Rataalada.com

***Rataalada.com*** was a website presumably located on the Dark Web that was created by Edward Nashton as a way to post his riddles and cryptic messages to the citizens of Gotham City online.

## History

On December 20, 2021, a GIF image was added to DC Comics' official Instagram account depicting a role with the words written "let's play a game, just you and me". A reference to the phrase said by the character Riddler in the film. The next day, the site "www.rataalada.com" began to have a game of riddles themed by the antagonist of *The Batman*. The game consisted of a series of three questions where the player should correctly answer the puzzles made by the character. When completed, an image of a record of the Batman character made by the Gotham City Police Department was released as a reward. Returning to the site later, a question was asked by the Riddler if the player has ever attended the Iceberg Lounge. Regardless of the answers, the character states that it is better to pass away from there because the place looks more like a zoo, a reference to Batman's fight against the Penguin that takes place at the Iceberg Lounge in *The Batman.* The campaign continued until the film's premiere week, in March 2022, with six riddle tests and six questions about Gotham City. Finally, the last reward revealed a video about Thomas Wayne's election campaign.

The site was released in the post-credit of the movie *The Batman.* When accessing the site after March 5, 2022, a percentage count was started, with all riddle games ending. Upon reaching 100%, on March 11, 2022, an archive containing all the information that the Riddler collected about its main targets was made available. On March 24, 2022 after solving three new riddles the reward was revealed to be a deleted scene showed that The Batman had visited the Joker in Arkham State Hospital. Five days after on March 29, 2022, the Gotham City Police Department seized the website and shut it down. Luckily The Riddler had a back up website by the name of "youareelrataalada.com", however that too was shortly seized and also shut down by the Gotham City Police Department. Both sites have been inactive since.

## Layout

The site was made with a constant background static while the text is typed in a green font, resembling a code reader. The site icon was a Riddler question mark.

## Gameplay

### Riddles

The game consisted of three random questions depending on the test. After accepting to play by typing "Y" (yes, yes in English), Riddler asked the following questions, and the player needed to answer them correctly. If they answered these questions incorrectly, the Riddler would make a series of comments, but would give the player more chances until they got it right. When the challenge was completed, a reward was released. The Riddler would also ask the player to come back soon for more challenges.

#### First Test

* What is black and blue and dead all over?
	+ Answer: Batman
* Those who make me are likely to break me.
	+ Answer: The law
* I can be easy or a dead end. Careful when you cross me.
	+ Answer: Street

#### Second Test

* It sinks and swims. It can be rotten even when it's all dressed up.
	+ Answer: Iceberg
* The more I'm revealed, the less I exist.
	+ Answer: Secret
* Payback comes to all who accept one.
	+ Answer: Bribe

#### Third Test

* Underneath the bridge the tarp has sprung a leak. It's okay to eat fish because they don't have any... what?
	+ Answer: Feelings
* When the game is on, what corrupts absolutely?
	+ Answer: Power
* Without a doubt, Gotham's elite live here―between light and dark.
	+ Answer: The Shadows

#### Fourth Test

* When I fall, I rise. Though I am not human, some say I have a heart.
	+ Answer: Darkness
* Giving you this would be giving you the answer.
	+ Answer: A clue
* I'm Greek. I'm Latin. I'm 500 years old. I speak in riddles. What am I? - Puzzle
	+ Answer: Enigma

#### Fifth Test

* The end is in the middle, twice. Test your mind and try not to get baffled by me. - Puzzle
	+ Answer: A puzzle
* A man worth billions, in a manor of speaking.
	+ Answer: Bruce Wayne
* From birth to death. From boy to man. All things change, but this is one thing he will always be.
	+ Answer: A son

#### Sixth Test

* I am first a fraud or a trick. Or maybe a blend of the two. That's up to your misinterpretation.
	+ Answer: Confusion
* What was new, is new again. Rebirth. Restoration. Reformation.
	+ Answer: Renewal
* Fear he who hides behind where.
	+ Answer: A mask

#### Seventh Test

* Once you've been set up, it hits you at the end straight on.
	+ Answer: Punchline
* It's not a joke, but sometimes you need to shout it twice to really mean it.
	+ Answer: Ha
* To wit: A wild card in the truest sense.
	+ Answer: Joker

## Trivia

* After both sites got Seized by Gotham Police Department if you inspect the website and go to console you can see the Riddler's secret last message saying "Goodbye <?>".

## External Links

* Rataalada.com - Official Website
* https://www.youareelrataalada.com/