10 Best Batman Characters That Didn't Come From The Comics
8. Music Meister
Music Meister debuted on the Cartoon Network series Batman: The Brave & The Bold, and is suitably silly. His power is hypnosis via singing ability, a power that’s quirky enough and easily adaptable to keep his story ticking along nicely. The costume changes to fit with different musical eras is a nice touch too which shows the love that’s gone into his design.
Given The Brave & The Bold’s penchant for utilising DC’s deep cast, Music Meister comes up against a few heroes before Batman eventually takes him down. Aquaman, Black Canary, Green Arrow and a few more minor supers are all entranced by his voice during his master plan.
Batman is eventually able to use Black Canary’s sonic screech against Music Meister, which is a nice piece of synergy. After all that, his ending is the perfect amount of goofy; Batman knocks him out with a single punch.
Like a few on this list, the casting is as important as anything else, and in Neil Patrick Harris they absolutely nailed it. His comedy timing is impeccable, and his voice walks that tightrope between smug and whiny perfectly.