Ranking Every Batman Villian - A Tier List

[@itisapt]

Low door frames, an S tier villain of Big Ears Batman

[@jesse_reznor]

imagine if big ears Batman ever had to face the corn of coblin

[@daalimbe]

​@@jesse_reznorasking the real questions

[@Thatfantasyfootballchick]

@@jesse_reznor "big ear of corn of coblin"

[@mrhoeft]

@@Thatfantasyfootballchickdoor of Coblin?

[@mattgilbert7347]

​@@Thatfantasyfootballchick 'ear 'ear!

[@VAB0L0]

Solomon Grundy Started in F-tier Was raised to D-tier Mistakenly dragged to C-tier Slipped into B-tier Was bumped up into A-tier Memed into S-tier

[@johnskrip7174]

Good job my friend. Good job.

[@danielplainview2584]

Beautiful.

[@Krondon-SSR]

Brain slowly figuring

[@Jllyrol311]

(Slowing standing up and clapping)

[@tylerdrippon1326]

Fan4astic

[@ConnorTheRed65]

You forgot the best thing about Killer Croc, when he does that weird little crawl into the water in Suicide Squad. What an odd thing to do.

[@marctm7614]

Especially he's just a guy with a skin condition, like he's not an actual amphibian. I think the movie forgot about that bit of lore halfway in, tbh.

[@matthewstarkie4254]

@@marctm7614 I mean so did the comics and Batman TAS. Not to defend Suicide Squad, but every adaption seems to forget he's a guy with a skin condition and make him an actual mutant at some point.

[@rorylynch7775]

Killer Croc in the suicide squad movie is one of the rare times when practical effects actually made a movie worse and would have been better as CGI because hes too small and looks stupid. Same with the Grand Inquisitor in Kenobi and the Oscar Isaac version of Apocalypse

[@dustinakadustin]

​@@rorylynch7775I think the grand inquisitor looks weird cause his clothes are too big.

[@jimjam7928]

"I live underground, y'all just tourists" Immediately gets choked out underwater.

[@ThePhilocrates]

Point of order: Batman kissed Ras Al Ghul in Batman Beyond, when Ras had taken over the body of his daughter Talia.

[@acgeewhiz]

Technically correct. The best kind of correct, lol.

[@curtymac7]

Also he has definitely kissed Poison Ivy

[@curtymac7]

I guess I should have watched the full vid before commenting am I right fellas?

[@LikeVapor65]

that happened

[@AmarisFrede]

Ew. That is so creepy, taking over your daughter's body, and making out with someone?

[@SerdeCosmo]

Love that rules are set up at the start only to prevent them getting comments from mad fans and then they put Joker in the lowest tier without hesistation.

[@nathonso_edits]

Blame Jared Leto 🤷

[@li-limandragon9287]

@@nathonso_editsI love Mark, Nicholson and Heath but there’s too much bad Joker stuff at the moment. Put the clown on ice for a decade.

[@gomezpants]

It's not just two bad movies, there's the three joker era, the Batman who laughs, and so much filler. Joker is F- tier

[@christopherashton8734]

They baited us and here we are 😂

[@HabitsRabbits]

​@@li-limandragon9287well said. The prince needs a break

[@xdan0x]

Not many tier lists are brave enough to forget an entire tier exists

[@JessieGlover-d3t]

I’ve watched this 5 times, and my favorite villain, The Big Kisser, has not been mentioned.

[@LV99guy]

Must have been cut from the video last minute for copyright reasons😂🎉

[@Sophie_the_Sapphic]

they mention him at 24:56

[@LV99guy]

@Sophie_the_Sapphic of course the unrated "directors cut" was a limited number of them produced.

[@Demonmack0]

did he kiss batman? Then that's why

[@Devon.with.an.i]

6th time he shows, buddy

[@lordporterhouse2604]

The moment I saw the title I knew Joker would be an F and I was not disappointed lol

[@li-limandragon9287]

The bad Joker content outweighs the good stuff now. He’s a worn out joke.

[@Thechickinaaronscar]

@@li-limandragon9287it’s eye rolling at this point we know what they are gonna do before they do it lol.

