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Something I want to happen in the DCEU
Arkham Asylum’s infamous hallway of Batman rouges from Batman TAS.
There’s a crawl shot of the hallway and several different camera angles have you get to see who’s in the cells without actually telling you but you’re supposed know by several hints.
The bars or the wall of glass has several things in that hint who occupys each cell.
-A silloute of a coin flipping in the air along with the sound of it landing and slight growling.
-Several green question marks written on the walls and several riddles followed by incoherent mumbling.
-A potted plant, looking Alive and healthy on a small shelf near a bed.
-A top of someone’s hair, which is brown obscured by the cell’s bars or the camera not panning down(for those who prefer the wall of glass) followed by the sound of a page turning in a book.
-A shot of a padded cell with someone in a straight jacket, rocking back and forth. The person’s feet has tally marks on it.
-A glass cell door that lacks airholes. Loud slurping and gurgling noises come from it. The camera isn’t panning down so all you hear is the liquid noises and a shout of “I gotta prepare for my next role.”
-A cell that has sticky notes of the days of the year all over the walls.
-A top hat with a ribbon around it, with a playing card tucked in the ribbon resting on the bed. Followed by mumblings of a white rabbit and finding someone named Alice.
-A cell that’s relatively normal. But there’s a scalpel covered in blood on the bed’s pillow.
-A cell that’s different from the rest in color. The cell is blue, cold blue with several tubes flowing air into it.
-A cell that's completely empty. But it has several words written in some sort of purple crayon that say “HAHA” on the walls.
Harvey dent aka Two face - Split personality disorder, abuse survivor, suicidal, can’t make decisions without his coin Kirk langstrom Aka Manbat - Addict, was working on a cure for deafness, has no control over himself Bane - Grew up in prison, Addict
This is why Batman keeps fighting them and putting them back in Arkham. If he didn't more than likely these individuals who need help won't get it. So I guess it's a good thing he's punching them in the face. Besides they do at times deserve to be punched in the face by a single man in a bat suit. (Surrounded by children)
List of People Batman Probably Shouldn’t Punch or Should at Least Feel Bad About Punching
Roman Sionis AKA Black Mask: Has a pacemaker for his heart condition.
Jonathan Crane AKA The Scarecrow: Underweight, abuse survivor, canonically hypermobile and thus suffers from chronic pain, hypotonic.
Waylon Jones AKA Killer Croc: Abuse survivor, condition causes chronic pain.
Jervis Tetch AKA The Mad Hatter: Small, possibly suffers from a hypoplastic condition.
Mary Dahl AKA Baby Doll: Suffers from a hypoplastic condition, literally the size of a small child.
Victor Fries AKA Mr. Freeze: Can’t survive outside his cryosuit, probably in his 50s.
Pamela Isley AKA Poison Ivy: Abuse survivor, skin is highly toxic, probably suffers chronic pain as a result of her condition.
Garfield Lynns AKA Firefly: Covered in burn scars, scar tissue likely causes chronic pain.
Oswald Cobblepot AKA The Penguin: Has a bad limp, physically incapable of fighting.
Edward Nygma AKA The Riddler: Abuse survivor, physically weak, canonically recalls every beating he’s ever gotten.
Jason Todd AKA Red Hood: Suffers from severe PTSD, literally Bruce’s kid.
Basil Karlo AKA Clayface: Can’t keep one shape for long, has chronic pain, probably not a good plan to punch mud.
Peter Merkel AKA Ragdoll: Hypermobile and definitely has chronic pain as a result.
Feel free to add anyone I missed.
Exactly why do all the other villains get a pass except for the not so popular group? Do you know how many damn times I’ve seen Harley someone who has killed children, gassed people and so many other crimes get a pass, just because she was abused by the Joker? “Oh Harley’s soooo cool! She’s a crazy, lesbian, who loves animals!” If Jervis Tetch doesn’t get a fucking pass because some writers decided “hey let’s make him a pedophile!” Then neither should she. Oh and let’s get to the most important part These are fictional characters with multiple interpretations! Honestly as much as I love dark dark villains, it gets ridiculous when we can’t see them as being light hearted at times without being told it’s wrong. Let fans have there own interpretation of these characters, let us enjoy without constantly being reminded about how “awful” this one writer made him. Besides it seems like no one gives a shit about Jervis till he’s in the dork squad or someone says there a fan.
