10 Batman: The Animated Series Villains, Ranked By Threat Level

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Batman: The Animated Series has some of the most iconic interpretations of Batman"s villains, although not all of them pose and equal level of threat to the caped crusader. Of all the most popular superheroes, Batman has by far the most intriguing rogue"s gallery, with Batman villains getting their own movies and shows on the regular. In Batman: The Animated Series, these nefarious criminals are all represented with highly varying degrees of danger.
Batman faces a wide variety of different types of bad guys in Batman: The Animated Series, from well-established criminals and mob bosses to super-powered monsters with science fiction elements. While there are a few notable villains Batman: The Animated Series missed out on, all of The Dark Knight"s heaviest-hitting antagonists are represented. Some of them are barely a road bump in Batman"s war on crime, whereas others are long-running menaces to Gotham City that require much more thought to take down.
10 The Penguin Mostly a joke character who is easily outsmarted

While the ending of HBO"s The Penguin demonstrated a particularly nasty verison of the character, in many Batman continuities, The Penguin is typically regulated to the role of a comedic side villain, existing only to be easily defeated. This is certainly the case in Batman: The Animated Series, in which Oswald Cobblepot frequently gets bullied by Batman. Considering his goofy top-hat-and-monocle look and odd bird-themed crimes, it"s easy to see why The Penguin isn"t taken seriously.
In his very first appearance in the show, I"ve Got Batman In My Basement, The Penguin is easily outsmarted by a pair of random children who stumble upon one of Batman"s battles. As if that weren"t enough, he"s portrayed throughout the series as a squawking simpleton with a short temper. His array of umbrella-concealed weapons and exotic birds never give Batman much pause in any of his adventures. At least The Penguin"s wealth and social influence does keep him somewhat slippery.
9 Two-Face Essentially a normal criminal with a peculiar habit

Once an esteemed friend of Bruce Wayne"s, Harvey Dent, a freak explosion turned a promising young District Attorney into the split personality, Two-Face. As a criminal, most of Two-Face"s actions target mob boss Rupert Thorne, the man he viewed as responsible for his downfall. By flipping a coin, Two-Face decides whether to do good or evil, totally surrendering his morality to a 50/50 chance. As Two-Face, Harvey Dent acts as quite a feared threat in Gotham"s seedy underworld.
Compared to The Penguin, Two-Face is far more dangerous and cunning. As far as Batman is concerned, however, Two-Face"s neuroticism presents many exploitable weaknesses. At one point, Batman is even able to distract Two-Face by tossing a bunch of silver dollars in the air, confusing the villain over which one is his beloved two-sided coin long enough to deliver the final blow. Eventually, Two-Face ends the series on the long road to recovery and rehabilitation, making him one of Batman"s bigger success stories as a non-lethal vigilante.
8 The Riddler A genius mastermind who can't help but make himself open

Similar to Two-Face, The Riddler is defined by his quirky habits that always present Batman with a clear path to victory. Blessed with a genius-level intellect, The Riddler of Batman: The Animated Series fame is a gifted computer scientist with a knack for puzzles and riddles. After crashing out of a legitimate business, Edward Nygma turns to crime as The Riddler, forcing Batman and Robin to run gauntlet after gauntlet of dangerous labyrinths and riddles, only to escape capture at the last minute.
What makes The Riddler more threatening compared to Two-Face or The Penguin is his intelligence, directly threatening the lives of those who have crossed him, even almost killing Commissioner Gordon. However, his fatal flaw is is inability to resist proving how much smarter he is than Batman, giving him puzzles with clear solutions that consistently underestimate Batman"s own wits. Perhaps not as scary as Matt Reeves" Riddler from The Batman, the animated Riddler is at least not a foe to take lightly.
7 Man-Bat A ferocious beast that's hard to handle

The very first episode of Batman: The Animated Series to be produced pitted Batman up against Dr. Kirk Langstrom, a.k.a. Man-Bat. Batman"s first opponent with blatantly science fiction superpowers, Man-Bat suffered from a werewolf-like condition that caused him to morph into a giant man-bat hybrid due to a mysterious chemical concoction. Becoming addicted to this new formula, Langstrom is ultimately an unwilling villain in the show who is nevertheless spurred into chaos by his animalistic side.
Stronger than a normal human, with massive fangs, and capable of flight, fighting Man-Bat is a great deal more challenging for Batman than going up against the average street thug. That being said, The Caped Crusader is eventually able to best the beast in one-on-one combat, subduing him long enough for the creature to revert back into Dr. Kirk Langstrom. Eventually, Batman manages to cure both Kirk and his wife, Francine, from the curse of the Man-Bat.
6 Clayface One of Batman's most physically dangerous foes