[@cngotham4111]

Not really comics hes still usually pretty good,arkham games,batman the animated series,the joker first movie,Heath ledger and lego joker Bad joker content is his second movie,anime suicide squad,injustice 2 game,suicude squad the game and leto joker Now that im seeing this i think we just never have joker touch the suicude squad ip lol. ​@@li-limandragon9287

[@genuinesaucy]

"Captain Cold just slows molecules down, it's not a freeze gun." THAT'S LITERALLY WHAT FREEZING IS

[@dustinakadustin]

I guess the difference is Mr Freezes gun blasts ice and freezes you into a block of ice. Wheras Captain Colds gun shoots a beam that brings the temperature down to absolute zero, it doesn't shoot ice blasts.

[@dfdedsdcd]

​@@dustinakadustin that is actually the difference. At least when the writers remember it.

[@crimsonvampyre602]

yes but Mr Freeze's gun just shoots ice. Captain Cold's gun brings the temperature down to absolute zero. since technically absolute zero (0 degrees Kelvin) is technically only theoretical since it hasn't been observed or achieved in nature, the fact that Captain Cold has mastered absolute zero makes him much more interesting than just a a gimmicky bank robbing thug.

[@AzraelXJM]

The idea of a Dave Bautista Hugo Strange going to live rent free in my head now.

[@nokaroundgy8674]

I’d never thought about it until they talked about it, but I can totally see it! Especially now that he’s a bit older and has slimmed down - bend be a great choice I think

[@acgeewhiz]

He loves himself some tiny glasses.

[@mistersir-sz2gh]

It’s been talked about for a while. It’s a super good idea and someone should definitely pitch it to Dave

[@Dilmahkana]

Sorry they're content creators, you need to pay Patreon if it's gonna live in your head.

[@cable7152]

Especially now that he lost weight and looks even more like him.

[@gakolav6241]

Watching the Riddler move from A to S tier brought me no small measure of joy. Also the Joker moving below F tier mainly because of Jared Leto is hilarious.

[@TheJesselopez1981]

Condiment King, S tier for saucy.

[@luisguzman3657]

REAL Gotham royalty!

[@JamesGriffinSpiteHouse]

You have impeccable taste

[@devindalton4688]

M Tier for Mustard

[@videogamenostalgia]

Condiment King isn't a villain, he's who Batman aspires to be

[@Moe_Lester_fromUptwn]

Sounds spicy

[@JackCawley-d7g]

I thought the predator was going to be on this list, but I forgot they kissed, so that's on me.

[@pianist150]

My favorite thing about the Clock King episode is Batman can't get his hands on him and Clock King is like "Aha! I know it takes you two tenths of a second to throw a punch!" and dodges him, but like... it doesn't work like that. I can know how fast Bruce Lee throws a punch, that doesn't mean I can dodge Bruce Lee lol

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

Ever since The Penguin dropped i keep walking around the house saying things like "YOU SHOULDA COME TO ME FOIST".

[@ZachBobBob]

I keep saying Johnny Viti in a New Joisey accent. That show has broken me

[@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369]

I havent even seen the Penguin or sopranos and im already doing that, and I keep saying "its New York babyyyy its all about the Metz, we eata good" I think the show would teleport me to New Jersey

[@adammitchell1290]

The forced accents in the penguin almost made me turn it off Whenever that falcone girl started stalking more than 30 seconds (often) i skipped ahead

[@ZachBobBob]

@@adammitchell1290 Sofia? That's Cristin Milioti's actual voice she's actually from New Jersey lmao

[@scarletspidernz]

@@ZachBobBob He's just accentist 😂

[@autumnberend828]

The banter between you two never gets old, and the Aussie flare just makes it perfect.

[@OddTomOut]

Batman’s biggest enemy will always be the Tax Man

[@nklin6]

Scariest time of the year

[@saadyahschick7560]

"Who always pays his taxes? NOT BATMAN!"

[@nklin6]

@@saadyahschick7560 nananana TAXMAN

[@GarmrsBarking]

nah he's a trust fund kid... they don't pay taxes...

[@luisz222]

Even the Joker is afraid of the IRS that’s how you know Batman is actually crazier.

