After I found out about ratcatcher from this video, it kinda pisses me off on how people would say a rogue is "too goofy" for the dark knight when most of the rogues gallery is nothing but goofy. I mean the joker is a freaking clown yet he's the top 1 batman rogue. Don't forget we got the mad hatter too. What makes batman's rogues interesting is how they use goofy in a bizarre, twisted way. That's why I love batman's villains.
Compare that to guys like Crazy Quilt, Kite Man, Polka Dot Man, Rainbow Raider, Cluemaster, Calculator, Calendar Man, Condiment King. Some of the most outright ridiculous Bat-rogues out there.
Rats are pretty terrifying in and of themselves. They're rife with disease, can fit through a hole the size of a quarter, can climb their way into your toilet bowl from the sewer, and they can swim half a mile across open water among other things. A man who can control thousands of the things is pretty much already the most powerful villain in Batman's rogues gallery so a good writer can make him extremely popular.
@@nathancruz9172 I know and frankly I'm also excited for this new version of the ratcatcher because they have been the same character since their inception
I agree with everything about this analysis. Rat catcher is creepy and has potential to be a lesser rogue. I Just came from watching Rat Catcher 2 in the suicide squad and hopefully that film will give renewed interest in the character
Definitely an underrated villain. Lives in the sewers, runs his own prison to get revenge on other people, talks to rats, wears a creepy gas mask - the guy is batshit crazy.
I don’t doubt the writers or future writers should look at this character for a potential story in large animated movie taking place in the animated series or in its own animation right
Forgotten Batman Villains Video Ideas Clayface IV (Sondra Fuller) Crimson Knight (Dick Lyons) Dr. Phosphorus (Dr. Alex Sartorius) Harpy (Iris Phelios) Dr. Death (Dr. Karl Hellfern)
You're right, one of the most underrated Batman villains. Plus one who is an actual threat! Think about it, unlike all other villains, just beating the guy and hauling him off to Arkham can't really stop his rats from getting to the city and killing tons of people. A very unique and dark gimmick, one eve Batman might not always be able to solve in time!
I don't know if this was intentional but this character is giving me Rat King and Willard flashbacks. Both have the ability to control/ persuade rats. I think your're right about him possibly appearing cartoons but he might get some back lass from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fans that assume he's a Rat King clone at first.
I was thinking the same thing. Rat King was the first character I thought of when I first found out about Ratcatcher, having grown up on reruns of the 80s/90s TMNT cartoon. I wonder if that's part of why Ratcatcher hasn't been in a lot of other media; maybe DC is afraid he's too similar to the slightly more popular TMNT villain.
I love Ratcatcher, I have his first two-parter story, and I just really like his character. The gas-mask, staff, entire costume, name, and his kidnapping plot was all just really cool. I also loved the artwork in the Shadow of the Bat portions of Secret of the Universe he was in, as a side. I'll also mention Batman: Blackgate (1997) might have deserved a mention, as he played a big-role in the break-out plot of the one-shot. Finally, the fact that Ratcatcher (and Black Mask, Ventriloquist, and Mr. Zsasz) makes me really, really want Batman: Dark Tomorrow, even if the game does look really bad. Oh, and speaking of Kadaver, has Gotham Rogues talked about him in a video before? I don't get the impression he every appeared much, but I think he always had a lot of promise with his death-worship (I have his Flea two-parter, alas, not his Corrosive Man appearance).
I look forward to it. As always, thanks for the informative video. You're part of the reason I'm re-reading through my comics after a year and a half, so Ill every throw an extra thanks for that alone, lol. Cheers.
@@mr.rogues4145 Ratcatcher would be good in a Batman Live Action Movie, he'd certainly bring a Horror Element to it and I think he would make a Good and Memorable Boss Battle if he turned up in a Future Arkham Video Game, he kinda looks like Harry Warden/The Miner (from 1981's My Bloody Valentine) without the sewer aspect and that villain had a Coal Mine Setting) and I think Ratcatcher's Costume was seen in Batman (1989) in the scene where Alexander Knox and Vicki Vale wandered into Bruce Wayne's Collection of Costumes (it's a blink and miss it cameo)!!!, he is an Underrated Villain and I Think they should put Ratcatcher in a Lego Batman Set one day (especially after the character became popular thanks to 2021's The Suicide Squad Film)
Great vid. He's definitely underrated in my opinion. His whole schtick is a lot different from other villains so that's why I find him appealing. He also has a simple but cool design.
