Master of Fear - The Complete History of the Scarecrow 

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Hmm... I didn't know scarecrow had popularity problems? I always saw him as one of Batman's essential rogues easily top 10 for sure!

Scarecrow is the most timeless and archetypal villain of the Dark Knight! It's a shame that he has not been given an iconic graphic novel like the Joker had with The Killing Joke! He definitely deserves to be the major Rogue in a future Batman animated and live action film. The fear hallucinations scenes could be showstoppers if done correctly! Let's hope that the Master of Fear's best stories and adaptation are yet to come!

The Scarecrow is my personal favorite Batman villain of all time so how could I not love a video like this. It's an excellent chronicle of both the the ups and downs of Jonathan Crane's tenure as the master of fear. I'd have to say my personal favorite version of the character is the one from the Arkham Games, that series truly did elevate the character into something special while also perfecting how he's supposed to be portrayed. I also enjoy the TAS and TDK trilogy versions of the character as well.

0:55 - Introduction 1:40 - The scarecrow 1st & debuts 3:15 - The scarecrow comes back 5:50 - The bronze age 9:25 - The animated series 10:20 - Scarecrow's origins & other stories 11:55 - Scarecrow & the movies 15:25 - Scarecrow & the arkhamverse 18:05 - Conclusion

Crane deserves to the main threat in the next batman movie!

Scarecrow is my favorite DC Villain

0:28 - Holy Shit, that's Mary Shaw from Dead Silence. 9:25 - Oh my God, there she is again. WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON!?

Me ( sees a video on my favorite Batman Villain come out on my birthday ) : Awesome. 😃

Loved the video Rouges. I didn't know much about the old cartoons with him. On TV Scarecrow has a new costume. And it looks amazing, truly terrifying. Can't believe his big break was in games. Crazy! My favorite is The Arkham Game. And Two-Face will be crazy to see. And can't wait for the movie review

Scarecrow has got to be my favorite villain and Arkham Knight was the best interpretation of the character. I wish the shows and movies will find a way to capture just how terrifying this villain could be.

hey, just a tidbit. Hugo Strange actually used a similar fear-gas in one of his earlier golden age stories. My headcannon is that Crane learned the formula for it from Hugo while in prison

BTAS and TNBA are what introduced me to Scarecrow, and many other of Batman's great villains, so those are my favorite versions of him. I do wish he was used more in BTAS, but I guess the voice actor for him was unavailable a lot of time, so he wasn't able to have a really really good episode in it. I also like quite a few of his comic appearances, mainly in Batman 296, which I think shows off his fear toxins the best out of any form of media. I really wish people would be as creative with the visuals of the toxins effects, as they were in that story. I also like him in the Arkham games, well at least asylum, but most of that comes from his tapes. I don't really like his design in that game personally, wish they made him look like his artwork for his in-game profile.

Arkham put together the best parts of Crane, in my opinion. Besides the Nightmare levels were awesome to play, I love the way he twisted what was going on in the real world into a horror dimension where he reigned supreme. I feel like that should be how it works in the comics as well. However I like his costume from the comics better. (Gotta love that wizard hat)

I LOVE the editing And I saw whatyou did there! That weird face that I saw for an instant That was fast!

