Next Batman Villain?

Freeze actually has a great character arc. There's a tragic story to tell. Poison Ivy in my opinion is a very shallow, one-dimensional character. You can say the same about Black Mask. To some people he may seem darker (he is) and more threatening, but he's not more important than Ivy. Like you said.

I just dont think she's important to the history of Batman or how she relates to Batman/Bruce Wayne. I would argue that she's more important than say..Mad Hatter. But i can name a dozen villains that hold more importance to the mythology.

She isn't shallow or unidimensional, but very bad developed (at least in the stories I've read of her). She's the one important female Batman villain independant and non linked with a male character (also Catwoman, but nowadays is difficult consider her as a villain) and she represents something very interesting and dangerous to the ideology of Batman/Bruce Wayne: the revolution of the nature and the revolution of the woman, both things deeply related. The problem is the writers, which are generally men, doesn't know how to carry her, and she always finishes doing little more than committing crimes with plants, which is something shallow, but she has an incredible potential.

What villains would you say are more important than Ivy in the Batman mythos?
 
I was thinking tonight, Enrico Colantoni or Toby Jones would be good picks for The Ventriloquist:

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This should be the inspiration for the Ventriloquist. Not a Puppet that looks like an old gangster with a speech impediment.
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What do you think about that new Ventriloquist? The even creepier chick.
 
She isn't shallow or unidimensional, but very bad developed (at least in the stories I've read of her). She's the one important female Batman villain independant and non linked with a male character (also Catwoman, but nowadays is difficult consider her as a villain) and she represents something very interesting and dangerous to the ideology of Batman/Bruce Wayne: the revolution of the nature and the revolution of the woman, both things deeply related. The problem is the writers, which are generally men, doesn't know how to carry her, and she always finishes doing little more than committing crimes with plants, which is something shallow, but she has an incredible potential.

What villains would you say are more important than Ivy in the Batman mythos?
There's potential there to do something a little deeper when you get into nature, women, etc. But it's still nothing interesting in my eyes. You say that relates to something that could be very dangerous/interesting to Bruce or Batman, but i dont see how that's the case. The revolution of woman and nature...specifically with "woman"...what does that have to do with Batman? Nature and earth or plants over what? Technology? Im sure Batmans answer to that would be so what? i can strip myself down of gadgets and still kick your ass and make you think a giant bat is coming for your ass cuz im the goddamn batman!

Ive never seen her portrayed well enough for me to say "yeaaah she's definitely an important character of the mythos." Nope.

More important than Pamela Isley? Catwoman is miles ahead but yes you're right, she's not really a villain, nor should she be portrayed as such. Like how Tim Burton used her in film.

Id say Penguin, Freeze, Joker, Riddler, Bane, Hush, Scarecrow, Hugo Strange, Ra's Al Ghul, Talia most definitely. My personal preferences are not included because i would rather see Black Mask or Ventriloquist than Ivy but they're no more important. I also dont care for Hush that much but he was a part of something new for audiences 10 years ago, by a popular writer/artist dynamic. And his story actually relates to Bruce Wayne.
 
What do you think about that new Ventriloquist? The even creepier chick.
I don't know if you are asking me, but I'll answer, I'm not familiar with her, but it sounds cool lol.
 
The one that's in New 52. She's a metahuman and can actually bring her puppets to life.
 
I always liked the Ventriloquist. Very sad villain. There is a story by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm where Wesker adopts a different personality or a "friend" and gets a new frog puppet. Damn it made my cry, very sad.
 
Yeah, done right, The Ventriloquist could probably be a great villain.
 
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There's potential there to do something a little deeper when you get into nature, women, etc. But it's still nothing interesting in my eyes. You say that relates to something that could be very dangerous/interesting to Bruce or Batman, but i dont see how that's the case. The revolution of woman and nature...specifically with "woman"...what does that have to do with Batman? Nature and earth or plants over what? Technology? Im sure Batmans answer to that would be so what? i can strip myself down of gadgets and still kick your ass and make you think a giant bat is coming for your ass cuz im the goddamn batman!