There is a character named Patrick in Batman Beyond who, like The Ratcatcher, can control rats and mice and had a crush on Terry's girlfriend, Daina. The TMNT villain, The Rat King, has the same ability as The Ratcatcher. 🐀
the perfect time for Matt Reeves to use rattcatcher that is as creepy as the joker or scare crow it's like if the court of Owls but balled into one person
It would be cool if instead of the Ratcatcher getting in a fight that killed someone, it would be his questionable poisons, fuming up and killing someone instead
In the Arkham games, the rat catcher in arkham city was making a small smuggling racket in the prison through his rats. Penguin snuffing out his operation and dragging rat catcher into the iceberg lounge. Can take either the idea that he was fed to Penguin’s shark or was killed off by other means.
I agree with ëvery word. Villains like Ratcather are unique in design and power and add to a more diverse and unique rogues gallery. Especially now when every new batvillain has the same strength and intelligence every time.
The Ratcatcher is actually really, really, really cool and tbh: I actually like him. He's creepy and very devious and really loves rats. Still creepy tho.
Honestly i always had a soft spot for old Otis Flannegan/Ratcatcher, The gas masked look, the Pied Piper whistle and his rat gimmick is perfect for a horror movie, sometimes I even hear John Kassir voicing the guy, I have his first appearance in the 80s and then I have his appearance in the prodigal storyline so i have three of his comics, i’ve also read his crossover story with catwoman and when he teamed up with mr.freeze.
Otis might appear in Gotham, especially since they focus more on the villains in later seasons. If they decide to bring him back for rebirth, I have the perfect backstory for him. When he was a young boy, Otis was abandoned on the streets, and forced to scavenge for food in order to survive. Eventually, he wound up in the sewers, and lived amongst the rats. As he got older, he learned to adapt to his surroundings, using cunning and teaching some of the rats to spy on people and bring him food. Now, he wants to take over Gotham, and kill all of the humans who "look" down on him and his rats. With no humans around, Otis and his "friends" will have Gotham City to themselves.
He would definately fit in 'Gotham' that's for sure. I really like your take on him, it's a bit similar to Penguin in 'Returns. Btw it makes a lot more sense with rats in the sewers than penguins.. Whatta hell were penguins doing in the sewers..
He could have his one part of Gotham right now in season 5 ^^ In like your take, since Solomon Grundy left us, there has been no one to roam the sewers of Gotham. By the way Did you guys enjoy his role in the 2 "seasons" of *Mother Panic* that have been published? I was happy to see him at first, since he's a minor character that I like. But since he is , so, since he becomes a recurring character, part of Violet's own bat-family/Team Arrow as the official "Guy in the chair" except that instead of a computer, he uses, cool rats. I liked him better as a villain, and as a good dude, he didn't get to do much... not sure about the design too, he looks like Timothy Spall as "Wormtail" in the Harry Potter movies ^^' I got used to it though.
I wish the Ratcatcher was in the Gotham TV series, he is such a dark and sinister villain that will really work for a dark and gritty tone for the show in a 2 or 4 episode arc that could've make a great story for Gotham. What a miss opportunity for that show cause he would've worked so well in the show that will make it better, its a shame the Ratcatcher doesn't showed up more often, cause he has the potential to be a really great villain, same goes with Black Mask, Calendar Man, and Maxie Zeus.
Theory on why people think he;s a loser villain: He kind of had a radical shift from wanting revenge on people he saw as doing him wrong' to 'Gonna kill all the humans. MOST people in comics who have their lives ruined like that just become regular rob and raise hell type baddies. The swap to genocide and belief rats were better than people was a bit out of nowhere.
I love your videos man! They're awesome... I would love to see more comic reviews of two-face stories! those are my favourites!! Keep up the amazing work :)
Would Deacon Blackfire be underrated or forgotten, but I think more forgotten bat-villain, but are you reviewing the cult story or the villain himself went you get your chance at him? Gotham rouges.
I've heard some people say that the Ratcatcher's costume actually appears in Batman (1989). It is said to be seen in the scene where Vicki Vale and Alexander Knox enter Bruce Wayne's armory. It makes me wonder if Tim Burton was aware of this character's creation while filming the movie and decided to put a little easter egg or if it's just some generic costume that happens to look like him.
