Tag: Batman

Similarities Between The Zodiac Killer and The Riddler in “The Batman”

Hello everyone, and welcome back to my blog. This will be the last Batman-related blog for a while. I know, sad, right? Yeah, me too. Anyways, I noticed a few things about the Riddler in the new Batman movie, so I wanted to point some things out! Let’s get right into it!

1. Uniform.

As you can see here, people who have encountered the Zodiac killer have said that he wore a black uniform with a white symbol on it. The Riddler wears a similar suit like the Zodiac, except his iconic green color and question mark insignia. The most similar part would have to be that they both wear a full face mask with glasses over the top of it.

2. Ciphers

Shown above are cipher given by both criminals. On the left is the Riddler and on the right is the Zodiac. The Riddler’s cipher is a bit more complicated looking but was easily solved. On the other hand, the Zodiac’s looks much more straightforward yet harder to solve. The Riddler in the movie also added his symbol at the end of his, but this was the only picture I could find.

3. Dialect

As shown in the picture above, the Zodiac starts his letters with “This is the Zodiac speaking.” On the other hand, whenever the Riddler speaks on his media, he starts with “This is the Riddler speaking.” So this similarity is more amongst the way the Riddler speaks on his little live broadcasts and video compared to the way the Zodiac killer writes his notes. This is one of my favorite details.

4. Cards

     

On the left is the Riddler’s first card shown in the movie, and on the right is the Zodiac killer’s actual card. They both exhibit signs of being handmade with similar themes. They were both sent to or were supposed to be for the police/authorities. Their wording was also creepily similar with the words “From your secret friend” and “From your secret pal.”

 

Thank you guys for reading this week! I’m glad I was able to show you this super cool little concept that I found so interesting! See you next week! <3

Ranking my favorite Batman Side-kicks

Hello everyone, and welcome back to my blog for this week! Last week we talked about Star Wars, but now we’re moving onto BATMAN, or more specifically, batman’s sidekicks. This blog is dedicated to my wonderful older brother, Ethan since he was the one who got me into superheroes in general. To keep this short and enjoyable for you guys, I will only rank my top four. All photos belong to the Wayne Family Adventures comic on Webtoon. 

4. Jason Todd (Red Hood)

Since I don’t read many comics, I have only heard about Jason from my brother and the Wayne Family Adventures comic. From those two experiences, I have developed a love-hate relationship with this character and his distinctions from the other sidekicks. One of my favorite differences between him and Batman is that he uses guns, which is a massive no-no for Batman. Due to this little disagreement and a whole battle when Batman went missing, they agreed that Jason could use guns as long as he didn’t kill anyone with them by using rubber bullets. Besides that, I just like his character traits and personality. His hair is pretty cool too.

3. Tim Drake ( Red Robin)

Tim Drake would have been fourth if it wasn’t for the emotional damage that was done to me from Batman Beyond: Return of The Joker, where the Joker brainwashes him and turns him into J.J, also known as Joker Jr. Luckily, he resisted enough to shoot the Joker instead of Batman. After that, he saw a psychiatrist until he was back to himself. Because of this incident, he was no longer allowed to be Robin under Batman, so he became Red Robin. He is also known for genius-level brain power and investigative skills. 

2. Dick Grayson (Nightwing)

The original Robin turned individual hero Nightwing is one of my favorite sidekicks to watch. When his family was brutally murdered, just like Bruce Wayne’s, Bruce took him in and started to train him into his first sidekick, Robin. The relationship was good for a while, but as Dick grew older, he became sick of being the one who had to clean the mess with no glory. So he split away from Bruce, using his training as Robin to become Nightwing. He sets his mind on not becoming like Bruce. Though they had some arguments that really impacted Dick, he still helps out Batman when asked to.

1. Damian Wayne (Robin)

The funny thing about Damian is that he started his Robin career under Nightwing, posing as Batman to keep people from freaking out since he was missing at the time. Oh yeah, he is also the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia Al Ghul. This makes him unbelievably strong for his age. He grew up trained by the League of Assassins and then also ended up being trained by Batman. My favorite part of this little punk is his attitude and witty comebacks. I also really enjoy how strong he is with such a tiny body, AND HE USES A SWORD. He is very harsh and aggressive on the outside, but there are also some moments where we can see a more vulnerable side of him. For example, in the animated series, he has a little crush on Raven, which causes his emotions to get in the way of his duties sometimes. In the animated series, he also shows a saddening vulnerability when he uses the Lazarus Pit to resurrect Dick. Sadly, though the pit did revive Dick, it left him in a permanently insane state. Due to his instability, Damian had to permanently restrain Dick in a strap-jacket and keep him locked up in a cell for the rest of his life, much to Damian’s sadness. On the bright side, that all gets reversed when The Flash goes back in time and reverses the flashpoint paradox by letting his mother die… maybe that’s not the BRIGHTEST side.

 

Thank you all for reading this week! I hope you enjoyed and keep an eye out for next week’s blog! <3