History of the Riddler
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- Today on Variant, we give you the History of the Riddler, one of Batman's most notorious enemies and the primary villain in DC's new film, The Batman!
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"There are two rules for success in life. One: Never reveal everything you know." -The Riddler.
Whats the 2nd?
@@pinkpenzu see rule one
@@no4733 im asking for rule 2 dude
@@pinkpenzu see rule one
@@pinkpenzu Your answer lies in rule 1 dude. If you don't understand it then I don't know what we're supposed to tell you lol
Riddler has been an underrated character for so long. Glad he's finally in the new Matt Reeve's The Batman movie.
Oh he's in THAT batman movie ...thanks, scrub
@@arizonacolour8793 bruh WTF why are u calling him a scrub
Jim Carrey destroyed him
@@durellpowell3324 No, your insecurities did
@@durellpowell3324 with the kind of movie Batman forever is it would have been a lot worse if Jim Carrey had a held back performance
As much as I’ve been a huge fan of DC Comics, I’ve also have had a long fascination of how The Riddler has made a living for himself as a fan favorite villain who’s became a more intelligent yet mentally psychologic foe. We’re all up for more of Edward Nygma/Naston appear future forms of media no matter what.
What a fuckin run-on sentence, man. Wtfffff
FUN FACT The Riddler had deathtraps and played mind games in THE ANIMATED SERIES !! The animated series Riddler came out before SAW (jigsaw) & se7en !!! I would say for the "LOOK" they went for a more modern serial killer styled updated HUSH costume ! The CALENDERMAN is more like ZODIAC KILLER !
Court of Owls will be a part of the 3rd movie cause Matt wants Mr. Freeze leading up to court of owls and Talons ! In comics Mr Freeze help court of owls keep their deadly assassin Talons cryogenic sleep /animated suspension (as cold is their weakness and makes them slow.... & that talons are like living dead who won't rot if put in cryogenic sleep). Talons later in future come after Mr.Freeze as Court of Owls see him as a major threat !!!
But otherwise i would love to see characters like Mad Bomber& Grey Ghost, Proff. Pyg, Hugo Strange, Dr Death, Phantasm & Mr Bloom!
Bloody hell not “mentally psychologic”
@@arizonacolour8793 someone always has something to say 🤣
It really peeves me off when directors and writers will change the name bc it "doesn't sound realistic" there are more unrealistic sounding names in real life.
I watched this movie yesterday and holy moly did they do a good job. I love this new riddler, he is an actual villain instead of a goofy side character. Easily my favourite character
He was pretty goofy after being captured.
@@bibbyboxx2219 you got a point, but he was clearly a little insane
When has he been a goofy side character?
I liked the way they portrayed Riddler and Penguin on "Gotham"
same
Facts
As did I
Agree, underrated show
Show was trash lowkey how tf is dere two jokers . Riddler was cool but I ain’t like mr copperpot penguin character he was too extra and didn’t give me that sinister capo vibe penguin has in the books
Our last riddler adaptation was fun. This one, was amazing. Go see this movie in theaters please. Reeves deserves a lot of credit. Awesome movie
Riddler is one of those perfect Batman villains who can fit in any type of story, a sad one ,funny one , and even a thriler. I am so happy he is getting recognition😃
The most memorable exposure of Hush to me was with the Arkham Games. He was so interesting and unique as a villain.
Sadly all the set up in AC was wasted in AK with a single punch
@@ottoban861 Batman also body slammed the soul out of Hush too
@@SuperSteph5 he did, but you only pressed a button
@@ottoban861 Ik this isn't related to hush, but same with deathstroke after the tank battle, you one punch him
@@ezzekieldirks8542 I guess it just shows Batman with tho holds barred, full force destroying a superhuman with one punch
I personally really like the story of The Riddler from the Gotham TV series👌
same and penguin too
I was searching in the comments for this
I did too at first. But then they messed it up. My favorite episode is when he tried to frame Jim for murder.
@@jarianharris8240 I agree
I really like the riddler, he seems to be a villain who was based off of the zodiac killer
One of the most intelligent villains I’ve seen for sure. Isn’t threatening physically but mentally creates absolute havoc and had Batman be his soldier in bringing the truth to light and as smart as Batman is, he didn’t even realize it
Only in the new movie...
This new movie made the riddler feel terrifying and I liked it!
Can we get an updated video on the origin of catwoman?
