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| - Scarecrow appears in Batman: Hush, working for the Riddler and Hush. He composes profiles on the various villains of Gotham so Riddler and Hush can manipulate them to their own ends. He later gases Huntress with his fear gas, making her attack Catwoman. He attacks Batman in a graveyard, only to learn his fear gas is ineffective (due to Hush's bug), but before he can reveal this he is knocked out by Jason Todd. Scarecrow also appears in Heart of Hush, kidnaping a child to distract Batman so Hush can attack Catwoman. When Batman goes to rescue the child, Scarecrow activates a Venom implant, causing the boy to attack Batman. He is defeated when Batman ties the boy's teddy bear to Crane, causing the child to attack Scarecrow. After he is captured, Batman attacks him in prison to get Hush's location, much to the joy of a watching Joker. His mastery of fear is such that the yellow power ring of Amon Sur tried to seek him out at Arkham after its masters death, though it was stopped before reaching him. In the "Battle for the Cowl" storyline, Scarecrow is recruited by a new Black Mask to be a part of a group of villains that are aiming to take over Gotham in the wake of Batman's apparent death. He later assists the crime lord in manufacturing a new recreational drug called "Thrill," which draws the attention of Oracle and Batgirl. He is later defeated by Batgirl and once again arrested. [edit] Blackest NightScarecrow briefly appears in the fourth issue of the "Blackest Night" storyline. His immunity to fear (brought about by frequent exposure to his own fear toxin) renders him practically invisible to the invading Black Lanterns. However, his current status of fearlessness has taken a further toll on his sanity, exacerbated by the long disappearance of Batman in the "Batman R.I.P." storyline; he develops a literal addiction to fear, exposing himself deliberately to the revenant army, but knowing that only Batman could scare him again.[9] He again appears in the sixth issue as he is deputized into the Sinestro Corps for 24 hours in order to combat the Black Lanterns. Overjoyed at finally being able to feel fear, Scarecrow gleefully and without question follows Sinestro's commands.[10] His joy is cut short when Lex Luthor, overwhelmed by the orange light of greed, steals his ring.[11] [edit] Brightest DaySome time later during the events of Brightest Day, Scarecrow begins kidnapping and murdering college interns working for LexCorp as a way of getting back at Luthor for stealing his ring. When Robin and Supergirl attempt to stop his plans, Scarecrow unleashes a new fear toxin that is powerful enough to affect a Kryptonian. The toxin forces Supergirl to see visions of a Black Lantern Reactron, but she is able to snap out of the illusion and help Robin defeat Scarecrow.[12] He is eventually freed from Arkham when Deathstroke and the Titans break into the asylum in order to capture one of the inmates.[13] [edit] Powers and abilitiesThe Scarecrow uses a variety of toxins that cause his victims to hallucinate that their phobias have come to life. He wears his Scarecrow mask to enhance the effect of the hallucinogen (instilling fear in all who see him) as well as to avoid being poisoned by his own toxin. Although not physically intimidating, Scarecrow can resort to physical combat, using a style called "violent dancing", based partly on the crane style of kung fu and on drunken boxing. The Scarecrow is an expert on psychology, with a focus on fear, and is a former certified professor on the subject. Due to prolonged exposure to his own gas, Scarecrow went from being frightened of bats to only being frightened of Batman. Scarecrow is both addicted to fear and incapable of fearing anything except Batman, whom he compulsively seeks in order to ease his addiction after the Caped Crusader's apparent death.[14] Scarecrow is chosen as a bearer of the twin of Sinestro's yellow ring as a temporary Corpsman, giving him the powers of a member of the Sinestro Corps. [edit] WeaponsThe Scarecrow at times wields a scythe which he uses in addition to his 'violent dancing'. Scarecrow also uses a hand-held fear gas sprayer in the shape of a human skull, straws which he leaves as a calling card, special straws which can be snapped in half to release a fear toxin (as seen in Batman: Hush), stuffed scarecrows which scare his victims, and a Sinestro Corps ring (as seen in the Blackest Night mini-series). In the Batman video game Batman: Arkham Asylum he has needles strapped to each of his fingers on his right hand with which he injects his fear toxins into his victim. [edit] Other versionsOther versions of the character appear in Batman/Daredevil: King of New York- where he attempts to use the Kingpin's crime empire to disperse his fear gas over Gotham, only to be defeated when Daredevil lives up to his 'Man Without Fear' title by proving immune to the gas-, DC vs. Marvel—where he temporarily allies with his Marvel universe equivalent to capture Lois Lane before they are both easily defeated by Ben Reilly—and JSA: The Liberty Files. [edit] Crimson