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Various enemies of the American comic book superhero Batman have been created over the years for media adaptations that previously did not exist in the comics. This is a list of such enemies, and original enemies that share the same moniker as characters from the comic books are noted.
| Villain | Media of origin | Actor/Actress |
|---|---|---|
| Prince Daka/Dr. Tito Daka | Batman | J. Carrol Naish |
| The Wizard (Carter) | Batman and Robin | Leonard Penn |
| The Archer | Batman | Art Carney |
| The Bookworm | Roddy McDowall | |
| The Black Widow | Tallulah Bankhead | |
| Cabala | Howard Duff | |
| Calamity Jan | Dina Merrill | |
| The Clock King (Morris Tetch) | Walter Slezak | |
| Colonel Gumm | Roger C. Carmel | |
| Dr. Cassandra Spellcraft | Ida Lupino | |
| Egghead/Edgar Heed | Vincent Price | |
| Freddy the Fence/Freddy Touche | Jacques Bergerac | |
| Chandell and Harry | Liberace (dual role) | |
| King Tut/Professor William McElroy | Victor Buono | |
| Lady Penelope Peasoup | Glynis Johns | |
| Lola Lasagne/Lulu Schultz | Ethel Merman | |
| Lord Marmaduke Ffogg | Rudy Vallee | |
| Louie the Lilac | Milton Berle | |
| Ma Parker | Shelley Winters | |
| Marsha, Queen of Diamonds | Carolyn Jones | |
| Minerva | Zsa Zsa Gabor | |
| The Minstrel | Van Johnson | |
| Nora Clavicle | Barbara Rush | |
| Olga, Queen of the Cossacks | Anne Baxter | |
| The Puzzler | Maurice Evans | |
| The Sandman/Dr Somnambula | Michael Rennie | |
| Shame | Cliff Robertson | |
| The Siren/Lorelei Circe | Joan Collins | |
| Zelda the Great | Anne Baxter | |
| The Dollman | The Batman/Superman Hour | Ted Knight |
| The Judge | Ted Knight | |
| Simon the Pieman | Ted Knight | |
| The Chameleon/Dr. Devious | The New Adventures of Batman | Lennie Weinrib |
| Electro | Lennie Weinrib | |
| Professor Bubbles | Lennie Weinrib | |
| Sweet Tooth | Lennie Weinrib | |
| Zarbor | Lennie Weinrib | |
| Carl Grissom | Batman | Jack Palance |
| Bob the Goon/Robert Hawkins | Tracey Walter | |
| Lt. Max Eckhardt | William Hootkins | |
| Max Shreck | Batman Returns | Christopher Walken |
| Sugar | Batman Forever | Drew Barrymore |
| Spice | Debi Mazar | |
| Ms B. Haven | Batman & Robin | Vivica A. Fox |
| Arnold Stromwell | Batman: The Animated Series | Eugene Roche |
| Baby-Doll/Mary Louise Dahl | Alison LaPlaca Laraine Newman | |
| Boss Biggis | George Murdock | |
| Boxy Bennett | Dick Miller | |
| Cameron Kaiser | Harry Hamlin | |
| Candice | Diane Michelle | |
| The Clock King (Temple Fugate) | Alan Rachins | |
| The Condiment King (Buddy Standler) | Stuart Pankin | |
| Dr. Emile Dorian | Joseph Maher | |
| Dr. Montague Kane | Michael York | |
| Lloyd Ventrix | Michael Gross | |
| Ferris Boyle | Mark Hamill | |
| Gil Mason | Tim Matheson | |
| Grant Walker | Dan O'Herlihy | |
| HARDAC (Holographic Analytical Reciprocating Digital Computer) | Jeff Bennett | |
| Harley Quinn/Harleen "Harley" Quinzel | Arleen Sorkin | |
| The Jazzman/Jimmy Peake | Brian George | |
| The Interrogator/Josiah Wormwood | Bud Cort | |
| The Ninja/Kyodai Ken | Robert Ito | |
| Nivens | Jeffrey Jones | |
| Nostromos/Carl Fowler | Michael Des Barres | |
| The Red Claw | Kate Mulgrew | |
| Roland Daggett/John Daggett | Batman: The Animated Series The Dark Knight Rises | Edward Asner ( Batman: The Animated Series ) |
| The Sewer King | Batman: The Animated Series | Michael Pataki |
| Daniel Mockridge | Gary Frank | |
| Vinnie the Shark/Vincent Starkey | Gregg Berger | |
| Chuckie Sol | Batman: Mask of the Phantasm | Dick Miller |
| The Phantasm | Dana Delany (voice of Andrea Beaumont) Stacy Keach (voice of the Phantasm) | |
