tim Drake.
Razorburn	Grant Morrison Tony S. Daniel	Batman (January 2008)	Razorburn was a member of the Seven Men of Death. As part of this team, he was summoned to Gotham City by Talia al Ghul to retrieve the Suit of Sorrows from the Order of Purity.
Rictus	James Tynion IV Julius Gopez	Red Hood and the Outlaws (August 2013)	Rictus is a criminal who replaced his body parts with cybernetics.
Sensei	Neal Adams	Strange Adventures (November–December 1968)	Sensei is a top martial artist, the immortal father of Ra's al Ghul, grandfather of Dusan al Ghul and Talia al Ghul, and great-grandfather of Damian Wayne.
Silver Monkey	Chuck Dixon Steve Lieber	Detective Comics (May 1995)	Silver Monkey is a martial artist who was trained by the Cult of the Monkey Fist. As an assassin and mercenary, he has become an enemy of Batman and the Green Arrow. He was eventually gunned down and killed by the Ventriloquist.
Silken Spider	Robert Kanigher Sheldon Moldoff	Batman (June 1966)	The Silken Spider is a member of the League of Assassins.
Shellcase	Grant Morrison Tony S. Daniel	Batman (December 2007)	Shellcase was a member of the Seven Men of Death. As part of this team, Shellcase was summoned to Gotham City to retrieve the Suit of Sorrows from the Order of Purity.
Targa	Judd Winick	Green Arrow and Black Canary (August 2008)	Targa is a telekinetic who is the leader of the League of Assassins' metahuman faction. He thinks that he is leading a subgroup of the League of Assassins. They took orders from whom they thought was Ra's al Ghul to kidnap Connor Hawke.
Tiger Moth	Robert Kanigher Sheldon Moldoff	Batman (June 1966)	The Tiger Moth's costume disorients opponents, making them incapable of hitting her.
Tigris	Andersen Gabrych Alé Garza	Batgirl (vol. 2) (November 2005)	Tigris (not to be confused with Tigress) is a member of the League of Assassins under Nyssa Raatko's leadership and a devout disciple of Cassandra Cain. She is recognized by her niqab.
Ubu	Dennis O'Neil Neal Adams	Batman (June 1971)	Ubu is the name of several people in a long line in serving as Ra's al Ghul's bodyguard.
Vial	Christopher Yost Ramon Bachs	Red Robin (October 2009)	Vial is a member of the League of Assassins killed by Funnel, a member of their rival organization the Council of Spiders.
Whisper A'Daire	Greg Rucka Shawn Martinbrough	Detective Comics (April 2000)	Whisper A'Daire is a former agent of Ra's al Ghul/partner of Kyle Abbot. While in his service, Ra's gifted her a serum that granted her immortality and the ability to transform into a cobra.

· Supervillains and themed criminals › Morrison-era enemies (2007–2011)

Clayface of Japan

Villain

Clayface of Japan

Creators

Grant Morrison Chris Burnham

First appearance

Batman Incorporated (June 2011)

Fictional biography

The Clayface of Japan is a samurai with abilities similar to the previous Clayfaces.

Flamingo

Villain

Flamingo

Creators

Grant Morrison Frank Quitely

First appearance

Batman (July 2007)

Fictional biography

Nicknamed "the eater of faces" for his cannibalistic tendencies, Eduardo Flamingo is a psychotic hitman who works for the Mob.

Jackanapes

Villain

Jackanapes

Creators

Grant Morrison Andy Kubert

First appearance

The Jackanapes is a gorilla in a clown costume who wields a machete and a sub-machine gun.

Max Roboto

Villain

Max Roboto

Creators

Max Roberto is a cyborg with a partially cybernetic face who operates in a futuristic timeline in which Damian Wayne is Batman.

Phosphorus Rex

Villain

Phosphorus Rex

Creators

Phosphorus Rex is a member of the Circus of Strange whose body is constantly on fire. His metahuman abilities make him immune to the harmful effects of fire.

Professor Pyg

Villain

Professor Pyg

Creators

Donning a pig mask, Lazlo Valentin is a mad scientist known for kidnapping people and brutally transforming them into minions that he calls "Dollotrons". He also sometimes experiments with transforming human beings into humanoid animals.

Weasel

Villain

Weasel

Creators

The Weasel is a man with all-canine teeth. He appears as an enemy of Damian Wayne in the future.

Absence

Villain

Absence

Creators

Paul Cornell Scott McDaniel

First appearance

Batman and Robin (January 2011)

Fictional biography

A former girlfriend of Bruce Wayne, Una Nemo received a bullet in her head and survived. Now, she is stalking and killing Bruce Wayne's former mistresses.