MistScarecrow appears in the third and final chapter of the Batman vampire series, Batman & Dracula: Red Rain, where his suit has been adorned with laces of severed fingers from past victims who he slaughters using a hand held sickle knife. His targets have become more specific as he is after the jocks who used to torment him in school. He is about to kill a former football player when vampire Batman appears, brutally noting that Scarecrow is almost worse than him; he now has no choice but to kill, but Scarecrow has a choice and yet he chose to prey on innocents. Scarecrow blubbers that his victims were not innocent and that they tormented him and scared him. Batman grabs Scarecrow's vial of fear gas, crushing it along with Crane's hand, stating that Crane has no idea what fear is as he uses Crane's own sickle to cut off his head. [edit] Batman BeyondIn the 2010 adaptation of Batman Beyond, it is mentioned that Crane ended up retiring from his life of crime, and spent the last ten years of his life writing out experiments, before dying of illness. [edit] FlashpointIn the alternate timeline of the Flashpoint event, Scarecrow is subsequently killed by Batman.[15] [edit] In other media[edit] TelevisionThe Scarecrow appears in the 1968 The Batman/Superman Hour episode "The Great Scarecrow Scare" voiced by Ted Knight. He does not use fear gas in this series. Instead, he uses knock-out gas which he keeps in eggs. The Scarecrow appears in the 1978 Challenge of the Super Friends voiced by Don Messick. He appears as a member of Lex Luthor's Legion of Doom. The Scarecrow appears in the Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians episode "The Fear" voiced by Andre Stojka. The Scarecrow designs throughout Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures.The Scarecrow appears in the Batman: The Animated Series voiced by Henry Polic II who had earned the role after the originally assigned Colin Mochrie dropped out. In "Nothing to Fear," he plotted to use his fear gas to take revenge on the University Board Members that fired him for his fear experiments. Upon overcoming the fear venom, Batman managed to use Scarecrow's weapon against him. In "Fear of Victory," Scarecrow used his fear gas mixed into adrenalin that was used on sports athletes in order to make some money. He was defeated by Batman and Robin. In "Dreams of Darkness," Scarecrow plotted to taint the water supply beneath Arkham Asylum with Batman affected by mind-manipulation gas that Batman managed to overcome in order to defeat Scarecrow. In "Trial," Scarecrow was seen on the jury during the trial against Batman. In "Lock Up," Scarecrow had some problems against the head of security Lyle Bolton which resulted in Scarecrow escaping from Arkham only to be brought back by Batman and Robin. When Lyle ends up in Arkham, Scarecrow vows to "teach him new lessons in fear." The Scarecrow appears in The New Batman Adventures voiced by Jeffrey Combs in the first appearance and by Jeff Bennett in the second appearance. In "Never Fear," Scarecrow created a gas that removed the essence of fear from his victims. A disguised Batman was one of the victims of the gas. When Batman began ignoring his principles, Robin managed to subdue Scarcrow. In "Over the Edge," Scarecrow was laying siege to Gotham City Hall. Though he was captured, he managed to spray Batgirl with his gas which put her in a deep sleep where she had a nightmare of a war between her father and Batman over "her death" during Scarecrow's heist. The Scarecrow's design was revamped in his earlier appearances because producer Bruce Timm felt the character never actually looked scary; this problem was finally rectified with the design devised for The New Batman Adventures. Director Dan Riba said that he "evolved the most of all the characters", saying that "we got darker, darker, and darker with the character". Timm described the revamped look as resembling a "western preacher", complete with a noose around his neck, as well as a "Texas Chainsaw Massacre Leatherface, kinda look, and it really had nothing to do with being a Scarecrow per se. But he was definitely scary". By the time they were done with his look, said writer/producer Paul Dini, "we weren't sure if there was an actual guy in the suit". He spoke in a low, rasping whisper, which the creators believed the character design should have sounded like and with which they were very pleased.