The Joker was just trolling, but Scarecrow was genuinely out for blood

Scarecrow deserves to be the main villain of a batman movie

My favorite Scarecrow moment in Knight is him manipulating Batman into thinking Barbara was dead. He played Batman and Jim like a fiddle.

Not only scarecrow was the biggest danger for Batman but also he completely made him destroy Bruce Wayne and made Batman and Bruce Wayne 1 person

So apparently scarecrow hit puberty after getting violated by killer croc

Knowing Scarecrow, he probably sees 100 million traumatized victims as a bonus perk, rather than collateral damage.

Fun fact: it was reveled in a recent Batman comic that Batman is still alive but in hiding. The Batman in the comic hops universes and meets Arkham Batman. I don't remember the specific comic, but he is in fact alive

I really hope Matt Reeves utilizes Scarecrow and makes him a main antagonist in the trilogy. It would be a great psychological horror!!! Would also provide a lot of character development for Batman to become the ultimate symbol.

Fun fact: If you remove the hood and some of the extra stuff off of scarecrow, you can actually take a look at scarecrow's actual face Yeah, that sagging mask? That's his skin peeling off of his face. Croc did not mess around.

ngl, "He doesn't see them as people, just acres of skin and bone" has got to be the hardest sentence I've ever heard in my life.

Bane : brakes batman's back Scarecrow : *EMOTIONAL DAMAGE*

Scarecrow isn’t just a villain anymore, he’s just a straight up demon

I don’t think that Batman uses his own fear toxin at the end of the credits. Remember, most of the criminals were exposed to the fear toxin when the cloudburst was active. In my opinion it wouldn’t be too much of an stretch to think that the remnants of the toxin still had an effect on the surviving criminals of Gotham, causing them to see a “ghost”Batman still protecting the city

This is one of the reasons I’m sick of Joker- he is an overexposed, overused villain who overshadows other villains because he gets shoehorned into their stories. DC needs to stop trying to make Joker the star of the show at all times- even Bane is dumbed down because of him, not even mentioning how Joker pretty much stole Scarecrow’s impactful presence in Arkham Knight.

What fascinates me is that he went through all these measures to make sure the Justice League wouldn’t show up DURING the plot to unmake Batman but we have no indication that he was ready for who’d come after the dust has settled. Makes you wonder if he wanted to get taken down and possibly get the death penalty so that HE would be martyred afterwards

The fact that he was gonna make the entire east coast tear itself apart with fear is actually insane

Scarecrow would be the perfect antagonist in a horror movie. _Joker_ proved that you don’t need Batman to have a good supervillain movie, or Venom to include Spider-Man. But Warner Bros might be prudent to dip their toes into that

20:02 also I hate how NOBODY mentions Scarecrow’s backstory. Scarecrow’s reason for his obsession with fear started as a combination of wanting to cure himself, grief, and a wish for revenge. Jonathan Crane lost his entire family as a child because of a traumatic incident. Then again as an adult because he froze during another traumatic incident. Both times, he blamed himself. And as an adult he was actually blamed by people who are supposed to not really do so.

The lengths Scarecrow goes to spread and learn more about fear is terrifying. Also Scarecrow broke Batman more than Bane ever could, making him believe he lost those he cares about, and allowing the joker infection to get worse, is truly terrifying how he does all this to have fear to take over the Dark Knight, and to take away hope for Gotham!

Bringing back Cillian Murphy as Scarecrow for anything would be an absolute power move. His acting abilities are insane.

Im glad that not only there's more videos about Scarecrow, but more people talk more about him. He's my favorite Batman villain and he's pretty underrated (But definitely getting more recognition as he should), but he's an odd case. Despite being an amazing villain, he's insanely inconsistent (probably the most inconsistent Batman villain) both design and writing wise. Crane can literally go from being some pathetic lackey for a main villian to just BEING the main villain and damn Arkham Knight did him so well. The New Batman Adventures also did Scarecrow so well and easily gave one of if not the best design for Scarecrow. I just hope for once, he can have a definitive version and glow up like Mr. Freeze for example. Also im praying he will be the main villain in The Batman sequel, he desperately needs creative and great writers. I can go on and on with Crane but im just gonna make a whole damn novel of his character and potential if I keep going 💀

The music you used while you covered Scarecrow's redesign left me with literal chills that I was not expecting from this video. . .

