DC’s Arkham Asylum is filled with nightmares galore; this is where Batman’s rogue gallery
call home, unwillingly, whenever the Caped Crusader soils their plans and gets them locked
up.
While most never stay locked up for good, over the years, the Asylum has managed to
contain many a villainous and sinister figure, and oh boy, are the lot of them dangerous.
So today, we’re returning to our list of the top 10 most dangerous arkham inmates with
a part 3!
Be sure to check out parts 1 and 2 after this video – there’s a lot of villains that
will be missing from this list that are on those, so be sure you check em out.
With that in mind, let’s jump in!
10 Ventriloquist The Ventriloquist, aka Arnold Wesker, is a
criminal genius who suffers from dissociative identity disorder, which manifests itself
in the dummy he carries around with him; a psychotic puppet called Scarface.
When he first appeared in the comics, he would execute his crimes via Scarface, who dressed
up like Al Capone.
There has been two others to take up the mantle of the Ventriloquist aside from Wesker, who
at one point was killed off in the comics – Peyton Riley and Shauna Belzer, the latter
appearing in the new 52 as a foe of Batgirl’s.
While Wesker has no superhuman powers, and lacks much of an ability in hand to hand combat,
he’s a master criminal strategist, and sometimes brains are more dangerous than brawn when
it comes to Arkham Asylum.
9 Maxie Zeus Maxie Zeus is a bit more of an obscure Batman
villain.
He is a delusional criminal who firmly believes that he is literally the Greek god Zeus.
First appearing in Detective Comics issue 483 back in 1979, Maxie was a Greek history
teacher who lost his mind after he lost his wife.
Using his intelligence and cunning, the character became a prominent criminal figure in Gotham.
When he was initial locked up at Arkham in Batman and the Outsiders issue 14, Bats suggested
he be put in the maximum security wing.
Instead, he was placed in a regular security cell and eventually escaped, forming a team
of mythology based superhuman agents called the New Olympians.
He’s also present in the Arkhamverse video games, somewhat.
There’s a cell in the Arkham Asylum video game covered in Greek symbols, implying that
it was once Maxie’s cell.
You can find it in the Patient Pacification Chamber in the Intensive Treatment Center.
His nightclub, Gotham City Olympus, can be found in Arkham City, along with a story that
tells how he disappeared after a few electro shock therapy sessions.
8 Tweedledum and Tweedledee Upon first look, Tweedledum and Tweedledee
may not be all that intimidating, but don’t let their comical appearance fool you!
Based off of the characters from Lewis Caroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, these
two were first introduced into the DC universe back in 1943.
During the Golden Age, they were significantly less of an issue than they are post New 52
– their powers consisted of them using their fat bodies to roll and bounce around.
These days, they have superhuman strength and resistance, essentially making them big
ol dangerous bodyguard types.
They can lift up to 1 tonne.
Definitely a pair that you wouldn’t want to get into a fight with.
7 Doodlebug Doodlebug aka Daedalus Boch is a self proclaimed
artist of sorts.
Or rather, he believes he receives visions of inspiration, and then recreates said visions
on ‘whatever canvas they indicate’, which often means he uses people as a canvas.
Dude is a murderer.
He killed his cellmate Junkyard Dog – a poor fellow obsessed with collecting and investigating
trash – by plucking his heart out of his chest with his bare hands.
This was part of a satanic ritual, of course.
Aside having a few awkward similarities to famous artist Jean Michel Basquiat (both physically
and stylistically when it comes to Doodlebug’s ‘art’), the character is one of the more
obscure Arkham inmates, having only appeared in Arkham Asylum Living hell for 6 issues
in 2003.
6 Death Rattle Death Rattle actually killed our previous
number, Doodlebug, as part of a demonic sacrifice.
Needless to say, he’s one creepy dude.
Erasmus Death Rattle Rayne is not only a serial killer, he’s also a cult leader, and claims
that he’s psychic.
He found his own religion, which generally doesn’t operate on any sort of ethical foundation.
He also went about killing 56 members of his congregation, so clearly, it’s not the most
predictable of religious institutions, that’s for sure.
Plus he shared a cell with Warren White, aka the Great White Shark, so you know he ain’t
a push over.
