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word of advice ! Spoilers in advance for Batman # 147!TheJokerhad better be mindful because theRiddleris on his way of life to unlock his full potential . Edward Nygma might be trapped in prison house , but a bit of assistance is offer the King of Conundrums freedom he ’s never known .
prove as he might , the Riddler has never been able to rise to the Clown Prince of Crime ’s level . sentence and sentence again , Nygma has miss to Batman and has never been able-bodied to shew how superior his intellect truly is . But a assist paw from the most unexpected person could turn the Riddler into his most efficient self yet .
Batman and Joker’s Old Teacher is Offering to Improve the Riddler
InBatman # 147’sbackup history " Show the World " by Chip Zdarsky , Miguel Mendonca , Enrica Eren Angiolini , and Clayton Cowles , the Riddler is locked up in Blackgate Penitentiary afterbeing turn back by Zur - En - Arrh . Nygma is getting on Two - Face ’s nerves when one of the Failsafe robots monitoring the prison comes by and demand that Riddler hail with them to meetwith Warden Daniel Captio . Riddler meets with Captio out in the yard where the warden is preparing for a spar matchwith several prisoners .
Captio says that he can make multitude like the Riddler well through conventional and unconventional means .
Almost as before long as Riddler arrives , several villains , including Victor Szasz , attack Captio . However , the doctor well handles the felon and has a conversation with the Riddler . Captio reveals how concerned he is in minds like Nygma ’s , fascinated by how someone with such great news continuously winds up in prison with nothing to show for their sprightliness . Nygma bitterly blames Batman , but Captio refuses to accept that enounce that , saying thatthe Dark Knight is n’t what ’s holding the Riddler back , but his own ego .
Captio ’s words trim back deep into the Riddler . But Nygma accuses Captio of being just like him , state that the warden is just as drive by Batman as anyone else , even calling Captio a ‘ baddie ’ . But Captio drive back the Riddler ’s accusation , saying he ’s here to help Batman by ‘ correcting ’ criminals like the Riddler . Captio suppose that he can make people like the Riddler better through conventional and unconventional means . He takes Nygma to a bedroom andasks the Riddler if he ’s inclined to ‘ change his judgement ’ for ripe .
Daniel Captio Brought Out the Best of Both Joker and Batman
When Bruce Wayne was traveling the world , he finally met Dr. Daniel Captio , one of the world ’s leading expert on the human head . Bruce want to overcome every part of his brain to assist his upcoming war on criminal offense . Captio took Bruce under his annexe and instruct the immature man how to prevent himself from feeling pain in the neck and how to manipulate the fear of others . Captio even show Bruce how he could fragmentize his mindand create alternate personality like the Batman of Zur - En - Arrh .
Dr. Daniel Captio ’s work with Batman and Joker can be seen inBatman : The Knight ( 2022)andBatman’s"Joker : Year One " plot line !
Shortly after Batman ’s unveiling in Gotham , Captio traveled to Gotham , arriving in short after the Joker had just come out of his chemical bathroom . Seeing the scared and meek being Joker was , Captio offered to teach the Joker just as Captio had taught Batman . Joker agree and Captio put Joker through the exact same training Batman went through . Joker even went a few step further than Batman did and created not one , but three personality , all nestled in one another within Joker ’s mind .
Joker retort Captio ’s tuition by submit him hostage and holding him absorbed for old age . However , Captio was able-bodied to control the Joker ’s philia for Batman ’s Zur - En - Arrh personality and helped Joker bring Zur - nut - Arrh to the forefront of Bruce ’s creative thinker . Zur - En - Arrh discovered Captio in Joker ’s prison house and released him . The two begin working together as Zur - En - Arrh embarked on a mission to carry off crime worldwide . After taking control of Blackgate Penitentiary , Zur - En - Arrh made Captio the prison house ’s fresh wardenwhile the new Batman began arresting criminals en masse .
What Does Daniel Captio Really Want with the Riddler?
As Blackgate Penitentiary ’s warden , Daniel Captio seems genuinely interested in helping his con be practiced . By the way his and Nygma ’s conversation blend in , Captio appears to desire to forcefully correct Riddler ’s mind so that he ’s no longer drive by a driven indigence to prove that he ’s better than Batman . Of course , this is less rehabilitation for the Riddler and more brainwashing . But Captio believes that this can help Edward last move past his obsessions andfinally put Riddler ’s intellectual to better expend .
… it could potentially help Riddler create a new personality …
Of naturally , that assumes that Captio is tell the truth and is n’t misleading the Riddler . One must remember that Captio is not as selfless as he seems . He ’s manipulative and duplicitous and check people as object to study . Not to note , Captio trained the Joker have it off full well the kind of deviate mind the villain possessed . But rather of helping him , Captio made the Harlequin of Hate far worse , essentiallymaking Captio creditworthy for the most depraved actions and crimes the Joker ever practice .
So what does this mean for the Riddler if Captio is n’t out to forcefully turn him into a good person ? take over that Captio ’s gadget can do what he helped Batman and Joker learn to do , it could potentially help Riddler produce a Modern personality , one just as free and excited as Zur - En - Arrh or the Joker ’s hidden selves . Captio speaks to the idea of make a Riddler without an ego , which confessedly has always held Nygma back . While there ’s a probability that this political machine could meliorate Riddler ’s life , it could also make the Batman rascal more dangerous than ever .
The Riddler is Finally Reaching His Full Potential
Could the Riddler in reality be on his direction to becoming a salutary soul ? It ’s not unbelievable . But under someone like Captio , there ’s no guarantee . Riddler has always been his own biggest opposition when it comes to winner . By changing Nygma ’s creative thinker and release him from his ego , Captio could be doing Nygma a favour and help him put his mind to practiced habit . But it ’s also potential that this could majorly backfire and giveRiddleran upgrade that will finally turn him into a trueJoker - degree scourge .
Batman # 147is available now from DC Comics .
Batman # 147(2024 )
