Jervis Tetch

Jervis Tetch is a brilliant neuroscientist, embraced a delusion that he was the incarnation of a character in the story, the **Mad Hatter**. Using his hypnotic skills for mesmerism as the Mad Hatter in Gotham City and an adversary of the superhero known as the Batman.

## Associations

### Occupation

Neuroscientist (formerly)
Professional Criminal

### Affiliation

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

## Appearances

### Films

Batman: The Long Halloween Part 1, Batman: The Long Halloween Part 2

## Biography

Jervis Tetch, formerly a research scientist, is completely smitten with the works of Lewis Carroll. As his criminal name indicates, he takes the appearance of the Mad Hatter from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. He is an insane neuroscientist and developed hardware that can control the brain and induce hypnotic states, and often uses hats or other headgear for mind control.

Tetch became the character known as The Mad Hatter. At some point after the vigilante known as the Batman started to work in Gotham City, Tetch's plans was foiled by Batman and was locked in Arkham Asylum.

### The Long Halloween

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 and on their way to his cell, walked right next to Tetch's and other enemies of the bat, including the Penguin's and the The Scarecrow's.

Months later, on Mother’s Day of the next year, Crane and Jervis Tetch were broken out of Arkham by Sofia Falcone, Carmine's daughter. While Tetch escaped almost immediately,

On the Fourth of July, Later, he a call with Falcone, Carmine this time, who instructed him to rob a few banks with The Scarecrow so that the Falcone crime family improove their financial situation. They did so but were ambushed by the Batman, who in turn was knocked unconscious by the rhyming Tetch, who struck his head with a vase as he was beating Crane. They then took Batman prisoner and brought 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. They were taken to Arkham again, but didn’t stay long as on October 31st

But the former district attorney, turned supervillain Two-Face and his accomplice Solomon Grundy attacks Arkham and free several inmates; Poison Ivy, Scarecrow, Joker, Penguin and Mad Hatter attack Falcone's building and took his hostage. As they then captured Falcone, Tetch and the others waited for Two-Face to end his life so they could have the city for themselves but Batman and Catwoman entered and Tetch is knocked out my Batman as he and Catwoman defeated the rest. After the fight had ended, they were all taken back to Arkham Asylum again.

### Physical Appearance

Tetch is a small man with long brown hair and sideburns his main attire resembles that of the Mad Hatter from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. He wears a green top hat with card reading “10/6” as well as a green tail coat, white gloves, a bright blue bowtie, a blue collar shirt, dark grey pants, green and grey striped socks and dark grey dress shoes.

### Personality

Tetch loves the Mad Hatter from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. He is an insane neuroscientist and developed hardware that can control the brain and induce hypnotic states, and often uses hats or other headgear for mind control and became The Mad Hatter.

### Powers

* Genius-level intellect
* Mind control via hats

## Relationships

Allies:

* Two-Face
* Joker
* Penguin
* Scarecrow
* Poison Ivy
* Solomon Grundy

Enemies:

* Batman
* Gotham City Police Department
	+ James Gordon
* Calendar Man
* Falcone Crime Family
	+ Sofia Falcone (Deceased)
	+ Carmine Falcone (Deceased)
* Catwoman

### Trivia

* The Mad Hatter was modeled after The Hatter from Lewis Carroll's book, *Alice's Adventures in Wonderland*. He made his first appearance in *Batman* #49 (1948). Like other Batman villains, he has become a darker character in recent years.