In my opinion Batman is the best hero in comics.One of many reasons i think this,is because of his rogues gallery there better than other in comics.So dedided to make list of Top 20 best Batman villians with recent hype in his character with Scott Snyder on Detective comics and Grant Morrsion on Batman inc.Outside of comics people are hyped Batman with Batman:arkham city going out soon and contiue to show trailer's like this

new penguin trailer and let's not forget upcoming Dark Kinight Rises which people will most likely love.I did take cue from other Batman list but with that being said read on to see my top 20 favorite batman villians.

By ocelot

 

 

20) Mr. Zsasz

First appearance: Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1 (1992)

Victor Zsasz is a serial killer who usually kills with a knife and carves a tally mark somewhere on himself for every victim. Zsasz is an incredibly intelligent man, and is described as having "a brilliant criminal mind”. He is constantly thinking quickly both while incarcerated and active, and some of his escapes have been a result of his cunning schemes. Zsasz is completely unpredictable, having no qualms about who he kills, when and where. Thus, he is almost impossible to track, even if signs of his modus operandi appear evident, as there is no motive or clue trail to follow. Such unpredictability also renders him a danger to anyone and everyone who may encounter him. Mr.Zsassz had even killed children and he’s even made couple of people insane.

 

19) The Penguin

First appearance: Detective Comics #58 (December 1941)

Known as “gentleman of crime” The Penguin is one of the few Batman villains that is actually in complete control of his actions - he's mostly sane. A master strategist, Penguin uses his considerable intellect, wit, and wealth to manipulate every situation to his advantage. And he executes it with a hoity toity style all his own. He is not universally appreciated by Bat-fans, but his place in the pantheon of great batman villains is secured by pop cultural impact alone.

18) Killer Croc

First appearance: Batman #357 (March 1983)

It is then revealed that his real name is Waylon Jones, born with a form of atavism that imparted him with reptilian traits. His drunken aunt grew to hate her nephew's hideous appearance and brutal behavior. While still an adolescent, his aunt abused him and bullied him by calling him names like "Lizard boy" and "A reptilian freak". Croc killed his aunt, becoming a small criminal. After countless killings and biting off Aaron Cash's hand, Batman and the new Robin defeat Croc but he breaks Batman's back but luckily not enough to cripple him. With his fights with Bane most have ended in ties.

17)Hugo Strange

First appearance: Detective Comics #36 (February 1940)

He is one of Batman’s first recurring villains. Strange was reintroduced (after post-crisis) in the "Prey" arc as a psychologist enlisted to help a police taskforce capture Batman. While brilliant at his work, he was portrayed as being equally psychotic; Strange was so obsessed over Batman that he took to dressing up like him in private. Strange ends up escalating the scales against Batman by brainwashing a police officer to become a violent vigilante, framing Batman for kidnapping the Mayor's daughter, and deducing Batman's true identity as Bruce Wayne. In the end though, Batman managed to foil Strange's plot and forced him to doubt his own conclusion about his true identity, before he could share it with anyone else. He will most likely get one of biggest roles in upcoming game Batman: Arkham City.In comic leading up to it he controls sharp, also some criminals and he also as camera all over city keeping eye on everyone.

 

 

16) Prometheus

First appearance: New Year's Evil: Prometheus #1 (Feb. 1998)

Prometheus is not really a batman villain but he is defeated by Batman and third Prometheus did appear first appear in Batman story. Prometheus is often thought of as Batman gone evil. Leaving home at the age of 16, Prometheus honed his skills studying with the evil monks in the Himalayan city of Shamballa. It was there that he was transported to The Phantom Zone. There, he was free to build up a resistance to the Justice League, whom he would later take on and nearly single-handedly defeat. Prometheus penetrated the Watchtower, shot Martian Manhunter, disabled Steel, hypnotized Huntress, neutralized Green Lantern, trapped Zauriel, tricked the Flash, laid the smackdown on Batman, and may have brought the Man of Steel to an end were it not for Catwoman unexpectedly cracking her whip at has bathing suit area. To add the greatest weapon in Prometheus' arsenal is a helmet he invented that allows him to download the knowledge of others directly into his brain. This has allowed him to access and combine the fighting skills of the best fighters in the world.I put Promethus lower on list than he should be becuase he did one of he's most of amazing feats outside of Batman books.

