Jonathan Crane (Earth 1)

**Jonathan Crane** is the criminal known as the Scarecrow and an enemy of the Batman.

## Jonathan Crane

### Affiliation

Carmine Falcone (formerly, deceased)Two-Face (formerly)

## Biography

### Becoming a criminal

Jonathan Crane developed a special chemical composition, his Fear Toxin, which could also be utilized as a gas, which he would use in order to confront his victims with their greatest fears. He used this invention of his in order to terrorize Gotham City, while wearing a scarecrow-like mask and calling himself the "Scarecrow", until he was stopped by the Batman and put into Arkham Asylum, in order to be treated. At some point before or during his career as a criminal, he murdered his own mother.

### The Long Halloween begins

On December 24th during the year in which everyone close to Carmine Falcone was targeted, Batman and police captain James Gordon visited the Calendar Man in order to question him about a recent series of holiday themed killings. On their way to his cell, they walked right past the cells of Crane and other enemies the Batman had faced up until now, including The Penguin and the Mad Hatter.

### Hired by the Falcones

Months later, on mothers day of the next year, Crane and the Hatter were broken out of Arkham by Sofia Falcone, Falcone’s daughter. While Tetch escaped almost immediately, Crane stole a horse from the Asylum and waited for Batman to arrive. He soon got what he wanted and Batman attacked him,while protecting himself with a gas mask from his fear gas. He questioned Crane and wanted to know who had helped him escape. While he was being interrogated, Scarecrow managed to stab the Batman with a needle containing his fear toxin. As soon as its effects started to appear, he was unable to hold Crane any longer, who then proceeded to get on his horse and left, mockingly saying that his own mother had helped him and that he had strangled her years ago, and leaving Batman behind while he faced his worst nightmares. Later, he would meet with Falcone in his tower, who instructed him to rob a few banks together with the Hatter, in order for the Falcones to improove their financial situation. They did so, but were ambushed by Batman, who in turn was knocked unconscious by the rhyming Mad Hatter, who struck his head with a vase from behind, just as he was about to finish off Crane. They then took Batman prisoner and stuffed him inside a bag, while bringing him with them as they headed to the Falcone family grave in order to give Carmine the money they had stolen. On their way though, Batman had woken up and as they searched for him, knocked the Hatter out while he used Scarecrow's own fear gas on him, putting him into an almost catatonic state, unable to fight the vigilante. They were both taken to Arkham again, though they wouldn’t be staying long.

### Attack on Falcone

October 31st, the former district attorney, turned supervillain Harvey Dent, alias Two-Face, and his accomplice Solomon Grundy broke them out again, together with every major Arkham inmate, except the Calendar Man. Crane, Tetch and Poison Ivy were instructed to cause chaos and mayhem in the city and distract the police, so that Two-Face and the others could attack Falcone in his own tower, as revenge for ruining Dent’s life. As the crime lord escaped into his office, Crane, Ivy and the Mad Hatter came in through the window, with Ivy's plants holding them, and restrained Falcone. While Dent was talking to Falcone, explaining to him why he would do what hewas planning to do, Crane was patiently waiting with the others, until Batman attacked them again, this time together with his ally Catwoman and a major fight between all of them started. Scarecrow tried to restrain Catwoman during the fight, but Batman knocked him out and used his own glove to neutralize Grundy, by letting him bite into it, which released Crane’s dear toxin into the Zombie's mouth, causing him to fall asleep immediately. After the fight had ended, they were all taken back to Arkham Asylum again.

### Arkham Escape

At Arkham, Jonathan Crane AKA The Scarecrow escapes from Arkham and is now on the loose to glory and revenge on Batman and returned to his lair to plan his next attack.

### Facing Batman

Scarecrow and his men robbed Gotham Bank and spray the people and the guards with fear gas. When Batman intervenes, Scarecrow injects him with his fear toxin and escapes.

### The Ambush

Gordon and his men decided to ambush Scarecrow at A Chemical Factory, where he is buying chemicals. They arrived at the factory, Gordon ambushed Scarecrow but he knew they were coming, he killed half of the cops and captured Gordon and escapes with him.

### Defeated by Batman

At Scarecrow's lair where he lives with his dad, he talks with Gordon about how he was trapped in the test chamber for days and learned what fear is and became The Scarecrow and he will test Gordon to become The Second Scarecrow.

Bruce learned that Gordon is captured by Scarecrow, he trains to fight Scarecrow again and raced off. Batman arrived at Scarecrow's house and went inside and found Gordon tide up but Scarecrow attack him. Batman and Scarecrow fought, Batman defeated Scarecrow and raced to untie Gordon. But Scarecrow tried to escape but was knocked out by Batman and taken back to Arkham.

### The Hangman Murders

Once a place controlled by organized crime, Gotham City suddenly finds itself being run by lawless freaks, such as Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze, and the Joker. It is still early in Batman's crimefighting career, but the Dark Knight is on the verge of completing his transformation into the city's greatest defender.

## Relationships

### Family

* Father † - creator
* Mother †

### Allies

* Julian Day / Calendar Man - friend and inmate

* Jervis Tetch / Mad Hatter - friend and inmate

* Oswald Cobblepot / Penguin - friend and inmate

* Pamela Isley / Poison Ivy - friend and inmate

* Harvey Dent / Two-Face - friend and inmate

* Victor Fries / Mr. Freeze - friend and inmate

* Waylon Jones / Killer Croc - friend and inmate

* Cyrus Gold / Solomon Grundy - friend and inmate

* Edward Nashton / Riddler - friend and inmate

* Kirt Langstrom / Man-Bat - friend and inmate

* Garfield Lynns / Firefly - friend and inmate

* Drury Walker / Killer Moth - friend and inmate

* Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn - friend and inmate

### Enemies

* Bruce Wayne / Batman - enemy
* Dick Grayson / Robin - enemy
* Barbara Gordon / Batgirl - enemy
* Jason Todd / Robin ll † - enemy
* Tim Drake / Robin lll - enemy

* Gotham City Police Department
	+ James Gordon
	+ Harvey Bullock
	+ Renee Montoya
	+ Janice Porter † - victim
* Selina Kyle/Catwoman
* Carmine Falcone † - Formal Boss and Enemy
* Alberto Falcone/Holiday † - Enemy
* Sofia Falcone/Hangman † - Enemy
* Sal Maroni † - Enemy