I've heard that too. It's a fun fan theory, but I doubt it's true. I think it's supposed to be some WW1 styled military uniform, that seems more likely atleast.
To anyone saying he's cheesy, just remember: the black plague killed 1/3 of European population. Any villain can be threatening, all depends of the writer's writting talents.
I feel like a great rewrite origin story for him would be something along the lines of being raised by an abusive father who was an exterminator, having Otis maybe feed and have a pet rat that he found only for his father to kill it when he found out his son was keeping it as a pet. He would then learn to control rats using a form of technology he invented and use it to kill his father with swarms if rats, then taking his father’s exterminator outfit and modifying it into his Ratcatcher costume. He would then pose as an exterminator and instead of killing rats for business he would control them to steal jewelry and valuables from his clients. Then after a confrontation with Batman he would eventually grow into a larger villain. He would heavily sympathize with rats as they were his friends as a young boy and he would see rats as the greatest animals because of how well they can survive in the worst conditions, much like he survived in an abusive household. He would see rats as the ultimate animal because of their ability to survive even though they are the most hated of animals, which would greatly stem from his childhood trauma.
Even better would be if his father FORCED him to kill his pet rat when he was a boy, making him snap and kill his father after killing his pet rat because of the pain it caused him.
He is completely a neglected gem, he just sounds fucking awesome and certainly he looks very scary with the mask on, I would appreciate if they gave him a full on cover for the head sort of like they did with the gas mask version of Dr. Death., he also looks like Doom Guy.
I wonder if they never used him in animated films or series simply because no one wanted to draw so many rats sounds like a nightmare to do. Especially in the 90s batman series.
Now here is a Batman villain that totally reminds me of The Rat King from TMNT, which was the very first thing that immediately came to mind when I discovered such an underrated villain for myself!
Ratcatcher somewhat "appeared" in the DCAU with Batman Beyond featuring the same gimmick. It'd be interesting to see how they adapt him in The Suicide Squad film.
Ratcatcher would have been great in the Arkham games. Even if they just had him show up in the sewers to have a short talk with Batman before escaping.
He exists in that universe. You could collect his bio in Asylum and City. In City, Penguin apparently fed him to his shark, Tiny. In the comic Arkham Knight Genesis, it was revealed that he survived, albeit with only one arm. He attempted to kill Hush because he thought he was Bruce Wayne, but the Arkham Knight electrocuted him to death, although the latter comic is apparently no longer cannon to the Arkhamverse, and it can be assumed that he survived Penguin’s shark. Still though, an actual appearance would’ve been cool. I would’ve liked to see him in a cameo in Arkham Asylum, maybe wandering the sewers to escape Killer Croc. And in Arkham City he could have his own side mission where he’s using rats to steal chemicals to poison everyone in Arkham City so rats can reign supreme, and you could track him down via the rats. Fighting a huge swarm of rats would’ve made for an interesting and unique battle too.
Came back to share this with a friend when I learned that Rat Catcher will be in The Suicide Squad. Guess you might have to update your video soon Mr. Rogues. :)
He may seem unique among the bat rogues, but he reminds me of the Rat King of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He also first appeared in 1988 (One year after the 1987 TMNT cartoon). He still seems cool though. I think he isn't that goofy, and instead he seems really deadly.
I don't see what's so "goofy" about him either. The teenage mutant ninja turtles have a recurring enemy that's basically the same (Rat King) so why can't Batman?
I have a video idea for you. One on the Outsider, the big villain of the Sixties who isn’t well known due to how the arc originally ended. I even have some information for it.
From those leaked pics it looks like Suicide Squad 2 is going to give us some flashbacks showing Rat Catcher 2 learning her trade from who I presume is her father.
Ratcatcher really is an underrated villain. He is just as life threatening potentially as Killer Croc and they share the same general environment. Otis is actually smarter than Croc and is thus much more able to be a beat down threat. I could see him in a Batman game as the main boss of a sewer level where you would have two villains to defeat with the obvious one being Croc and the Ratcatcher as the subtle one.
Ratcatcher is one of my favorite underrated Batman rogues and it is such a shame that people consider him a joke and for reasons I just can't wrap my head around. I mean, people find the Rat King from TMNT to be a legitimate villain so why not Ratcatcher? They are pretty much the same character in terms of themes and powers.
