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The Mistreated

The lonely, the forgotten, the abused: the Mistreated of Comicdom. These are the characters that just can't catch a break.

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  • I wrote an entire blog on her a while back, and how savagely she's been mistreated. Backtrack her a bit, recreate the implacable electrical maniac that she was and stop using her as a punching bag. Dammit, DC.

  • The ability to outwit the Bat, create enormous deathtraps and amazing riddles and tricks, cheats like no other, incredible detective and creative mind... and yet you'll never even see him on a Top 10 list. The amount of writers who have done the Riddler justice can be counted on one hand.

  • Bleez's capabilities are few and far between, and have to be searched for in between her getting roughed up by those who shouldn't be able to. Let's see her show what she can do. Beat the snot out of a few Lanterns and reclaim her place as a top-tier RL.

  • How hard would it be to give this poor guy a badass moment, just now and again? Every once in a rare while he'll come up with some plot device serum or get a new transformation, but he's been horribly misused. He could be one of the most influential and gentle minds on the X-world and if he applied himself, could assuredly shift the direction that entire section of the Marvel U is headed in.

  • As we've seen in various cartoons and games, Killer Frost can have a ton of sass, attitude, and personality, while simultaneously being a completely ruthless and heartless villain. Now she looks like Rule 63 Iceman....

  • Sure he's cool, and his reputation precedes him. But as far as actual appearances go, that's all he's got... his reputation. He's a great character but needs a chance to really show what he's capable of.

  • She was fun for a little while in Secret Six, but again, didn't get the chance she needed to show her stuff. We need to see her really show her centuries of experience, her combat ability, more of her healing factor, or even her computer/language skills. Hell, a solo detective title starring her could actually be a ton of fun -- decoding ancient languages and hacking into high-tech vaults, all in between binge-drinking and one-night stands.

  • Great when she existed. Now we'll never see her again and the reboot came before she really got an opportunity to shine and form a fanbase.

  • See Misfit.

  • Man, Ragman is cool as hell. Yet with Shadowpact he's always the underdog, in a position where he is the least useful until a situation arises that specifically requires him. Give him a lower-powered team to be on and let him shine.

  • Why the hell have we not seen World War Alice yet? The Justice League trying to somehow contain her when she robs powers from Wonder Woman/Zatanna/whoever, possibly causing a catastrophe that way. Alternatively, her hormonal rage and immense power could cause her to go on some kind of destructive rampage... in any case, it would end up being an entire DC event as the world tries to bring Lori down.

  • He needs to show what he can do. Hack the Batcomputer or the Watchtower. Take control of Cyborg. Get Brainiac on a leash. Something.

  • For being one of the coolest Green Lanterns (in my humble opinion) she sure doesn't get much love from the writers.

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Totally agree with Riddler, Vandal Savage, and The Calculator.

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Darrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrk vengeanceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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Plastic Man. He's able to be almost indestructible to physical harm besides energy attacks, and no writers ever use him. And the redemption idea has always been one of my favorite things. Dude who was in crime gives up to fight for JUSTICE(!) and then finally gets accepted by the real heroes. I don't know too much on how he would be implemented in the N52 to be honest.

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I think the problem with the Riddler is that he is smarter than the writers. Paul Dini even said the reason they didn't use him much in Batman: The Animated Series was because they had a hard time coming up with good riddles and schemes that didn't make him look ridiculous. it takes a sharp mind to understand a sharp mind.

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Joygirl

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@joygirl: I don't wanna make mah own damm list, I'm too lazy tah.

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Agreed

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id say black alice is beyond any pity she worse than carnage

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@drunkvader: That's... not really true... she hasn't even killed many people at all last I checked.

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I agree on Riddler.

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@drunkvader: C'mon mate, seriously? Again with the spamming of pointless memes and now GIF's? You were given more than enough chances and you were on your last warning.

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@joygirl:

While I'm unfamiliar with Misfit, I agree with every name on this list. I for one would love to see Ragman get some more shine in comics, on the CW Arrow show perhaps, or on whatever replaces "Young Justice in the DCAU".

Good call.

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Seeing as how I'm actually unfamiliar with a few of the characters here, some more love is definitely in order.

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Pretty good list, I'd add every D list every myself. :P

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You`ve got more comments!

(Crys.)

Anyhoo, good list you got here. And I made it happen! I`m so cool...

(Everybody stares at me, not believing in my statement.)

I`m gonna cry again...

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But I wouldn`t want Calculator to control Brainiac. Weaker ones are fine, but him...no. Just no.

...

Maybe one of his robot bodies would be okay.

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Sebastian Shaw deserves a mention, in my opinion. Good list though.

Thanks for reading,

Floopay

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riddler is actually my favorite villain.

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@joygirl: Joygirl .You and your awesome ideas. :P (used the calculator design from DC Universe Online)

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Joygirl

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@keroga: Omg! Awesome! Also your art seems to improved a helluva lot.

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I saw a fake Batman trailer depicting Michael C. Hall as the Riddler I felt it was a great take on the concept. Riddler is brilliant and should easily give Batman trouble in the intellectual arena. Never been depicted to my liking.

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Atlee was such a great character.....now I am depressed I better go read Powergirl again.

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Where is Croc!?

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Joygirl

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@bruxae: Eeeep I forgot him. I'll have to add him tomorrow. ^-^

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I agree with this list (but I would add the Atom)!

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I agree with the list itself, but in some cases like The Riddler, writers dont use often because they want create good plans for Riddlers and that take a while to do it.

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What about Cheetah (often reduced to a c-list thug, especially in cartoons) and Killer Moth (the original-anti-Batman)?

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Well, Riddler is in my top ten Batman vilains