Geez I can't stop to love this character. My personal favourite villain; as I already said I would like to read a story in which he takes the control of A.A. and starts to experiment on all of the inmates. That would be the definitive story of the Scarcrow IMHO: taking his trademark, his gimmick, to the next level by doing what Batman never managed to do. Making them abbandon their own mad gimmicks with just fear. You know, mess up with all of the crazy people in Arkham for the first part of the story, while recording all of his "experiments" and sending their "results" to Batman, that would stop him for sure. For example: what about TwoFace unable to distinguish the Head from the Tail of his Coin and killing an innocent -like a kid- because of it. Or making the Riddler unable to solve even the most childish riddles by messing with his perception of them. And we would all think it was just for fun, cos he is a sadistic bastard. WRONG!!! The second part of the story would, Scarecrow would reveal this trickery to all of the Arkham inmates and then make all of them to confront Batman. After intoxicating them with his fear toxin, they would see Batman as the thing they fear the most in the world: THE SCARECROW, the master of fear himself. And during each fight, each confrontation, they would have to make a choice: respect their own gimmick or just kill "the Scarecrow" (Batman) at the first occasion. And all of them would forget their gimmick just to Kill that bastard of Crane - like Two Face ignoring his coin result (head, he lives) and just try to shot him. Or Nigma put in front of a riddlebox: he would be still not able to resolve it, with "Scarecrow(B)" tied in front of him and a gun into that dmnd box. And at the end Edward would just break the box by force and try to kill "Scarcrow", totally fucking off his gimmick. A "Terror/Shock therapy" for ALL of A.A. innmates. And, at the end, we would have Scarecrow, grinning to Batman and to all of Gotham City, with his final result: "I didn't just stop all of them with fear, as YOU, Batman, tried to do.... I CURED THEM!! I am the true MASTER OF FEAR". But that would not be the real epilogue: some time later, we would find Crane chased by a bunch of the rogues he tortured in A.A., and he would be saved by their rage by Batman , that would instead show him that what he did was just give them a NEW target: THE SCARECROW!!! Like a bunch of crows do with an actual scarecrow. Starting the story with Crane asking Batman for protection, from his "successfull experiments" and then showing the main plot by Batman and Scarecrow point of view. That would be both the Tryumph of the Scarecrow and the fall of him: showing that Arkham inmates aren't just "Mad people that need to be cured" (as he tried to do with his experiments) but also "Evil people that need to be stoped" (and that's something that Scarecrow is not able to do). He is indeed the master of fear, but what Gotham rogues need is not just "Fear". They need to be confronted by someone, to be stop both for their evilness and from their Madness. And only BATMAN can do that!!

There was a time Scarecrow took on The Joker when the clown prince had his own comic book series for a bit.

I have an idea for how they can portray Scarecrow and maybe improve his image as a threat. They should make him a supernatural villain in the Bat Rogues, have him use magic and sorcery in his haunting sprees. I mean, all the other major rogues are either scientist, doctors, or crimelords, but nothing really bordering on the more mystic side of things, i mean this is Gotham for crying out loud, put something dark and mysterious into fold. Heck, his great grandma certainly acted like a witch. Maybe in an alternate headcanon, he's from a family of witchcraft and he's a modern day warlock.

Favorite villain

Well Mr.rogues you made a interestingly terrifyingly awesome video

i think a good way to explore his potential is to try a version where his gaz have some reality-bending properties, allowing the hallucinations to become real and giving scarescrow actual powers. Maybe make him into a monster as well. There's room for experiment in terms of new versions of the character.

OOH, this video was released on my birthday! HUZZAH! :D "[Don Messick's Scarecrow] kind of sounds like me, actually. Maybe that's why people keep saying I should voice Crane." (blinks...goes back and watches a Superfriends cartoon) ...Holy marbles, yeah, he actually sort of does. XD Actually, I've always had a fondness for the Superfriends Scarecrow, on that note; Messick's voice and the design of his mask actually creeped me out as a kid. The only downside is, like most of the Legion of Doom, he rarely (if ever) got a chance to shine as part of the group. Also, nice touch with all the "quick creepy edits." Was that Pennywise I saw in at least one of them? Also-also, while I do like "As the Crow Flies," I do find it odd that Crane was depicted in such a demeaning manner. In that particular tale, I didn't mind it so much, but later stories really bugged me...what few I've read. :P I bet you that, especially with the character's surge in popularity (thank you, Nolan, Arkham, and Injustice!) if they tried another story like that, Crane would just gas Ozzie at the first opportunity. ANYWAY, another interesting and comprehensive piece, comrade! :)

I'd just like to point out that the 'martial arts' aspect of Scarecrow did not, in fact, come from nowhere; it seems to me it was a conscious attempt to harken back to his earliest days, where he was, in fact, quite a legitimate physical threat - in his first encounter with Batman and Robin, he creams them! Of course, this was back before ol' Bats was established as one of the greatest fighters on Earth, but still, Crane being a weakling is more a legacy of the Silver Age than an ingrained and inescapable part of his character, it seems to me.

