The Riddler has a unexampled woman in his life sentence - and it ’s none other thanBatgirlA.K.A.Barbara Gordon . Do n’t care , the belief are n’t reciprocated . Babs is just as fed up as she should be to become Riddler ’s love , which is a set . Yet the latest issue of DC Comics ' miniseries leading up to Batman ’s wedding party , preliminary to the wedding ceremony , explores the untapped relationship between Batgirl and The Riddler .
Prelude to the Wedding Batgirl vs. The Riddleris half showdown and twist first particular date as The Riddler realizes his solid intuitive feeling for Batgirl . It ’s not a romance that DC Comics should ever actively pursue . However , it does put a raw bewitching angle on the relationship between the two antecedently unconnected Bat Family characters .
Just like all otherPrelude to the Weddingissues , Batgirl vs. The Riddlerbegins shortly before Batman gets ready to say , " I do " to Catwoman . The Riddler has heard of Batman ’s nuptials from The Joker and it ’s inspired him that he needs to find a special someone too . To do that The Riddler does what he does undecomposed , he sets up an detailed scavenger Richard Morris Hunt involve attempted execution .
The Riddler has devised this hunt , which demand kidnapping dupe , for Batgirl specifically . Edward Ngyma explains that the intellect for the hunt club is unproblematic . He wants Batgirl to prove her intelligence and therefore why she might be desirable of his affectionateness . The Riddler , convinced of his own superiority , believes that he ca n’t be anyone who is less intelligent than him . Riddler believes that the only woman for him is Barbara Gordon . The whole thing is The Riddler ’s melodic theme of a first engagement .
Of naturally , Barbara ends up proving The Riddler right wing . Batgirl is a super virtuoso and one of the DC Universe ’s smartest characters . The Riddler ’s game mystifier are nothing for Batgirl . Barbara easily saves the day and hunts down Nygma , who is waiting for her , with his declaration of love .
After proving herself " worthy " The Riddler admit that he ’s in love with Batgirl . Batgirl responds with the only proper reaction . She kicks The Riddler off a cap . The Riddler , of course , survives . Batgirl is disgust by him and his fiddling game but she ’s not a murderer .
However , while nothing romanticist come in off The Riddler ’s declaration , it does open up a possible new chapter for The Riddler and Batgirl . The Riddler has normally been the baddie of soley Batman . He rarely goes out of Gotham or even attack the rest of the Bat Family . Batman and his repute as the World ’s Greatest Detective entrance The Riddler . YetBatgirl vs. The Riddlermakes a compelling argument for the villain becoming Batgirl ’s master nemesis .
The Riddler ’s modus operandi fits absolutely with Batgirl ’s acquirement set as a tech apprehension , genius who is also an accomplished martial creative person . The Riddler appropriate Batgirl to show off her best timbre .
The DCEU ’s Batgirl movie is still a little bit up the air travel . The movie does have a young writer , after losing Joss Whedon , but it ’s still a big question marker if the pic will ever make it to the big silver screen . Yet if the DCEU picture show ever does happen there should be some serious consideration to make The Riddler the next scoundrel . Especially if the two carry on to interact in the cartoon strip . Although it would n’t be the worst idea if The Riddler ’s new obsessional passion for Barbara was left on the cutting room floor .