I love the absence of music, honestly. Adds to the cold feeling of the Scarecrow

John Noble did a fantastic job voicing Scarecrow in Batman: Arkham Knight! John Noble is also known to play other characters in different movies, games, and TV shows: - Lord Denethor of Gondor. (Lord of the Rings 3: Return of the King) - Dr. Walter Bishop. (Fringe) - Henry Parrish. (Sleep Hollow, Seasons 1-2) - Lord Unicron the Destroyer. (Transformers: Prime and Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising) - Brainiac. (Superman Unbound) - Mallus the Time Demon. (DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Season 3) - The Diviner. (Star Trek: Prodigy) - Leland Monroe. (Rockstar's L.A. Noire)

I think that's the scariest part about Scarecrow. After Asylum, he should almost certainly be dead. Yet, all he got away with was unpredictable facial damage, maybe a hunch and a limp?

Always felt scarecrow was under utilized..the dark psychological games he can play on his victims should be explored more.

Scarecrow is such an underrated character. He’s always been my favorite Batman villain. I’m glad people are starting to show him a lot of respect

You know, that version of scarcrow was dark, very dark, but to bring him down, it took a single move and a terrifying line. "Whats wrong? Scared?" -Batman to Scarecrow, Batman Arkham Knight

I feel Scarecrow is secretly Batman's real archenemy. One who poses as a B lister villain in Joker's shadow as means of understanding Batman from afar.

This man has my full respect for being able to willingly do the math of the entire Eastern American Seaboard

Scarecrow is my 2nd favorite Batman villain, behind The Joker himself. Love how you explain Scarecrow. This gets you a subscription. Hope you do The Joker in the future. Haven't played the Arkham Games since getting the news of Kevin Conroy's passing, knowing that I'll never hear that legendary voice again in the future of Batman in animation and video games. But I definitely have to play them again in his honor. He is Vengeance. He is The Night. He is the one, true, definitive Batman. R.I.P. Kevin Conroy, you'll always be my hero as the extension of Batman.

I’m just happy to see someone appreciate the Scarecrow as something other than a fear toxin dispenser. Like, don’t get me wrong, he hands that shit out like lollipops, but there’s way more to him than “boo, gotcha!” Like, c’mon. The man has a phd, he can afford to be more complicated than a disgruntled Spirit Halloween employee. You’ve earned another subscriber, this video was great! On that note, if you want to see a comic that does him wonderfully, check out Kings of Fear. It’s one of my favorites!

I can't believe Batman's archnemesis is the Joker when Scarecrow exists. Such essential parts of Batman are based on fear. I really wish people would value the Scarecrow more, he is such a complex character and has the potential for great storylines.

Batman: Arkham Knight and ESPECIALLY John Nobel's performance as Scarecrow has definitely made Scarecrow my favorite Batman villain. Everything about him is just... perfect. From the slow, menacing, gravelly voice to the terrifying appearance. Arkham Knight definitely has its fair share of problems, but this is honestly in my opinion peak Batman storytelling. I would love to see Scarecrow make an appearance in Matt Reeves' The Batman II, I think he would be a perfect fit for Matt Reeves' world.

Fun Fact: Scarecrow isn't wearing a mask in Batman Arkham Knight. Thats literally his face.

The developers actually said Batman faked his death. Also there is one final thing. If Scarcrow had not injected thst final shot..... something much worse would've happened..... the return of The Joker. That is something that could've been added in as well. In fact according to the novel adaptation Scarcrow was aware of the Joker's blood in Batman's body making me wonder if it was part of the plan.

Noting of that potential victims count: That number includes also all age brackets. When seeing large numbers, it's a good idea to think for a moment to break down the "tyranny of numbers" as it's called into what it really means. You got everyone from toddlers to the elderly in that. Considering also how likely the gas would impact those with less bodily mass to go around more severely, thus resulting in a larger dosage, it would be especially deadly to babies, children, and anyone not yet in the size category of an adult. Which, even if it would hit all 121milion people there, is an extra layer of incredible dark. Also, consider this is the future generations in question, the long term consequences of such a massive loss of young life would be devastating. Not to mention all the other ones. So yea...yikes! Crane really went off the deep end here.