| Dr. Gregory Belson | Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero | George Dzundza |
| The Calendar Girl/Page Monroe | The New Batman Adventures | Sela Ward |
| Enrique el Gancho | Sal Lopez | |
| Farmer Brown and Emmylou Brown | Peter Breck (Farmer Brown) Dina Sherman (Emmylou Brown) | |
| J. Carroll Corcoran | Steven Weber | |
| The Judge/Harvey Dent | Malachi Throne | |
| Mo, Lar and Cur | Billy West | |
| Roxy Rocket/Roxanne Sutton | Charity James | |
| Dora Smithy | Gotham Girls | Jennifer Hale |
| Carlton Duquesne | Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman | Kevin Michael Richardson |
| Dr. Abel Cuvier | Batman Beyond | Ian Buchanan |
| Armory/Jim Tate | Dorian Harewood | |
| Big Time/Charlie Bigelow | Stephen Baldwin Clancy Brown | |
| Blight/Derek Powers | Sherman Howard | |
| Ian Peek | Michael McKean | |
| Inque | Shannon Kenny | |
| Mad Stan/Stanley Labowski | Henry Rollins | |
| Ma Mayhem | Kathleen Freeman | |
| Ratboy/Patrick Poundstone | Taran Noah Smith | |
| The Repeller/Dr. Suzuki | Gedde Watanabe | |
| Shriek/Walter Shreeve | Chris Mulkey | |
| Simon Harper | Tristan Rogers | |
| The Spellbinder (Dr. Ira Billings) | Jon Cypher | |
| The Stalker | Carl Lumbly | |
| Willie Watt/William Watt | Scott McAfee | |
| The Dee Dees/Delia Dennis and Deidre Dennis | Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker | Melissa Joan Hart |
| Clayface (Ethan Bennett) | The Batman | Steve Harris |
| D.A.V.E. (Digitally Advanced Villain Emulator) | Jeff Bennett | |
| Dr. Jane Blazedale | Rachael MacFarlane | |
| The Everywhere Man/John Marlowe | Brandon Routh | |
| Francis Grey | Dave Foley | |
| Hideto Katsu | Keone Young | |
| The Kabuki Twins | — | |
| Number One | Diedrich Bader | |
| Prank/Donnie | Michael Reisz | |
| Punch and Judy | — | |
| The Rumor/Mario | Ron Perlman | |
| Smoke | Amanda Anka | |
| Temblor | Jim Cummings | |
| The Toymaker/Cosmo Krank | Patton Oswalt | |
| Scorn the Anti-Robin (Andrew Mallory) | Daryl Sabara | |
| The Wrath (William Mallory) | Christopher Gorham | |
| Chechen | The Dark Knight | Ritchie Coster |
| Tick and Tock | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | — |
| Fun Haus | Gary Anthony Williams | |
| Baby Face/Alfonso Vincenzo Giuseppe Face | Tom Kenny | |
| Equinox | Oded Fehr | |
| The Scream Queen | — | |
| Mrs. Manface/Manfreda Donatella Face | Ellen Greene | |
| Hammer Toes | Gregg Berger | |
| Polecat Perkins | — | |
| Skeleton Keys/Skellington J. Keyes | — | |
| Lazy Eye | Will Friedle | |
| Kru'll the Eternal | Michael Dorn | |
| Trung | Jane Singer | |
| The Color Guard/Red, Green and Blue | Jeffrey Tambor (Red, Green), Sean Donnellan (Blue) | |
| The Music Meister | Neil Patrick Harris | |
| Rubberneck | Jeff Bennett | |
| The Joker-Mite | Jeff Bennett | |
| The Russian/Yuri Dimitrov | Batman: Gotham Knight | Corey Burton |
| Bethanie Ravencroft | Beware the Batman | Cree Summer |
| Azrael (Theo Galavan) [1] | Gotham | James Frain |
| The Balloonman (Davis Lamond) | Dan Bakkedahl | |
| Butch Gilzean | Drew Powell | |
| Carlson Grey | Ned Bellamy | |
| The Cleaner/Paulie Pennies | Peter Patrikios | |
| The Copperhead (Larissa Diaz) | Lesley-Ann Brandt | |
| The Dollmaker (Francis Dulmacher) [2] | Colm Feore [3] | |
| The Electrocutioner (Jack Buchinsky) | Christopher Heyerdahl | |
| The Executioner (Nathaniel Barnes) [4] | Michael Chiklis | |
| The Firefly (Bridget Pike) [5] | Michelle Veintimilla | |
| Fish Mooney/Maria Mercedes Mooney | Jada Pinkett Smith | |
| The Goat/Raymond Earl | Christopher Baker | |
| Jeri | Lori Petty | |
| Jeremiah Valeska | Cameron Monaghan | |
