Every Major Gotham Villain Ranked From Worst To Best

16. Fish Mooney

Most of the criminal elements of the first season initially revolved around mob leader Fish Mooney and her attempting to stage a coup against rival Carmine Falcone. An original character written for the show, Jada Pinkett-Smith truly made the character memorable with plenty of theatricality in her over-the-top performance.

Gotham occasionally feels like a combination of the Adam West Batman series combined with the Hollywood cheese of the Joel Schumacher movies. Fortunately, Fish Mooney plays into that style perfectly.

The crime boss was actually at her best when quietly giving orders and staring down her enemies with a deadly look in her eye. It's those moments of intensity that are fondly remembered rather than the Indian Hill experiment storyline that revived her where it would later all get a bit silly.