The Riddler - Blog Posts
"HELLO CITIZENS! We're friends, right? And friends speak plainly, no? Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. Really, Gotham is a city of proposed saints, doing their best to aim through their glass houses. We all like to pretend our lovely glass houses are clean. But if you knew the inspector was on his way, what would you do to keep him out?"
"It appears violence is baked into the fabric of our very lives these days. Don't fret, my little chickens. All things must come to an end, dear Gotham. And over time, answers give way to new mysteries. And when original lessons are forgotten, all we have are the questions we started with. We're back to the beginning: When is a murderer not a murderer?"
"GOOOOOOD Evening, Gotham City. It's the Witching Hour, and that means all of the creepy crawlers are out. Spiders and Spirits and Bats, Oh My! But will the real menace of Gotham please stand up? CITIZEN CRIMINALS! What a concept. Well, Riddle Me This, Gotham! If justice is blindfolded, then who tied the knot? And who's got their finger on her lovely scales? Because when the scales fell from Saul's eyes, he saw clearly."
"Three tragedies in 24 hours. A trinity, if you will. Trinities are holy. Good things come in threes. Third time's the charm. But nothing good comes out of Gotham, does it? If this is a sermon, then let me say what Gotham needs is an exorcism. Who's up to the task? I dabble in numerology, as it happens. The thing about devils is that they disguise themselves before our very eyes. The road to Hell and all those Good Intentions. Batman, Batman, why hast thou forsaken me? You never answered my question. Riddle Me This........ When is a murderer not a murderer? The bodies are piling up, Batman."
"Riddle me this, Gotham, since you've tuned in once again to my little show. Who can still be surprised at something as tragic as a bombing in Gotham? A tourist. Truly, my Gothamites, does a day pass without tragedy? Does anyone truly know what lies in the heart of the person next to you? Doesn't take the world's greatest detective to figure that one out. And speaking of........ Riddle Me This, Batman. What is the call that can only be heard after the fat lady sings?"
"Give up? Yes.......... it seems many of you have. But don't worry. With the dawn comes clarity. The light catches us all. For nothing is hidden, that shall not be manifest, nor anything secret, that shall not be known and come to light. My dear denizens, my stalwart citizens, my weary friends, fear not. We're just getting started."
"Ah yes, another morning in a beautiful little town called Gotham City. You're all tuning into my little pirate radio, trying to get the good word on a bad situation. They want to shut us down and shut us out but we're just too much to resist. So I creep through your airwaves, right up to your front door. Who am I? Well no need for mystery there. It's your faithful host, your neighbor, The Riddler here. Asking questions to answer YOUR questions. That's the thing, isn't it? The thing you know is creeping over the horizon. Do you have questions, Gotham? I think you do. The answer's always there, if you look for it. Riddle Me This, Gotham City listeners. When is a criminal not a criminal?"
"Gotham, are you out there? If you're just tuning in, allow me to introduce myself.......... This is RIDDLER RADIO, and I have a question for you, Gotham. When is a killer not a killer?"
Trickster, Prankster, Toyman, Riddler, Lex Luthor, Two-Face, Clock King
"It can be cruel, poetic, or blind. But when it's denied, it's your violence you will find." - The Riddler
My redesign of The Batman (2004) Riddler.
I Love/Hate the “Marilyn Manson” design Riddler had in the show. I love it because it's so outrageous, but I hate it because it's simply a terrible Riddler design. I decided to keep the face and hair but change the outfit to look like something a computer hacker would wear, since the show's interpretation of Riddler was basically a cyber-terrorist.
"I am a 5 letter word and a fruit. Take away my 1st letter, I am a crime. Take away my 1st and 2nd letter, I am an animal. Take away my 1st and 5th letter, I am a form of music. What am I?"
"A man rode into town on Tuesday and then left 2 days later on Tuesday. How is this possible?"
"There is a four digit number in which the first digit is one fourth of the last digit, the second digit is 6 times the first digit, and the third digit is the second digit plus 3. What is it?"
"When may a man's coat pocket be empty and yet have something in it?"
"I have a scroll but no quills, a neck and ribs but no legs, a saddle but no horse, and a bridge but no water. What am I?"
"Never resting, never still. Moving silently from hill to hill. It does not walk, run or trot, All is cool where it is not. What is it?"
"The more of me you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?"
"Mark was born on December 28th, yet his birthday is always in the summer. How is this possible?"
"What is something nobody wants to have, yet nobody wants to lose?"
"What does a liar do when they're dead?"
"I can be cracked, I can be made, I can be told, and I can be played?"
"You're running a race, and you've just passed the person in 2nd place. Where are you now?"
"A man wishes to enter a nightclub, but he doesn't know the password required for entry. The man observes others being let in, talking to the bouncer. The bouncer says "Twelve" and the visitor says "Six", and is let in. The man now thinks he understands the pattern, and walks up to the entrance. The bouncer says "Ten" and the man says "Five". The man is rudely turned away. But why?"
