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TopicSnake Ranks Anything Horror Related Vol. 4 *RANKINGS*
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11/12/19 9:50:21 PM
#281:


24. The Batman Who Laughs (20.5 points)
Nominated by: Axl_Rose_85 (1/5 remaining)
https://imgur.com/a/KMEJUTu

Importance: 4.5
Fear: 7
Snake: 9

How do you deal with a character who has the martial arts prowess and detective skills of Batman mixed with the insanity and (lack of) morals of the Joker pushed to cosmic extremes? The Batman Who Laughs aimed to answer that question, debuting in 2017's Dark Nights: Metal storyline as one of the scariest additions to DC's villain line-up in years. Many other dark variations of Batman were also introduced, and while they were compelling and frightening too as direct parallels to the Justice League, Batman Who Laughs quickly stole the show thanks to his Hellraiser-esque design and participating in some of the most heinous actions the DC universe had ever seen. He has also been the one pushed most hard by DC since his debut. On his home earth of -22, the Joker loses any shred of sanity he had left and goes completely bonkers, bringing both Gotham and Batman to their knees as Joker murders Batman's rogues, allies, and even turned children into miniature Jokers to do his bidding. Batman is completely broken and ends up killing the Joker, which releases a gas that slowly transforms Batman into his worst enemy, and in true horror fashion, this process is gradual and explodes into a massacre as Batman eventually kills his entire Bat Family and even the Justice League, and these are done in the worst, cruel ways possible since Batman knows every weakness of them. BwL is so scary because it's not much of a stretch to imagine Batman pooling his limitless resources to become a villain just as easily as he became a hero. Really, anyone with that much uncontrolled power would be one to keep a close eye on no matter their intentions. Batman Who Laughs explores this path well, and whether it's bringing together a group of corrupted Robins or dismembering the Court of Owls, I'm eager to see where this insanity train goes next.

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