Gearhead

*Time to kick things up a notch. It's racing time!*
―Gearhead.[src]
**Gearhead** is a criminal racer with nanotech that allows him to take over vehicles and turn them into his own variant of racing cars.

## Gearhead

### Powers

Nanotechnology that allows him to take over any vehicle he wishes toSuper-strength (with cybernetic arm)

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

Will Friedle (English)Nobuo Tobita (Japanese)
Renzo Jimenez (Spanish)

### Final appearance

*Rumors* (episode)*Hostile Takeover* (comic)

## Physical Appearance

Before his accident, Nathan had a moderate build with blond-white hair and goatee.

After the accident, he wears a yellow and black suit with a metal robotic right arm, and a red right eye.

Gearhead unmasked.
## Personality

Gearhead is a thrill seeker who commits crimes only for the sake of a race. He does not care for money, and merely used it as a distratcion to grab the Batman's (and the Batmobile's) attention.

## History

Nathan Finch was one of the biggest names in the underground racing circuit. He never lost until he was crippled in a car crash. The doctors said he would never walk again, much less race. Six months later, an unknown benefactor gave Finch cybernetic limbs and nanotechnology, turning him into the supervillain Gearhead.

In RPM, Gearhead first showed up in a yellow race car during a charity race that Bruce Wayne (the Batman) was also competing in. Gearhead won the race and stole all the charity money and rode off, leaving all the contestants baffled. Soon after, he ended up getting chased by the Batman in his Batmobile. However, Gearhead appeared to be too fast for the Batman, and later the Batman eventually lost control of the Batmobile and fell off a cliff. He managed to jump but had the Batmobile destroyed. Later, at the Batcave, Wayne built a new Batmobile with upgraded parts from other prototypes in his possession, from Wayne Industries and even from the nanotechnological shell that he recovered from a vehicle that Gearhead was earlier controlling. With a bigger and better vehicle, the Batman along with Batgirl, out raced Gearhead and defeated him. When he tried to steal the new Batmobile by injecting his cord into it, he was electrocuted, as the Batman told that he reversed the effects of the virus so that it could not infect his vehicle. Gearhead was then sent to Arkham.

He was later captured by Rumor and was planned to be killed until he was released from his cell along with the other villains. He escaped, as he was no where to be seen during the final fight.

In the tie-in comic titled *The Batman Strikes!*, he appeared as the main villain in issues 22 and 36, and appeared as one of the villains attending the meeting in issue 39 who was frozen and betrayed by Black Mask and Mr. Freeze. He was then taken to Arkham Asylum and did not look too happy when he saw Black Mask.

## Powers and Abilties

### Powers

* **Cybernetic Enhancement:** His right arm has cords of some kind of nanotechnological virus which infects the vehicle and alters it into a yellow-colored, more hi-tech form with advanced features. His fingertips can extend to form claws when he engaged in combat. His right arm bears certain shells of the nanotechnological virus, which can fire at other vehicles and control them remotely. Also, he has a robotic right eye that can automatically guide and maneuver his vehicle through traffic and other obstructions for him.Claws.Virus.Car.

### Weaknesses

* **Virus Resistance:** The new Batmobile was designed with failsafes against his vriuses, which ended up with him getting electrocuted. It was also designed to be much faster and more durable.
* **Magnets:** Due to his giant cybernetic arm, Gearhead can be restrained esaily by big magnets.

## Appearances

### *The Batman Strikes!*

* Issue #22
* Issue #36
* Issue #39 (Cameo)

### Toys

* The Batman Shadow Tek Gearhead Figure
* The Batman EXP Gearhead Figure

### In Other Media

This version of Gearhead's design is used for Gearhead's cameo in *Batman: Last Knight On Earth (issue #3)* , a possible future to the New 52 Batman run. He can be seen displayed in Omega's cave.

Gearhead in Last Knight on Earth.
## Trivia

* Two figures were released of Gearhead for the Shadow Tek and EXP lines. The Shadow Tek variant has a metallic grey color scheme while the EXP was more true to the show. Both figures were called Metal Head for legal reasons.
* His origin and name are revealed in issue 36 of *The Batman Strikes!*
* He has a very different design compared to his one in the comics, likely because the original design was too graphic for *The Batman*'s demoghraphic.
* Gearhead was voiced by Will Friedle, who previously voiced Batman Beyond.
* Due to the accident, Gearhead now technically has heterochromatic eyes.
* Gearhead is one of the characters with their own leitmotif,alongside Batman,Batgirl,Robin,the GCPD (Yin,Ethan,Gordon),Cash Tankenson,Superman,Green Arrow,Hawkman,Joker,Catwoman,Kabuki Twins,Spellbinder,Killer Croc,Harley Quinn,the Joining,Captain Slash,and Wrath and Scorn.