With so many dangerous inmates contained in Arkham Asylum, it's actually surprising that
there aren't more riots and mass escapes coming out of there. Sure Joker has orchestrated
a few and Bane has also helped some criminals to escape in an attempt to defeat Batman,
but for the most part villains stay put there. And some of these lesser known ones, never
get to escape. Although even most of the villains on the part 4 of this list have managed to
break out at least once. But not everyone who gets locked up in the asylum is even a
villain. Today we're taking a closer look at these dangerous but somewhat more obscure
inmates as we count down the top 10 most dangerous Akrham inmates part 4. Be sure to stick around
to the end of this video where we have some bonus content coming your way. Alright, let's
get counting.
10 KGBeast
KGBeast is actually a Russian KGB cybernetically enhanced assassin who was trained by the Hammer.
He has come up against Batman quite a few times and despite the fact that he usually
loses the day and has even been thought dead a few times, he always manages to come back.
He even returned in Blackest Night as Black Lantern. He kind of reminds me of a cybernetic
Deadshot or Deadpool. KGBeast has never been imprisoned for long and although you may not
be as familiar with his appearances in comics--he one time killed an entire party of 100 just
to guarantee 1 hit and is known for successfully assassination hundred of targets--you make
remember him from the animated film Assault on Arkham. Alas the film did not greatly do
him justice as he one of the first to die when he attempted to call Amanda Waller's
bluff, not believing that she had implanted nano-explosives in their necks. His was detonated
and his head blown off as soon as he stepped out of the room, making him the example.
9 The Spook
A classic villain of Batman's the Spook is Val Kaliban. While he was until he was decapitated
by Damian Wayne in an attempt to impress his father, Bruce Wayne. Spoiler alert: this did
not impress Bruce. While the Spook's plans were often foiled by the Batman to most he
would seem pretty dangerous. The Spook was a criminal mastermind, escape artist, hypnotist
and minor theatre illusionist. He's kind of like if someone took a Scooby Doo villain
and made them somewhat darker and then dropped them off in Gotham. While he was often caught
by Batman, prison often could not hold him since he was so good at escaping and was a
former architect who had actually designed Gotham's Prison. He was eventually driven
mad by his failures and ended up in Arkham Asylum.
8 Flamingo
Although Eduardo Flamingo's name may sound a little ridiculous and his get up may be
a little eccentric--he kind of looks like a crazed matador--he is most certainly a dangerous
killer. He was brainwashed by the mob into becoming a killer and he has killed an impressive
number of people, including his own family. He even almost managed to kill the Red Hood
at one point though Dick Grayson managed to stop him. While he is a ruthless, killing
machine, his weakness is his mental instability. The mob apparently also lobotomized him which
in the comic book world, just makes him plans somewhat unfocused and easy to foil. Though
it also makes him unpredictable which can at times be an asset. He is an unfeeling killer
who also has a tendency to eat his victims faces.
7 Firefly
Although all three incarnations have visited Arkham Asylum, I want to focus on probably
the most disturbed and most famous of them all, Garfield Lynns. What a name. Garfield
Lynns is pyromaniac who quickly becomes obsessed with starting fires and believes he can say
visions in the flames. While he found moderate success as pyrotechnician in the film and
television industry which lent well to his obsession with fire, he eventually found himself
destitute as a result of the huge poverty issues in Gotham. Although to be honest, I
feel like if you are working on effects on a film set, you really should not be prone
to poverty. But such is life in Gotham. This causes him to go on a crime spree and become
a professional arsonist. At one point he even started a fire in a chemical plant which caused
an explosion, resulting in Firefly catching fire himself which inspired him to make a
fireproof suit for future criminal endeavors. Surprising that Garfield did not think to
do that before.
Amygdala You may not remember Amygdala but he was one
of the inmates that Bane unleashed on Gotham in the events of Knightfall. Amygdala's name
comes from the part of the brain that helps to control emotions and is responsible for
storing emotional memories which helps your brain determine appropriate emotional responses
to certain situations. Amygdala had this part of his brain removed in an attempt to help
diminish his violent and homicidal tendencies. However this had the opposite effect as he
no longer possessed the part of the brain that helped him to be self-aware when it came
to his emotional responses. He has the physique of a championship body-builder and as such
can be very dangerous when he goes into a rage. Fortunately Batman is often able to
calm him down. And he even spent some time as one of the good guys, living as an ally
to and in the same apartment as Dick Grayson while working as a warden at a prison.
