2 years later, DC just confirmed the biggest problem with the Batman’s “genius” villain

The flaws of the 2022 finale The Batman are revealed early in The penguin. Set shortly after the events of The Batman, The penguin Centers on Oswald “Oz” Cobb in the aftermath of the Riddler’s machinations and the death of Carmine Falcone as the mid-level mobster works his way to the top echelons of Gotham City’s underworld. Not surprisingly, the events of The Batman Factor heavily in the premise of The penguinAnd a major flaw in the Riddler’s plan becomes even more visible than before.

The Riddler is significantly reimagined in The Batman universe, with the 2022 film basing it on real-life serial killers. He grew up as a poor orphan, and Edward Nashton regrets the corrupt elite of Gotham, and of course, because of his traumatic upbringing. Using his unusually high intelligence, Nashton assumed the persona of the Riddler, forming a long-term plot to reveal the depth of Gotham’s corruption to the public and punish them as revenge for his suffering. The last part of the Riddler’s scheme, however, has one major flaw The penguin highlights.

The Riddler is Gotham’s evil genius in The Batman

With careful planning and a cult of followers who similarly oppose the corrupt Gotham elite, The Riddler assassinated politicians and Gotham police officers who were associated with Carmine Falcone and his hijacking of the Gotham Renewal Fund. Although Riddler’s crimes are arguably directed at the right people, his methods are deadly and often endanger innocents, naturally putting him at odds with Batman. Fascinatingly, the Riddler did not see Batman as his enemy initially, he perceived him as his “partner” instead. The Riddler left clues and notes specifically for Batman, assuming that he and the vengeful vigilante were on the same side.

Batman inadvertently assisted the Riddler in The BatmanHelping to force DA Gil Colson to confess his corruption and bring Carmine Falcone out of his fortified penthouse, allowing Riddler to fatally shoot him. Riddler, however, this was not due to his manipulations. The Riddler saw himself as a freedom fighter who would save Gotham from its corruptionAnd he believed that Batman shared these goals. Partly because of their apparently righteous intentions, the Riddler’s ideology attracted many followers, who disguised themselves as Nathan, donned similar clothing, and helped him carry out the final part of his plan.

The Riddler’s final plan never made sense

After allowing himself to be caught by Gotham’s police, the Riddler watched as one of the final phases of his plan came to fruition: Explosives placed at different points on Gotham’s seawall detonated, flooding the city. Meanwhile, the Riddler’s cult tried to assassinate Mayor Bela Real, and while Batman was too late to stop Riddler’s explosives, he saved Real and subdued Riddler’s cultists. Interestingly, despite the fact that the Riddler excelled as a savior of Gotham City, the flood affected the victims of Gotham’s corruption far more than the corrupt elite of the city.

The poorest parts of Gotham City were hit hardest by the Riddler’s floodThe majority of the dead are homeless and impoverished citizens. The city’s mobsters, politicians, and upper-class citizens would be the least affected by the flood, seemingly making Riddler’s plot accomplish the opposite of its supposed goal of saving Gotham from its corrupt elements. It goes without saying that the rider was more concerned with punishing the city as a whole than saving his subordinates, setting out to destroy a city that He thought it was too far gone to save.

The penguin reveals the Riddler’s idiotic oversight

As shown in the opening scene of The penguin’s First episode, the final phase of the Riddler’s plan was even less effective than that The Batman Shown. Not only were Gotham’s poorest neighborhoods destroyed by the flood, however The rich suburbs were almost completely absent through it. Gotham City’s underworld keeps its grip on Gotham at the beginning of The penguin.

As his comic counterpart, The Batman Riddler is extremely intelligent but not without critical flaws, as is highlighted in The penguin. The Riddler’s plot to flood Gotham would not target the city’s underworld but instead simply widen the gap between its social classes, but this may not have been an issue for him. The Riddler may have been aware of this but simply did not care, being blinded by his need for revenge To such a degree that he lost sight of his clear goal of attacking Gotham’s elite.

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