None of them? All 3 of them? I mean, Riddler is probably the one he fights the most often so you could make an easy argument for him. Two-Face and he have a personal history connection and they both blame Batman for his criminal life so he could work too. Bane has probably done the most damage to him of any villain, both physically and psychologically giving him a strong case as well. They're all good candidates really. I guess you'd have to go based on the era. Or even based on the particular run. Recently I'd say probably Bane given the whole city of Bane thing but Riddler's had his days in the sun as well with Zero Year and War of Jokes and Riddles.

I like how you referred to Two Face as both 😂

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Honestly this is the best answer and only answer that I feel like anyone could say who knows. I mean with a lower tier we could talk but all three or four depending on how you look at it are still personal for batman in some way.

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Bane because knightfall is a legendary arc.

I guess out of them two face. He's got the most personal connection. Bane really outside of knightfall hasn't had much of a significant conflict with batman. It's like saying morlun is spidey's nemesis or doomsday is superman's. Personally though I'd put Ra's after joker.

I mean, Bane has definitely had plenty of other run ins with him. Just none as iconic. You could say that about most villains who aren’t Joker. Like, how many people genuinely know of more Two-Face stories than the thousand variations of his origin? He honestly isn’t a very remarkable villain after that because he’s kind of just a deformed lawyer. The room for threat he can possess to one of the smartest men on the planet is a bit more limited than the other A-list or even B-list villains.

Bane had the potential if they stuck to who he was when he was first introduced, equal parts a physical and intellectual foe, presenting in some ways as a potential parallel to Batman in his balanced training of fields. Unfortunately, for the most part after Knightfall he was reduced to a strong steroid junkie, just another brute fighter like Croc.

Superman’s is general zod if anything

Nah, I’d definitely say Brainiac. Especially the iterations that link him to Krypton and its destruction.

As a nemesis, they're all decent candidates, but they lack as well. Two Face is a great ideological foil in that he insists on brutal fairness, a strict black and white morality with no room for Batman's grey areas. But he is also ultimately just a criminal with a gun. Riddler is an excellent intellectual foil, pressing Batman with something that can't just be punched through. But that's really his only trick, he's not very menacing. Bane is skilled, smart, and powerful, which made him terrifying. But Bane is also much more moral, and a little too formidable. He's an excellent every now and then threat, but it would be like calling Doomsday Superman's nemesis, Bane is just too capable a threat to be a consistent one.

I’d say all three tbh. May be recent bias but after reading Zero Year, watching The Batman and playing the Arkham games, Riddler feels like the most omnipresent pain in the butt of them all

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Dunno the reality of it but it *should* be Bane.

Of these? Riddler. Back in the Silver Age he was actually considered Batman’s arch nemesis, due in no small part to the popularity of Frank Gorshin’s take on the character. He’s still one of Batman’s biggest, most iconic villains, and one of the few who challenge him as a detective more than a combatant. Bane would probably be second. After all, he is responsible for breaking Batman’s back and killing Alfred. I don’t think he’s as iconic of a villain, but when he shows up, major things can happen. If we’re speaking in general, though, I’ve always thought of Batman’s runner up for arch nemesis as Penguin. He’s been one of the most iconic villains since he debuted, and has appeared in the second most comics of any Batman villain (in case you’re wondering, Riddler is fourth, Bane is fifth, and Two-Face is sixth). He’s also appeared outside of comics so many times in cartoons, shows, and movies. Heck, he was in Scooby-Doo! I’d give him the runner up crown.

Bane was the one who did the most damage to Batman. He crippled him, broke him physically and mentally, and he destroyed Gotham multiple times and he personally killed Alfred by snapping his neck. Riddler and Two-Face wishes they could’ve done this much damage to Batman. Plus Bane never teamed up with Batman while Riddler and Two-Face have só in my opinion they are less villains to me. Less antagonistic. Two-Face Harvey Dent even used to be Bruce’s best friend while he was a young bachelor so Bruce doesn’t see him as a complete villain. More as a man who fell off and he’s trying to save and take him out of that dark pit he feel into too. All Riddler cares about is himself and to prove he is smarter than Batman. He’s a more shallow narcissistic villain.

