Edward Nygma

* The Riddler
* Edward Nygma

Enigma, Prince of Puzzles, Quizmaster, Crown Prince of Conundrums, Puzzle King, Arthur Wynne, Wizard of Quiz (Aliases)
Mockingbird (Former Alias)

### Marital Status

Dating (Nina Damfino & Diedre Vance, Girlfriends)
Divorced (Kristen Nashton, Ex Wife)

### Affiliation

Masterminds (Leader)
Rogue Gallery (Member)
The Light (L-2 Operative)
Echo & Query (Lieutenants)
Secret Six (Former Leader, as Mockingbird)

## Biographical Information

### Occupation

Professional Criminal/Terrorist
Strategic Consultant (formerly)

### Employer

Self-Employed
Wayne Enterprises (formerly)

## Powers & Abilities

* **Genius Level Intellect:** The Riddler is a supreme problem-solver, criminal mastermind. He is a genius with brilliant deductive power. His mind excels with puzzles, minds games and manipulations.
	+ ***Computer Operation***
	+ ***Computer Hacking***
	+ ***Deception***
	+ ***Demolitions***
	+ ***Electrical Engineering***
	+ ***Escapology***: Riddler is adept in escapology. Since childhood Edward has been a big fan of the late great Harold Houdini. Using this skill to build his infamous elaborate death traps & easily escape handcuffs. He has stated that he has at least 40 ways to escape his cell at Arkham Asylum, although never using any strategy until the time is right.
	+ ***Gadgetry***
	+ ***Investigation***: He possesses great deductive skills and analytic ability.
	+ ***Leadership***
	+ ***Mechanical Engineering***: Riddler can design weapons, such as the devise in his jacket and his question mark staff.
	+ ***Pedagogy***
	+ ***Surveillance***
	+ ***Tactical Analysis*:** His mind excels with puzzles, minds games and is a highly cunning criminal strategist. He also worked successfully as the trusted strategist of Phillip Kane when he was Wayne Enterprises' CEO.
	+ ***Thievery***
	+ ***Tracking***
* **Driving**
* **Hand to Hand Combat**
* **Stick Fighting:** He has shown to be quite adept in using his cane when fighting hand to hand.
* **Swimming**

### Weaknesses

* **Mental Illness**
* **Obsession with Riddles**: His riddles are in fact a bizarre obsessive compulsion. His attempts to stop himself from sending them has met with failure time & time again. This extends to the fact he cannot simply kill his opponents when he has the upper hand, but prefers to put them in a deathtrap to see if he can devise a life and death intellectual challenge that the hero cannot escape. However, his compulsion is quite flexible, allowing him to commit any crime as long as he can describe it in a riddle or puzzle.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** Unknown
* **Strength:** Unknown
* **Speed:** Unknown
* **Occult:** Unknown
* **Weapons:** Unknown
* **Range:** Unknown
* **Strategy:** Unknown
* **Combat:** Unknown
* **TOTAL:** Unknown

## Trivia

* He was Phillip Kane's strategist at Wayne Enterprises during Bruce Wayne's absence.
* When Bruce Wayne returned to Gotham in 1996, Phillip Kane had Edward throw Bruce a welcome home parrty. Nygma hired the Red Hood Gang to crash the party & murder Bruce. They were unsuccessfl but Phillip died saving Bruce. Nygma was sent to prison afterwards.
* In July 2004, he escaped from Arkham Asylum & entered into a war with Joker over the right to kill Batman. The city brbroke eaks out into a war amongst criminals with the citizens of Gotham caught in the middle. Batman eventually teamed up with the Riddler, feeling he was the lesser of two evils between the Joker. Batman & the Riddler are able to take out all of Joker’s men over the next couple of weeks. Toegtehr with Catwoman, they confront the Joker at his hideout. After Catwoman stabs the Joker, Batman turns on the Riddler & knocks him out. In the end, Joker & Riddler are both sent to Arkham.
* During the War of Jokes & Riddles, Charles Brown Jr. is killed after Riddler puts poison on his kite. His father becomes Kite-Man & joins the Joker.