Started from the bottom and we're still there.
Batman's rogues gallery was huge. Probably one of the biggest rogues gallery around, was it any wonder people joked about the fact there was something in the water?
All it really took was someone to loose their job and then out of no where you had the deadly flower arranger!
Because lets face it, not every single one of Batman's rogues gallery were what you would call 'super villains', they were more either 'super knock offs' or 'super failures' depending on their chosen gimmick.
Killer Moth often walked a very thin line of being put with those rogues, but thankfully because Firefly it never happened.
So in the rec-room sitting minding their own business were the rogues that people… even the police didn't really take very seriously.
"Look at those big shots," Crazy Quilt growled as he read the paper. "All high and mighty, but give me any chance and I'll be up their with them!"
Ten Eyed Man was sitting next to him, and he turned his hands towards the rogue next to him so his ten eyes on the ends of his fingers and thumbs could stare at him. "You've been given more then enough chances."
Quilt raised an eyebrow. "Uh-huh, and when was the last time you had a big score again? Oh right, that's it, you never have done."
Suddenly a piece of cardboard was shoved in between the middle of them with the word 'sarcasm' written in big bold lettering.
The two turned towards the man in question who had done it with dull looks on their faces, which really contrasted with Signal Man's bright smile.
"What?" he shrugged. "I was bored."
Quilt snatched the cardboard out of his hands. "That's a sign, not a signal!"
"It was still funny."
Quilt rolled his eyes and turned back to the paper. "Seriously, what kind of name is 'The Riddler'? It's terrible."
Kite man perched himself on the edge of the sofa and raised an eyebrow at the comment. "Uh-huh, yeah, sure thing Crazy Quilt."
"At least I didn't get stuck on a telephone wire… unlike someone…" he coughed into his hands. "Kite Man."
Kite narrowed his eyes at Quilts head. "Oh ha ha ha," he sneezed into his hands. "Sorry I'm allergic to lies."
Ten Eye turned towards him, well his hands did. "That's not a lie. I saw it happen. With each of my ten eyes."
"BOW DOWN TO ME MORTALS!"
everyone turned towards Maxie Zeus who was standing on top of a table.
"I don't wish to alarm anyone," Magpie spoke from her chair in the corner. "But I think Maxie Zeus has entered the room."
Indeed he had, followed by the Condiment King, The Eraser and The Penny Plunderer.
Kite Man raised an eyebrow. "Who are you?" he pointed to Eraser who narrowed his eyes.
"I'm the Eraser."
"Oh!" Kite Man nodded. "Sorry, I just didn't recognise you without your giant pencil top head."
Eraser went to snap, but Penny Plunderer got in front of him and stood in front of Ten Eye.
"Ten Eye, you don't think my gimmick is stupid do you?"
"You only steal pennies."
"But a lot of pennies."
Signal man suddenly picked up another piece of cardboard and wrote on it before holding it up to show it had the word 'idiot' on it with an arrow pointing towards Penny Plunderer.
Quilt frowned. "Again, not a signal, just a sign!"
"It's your whole gimmick," Kite Man cried. "And you can't get it right?"
Signal Man glared. "Remind me again, who it was that got stuck on the telephone wire?"
"That was one time!"
Condiment King tilted his head. "You got stuck on a telephone wire? How stupid are you?"
"You're one to talk, you slipped on your own sauce!"
"I SAID BOW DOWN TO ME MORTALS!" Zeus roared again.
"Oh shut up, Maxie!" Quilt snapped.
"But Pennies!" Plunderer went on at Ten Eye, who looked like his entire ten eyes wanted to fall asleep.
Magpie had watched from a distance, but now she was getting annoyed and her teeth gritted as they went on and on, and on.
"It wasn't even Two Face who used he giant penny, that was me!" Plunderer went on. "Batman even kept it, but now everyone says it was Two Face, but it wasn't, it was me! And why would Two Face use it? He uses a coin, I'm the one who uses pennies, so why is everyone getting us mixed up?"
"I said kneel mortals!"
"Oh for the love of god will you all shut it!"
They fell silent as Magpie stood up and glared at them all. "I have had it up to here!" she growled raising her hand. "Face it, you idiots! No one is going to take you seriously, you will never be with the big leagues and you will never be cool!"
She then promptly stormed out leaving the others in silence as they stared after her.
Signal Man picked up his cardboard again and wrote on it, showing that this time it had the word 'witch' written on it.
"Still a sign," Quilt muttered.
"Why do you do it?"
"I don't know."
THE END.
Note: and well done to Crazy Quilt for actually getting referenced in two Arkham Games! :D Anyway, this was a little extra present for you guys since well I know I haven't been the best at updating, especially of late, but some of you guys have stuck by me since I first started writing this story and you have always shown your appreciation of my stories and it really means a lot to me so I thought hey why not do a special with some of Batman's more... questionable rogues.
To be fair, when some of these guys came out, like the 'Penny Plunderer' pennies were higher in value so this guy would of made a bigger impact, even the 'Ten Eyed Man' was a scary concept when he was made and at the time was considered a big Batman bad guy, until he fell to his death in a fight with Man-Bat. Whilst the New 52 isn't my favourite, I will give them credit they have brought some of these characters back, more as jokes then super bad criminals, but it's nice to see them every once and a while.
Still I hope you guys enjoyed this! :D And don't worry I will be writing the other chapters, I've already started the one after this so I should be able to post it on monday :)
See you in the next episode! :D