*rolls up to the comments a year later* Scarecrow's always been my favorite Rogue, and you're absolutely right - he was always just left of widespread fame up until the Arkham games. I've always preferred Asylum's design and Dino's performance (met him once, and he's an awesome guy) to Knight's and Noble's, just like I like Polic/BTAS' over Combs/TNBA's. Both of the latter are very creepy and cool, but the former have more character to me. You can imagine there being an actual person in the costume - a weird, twisted one, but a person - whereas the other two are more... Fear as a concept and feel more like plot devices and one-dimensional villains rather than fully formed characters. I also love Scarecrow: Year One; despite its internal inconsistencies, it's my favorite Crane origin story. It's got substance and cool art even if the writer can't remember where and when events took place between ONLY TWO ISSUES. Sorry. Lot of Scarecrow opinions. ANYWAY. Crane will actually be appearing in a new animated series this year! He's one of the few named characters cast for the Harley Quinn animated series on DCUniverse, and he'll be voiced by iZombie's Rahul Kohli. I'm hoping him being one of the few officially confirmed characters means he'll have a significant recurring role.

4:44 That's Scarecow's first apperance in another medium! Why does he have lipstick?

I’m shocked he had popularity problems because he is in my top 5 favorite Batman villains.

Its werid in superfriends scarecrow used crows like marvels scarecrow.

The Scarecrow is my second favorite Batman villain after Joker

This is honestly one of my all time favourite RU-vid channels. Keep up the awesome work Rouges!

He should have a super power to be able to turn into a fear demon with a powerful scythe and could also turn into fear gas, in order not to be too op he should be flammable...

Do two face next :)

"Got cold feet" "Put the project on ice" Oh my God, I love you.

It would be interesting to hear your thoughts on Batman/Scooby Doo cross overs as there was a new one released straight to DVD recently.

This is a great video, scarecrow is my second favorite villain. My favorite batman villain of course is the riddler. I love your videos man keep it up the awesome nerdy batman videos. My favorite scarecrow version is the dark night games of course I have beaten all of them so many times and after awhile I found myself quoting him lol. And in the first movie batman begins move, I did not mind the new look in fact I kinda like him in a business suit and a creepy mask sure if was different but I thought it was enjoyable all the less. now the batman animated series in the last season that scarecrow was awesome, scarecrow/undertaker was really creepy and that voice could chill your bones. And sometime could you do a history about the mad hatter I always thought he was one of the most underrated batman villains and his mind control technology is one of the best weapons out there. I can tell mad hatter is not one of your favorite villains but I think a video on him would be great.

My favourites are the Riddler and Scarecrow they both are characters with a lot of potential if given the right people to write them. I never actually heard of both until I joined the fandom and even then at the beginning I only knew Joker because he is used a lot. If you actually think about it the Joker is used too much tbh

Scarecrow truly is the ghoul of games.

I love the video on scarecrow I thought he was always scary that he seemed I didn't know he wasn't an icon to me he seems like a icon can't wait for you to do Two-Face next hope it's really good after you are done doing that one can you do the history of the penguin the gentlemen of crime slash mob boss I really like him a lot I always felt there was something about him that seem very interesting that kind of warming Charming look to him but if you push this button you see his true nature his Darkness and that's what I really liked I'll happy if you can get around to it or at least not forget to do that penguin history video please I would love it a lot it would mean a lot to me

You sound like you came right of a cartoon... love it

Just forgot to mention the 2005 Scarecrow Year One, one of my favourite comics that I have.