Ive never seen her portrayed well enough for me to say "yeaaah she's definitely an important character of the mythos." Nope.

More important than Pamela Isley? Catwoman is miles ahead but yes you're right, she's not really a villain, nor should she be portrayed as such. Like how Tim Burton used her in film.

Id say Penguin, Freeze, Joker, Riddler, Bane, Hush, Scarecrow, Hugo Strange, Ra's Al Ghul, Talia most definitely. My personal preferences are not included because i would rather see Black Mask or Ventriloquist than Ivy but they're no more important. I also dont care for Hush that much but he was a part of something new for audiences 10 years ago, by a popular writer/artist dynamic. And his story actually relates to Bruce Wayne.

But in certain way Pamela Isley is the contrary of Bruce Wayne: Batman is a masculine conservative force whose power is based on technology, while Ivy is a femenine revolutionary force whose power is based on nature. That's a very interesting antagonism and some great stories can be written with it.

I suppose the list of the most important villains is very subjective and it depends of each one, in my case I'd say the 10 most important villains in Batman mythos are: Joker, Two Faces, Scarecrown, Penguin, Catwoman, Riddler, Rha's Al Ghul, Bane, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy.
 
Nice (but unrealistic) layout FeedOnATreeFrog. And i see that you like my "Man Of Steel: Caped Crusader" suggestion :woot:

But in certain way Pamela Isley is the contrary of Bruce Wayne: Batman is a masculine conservative force whose power is based on technology, while Ivy is a femenine revolutionary force whose power is based on nature. That's a very interesting antagonism and some great stories can be written with it.

I suppose the list of the most important villains is very subjective and it depends of each one, in my case I'd say the 10 most important villains in Batman mythos are: Joker, Two Faces, Scarecrown, Penguin, Catwoman, Riddler, Rha's Al Ghul, Bane, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy.
I guess when you put it that way it can be interesting. But i dont think it's that important especially since she hasn't been written with that much potential. In the grand scheme of things, within the source material and movies, she just hasn't left any mark. Plus i dont see WB going into that direction for a long time.

I totally forgot to mention Two-Face didnt i? :doh: he should be near the very top. I think Hugo Strange is probably on the level of Harley Quinn when you look at his history in the comics. He may be a bit above her. And yes i like Harley more. But there's no way she's more important to the mythology than Talia. I mean, sure, you can say she's more popular...especially in animation. But Harley is there because of Joker, she's like his Robin in a twisted way. Talia as a character directly relates to Bruce/Batman. She's even had his kid. That's more important to the history because of what ended up happening with Damien throughout the years. Which has lead us to where we are now in the comics. Talia has now been in a live-action movie which is more exposure than hardcore bat fans who love Harley elsewhere.
 
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I don't see Talia as a villain but a woman in Bruce Wayne life, I know she has been a proper antagonist but I can't see her in the villain way...
 
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Fair enough.

I find Penguin is a FAR more important villain than people give him credit for. I know Riddler challenges Batmans detective skills but there's way more parallels between Oswald and Bruce.
 
Perhaps I'd change Harley Quinn for Victor Zsasz, the most hated criminal by Bruce (as said in Cacophony), and a very underrated character, cause his paralelisms with Bruce Wayne makes him, in some way, the darkest reflection of Batman.

In order of importance, I would list them this way:
1- Joker
2- Rha's Al Ghul
3- Two Faces
4- Catwoman (an ambiguous role, but she's always been a criminal and Batman is against them, so...)
5- Penguin
6- Scarecrown/Riddler
7- Riddler/Scarecrown
8- Bane
9- Zsasz
10- Poison Ivy
 
If you want an Arkham style Penguin, you go to Jamie Foreman
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Court of Owls would make for a GREAT movie. It would be a great way to begin with an established "Bat-verse" while also adding new elements to it that wouldn't just be recycling the same, rundown origin story that we've seen so many times on the big screen.
 
A horror movie type of version of Killer Croc would work to me.
 

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