Toymaker

*Can Bruce come out and play? No? Oh, he's buried under a building? Aw.*
―Toymaker.[src]
**Cosmo Krank** a.k.a **Toymaker** was the owner of Krank Co. and a talented toy maker; he made very dangerous toys which were not suitable for children. For that reason, Bruce Wayne, using his company Wayne Industries, shut down his company. Cosmo swore revenge and wanted to kill Wayne which caused him cross to paths with The Batman.

## Toymaker

### Powers

Expert engineerToy-themed and toy-based weaponry

## Physical Appearance

Toymaker has wild blue hair that somewhat resembles that of a jester, as with Joker. He wears a mask with pink lenses that leaves his mouth exposed. His attire consists of a pink shirt with white stripes across, black fingerless gloves and shoes, purple-blue pants, and toys on his waist. He has quite a short stature.

## Personality

Despite his genius, Toymaker is very irrational. He was set on killing Bruce Wayne because he shut down his company due to his toys being too dangerous.

## History

At first, Cosmo Krank was the C.E.O. of a toy company named Krank Co. that created incredibly futuristic toys. However, Bruce Wayne noticed that Krank Co's toys were very dangerous. He led a campaign that eventually closed down Krank Co. for good. Enraged, Cosmo Krank became a villain named "The Toymaker", who used his toys in his attempt to get revenge on Bruce Wayne. His first attempt was to launch a robot attack on the meeting held by Wayne explaining to Krank's former investors why his company was shut down. His second attempt was using his razor-clawed Zoom Pet toy to make a delivery to Wayne Manor, and kill Wayne. Both attempts failed. His third attempt was to have a boy play with his toy robot which would distract the police, while he made preparations to kidnap Wayne with his giant drill-like robot and took him to his mock paradise of Kranky Town, an underground world of toys he'd built as a hideout. His ultimate plan was to have his robot dip Wayne in a neon river of molten plastic to turn him into his personal 'non-action figure'. However, he found that Wayne had somehow escaped and was 'safely on his way home' while the Batman confronted him in his place, along with Detective Cash, who had been acting as Wayne's bodyguard. He summoned a massive army of remote-controlled Zoom Pets against the duo, while flying overhead in his Cosmo Flyer hover-disc. After nearly dumping Cash into the plastic river, he lost his remote control to Batman, which the Dark Knight used to give Krank a taste of his own medicine. Backed into a corner by his own Zoom Pets and pleading to them for mercy as if they were actually alive, Batman used them to beat up Krank until the police arrived and arrested him for his assassination attempts.

He was later captured by Rumor, but he didn't make a physical appearance. He likely escaped during the fight.

## Powers and Abilities

### Abilities

* **Aviation**
* **Mechanical Aptitude**
	+ **Mechanical Engineering**
* **Gadgetry**
* **Toys:** Toymaker has various toys in his arsenal that range from teddy bears (Zoom Pets) to saucers.Cosmo-Flyer.Krank-Bot.Zoom Pet.Gigantic Balloon.Giant Spinner.Remote Control.Animatronics.

## Relationships

### Enemies

#### Bruce Wayne

Krank had a personal grudge against Bruce as he shut down his company due to his toys being deadly.

## Appearances

### In Other Media

#### *Batman Arkham*

The Krank Co. shops appear in *Arkham City* and *Arkham Knight*. Various Zoom Pets can be found inside in the shop in *City*; the mascot is a Zoom Pet. The building worked as Bane's hideout in Arkham City. As Batman arrived, the two made a deal: of the final 12 containers of Titan, both of them would destroy 6. As Batman returned from dealing with his half, the two were attacked. After they defeated the attackers, Bane revealed that he didn't destroy the Titan Containers assigned him; he had tried to get the rest for himself to use. Bane then attempted to fight Batman, but was easily tricked and locked behind some bars by the Caped Crusader, who then proceeded to destroy the remaining containers with his Explosive Gel that Bane had conveniently moved inside the building. After Arkham City, the Arkham Knight placed bombs inside of the building and blew it up with the intent of killing Bane, collapsing it in a fiery ball of dust. However, by this time Bane was long gone, so the Knight failed. Another shop appears in *Knight*, albeit inaccessible. In the Arkham Knight's HQ, you can see a few parts in the mall that have the words, "Krank Co. Arcade" lit up. But, if you drive around Gotham City for a while, there is also the original Krank Co. Toys sign, with the teddy bear from Bane's hideout in Arkham City.

Krank Co. in Arkham City.Krank Co. in Arkham Knight.
#### *Gotham*

Cosmo Krank appears in *Gotham,* who is the son of Griffin Krank, an assassin known as The Toymaker who worked at Krank Toys and Models in The Narrows. When Jim Gordon and Lucius Fox visit the toy store following the bomb-rigged attempt on Lee Thompkins' life, Cosmo was asked if anyone else worked here and states that his father was upstairs as he goes to get him. After some near encounters with a large nutcracker with a gun and an explosive robot, Gordon and Fox run outside and see Griffin running as Cosmo stops them to prevnt them from harming his father. Cosmo stated that he doesn't know why his father would try and attack someone and that he had heard his father conversing with someone for a bit, though Cosmo didn't know who the person was. As Gordon and Fox leave the toy store, they tell the arriving police officers that Griffin's son is still inside. Griffin was hired by the Riddler to murder Lee Thompkins, but eventually intercepted and shot dead by Jim Gordon, implying that his son Cosmo would later take on the mantle of the Toymaker.

Griffin Krank (portrayed by Thomas Lyons).Cosmo Krank (portrayed by Chris Perfetti).
#### Arrowverse

In the anthology series *Earth-Prime* that takes place in the Arrowverse, Krank appears in a flashback in issue #2 as part of Intergang. In this version however, he seems to take the mantle of Toyman.

Toymaker in Earth-Prime.
## Trivia

* Toymaker bears a resemblance to the Superman villain Toyman, a criminal that uses high-tech weaponry and gadgetry built into toys to commit crimes. The Toyman is often depicted as being forced into the life after losing his toy company, similar to Toymaker in the show. In short, Toymaker is Batman's version of Toyman, as Mr. Freeze is Batman's version of Captain Cold.
* He was never referred to as "Toymaker" in the episode, he was instead only referred to by his real name "Cosmo Krank", as well as in the episode's credits. Toymaker was revealed to be his alter ego name in an interview with writer Steven Melching hosted by Comics Continuum.
* Initially, his name, Cosmo, was to be written with a "k" (Kosmo), but was ultimately changed to a "c".

## References

1. ↑ http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0601/31/index.htm