Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow appears in Gotham, portrayed by Charlie Tahan in the first season and the first half of the fourth season, and David W. Thompson in all other appearances.[1][2][3] This version was injected with a serum designed to eliminate fear by his father, Gerald Crane (portrayed by Julian Sands), which instead amplifies Jonathan's fear of scarecrows and drives him insane.[4][5] After being institutionalized in Arkham Asylum, Jonathan embraces his fears and recreates his father's toxin to become the Scarecrow, and allies with other criminals to terrorize Gotham City.[6][7][8]
Scarecrow appears in Robot Chicken, voiced by Seth Green. This version is a member of the Legion of Doom.
Scarecrow appears in the first season of Harley Quinn, voiced by Rahul Kohli.[12] This version is a member of the Legion of Doom who is later killed by the Joker for unmasking Batman.
The character is introduced in Batman: The Animated Series, voiced by Henry Polic II.[12] This version is a former psychology professor at Gotham University who was terminated for using his students as test subjects for his fear experiments. He develops a fear-inducing toxin and becomes the Scarecrow to seek revenge, which brings him into conflict with Batman.
Scarecrow returns in The New Batman Adventures, voiced by Jeffrey Combs.[12] For this series, he is given a "darker" revamp in both design and personality to make him more "scary". Producers Bruce Timm and Paul Dini described Scarecrow's redesign as a "Texas Chainsaw MassacreLeatherface kind of look. It really had nothing to do with being a scarecrow per se, but he was definitely scary [....] He looked like a hanged man who had been cut down and gone off to terrorize people. We weren't even sure if there was an actual guy in the suit."[13]
Scarecrow was meant to appear in Justice League Unlimited as a member of Gorilla Grodd's Secret Society as a tribute to Scarecrow's appearance in Challenge of the Superfriends (see above), but the plan was scrapped due to character rights issues related to the "Bat-embargo".[14]
In Batman & Robin, Coolio makes a cameo appearance as a character credited as "Banker", who would have been revealed as Jonathan Crane in the cancelled sequel Batman Unchained.[15]
Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow appears in The Dark Knight Trilogy, portrayed by Cillian Murphy, and is the only villain to appear in all three films. This version wears a burlap sack with a built-in rebreather that doubles as a gas mask for his fear experiments. Murphy explained that the relatively simple mask, as opposed to the full scarecrow costume seen in the comics, was utilized "to avoid the Worzel Gummidge look, because he's not a very physically imposing man—he's more interested in the manipulation of the mind and what that can do".[16]
Introduced in Batman Begins as a corrupt psychopharmacologist and Arkham Asylum's Chief Administrator, Crane secretly creates a fear-inducing hallucinogen and plots to use it with Ra's al Ghul to plunge Gotham City into chaos. Crane exposes mafia boss Carmine Falcone, Batman, and assistant district attorney Rachel Dawes to his fear toxin, though Batman later subdues Crane with his own drug. Despite being institutionalized in Arkham, Crane escapes and takes the name "Scarecrow" amidst a mass breakout during Ra's attack on Gotham.
In The Dark Knight, Scarecrow is apprehended by Batman while overseeing a drug deal with the Russian mob.[17]
Scarecrow as depicted in Batman: Arkham Asylum (left) and Batman: Arkham Knight (right). This version wields a mechanical gauntlet with four hypodermic needles laced with his fear toxin.[32]
Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow appears in the Batman: Arkham series.
Scarecrow first appears in Batman: Arkham Asylum, voiced by Dino Andrade. After being freed during the Joker's takeover of Arkham Island, he exposes Batman to his fear toxin and attempts to infect Gotham City's water supply, only to be attacked and dragged into the sewers by Killer Croc. In a post-credits scene, Scarecrow emerges from the ocean and grabs a floating crate of Titan formula.[33]
In Batman: Arkham City, Scarecrow leaves hidden radio frequency broadcasts for Batman that, when decrypted, reveal three messages: "I will return Batman", "You will pay for what you have done to me", and "Fear will tear Gotham City to shreds".[34] A boat in Arkham City's harbor also contains a human test subject for his fear toxin.[35]
Scarecrow appears in Batman: Arkham Knight, voiced by John Noble.[36][12] With the help of the Arkham Knight, he unites all of Gotham's criminals and forces a citywide evacuation by unleashing his new strain of fear toxin on Halloween.[37][38][39][40] Although Batman defeats the Knight and Poison Ivy sacrifices herself to neutralize the toxin's effects, Scarecrow takes Commissioner James Gordon and Robin hostage to force Batman to surrender at the ruins of Arkham Asylum. Scarecrow unmasks Batman as Bruce Wayne on live television before injecting him with fear toxin,[41] but Batman overcomes his fears and subdues Scarecrow with his own drug, after which he is taken into the Gotham City Police Department's custody.[42]
Scarecrow appears as a playable character in Batman: Arkham Underworld, voiced again by Dino Andrade.
A younger Jonathan Crane appears in Batman: Arkham Shadow, voiced by Elijah Wood.[43] As Blackgate Prison's Director of Rehabilitation, he develops and tests "Project Umbra", a hallucinogen designed to bring out the psyche's repressed "shadow", on his patients, ultimately resulting in Arnold Wesker and Harvey Dent becoming the Ventriloquist and Two-Face, respectively. Crane fires Dr. Harleen Quinzel when she discovers his crimes, but Batman puts an end to Crane's experiments and exposes him to his own hallucinogen.
Miscellaneous
The DCAU incarnation of Scarecrow appears in The Batman Adventures.[44][45] Writer Ty Templeton intended to provide an explanation for the character's revamped design in The New Batman Adventures before the series was cancelled.[46]
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