Edward Nygma

**Edward "Ed" Nygma** (real name **Edward Nashton)**, also known as **The** **Riddler**, is a former scientist who suffered from social identity disorder and later turned to a life of crime. In late 2023, Nygma was released from Arkham Asylum and team up with The Joker.

## Biography

### Early life

Edward Nashton was born into a broken home. His mother was absent and his father was abusive. At the age of 19, Edward suffered from social identity disorder.

### The Riddler

When Edward got older, he left home and became a carnival performer, using his skills to cheat carnival-goers out of their money. But this was not enough for him. He longed for something more, and became the Riddler, at the same time changing his name to Edward Nigma ("E. Nigma"). He later teamed up with Oswald Cobblepot however, he was later sent to Arkham Asylum by Batman.

#### The Reign of Darkseid

During the Reign of Darkseid, Nygma as well as everyone on Earth-0 except for seven specific heroes became affected by the Anti-Life Equation, only to be freed two weeks later after the Justice League stopped Darkseid.

### Team Up with Joker

In late 2023, Nygma was released from Arkham Asylum and team up with The Joker.

## Personality

Edward is intelligent, creative, calculating, kind, and caring. His meticulous and observant nature, often detecting clues and connections his superiors miss. However, he is also narcissistic, being infatuated by his intelligence and enjoys telling riddles to prove this, much to the annoyance of most of his co-workers.

## Abilities

* **Genius-level intellect/Master tactician:** Edward has a very high intellect and advanced mental faculties, claiming to understand topics preternaturally.
* **Eidetic memory:** Edward has claimed that he is incapable of forgetting anything.
* **Encyclopedic knowledge:** Edward possesses a profound knowledge of anatomy and displays a wide-ranging command of esoterica from numerous fields.
* **Logical reasoning:** Edward is able to calculate the likelihood of certain events. He also has the remarkable ability to view people and situations as puzzles to be solved. As such, Edward managed to successfully solve an advanced puzzle box within several seconds, an item of which has been passed down throughout generations due to its complexity, with even Oswald claiming that the most skilled mathematician couldn't crack it.
* **Master manipulator/Master of deception:** Edward is highly skilled at manipulating others.
* **Explosives expert:** Edward is highly trained at creating bombs, such as the ones he put in the museum and the train station.
* **Skilled lockpick user:** Edward has at least rudimentary lock picking skills.

### Weaknesses

* **Obsession:** Nygma is obsessed with riddles, elaborate questions with answers that are extremely hard to discover.

## Appearances

### Batman

#### Season 2

* Everything's a Riddle
* Shadows (mentioned)

#### Season 3

* Subconscious Minds (indirectly mentioned)

#### Season 4

* Detective Smarts
* Who is The Joker

## Behind the scenes

* In DC comics, Edward Nygma, alias the Riddler, (alternate versions of his name include Edward Nigma or Edward Nashton depending on continuity) was created by writer Bill Finger and artist Dick Sprang and he first appeared in *Detective Comics* #140 (1948). The first time the character's origin was tied into the G.C.P.D. was in the video game *Batman: Arkham Origins*, where he is described as a police consultant and the apparent head of the Cybercrime unit.