Big Top

Villain

Big Top

Creators

Grant Morrison Frank Quitely

First appearance

Batman and Robin (September 2009)

Fictional biography

Big Top is a morbidly obese bearded man in a tutu. He is part of the Circus of Strange.

Doctor Dedalus

Villain

Doctor Dedalus

Creators

Grant Morrison Yanick Paquette

First appearance

Batman Incorporated (March 2011)

Fictional biography

Otto Netz is a mad scientist and the father of Kathy Kane, the original Batwoman. Years ago, Netz was defeated by the spy syndicate Spyral and imprisoned; suffering from Alzheimer's disease, he was locked away, but secretly escaped and brainwashed his jailer to take his place. Netz was recruited by Leviathan to build a doomsday device, but died at

Heretic

Villain

Heretic

Creators

Grant Morrison David Finch

First appearance

Batman and Robin (April 2010)

Fictional biography

The mysterious Heretic is a clone of Damian Wayne, artificially aged and genetically enhanced by Talia al Ghul. He is Leviathan's most fearsome soldier, having killed both Knight and his "brother" Damian.

Villain

Creators

David Hine Agustin Padilla

First appearance

Batman Annual (February 2011)

Fictional biography

The Id is a French supervillain who could awaken hidden desires in any human being with a mere touch. Sister Crystal turned his head into glass, with his brain always visible.

Jezebel Jet

Villain

Jezebel Jet

Creators

Grant Morrison Andy Kubert

First appearance

Batman (October 2006)

Fictional biography

The President of a small African nation, Jezebel Jet was a successful model and philanthropist who became romantically involved with Bruce Wayne. However, she was also a high-ranking member of the Black Glove and agreed to seduce Wayne in exchange for the Black Glove murdering her adopted father and installing her as president. Her attempt to drive

King Kraken

Villain

King Kraken

Creators

Grant Morrison Tony S. Daniel

First appearance

Batman (June 2008)

Fictional biography

King Kraken is an aquatic criminal from Sweden and a deep sea diver known to go up against Batman and Wingman.

Mister Toad

Villain

Mister Toad

Creators

Grant Morrison Frank Quitely

First appearance

Batman and Robin (August 2009)

Fictional biography

Mister Toad is a mutant toad-man who is part of the Circus of Strange.

Ray Man

Villain

Ray Man

Creators

David Hine Greg Tocchini Andrei Bressan

First appearance

Batman and Robin (August 2011)

Fictional biography

A French supervillain who can create visual illusions out of a hole in his head. While creating a mass illusion, the Ray Man pretends to be a reality-warping god-like superbeing named Paradox.

Siam

Villain

Siam

Creators

Siam is a name used by conjoined triplets with a specialized fighting style. They are members of the Circus of Strange.

Sister Crystal

Villain

Sister Crystal

Creators

A French supervillainess using the name Sister Crystal who has the ability to turn everything she touches into glass.

Skin Talker

Villain

Skin Talker

Creators

The Skin Talker has a unique skin disease that make words appear on his body. He is fully in control of this ability, and the words on his skin have hidden hypnotic effects.

Son of Man

Villain

Son of Man

Creators

A French supervillain, and enemy of Nightrunner. As an infant, Norman S. Rotrig was mutilated by his insane father into becoming what his father believed was a living masterpiece of art. The Son of Man now has a permanent Glasgow smile on his face and retaliated against his father by dissecting him and keeping him alive in front a mirror, while sti

Son of Pyg

Villain

Son of Pyg

Creators

Grant Morrison Cameron Stewart

First appearance

Batman Incorporated (March 2011)

Fictional biography

Janosz Valentin / Johnny Valentine is the son of the infamous Professor Pyg. Janosz wears a similar pig mask to his father, but it is heavily damaged and has red eyes. He is a masochist who claims that he can teach others to feel no pain.

Swagman

Villain

Swagman

Creators

Grant Morrison Tony Daniel

First appearance

Batman (June 2008)

Fictional biography

The Swagman is an armored supervillain who targets members of the Batman family.

White Knight

Villain

White Knight

Creators

Peter Tomasi Patrick Gleason

First appearance

Batman and Robin (April 2011)

Fictional biography

A mysterious being of light who seeks to battle the darkness of Gotham City, the White Knight targeted the relatives of Arkham Asylum's inmates to save their souls by dressing them as angels and forcing them to commit suicide. As a very resourceful and inventive serial killer, the White Knight's ultimate goal is to kill all of Arkham's inmates.

