Chuck Anstey
Screenwriter
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I was also thinking of The Clock King as the next villian but I think I would prefer The Riddler like he was done in TAS; a super genius out for revenge on the manager or co-worker who stole his ideas as his own (and had him fired?). He doesn't care for general crime or Batman but when Batman interferes then he focuses on him. In Batman:TAS, The Riddler and The Clock King are very similar characters with similar motivations.
Whatever the villian, he/she needs to be extremely talented in whatever they do. Batman is over the top as a fighter, insane amount of endurance, and has access to super technology. The Joker was exceptionally violent and able to create anarchy like no other with everything coming together flawlessly. The Riddler would have to be a super genius that Batman cannot compete with even though he is very smart. The Clock King could also work as someone whose timing is so perfect they can jump off a bridge and land between two cars on the highway and get out of the way (and make it look easy) or lose Batman by rolling under a freight car of a fast moving train with perfect timing. Catwoman should have exceptional flexibilty, speed, and balance such that Batman cannot keep up with her as she walks from building to building on clothes / power lines or follow her through tiny openings that seem impossible for anyone to squeeze through.
Whatever the villian, he/she needs to be extremely talented in whatever they do. Batman is over the top as a fighter, insane amount of endurance, and has access to super technology. The Joker was exceptionally violent and able to create anarchy like no other with everything coming together flawlessly. The Riddler would have to be a super genius that Batman cannot compete with even though he is very smart. The Clock King could also work as someone whose timing is so perfect they can jump off a bridge and land between two cars on the highway and get out of the way (and make it look easy) or lose Batman by rolling under a freight car of a fast moving train with perfect timing. Catwoman should have exceptional flexibilty, speed, and balance such that Batman cannot keep up with her as she walks from building to building on clothes / power lines or follow her through tiny openings that seem impossible for anyone to squeeze through.