5 James Gordon Jr
Many people are familiar with Commissioner Gordon's daughter, Barbara Gordon. She is
also a member of the Bat family as Batgirl and was for a time Batman's tech wiz as Oracle.
She is also the leader of Birds of Prey and on again off again love interest of Dick Grayson.
But what do you know about Jim's son? James Gordon Junior maybe not often be talked about
in the comics but it's not because he's not interesting. He just decided to go to in the
opposite direction of his sister. James Jr is actually a psychotic murderer. He reappears
in Batman: The Black Mirror where he aids villian, the Dealer; helps Joker escape Gotham
and kidnaps Barbara. He was taking medication to help with him his psychotic tendencies
but he's a smart man and was able to actually reformulate his meds to make him more psychotic
instead. He believes that empathy is a weakness and aims to take down the Bat and turn poison
an infant nutritional facility.
4 Solomon Grundy
A villain who just keeps dying and coming back. Solomon Grundy is best described a zombie.
While he isn't always a bad guy--he did work alongside Hawkgirl in the Justice League animated
series and even died in the process and went to heaven--he is definitely not someone you'd
want to run into in a dark alley. Solomon Grundy was first introduced in 1944 and at
the time was kind of DC's Hulk equivalent. He is super strong and large with limited
intellect and he is also gray which was the Hulk's original colour. While he has changed
over time, his smarts or lack thereof still seem to be his downfall. Making him a powerful
character but not a criminal mastermind. He usually works underneath more acclaimed villains
acting as the muscle. In fact he's even been mind-controlled by super villain Gorilla Grod
for such a purpose. He appears as an Asylum inmate in the Injustice games.
Cheetah
One of Wonder Woman's most notable nemeses. Cheetah is slated to be the new big bad for
our heroine actually in her newest film Wonder Woman 1984. Her were-cheetah like abilities
make her a surprisingly formidable foe for Diana Prince. Though this version is Barbara
Ann Minerva. Whereas the original Cheetah was Priscilla Rich who actually made her debut
only a couple of years after Wonder Woman. Priscilla Rich is also the incarnation we're
referring to in this list. She fights Wonder Woman in Arkham Asylum along with other members
of the Justice League in the fun comic series Batman 66 Meets Wonder Woman 77. This version
of Cheetah is a wealthy socialite who is jealous of Wonder Woman and is skilled in acrobatics.
2 Brainiac
So this only happens in the Lego Batman games but it still happened. And Brainiac is one
of the most powerful telepaths in the DC universe and is pretty undefeatable in most continuities.
Though not all. In Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, the villains appetite seems to have surpassed
just shrinking cities. Instead he aims to shrink the entire earth by absorbing the energies
of a representative Lantern from each of the different Lantern corps and focusing that
energy through a power crystal. He ends up defeated and shrunk down himself, before being
placed in Arkham Asylum. He does of course manage to escape shortly afterward however
when Luthor accidentally breaks the glass bottle Brainiac is kept in and he is returned
to his normal size.
1 Superman
In Emperor Joker, Superman becomes an inmate at Arkham Asylum daily. He always escapes
but is recaptured by Bizarro who once again locks him up again in the Asylum. In this
altered reality, everyone believes him to be a murderer despite the fact that he professes
his innocence. He finally manages to break this cycle when he gets captured by a somewhat
evil, corporate version of Lois Lane. She can't help but be drawn to him, though she
does not know why she is. She originally decides to help him only she can trap and experiment
on him. But sets him free because she finds she has inexplicable feelings for him.
Thanks for watching, nerd squad. I hope you found out a little bit more about those dangerous
people who are imprisoned in Arkham Asylum. Who are some of your favourite inmates? If
you could room with any villian at Arkham who would you want to room with? Which villian
would you definitely not want to run into there? Let us know in the comments below.
And speaking of comments time to turn to my last video, top 10 superheroes who hate each
other part 5, for that bonus content I promised, in the form of comments. Sunstar says, "Amanda
you're a class act. Emma Frost deserves her own top 10 list of people she doesn't get
along with." I agree. Emma Frost certainly can come across as cold. Though I think she
does like quite a few people but it just takes her some time to warm up. Justin Shim says,
"I seem to recall Wolverine making a crack about Mary Jane (I think). The next panel
shows Logan flying out of the atmosphere after Spidey punched him as hard as he could. Didn't
realize until then that this whole "proportional strength of a spider" thing was no joke."
Sounds like Logan. It's also implied that he tried to sleep with MJ one time when he
and teen Parker swapped bodies. He definitely knows how to get on Peter's bad side. And
yeah, Spider-Man may look lean but he is super strong! That's all the time we have for comments
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