11:35 “One shudders to imagine what inhuman thoughts lie behind that mask”

Even if the fear toxin didn’t kill, just imagine how bad the after effects would be. The sheer, mind boggling amount of trauma, each unique to every one of the millions of people affected. Some of the biggest cities in America are on the eastern seaboard. Washington DC is there. Imagine the sheer number of therapists trying to calm a panicked nation. All those men and women. Imagine how many children Scarecrow would have scarred for life. How many people would wake up screaming, or go into panic attacks. Imagine the suicide rate…

damn I really miss kevin conroy, his performance in the arkham franchise is truly amazing.

this video was very well put together i do not play the batman games but i understood everything you said perfectly

I like how everyone’s ignoring the SpongeBob music within the middle of the video

That 121M is minuscule when you take into account how the toxin lingers in the air like hardcore, so if his initial bomb went off as planned and the entire Eastern Seaboard was covered in Fear Toxin, it would travel well beyond the initial 15 states in a matter of time, and there’s no way Ivy could’ve undone that damage given how much it took out of her just to clear out Gotham City alone, realistically the entire continent of North America would be in the immediate fallout due to Crane’s tomfoolery It’s a bit of a stretch but given enough time since Earth kinda recycles a lot of water in its endless cycle, eventually 15 US States and 121M people would be a joke by the time the whole world has fallen to their fears

Great video, you really say all the good points of why Scarecrow is such a good villain. And while some people say they prefer the Asylum version because it shows more the comic Scarecrow, a mad scientist who does experiments. I think the Knight Scarecrow is much better and terrifying. Having a guy with fear toxin laughing hysterically all the time and being kinda crazy isn't as threatening as a guy with fear toxin that knows what to do and looks at his plan on a bigger scale. I always thought that villain wise, Scarecrow was always above Joker by a LOT for me. I like Joker, but he is too much on the "I'm crazy and energetic" side for me, I think those who speak very softly, like Knight Scarecrow, are scary. The sad thing is that outside of Knight, he was never really well done, always a background character, even in Knight unfortunately to an extent. And I really which for a good Scarecrow character. Because for now, while I love Scarecrow as a villain, my pick for best character is Harley Quinn. But if we get one like Knight, and if he is the main threat during all the thing for once. He could be my top in both.

My favorite use of the fear toxin was in knightfall. A couple of thugs use it on batman. Usually what happens is he falls into a panic attack or worse halucinating about his parents This time was different he didnt seem frightened at all in fact it just made him furious and he beat those two close to death while they were screaming in fear of him instead They dont show what batman is experiencing until the end where we see his thoughts. And its just him screaming JASON!!!!

why does no one watch his videos he is awesome

And in the end, scarecrows true fear was batman. Ironic.

Dude,you deserve more recognition. Your videos and editing is perfect! You earned a sub from me.

Scarecrow has unmasked Batman 2 times, once in the Arkham games, Another one on the Harley Quinn animation. And is the villain that attacks the mind of Batman his most vulnerable point for me, he should really be the main villain in a Batman film he is so dangerous that Batman should end his life because someone as cunning and evil smart as him shouldn't be alive.

Oh, I thought you were going to talk about the serial killer Professor Pyg. That guy is honestly more vicious since- like the joker he does it for fun, but instead of waiting for attention or punchlines like the joker is, he just keeps moving from victim to victim.

I love how you chose scary music for this video, completely fitting with Scarecrows gimmick being fear. Helps the audiance feel the fear of scarecrow etc.

Wow, great video essay. You deserve a lot more views

You killed it with this story and your appreciation for showing just how top tier Scarecrow is as one of Batman’s main villians.

