Mad Hatter (Batman 66)

**Mad Hatter** or **The Mad Hatter** is a Crossover Character in the **Persona Record Series**, part of the **Crossover Arc**, he is a super-villain of **Batman** and **Robin**, his real name is **Jervis Tetch**, as the 60s version of his character he bases his crimes around Hats and was played by David Wayne from 1966 to 1967 in the **Batman TV Series**. he had a minor role in **Persona Record: Generations Memory's Mirror**.

## Mad Hatter (David Wayne)

### Name

The Mad Hatter (マッドハッター) Jervis Tetch (Real Name/ジャービス・テッチ) Fez and The Fedora Fanatic (Nicknames)

## Statistics

### Weapon

Super Instant Mesmerizer (His Top hat) and Assorted machinery with Hats

## First Appearance

### Debut

Persona Record: Generations Memory's Mirror - Chapter 10 (Mentioned) & Chapter 11 (Full Appearance)

## Appearance

Mad Hatter was played by **David Wayne** in the 1966 Series, he looks to have a light-Tan skin ton, he wears a gray formal suit and top hat, this top is his weapon called "Super Instant Mesmerizer" which when the top of the hat pops out there are yellow eyes like a cat that can hypnotized peoples, the eyes looks similar to if it's a reference to when the Cheshire Cat is half invisible only it's eyes being seen.

His Hair Color is a Orange Red, his eyes are green, and has thick black eyebrows, he also has a Mustache the same color as his hair, he has black shoes too.

## Personality

The Mad Hatter has a Different Personality in the 1966 Series then his Comic Book and Main Counterpart, in the series he is cruel and intelligent, and witty, and that is much known in his Comic Book and Main Counterpart he is obsessed with Alice in Wonderland (Hence the name), but in the 60s series he is obsessed with hats steeling them even from the top of a person wearing it, his crimes are based on stealing hats and he also wants to get the Cowl of Batman, (Which if he did he would also reveal the identity of Batman).

## Background

Although his background is not explained in the 60s series, his background in the comics is that, he grew up as a Lonely awkward kid, who was shunned by other kids and that he lived in his own fantasy world being his imaginations, when he comes an adult, he becomes a neuroscientist (a scientist who has specialized knowledge in neuroscience, a branch of biology and study of the neuroses system).

He moves into a boarding house, which was owned by Ella Littleton, he befriends Ella's Daughter, Connie, and her friends in her junior high school computer club, he even helped with in a few projects, A few years later, when Connie is in high school, she gets pregnant. Fearing the reaction of her extremely strict mother, Connie lies to her and claims she had been raped by someone on her high school's baseball team, the Gotham Hawks. Ella, in turn, approaches Tetch for help and convinces him that the Gotham Hawks are "bad kids", Tetch agrees to use his mind control technology on a member of the team, making him use a pipe bomb to kill the other players. Although this is Tetch's first known criminal act, his involvement in the locker room bombing would not be discovered until years later.

His Crime Spree as different motives, but he uses the themes of Alice in Wonderland in his Crimes.

### **Events in PRGMM**

He does not appear in Chapter 10 of PRGMM, but his mentioned by **Batman**, **Robin**, **Chief O'Hara** and **Commissioner Gordon**. a hatbox his sent to Gordon's Office where they find a pharaoh's hat (Which was also a stolen hat from a museum), with this they believed it's possibly a hint that Mad Hatter is going to team up with **King Tut**, (Crime that are planning his not told).

He does appear in Chapter 11, he is mentioned by Robin, when he sees **Shadow Alice** on a TV Screen, he thinks she's a henchman of The Mad Hatter due to her Alice In Wonderland Design and Name. when Mad hatter does appear his motive for being in a labyrinth or if he is working with Shadow Alice, they fight him as he was easy to beat and then he escapes behind a door and is not seen again after that, this door is where Shadow Alice is with a Kidnapped **Ren** and also **Green Hornet** and Batman.

## Abilities

Being from the 60s, he doesn't have a lot of abilities or any superpowers, just a crazy person who is obsessed with Alice in Wonderland or in this series, Hats, and although his fight is not shown, but this is what he can do:

* **Genius-level intellect:** He is a Genius Intellect, so he is smart, which helps him in his crimes and to try and allude Batman.
* **Neuroscientist:** As he study's Neuroscience, he uses this to make mind-controlling tech to use on his victims.
* **Super Instant Mesmerizer:** Is Mad Hatter's Top Hat, Pressing a button, two eyes appear at the top of the hat and hypnotize people to do what he wishes.
* **Assorted machinery at his hat factory:** It includes a hat stretcher and a vat of shrinking solution.

## Etymology

His Name "Jervis" is a variant of "Jarvis" It derives from the personal name Gervase, he element geri meaning "Spear", his last name "Tetch" means "irritably" or "peevishly sensitive" and "Touchy", he gets his Villain name "The Mad Hatter" from **Alice in Wonderland** by the character of the **same name**, The Name "Mad Hatter" is a Phrase of Mad: "as mad as a hatter" meaning "Completely Insane", someone who's crazy or prone to unpredictable behavior.

The Name is also linked to the hat-making industry and mercury poisoning at the name that the Alice in Wonderland Book was published.

## Trivia

* Unlike his Comic book counterpart, He was not obsessed with Alice in Wonderland.
* His crimes are focused around hats.