Death Rattle believes he can communicate with the dead, and when Arkham is attacked by demons
and the ghosts of its inmate’s victims, the former members of his church tell him
to throw himself into the fires and sacrifice himself.
Death Rattle willing does it, but turns out the ghosts just wanted him to die and rot
in hell.
Ghosts have feelings too, you guys!
5 Prometheus Prometheus is a villain who is a foil to Batman
of sorts; he possesses no actual superhuman abilities, but instead, has undergone training
similar to Bruce Wayne’s – he’s done intensive mental and physical training, uses
similar technology to the caped crusader’s, and even has a stobe light capable of disorientation
and hypnotism.
He can also download the knowledge and physical skills of his foes into his brain via a combat
disc, which is kind of insane.
There have been a few iterations of Prometheus over the years, with the most popular one
being an unnamed villain, the son of two hippies who was traumatized at a young age when his
parents were brutally killed by police.
This led to him undergoing a similar journey to Bruce Wayne’s, except fighting on the
opposite side than the dark knight.
In other words, a man with that kind of determination, will power and commitment to annihilating
the forces of justice ain’t someone to take lightly.
4 Mad Hatter The Mad Hatter is yet another one of the more
comical members of Batman’s rogue gallery.
And he’s been in Arkham quite a lot over the years.
First appearing back in 1948 in Batman issue 49, the Mad Hatter aka Jervis Tetch, didn’t
have many friends growing up due to his physical appearance.
But what he did have was a genius level intellect, which led to him becoming a neuroscientist
and inventing mind control technology.
He knows how to dominate and control the human mind like the back of his hand, often making
use of hypnosis.
He’s also great at hiding covert mind control devices, which means he’s definitely the
guy you’d want to hit up in prison to sneak in contraband.
But surely, that would come with a price.
3 Catwoman Catwoman aka Selina Kyle has also straddled
the line of anti-hero and villain.
Initially a baddie back in the Golden Age of comics when she first appeared in Batman
issue 1 of 1940,she’s an expert burglar, skilled gymnast, and knows her way around
hand to hand combat.
Don’t even get us starting on her cunningness or intellect; girl has outsmarted some of
the best, even Batman at times.
While she wouldn’t initial be a threat on your radar if you were locked up in Arkham,
piss her off, and you’re in for a whole lot of trouble; Selina’s capabilities are
not to be taken lightly, and she can kick some serious butt, especially when you least
expect it.
From one anti-hero to the next
2 Harley Quinn If we’re talking immediate danger, Harley’s
unpredictability is absolutely deadly.
You do not want to accidentally come face to face with Harley when she’s having a
bad day, or even say the wrong (or right) thing to get her going.
Having spent quite a lot of time with the Joker can do that to you.
Harley first appeared in Batman the Animated Series before making her comic debut in 1999
in Batman: Harley Quinn.
She was initially a psychiatrist who worked at Arkham, Dr Harleen Quinzel, who fell victim
to the manipulation and influence of the Joker, falling in love with him, becoming his sidekick
and accomplice.
She herself became quite skilled in manipulation, and her unpredictability, as we mentioned
before, is one of the most dangerous things about her.
These days, Harley has shifted into anti-hero territory, no longer in the Joker’s grasp.
She’s dating Poison Ivy, and a side perk of that is she’s become immune to various
toxins, healing quicker from minor wounds, as well as getting a boost in strength and
her natural agility.
1 Ra’s al Ghul Ra’s Al Ghul is a criminal terrorist and
mastermind, he’s got a genius level intellect, he’s a master alchemist and swordsman, he
has longevity thanks to the Lazarus pit, and a knowledge of mystical objects.
He’s also a villain with a point, and that’s bloody dangerous.
But when it comes to being locked up in Arkham Asylum with Ra’s, he’s the leader of the
league of assassins, and has many a time been a match for Batman.
Hell, he respects Batman, referring to him as Detective half of the time.
Ra’s has been described as a 700 year old international terrorist, and has come back
to life on multiple occasions, meaning he’s not the kind of person you want to have holding
a grudge against you.
He’s also a dude who believes that achieving perfect environmental balance is achieved
by killing off most of humanity, so like, that’s a thing.
A fellow as ruthless as that ain’t someone you wanna be tangoing with in a prison cell,
that’s for damn sure.
There we have it friends!
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