| Jerome Valeska | Cameron Monaghan | |
| Lady | Michelle Gomez | |
| Mask/Richard Sionis | Todd Stashwick | |
| Maxwell Symon | William Abadie | |
| The Ogre (Jason Lennon) [6] | Milo Ventimiglia | |
| The Tigress (Tabitha Galavan) [1] | Jessica Lucas [7] | |
| Tom the Knife [8] | Tommy Flanagan | |
| Zaardon the Soul Reaper [9] | David Fierro | |
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| Villain | Media of origin | Actor/Actress |
|---|---|---|
| Sin Tzu | Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu | Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa |
| Frank Boles | Batman: Arkham Asylum | Danny Jacobs |
| The Copperhead [10] | Batman: Arkham Origins | Rosa Salazar |
| The Arkham Knight | Batman: Arkham Knight | Troy Baker |
| Lady Arkham | Batman: The Telltale Series | Erin Yvette Steve Blum |
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| Villain | Media of origin | Creator |
|---|---|---|
| White Eyes | Batman: Dead White (novel) | John Shirley |
| Machinehead | Batman: Dead White (novel) | John Shirley |
| Enfer | Batman: Inferno (novel) | Alexander C. Irvine |
| Anatoly Ceridov | Enemies & Allies (novel) | Kevin J. Anderson |
| The Disciple | Batman: Wayne of Gotham (novel) | Tracy Hickman |
| Chanteuse | Batman: Wayne of Gotham (novel) | Tracy Hickman |
| The Nightwalkers | Batman: Nightwalker (novel) | Marie Lu |
| Team | Media of origin | Members |
|---|---|---|
| The United Underworld | Batman: The Movie | The Joker, the Penguin, the Riddler and Catwoman |
| The Red Triangle Circus Gang | Batman Returns | The Penguin, the Organ Grinder, the Poodle Lady, the Tattooed Strongman, the Acrobatic Thug, the Terrifying Clown, the Thin Clown, the Fat Clown, the Screaming Red Triangle Gang Thug, the Rocket Launcher Clown, the Sword Swallower, the Devil Fire Breather, the Knifethrower Dame, and the Snake Lady |
| The Brain Trust | Batman Beyond | Bombshell, the Invulnerable Man, and the Albino |
| The Chimeras | The King Cobra, Ramhead, and the Tigress | |
| The Jokerz | Various rosters | |
| The Terrific Trio | Magma, Freon and the 2D Man | |
| Team Penguin | The Batman | The Penguin, Killer Croc, the Rag Doll, Killer Moth, and the Firefly |
| The Joining | Various unnamed extraterrestrials; an alliance with Professor Hugo Strange | |
| The Fearsome Hand of Four | Batman: Under the Red Hood | Woman, Baton, Bulk, and Shot |
| Unnamed group led by Professor Pyg | Beware the Batman | Professor Pyg, Mister Toad, and the Man-Bat |
| Unnamed group hired by Ra's al Ghul [11] | Professor Pyg, Mister Toad, Cypher, the Magpie, Tobius Whale, and Phosphorus Rex | |
| The Animalitia | Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts | The Penguin, Killer Croc, the Man-Bat, the Cheetah, and Silverback |
| The Maniax | Gotham | Jerome Valeska, Barbara Kean, Robert Greenwood, Aaron Helzinger, and Arnold Dobkins |
| Jerome's cult | Jerome Valeska, Jeri, Dwight Pollard | |
| The Monsters | Fish Mooney and various Indian Hill monsters | |
| The Army of Freaks | The Penguin, Fish Mooney, Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze and Firefly | |
| The Legion of Horribles | Jerome Valeska, the Penguin, Mr. Freeze, the Mad Hatter, Firefly, the Scarecrow and Solomon Grundy | |
| The Children of Arkham | Batman: The Telltale Series | Lady Arkham, the Penguin, and the Blockbuster. |
| The Pact | Batman: The Enemy Within | The Joker, Harley Quinn, the Riddler, Bane, Mr. Freeze, and Catwoman |
| Unnamed group [12] | DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon | The Joker, Harley Quinn, and the Penguin |
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