The Riddler (Edward Nygma)

Edward Nygma is the Riddler, a master strategist who incorporates riddles into his crimes in Gotham City, making him an enemy of its protector Batman.

Early Life
Edward Nygma was born into a broken home. His mother was absent and his father was abusive. When Edward was a young boy, he became excited at the idea of winning a puzzle contest at school. To increase his likelihood of winning, Edward sneaked into school during the night and practiced the puzzle until he could solve it with ease. He ended up winning, and was awarded a riddle book as a prize. Since that time, he has mastered puzzles, mind games, and riddles.

Year Zero
After getting a job in the technology division of Wayne Enterprises, Nygma quickly drew attention from the CEO, Philip Kane, from his intellect. Kane soon started to depend on Nygma to solve all of his problems, which would end up being his downfall. Nygma began work on building some sort of EMP device, and plotting the death of Kane's nephew, Bruce Wayne.

While attending a trip with Philip Kane to the Gotham City Museum, Nygma began to lose patience with his boss. After Kane invited Bruce to a party at Wayne Manor, Nygma got to meet Bruce himself. They made some uncomfortable small talk, and then Edward left. After he was out of sight, Nygma contacted the Red Hood Gang, informing them of the party and that Kane wasn't going to help them any longer.

After debuting himself as The Riddler, Nygma gave Gotham it's first riddle. After someone correctly solves it, he disabled the power grid.

Batman hoped he would find Nygma in the museum where they had first met. There, the Riddler trapped him, and arranged for an air-strike to be launched against the city. If he wanted to stop it, Batman would have to solve a series of riddles on a life-sized board game. Though he solves the first few, the last answer doesn't satisfy Nygma. By that time, however, Lucius had managed to trace and block the Riddler's signals again, and Batman was able to bring him down. Bruce shut down the signal and captured Nygma.

Nygma has since escaped Arkham Asylum.

Abilities

 * Genius Level Intellect
 * Tactical Analysis
 * Computer Hacking
 * Escapology
 * Investigation
 * Mechanical Engineering: Nygma can design weapons, such as the device he used to shut down the power in Gotham City for months.

Weaknesses

 * Mental Illness