He also began putting his own criminal organization together, consisting of some of the more intelligent criminals he could find. After Mori bowed out, Riddler set up plans to murder Mori in retribution. With the necessary components collected, Riddler planned to hack the agents' phones, make them produce the guidance signal and, after allowing it to play long enough, fire a radio-wave guided missile to their locations. For his, he decided to attract Waller's attention and draw a number of the Agency's operatives to Gotham, targeting and killing the ones they sent.įor his plan, Riddler created a long ranged signal and made a deal with Arms Dealer Rumi Mori to receive radio-wave guided homing missiles.
Against the wishes of his fellow members, the Riddler decided to attract Batman's attention, hoping to eventually kill him, and to make his return known to the authorities and civilians. When Riddler returned to Gotham with the Pact, he learnt of the vigilante Batman and his war on crime. He also approached Selina Kyle/Catwoman to join them, but she declined.
In return for their help, the other members would receive LOTUS to cure the various ailments they were suffering from or wished to cure. When putting their various gangs and resources together, Riddler planned an attack on SANCTUS and get his revenge on the organization. He would often work or hire her afterwards, becoming a frequent contact for her.Įventually, Riddler was approached to join or formed the Pact, a group of criminals assembled by an unknown source, and became the leader of the group. At some point, he became acquainted with Selina Kyle/Catwoman, after hiring her to steal from the Louvre. Later he was almost captured by them while in Sudan, but managed to escape. It was during this attack that he met the criminal Bane, who would become both a close ally and friend.Īfter this, he gained the attention of the Agency and its current director Amanda Waller. Riddler eventually made his presence known when he broke the inmates out of Peña Duro Penitentiary on Santa Prisca, murdering the warden in the process. Eventually, he would be able to escape the organization and installed a backdoor into the SANCTUS network, ensuring he could access the files he needed to expose the Agency and get his revenge on the organization.
Riddler was kept within the confines of SANCTUS for years, with the effects of Project LOTUS being monitored. Though expected to die, he instead survived, though this had the unfortunate side effects of a psychological breakdown and emerging Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Narcissism. After multiple failed tests, Riddler was accidentally dosed with the virus in an accident. During his time there he did research for many of their top secret projects, including Project LOTUS, an experimental virus with regenerative capabilities. In reality, Riddler had been approached by the Agency, a government organization with multiple complaints about unethical operations, to join them, having seen his potential in their scientific division, SANCTUS. However, during the midst of his criminal career, he disappeared so suddenly that many people believed he had died. He would terrorize the city for some time, which lead to the trio giving him his own berth to operate out of. According to Alfred Pennyworth, Riddler began his criminal career in Gotham, during the years it was controlled by Thomas Wayne, Carmine Falcone, and Mayor Hamilton Hill. Little is currently known about the Riddler's past, except that his forename was "Eddie". Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
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