[16] The Scarecrow appears in Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Trials of the Demon" voiced by Dee Bradley Baker. He collaborates with Scream Queen to use jack-o'-lanterns filled with fear on a local neighborhood. Scarecrow and Scream Queen were defeated by Batman and Flash. In "Night of the Huntress," Scarecrow appears as an inmate at Blackgate Penitentiary. [edit] Film Cillian Murphy as Scarecrow in Batman Begins (2005), as seen by Batman in a fear gas-induced hallucination.Scarecrow was one of the villains planned to star in Batman Triumphant, the fifth film in the franchise, which would have starred Scarecrow as the main antagonist of the film. According to director Joel Schumacher, actor Nicolas Cage was his first choice for the role,[17] and would have starred Crane alongside Harley Quinn, who would have been portrayed by singer Madonna. Scarecrow's fear gas was meant to resurrect Jack Nicholson's Joker, who appeared in the first film of the series. Any details about Scarecrow, including his role in the film, appearance, or motivations are unknown. However, due to the almost universal negative reception of Batman & Robin, the previous film in the series, Batman Triumphant was scrapped, and the franchise was put on hiatus for eight years until the 2005 film Batman Begins, which starred Scarecrow as one of the main antagonists alongside Carmine Falcone and Ra's al Ghul. Cillian Murphy portrays the Scarecrow in the 2005 feature film Batman Begins. In the film, Jonathan Crane is the head psychiatrist at Arkham Asylum, where he uses his fear gas to conduct experiments on his patients. Crane is under the employ of Gotham mob boss Carmine Falcone as well as the terrorist Ra's al Ghul, who provides the ingredients for his fear gas. Throughout the film, Crane testifies that Falcone's arrested thugs are insane in order to transfer them to Arkham so they can avoid prison. After he is arrested, Falcone threatens to expose Crane's experiments by trying to gain financial interest on a plan with Ra's al Ghul. Crane responds by exposing his former partner to his fear gas, driving Falcone insane. When Batman investigates where shipments of Falcone's drugs were headed, Scarecrow gases Batman with his fear toxin, forcing the Dark Knight to relive his parent's death and his fear of bats, which seem to burst from Crane's mask. During the attack Scarecrow lights Batman on fire and nearly kills him if not for Lucius Fox's antidote. When Rachel Dawes investigates Falcone's mental breakdown, she becomes suspicious of Crane. He takes her to the fear toxin production facility beneath Arkham and gases her with fear toxin as she tries to escape. The plant is attacked by Batman, who manages to subdue Crane and all the guards, as well as save Rachel Dawes. Crane is sent to Arkham Asylum, driven insane after Batman gased him with fear toxin during his assault on the plant. Later on in the film, he is among the inmates released from Arkham by Ra's al Ghul's men, and attacks Rachel Dawes and a child she is protecting, calling himself "Scarecrow", but she fends him off with a taser. At the end of the film, Gordon mentions that he is still at large. Dialogue in the film states that Crane was unaware of Ra's' plan to destroy Gotham, believing that he merely intended to hold the city to ransom. This version of the Scarecrow wears a burlap sack with a built-in rebreather, which doubles as a gas mask in his fear experiments. Murphy explained that the relatively simple mask, as opposed to the full scarecrow costume usually seen in the comics, was done because Murphy "wanted [the Scarecrow] to avoid the Worzel Gummidge look, because he's not a very physically imposing man - he's more interested in the manipulation of the mind and what that can do."[18] In the direct-to-DVD animated production Batman: Gotham Knight (which is set between "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight"), Corey Burton voices the Scarecrow during the character's appearance in the segment "In Darkness Dwells". The Scarecrow gathers an army of Arkham inmates in the sewers and uses Killer Croc to get them from above. He is shown to be partially responsible for the origins of Killer Croc and was also Croc's psychologist at Arkham Asylum. Scarecrow uses Croc to capture a priest and hold him on a mock trial in the sewers because Scarecrow was angered by the priest's attempts to help the homeless. Scarecrow sentences the priest to death, but the priest is saved by Batman, who triggers an explosion in the process, though Scarecrow manages to escape the authorities. Cillian Murphy reprises his role in the 2008 sequel: The Dark Knight. Crane still wears the simple mask in the film instead of the full Scarecrow costume. Crane appears as having cornered the local drug trade as a kingpin, but with his fear-inducing drugs after Batman has taken out much of the competition, forcing the mob to turn to him for their drugs. His fear drugs are shown to have damaged the mob's dealings, with the Chechen yelling that his drugs are scaring away repeat customers, and Scarecrow coldly tells them they are welcome to buy from someone else if Batman left anyone to buy from. Here, he makes deals with local gangsters before a group of Batman impostors try to stop the meeting in a local parking garage. When the real Batman arrives, he quickly defeats the Scarecrow by jumping on a van Crane tried to escape with. Crane is presumably taken back to Arkham as he's tied up with the other criminals. This appearance makes Scarecrow the only villain to appear in two consecutive Batman films. Cillian Murphy will portray the Scarecrow for the third and final time in The Dark Knight Rises.