Dano and Reeves do an admirable job freaking you out in this Bats flick
FUN FACT The Riddler had deathtraps and played mind games in THE ANIMATED SERIES !! The animated series Riddler came out before SAW (jigsaw) & se7en !!! I would say for the "LOOK" they went for a more modern serial killer styled updated HUSH costume ! The CALENDERMAN is more like ZODIAC KILLER !
Court of Owls will be a part of the 3rd movie cause Matt wants Mr. Freeze leading up to court of owls and Talons ! In comics Mr Freeze help court of owls keep their deadly assassin Talons cryogenic sleep /animated suspension (as cold is their weakness and makes them slow.... & that talons are like living dead who won't rot if put in cryogenic sleep). Talons later in future come after Mr.Freeze as Court of Owls see him as a major threat !!!
But otherwise i would love to see characters like Mad Bomber& Grey Ghost, Proff. Pyg, Hugo Strange, Dr Death, Phantasm & Mr Bloom!
I saw The Batman and it’s an absolute masterpiece. Robert Pattinson is the best live action Batman and Paul Dano absolutely nailed it and is one of the best comic book movie villains ever. I love the movie so much.
Me too, I wanna see it again :D
Pattinson made Bruce Wayne look like a vampire. We're used to seeing Pattinson as the Twilight guy. Michael Keaton is my favorite Batman.
@@Blitzo2876 that doesn’t even make sense, the whole point of showing him as depressed is to show his character growth for the next movie when he actually becomes the Bruce Wayne we know. Plus Michael Keaton literally slept upside down in his movie to mimic a bat, THAT’S trying to be a vampire.
I love Jim Carrey's Portrayal Of The Riddler, it was awesome he out did Frank Gorshin, this ridder in the Batman is more dark and grounded
I agree. Gorshin and Carrey player their Riddler characters well. Also Cory Michael Smith played Riddler well in the Gotham TV series too. Like the new twist to a more darker version of Riddler in The Batman movie
Jim Carrey was good but Gorshin is the guy who put the Riddler on the map. Before Gorshin, he was an obscure character with just 3 appearances in the comics. 2 in 1948 and one in 1965.
@@brooklyn_mane1721 I forgot him did well in Gotham
The Riddler: the perfect combination of Professor Moriarty and Jigsaw with the psychopathic lunacy of the Joker. The perfect villain
That’s the best description of the Riddler I’ve ever heard. 👌🏻😎
@@archangel5627 I wish we got a bit more of the Moriarty side in the movie
Riddler is more of a sociopath
It’s about time we had a helluva good riddler adaptation , I mean it’s been like more than 20 years since we had a good iteration of the Riddler character
I thought gotham's riddler was really really good
@@rennine776 It is
@@rennine776 well like in a movie
FUN FACT The Riddler had deathtraps and played mind games in THE ANIMATED SERIES !! The animated series Riddler came out before SAW (jigsaw) & se7en !!! I would say for the "LOOK" they went for a more modern serial killer styled updated HUSH costume ! The CALENDERMAN is more like ZODIAC KILLER !
Court of Owls will be a part of the 3rd movie cause Matt wants Mr. Freeze leading up to court of owls and Talons ! In comics Mr Freeze help court of owls keep their deadly assassin Talons cryogenic sleep /animated suspension (as cold is their weakness and makes them slow.... & that talons are like living dead who won't rot if put in cryogenic sleep). Talons later in future come after Mr.Freeze as Court of Owls see him as a major threat !!!
But otherwise i would love to see characters like Mad Bomber& Grey Ghost, Proff. Pyg, Hugo Strange, Dr Death, Phantasm & Mr Bloom!
@@rennine776 u mean the one where they make him gay ew I don’t think so lol
I'm so freaking happy that the Riddler got his own episode
FUN FACT The Riddler had deathtraps and played mind games in THE ANIMATED SERIES !! The animated series Riddler came out before SAW (jigsaw) & se7en !!! I would say for the "LOOK" they went for a more modern serial killer styled updated HUSH costume ! The CALENDERMAN is more like ZODIAC KILLER !
Court of Owls will be a part of the 3rd movie cause Matt wants Mr. Freeze leading up to court of owls and Talons ! In comics Mr Freeze help court of owls keep their deadly assassin Talons cryogenic sleep /animated suspension (as cold is their weakness and makes them slow.... & that talons are like living dead who won't rot if put in cryogenic sleep). Talons later in future come after Mr.Freeze as Court of Owls see him as a major threat !!!