I am Kemo Zukić and I love Ratcatcher and he is one of my favorite Batman villains and he is also one of my favorite villains and one of my favorite Non Disney Villains and he’s a good villain and I am happy he in Task Force X movie 🎥
Never in a million years would anyone think that Ratcatcher and Polka Dot man would end up in a big screen movie!
Suicide squad 2 re-presenting all underrated villains love the new version of ratcatcher as a woman ❤️
@@jmorielfamoso3055 that's his daughter
@@jmorielfamoso3055 that’s rat catcher 2, his daughter
They should have use the original rat catcher.☹️
The Ratcather in Suicide Squad is a doll and Polkadot Man is just a good person forced into a bad role by an overbearing mother
After I found out about ratcatcher from this video, it kinda pisses me off on how people would say a rogue is "too goofy" for the dark knight when most of the rogues gallery is nothing but goofy. I mean the joker is a freaking clown yet he's the top 1 batman rogue. Don't forget we got the mad hatter too. What makes batman's rogues interesting is how they use goofy in a bizarre, twisted way. That's why I love batman's villains.
Exactly. If you say their names, they sound super goofy. Scarecrow? Joker? Penguin? It's all about execution, and DC nailed that.
Mister Illumin I feel u bro.
Compare that to guys like Crazy Quilt, Kite Man, Polka Dot Man, Rainbow Raider, Cluemaster, Calculator, Calendar Man, Condiment King. Some of the most outright ridiculous Bat-rogues out there.
@@tysargent9647 Rainbow raider is a Flash villain.
And the Calculator is a villain to the DC heroes at large, not just one.
@@MrSafior They are? Who knew?
Rats are pretty terrifying in and of themselves. They're rife with disease, can fit through a hole the size of a quarter, can climb their way into your toilet bowl from the sewer, and they can swim half a mile across open water among other things. A man who can control thousands of the things is pretty much already the most powerful villain in Batman's rogues gallery so a good writer can make him extremely popular.
Man, i wouldn't wanna mess with someone who has control over rats!
I would rather kill the disease 🐀 from poison ☠️ and rat 🪤.
Suicide squad seemed to understand that aspect of Ratcatcher
The Ratcatcher is too underrated he really does have potential for a great sinister villain
I completely agree I like the route they took in the Arkham games but I wish he was more center stage instead of in the background
Well, we’re going to have the ratcatcher in the suicide squad this year.
@@nathancruz9172 I know I'm kind of excited
@@ComicKing3829 me too. But, it’s only a female version of the ratcatcher.
@@nathancruz9172 I know and frankly I'm also excited for this new version of the ratcatcher because they have been the same character since their inception
Well this character is going to be a lot more popular now.
After that movie came out, people forgot about him again.
I agree with everything about this analysis. Rat catcher is creepy and has potential to be a lesser rogue. I Just came from watching Rat Catcher 2 in the suicide squad and hopefully that film will give renewed interest in the character
Definitely an underrated villain. Lives in the sewers, runs his own prison to get revenge on other people, talks to rats, wears a creepy gas mask - the guy is batshit crazy.
Right? How can anybody not love this lunatic..?
Ahem-
*Ratshit crazy
Lets hope he finally gets the spotlight he deserves in the Arkham Shadow game
If only Ratcatcher appeared in BTAS. I would like him to appeared in "The underdwellers" instead the the sewer king.
Wasn’t he in the condiment king episode
Donald Tusk you’re thinking of Pack-Rat, who’s a comedian that was hypnotized by the Joker.
@@donaldtusk2678 That wasn't him.
I think a goofy version of him was
@@conandekeyser3809 Doesn't look like a goof
I really think the ratcatcher could be a dark character and could make a great story.
I don’t doubt the writers or future writers should look at this character for a potential story in large animated movie taking place in the animated series or in its own animation right
You're not wrong, Daniela Melchior killed it in The Suicide Squad.
Forgotten Batman Villains Video Ideas
Clayface IV (Sondra Fuller)
Crimson Knight (Dick Lyons)
Dr. Phosphorus (Dr. Alex Sartorius)
Harpy (Iris Phelios)
Dr. Death (Dr. Karl Hellfern)
Could you do a video on Professor Pyg please?
