Hugo Strange

Professor **Hugo Strange** (ヒューゴー・ストレンジ, *Hyūgō Sutorenji*) was a brilliant psychiatrist of Arkham Asylum and one of the most skilled manipulator who works and dedicated his life of protecting Gotham City even the earth as a whole new successor as *Batman* and a hero savior as leads a top-secret military/security organization, TYGER. He is also one who knows that Batman is Bruce Wayne. Through deception, political manipulation, and even aiding and abetting some of Batman's most dangerous foes, Hugo kidnapped Batman and tried to research/experiment him more in an attempt to learn behind more of secrets of Batman and beyond. Since then, he has played a part in most of the primary storylines, as both an enemy and ally to the Bat Family and Batman.

"*So, you know everything about me and my name. Good, because I too know who you are, and everything about you. Your secrets. History. Skills. Strengths. Weaknesses. Including your name: Bruce Wayne.*"

—Hugo Strange.

## Appearance & Biography

*Voice actor:* Corey Burton (English), Not Known (Japanese)
### Biography

First gaining fame as a psychiatrist who declared that he’d fully analyzed the Dark Knight from afar, Professor Hugo Strange lent credence to his own claims by deducing Batman’s true identity as Bruce Wayne. However, his interest in the Batman turned into his greatest obsession, and he’s used his scientific and medical expertise to hatch a series of bizarre plots based around genetics and mind control in order to possibly take his place by any means necessary. Hugo’s obligational side has left him with intermittent knowledge of Batman’s true identity, a fact that hangs over Bruce Wayne’s head – for if Bruce himself tries anything that would ever get Hugo angered, Batman’s greatest secret might be revealed…

### Appearance

Hugo wears a pair of bottle rimmed glasses, had a long white lab coat with that had his name tag on it, and wears black gloves.

* Hair Color: None (Gray bearded)
* Eye Color: Gray
* Height: 5 ft. 10 in.
* Weight: 160 lb.

### Attributes

* Trained to physical and mental perfection.
* Extensive Knowledge of Genetics.
* Obsessed with Batman.
* Master of hypnotism and mind control.
* Expert in most known forms of martial arts.
* Photographic memory.
* Expert escape artist.

## Personality

Hugo is a doctor dedicated to understanding the workings of the human mind, no matter what it takes. He has somewhat remorse for his actions, given he let Jervis experiment on the forgotten patients to perfect the enhancements on his mind-control abilities. This also gave him an inflated ego, since he had figured out Bruce Wayne's secret identity.

## Relationships

### Friends/Allies

* TYGER
* Quincy Sharp
* His Henchmen

### Neutral

* Batman
* Robin
* Nightwing
* Catwoman
* Gotham City Police
	+ James Gordon

### Enemies

* Joker
* Scarecrow
* Two-Face
* Penguin
* Harley Quinn
* Poison Ivy
* Killer Croc
* other Arkham inmates
* other Blackgate prisoners

## Abilities and Traits

While the source of his physical prowess is debatable, Hugo possesses speed and agility that borders on inhuman, allowing him to avoid most danger to his person. He is an accomplished martial artist, able to hold his own even when fighting all 3 Gotham knights (Batman, Robin, and Nightwing), as well as Catwoman, Bane and more of Batman's bad guys. In battle, his unique fighting-style is mostly defensive, allows him to adapt to seemingly any situation and use any item of the very battlefield to his advantage. He also possesses super-human endurance and recovery, as evidenced when he was in the middle of a big explosion, yet survived with no permanent damage. Hugo is able to fend off multiple opponents due to his enhanced DNA which he has been extracting from various inmates, even the ones during his time as a Arkham psychiatrist.