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After Batman is requested by the Riddler in Arkham Asylum, the Caped Crusader meets the incarcerated killer, who reveals he knows Bruce’s secret identity. Harkening back to Joker’s interrogation in The Dark Knight, Riddler calls out multiple social problems as an orphan who was wronged and ignored by society. Seeing how the city stole from his orphanage’s Renewal Fund and had to live his entire life in lonely poverty, it’s no wonder he became a villain.
Riddler also gets in Batman’s head as he calls himself a vigilante like him as he tries to bring down Gotham’s worst criminals. This moment shows firsthand the negative influence Batman has had on the people of Gotham as an agent of vengeance, making Riddler a perfect foil to the Dark Knight.