Batman's decisions, intelligence, and fighting abilities always amaze us.
The Fire of Never Giving Up, Unwavering Determination,
Self-Discipline and ability to wipe up a solution out of thin air
Not only made him One of the Greatest among Heroes
But also earned him the utmost respect among all the Villains.
This Video lists 05 incidents that capture Villains' great
sense of respect towards the Dark Knight and the reasons behind it.
From his Childhood to his Origin and throughout the Villain Career, Riddler had an interesting
back story. According to him, Batman was there at the beginning and at the end of his streak.
Unlike other Villains, Riddler fought Batman using his intellectual power
and he considered Batman to be the only one worthy of standing against him.
Throughout the episodes, we come across in 'The Batman' Animated Series,
it is pretty clear it was not Gotham PD Riddler was targeting but the Dark Knight himself.
That is also why at the time, when Gotham PD tried to corner and capture Batman,
Riddler became Batman's guardian angel by sabotaging the Police Departments Plan.
He saw Batman as a Superior Opponent and respects him for his cognitive prowess. Therefore,
Neither Gotham PD nor any other Villain is good enough for Batman to spend his time-fighting.
The moment where Riddler's respect and admiration towards Batman saw the pinnacle
is when Batman made him see the solution to the most obvious in his life.
Floyd Lawton known under the codename Deadshot is an exceptional marksman and a Hitman. He meets
Batman in Justice League TV Series, Movie Suicide Squad, and also in Batman: Assault on Arkham.
First, it is Fear we see in the eyes of Deadshot when he encounters Batman in the
Series Justice League.
Later with different versions, it turns to respect towards Batman.
In the movie Suicide Squad,
it is clearly evident How much respect the notorious Hitman,
Deadshot has towards Batman when he decided not to pull the trigger when Batman came to arrest him.
We also see Amanda Waller in Suicide Squad Movie and it seems like Deadshot is controlled by her.
But that is because due to the leverage she has on him (his daughter) and not because
of neither respect nor fear. When the time comes Deadshot shows us that fact clearly.
It is during the movie Batman: Assault on Arkham which Deadshot shows us that while it is utmost
respect, he has towards Batman and Amanda Waller is yet another target he can shoot anytime.
Going on from there, after Batman warns Waller for the last time
which was in vain considering the mentality Waller has, Deadshot pulls the trigger.
Hailed as the God of Tyranny, 'Darkseid' conqueror of Worlds,
is well known to strike fear into the hearts of his enemies. Superman, the God among Humans,
and the Wonder Woman, the Roman Goddess of Hunt were no match against him.
At this moment, a mere human with no special powers challenges Darkseid to a battle of wits
and leaves the God of Tyranny at the mercy of his human opponent.
The One man, the single being who was able to give Darkseid a taste of his own medicine,
was none other than Batman.
Dark Knight struck fear into the impenetrable heart of stone making Darkseid cry in agony.
This utter humiliation made Darkseid recognized the caliber of Batman and
respect him for his superior intelligence and willpower.
One of Batman's first recurring Villains even before celebrated Joker,
Hugo Strange was the morally ambiguous head chief of Psychiatry at Arkham Asylum. He was driven by
his keen interest in the criminal mind and made constant efforts to study and challenge Batman,
whom he thought the only person in Gotham that is capable of intellectually challenging him.
While Batman had to go to great lengths to defeat or neutralize Hugo's efforts,
doing so, he endangered his secret identity which strange was one of the first to deduce.
In the last episode of The Batman TV Series, Professor Strange's true colors came to light.
He captured the entire Justice League and incapacitated them to drain their powers.
When Batman was captured, he explains why he gives so much importance toward Dark Knight,
and his respect for Batman is clearly evident through the words spoken.
Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime, feels more than respect towards Batman.
It is more of an obsession.
Animations, and Real-Life Movies. Even in Animated Series 'Harley Quinn',
viewers are shown how much Batman means to Joker with regards to the comparison of Harley herself.