Scarecrow

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===Origins===

'''Jonathan Crane''' was born out of wedlock and suffered severe abuse as a child. [[Gerald Crane|His father]] took off before he was even born, and [[Karen Keeny|his mother]] was made to leave her new born son in the hands of her grandmother, a religious fanatic with less than pure intentions for the boy. As a child he was exposed to severe emotional and physical torment and torture from his great grandmother, the worst of course being the Keeny families chapel, where flocks of crows nested, and he was forced to  dress in a suit contaminated with a homemade chemical designed to enrage nearby crows and force them to attack the source. It was because of this that Jonathan developed a crippling fear of his grandmother.<ref>{{c|Year One: Batman/Scarecrow #1}}</ref>Crane was eventually tired of being a victim. He developed his own style of "violent dancing" which he combined with elements of Kung Fu and he learned the recipe for the fear chemical that his grandmother used to scare crows. Certain night, Crane dressed up as a ghoulish scarecrow to terrify some of the people who bullied him at high school. Unfortunately, his fear methods proved to be a bit too successful and caused the ultimate death of the bullies. Crane became fascinated with the whole event and he then proceeded to murder his grandmother using the same fear chemical she previously used on his

Around his time, Crane also worked as an intern at a pshychiatric clinic, where he was left in charge of a young and disturbed [[Thomas Elliot (New

In his childhood and teenage years, Jonathan Crane was the victim of taunts and jeers due to his lanky frame and spindly legs. He was also bullied for his own personality traits. His grudge against the people who hurt him grew stronger and==First Encounter with Batman and Afterwards===

The deaths of the Gotham University dean and four regents earned Crane the attention of Gotham City's newest guardian - the Batman. Batman, working alongside the recently promoted police captain James Gordon, investigated the case and fought with the Scarecrow. Crane was apprehended and sent to Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane. The Scarecrow was soon recruited into a gang of super-villains led by [[Harvey Dent (New Earth)|Two-Face]] to battle [[Carmine Falcone (New Earth)|Carmine Falcone]]'s criminal empire. The group was also responsible for the Columbus Day Massacre of Gotham's mob bosses. The team disbanded after a battle with [[Sofia Falcone (New Earth)|The Hangman]] and the battle at the Batcave with the newly-formed Dynamic Duo, [[Batman and Robin]].

A psychopathic sadist, the Scarecrow was one of the many criminals in [[Gotham City]] to be confined to [[Arkham Asylum]] whenever [[Batman (Bruce Wayne)|Batman]] apprehended him. Ironically, the Scarecrow had a phobia of birds, possibly due to an attack by birds as a child, although he has been shown occasionally as having a pet crow named Craw.

The Scarecrow was a regular member of the Injustice Gang and briefly joined the [[Secret Society of Super-Villains]]. In later years, his modus operandi has made him unsuited to work in teams, and he is not often seen outside the Batma=n family of characters.==Knightfall===

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Later, Joker came up with the idea of using Krol to lure Batman into a trap and together, the villains took Krol to the Gotham River Tunnel, where they forced Krol to reveal his abduction. When Batman arrived, Scarecrow used his fear gas on him, hoping to cripple the hero, but instead, Batman's memories made him mad and he beat them both to a pulp. Scarecrow managed to pick a rocket launcher from their arsenal and fired the missile to the tunnel walls, causing the place to be filled with water and allowing them to escape from Batman, who stopped the fight to rescue Krol.<ref>{{c|Batman #496}}</ref>

Scarecrow and Joker retreated to their hideout, where Crane complained of not making money out of their=latest stunt and not being able to continue his experiments. When Joker mocked him, Scarecrow used his fear gas on Joker, but the gas had no effect on him and instead, Joker beat Scarecrow furiously, with a chair and ended their partnership.<ref>{{c|Detective Comics #664}}</ref>

====God of Fear====

===Hush===

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Some time later, Crane joined his once child pupil Thomas Elliot, who had taken the identity of the criminal Hush and Crane provided the psychological profiles of all of Hush's enemies including Batman. Scarecrow used his fear toxin on [[Helena Bertinelli (New Earth)|Huntress]], but he was stopped shortly after that by Batman. However, thanks to [[Jason Todd (New Earth)|Jason Todd]]'s interference, Scarecrow managed to escape.<ref>{{c|Batman #617}}</ref>

===As the Crow Flies===

Scarecrow was briefly transformed into a murderous creature known as the Scarebeast by the Penguin to kill off the Penguin's disloyal colleagues.<ref>{{c|Batman #627}}</ref> In this incarnation, the Scarebeast possessed super strength and endurance and could release an even stronger hallucinogenic gas. After being defeated by Batman, the Scarebeast reverted back into Jonathan Crane.

===Heart of Hush===

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After the Black Glove's failed plan to destroy Batman, all the inmates from Arkham Asylum were transferred to Blackgate until Arkham was completely decontaminated. On their way back to Arkham, the vehicles that transported the inmates were assaulted by a new [[Jeremiah Arkham (New Earth)|Black Mask]], who freed the inmates, blew the asylum in front of all of them and forced them to join his army. Crane was among the inmates who joined Black Mask's group.<ref>{{c|Batman: Battle for the Cowl #1}}</ref>

===Batgirl Rising===

===Blackest Night===

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===Brightest Day===

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Some time later during the events of Brightest Day, Scarecrow begins kidnapping and murdering college interns working for LexCorp as a way of getting back at Luthor for stealing his ring. When Robin and Supergirl attempt to stop his plans, Scarecrow unleashes a new fear toxin that is powerful enough to affect a Kryptonian. The toxin forces Supergirl to see visions of a Black Lantern Reactron, but she is able to snap out of the illusion and help Robin defeat Scarecrow.<ref>''[[Superman/Batman Vol 1 77|Superman/Batman #77]]''</ref> He is eventually freed from Arkham when Deathstroke and the Titans break into the asylum in order to capture one of the inmates.

* {{Intimidation}}: Using a variety of toxins that cause his victims to hallucinate that their phobias have come to life, the Scarecrow instills fear in all who see him.

* {{Martial Arts|Violent Dancing}}: When forced to fight, Crane uses his own martial arts style he calls "[[wikipedia:Zui\_Quan|violent dancing]]", which is based in part on the crane style of kung fu, and makes full use of his long arms and legs.{{Cn}}

* {{Genius Level Intellect|Genius Level Intellect}}
	+ {{Psychology}}: Jonathan Crane is an expert in the field of psychology, specifically the study of anxiety disorders. He is a walking textbook on the study of fear, and can recite the name and description of nearly every known phobia. He often demonstrates his intellectual prowess by analyzing his fellow patients at Arkham Asylum.<ref>{{c|Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special Vol 1 1}}</ref
		- * {{Psychiatry}}<ref name=JAS1/>

* + {{Chemistry}}: Jonathan Crane is a proficient chemist and has used this skill to develop his infamous fear toxin.

* + - {{Toxicology}}

* + {{Pedagogy}}

* {{Mental Illness|Phobia|Anxiety Disorder}}: Crane once suffered from corvidophobia, a fearful form of ornithophobia  involving crows, after being attacked by a flock of crows at his family aviary. He managed to overcome this somehow and is often seen with a crow named Craw. Since his first encounter with Batman, he had developed a chemical-induced chiropteraphobia, the fear of bats.{{cn}}

* {{Mental Illness|Obsession}}: Scarecrow is motivated by an obsessive need to spread massive terror around Gotham.{{cn}}

\*'''[[Scarecrow's Fear Toxin]]'''

\*'''[[Yellow Power Ring]]''' {{formerly}}

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