[@Jnensrevenge]

Arkham Origins got Baine right. But then they had to turn him into the Hulk at the end to tie it into the rest of the Arkham games.

[@Uldrod]

And Killer Croc

[@krypticunlimited6925]

I mean Bane's main strength is his physical body, so it makes sense that would be what his final form consists pf, but the game did an amaming job of demonstrating his intelligence and menace as well

[@usulsk]

Unfortunately, you didn't get Bane right ("Baine")...

[@jimjam7928]

12:14 Putting Black Mask and Hush together in the same category is fitting, as they took what made Black Mask interesting (identity, the theatrics of disguising your face etc.) and essentially gave it to Hush... and then did nothing with any of it, while relegating Black Mask to just being a fancier version of Carmine Falcone.

[@Deadwolf27]

Seeing Jonkler get dunked on is a lot more cathartic than I expected.

[@RickCarleton]

He's where he belongs. He knows what he did.

[@davp4435]

The fact that Ive been watching these guys for 11 years now.......

[@danielflanard8274]

I am jealous, only around a year for me. While on a Star Wars kick awhile ago, I came across someone mentioning the Caravan of Garbage episodes covering the What If comics, been hooked ever since.

[@davp4435]

@danielflanard8274 I watched ep 100 of the podcast cause they talked about the prequels. That's around the time I found them

[@danielflanard8274]

@@davp4435 They were already at episode 100 around 11 years ago!? It will likely take at least 2-3 years to catch up if I ever get around to the podcast. So far I have stuck to the KZbin content.

[@celtic69]

@@danielflanard8274managed to do it all during covid, wouldn’t have made it through that 2 years without them

[@anushgopalakrishnan]

yoo me too that's crazy

[@bigjack986]

You forgot the best part of killer croc in the arkham games where each game he gets more croccy. His legs get shorter and stubbier and he gets less cognitive as his condition gets worse. Great stuff

[@jonmiller6787]

I liked it when Danny Devito ate that guy's nose

[@ZaneDrakeArt]

Corn of Coblin is Corn tier

[@kypzethdurron]

Corn of Coblin is an S tier Spiderman villain but kissed batman so can't be on this list

[@LiamHorsfield]

Aaron Eckhart as Two Face is worthy of an A on his own

[@trevorghalt1881]

I love Bane he's easily in my top five favorite Batman villains and I do agree I think live action and animation always mess up some part of him they forget he's a tactical genius or his origin is just throw away

[@li-limandragon9287]

Problem is, Bane has to be the villain protagonist otherwise it doesn’t really work. He’s supposed to out-Batman Batman. Without the build up, he’s just a guy with steroids. Like Doctor Doom you gotta divorce him from his nemesis just a bit.

[@Aloysius2113]

Bane? why does he wear the mask? if you pull that off, would he die? i know it would be extremely painful, but i mean, he *is* a big guy

[@gabeinthebox]

9:46 That’s how cold works, Maso…

[@gabrielsm5866]

Dammmm, you beat me to it!! I just got to that part and I was about to type it… 😂😂

[@gabeinthebox]

@ Gabriels know 🤜🏽🤛🏽

[@mullz113]

I think what he means is mr freeze has an ice gun and it shoots ice, captain cold shoots a beam and turns the victim into ice, he doesn’t just slow down the molecules, he basically stops them completely. I’m Pretty sure at least lol

[@Dynomafia139]

Jokes on you Mason, freezing *is* just molecules slowing down

[@O777B]

Gotham series penguin was actually such great character writing imo

[@michaelwoodby5261]

Scarecrow is S tier and you know it! He makes Batman deal with the stuff that makes him crazy enough to be Batman.

[@ThreadBomb]

I feel like Scarecrow has never really gotten his due in movies and TV. There's so much that could be done with him, if the producers are willing to go full psycho-thriller, or full gothic.

[@edwardwebb5636]

0:54 missed opportunity to play seal - kiss from a rose

[@JONNYSORENSEN_AU]

The dog walking in for attention during the podcast is the TRUE villain. But we love that dog so hope it keeps happening.

[@acgeewhiz]

“It’s dog time everyone.”