As frightening as Man-Bat is, the bestial villain doesn"t compare to Matt Hagen, a.k.a. Clayface. Once a highly-esteemed actor, Clayface was transformed into an amorphous blob-like monster made of clay after his repeated exposure to an experimental chemical compound. An an enemy, not only is Clayface physically intimidating, immune to most forms of attack and able to conjure deadly melee weapons with his shifting body, but he"s also a capable shapeshifter, using his acting skills and complete bodily control to unerringly impersonate anyone.
Importantly, Clayface is not without weaknesses, as his colloidal body is revealed to be quite unstable over time. At one point, Clayface even creates a sentient new being from a piece of himself, named Annie, who eventually refuses to follow his orders. He can also still be knocked out by forces of significant enough magnitude, like explosions. By refusing to allow Clayface to be cured of his condition, Batman exhibited one of his most heartless moments in Batman: The Animated Series.
5 Poison Ivy A plant-based femme fatale with deadly reach

Unlike most modern versions of Poison Ivy, the Poison Ivy of Batman: The Animated Series doesn"t have an innate power to instantly conjure and control massive mutant plants. However, she does still have superpowers that make her more dangerous than the average human, including hypnotism via kiss and a natural immunity to poisons and pesticides. What truly makes Poison Ivy so threatening, however, is her genius botany skills, which allow her to bioengineer all manner of horrifying plant hybrids.
One of her most terrifying creations were semi-sentient human/plant clones, purpose-built to sell Ivy"s redemption as a functioning member of society. Even Batman is unnerved by such abominations, giving Poison Ivy a rare edge few Batman villains can match. Unfortunately for her, she is still quite vulnerable to emotional manipulation, with Batman able to get her to stand down in her first appearance by holding a single rose plant "hostage". By the end of the series, though, Poison Ivy is one of the few super-criminals that remains at-large.
4 Mr. Freeze A cybernetic powerhouse of cyrogenic chaos

In terms of raw power output, Mr. Freeze is an absolutely universe-warping threat for a single character to hold. Yet another scientist among Batman"s rogue"s gallery, Victor Fries develops an impressively futuristic freeze ray which he uses to commit all sorts of crimes in the name of curing his wife, Nora, of a terminal disease, leaving her preserved in ice in the meantime. Even without his patented Freeze Gun, Mr. Freeze"s cybernetic suit gives him superhuman levels of strength and endurance.
Mr. Freeze is one of the few Batman villains to defeat The Dark Knight in single combat right away, leaving Batman to struggle while encased in a block of ice. Later on in the series, he even uses his Freeze Ray to blow up an entire city, making him one of the single most destructive forces in the show"s canon. His unique condition presents a few windows of opportunity for defeat, however, being unable to survive outside sub-zero temperatures. This face ultimately results in one of the most cruel fates of any Batman villain later on in Batman Beyond.
3 Scarecrow Came very close to breaking Batman

At first glance, Scarecrow doesn"t seem like a particularly standout villain among Batman: The Animated Series" antagonists. Professor Jonathan Crane was an unethical psychiatrist who became obsessed with fear"s controlling power, developing a "fear toxin" which produced terrifying hallucinations that showed a victim their greatest fear. Despite not having powers of his own, Scarecrow was able to consistently attack Gotham City on a massive scale, committing acts of terrorism few other Batman villains could dream of.
Not only that, but Scarecrow came the closest to breaking Batman for good of any villain in Batman: The Animated Series. Later iterations of his fear toxin were able to craft entire hallucinatory realities so authentic, that both Batman and Batgirl were both barely able to recover from them. In the end, however, Scarecrow is apprehended by Batman and Robin multiple times, making him a dangerous but ultimately solvable problem that Gotham City frequently faces.
2 Ra's Al Ghul An ancient and deadly foe

Not just a mere criminal mastermind, Ra"s al Ghul pushes the meaning of being a Batman villain to new limits. Batman: The Animated Series paints Ra"s al Ghul as the creator and leader of the Society of Shadows, a cabal of eco-terrorists dedicated to purging the planet of all those who would desecrate it. By using the Lazarus Pits, Ra"s al Ghul has been able to keep himself alive for centuries.
Over the course of his long lifetime, Ra"s al Ghul has been able to sharpen his combat skills and tactical acumen to an impossible degree, giving him an unfair amount of experience as a dangerous villain. He even threatens the DCAU Man of Steel in an episode of Superman: The Animated Series, a feat few other Batman villains are capable of. If Ra"s al Ghul had wanted to simply kill Bruce Wayne, rather than groom him for the position of the Society of Shadows" new leader, it"s unlikely that Batman could have ever defeated him.
1 The Joker A twisted psychopath who somehow gets away with it

Batman"s most famous villain for a good reason, The Joker is nevertheless the most threatening villain within the confines of Batman: The Animated Series. Though he doesn"t have any special powers, as a force of chaos, The Joker is an impossible to predict criminal mastermind, psychologically breaking his victims with his signature laughing gas and other forms of macabre torture. He even manages to create a whole new villain to serve as his sidekick by breaking the psyche of Dr. Harleen Quinzel until she becomes Harley Quinn.
In Batman: The Animated Series, The Joker also seems to be a gifted inventor, crafting all manner of horrifying gag-based weaponry with his ill-gotten financial gains. Frequently threatening Gotham City with dangerous scheme after dangerous scheme that are only ever narrowly foiled by Batman, Joker even survives far into the future to haunt The Dark Knight again in Batman Beyond, even disfiguring Robin into a miniature version of him. The Joker is by far the most evil, cruel, and dangerous villain in Batman: The Animated Series.
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