15) Hush

First appearance: Batman #619 (September 2003)

A villain that tries to destroy Batman is nothing new. What’s different about Hush is he’s expert marksman. He’s also brilliant surgeon who has cured Harvey Dent and granting Harold Allnut a fully functional body then later killing him. He and the riddler also made people like The Joker and other villains even manipulated some of Batman's closest allies (Superman, Huntress, and Catwoman) against the Dark Knight as pawns in their plans. They even created a decoy of Jason Todd to torment Batman.In later issues he even takes out Catwoman heart.

14)Clayface

First appearance: Detective Comics #40(June 1940) (Kagan)

Clayface is one of Dark Knights oldest villains and throughout history there have been 5 different people who have been clayface. The original, re-emergent, and ultimate incarnation, is a failed actor named Basil Karlo. He was the star of a classic horror film that was scheduled for a remake. While remakes of horror movies are rarely good news, Karlo took it especially hard. He donned the mask of Clayface, the villain he played in the movie, and began killing the new cast and crew. Before long, he was apprehended by the dynamic duo and left to rot in Arkham Asylum. Other criminals adopted his persona, but with a strange twist. Sondra Fuller's clay-like body was able to change shapes, and Preston Payne's corrosive body could melt others with a touch. This duo eventually broke Karlo out of prison. Through a blood transfusion, Karlo gained their powers and suddenly became a very real threat to Gotham. Batman has faced no shortage of Clayfaces over the years, but Karlo could be the most dangerous.

13) Deadshot

First appearance: Batman #59 (June/July 1950)

Considered the greatest marksman in the DC Comics universe, Deadshot's accuracy is on par with Hawkeye and Bullseye of Marvel fame. With a pair of silenced wrist-mounted Colt .45s, Deadshot claims to have never missed a shot. At first, it seemed that Deadshot had arrived in Gotham City to become a new crime-fighter, but was revealed as a foe of Batman when he attempted to replace him. Batman and Commissioner Gordon had Deadshot sent to jail and publicly exposed his plan to become king of the Gotham underworld. When his prison term was up, Deadshot became an assassin-for-hire. He swapped his top coat and tails for a new red getup, complete with metal face mask with a targeting device over the right eye. As cool as Deadshot is he more famous being with Suicide Squad then being Batman villains which is why he don’t make it into Top 12 on my list.

12) Harley Quinn

First appearance: Batman: The Animated Series "Joker's Favor"

First comic appearance: The Batman Adventures #12 (September 1993)

Despite being a character born from the classic Batman: The Animated Series, you would think she has been around since minute one of Joker's détente with the Batman. She was the Joker's psychologist, but Joker managed to turn her into an insane groupie devoted to the Clown Prince of Crime. Harley Quinn is unpredictable. An interesting idea happens with character when she is rejected by Joker, Harley arrived on Poison Ivy's doorstep intent on getting revenge -- what she gets is a major physical upgrade. Always beholden to Joker, Harley's true power can never really be released on Gotham (maybe that's a good thing). She's deadly -- perhaps even deadlier than the Joker -- and completely bonkers. Unlike the other villains in Batman's Rogues Gallery, Harley is actually kind of just a little bit loveable.

 

 

11)Scarecrow

First appearance: World's Finest Comics #3 (Fall 1941)

Scarecrow wants nothing less than everyone in Gotham to be as afraid as he once was. As a child, he was bullied and tormented, so he decided to research the human psyche and how people dealt with fear. After being fired from a teaching position, Crane decided to use his knowledge to literally scare people to death for the supposed trauma he suffered in his life. Producing a long-lasting fear in Batman during Dark Victory that turned the Dark Knight into a paranoid loner unable to accept help from anyone. Few villains have done more with less. The pencil-thin Crane has one of the most effective attacks of the Rogues Gallery. How many other villains have routinely made Batman afraid? Cranes downfall is his own shortsightedness. But as the creepy figure in the night, he helps open up interesting avenues into the Dark Knight's psyche. That's true power. Also fact that that the Scarecrow is often capable of bringing the Dark Knight to his knees by inducing hallucinations of his greatest tragedies - his parents' murder, Jason Todd's death at the hands of the Joker, etc. - makes him a no-brainer for this list.

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10)Talia al Ghul

First appearance: Detective Comics #411 (May 1971)

Talia's origin has never been all too important in regards to her vital role in the Batman mythos. What's important is that she's Ra's Al Ghul's daughter, and she's madly in love with the Dark Knight. She may be the head of the infamous League of Assassins, but Talia al Ghul is a little more complicated than your average villain. Her motives are usually pure, even when her methods are not, and she's been of great help to Batman and other heroes from time to time. Talia was one who used a Lazarus Pit to revive Jason Todd, the second Robin, and helped him embark on a campaign of vengeance as the Red Hood. More to her credit, Talia happens to be one of the few people who've successfully double-crossed Lex Luthor - installed as the head of LexCorp after Luthor was elected president of the United States, she used the opportunity to reveal Luthor's crimes to the world. She also the one who found files on Batman plan to beat Justice League and gave them to her father. Her relationship with Bruce is interesting when it can go against what her father wants her to do and she has make choose who she as to good with.

