10 Lame Batman Villains I Dare The Gotham Writers To Use

3. Polka-Dot Man

My apologies to anyone who wanted to see Crazy Quilt on this list, but Scott Snyder just managed to use him in a way that atoned for much of his past history. So let’s go even lamer, shall we?

Abner Krill dressed in an all-white costume with a bunch of different colored dots on it, committing crimes as either the Polka-Dot Man or Mr. Polka-Dot, depending on his whims at the time. Once he tore the dots off his suit, they could transform into weapons, flying discs and other helpful gadgets.

How did Krill’s suit work? And why did he turn to a life of crime? For Pete’s sake people, this guy is from the Silver Age! Back then, you didn’t need to explain motivations or even provide an explanation for how bad guys’ powers worked. It’s telling that the Polka-Dot Man’s Batman wiki entry says this:

"Whether he created the suit or stole the technology is unknown, but Abner Krill possessed advanced technology in the form of his costume’s dots."

That’s right, not even the people who are obsessive about cataloging these things know for sure what the deal is with Polka-Dot Man.

I do think there’s one bit from Krill’s history that could work on Gotham, which is Harvey Bullock beating the crap out of him because he’s tired of super villains. Writers, you might want to file this one away for later seasons when the dangerous criminals start appearing in greater numbers, just to give Harvey an outlet for his frustrations. Then again, you can probably come up with a better alternative without too much trouble.

Next: No. 2: Condiment King