As a young child, Jonathan Crane was subjected to sick and twisted experiments on fear conducted by his own father. Emotionally scarred and mentally unstable from the ordeal, Crane spent his childhood living in fear until he made an important realization—if he could control fear, it would never again control him.

Why did Scarecrow become evil?

Abused and bullied in his youth, he becomes obsessed with fear and develops a hallucinogenic drug—dubbed "fear toxin"—to terrorize Gotham City and exploit the phobias of its protector, Batman.

What is the Scarecrow's origin story in Gotham?

Jonathan Crane, also known as The Scarecrow, is a deranged, criminally insane teenage psychopath and anarchist. He is the son of the late Gerald and Karen Crane. As a child, his mother died in a house fire, causing his father to try curing fear until his inevitable death.

Why did Crane become a scarecrow?

After Crane fired a gun at his students during a lecture in order to make a point about fear, the administrators at Gotham U fired him. He then became the head psychiatrist at Arkham Asylum, experimenting on his patients by dosing them with fear toxin and putting on his scarecrow costume.

Why is Scarecrow obsessed with fear?

For much of the Scarecrow's comic book past, he was simply a psychiatrist obsessed with the concept of fear as the result of being bullied in childhood — not only by classmates in school, but, in some versions of his origin story (most notably in Batman: The Long Halloween, which has been an inspiration for Gotham more ...

History Of Scarecrow

What mental illness does Scarecrow have?

The Scarecrow, Tinman, and Cowardly Lion represent the clinical syndromes of low self-esteem, restricted emotional expressiveness, and anxiety.

Why does Scarecrow's face look like that?

Scarecrow fully resurfaced within Gotham nine months after Joker's death and Arkham City's shut down. Severely injured after his encounter with Croc in the sewers at Arkham Asylum, Crane surgically grafted his mask to the remains of his face, fully embracing "Scarecrow" as his one and only identity.

Who is immune to Scarecrow's toxin?

The Joker is immune to toxins and poisons of all kinds. He has been exposed to Joker venom, Scarecrow's fear gas, and a number of other toxins to no effect.

What is Scarecrow's weakness?

Weakness: Scarecrow's weakness is his anxiety disorder. He is also addicted to and obsessed with fear, including a fear of bats and a fear of crows after being attacked at his family's aviary.

Who killed Scarecrow?

In the Flashpoint story arc, Scarecrow was one of the many villains who was killed by Batman (Thomas Wayne).

Why does Scarecrow have no brain?

In Frank Baum's original story, the Scarecrow quite literally needed a brain because there was nothing in his head but straw. We're to take that at face value. In the Wizard of Oz, the Scarecrow wanted a brain, the Tin Man wanted a heart, and the Lion wanted courage.

What is the Scarecrow's fear?

The Scarecrow's greatest fear in Batman Begins was Ra's al Ghul. Throughout Batman Begins Crane refers to the man he works for as a cudgel against Carmine Falcone. When the freshly-gassed Crane sees Batman as the coal-faced demon, he says, "Ra's al Ghul." Sure, he might be just answering Batman's question.

What is Killer Croc's real name?

But one stands apart—the massive freak of nature known as Killer Croc. Born as Waylon Jones, Croc has a rare genetic condition which gives him a crocodilian appearance.

What is the Joker's backstory?

The Joker commits a crime and, cornered by the Batman at the Monarch Playing Card Company, throws himself into a vat of chemical waste. He survives, but becomes horribly disfigured in the process. This is the first and earliest attempt at providing a background for the Joker, written in 1951.

What is Scarecrow's real name?

One that turns Batman's own weapon against him and revels in terror and dread: the Scarecrow. As a young child, Jonathan Crane was subjected to sick and twisted experiments on fear conducted by his own father.

What is the Joker's biggest fear?

To Be Forgotten

While fans got to hear many memorable quotes from Joker in Batman: Arkham, the series also revealed what his greatest fear is supposed to be. As it turned out, The Joker feared being forgotten more than anything else because it meant nobody was afraid of him anymore, rendering all his crimes void.

Why does a Scarecrow wear a mask?

In Batman Begins, Scarecrow's mask is a means of inflicting pain—the mouth is the only definable feature in the patchy sack he wears to terrify his patients. When he sprays Batman with his fear toxin, bats claw their way through the wire mouthpiece in the mask, distorting his mouth.

Why does Scarecrow hate Batman so much?

His face has an even more a skeletal like structure, with some of his face peeling or falling off, and (as evident in the Arkham Knight Toy), his left leg also needs braces. So clearly he was heavily injured in that fight, and no doubt that he blames batman for it, fueling his hate for him.

Why did Croc Maul Scarecrow?

To Scarecrow's bad luck, the collar's zapping angered Croc. In retaliation, Croc severely mauled Crane's face. Batman again saved Crane's life from Croc when the mutated man-eater detected the Dark Knight's footsteps on the floating planks deeper in the sewers.

Who is Scarecrow afraid of?

HIS BIGGEST FEAR: BATMAN

This fear was intended for the one who was willing to disrupt his plans: Batman. The Dark Knight is what the Scarecrow fears the most and curiously the one who was closest to becoming a reality.

Is Scarecrow worse than Joker?

The Joker is still the biggest villain from Batman: Arkham Origins through to Arkham Knight, but when it comes to actual villainry, Scarecrow has him beat in several ways, including effectively defeating Batman.

What illness does Jonathan Crane have?

Anxiety Disorder: Crane once suffered from corvidophobia (fear of crows) after being attacked by a murder of crows at his family aviary. He managed to overcome this somehow and is often seen with a crow named Craw. Since his first encounter with Batman, he had developed chiropteraphobia (fear of bats).