List of Possible Batman Villains for Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises”

Hush

Who is he? Hush reinvigorated the Batman comics in 2002, with a large story arc which kept you guessing, “Who is Hush?” Just about every Batman villain was featured into the arc. The mystery ran for months, and brought epic battles between Batman and Superman, the return of Jason Todd, and a nemesis who has proved more than a match for Bruce Wayne than any other to this date.

Hush has the same analytical skills Bruce employs, always thinking one step ahead of the opponent, and even has the same spoiled upbringing.  Hush is very much the antithesis to Bruce Wayne’s Batman. It is if you took Batman’s every strength and made it a flaw.

What works? The Joker worked because of his unpredictability, and insane nature. Hush works because of how similar he is to Batman. He is every bit as talented, as rich, and as intelligent at Bruce Wayne, but he is one of the men who Alfred says, “want to watch the world burn.” His jealousy and anger make a stark contrast to Batman.

What doesn’t? What made the Hush storyline so invigorating (other than the brilliant art of Jim Lee) was the constant guessing of who Hush is. This is aided by a large set of villains, which couldn’t be used in the film.  Big reveals like that of Jason Todd would have to be ignored, due to not being in the film’s current set of mythos. Instead characters like Gordon and Alfred would have to be implicated as choices of who Hush is before a final reveal. Without the big reveal, this character loses some of his bite.

Chances of being “Rises” villain? 3/5

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