The Batman: Every Character Ranked From Worst To Best

Like the Penguin, the Riddler isn't the easiest supervillain to insert into a more grounded Batman film, but Matt Reeves makes the extremely smart decision to effectively reimagine him here as the Zodiac Killer.

Though clearly extremely intelligent, there's a thrown-together, homespun quality to Edward Nashton's Saw-style traps that roots him in a believable reality, not to mention that he livestreams his crimes and later amasses a cult of acolytes through social media.

While perhaps not in the film as much as many may be expecting, the Riddler is surely the most sublimely creepy Batman movie villain since Heath Ledger's Joker, proving to be an absolutely skin-crawling presence every time he's on screen.

Much of the credit goes to Paul Dano, who though only occasionally showing his face on screen, imbues the character's voice and physicality with so much terror.

This version of the Riddler also has an intriguing connection to Batman that renders them two sides of the same coin, both being orphans who were set on wildly different paths - Bruce's tragedy cushioned by wealth and media sympathy, while Nashton was left to rot in the shadows.

With the Riddler incarcerated at the end of the movie and finding a new friend in the Joker, it's looking likely we'll get to see more of him soon enough.