The Riddler

"It's high time Gotham realized to use its brain for once. Until that moment, The Riddler reigns as king! Fret not, monkeys, I only hurt those stupid enough to incorrectly answer my riddles. Let us see who can do just that."

-The Riddler The Riddler is a supervillain operating in Gotham City. Before he turned to crime, Edward Nigma had always been an intelligent child. However, his life was made a constant hell by his abusive father, who called him stupid at every chance he could. Riddler tried to gain approval through elaborate mind games, in which Nigma cheated to win in all of them. Such games grew into a deep interest for riddles and puzzles.

Nigma sought to prove his intelligent among others. His obsessive and narcissistic behavior made it hard to keep a job, being fired from nearly all of them. Nigma turned to a life of crime in Gotham, feeling this would prove him as superior. He took the name of The Riddler, and began blackmailing Gotham's most corrupt politicians and officers.

Riddler moved into more familiar territory: challenging Gotham with his games. Solve his riddles, or be killed. Few proved able to stand against him. His crimes brought him into immediate conflict with Batman, who was able to solve his conundrums and stop him. The Riddler took on a deep obsession for outsmarting Batman, and eventually killing him.

Riddler will stop at nothing until he unmasks the Batman, and is proven the most intelligent man in Gotham.

Role in Events
Pre-Time Rip:

During Joker's invasion of Arkham Asylum, The Riddler put Batman through a series of puzzles, leaving him trophies to find among the asylum halls. He is thwarted by Batman, and arrested.

The Long Halloween:

On April Fools Day, the Riddler is made a target by the Holiday killer, but is not killed himself, to fit the theme of the holiday. After his life is spared, Riddler begins a new game to test Batman, but he is eventually stopped.

He reappears among a crowd of united Arkham rogues during a breakout created by Two-Face.

Path of the Demon:

The Riddler is recruited by the League of Assassins to take control of Gotham while Batman and his allies are captured.

48 Hours:

In the side event, Riddler has turned Gotham into his personal territory, challenging the entire city to a game with Batman away. He is stopped by Red X.