The first super villain to ever get its Fame from a video game lol

Maybe his role in begins is why he became seen as a second string in the Juddick run.

Great video GR, would love to see your take in the history of the injustice league

I love his look in Injustice, and I love the ambitious ending scenario he gets after beating Brainiac. He takes control of Brainiac's ship to use it to test the effects of fear on all the universe's life forms. Becoming the Universe's Master of Fear. :) I love also the look of the final animated series. I wonder if in the Brianiac scenario if he can extend his life span with the ship's technology, and become a true bogy man. Being able to study fear indefinitely, unrestrained by his ageing body forever :) Perhaps become the leader of the Yellow Lantern Corps?

Scarecrow is on the same level as the joker for me!

- Too bad we didn't get Scarecrow in The Batman(2004) cartoon, that would have been cool.(there is a concept art of what he looks like online) - Jeff Goldblum would have been a perfect Scarecrow in a 90's Batman film. - Scarecrow has made some great new appearances in The Lego Batman Movie, Batman Hush and Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, so glad he's been featured a lot more recently.

I've always been a big fan of the Scarecrow even before the Arkham series. But after some consideration I definitely agree with you. The Arkham series is definitely where the Scarecrow came into his own. Although I still enjoyed his depictions in the Dark Knight. And personally, I'm actually kind of glad they didn't make Batman Unchained. While I respect Nicholas Cage as an actor I don't think he would've been good for the Scarecrow. Certainly not after many of the depictions of some of the other rogues in the previous two movies.

Finally! Been waiting for another one of these videos.

Surprised Year One (the one from 2005, obviously not to be confused with the Frank Miller comic or Annual #19) wasn’t mentioned. It’s not perfect but I personally prefer it over the New 52 version

Also as far as I know he’s the first DC villain to appear in a DC/non-DC property crossover that has no heroes or other villains in it, in the form of Happy Halloween, Scooby Doo. Well at least DC acknowledge the guy has a small but VERY loyal cult following even if he’s disappointingly not in the movie that much.

This was a great video!! Really hope he is the main villain of the next Batman movie...Or even season 3 of Telltale's Batman game...There is a lot of potential with the fear toxin for mysteries and drama. Hul, and BTW, are you reading Batman: White Kinght?? I totally would like to see your review of that story...

4"48 So scarecrow was too scary for the Adam West show but that nightmare inducing animated version was perfectly fine...

Your videos are very interesting. You deserve more subs

I want to see a Batman film with Nicholas Cage as the Scarecrow *and* the Dark night.

considering how mr freeze the riddler and two face (oh and also poison ivy) look im rather interested on how scarecrow might look....

I’m not sure if you’ve seen it but the cartoon “Galaxy Rangers” they have a supernatural scarecrow enemy that has a great look.

My favorite comic book villains are Scarecrow, Professor Zoom, Red Skull, Amazo and Kang

0:28 eh wtf

Another excellent video from the guy himself, I hope to see others like Anarky! Keep it up dude!

I think I've said this before, but I'm okay with Crane having fighting skills, though only basic skills, something he learns much later in his life, and should really only be capable of fighting evenly with others with limited fighting skills, as well as"loser-rogues" like Kite-Man.

you can voice scarecrow in a Batman animated film, one day

I was expecting you to run out of campy titles for the Scarecrow halfwat through but you didn't at all. Nice job.

I’d love to see more of these about more of the Bat Rouges. Especially for Poison Ivy, she’s my favorite.

Injustice 2 is definetly has my favorite version of scarecrow portrayed. Just the way he’s able to deconstruct everyone’s fears and insecurities with a few comments. The fear monster design is also really neat and he used JUST enough fear puns to not be cheesy. My next pick is the one from Gotham as I just feel sorry for the poor kid.

