Summary

As one of the most beloved adaptations of the Batman mythos , the world of theAkrhamversehas recreated more than a few beloved DC characters . From icons like theJokeror the Dark Knight himself to more obscure characters like Gizmo and Toyman , this franchise has adapted them all . But the Arkhamverse ’s biggest reinvention alters oneFlashvillain in a way that fans would never see add up .

Batman : Arkham City – End Game#1 by Derek Fridolfs , Jason Shawn Alexander , Lee Loughridge , and Travis Lanham introduces Batman to Mark Mardon , known to buff as Weather Wizard . As Bruce battle the Joker ’s last post - mortem schema , he remember the metre he interrogated Mardon at Blackgate . serve twenty year for act of terrorism using satellites and Doppler technology , Mardon had only one visitor over the yr : the Joker .

Mardon recount Batman , " He ’s a fantastic adherent . I ’ve taught him everything I know , enough to carry on my body of work . " With one business line , the Arkhamverse recontextualizes both the Joker and one of the Flashes ’ capital enemy .

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Created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino , Weather Wizard , a classic Silver Age Flash knave , debut in 1959’sThe Flash#110 .

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The Weather Wizard Is a Surprising Mentor for the Joker

The Flash Rogue Is Usually a Petty Thief

In traditional persistence , the Weather Wizard isone of the Flashes ’ more powerful opponentsthanks to his notorious Weather Wand . Alongside his fellow knave , Mardon has tested the Scarlet Speedsters ’ mettle countless timesand could probably be a major villainous participant if he could think beyond system revolve around petty stealing . While minimizing his own personal office , the Arkhamverse seems to have capitalized on his potential difference , making Mardon a great threat as a dangerous terrorist — to the point that he even exalt the Joker himself .

While the Weather Wizard and the Joker are unlikely to team up anytime shortly in DC ’s central persistence , the destructive potential of their partnership can not be overstated .

Due to his bloodlust and unpredictability , the Flash ’s Rogues would n’t usually tie in themselves with someone like the Joker , butthe Arkhamverse is clearly a different tale . And with Mardon ’s twenty - twelvemonth judgment of conviction , there ’s no order what kind of deadly lessons he passed on to the Clown Prince of Crime . In any universe , the Joker is going to be a promoter above all else , and if he was able to watch at the foot of someone ingenious enough to weaponize the weather condition itself , it ’s no surprise that he wasable to excruciate Batmanand Gotham City for so long before his death .

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Weather Wizard and the Joker Are a Match Made in Hell

The Crooks' Combined Carnage Could Give Batman Major Trouble

While the Weather Wizard and the Joker are unlikely to team up up anytime presently in DC ’s central continuity , the destructive potency of their partnership can not be overstated . With big businessman over the elements , Mardon wields abilities that could dead embody the chaos that the Joker seeks to stir up . Should the Weather Wizard and theJokerever make up one’s mind to for good get together personnel , Batman will need all the help he can get from theFlash — in or out of theArkhamverse .

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The Joker is a psychopathic criminal conceiver with a warped sense of humor . ab initio introduced as a remorseless successive killer , the character evolved over sentence , often vacillate between a prankster and a homicidal lunatic . His family relationship with Batman is one of the most complex in comic Christian Bible account , define by their reciprocal fixation . Over the decades , the Joker has become an enduring picture of pandemonium and folly , personify the antithesis of Batman ’s order and justice .

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Comic book panels: Batman interrogates the Arkhamverse’s Weather Wizard, Joker’s mentor.

Comic book art: Weather Wizard in a black and yellow suit.