Gotham: 12 Early Batman Moments That Must Be Adapted

6. Riddler Starts Committing Crimes

It was revealed in a script leak for Gotham€™s pilot episode that Riddler would be a coroner at the Gotham City Police Department who presents pertinent case information as riddles. As with the Penguin, the problem with a Batman prequel show is that most of the villains don€™t have their gimmicks yet, but Riddler is an exception to that rule since his love for riddles began before Batman entered the scene. In one take on his origin, Edward Nygma€™s love for puzzles began when his school hosted a contest to see who could solve a puzzle the fastest. Craving the prize (which ironically was a puzzle book) and the attention he would receive, he broke into the school each night to practice it until he could solve it under a minute. Another origin suggests his riddles come from an overwhelming compulsion to tell the truth, which arose after his father would beat him because he didn€™t believe his son was capable of earning such high grades. This is why Riddler always leaves clues behind at his crimes; it€™s not that he wants to be caught, but mentally he has no choice. This is not, of course, to suggest that he put on the green question mark suit for the show, but it would be cool to see him take those first steps towards the dark side, experimenting with crime by committing petty theft or killing people that no one would miss. After all, since he€™s a coroner, he knows how to avoid leaving evidence behind, and the only thing he would leave is a riddle written on a piece of paper. It€™s nothing fancy, but it gets him started on his future full-time career as a costumed criminal.