9)The Riddler

First appearance: Detective Comics #140 (October 1948)

Some comic book villains are motivated by greed, or the need for revenge, or pure and simple insanity. The Riddler is a little different - you might say he embarked on a career in crime for the fun of it, at least in a very specific way. Obsessed with puzzles, mind-games, and elaborate death traps, he's compelled to commit crimes that involve some form of complex mental challenge. While his stock as a villain may have dropped in recent times, Riddler has had more than his fair share of greatest hits over the years - the most noteworthy being his deduction of Batman's secret identity (which he has since forgotten after a head injury). When it comes down to it, the Riddler is one of the few rogues capable of rivaling Batman's knack for detection and deduction.

8 Mr. Freeze

First appearance: as Mr. Zero: Batman #121(February 1959); as Mr. Freeze: Detective Comics #373

Mr. Freeze before 1993 was just mad scientists but then Batman: the animated series changed everyone outlook on the character by retelling Mr. Freeze’s origin in a landmark episode by writer Paul Dini, introducing his terminally ill, cryogenically frozen wife, which greater explained his obsession with ice and need to build a criminal empire to raise research funds. This backstory was also made canon in the comics and has been Fries' official origin in almost every incarnation of Batman since. This leads many fans to think of him as the most sympathetic villain and in some cases, merely as an antihero antagonist. More importantly, Victor Fries' loss is as deep as Bruce Wayne's, which makes him such a dynamic antagonist. To up the stakes even further, the comics have progressed Mr. Freeze into a truly deranged lunatic, one who has given up all hope of reviving his dead wife and accepted a career of unadulterated murder. (Below is video of Mr. Freeze origin which is one of greatest moments in any animated shows history)

7)Black Mask

First appearance: Batman #386 (August 1985)

Black Mask is a sociopath obsessed with tormenting Bruce Wayne. The mask fused to his face was carved from his mother’s grave for an extra splash of creepiness. On his way to taking over Gotham's underworld, he aced Batman's newest Robin, Stephanie Brown. The psychological damage wasn't just to Batman, but also to Tim Drake, Stephanie's boyfriend (and on-again off-again Boy Wonder). Talk about killing two birds with one stone. He has drugged Arkham Asylum's inmates, including The Great White Shark, Poison Ivy, Killer Croc, Mr. Zsasz, Jane Doe, and the Scarecrow, with a substance that can kill when triggered. Another Black Mask absorbs Penguin's mob and kicks Two-Face out of Gotham, becoming the city's sole crime lord. He is shown to be behind the separate actions of several Gotham criminals like Firefly, Victor Zsasz, Jane Doe, Clayface, Alyce Sinner, Fright, Dr. Death and Hugo Strange, providing funding in exchange for favors. He's a sadistic bastard who at times has had more power in Gotham City than Batman. That says a lot. To top it off, he did kill a Robin, which gets you automatic placement on any villain list.

6) Poison Ivy

First appearance: Batman #181 (June 1966)

It takes true sex appeal to have a name reminiscent of uncomfortable itching but to still have men falling all over you. Some villains strike at Batman's loved ones, some at his partner, but Poison Ivy goes straight for the Bat. Coy, sexy and very deadly, we can see why so many men fall under her spell. She’s also one of Bats' few super-powered foes. Whether she's turning Gotham's version of Central Park into her own twisted jungle playground, tearing up the town with Harley Quinn, or terrorizing Gotham's elite industrialists or brain-washing Superman to kill Batman, Ivy always proves a worthy adversary. The point is that a relatable, sympathetic person exists deep within the Poison Ivy character, and that's the most essential ingredient for any great antagonist. Plus, she's deadly, ruthless and sexy as all hell.