I wish they use scarecrow more in the comics

I disagree with about Batman Begins because i remeber when that film came out and parctially every toy shop i went into was selling either Batman or Scarecrow toys not Ra's Al Ghul

My Ideal Scarecrow comic would have stephen Gammel do the Fear Hallucinations

I don't know if I can say that Scarecrow is my favorite Batman villain, but it's certainly one of the most bad-ass looking. And as with many others, his Gotham version is awesome

Do you like it when Crane uses crows? Or do you think it's too similar to Marvel's Scarecrow (Ebenezer Laughton)? Anyway Really cool video, hope Crane gets his own dark and horrifying "Killing Joke" story soon.

Injustice version is so cool. Hopefully in the comics they continue with that look or make scarecrow gain the power of some ancient magical creature and reform himself of a creature of fear.

Honestly, its a tie between the New Batman Adventures and the Arkham variations.

They can make a horror movie about the scarecrow

my favorite batman villain

This makes mama happy 😊

What will you do after Penguin? Poison Ivy? or maybe Mr.Freeze?

You would be a great Scarecrow voice actor

My favorite it’s ironicly the brave and bold version

Year one, new 52, tnba loved the design and Jeffrey combs performance, btas, long Halloween

In the Filmation cartoon, Scarecrow had an egg theme, which made him resemble Egghead rather than Jonathan Crane.

I love the video. Scarecrow is my second favorite Batman foe and I love to hear about his history a lot. Also, minute 9:25... What the hell was that?

"one of the few Bat-rogues in Injustice 2" I don't know, to me it felt like half of that game's roster was Batman characters.

When did Scarecrow start using a scythe? I seen him with it a lot. But I ever found out where it originated.

I been waiting on this video like a woman waiting on her child support check

Thank you for always make great videos. Question, What are your thoughts on Linda Friitawa, a.k.a. Fright?

Nothing on the time he got his hands on the Yellow Power Ring? Or what he did afterwards?

I would have to say that the Scarecrow is among Batman's top-ten villains, rather than being a second-rate villain as this video seemed to have explained. And as I've mentioned before, the Batman films of the 90s would have been made better with Michael Keaton still as The Dark Knight, Tim Burton as an executive producer (not as the director), & Dennis O'Neil as a consultant. I would also agree that the Scarecrow would have been the main villain in a Batman movie, with Brad Dourif for the role of Jonathan Crane/the Scarecrow. I've even read that the director of The Dark Knight Trilogy, Christopher Nolan, did say in an interview that he wished he had given Cillian Murphy more screen-time as Jonathan Crane/the Scarecrow.

The Scarecrow is so awesome!!!! He's my absolute favorite.

I'm a new comic reader, and I've read a portion of Riddler stories and Penguin stories, the first few Detective Comics Batman stories and "Batman" stories, and Killing Joke, can anyone recommend a good starting Scarecrow story?

Did anyone else notice the creepy face that showed up at 9:25?

I always like Scarecrow and Poison Ivy stories because of how Batman resists their mind altering chemicals.

My favourite comic book villain.

I dont know if I asked you this but have you seen happy Halloween scooby doo which featured elvira and bill nye the science guy and scarecrow

Scare crow is my favorite Batman Villanova

9:24 did anyone else see Tyler Durden?

Once more you completely ignore Scarecrow of Earth-Two in one of the greatest Batman tales of all time in Brave and the Bold! Curious.

*fades to black* *10 seconds left in video* *heart rate spikes*

pause at 0:28. UGHHH!!?!?!?!

Speaking of being creepy..who would you think would win in a battle between eclipso and darkseid..there both creepy powerful evil villains..eclipso is on the CW stargirl..and has looks like hes gonna be awesome 👍

I know your next The Complete History Of is Two Face. But after your done with Two Face, I would like to see you do a The Complete History Of The Penguin.

The Scarecrow is my favourite villain and I Like the second incarnation of the Scarecrow in Batman The animated Series. 😀🎃

Remember when Scarecrow was a yellow lantern? That was really cool