[19] This appearance makes Crane the only character outside the main ensemble and the only villian to appear in all three of the Nolan Batman films. [edit] Video gamesThe Scarecrow appears in seven video games: Game Boy's Batman: The Animated Series, Super Nintendo and Mega Drive/Genesis's The Adventures of Batman & Robin, Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu, Batman Begins (a tie-in to the 2005 movie, voiced by Cillian Murphy), Lego Batman: The Videogame, Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame. The Scarecrow appears in Lego Batman: The Videogame (vocals by Dave Wittenberg), where he is an enemy of Batman and a henchman of the Joker. He has only one special ability: mind control, with which he can make guards open doors. He also sprays his fear gas which petrifies his victims. In addition he makes full use of his "violent dancing" martial arts skills in unarmed combat. He owns his a biplane which fires scare-gas torpedoes, which temporarily blind turrets. He is also a vehicle boss in the game. The Scarecrow appears as a recurring boss in Batman: Arkham Asylum voiced by Dino Andrade. Crane was not initially revealed as part of the cast of Batman: Arkham Asylum, with his appearance meant to surprise players. He has several fluorescent orange hypodermic needles strapped to the fingers of his right hand which he uses to inject his fear toxin, and wears a hood over his scarecrow mask, which has gas mask tubes protruding from the cheeks. In the game he appears several times, flooding parts of Arkham Asylum with his fear toxin, causing Batman to suffer hallucinations, some depending on the situation in the game, followed by a surreal obstacle course where Batman attempts to evade a giant Scarecrow's gaze before breaking free from the hallucination. Scarecrow first appears in the medical building flooding the elevator with fear gas, and has inmates in rooms filled with fear gas for testing. Scarecrow is holding Commissioner Gordon hostage, and kills Gordon as leads Batman to the morgue. When Batman enters the morgue, the cabinets begin to move on their own, and Batman leaves only to enter the same morgue, encountering the corpses of his pleading mother, begging to be saved, and disapproving father. Batman then goes on an obstacle course before shining a Bat-Signal on a giant Scarecrow to defeat him. After he is defeated it is revealed that Gordon is not dead, the fear gas caused Batman to see Gordon's body instead of a dead guard. Scarecrow reappears in the mansion to stop Batman from reaching a captive Dr. Young, forcing Batman to relive the murder of his parents before going on another obstacle course. In his final appearance, trying to stop Batman from entering Killer Croc's lair, the game appears to suffer a glitch, only for another of Scarecrow's hallucinations to begin, implying that Crane is messing with the player's head as well. This parodies the start of the game, with Batman being escorted into Arkham Asylum by the Joker, with Harley Quinn and Zsasz acting as guards, and Crane himself as a doctor. The Joker then kills Batman, when the game over screen appears, it states that Batman should "move the middle stick" to avoid the Jokers shot, however this is scripted as well as there being no "middle stick" on a standard controller, when the player presses restart , Batman bursts out of his grave and begins a third obstacle course while listening to Scarface, the new warden, talk about Arkham Asylum, which, in the dream, is described as a "pioneering slaughterhouse". After Batman reaches Killer Croc's lair, the Scarecrow reveals that he intends to dump his most potent fear gas into Gotham's water supply but before he has the chance he is grabbed by Killer Croc. He was about to be eaten by him, but Batman shocked him with his electric collar, forcing Killer Croc to retreat into the water and dragging Scarecrow in with him. On his tapes, he is shown to have taken his therapist hostage, though he is rescued by guards. Later on, Scarecrow floods the asylum with his fear gas and manages to subdue his guards and psychologist, though he is once again stopped by Batman, who had been creating an antidote to Scarecrow's newest strain of fear toxin. In one of the three post-credits scenes, Scarecrow's hand grabs the box containing the Titan Compound. It has been confirmed that Scarecrow is not present in Batman: Arkham City, with inmates mentioning that Killer Croc may have actually killed him in the events of the last game. Easter eggs such as his mask and a small laboratory in a small boat suggest that he may still be alive in the universe somehow surviving his encounter with Killer Croc, and even Barbara Gordon speculates at one point that Crane may have brainwashed Batman to commit murders as Bruce Wayne when Wayne is accused of being the 'Identity Killer' (Later revealed to be Hush). This makes Scarecrow literally the only major character and villain from Arkham Asylum not to physically reappear in any way, with even minor villains such as Scarface or Clayface returning from the previous game. The Scarecrow is a boss in the DS version of Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame. The Scarecrow appears in DC Universe Online, voiced by Christopher S. Field.
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