Yeah I'll get to him too eventually ;)
yay i love him
@@mr.rogues4145 *ROGUES! IT'S BEEN FOUR YEARS, YOU STILL OWE ME AN UNDERRATED ROGUES VIDEO ON PROFESSOR PYG!*
You're right, one of the most underrated Batman villains. Plus one who is an actual threat! Think about it, unlike all other villains, just beating the guy and hauling him off to Arkham can't really stop his rats from getting to the city and killing tons of people. A very unique and dark gimmick, one eve Batman might not always be able to solve in time!
Dang, wish Ratcatcher showed up more often. The whole rat supremacist thing really makes this character an interesting and insane villain.
I know right
I don't know if this was intentional but this character is giving me Rat King and Willard flashbacks. Both have the ability to control/ persuade rats. I think your're right about him possibly appearing cartoons but he might get some back lass from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fans that assume he's a Rat King clone at first.
I was thinking the same thing. Rat King was the first character I thought of when I first found out about Ratcatcher, having grown up on reruns of the 80s/90s TMNT cartoon. I wonder if that's part of why Ratcatcher hasn't been in a lot of other media; maybe DC is afraid he's too similar to the slightly more popular TMNT villain.
Stanley Ipkiss That might be part of it but DC has had similarities to other comics before. Hopefully this character appears in some form.
Ratcatcher first appeared in 1988, which is one year after the 1987 TMNT cartoon.
yeah he should be on the same levels as Ventriloquist, Black Mask, Hush, Hugo Strange
Thank God we gotten to see Hush and maybe Black Mask
I love Ratcatcher, I have his first two-parter story, and I just really like his character. The gas-mask, staff, entire costume, name, and his kidnapping plot was all just really cool. I also loved the artwork in the Shadow of the Bat portions of Secret of the Universe he was in, as a side. I'll also mention Batman: Blackgate (1997) might have deserved a mention, as he played a big-role in the break-out plot of the one-shot. Finally, the fact that Ratcatcher (and Black Mask, Ventriloquist, and Mr. Zsasz) makes me really, really want Batman: Dark Tomorrow, even if the game does look really bad.
Oh, and speaking of Kadaver, has Gotham Rogues talked about him in a video before? I don't get the impression he every appeared much, but I think he always had a lot of promise with his death-worship (I have his Flea two-parter, alas, not his Corrosive Man appearance).
I did in the Corrosive Man video, but I'll eventually fully cover him in a video of his own.
I look forward to it. As always, thanks for the informative video. You're part of the reason I'm re-reading through my comics after a year and a half, so Ill every throw an extra thanks for that alone, lol. Cheers.
@@mr.rogues4145 Ratcatcher would be good in a Batman Live Action Movie, he'd certainly bring a Horror Element to it and I think he would make a Good and Memorable Boss Battle if he turned up in a Future Arkham Video Game, he kinda looks like Harry Warden/The Miner (from 1981's My Bloody Valentine) without the sewer aspect and that villain had a Coal Mine Setting) and I think Ratcatcher's Costume was seen in Batman (1989) in the scene where Alexander Knox and Vicki Vale wandered into Bruce Wayne's Collection of Costumes (it's a blink and miss it cameo)!!!, he is an Underrated Villain and I Think they should put Ratcatcher in a Lego Batman Set one day (especially after the character became popular thanks to 2021's The Suicide Squad Film)
Ratcatcher has got to be my second favorite Batman Villain.
Clayface, No particular one.
All of 'em are number one
Yeah, I don't even remember his comic origin and personality, the only thing I think hagen had going for himself is the shapeshifting powers.
Jacob 1290 hell yes
I love Clayface
Otis is long overdue to be a boss in a new batman game, they teased him hard in Asylum and City but then they killed him off in a comic before Knight.
Your Underrated Rogues videos are always my favorites great to see another one!
Thanks Steven!
Great vid. He's definitely underrated in my opinion. His whole schtick is a lot different from other villains so that's why I find him appealing. He also has a simple but cool design.
There is a character named Patrick in Batman Beyond who, like The Ratcatcher, can control rats and mice and had a crush on Terry's girlfriend, Daina. The TMNT villain, The Rat King, has the same ability as The Ratcatcher. 🐀
the perfect time for Matt Reeves to use rattcatcher that is as creepy as the joker or scare crow it's like if the court of Owls but balled into one person
He might appear in akrham shadow. The new VR game coming soon
It would be cool if instead of the Ratcatcher getting in a fight that killed someone, it would be his questionable poisons, fuming up and killing someone instead
I'm cosplaying as him next week
Do one on great white shark he is one of my favorites and i think he is really underated
U mean king shark, he will now appeared in suicide squad 2
No, Warren White aka the Great White Shark, a crime boss.