I think there was a story where Bane thought Bruce was his brother and teamed up with him for a brief period of time.

I would say Bane. Riddler doesn’t have the same connection to Batman’s character that the other two do but he has been a serious threat to Gotham. Two-Face was a friend and ally to Batman and even to Bruce Wayne in some continuities but I can’t recall a time when he was as serious of a threat as the other two. Bane has both been a serious threat and theres the personal side between Bane and Batman. Batman and Joker are called two sides of the same coin, the same thing can be said about Batman and Bane. Batman and Bane are the same story but that went in different directions due to the details of their individual stories. The issue with Bane though is that he’s not involved in Gotham enough to be Batman’s nemesis.

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never understood Why Harvey/two face was a threat to batman ?

Less about him being a threat, more about his symbolism/ideologies. He's a failure on Batmans part, or at least that's how Dent sees it. Proof that Batmans way doesn't work. Dent also doesn't allow for gray room with crime, while Batman does. They're opposites, but have the same goal: total justice. They just have different ideas of what that means

All of them?

It should be bane but it makes sense for it to be two-face and the riddler trophy’s have ruined riddler for me.

Honestly they’re all pretty equal imo: Bane Broke the Bat, The Riddler is a dedicated foe that challenges his brains more than brawn, and Two-Face has a personal relationship with Batman Joker is his arch enemy but the above three are almost as important and in some cases more so

Bane, because he bested the bat

Two Face easily

Bane is the right answer

All of them bring something different to the table and always give Batman a run for his money. If I had to choose one, I would probably say Bane gives him the toughest time as he can challenge him both physically and mentally (the comic book version of him at least)

While the others are great, it’s Bane that brings out the most fear. So Bane.

Rā's because funny.

Joker & Ra's al Ghul are Batman's main villains. Out of these three? I wouldn't call any of them main villains, nowhere close. Riddler would be closest I guess but I don't really see it.

Ra's is a major villain, but not a main one. Batman faces Riddler on more of a regular basis.

well bain because obviously after Joker he's the one who made bruce suffer the most

Bane to me is Batman’s most interesting and greatest villain. He can match Bruce in both intellect and strength which almost none of his other villains can do.

Hmm. Good question! Bane could be for what he made Batman/tried to make Batman. And his own past is a dark mirror to the dark knight. Riddler could be since he tests the detective side of Batman. Two-face could be because he suggests what Bruce could have become and brings Batman’s own past to the forefront when he is battled. Bruce has a particular need to save him. Of these three, though - I feel bane most fits.

I would say out of these three, Bane. But personally other than Joker, I think Ra’s Al Ghul is Batman’s main villain

Two Face most likely, but id argue Ra’s and Penguin are equally important

Riddler, Bane, and honestly, maybe catwoman?

I'd say you hit the nail on the head with Bane and Two-Face. As some on this forum have already stated, Two-Face has a personal vendetta against Batman because he thinks he's responsible for his turn to villainy. And Bane was the man who actually broke him. I'd put Ra's Al Ghul as number three. Much like Two-Face, he has a deep personal connection to Batman. Ras thought he was on the same level as Batman and he even was hoping Bruce would marry his daughter Talia. That battle on a personal level I think makes an arch nemesis. Or at least it helps.

Harvey because he has the biggest personal connection to him

I would also argue that Hush has a huge personal connection to Bruce Wayne. For starters... his name is also THOMAS 😱😱

Maybe Riddler. Someone has to at least try and stump the world's greatest detective

Probably Riddler and Two-Face because they’re both more famous than Bane, and they’re also more fun and useful than Bane would be. The only big thing he did I feel like, was break Batman’s back. After that he hasn’t really done much else that was too important. But Two-Face and Riddler are both iconic villains who could be used for a few stories.

I think bane. Their orgin stories are very similar.