10 Best Batman Villains You Totally Forgot Existed

10. Doctor Aesop

Ancient Greek fabulist, Aesop, is renowned for his episodic moral stories. The Tortoise and the Hare, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, and Androcles and the Lion, are among the most well-known tales in all of literature.

With over a hundred fables under his belt, many of which have a grisly conclusion, it's no surprise that someone with a twisted mind would emerge from Gotham who was inspired by the Greek author.

One of a number of different characters introduced by Paul Dini and Dustin Nguyen during their criminally underrated stint on Batman in the late aughts, Doctor Aesop is a crime lord that punishes his victims by using the lessons of Aesop's Fables.

It may sound silly as a concept but hey, so does the Riddler or the Penguin. Because most of the stories revolve around ferocious animals, Doctor Aesop has a seemingly endless supply of creatures to use for his crimes including lions, bears, wolves, and foxes. Because he forces his victims to endure potentially lethal trials to learn a moral lesson, Doctor Aesop sounds akin to the horror icon, Jigsaw, rather than the Ancient Greek author.

Interestingly, Doctor Aesop has only had one brief encounter with Bruce Wayne and wasn't even in his Batman persona.