10 Great Supervillains With Terrible Origin Stories

10. Prometheus Is Just Anti-Batman, Really

Prometheus is one of the most under-appreciated Batman villains of all time - and that's pretty impressive, considering just about every Batman villain but the Joker is under-appreciated given just how good they are.

The one issue with this villain is that he's just a little obvious. A little obvious how? Well, obvious in the sense that he's clearly a character intended to mirror Batman, but does so in a way that is a bit on the nose.

And no, this isn't just about his suit, even though that alone is a little suspiciously Dark Knight-esque. This is about the fact his parents were criminals, gunned down by the police, who drove the young man to want to dedicate his life to committing acts of injustice. This is a backstory that is literally just the opposite of bruce Wayne's, and while it is interesting, it's also bordering on cliché, which is a shame for such an otherwise interesting villain.

Given the Joker, Hush, Red Hood, and most of Gotham's gallery of rogues manage to be a dark mirror to Batman, you have to feel as though Prometheus could have done the same a little less blatantly.