Batman: Arkham - Ranking EVERY Villain Worst To Best

29. Ferris Boyle

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Warner Bros. Montreal

Fans of Batman: The Animated Series will be familiar with this despicable excuse for a humanitarian. Featuring in the Arkham Origins DLC expansion, 'Cold, Cold Heart', Boyle is the CEO of GothCorp, responsible for the inadvertent creation of Mr. Freeze.

Victor Fries was once a cryogenicist for Boyle, tasked with designing weapons in secret. He did so, but simultaneously underwent research to cure his deathly ill wife, Nora. When Boyle found out, he confiscated the frozen Nora, and Victor's attempts to fight back exposed him to harmful chemicals, leaving him unable to survive outside of a subzero environment.

Boyle has no remorse, as he's shown accepting a Humanitarian of the Year award on New Year's Eve - an event that Freeze crashes very unsubtly. Batman, learning the truth behind GothCorp, is almost killed by Boyle's cryo gas, but manages to break free and take him into GCPD custody.

A brilliant homage to one of the animated series' best episodes, Ferris Boyle proves that not all villains need superpowers and outlandish outfits.

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