[@Limubi1]

Hugo Strange in Gotham (TV show) was deliciously camp as played by BD Wong.

[@alexandermichaud957]

I love that the joker gets the F tier treatment, then James transitions, without skipping a beat, to "Man Bat!?"

[@lordly123]

I know how unserious these tier lists are but that doesn’t stop my eye from twitching when Failsafe is put in same tier as Bane.

[@jeffkadlec8264]

Leaving Joker at the bottom is hilariously on-brand!!! I love it

[@Thechickinaaronscar]

Also kinda predictable

[@eastvandb]

@@Thechickinaaronscar That is also on-brand.

[@Rocketboy1313]

The first Hush story is, "who could this mysterious person be? Is he Two Face? Jason Todd? A character from Bruce's past introduced in this story?"

[@bearman9033]

the way Mason talks about Riddler makes it seem like he's simply a training course and I really love that idea.

[@ValueNetwork]

Well the thing with Hush was he was supposed to be the antagonist of the final game in the Arkham trilogy before it became Arkham knight, the idea being Scarecrow could attack Batman whilst Hush can target Bruce Wayne. And since the Arkham games had just introduced a mass audience to Hugo strange and made him a more well known Batman antagonist, they Presumably wanted to do the same thing for Hush and massively boost his standing amongst Batmans rogues. But then Paul Dini was dropped by Rocksteady and Jason Todd was introduced last minute (alongside ghost joker) into Arkham knight, with Hush getting demoted to a lame side mission! And I still think to this day that’s one of the biggest missed opportunities in Batman history.

[@brickbreaker9121]

That makes sense considering Dini also wrote the best Hush stories in the comics (Streets of Gotham etc is great and House of Husb was a formative Batman story for me)

[@GarmrsBarking]

Solomon Grundy Born on a Monday, Christened on Tuesday Married on Wednesday Took ill on Thursday, Grew worse on Friday, Died on Saturday, Buried on Sunday, That was the end, Of Solomon Grundy.

[@greonhal]

Goddamn, Dave Batista would absolutely kill it as Hugo Strange

[@jurassickoonce6951]

I can't believe you didn't include Batman's S-Tier arch villain: a bear.

[@KenjaminM]

Well observed jurassic koonce. You can't fight bears forever...

[@boredbitch666]

the tv show the bear with bear that eat everyone?

[@PanAndScanBuddy]

8:40 It's endlessly funny that the only guy who can actually prove Joker's "one bad day" hypothesis right is a guy the future mayor told "take a break in the park" and just that absolutely destroyed his life completely, leading to a meticulous revenge plot. It's like if The Phantom of the Opera was a guy who tripped and fell into an orchestra pit while performing and he swore to make everyone pay.

[@jorgecarbajal8076]

3:32 "It was a big rock." 11:07 Perfect editing for this bit. 12:12 That was actually Richard Sionis/The Mask, father of Roman Sionis/Black Mask.

[@lrrroftheplanetomicronpersei8]

Whoever keeps misspelling villain in these titles, good job on the engagement bait

[@one_man_community]

Mr. Rogue's Gallery did rank every single Batman villain. I recommend that.

[@UlviBektashi]

I know a casual Batman fan when I smell one

[@arch1017]

I was incensed that Joker was put in the lowest tier, but then they mentioned the Jared Leto version, and honestly, fair enough.

[@li-limandragon9287]

Also Joker 2 and Kill the Justice League DLC and the animated Killing Joke.

[@arch1017]

@li-limandragon9287 Managed to avoid all of these so far, thankfully.

[@cngotham4111]

​@@li-limandragon9287but comic joker, mark Hamill joker, the first joker movie and heath ledger was all good

[@li-limandragon9287]

@@cngotham4111Even comic Joker has a colossal amount of BS. From that 3 Joker stuff to creating all the Batman Who Laughs drek. Strip away the adaptations and judging Joker on his own, he’s had more misses than hits.

[@cngotham4111]

@@li-limandragon9287 batman who laughs isn't the joker,scott syders batman run with the joker in it was good and just in general he's been either good or decent. The 3 jokers was decent it wasn't that bad lol. So no comics joker generally is good obviously there might be a few comics where he does suck but generally.

