In John, seeds sown in Season One begin to “blossom” – in quotes because players know that the man-who-will-be-Joker will snap sometime soon, it’s just a matter of when and how. Instead, The Enigma’s dramatic tension comes from the periphery: John Doe, Amanda Waller, Jim Gordon, Alfred Pennyworth, and Lucius Fox. Despite being the central villain in The Enemy Within’s premiere episode, The Riddler is arguably its least compelling character.
A mind as inquisitive as The Riddler’s would no doubt take a much deeper psychological interest in the Batman, but we never see that explored in their meetings. That’s no big deal, but his initial encounter with Batman doesn’t feel particularly developed. His absence from the limelight is never explained, and it doesn’t seem like it will be. Here, though, he’s also ruthlessly violent, carrying a scythe in the shape of a question mark and strapping hostages into “torture boxes” that slice off fingers one by one. As in most Batman tellings, he’s got a grandiose ego to go with his big brain. The Enigma re-introduces The Riddler, who’s been mysteriously absent from Gotham City for many years. Players know that the man-who-will-be-Joker will snap sometime soon.
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