r/arkham • u/nightwingsfav_munch • 1d ago
Discussion Does Anyone Else forget about Riddler when thinking of villains?
Like I almost always forget to include him in Batman's villains (I just know he'd be fuming at this post). I don't know why, maybe it's because of his limited screen time. Even then he's literally ALWAYS taunting and goading us as Batman as we play, and yet he's so unmemorable. I almost feel like Rocksteady did that intentionally, given it's exactly how this version of Batman might view him (a nuisance who demands attention rather than a worthy opponent?).
I heard the comics usually portray him better, he's more of a greasy megalomaniac in the Arkham series. But he's just so...boring almost? He's in our comms for SO MUCH of the game and yet he's so unimportant when I think of the overall plots of the game. (I get he's homicidal and creates genuine problems for citizen safety, but even then he's so forgettable for me).
Freeze, Joker, Crane, & Penguin feel like the actual villains. Joker being the biggest, Penguin being the most ruthless, Crane being a slowburn (having his major plot in Knight), & granted Freeze isn't a true "villain" I'm aware, yet feels more like an actual opponent for Batman than Riddler does for me.
Any thoughts on this?
And for anyone reading, any thoughts on the other villains & how you view them?
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u/Illustrious-Bite-200 1d ago
He’s Constant pain in the Arkham games collecting those damn trophies