But otherwise i would love to see characters like Mad Bomber& Grey Ghost, Proff. Pyg, Hugo Strange, Dr Death, Phantasm & Mr Bloom!
Riddler is such an interesting character because he's both 100% right in his claims to be one of the smartest people on the planet but at the ego he has to prove it is so big it often clouds his judgement. He's both terrifying and goofy, sympathetic and hate inducing. He's a really flexible character and i'm glad he's getting his time to shine
I really wish the first (more than) half of this video wasn't just the origin of riddler episode verbatim but instead jumped to the history since there's already a video for origins
Agreed 😩
Ever since I as a kid, I always saw him as a A-list Batman villain and one of the underrated Batman villain. His portrayal in media are typically hit or miss as he's treated more as a joke villain or a c-list that no one takes seriously, so I'm happy his portrayal in the Batman movie made newer and casual fans find him more a threat.
Fun fact, in season 2 of the 60's show, when Riddler was played by John Astin, he had a question mark cane. I'd actually forgotten and thought Carey's version did it first, but no. Unfortunately, Astin also went back to the spandex instead of Gorshin's spiffy suit.
Another fun fact, the suit was all Gorshin's idea. He was also the only one on set who was a fan of the comics, as he had been reading them for some time and actually knew of Riddler and the others beforehand. In case you couldn't tell, I really love the Frank Gorshin Riddler.
When The Riddler wanted to know what lies Batman behind the mask, but he becomes Batman himself.
You're literally everywhere
The Riddler is easily one of my favourite Batman foes of all time, Not only that but one of the best and fascinating Batman villains.
*What scares me about Batman's villains is that they're troubled people who were once good people. You see in the Riddler's case, if he had a good influence, he would have used his wits to help Gotham. But he already had an evil inside, just the trauma and the arrival of Batman were enough for him to show who he really is.*
Villins and Heros come from the same, the only difference is, heros try to make it so no-one has to felt what they did, and villins wish for everyone to feel the pain they felt
Paul as the new live action riddler is great you can see the pysco in him and also his smarts
as much as I love Paul Dano's riddler, he needs his fanciness back he's missing his flair lol. imo Gotham had the best riddled because he's fashionable and scary (from a psychological standpoint, not a physical one)
Yea but it prolly was just the Matt reeves fault just look at his design of the riddler outfit
The Riddler Costume 2022 was so Amazing.
FUN FACT The Riddler had deathtraps and played mind games in THE ANIMATED SERIES !! The animated series Riddler came out before SAW (jigsaw) & se7en !!! I would say for the "LOOK" they went for a more modern serial killer styled updated HUSH costume ! The CALENDERMAN is more like ZODIAC KILLER !
Court of Owls will be a part of the 3rd movie cause Matt wants Mr. Freeze leading up to court of owls and Talons ! In comics Mr Freeze help court of owls keep their deadly assassin Talons cryogenic sleep /animated suspension (as cold is their weakness and makes them slow.... & that talons are like living dead who won't rot if put in cryogenic sleep). Talons later in future come after Mr.Freeze as Court of Owls see him as a major threat !!!
But otherwise i would love to see characters like Mad Bomber& Grey Ghost, Proff. Pyg, Hugo Strange, Dr Death, Phantasm & Mr Bloom!
@@sharmu5338 Zodiac,Se7en and Saw. Same as my Father say to me.
Wasn't a big fan. Not wearing a silly green outfit OK. But the S&M headgear still made it hard to take him seriously as a lead villain.
Then there was the muffled voice which had you wanting to ask the person next to you what he said every time he spoke. Except that if you weren't listening closely you wouldn't understand batman either.
it was garbage actually, what's so hard about a guy with a green suit, purple tie, green hat and a mask
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Very interesting video.
Hello there
Iconic Batman villain the riddler $@😞
FUN FACT The Riddler had deathtraps and played mind games in THE ANIMATED SERIES !! The animated series Riddler came out before SAW (jigsaw) & se7en !!! I would say for the "LOOK" they went for a more modern serial killer styled updated HUSH costume ! The CALENDERMAN is more like ZODIAC KILLER !
Court of Owls will be a part of the 3rd movie cause Matt wants Mr. Freeze leading up to court of owls and Talons ! In comics Mr Freeze help court of owls keep their deadly assassin Talons cryogenic sleep /animated suspension (as cold is their weakness and makes them slow.... & that talons are like living dead who won't rot if put in cryogenic sleep). Talons later in future come after Mr.Freeze as Court of Owls see him as a major threat !!!
