The Top 10 Most Comic-Accurate Characters From DC’s Television Shows

Edward Nygma (Gotham)

A lot of you are probably thinking, “but what? Why? Gotham is so lame,” and so on and so forth. I’m sorry, but for those paying attention, Gotham‘s Edward Nygma is The Riddler, he just hasn’t worn the costume yet. For all the dud villains Gotham has given us, they also do have their occasional win, and a lot of their series regular villains are definitive winners. Edward Nygma is a perfect example of an origin done right, and although details about his origin are new for the show, the character itself could not be any more clearly Edward Nygma in the flesh. Cory Michael Smith encompasses a hint of Jim Carrey’s insanity, which only comes out when he goes full Riddler, which is happening more and more frequently as the series goes on. He is one part insanity, three parts genius manipulator, with a dash of true disregard for human life mixed in there.

Ten bucks says that by season four or five when Nygma finally has the green costume (it’s bound to happen), complete with question marks, hat, and cane, he will be perfect. Along with his personality, his relationship with the other characters in the series are spot-on to his comic incarnation. He is developing a “friendship” with Oswald Cobblepot, aka The Penguin (who was pretty close to making this list himself), which is very comic-esque as Batman’s villains have been known to team up. At the end of season two, he played a true puzzle master, and his riddles and games are picking up episode after episode. He is one of characters I am most looking forward to in Gotham‘s third season, and he should be one of yours too!