The Batman: 10 Ways The Riddler Parallels Batman
5. Underneath Their Masks Are Men With Boyish Appearances
Not all the fans like the Robert Pattinson version of Bruce Wayne, with the jokes that he looks like an emo teenager who has not got out of his goth stage flooding the Internet.
Although this is an intentional choice to imply that despite his intimidating presence as Batman, deep down, he is just a kid. Or at least a kid trapped in a young adult’s body because he never moved on from the traumatic event that led him to become the spectre of vengeance.
Interestingly enough, when we see the unmasked version of The Riddler, he is disarmingly boyish-looking despite being intimidating in his Zodiac Killer-like crimes and presentation. The implication is the same - despite all the riddles and the kills; he is just a kid trapped in a young adult body because he never got over the traumatic event that led him to a life of crime.