Humpty Dumpty (Beware the Batman)

### Goals

Get revenge on Tobias Whale and Lieutenant Gordon for ruining his life.(indirectly succeeded on whale)
Bring justice to Ernie Cronsky (succeeded, but not in the way he expected)
To kill Batman (failed)

### Crimes

Kidnapping
Attempted mass murder
Terrorism

### Type of MB

Tragic Rogue

**Humphrey Dumpler**, later known as **Humpty Dumpty**, is a recurring antagonist in the short-lived 2013 CGI animated superhero series, *Beware the Batman*. He was the former accountant of Tobias Whale, seeking to return to a normal life upon growing afraid of Whale, Dumpler agrees to testify against his former boss, until a bombing was ordered on him that nearly killed him and drove him past the edge. With a vengeance against Gordon and Whale for dragging him to their war and nearly getting him killed, he becomes the supervillain Humpty Dumpty.

He is voiced by Matt L. Jones.

## What Makes him Magnificent?

* Is one of the series most sympathetic villains. He was once the meek accountant of the ruthless crime lord, Tobias Whale. Growing afraid of Whale's brutality, he just wanted to return back to a normal life and agreed to help Lieutenant Gordon to testify against Whale in order to do so, leading to a near-death experience that drove him to madness.
* He has a handy list of victims who deserved to suffer from Dumpty's wrath, such as Tobias Whale and Icepick Joe.
* Sets up multiple traps for the police, kidnapping mob hitmen and lawyers to imprison them so he can bait the police to try freeing them and set themselves up to an explosion that will incinerate them all, while leaving the police to have no idea on how to save the hostages.
* He manages to kidnap Whale from under his own minions' noses. Considering how powerful Whale is in the Gotham underworld, this is impressive.
* He distracts Batman with his life-sized toy machines as he then forces Gordon to surrender himself to Dumpty.
* Uses a fake statue to divert Batman's attention and trick him into enabling his escape upon knowing he lost this battle.
	+ And he still chose to walk away from the battle with honor, even though his confident affable and collected personality basically cracked, releasing all his hostages from unnecessary harm and being a graceful loser as a result.
* Places Batman, Katana, Gordon, Mayor Grange and Whale in a death game, leaving them many clues to solve a mystery and then using the games to turn everyone against each other and push them over the edge and confuse them.
* His main motivation in his second episode was to give justice to Ernie Crosky, who was wrongfully convicted for smuggling guns for Whale, something eh didn't even know was on the boat he was just hired to dock.
* Humpty's mental state is questionable to the point of having regressed into having a child-like personality, Humpty manages to find the perfect balance, having been such a brilliant schemer despite his psychological issues and managing to pull off some impressive gambits, displaying some standards such as not placing his own hostages in unnecessary danger and generally straying away from innocent people he shouldn't even have a legitimate gripe on, sparing Barbara when Gordon surrendered for her safety, only targeting people he has legitimate gripes over, and in his first episode, right after his confident and charming personality cracks and reveals himself to be childish and insane, was still capable of being a graceful loser and releases all his hostages to leave the battle honorable, and generally, for someone who is basically a manchild, he lacks most of the petty traits most do, in which most of his child-like personality comes from superficial traits like muttering nursery rhymes or talking in sing-songs that don't really detract from his magnificence. Overall, Humpty manages to push past the limits of his mental instability to really be one of Batman's most intelligent enemies and one of the show's most brilliant schemers.

## What Makes Him a Baddie?

* The extent Humpty goes on his scheme of revenge goes too far, placing the bomb suits he trapped his hostages in places where innocent civilians can end up in danger as a result.
* While his gripes with Gordon are understandable, considering Gordon only harmed him through negligence than actual harm, trapping him and Whale in 2 seperate bomb suits among a group of his life-sized toy soldiers that would kill each other. Same when he targets him, Grange, batman & Katana.
* Still attempts to kill Batman, Katana, Gordon, Grange and Whale even after Ernie told he has no hard feelings for wrongfully putting him in prison and just wants to go home and see his family again.

## Trivia

* He, Ra's al Ghul, Deathstroke and Anarky are one of the 4 villains from *Beware the Batman* to count as Magnificent Baddies.

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