 

 

 

 

5) Bane

First appearance: Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1 (January 1993)

Breaking Batman's spirit and then breaking his back. Bane could easily have been #1 on the list; But Bane has yet to match his Knightfall efforts, which lead to shattering Bruce Wayne. But DC still continues to view him as a valuable player, a character they seem to be quite interested in expanding upon, if his reported role in Sinister Six is any indication. He also gets his super strength of Venom. His plan to break the Bat was methodical, and worst of all, patient. Bane realized something his fellow Rogues did not: A full frontal assault against Batman is futile. Instead, Bane takes the long way around to weakening the Bat, by breaking down Arkham's walls, letting its prisoners infect Gotham once again and leave Batman on an exhausting three-month mission to lock them back up. During that time -- and here's where "being patient" comes in -- Bane manages to find the Batcave and wait there to administer the final blow, whose impact still echoes today.

4) Catwoman

First appearance: Batman #1 (Spring 1940)

Yet another villain that has stood the test of time as a mirror to the Dark Knight, Catwoman has a bit of a unique angle when compared to her rivals. Outside of Talia Al Ghul, Selina Kyle is likely the closest thing to love that Bruce Wayne has ever experienced. In fact Kyle is one of the few distinguished characters to know Wayne is in fact Batman. In fact her conduct over the years has allowed her to straddle the line of hero and villain, and in recent years she's been more of an anti-hero of sorts, despite constantly breaking the law and defying authorities. (She makes the list because of her decades of villainy mixed with DC's dedication to keeping her just on the darker side of the morality line.) It's her willingness to play any side to her advantage that makes Catwoman such a compelling character. She serves herself and no other cause or master. She'll clash with Batman if she's executing her latest heist, but isn't afraid to exact her revenge on Hush, stealing his great wealth and leaving a vicious enemy of Batman with nothing but whatever is in his pockets. Her unpredictable nature combined with her unwillingness to play within the rules, makes her certainly one of the most entertaining baddies in the business.

3)Two-face

First appearance: Detective Comics #66 (August 1942)

Dent is, in so many ways, the biggest failure of Batman's career, and is a constant reminder of the price that can be paid in the battle against evil. Two-Face is a character that has been best served by time, evolving throughout the years from a relatively simple gimmick (similar to many of Batman's foes) to one of the most layered, tragic figures in superhero fiction. Despite having a dark past, Dent rose through the ranks of Gotham to be a respected District Attorney, working with Jim Gordon and the Caped Crusader to wage a war on crime. Dent falls to a plot organized by the criminals he had been breaking down, and thus was born a new crime figure, one who can't distinguish between right and wrong without the help of his lucky coin. Like many on this list, Two-Face isn't always a criminal. Several storylines have healed Dent's madness, and scarring, only to have him pulled back into the darkness. These struggles between "Dent" and "Two-Face" only serve to demonstrate the loss Gotham has suffered. The first major victory of organized crime may have been the only one it ever needed. Without Dent consistently on the side of light, Gotham might not stand a chance - Batman or not.

2) Ra’s al Ghul

First appearance: Batman #232 (June, 1971)

You'd expect an immortal, international terrorist to want many things, but perfecting the Earth isn't one of them. And yet that's been Ra's Al Ghul's goal during his many lifetimes. He tears down societies to have them rebuilt in a more ideal fashion, bent on crafting his version of a utopia. "The Demon's Head" has spent centuries slaving away at this vision, and even he has lost track of his exact age. Fueled by the life-giving Lazarus Pits, which have the side effect of driving a person mad, Ra's will likely haunt the DC Universe for centuries to come. Though Ra's has taken on the entire Justice League of America in the past - and beaten them - his principle opponent throughout his decades of tales has been Batman. Ra's considers the Dark Knight to be his only worthy opponent, and in an ironic twist is actually the grandfather of Bruce Wayne's son, Damien. Best of all is that the Demon Head's ultimate goal, the betterment of the world, is one that speaks to Batman and strikes a bit close to home. Ra's Al Ghul is easily one of the most unique villains ever crafted. By taking a desire that all of us have and warping it, he is truly a character we love to hate.

1)The Joker

First appearance: Batman #1 (Spring 1940)

Are you surprised he crippled Barbara Gordon and tried to make James Gordon crazy.He beat Robin (Jason Todd) with a crowbar and blew him up.Two events have shaped Batman. The first, of course, is when Joe Chill murdered Bruce Wayne's parents. The second was the death of Jason Todd, an event that, until recently, seemed could never be undone. The death of Robin forever altered the Dark Knight and signaled a change in comics as a whole. Could anyone else have perpetrated such a horrible crime? No, it wouldn't have felt right to have any other villain whack the Boy Wonder. And that's why Joker is the greatest Batman villain of all time.The Clown Prince of Crime is the mirror opposite of Batman. As much as Batman fights for order, Joker battles for chaos. He's irrational, unpredictable and -- as his creation -- ultimately the responsibility of Batman.

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