[@Mickeykaline]

These guys are the funniest KZbinrs of all time

[@lilchiapet]

i was waiting for joker to get A. he deserves F. making a second account to like the video twice.

[@AT_BASE]

Cant imagine my life without these two

[@abc.6223]

Can't believe you'd do my boy Jervis like this...

[@doomraven0]

I can never get enough of this style of humor. Legitimately makes me laugh on the level of Monty Python or Abbott and Costello.

[@hada__02]

1:31 I thought Mason was going to say “The perfectly bisexual face” for a moment

[@BunkerFox]

We all know Kiteman is Batman's greatest villain

[@Xick]

Who would win: Kite-Man or Stilt-Man?

[@kareningram6093]

3:27 I love that editor Matthew perfectly matched the clip to James' quote "I threw a rock at him one time." It made me laugh.

[@darkdeity2012]

Comic books aren't for nerds. Nerds are for comic books.

[@JacobRavenglass]

2:55 It's weird to hear Maso say "frickin'".

[@Kegan-yq8qt]

Legit been waiting for him to swear for years, gotta be the closest he's came 😅

[@michaelredford5389]

Black Mask... underrated. He's just a gangster who will fire an RPG in his office, because he's insane and can't handle the pressure.

[@MeisterKleisterHeisstEr]

That Joker ranking😂

[@smelly1060]

Exactly where he should be.

[@mrgrandi]

I don't know why but as a kid watching Batman cartoon I always liked the Ventriloquist. Very interesting villain, would like to see him in a movie. Firefly was cool too

[@SDSwampert]

Man Bat is good exclusively as a visual representation of what the general public thinks Batman really is. I don't think they properly utilize him that way enough though.

[@bluefalcon04]

The Batman: Beyond Mr. Freeze episode is one of my favorite episodes of any comic show from the late nineties/early 00s era.

[@EpicBeard815]

If you're leaving out all the villains Batman's kissed then all you're gonna have left is Mr Freeze, because he has that glass bowl over his head which makes him impervious to smooching

[@ellaisplotting]

His glass bowl is, however, covered in smooch marks from Batman's many attempts

[@cylondorado4582]

I did love that episode with Clock King. He memorized Batman’s frame data.

[@GroundhogJay]

They actually had Black Mask in a season of Batwoman and he was really good. It, again, explored the duality between him in and out of the mask. Which ended up fused to his head rather than just worn.

[@radioaftermaththeband]

I know you guys weren't fans but I enjoyed a lot of the Gotham versions of these characters. Riddler, Penguin and Hugo Strange especially.

[@Immafuggin182]

My favorite Bane is the Bane in the Lego Batman movie because he’s voiced by Doug Benson who has a comedy podcast and he did the Bane impression so often that other actors from the movie and possibly the creators chose him for the part because of it.

[@davidwerner6467]

Mr. Freeze's BTAS Design was done by Mike Mignola, creator of Hellboy

[@The22ndDoctor]

less than 90 seconds in, and all I can think about is how Drew Barrymore's Never Been Kissed would have made the perfect thumbnail.

[@ComboSmooth]

the problem with the hush comic imo is that its just a slightly worse version of the original bane comic. Bane gets a bunch of dudes to wear down batman over days/weeks, and then attacks him. Bane actually breaks batmans back and becomes a legend. Hush has the same plan... but then scrubs out without achieving much. Also the comic sorta tries to pretend like Hush can be anyone, but Hush is obviously the guy who was newly introduce in the comic and is getting a lot of face time.

[@patrickswayze3086]

The man bat episode of the animated series is much better than the clock king one. Justice for man bat

[@Tomurow]

I hate to be that guy buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut Two Face has gotta be higher purely because of he is a warped reflection of the Dark Knight himself!!! 🦇

[@MightyMurloc]

I hadn't heard of Failsafe, but I was hoping you might mention DAVE from The Batman (2003), the ultimate robotic villain whose unravelling comes when he realises he doesn't have an origin story of his own and shuts down.

[@jmorgan3977]

Scarecrow is my personal favorite. Always loved the design and the method to his madness.

