Continuing with the Victorian theme in this project, I found out something interesting while playing this Batman game during the holidays. It is known that villains in the Batman series are often referencing back to history, novels, myths, diseases and many other distinctive characteristics. What I found in this game, is that two of the many Villains in Batman's history is based on the novel 'Alice in Wonderland' by Lewis Carroll. The two villains are: 'The Mad Hatter' and 'Tweedledum and Tweedledee'.Here, I will look into each character in more detail:
The Mad Hatter:
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. (There was also, briefly, a second Mad Hatter who liked to commit crimes with hat-related themes, but he has not been seen in two decades, having only one appearance after nearly being killed by the original.)
Not only is he often known to quote and reference Carroll's Wonderland novels, but he often fails to discern between these stories and reality. As shown in Secret Six, he won't eat a piece of food that doesn't have a hat on it. It has been hinted in recent years that he is a pedophile, kidnapping little girls with the name "Alice".
Tweedledum and Tweedledee:
Dumfrey and Deever Tweed are a pair of cousins, whose similar looks often have them mistaken for identical twins. Fat and lazy, the pair prefer to direct henchmen to carry out crimes, while they retire to a safe haven. The pair often wear costumes modelled on their namesakes from Lewis Carrol's Through the Looking-Glass (and what Alice found there). They are sometimes reimagined as henchmen of the Joker.
Thoughts:
It is fascinating that these characters are taken straight from the novel without much changes to them. And also shows you how dark some of the characters are from Alice in the Wonderland. This is a good starting point to look into the personalities/costumes/history for this project.
The Mad Hatter:
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. (There was also, briefly, a second Mad Hatter who liked to commit crimes with hat-related themes, but he has not been seen in two decades, having only one appearance after nearly being killed by the original.)Not only is he often known to quote and reference Carroll's Wonderland novels, but he often fails to discern between these stories and reality. As shown in Secret Six, he won't eat a piece of food that doesn't have a hat on it. It has been hinted in recent years that he is a pedophile, kidnapping little girls with the name "Alice".
Tweedledum and Tweedledee:
Dumfrey and Deever Tweed are a pair of cousins, whose similar looks often have them mistaken for identical twins. Fat and lazy, the pair prefer to direct henchmen to carry out crimes, while they retire to a safe haven. The pair often wear costumes modelled on their namesakes from Lewis Carrol's Through the Looking-Glass (and what Alice found there). They are sometimes reimagined as henchmen of the Joker.
Thoughts:
It is fascinating that these characters are taken straight from the novel without much changes to them. And also shows you how dark some of the characters are from Alice in the Wonderland. This is a good starting point to look into the personalities/costumes/history for this project.