But otherwise i would love to see characters like Mad Bomber& Grey Ghost, Proff. Pyg, Hugo Strange, Dr Death, Phantasm & Mr Bloom!
I feel like it would've been good to cover the Batman: Earth One version of Riddler. It seems to be extremely similar to the nee film.
I really love Batman TAS Riddler. It was my first time seeing the Riddler, and the episodes were always so dream like, mystifying, and intriguing, especially when watching as a kid. May be the nostalgia, but the Riddler is hands down my favourite villain.
YES my number 1 favorite Batman Villain, so far you've done all of my top 3:
1. The Riddler
2. Two-Face
3. The Joker
its about time we got a good riddler adaptation.
He was good in Gotham.
@@anubusx Agreed also REEEEEEENT
@@UnseenHitman-1932 .
Except the romance with Penguin.
@@anubusx I don't think Riddler liked him, but Oz liked him,Riddler wasn't gay as far I'm aware of,but Penguin was, but in cannon neither are homosexual
@@dccomicsfan4345
Gotham took some liberties.
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I'm so excited to finally have my favourite Batman villain portrayed properly on the screen
I watched the movie a few weeks ago and this Riddler genuinely scared the hell out of me. One of the best 2022 superhero movies alongside No Way Home
I'm surprised that the BTAS origin "If you're so smart, why aren't rich?" was not mentioned.
I also really liked the Telltale Batman's take on the riddler. He's an old school former crime boss who comes back after years away and is even more sadistic and brutal than before
Not even a mention of Peter Milligan's "Dark Knight, Dark City". Just criminal...
I'm kind of surprised you completely left out The Riddler's complicated love-hate relationship with *Poison Ivy.* The two share a very interesting history in the comics(although most of them just consist of Nygma getting violated by her).
It's satisfying when Batman beats him to a pulp, but I kind of felt bad for him when he got brutally beaten up by Poison Ivy in that one comic
Batman being my favourite hero since I was 4 years old I never really liked the riddler but this new the Batman movie was nothing short of awesome and it’s made me really like the riddler portrayed this way
It's a shame he didnt mention the gotham tv series version because he was really cool
Paul Dano performance was incredible I think he was My favorite part of the movie finally the riddler had a good film version unlike Jim carry
Batman Forever, was a Joel Schumacher movie, so don't blame Jim Carrey for it.
Well Jim was still in his previous role really... thats what made him like it did..
I loved the whole character from the start to the end.
Been waiting on this one for years, like Christmas come early Eris thank you
The riddler is one of my top favorite batman villain.
I also like the dude who played the riddler on the TV show Gotham.
yeah
Riddler made first appearance in Detective Comics #140 (October 1948)
Can we get a history of the Spectere sometime soon?
Do history of the Ventriloquist
I know right!? 👍
The BTAS riddler episodes were some of my favs. I did love Jim carry as the riddler as well.
Bro, this riddler is beautiful. Fits in with the narrative
If it weren't for the joker, the riddler would be the most psychotic and challenging of the bats villains. He is a perfect character for any detective story. It plays into that mystery and intrigue very well.
How's everybody forgot about Gotham? Cory Michael Smith I think did a real good riddler. I did like Jim Carrey riddler. I have not watched The Batman yet. I did liked Cory Michael Smith so I think I would compare with Smith as Riddler
Riddler has always been one of my favorite Batman villains, and I’m glad they gave him a revamp in live action that isn’t so goofy. Now I just want to see my all time favorite Batman villain get into a serious movie: Mr. Freeze.
He's my second favorite Batman villain And he's the smartest Batman villain
Good job man
Just read The War of Jokes and Riddles. Loved it!
Long Live Batman Forever Riddler!
Yes!
Joygasm!!!
0:44 that’s actually Bob Kane, not Bill finger. Great vid though!
Riddler me this: What do you call a comic character that is the same, but not the one we know?
An adaptation?
Joker?
Keep trying, you might find the answer very "apparent"
@@alessandroortiz379 clayface!