Ive always loved Scarecrow. He, wheb used correctly, is incredibly unsettling because he has no real goal beyond creating fear and terror. And Noble is probably my favourite version of the character. The eerie calmness is so terrifying

Peter:talking about the darkest and most vile shit ever thats disturbing The music:

Before Arkham Knight, I feel like the Scarecrow has gotten a bad deal as far as adaptations. In the comics, his physical strength was never going to match his intelligence in the way Batman's does, but he's capable of so much destruction. The Nolanverse Scarecrow had potential but then got sidelined in favor of the Joker and then might as well have not been in Dark Knight Rises (even though I loved the line, 'sold to the man in the cold sweat'). For a long time, The Animated Series was the best adapted depiction and not only had some fun designs but excellent voice actors in Henry Polic II (RIP) and Jeffrey Combs. This entry in the video games really shows just how dangerous the Scarecrow is, just how damaged, sadistic and smart he is. I admit John Noble wouldn't have come to mind as his voice, but despite his deep voice, he really brings the intelligence to the character.

I really like it when they give a chance to other Batman villains to shine (other than Joker) , Scarecrow was my favorite villain in Arkham series because it was a unique take and i’m glad rocksteady gave him a chance

After watching this video, I realised that Batman will have become a fallen hero in Suicide squad, even after he is free of Brainic’s mind control

This was really well done and thoroughly enjoyed it, didnt realized despite his defeat that Scarecrow actually won

This video really put into perspective how amazing the writing of this game is so thank you for making this

I wish scarecrow would have taken some sort of revenge on croc and had that incorporated in Knight

Scarecrow has always, and will always not just be my favorite DC character, but also favorite comic villain ever And the Arkham games used him so well, and I still believe that the best choice the games did was make Scarecrow the main antagonist for the final game in the series (not counting Suicide Squad) You amazingly described how this man is just pure nightmare fuel to the bat and how much of a threat he really is

I like how you added postal 1 music when showing the fear toxin being released into gotham

Gotta love Scarecrow. He's always been my favorite of Batman's Rogues Gallery. Whether he's on the eccentric goofy side or the brooding dark side, it's so fun to watch him work his magic. Fear State, Arkham games, Batman Begins, Animated Series, they're all just such juicy characters.

His appearance and significance in the third episode of The Animated series is one of the most standout Scarecrow moments for me. Bruce uses theatricality and fear as means to fight against the underbelly of Gotham but what happens indeed if he too is exposed to the same concept? The idea that he feels guilty all these years for what happened to his parents. Also it is the epiosde where he says his most iconic line

I have always loved Scarecrow since the Batman Animated Series version of him scared the crap out of me as a child. I also believe the fire bat in the end was actually the late great Kevin Conroy himself. But jokes aside, it might have been Azrael

As Scarecrow said: I have won. There is no more hope no more Batman!

Bro this is amazing. I would love Scarecrow to become the main villain, or at least an important side villain in Matt Reeve's batman universe. He would be the perfect combination of realism and fantasy using his intellect but also his fear toxin. Creating Batmans hardest mental challenges. This is a great video btw, amazing analysis.

This is a really good video!! Lot of backstory I didn’t know! Keep it up

Incredible video essay my guy. Keep it up. Love to see more of this

Yo, this needs to blow up. This was really well made, good job man!

Just going to say you produce some really great content sir...interesting and super insightful..its cool to learn the deeper meanings behind these games..your channel definitely deserves praise..

I like your intro man. Brings a nostalgic feeling. And makes it feel like this video is a old aged one from the past that makes it have that late 2000s yt video era.

Underrated but high quality video essay channels are the best. New subscriber

I got bullied around alot too but you don't see me becoming the Grim Reaper because if it.

This video was amazing, after watching it I was beyond surprised to see the likes and your subscribers so low. Can't wait to be around for even more content and the ride as those numbers rise!

This is such an unbelievably excellent video. Love your analysis of both Scarecrow’s character from Asylum into Knight, but also your editing and style. Keep it up, you have yourself a new subscriber!

great video loved the music that you used. it really built good tension 👍

This was a wonderfully made video. Great job on this one!

Damn your super underrated, instant sub. Hope to see you grow big in the future, keep up the good work man!

Yooo dude, 10/10 vid, ur channel is really underrated, keep up the good work and no doubt you’ll end up being rlly big!