In the Arkham games, the rat catcher in arkham city was making a small smuggling racket in the prison through his rats. Penguin snuffing out his operation and dragging rat catcher into the iceberg lounge. Can take either the idea that he was fed to Penguin’s shark or was killed off by other means.
He's probably my favorite supervillain and I think he has a lot of potential to be a mainstream rouge
I agree with ëvery word. Villains like Ratcather are unique in design and power and add to a more diverse and unique rogues gallery. Especially now when every new batvillain has the same strength and intelligence every time.
Indeed. I dont really like villains who are "the ultimate villain".. We dont need that, we need a vast, colorful gallery of unique rogues.
The Ratcatcher is actually really, really, really cool and tbh: I actually like him. He's creepy and very devious and really loves rats. Still creepy tho.
I always loved this guy! The whole whistle thing was so cool! Good work!
Honestly i always had a soft spot for old Otis Flannegan/Ratcatcher, The gas masked look, the Pied Piper whistle and his rat gimmick is perfect for a horror movie, sometimes I even hear John Kassir voicing the guy, I have his first appearance in the 80s and then I have his appearance in the prodigal storyline so i have three of his comics, i’ve also read his crossover story with catwoman and when he teamed up with mr.freeze.
the ratcatcher also got killed by the arkham knight in the Arkham knight Genesis miniseries
That comic was non canon.
Xehanort10 even if not Arkham city had a story that basically confirms penguin had him killed
@@jordanhorne1173 DID HE REALLY????
Otis might appear in Gotham, especially since they focus more on the villains in later seasons. If they decide to bring him back for rebirth, I have the perfect backstory for him.
When he was a young boy, Otis was abandoned on the streets, and forced to scavenge for food in order to survive. Eventually, he wound up in the sewers, and lived amongst the rats. As he got older, he learned to adapt to his surroundings, using cunning and teaching some of the rats to spy on people and bring him food. Now, he wants to take over Gotham, and kill all of the humans who "look" down on him and his rats. With no humans around, Otis and his "friends" will have Gotham City to themselves.
He would definately fit in 'Gotham' that's for sure. I really like your take on him, it's a bit similar to Penguin in 'Returns. Btw it makes a lot more sense with rats in the sewers than penguins.. Whatta hell were penguins doing in the sewers..
Maybe they got lost on their way to the north pole?
I like your take
He could have his one part of Gotham right now in season 5 ^^
In like your take, since Solomon Grundy left us, there has been no one to roam the sewers of Gotham.
By the way
Did you guys enjoy his role in the 2 "seasons" of *Mother Panic* that have been published?
I was happy to see him at first, since he's a minor character that I like.
But since he is
, so, since he becomes a recurring character, part of Violet's own bat-family/Team Arrow as the official "Guy in the chair" except that instead of a computer, he uses, cool rats.
I liked him better as a villain, and as a good dude, he didn't get to do much... not sure about the design too, he looks like Timothy Spall as "Wormtail" in the Harry Potter movies ^^' I got used to it though.
I wish the Ratcatcher was in the Gotham TV series, he is such a dark and sinister villain that will really work for a dark and gritty tone for the show in a 2 or 4 episode arc that could've make a great story for Gotham. What a miss opportunity for that show cause he would've worked so well in the show that will make it better, its a shame the Ratcatcher doesn't showed up more often, cause he has the potential to be a really great villain, same goes with Black Mask, Calendar Man, and Maxie Zeus.
Thank you so much for doing this! Thanks for you awesome content! Please, do what you do!
Thanks man, and you're welcome!
Thanks!!
Well, giant rats in Joker (2019)...
Theory on why people think he;s a loser villain: He kind of had a radical shift from wanting revenge on people he saw as doing him wrong' to 'Gonna kill all the humans. MOST people in comics who have their lives ruined like that just become regular rob and raise hell type baddies. The swap to genocide and belief rats were better than people was a bit out of nowhere.
