Riddler (DC)

Edward Nygma
Biographical Information
Full name	Edward Nigma (later Nygma or Nashton)
Other names	Enigma Patrick Parker Detective Riddler Mockingbird
Occupation	Professional criminal Supervillain Terrorist Crime lord Strategist at Wayne Enterprises (formerly) Computer software designer (formerly) Detective (temporarily) Leader of the League of Villainy Member of the Secret Society of Super Villains Member of the Joker League of Anarchy (formerly)
Alignment	Bad
Affiliations	Legion of Doom Secret Society of Super Villains Secret Six Injustice League Suicide Squad
Goal	Outwit Batman and his arch enemies
Home	Gotham City
Personal information
Likes	Outwitting Batman, making riddles, fighting his opponents
Dislikes	Batman or anything related to him, Robin, losing
Powers and abilities	Genius-level intellect Criminal mastermind Skilled inventor, engineer and escape artist Utilizes complex riddles, puzzles, and lethal contraptions
Status	Active
Appearances
Movies	Batman (1966) Batman Forever Batman: Under the Red Hood Lego Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite Batman: Assault on Arkham Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders The Lego Batman Movie Batman vs. Two-Face Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2018) The Batman (2022)
TV Series	Batman (1966) The New Adventures of Batman Challenge of the Super Friends Legends of the Superheroes Super Friends Batman: The Animated Series The New Batman Adventures (1997) Superman: The Animated Series Batman Beyond The Batman Batman: The Brave and the Bold Young Justice DC Nation Shorts Gotham DC Super Hero Girls Justice League Action
Video Games	Batman: Arkham series Lego Batman
Behind the Scenes
Portrayed by	Frank Gorshin; John Astin, Jim Carrey, Cory Michael Smith, Paul Dano
Voice	John Glover, Robert Englund, Wally Wingert
Created by	Dick Sprang Bill Finger

Riddler (Edward Nigma, later Edward Nygma and Edward Nashton) is a fictional supervillain and one of the recurring antagonists of DC Comics' Batman. He is a master strategist who plots his crimes by  incorporating riddles into them. This is usually catches attention of his arch-enemy, Batman, who has to stop the Riddler every time. His insanity also makes him one of Gotham City's most dangerous criminals.

Relationships

Allies

• Punster - Minion

Neutral

• Anarky
• Black Mask
• Clayface (Basil Karlo)
• Clock King
• Enigma
• Harley Quinn
• Hugo Strange
• D.A.V.E.
• Joker
• Killer Croc
• Lady Shiva
• Mr. Freeze
• Poison Ivy
• Penguin
• Poison Ivy
• Ra's al Ghul
• League of Assassins
• Mysterio
• Doctor Octopus
• Ragdoll
• Scandal Savage
• Scarecrow
• Tigress
• Talia al Ghul
• Two-Face

Trivia

• He is one of the few criminals to respect Batman for his intellectual skills, something he shares with Mr. Freeze (at times) and Ra's al Ghul

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