[@jackcrosby2437]

James is really good at intros, he should write a book on the art of the intro, with the working title of blue harvest

[@under-._.-score]

S Tier: Childhood trauma/fear of bats

[@NinaFelwitch]

I like this 100% official ranking, because it's exactly how I would rank them. And I like doing the Bane voice, I'm happy you included it in this video.

[@sweetjohnny8211]

One thing you guys didn't really get, it was a big rock.

[@knightfallprotocol]

Before video predictions: theyre gonna put joker in F because of Leto and Phoenix and they're gonna put penguin in S because of the show. After video: i was right about joker

[@hughxr]

So close

[@Insane-Howl-Cowl]

I'll always think of the team up between Scarecrow and The Joker during Knightfall, and how the Fear Gas made Batman go ballistic on The Joker. Black Mask used to be interesting, now he's just mobster Red Skull.

[@mattgilbert7347]

When he can't stop his riddlin' he just takes his ritalin

[@omnipocket3055]

Thank you so much for giving me the authority to rank those other villains. It was a horrible mistake to give me that power though

[@PeterCleff]

13:00 I fully expected to learn that it doesn't count because he's kissed batman😂

[@anothervaderimpersonator9044]

I was expecting an A for Heath Ledger's performance alone

[@YoutubrYoutubr-ip1md]

My favorite old comic was when Batman played spin the bottle with all the great villains that didn’t appear on this list. Professor pyg and onomatopoeia may have forgot that night but good old James and Maso didn’t!

[@matthewstarkie4254]

There was an idea floated in the comics a while ago, that when Batman took down the crime families it left a power vacuum that was filled by the "Freaks" aka the crazy costumed villains. And in that mess, Roman Sionis made a grab for power by using the alias Black Mask and pretending he was one of the new breed, and starting a gang that appealed to the "Freaks" And I feel like that could work really well in live action, especially if you pit him against the Penguin, and have Oswald give him a "you aren't one of us speech" before branding the mask to his face to make him fit the role he's been playing by the end. (Penguin takes over the gang, Black Mask ends up in Arkham). I think it could have really worked in The Batman's sequel too, but now it's a bit too close to the Penguin series.

[@mattball8622]

I can't believe my boy Ratcatcher isn't on here. I love him, he's fun. That period of Batman history where they went out of their way to use literally any villain except the big six or so was full of random weirdos.

[@Materminds187]

He kissed Batman.

[@Tom_______C98]

He wasn't included because Batman kissed him.

[@risdio51]

Every day, I pray for the return of Corn of Coblin.

[@2010617]

We were robbed of not knowing the their of Big Ears Batman

[@mrtambourine66]

Screamed in my car because mason named the two face cover that I own I love this channel

[@AfroRyan]

I can't believe they forgot the time Clock King kissed Batman. Sham tier list!

[@sleepiestgf]

The F in F tier stands for "for Heath Ledger's performance alone" which is why the joker is in there

[@evandickinson6393]

I'd love to hear the h8 mail (but the hate has an 8 in it) for them putting the joker at the bottom! I respect the move!

[@jonmeyrick]

Batman's dong that one time: S-tier

[@narcopsy]

Batman's dong is both a villain and a hero. It swings both ways

[@thomasb7347]

My favorite penguin was uhhhh there was one that essentially went through his day. He stepped on a mans foot and the guy called him a freak because of his hands and he absolutely destroys the guys life. He then offers his mothers live in nurse like 10 million dollars for being kind to his mother and to him and she kist smiles and tells him she did it because she loved his mother not for money and he doesn't understand how to deal with a person who doesnt taunt him, afraid of him or want something from him

[@edboymovies]

Where does Little James rank?

[@stewarthowell6781]

The IRS; Batman's biggest threat.

[@ramontrevi10]

I know these guys so well now that I knew since the beginning that Joker would end at F LOL. Great video and a great time, as always

[@james1861]

I love Mr.Freeze. His motives make sense. Honestly, Batman has the best villain gallery hands down.

[@totalbore]

Penguin not being the only S is a crime. You guys on bliss!

[@li-limandragon9287]

Yeah Two-Face is a S and Kite-Man is SSS+