List of People Batman Probably Shouldn’t Punch or Should at Least Feel Bad About Punching
Roman Sionis AKA Black Mask: Has a pacemaker for his heart condition.
Jonathan Crane AKA The Scarecrow: Underweight, abuse survivor, canonically hypermobile and thus suffers from chronic pain, hypotonic.
Waylon Jones AKA Killer Croc: Abuse survivor, condition causes chronic pain.
Jervis Tetch AKA The Mad Hatter: Small, possibly suffers from a hypoplastic condition.
Mary Dahl AKA Baby Doll: Suffers from a hypoplastic condition, literally the size of a small child.
Victor Fries AKA Mr. Freeze: Can’t survive outside his cryosuit, probably in his 50s.
Pamela Isley AKA Poison Ivy: Abuse survivor, skin is highly toxic, probably suffers chronic pain as a result of her condition.
Garfield Lynns AKA Firefly: Covered in burn scars, scar tissue likely causes chronic pain.
Oswald Cobblepot AKA The Penguin: Has a bad limp, physically incapable of fighting.
Edward Nygma AKA The Riddler: Abuse survivor, physically weak, canonically recalls every beating he’s ever gotten.
Jason Todd AKA Red Hood: Suffers from severe PTSD, literally Bruce’s kid.
Basil Karlo AKA Clayface: Can’t keep one shape for long, has chronic pain, probably not a good plan to punch mud.
Peter Merkel AKA Ragdoll: Hypermobile and definitely has chronic pain as a result.
Feel free to add anyone I missed.
drabble - jervis and his paper hat
He had his tongue partly out, curled up slightly as it stayed to the side of his lip. Focusing his deep maple gaze, upon the stripped newspaper configuration before him. He tilted his head from side to side; with his loose auburn curls scrunching to his face, to release with his movement and dance upon his shoulder again. All the while, his lengthy nimble fingers attended to his precious creation.
His handiwork was undoubtedly present, though the materials were lacking quite a bit. There was a small stack of newspapers laid before him, and a bucket of an odd mixture: glue, flower, and water; of which mocked the consistency of camel mucus. ‘Paste’ is what he was told lain before him.
Watching him work was something to be seen. Considering he didn’t seem phased by any of it, like that’s how he had made such things originally.
His brown orbs continued with deep concentration, as his delicate construction became more of a gentlemans formation. He made sure to keep all the pieces in their rightful places, and add extra glue upon the ends. Dunking his hand, or just a few fingers at times; into the paste, before returning again to the paper craft, before him.
Once the shape was then made, he stuffed some crinkled pages in the hollowed center, careful not to interfere with the delicately formed area. Flipping it then, right side up; he set it before him. Touching it up, here and there, as it dried slowly with in the air; attentively smoothing out spots that would crinkle, or applying glue to places that would lift or curl.
Then with his work finally completed and dry. He pulled the crinkled paper from the center, carful not to damage the surface made inside, and placed it atop his head with pride.
He then sat up straight, quite satisfied with himself; his hands were folded in front of him, and a smile cast like a cats mad grin.
He felt like himself once again.
after all,
how could one be a Hatter - without a hat of his own
Can you imagine Bruce Wayne having the private residences of his various rogues tapped? Like he could log on to one and hear a live audio stream of their actions. Imagine:
Ivy quietly making soft ‘cooing’ noise to the various plants which she keeps in her home to nurture and for her protection. Sometimes Harley can also be picked up but she soon disappears after a few weeks or so.
Joker seemingly being aware that Batman has his home tapped and is happy to hold long provocative conversations in the hope that the Bat is listening at any given moment. Bruce hates it since Joker seems to have a sixth sense about when he is tuned in and uses it to his advantage to get under his skin.
Catwoman being the only other rogue who seems to be aware that Batman is listening to her but she is rarely home (and is intelligent enough to not discuss her business) so she uses it as an opportunity to flirt and give hints as to which expensive gifts she would not mind receiving.