"Imagine you're in a room without a door or windows. How do you escape?"
"The smartest man alive will always overlook what?"
"Why does the end of the world never come?"
Looks like Riddler’s found a friend in Arkham Asylum.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3jgHgPjuFY
Just saw The Batman.
LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Paul Dano killed it as The Riddler!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Based on Batman: Zero Year
Written by Scott Snyder
Based on E. Nigma Investigations
Created by https://enigmainvestigations.tumblr.com/
My redesign of The Batman (2022) Riddler.
Although I do like the design in the movie, I feel that it only works as his first costume. I wouldn't like it if he looked like that throughout the entire trilogy. I redesigned him only slightly, just to make it look a little more "Riddler-esque".
Isle Of Villainy - Voice Cast (Part 1) Every 5 years, 22 villains of the DC Universe are selected for a game show: Isle Of Villainy, a Survivor/Total Drama style reality show taking place on an abandoned island in the middle of the Bermuda Triangle. This year's contestants are split into 2 groups, The Brainz & The Brawn. Hosted by The Joker, these teams will have to work together and fight for survival in different challenges based on different types of themes, all for the prize of the combined wealth of Lex Luthor, Bruce Wayne, and Oliver Queen. This year's theme is Cinema, with every challenge tailored to a certain movie genre, from Romantic Musicals to Depressing War Dramas. Challenges will be won, hearts will be broken, and lasting friendships will be made. Doesn't it feel so good to be bad?
The Brainz
These villains are far smarter than they are strong, though that doesn't mean that they can't put up a good fight.
Batman: Legends Of The Dark Knight
MANY HAPPY RETURNS: We find out through flashbacks that The Joker has a habit of attacking Gotham City every month, as a way of giving Batman a birthday present. Then one month, Joker doesn’t attack, which sends Batman and the GCPD into a paranoid frenzy. They even evacuate the entire city, and Batman searches through every nook and cranny of Gotham. When the present is finally revealed, it's nothing more than The Joker himself standing in the middle of Gotham Square. After Batman beats the crap out of him, Joker says that the present is him knowing that they'll be doing this deadly duel forever.
THE BEAUTIFUL UGLY: Two-Face kidnaps a seemingly innocent man named Aidan Bennet, and holds him hostage in an abandoned courthouse. It’s revealed that Aidan was the prime suspect in Harvey Dent’s first case as D.A., that being a museum robbery gone wrong that involved the death of a security guard. Aidan was released on a technicality, but Harvey knows that he commited the crime, and now it’s time for judgment.
SOLITAIRE: Having escaped Arkham Asylum, The Riddler steps out into Gotham City and breaks into Wayne Tower. As the story goes on, we find out that Riddler was abused by a guard in Arkham Asylum who would never let him have any enjoyment, and the guard has been hired as Wayne Tower’s chief of security. We watch as Riddler easily bypasses security, uploads a computer virus into the mainframe, and even blows up walls, and all without losing his composure. The best way to describe Riddler through most of the story is Calm and Always In Control.
STUDY HALL: Tired of constantly battling the Batman and losing, Jonathan Crane decides to call it quits. He thus sneaks out of Arkham Asylum and flees the city. He then forges his own teaching credentials, creating a false identity. With these, Crane gets himself a job at an upstate college, living the quiet life of a psychology professor. He even begins a friendship with a book smart student named Molly Randall. But it all comes crashing down when Molly is beaten and possibly raped by her boyfriend, Bromley. Enraged, Dr. Crane dons his old Scarecrow costumes and whips out the old, reliable fear toxin. Bromley is about to get a visit from The Scarecrow, and may God have mercy on his soul.
Riddler: Follow The Clues - Cast
A new villain called the Cluemaster has reared his head in Gotham, robbing museums and banks while leaving clues behind at every crime scene. At first, everyone is sure that Riddler is in cahoots with this new villain, due to their very similar calling cards. However, when Riddler finds out about this, he's outraged and insulted, and even offers Batman help in stopping Cluemaster. Unfortunately for him, Batman refuses his offer. Deciding to take matters into his own hands, Riddler breaks out of Arkham and tries to stop Cluemaster's latest robbery. When the two finally meet, Riddler finds out that the Cluemaster is actually one of his former henchmen, Arthur Brown. Arthur was fired from Riddler's gang for being too ambitious and insulting him, and now he wants payback. In order to takedown Arthur, Riddler & Batman reluctantly join forces. They even get help from Brown's daughter, Stephanie, who hates her father. At the end of the movie, Stephanie decides to become a vigilante, calling herself Spoiler.
What’s your opinion on modern day Cluemaster? Is he different enough from Riddler, or is he still a cheap knock-off?
Top 10 Favorite Riddler Stories
1. Questions Multiply The Mystery
2. A New dawn
3. Zero Year
4. Riddled
5. Solitaire
6. The Riddle-less Robberies Of The Riddler
7. E. Nigma, Consulting Detective
8. Dark Knight, Dark City
9. City Walls
10. A Question Of Identity