I think as scarecrow has been getting more recognition over the past few years I think we need to take a second to appreciate his character design in Arkham Knight. I know a lot of people think the New Batman Adventures one is his best but holy hell to me the Knight one is better. From the dead grey eyes, his face with chunks missing and how it looks almost like the material for a scarecrow head is sown into him, to the needles that glow when he’s injecting with his toxin. Even down to small things like the brace he has on his leg I feel like it’s taken straight out of a nightmare. To me this is Scarecrow’s design and nothing can rly top it at least to me. Hopefully future Batman projects that use Scarecrow will take elements of this design.

Arkham Knight Scarecrow and James Gordon Jr would be Bread & Butter. Can't imagine those two working together.

17:24 - Pointlessly read all the numbers out loud - then misread the total. Remarkable

Amazing video you deserve more recognition. And scarecrow is a interesting character

I love your take on scarecrow, alot of people bash him for being always the same. But as a kid, i was truly scared of him. And this video explain exactly why

Read the title as “Batman’s Dankest Villain”

Loved you using the animated series soundtrack in the background

So glad to see more videos emerging about this version of the scarecrow and his affect on Batman/Bruce. I would love for some version of this storyline put into a 3rd Batman film

The editing could have been a bit better, but your deep dive on Arkham Knight Scarecrow was awesome. Keep it up man! You got a future here!

This was such a good video dude. Well done. 💪🏻👊🏻

Yo what song ypu use in the begining of the video ??? I know ive heard it before !! Drive ??? Its killing me !!!! Good video btw

You gotta do more videos on the Arkham series this is the best vid on ur channel by far😳

I think Scarecrow in Arkham knight is the one of if not the best representation of him, I love his design and how he is just an emotionless mastermind

8:47 This part gave me chills the music is so ominous like Scarecrow himself and goes to show the lengths that Scarecrow will go to instill fear in not only Gotham but The World

This vid absolutely needs more views

At first from the title I thought “himself” but I looked closely and thought “Oh scarecrow”

@Hey Pete Around the 28:10 mark in ur video you begin talking about how Batman's mind was so altered/traumatized/cracked by his encounter with scarecrow and his toxin, that Batman's mental health became SO WARPED He began to use scarecrow's fear toxin in his endless battle against crime. I would like to argue against the your fact that it's BECAUSE his mind was so DAMAGED that Batman even considered using the fear toxin in his arsenal.... BUT INSTEAD (the way I SEE IT) Batman's mind was SO IMPENETRABLE and UNBROKEN at the end of A.K that he was able to rationalize and formulate a plan as to how to CONTINUE to be EFFECTIVE AS Batman, and the ONLY WAY he would still be able to fight crime in Gotham AS A MYTH OR LEGEND is if he started to utilize a psychotropic drug that A) made his enemies hallucinate (which, after a severe ass whoppin', would leave them wondering if they really DID indeed see a Batman?) The criminals would be left talking amongst themselves- "... But Batman's dead?! BRUCE WAYNE'S DEAD! WE ALL WATCHED IT! So who the hell is this NEW GUY?... OR BETTER YET, I KNEW Batman couldn't be beaten by the scarecrow... Bruce Wayne was just a fall guy somehow and the REAL Batman is STILL out there!!"- THUS, letting Batman's myth/legend status rebuild itself. And B) the other brilliant reason Batman would have in using this toxin is IT INSTILLS FEAR IN PPL! (It's SO simple IT'S BRILLIANT)- if by removing Batman's mask HUMANIZED Batman, and took away his myth/legend status, CRIMINALS WOULD NO LONGER FEAR HIM... ok, problem solved! Use the toxin to PUT the FEAR BACK INTO THEM! Again, I look at it as a strategic chess move made by an astonishingly SOUND mind... NOT a broken one. ... Now, if Batman had resorted to GUNS to start instilling fear back into his enemies THEN I would agree with your statement, however guns would only cover the FEAR aspect that had been lost by scarecrow unmasking him. It WOULDN'T however rebuild the myth/legend aspect- again, just ANOTHER reason WHY using the fear toxin instead of anything else was a stroke of brilliance! Hope u read this!! Thanks for the awesome video!- Trent

Unlike pain, fear is not something that can be nullified with repeated exposure, fear is a fundamental part of any living thing.

What a great video dude! I love this games, keep up the good content