After examining the woman's body, he comes to the conclusion that the trio were telling the truth, only to be attacked by Dr. But when Joker appears and reveals his great respect for Riddler (as the villain whose dangerous intellect has kept Batman "sharp"), he uses Joker-gas to force Riddler to prove he could have escaped his cell anytime he wanted. Blackspell is apprehended, but only after Batman suspects Riddler went to great lengths to orchestrate the ordeal, including poisoning himself with a nearly lethal dose of Joker gas to skirt suspicion and act on a grudge between him and Blackspell. Even though he is not obsessed with finding answers to most riddles, the Riddler does have an obsession with learning the Batman's identity, which he considers to be the "ultimate riddle".

The Riddler | Arkham Wiki | Fandom The Riddler | Arkham Wiki | Fandom

Furthermore, he suffered severe memory loss; upon emerging from his coma, he barely remembers his own name. However, he was thwarted when Batman and Robin arrived and captured him before he could make his getaway. Although the Riddler is able to quickly decipher an escape he unfortunately succumbs to a tranquilizer the Joker had previously given him to neutralize his ability as an escape artist.He breaks into the school at night to practice the puzzle until he is able to solve it in under a minute. These would consist of many different machines or devices, including controllable saw blades, sonic blasters and a multitude of different devices, most of which he made himself. After realizing that John had set him up, Riddler was shot by a poisoned dart from a drone operated by Tiffany. However, with a backdoor already installed within their systems, he may would have already been able to do so. The Riddler's famed catchphrase "Riddle me this" was referenced in the season 5 episode of Smallville, "Haze".

Riddler - Wikipedia Riddler - Wikipedia

This comment caused Batman to realize that John and "his friends" had been involved with Riddler and his actions. Riddler, along with several other Batman villains, is tricked by Jack Napier (who in this reality was a Joker who had been force-fed an overdose of pills by Batman, which temporarily cured him of his insanity) into drinking liquids that had been laced with particles from Clayface's body. Alongside the Trickster (whose arm Edward had placed a bomb in), Riddler begins ruthlessly punching and beating the Flash (Barry Allen) before the speedster is quickly rescued by the Pied Piper. Due to the events of the first issue, and Harley's mental state, he quickly declines, and brushes off Poison Ivy's threats.As a private detective during the time he was reformed, he demonstrated investigative skills that rival those of the Dark Knight. Some notable appearances included a team-up with the Joker and Penguin, where the villains used an experimental gas on Batman to turn the hero into a Bat-Hulk.

Riddler Cane in Gold by Rubies 30831 Batman Accessories

The Riddler is subsequently arrested by the Gotham City Police Department and brought up on 43 charges of murder. The two gangs engage in a firefight, but Harley gains the upper hand when Big Barda (who was secretly allied with her at the time) interrupts the conflict and captures the Riddler and his men. However, Joker stopped him at the last moment, causing him to finally regain his lost sense of humor. During his re-enactment of one of the deaths, he is visited by both Catwoman and Poison Ivy, seeking his help for locating Harley after her abduction. Rather than put up a fight, Riddler instead lets him inside, asking him to remind Batman of the War of Jokes and Riddles.During this period, he attacks Black Canary and Green Arrow in Star City, and he is easily defeated. He was outwitted and had a nervous breakdown before being set free as a reward for getting one last riddle right. After a bombing, Batman chases the Riddler, but falls off a roof in the process of attempting to catch him. At the scene of his next crime, Nashton fled into a complex maze he had designed to be the ultimate death-trap and challenged Batman, who had entered the maze in pursuit, to escape from the labyrinth before a bomb, hidden in one of the many passageways, goes off. Elliot, who went on to secretly become the masked criminal known as Hush, explained that he would only give Riddler the money he wanted if Riddler played along with his "game" to get revenge on his childhood friend Bruce Wayne; Riddler agreed, and the two of them set Killer Croc, Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, The Joker, Clayface (Johnny Williams), and Scarecrow out to destroy Batman, with Ra's and Talia Al Ghul, Lady Shiva (In Ra's's employ) and Superman (Temporarily under Ivy's control) being temporarily drawn into the scheme as well.