Batman has an awful lot of villains with doctorates.
Batman has an awful lot of villains with doctorates.
Just off the top of my head, there's Scarecrow, Ivy, Harley, Hugo Strange, Kirk Langstrom, and I think I read that Freeze had his revoked.
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Batman is the world's greatest detective. His villains need to compete on an intellectual level, and in fiction a doctorate is short-hand for "smart" and "an expert in the field."
Good point. I suppose there are only so many Killer Crocs and Solomon Grundys you can have before he's just abusing guys with learning disabilities.
My favorite moment from the old Batman animated show was when the rogues were sitting around telling their stories about how they almost got Batman. Actually, I wouldn't do it justice, just watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UUr7bM1A6s
Of course there's a twist at the end that changes the moment a bit, but it was still hilarious.
I love when the goon sees Batman in a room and walks right the fuck back out like he saw nothing.
"Something goin' on in there?"
"Nope."
That episode is both one of my favorite pieces of Batman media ever, and also an excellent example of both a "lower decks" episode and a vignette episode. Absolute gem of the whole series.
Killer Croc has skin condition, not learning disability.