YES! thank arkham you're gonaa look at the 66 show! I've been waiting so long! thanks for paying respect to the legend Adam west btw
Thank the spirit of Amadeus Arkham! It will be the next video btw ;)
Imagine if this dude makes an appearance in Injustice 3
I love The Ratcatcher. Great design and a twisted gimmick. I wish more writers would use Ratcatcher in more stories.
I love your videos man! They're awesome... I would love to see more comic reviews of two-face stories! those are my favourites!! Keep up the amazing work :)
Thank you! And yes I've got plenty more Two-Face comics planned to review!
Gotham Rogues That's terrific! So cool thanks ^^/
And now he is the primary villain in a Batman videogame. Way to go!
I’ve always loved rat catcher he’s so great
I was hoping for him to appear in a Arkham game or at least Arkham Knight he's one of my favorite underrated Batman villains so much potential.
Would Deacon Blackfire be underrated or forgotten, but I think more forgotten bat-villain, but are you reviewing the cult story or the villain himself went you get your chance at him? Gotham rouges.
I dont know haha.. We'll see how I do it.
I've heard some people say that the Ratcatcher's costume actually appears in Batman (1989). It is said to be seen in the scene where Vicki Vale and Alexander Knox enter Bruce Wayne's armory. It makes me wonder if Tim Burton was aware of this character's creation while filming the movie and decided to put a little easter egg or if it's just some generic costume that happens to look like him.
I've heard that too. It's a fun fan theory, but I doubt it's true. I think it's supposed to be some WW1 styled military uniform, that seems more likely atleast.
Tim Burton said he was a batman fan who knows.
To anyone saying he's cheesy, just remember: the black plague killed 1/3 of European population.
Any villain can be threatening, all depends of the writer's writting talents.
I feel like a great rewrite origin story for him would be something along the lines of being raised by an abusive father who was an exterminator, having Otis maybe feed and have a pet rat that he found only for his father to kill it when he found out his son was keeping it as a pet. He would then learn to control rats using a form of technology he invented and use it to kill his father with swarms if rats, then taking his father’s exterminator outfit and modifying it into his Ratcatcher costume. He would then pose as an exterminator and instead of killing rats for business he would control them to steal jewelry and valuables from his clients. Then after a confrontation with Batman he would eventually grow into a larger villain. He would heavily sympathize with rats as they were his friends as a young boy and he would see rats as the greatest animals because of how well they can survive in the worst conditions, much like he survived in an abusive household. He would see rats as the ultimate animal because of their ability to survive even though they are the most hated of animals, which would greatly stem from his childhood trauma.
Even better would be if his father FORCED him to kill his pet rat when he was a boy, making him snap and kill his father after killing his pet rat because of the pain it caused him.
He is completely a neglected gem, he just sounds fucking awesome and certainly he looks very scary with the mask on, I would appreciate if they gave him a full on cover for the head sort of like they did with the gas mask version of Dr. Death., he also looks like Doom Guy.
I never thought I would be able to say this, but remember that time the ratcatcher defeated Starro?
He was Classified as a Gamma level threat By OMAC in Infinity crisis
Hell yeah!!!!! He's one of my favorites
This guy is definitely underrated. He kinda reminds me of Rat King, from TMNT.
yay, you finally got to this
This guy certainly has alot of potencial.
Love it when he says"Are you happy now?"
I wonder if they never used him in animated films or series simply because no one wanted to draw so many rats sounds like a nightmare to do. Especially in the 90s batman series.
Ratcatcher was great in The Suicide Squad
They used him in batman the imposter as a rat exterminator who became an unwitting accomplice of imposter batman.
I remember him from a minor role a JLA novel The Stone King. It was recorded by Graphic Audio, which merges audiobooks with audio dramas.
Imagine the ratcathcer and the scarecrow teaming up, that would be sick.
batman - bat
catwoman - cat
ratcatcher - rat
mad hatter - hat
Ratcatcher is one of my favorite villains and it sucks that he is so underrated
If done right he could be a b list villain I think.
Now here is a Batman villain that totally reminds me of The Rat King from TMNT, which was the very first thing that immediately came to mind when I discovered such an underrated villain for myself!
Well it's rumoured he'll appear in James Gunn's _The Suicide Squad._
He is now a woman I hope they still make her super creepy
Ratcatcher somewhat "appeared" in the DCAU with Batman Beyond featuring the same gimmick. It'd be interesting to see how they adapt him in The Suicide Squad film.
