10 Least Practical Super Villain Designs

Introduced in Batman #133, Kite Man is a villain played entirely straight. He uses his kites not just for a hasty getaway, but to drop bombs on an unsuspecting crowd.

Over time Kite Man became a comedic villain used as a punching bag punchline. He was then reinvented in DC Rebirth as a pathos-filled father with a soon to be murdered son who is trapped in a no-win game between Batman, Joker and the Riddler.

For a character who has had emotional whiplash throughout his comic lore, the one thing that has stayed consistent is how silly his design is. His only power is that he uses kites. That's it. It's rare for him to even use kites for any sort of weaponry and while he's not opposed to using guns (and on one memorable occasion a mechanical pterodactyl), mostly Kite Man just hand-glides his way in and out of crime.

Wearing a vibrant green suit that would make him easy to spot while committing crimes, his kite is equally showy, making sure he stands out when flying high.

Because the powers of knowing how to hand-glide and generally using kites are not particularly unique, he is easily foiled by the impractical nature of his design. This is aptly shown in Hawkman issue #4, when Kite Man crash lands into a tree, and is too tangled in its branches to escape.