Jonathan Crane

## Scarecrow

### Goal(s)

Use Batman's greatest fears against him to drive him insane in order to prove to the citizens of Gotham that Batman is nothing more than a coward as vengeance for letting Killer Croc attack him in Arkham Asylum (failed)
Destroy Gotham and terrorize the entire world using the Cloudburst and crippling fear as vengeance against his childhood bullies (failed)
Let every major villain have their fun and cause chaos until they've outlived their usefulness and kill them all (failed)

### Crime(s)

Terrorism
Brainwashing
Unethical experimentation
Mass murder
Attempted world domination
Kidnapping
Incrimination
Psychological torture
Conspiracy
Blackmail
Usurpation
Vandalism
Extortion
Pollution
Theft
Instigating riots
Attempted cataclysm

## Chronological and Political Information

### Previous Affiliation(s)

* Gotham University
* Blackgate Prison
* Arkham Asylum

### Occupation

* Terrorist
* Anarchist
* Professional criminal
* Crime lord

### Previous Occupation

* University professor (formerly)
* Psychiatrist (formerly)

## Personal Status

### Relative(s)

* Dr. Gerald Crane (father) †
* Karen Crane (mother) †

### Friend(s)

* Scarecrow's Thugs
* League of Assassins
	+ Rā's al Ghūl
* Bane
* Children of Arkham
* Joker
* Harley Quinn
* Solomon Grundy
* Clayface
* Two-Face
* Mad Hatter

### On-and-Off

* Falcone Crime Family
	+ Carmine Falcone
* Amanda Waller
* Simon Stagg
* Killer Croc
* Robin/Arkham Knight/Red Hood
* Deathstroke

## Items & Equipment

### Equipment

* Fear Toxin
* Injection Needles

### Attire(s)

* Trench-coat
* Leg-brace

## Powers and Abilities

### Skill(s)

* Genius-level intellect
* Master chemist
* Manipulation
* Brilliant tactician
* Intimidation

### Weakness

* Chiropteraphobia
* Lack of Fear
* Fear Gas
* Disfigured Appearance
* Restricted Mobility

## Portrayals

### Voiced By (Foreign)

Unknown

Dr. **Jonathan Crane**, also known as "**Scarecrow**", is both a fictional character and antagonist of the *MDC's* *Captain Batman* series created by Joe Simon and Bob Kane. He is one of the greatest & most enduring enemies of Batman.

Jonathan was a man of true intellect, but he fell from grace when he became absorbed by his own obsessed experiments that dwelled into fear and the incredible effects that it could have on a person's psychological condition.

Abandoned by his family to an abusively religious grandmother & bullied throughout his youth for his lanky looks, he plots to conquer his own fears and become a master at such a natural and primal feeling throughout his research.

After he murdered his grandmother and went on to become a university professor, and used his students, medical patients, and even the Blackgate Prison and Arkham Asylum Inmates in his twisted, inhumane experiments.

When Jonathan developed and perfected an incredible panicogenic that amplified a person's worst fears and brought it to life in a horrifying fashion in the mental state, he renounced his previous identity and became Scarecrow.

As the self-proclaimed "**Master of Fear**", Scarecrow's crimes do not stem from a common desire for wealth or power, but from a cruel pleasure in terrorizing others to further his sadistic experiments on the manipulation of fear of others.

"*Without fear, life is meaningless.*"

—Scarecrow, to Batman and Captain America.

## Appearance & Biography

*Voice Actor*: John Noble (English), Kosuke Takaguchi (Japanese), Not Known (Arabic), Not Known (Basque), Not Known (Brazilian), Not Known (Cantonese), Not Known (Catalan), Not Known (Chinese), Not Known (Croatian), Not Known (Danish), Not Known (Dutch), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (Filipino), Not Known (French), Not Known (Galician), Not Known (German), Not Known (Greek), Not Known (Hebrew), Not Known (Hong Kong), Not Known (Hungarian), Not Known (Indonesian), Not Known (Italian), Not Known (Korean), Not Known (Mandarin), Not Known (Norwegian), Not Known (Polish), Not Known (Portuguese), Not Known (Romanian), Not Known (Russian), Not Known (Serbian), Not Known (Spanish), Not Known (Swedish), Not Known (Tagalog), Not Known (Thai), Not Known (Valencian), Not Known (Ukrainian), Not Known (Brazilian Portuguese), Not Known (Canadian French), Not Known (European Spanish), Not Known (European Portuguese), Not Known (Latin American Spanish), Not Known (Latin Spanish), Not Known (Spain-Spanish)

### Biography

Taunted and bullied in his youth, Jonathan Crane vowed to overcome his fears through the study of psychology and biochemistry. Kicked out of his university for experimenting on human subjects, Jonathan adopted the identity of the Scarecrow and armed himself with a specialized fear-inducing gas that makes a person's deepest fears become frighteningly real. His ongoing criminal reign of terror makes him one of Batman's most psychologically dangerous foes.

### Appearance

#### As Scarecrow

* Hair Color: Brown
* Skin Color: Not Known
* Eye Color: Blue
* Age: Not Known
* Birthday: Not Known
* Height: 6 ft. 0 in.
* Weight: 140 lbs. (64 kg.)

### Attributes

* Master of psychology and chemistry.
* Creator of fear-inducing gas.
* Motivated by an obsessive need to create fear in others.

## Relationships

### Friends/Allies

* Scarecrow's Thugs
* League of Assassins
	+ Rā's al Ghūl
* Bane
* Children of Arkham
* Joker
* Harley Quinn
* Silver Banshee
* Solomon Grundy
* Clayface
* Two-Face
* Mad Hatter

### Family

* Dr. Gerald Crane (father, deceased)
* Karen Crane (mother, deceased)

### Neutral

* Falcone Crime Family
	+ Carmine Falcone
* Amanda Waller
* Simon Stagg
* Killer Croc
* Robin/Arkham Knight/Red Hood
* Deathstroke

### Enemies

* Captain Bat Family
	+ Batman
	+ Alfred Pennyworth
* Teen Titans
	+ Robin/Nightwing
* Young Justice
	+ Red Robin
* GCPD
	+ James Gordon
	+ Harvey Bullock
* Justice Avengers
	+ Green Arrow
* Rachel Dawes
* Phillip Stryver

## External links

* Scarecrow *Wikipedia*
* Scarecrow *Arkham Wiki*
* Scarecrow *Batman Wiki*
* Scarecrow *DC Database*
* Scarecrow *DC Universe Online Wiki*
* Scarecrow *Villains Wiki*