Scarecrow’s line is pretty much silent most of the time since he tends to conduct experiments elsewhere but the occasional hummed lullaby can be heard along with mad cackling and it unsettles Bruce more than he is willing to let on.
Edward Nygma being, by far, the loudest of them all. Between the cacophony of creaking and grinding that his various electronic projects make as he constructs them and his incessant need to hear his own voice and practise riddles it can be very grating. Plus he sings. A lot.
The Mad Hatter seeming to have a habit of holding daily tea parties which are almost unintelligible as Tetch fully descends into the madness which has a great hold of him. Bruce can only hear the story of the Walrus and the Carpenter so many times.
Bruce having to force himself to check the feed assigned to Harvey Dent as there is always a chance that instead of picking up Two-Face barking instructions to his henchmen over the telephone, he may pick up pure silence only broken by the occasional sob of the man whom he was once best friends with.
What I love most is how well this could work. Alice is the one that knows hypnosis and brainwashes her brother till eventually he completely believes he is The Mad Hatter. Later something happens to Alice for Jervis to start searching for another girl to continue their tea parties.
OR Alice is always chasing after him forcing him to join her tea parties and adventures, mirroring what Jervis will later do to other girls and He hates it.
Jervis doesn’t want to be apart of her deluded fantasies, but at the same time she’s still his sister and he can’t just abandon her. He partly blames himself for her being like this thinking that when they were younger he wasn’t there for her or something of the like. So what does he do? He learns hypnosis and uses it to keep her happy. He may not want to be The Mad Hatter, but he can make her imagine that he’s willing. Jervis goes out to work while Alice stays home in the delusion that there in wonderland together.
For a while this works even if Jervis always feels guilty. Of course on day the cops find out and arrest him, believing he brainwashed his little sister. To make things worse what if she still has the disease Jervis would (to everyone in the court) obviously be taking advantage of his younger sister isolating her from everyone and trapping her in some sick fantasy. Jervis is then locked away in prison while Alice is taken to Arkham where they try to convince her he brainwashed her.
Imagine if she believes it. Imagine her one day angerly visiting him in prison and accusing him of all this being so disgusted before leaving.
Jervis loses it.
He becomes The Mad Hatter, after all he’s the insane one isn’t he? He took his poor poor sister and messed with her mind. He’s the villain he was just delusional about her wanting him. He remembers how happy she was when she Alice and how disgusted she was when she wakes up so he decides “Alice” should always be kept in Wonderland.
Gotham!AU where everythings the same except Alice Tetch is the crazy one and Jervis is trying to get away from her.
“But Jervis! It isn’t a tea party without the Hatter!”
N-no! Get away from me!
“FINE! You don’t want to spend time with your sister, i’ll make you because I love you, dear brother”
Rogues Gallery of Portraits Pt 3
Mad Hatter
His words out of a book, learned by heart. Perhaps he was someone else once, but now he is this being of paper trying to be a person of flesh. The world has one dimension too many in which he doesn’t fit.
There is little to say about his appearance, and what may be said isn’t flattering. His nose is the most remarkable part of him, large and bent. Everything else is forgotten, eyes drawn to his hat. He has many, that he wears for different occasions ; a green bowler hat for dinner, a grey béret for rainy days, a blue top hat for murder, a red tricorne for holidays… His favourite is the top hat.
He makes hats for others as well. Put them on their heads and they turn docile, obedient. The world follows the story better with hats.
He smells like Earl Grey and dust, like he is a forgotten book himself. He’s missing his main character, his Alice, which he looks for in the eyes of all women, in the way they smile and in the words they speak. It takes more than blonde hair to be Alice ; he can always dye the hair. There is an essence that he seeks. An essence he never finds. The women get scared, fail, or grow old ; flesh people, changing and decaying. He curses Time and what it does ! It flows between his fingers like a stream, taking away the Alices. The world moves without him, too fast for him to understand.
It’s always 6 o’clock at his table and in his heart. The quest for an Alice never ends.
I love this whimsical mf
I still have reqs to finish so until then take this lazy edit i made of him
Hes so adorable 💞