No the answers may be multi, but the one answer maybe a verse
I hope they take Riddlers design from this new movie over to the comics, cause mannnnn Paul Dano killed it !
this made me realize how accurate the batman’s portrayal of the riddler is
Cool. Riddler is one of my favorite villains. Ever since Batman:The Animated Series. I gotta check out those comics.
for a c tier villain he really is a good vilain
At least B
He is an A plus dude,he is one of the most popular villans of all time
@@Someonebutnoone10 Batman says he's a C list villian, and batman is never wrong
@@hassankhan7616 he isn't, he's a C list villian
@@d3m1g0d4 he literally is,the old batman movies have had ridller aswell,riddler was in gotham show aswell,he is one of the most popular villans of all time
So awesome
Hey! Can you do the history of Hawkman? I will really love that! Please and thank you!!
The Riddler is one of my favorite characters in the Batman Universe my favorite is Batman Arkham series of the regular playing a dangerous game with Batman that's the version what I do like the way how the 2014 got them and the 2019 season finale of Gotham
The Riddler evolution since the that raised Batman Arkham series introducing the Riddler in a dangerous game. One of my favorite story arcs.
The regular knows everything about the
Court of owls in Bruce Wayne's Batman's true identity.
Can you do history of the Elementals, Cyclone and Sandman along with Kurt Conners the Lizard, Rhino, Kraven the Hunter, Chameleon, Scorpion and the Human Fly along with Morbius, Alistair Smythe the Ultimate Spider Slayer and Loxias_Crown AKA Hunger?
Gotham (TV show) greatly portrayed the Riddler and Penguin!
YES ABSOLUTELY YES i loved them portrayals. Also the first proto Joker was the best Joker there ever was.
i agree the show did them well
Can you make a video on Carmine Falcone and the Gotham mob
I liked the psych you pulled with bob kane
I am not sure I want to see a serial killer version of one of my fave Batman villains so the new movie is not for me but I loved the Gotham version. Iprefer my Riddler with more class than this new movie provides.
I like the Riddler but who else had a hatred for him while collecting trophies in the Arkham Series?
I really liked him in the War Of Jokes And Riddles story line
I always preferred his 90s animated series costume, a simple green suit with a question mark on the tie.
Isn't it crazy that The Riddler wanted the police at the lighthouse on March 4th and that's the same day The Batman came out and that movie is the whole reason Variant made this video?
Since you mentioned Shining Knight, can we give some spotlight on him? Only know him from Justice League Unlimited. Maybe pair him with Vigilante too?
Batman and hush the comic book was one of my favorite story arcs I know him as Tommy Elliott Bruce Wayne's high school bully Bruce Wayne punches Tom Tommy Elliott with his father's watch for
A high school bully talking about Bruce Wayne's parents back in high school throughout the television TV series
I would love to see that character and the Batman film series with Robert Patterson when Batman takes on his greatest enemies as hush.
Came to a close A bit to early but great Chanel
So when are you going to do history of DC Despero since he is one of the biggest Justice League Villians from the Comics?
Variant Comics the picture at the start of this when you say Bill Fingers name wasn't Bill Finger. That was an image of Bob Kane.
Please do a history of gambit he is my favorite x men also maybe do scarecrow as well as Johnathan Crane is my all time favorite comic book character
You think that's how Edward (Riddler) ended up in the Orphanage from The Batman, cause his parents got so tired of him.
Nice
Finally a vid about him 😭
If i recall in the comcis, lex gift to riddler was telling to quit since riddler is wasting his intelligence due to his gimmick, it’s true since at one moment in the past riddler did in fact capture batman but he taunted and tested robin (jason todd) rather than just kill batman
You should do one on the Eye Of Ekron
Can you please make a video on the history of the Thunderbolts.
Since you are doing history of the characters who are going to appear in the Matt Reeves Batman movie with Robert Pattinson as the Dark Knight, can you please do history of Alfred Pennyworth in your next video? Who do you think should be the Robin for this trilogy?
Can you look at the History of The Brain from Teen Titans\Doom Patrol🧠🤖
I'm actually going to watch The Batman with my friend in a few hours from now
This felt long overdue.
War of Jokes and Riddles is one of my favorites
No love for "Catwoman: When in Rome" ?
He's a supporting character in that story and it's a midquel during Batman: Dark Victory
Sweet 👍
Can you do history of the Justice Society of America and the Seven Soldiers of Victory?
My favorite version’s the one from The Animated Series.
Please do a video on Mary Jane & Black Cat: beyond
Did anybody else notice when Jim said that the Riddler wanted them at the lighthouse… “on March 4” ?!
That’s actually so crazy if the movie released then intentionally
@@rodelllaranang6250 definitely, it’d be pretty cool if it was intentional after the delay. Or they got lucky and realized that March 4 landed on a Friday this year