Ratcatcher would have been great in the Arkham games. Even if they just had him show up in the sewers to have a short talk with Batman before escaping.
He exists in that universe. You could collect his bio in Asylum and City. In City, Penguin apparently fed him to his shark, Tiny. In the comic Arkham Knight Genesis, it was revealed that he survived, albeit with only one arm. He attempted to kill Hush because he thought he was Bruce Wayne, but the Arkham Knight electrocuted him to death, although the latter comic is apparently no longer cannon to the Arkhamverse, and it can be assumed that he survived Penguin’s shark. Still though, an actual appearance would’ve been cool. I would’ve liked to see him in a cameo in Arkham Asylum, maybe wandering the sewers to escape Killer Croc. And in Arkham City he could have his own side mission where he’s using rats to steal chemicals to poison everyone in Arkham City so rats can reign supreme, and you could track him down via the rats. Fighting a huge swarm of rats would’ve made for an interesting and unique battle too.
Your right the ratcatcher is legit insane and a very no mercy villain
Suicide squad 2 brought me here rest easy
Milton
Neglected gem. Alan Grant is 2000ad royalty.
0:50 - Ratcatcher's stories
4:05 - Rogue's opinion
Came back to share this with a friend when I learned that Rat Catcher will be in The Suicide Squad. Guess you might have to update your video soon Mr. Rogues. :)
And know he's in an upcoming film.
"Are you Happy now" 😂
He may seem unique among the bat rogues, but he reminds me of the Rat King of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He also first appeared in 1988 (One year after the 1987 TMNT cartoon).
He still seems cool though. I think he isn't that goofy, and instead he seems really deadly.
Welp we got Ratcatcher II
Ratcatcher could be in gotham
I don't see what's so "goofy" about him either.
The teenage mutant ninja turtles have a recurring enemy that's basically the same (Rat King) so why can't Batman?
Very underrated. He deserves more
He can be top guy as same level just like Penguin and Scarecrow
He have potential, heck if DC/IDW make a third Batman/TMNT crossover he could team up with the Rat King.
Rat King from TMNT has a bone to pick with Rat Catcher! That would be a cool match up
I have a video idea for you. One on the Outsider, the big villain of the Sixties who isn’t well known due to how the arc originally ended. I even have some information for it.
He controls rats with a special whistle
Too bad the name "Pied Piper" was already taken by a Flash villain
From those leaked pics it looks like Suicide Squad 2 is going to give us some flashbacks showing Rat Catcher 2 learning her trade from who I presume is her father.
Ratcatcher really is an underrated villain. He is just as life threatening potentially as Killer Croc and they share the same general environment. Otis is actually smarter than Croc and is thus much more able to be a beat down threat. I could see him in a Batman game as the main boss of a sewer level where you would have two villains to defeat with the obvious one being Croc and the Ratcatcher as the subtle one.
Ratcatcher is one of my favorite villains.
This was worth the wait!
I'm glad! ;)
my top 3 fav rogues
3. ras al guhl
2. deathstroke
1. Jason todd (aka red hood) (aka arkham knight)
He's going to be in a movie. I'm hoping this will make him more well known.
U got that in The Suicide Squad 2021 movie
"When the bat falls the RATS SHALL RISE"
I'm here after I heard they are adding Ratcatcher in the upcoming Suicide Squad 2.
Your voice sounds creepy, and I honestly say it as à compliment. It tottally suits this vídeo too.
I love the breyfogle era, that man could draw Batman
Ratcatcher is actually really cool and yet very creepy. But has potential.
Ratcatcher is one of my favorite underrated Batman rogues and it is such a shame that people consider him a joke and for reasons I just can't wrap my head around. I mean, people find the Rat King from TMNT to be a legitimate villain so why not Ratcatcher? They are pretty much the same character in terms of themes and powers.
the underrated rogue you could talk about is the psycho pirate
Looks so cool in the new trailer
Very much a gem. That guy looks fucking creepy indeed.
I am Kemo Zukić and I love Ratcatcher and he is one of my favorite Batman villains and he is also one of my favorite villains and one of my favorite Non Disney Villains and he’s a good villain and I am happy he in Task Force X movie 🎥
Wished this character physically appeared in the arkham games. Would be like creepy mission like professor pyg