Rumor
Rumor is a villain in The Batman and the primary antagonist of the episode: Rumors. Mario was Paul Karon's bodyguard who turned into a vigilante with the goals to execute every criminal in Gotham City after failing to save his boss from being crippled by Joker.
History[]
When Paul Karon was introducing his latest invention, a device that shot low sound vibrations that could destroy buildings, he was attacked by Joker, who wanted the device for himself. Batman arrives and stops Joker, but fails to save Paul Karon from being crippled. Mario feels so guilty, he begins to rectify his mistake by capturing all of Gotham's great supervillains and executing them. Using the technology he captures Killer Croc, Hugo Strange, Man-Bat, Bane, Poison Ivy, Black Mask, Mr. Freeze, Spellbinder, Firefly, Ragdoll, Temblor, Cluemaster, Gearhead, Harley Quinn, the Kabuki Twins, Killer Moth, Punch and Judy, Ventriloquist and Scarface, Rupert Thorne, and Riddler. However he forgets to kidnap Tony Zucco and Basil Karlo. Penguin trips an alarm at a Museum on purpose so Batman can arrest him. However, Batman could not stop him from taking Penguin and Catwoman, but he did get a small piece of the suit, identifying Paul Karon's company as its creator. While Batman first suspects Karon, he soon realizes it was Mario after learning about what Karens employee. Meanwhile, Mario captures Joker and attempts to execute them with a giant version of Paul Karon's sound device that Joker tried to steal so long ago. Batman and Robin arrive to defeat Rumor, but accidentally caused the release of all the other criminals. Batman and Robin fight them all off to save Mario. Mario then gets sent to jail with the rest of the criminals, except Catwoman and Hugo Strange, who managed to sneak away.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Master Combatant, Espionage & Manipulator
- Above-Average Attributes
- Peak Endurance
- Powered Exo-suit
- Super-human Strength, Speed & Durability
- Peak Stamina & Recovery Rate
- Cloaking Devices
- Battle Staff
- Electricity Generation
- Projectile Launcher
Equipment[]
- Electrical Staff: An Electrical Staff which Rumor used to knock out victims so they could be captured.
- 'Throwable Projectile:' A throwable project similiar to the electrical staff which he tried to throw at Penguin.
- Cloaking Device: Used to go invisible.
- Armour: Rumor used armour for protection and to hide his identity.
- Rope: Regular but strong rope which Rumor used to subdue victims.
- Paul Karon's Destructive Machine: A machine which Rumor used to target his prisoners. It can be used to destroy objects just by sound and Rumor planned to kill every criminal with it.
Prisoners[]
- Joker
- Punch and Judy
- Harley Quinn
- Catwoman
- Poison Ivy
- Riddler
- Riddlemen
- Penguin
- Kabuki Twins
- Mr. Freeze
- Man-Bat
- Bane
- Cluemaster
- Spellbinder
- Firefly
- Hugo Strange
- Killer Moth
- Ragdoll
- Killer Croc
- Scarface and The Ventriloquist
- Black Mask
- Temblor
- Rupert Thorne
- Joker's goons
- Killer Croc's goons
- Toymaker
- Gearhead
- Clayface
- Maxie Zeus
- Number One
- Firefly
Personality[]
He is very vengeful and can not forgive others. he is what Batman would have become had he went down a dark path.
Quotes[]
- "Time's up, my friends."
- "Why? I'll tell you why. I'm a bodyguard of Paul Karon. A great man. A man you, Joker, mained."
- "You have to save me."