Villain	Creators	First appearance	Fictional biography
Clayface of Japan	Grant Morrison Chris Burnham	Batman Incorporated (June 2011)	The Clayface of Japan is a samurai with abilities similar to the previous Clayfaces.
Flamingo	Grant Morrison Frank Quitely	Batman (July 2007)	Nicknamed "the eater of faces" for his cannibalistic tendencies, Eduardo Flamingo is a psychotic hitman who works for the Mob.
Jackanapes	Grant Morrison Andy Kubert		The Jackanapes is a gorilla in a clown costume who wields a machete and a sub-machine gun.
Max Roboto			Max Roberto is a cyborg with a partially cybernetic face who operates in a futuristic timeline in which Damian Wayne is Batman.
Phosphorus Rex			Phosphorus Rex is a member of the Circus of Strange whose body is constantly on fire. His metahuman abilities make him immune to the harmful effects of fire.
Professor Pyg			Donning a pig mask, Lazlo Valentin is a mad scientist known for kidnapping people and brutally transforming them into minions that he calls "Dollotrons". He also sometimes experiments with transforming human beings into humanoid animals.
Weasel			The Weasel is a man with all-canine teeth. He appears as an enemy of Damian Wayne in the future.
Absence	Paul Cornell Scott McDaniel	Batman and Robin (January 2011)	A former girlfriend of Bruce Wayne, Una Nemo received a bullet in her head and survived. Now, she is stalking and killing Bruce Wayne's former mistresses.
Big Top	Grant Morrison Frank Quitely	Batman and Robin (September 2009)	Big Top is a morbidly obese bearded man in a tutu. He is part of the Circus of Strange.
Doctor Dedalus	Grant Morrison Yanick Paquette	Batman Incorporated (March 2011)	Otto Netz is a mad scientist and the father of Kathy Kane, the original Batwoman. Years ago, Netz was defeated by the spy syndicate Spyral and imprisoned; suffering from Alzheimer's disease, he was locked away, but secretly escaped and brainwashed his jailer to take his place. Netz was recruited by Leviathan to build a doomsday device, but died at
Heretic	Grant Morrison David Finch	Batman and Robin (April 2010)	The mysterious Heretic is a clone of Damian Wayne, artificially aged and genetically enhanced by Talia al Ghul. He is Leviathan's most fearsome soldier, having killed both Knight and his "brother" Damian.
Id	David Hine Agustin Padilla	Batman Annual (February 2011)	The Id is a French supervillain who could awaken hidden desires in any human being with a mere touch. Sister Crystal turned his head into glass, with his brain always visible.
Jezebel Jet	Grant Morrison Andy Kubert	Batman (October 2006)	The President of a small African nation, Jezebel Jet was a successful model and philanthropist who became romantically involved with Bruce Wayne. However, she was also a high-ranking member of the Black Glove and agreed to seduce Wayne in exchange for the Black Glove murdering her adopted father and installing her as president. Her attempt to drive
King Kraken	Grant Morrison Tony S. Daniel	Batman (June 2008)	King Kraken is an aquatic criminal from Sweden and a deep sea diver known to go up against Batman and Wingman.
Mister Toad	Grant Morrison Frank Quitely	Batman and Robin (August 2009)	Mister Toad is a mutant toad-man who is part of the Circus of Strange.
Ray Man	David Hine Greg Tocchini Andrei Bressan	Batman and Robin (August 2011)	A French supervillain who can create visual illusions out of a hole in his head. While creating a mass illusion, the Ray Man pretends to be a reality-warping god-like superbeing named Paradox.
Siam			Siam is a name used by conjoined triplets with a specialized fighting style. They are members of the Circus of Strange.
Sister Crystal			A French supervillainess using the name Sister Crystal who has the ability to turn everything she touches into glass.
Skin Talker			The Skin Talker has a unique skin disease that make words appear on his body. He is fully in control of this ability, and the words on his skin have hidden hypnotic effects.
Son of Man			A French supervillain, and enemy of Nightrunner. As an infant, Norman S. Rotrig was mutilated by his insane father into becoming what his father believed was a living masterpiece of art. The Son of Man now has a permanent Glasgow smile on his face and retaliated against his father by dissecting him and keeping him alive in front a mirror, while sti
Son of Pyg	Grant Morrison Cameron Stewart	Batman Incorporated (March 2011)	Janosz Valentin / Johnny Valentine is the son of the infamous Professor Pyg. Janosz wears a similar pig mask to his father, but it is heavily damaged and has red eyes. He is a masochist who claims that he can teach others to feel no pain.
Swagman	Grant Morrison Tony Daniel	Batman (June 2008)	The Swagman is an armored supervillain who targets members of the Batman family.
White Knight	Peter Tomasi Patrick Gleason	Batman and Robin (April 2011)	A mysterious being of light who seeks to battle the darkness of Gotham City, the White Knight targeted the relatives of Arkham Asylum's inmates to save their souls by dressing them as angels and forcing them to commit suicide. As a very resourceful and inventive serial killer, the White Knight's ultimate goal is to kill all of Arkham's inmates.

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