#museverse riddler

Riddler simps and enjoyers come get your juice 🧃 🧃

The Riddler, slash Riddler, slash Mr. Nygma, sir.

Made a more official looking reference for my Riddler design. I imagine he has a variety of “work” outfits, and these are more of his classic looks.

My version of Edward is a “violence and murder is OK as long as it’s On Brand or if I feel like it” Riddler 💚

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Noise: Name one sound your muse finds absolutely unbearable.

Edward: I don’t know about unbearable, but he dislikes silence. No whir of machinery or computers, no music, no ambient noise. Not in a “oh haha, Riddler doesn’t know how to shut up” way, but Edward is able to identify when his mind/progress is in a rut/he’s fallen into a bad rabbit hole, and that inactivity is usually accompanied by that quiet. He took up talking to himself to avoid it, using it as an indicator that he’s still “in his mind”.

Jonathan: He hates people whispering. It sets off a lot of bad memories of casual bullying, feeling judged and ostracized - he hates feeling like a victim. I’ve mentioned before in a separate ask, but Jon has a lot of social anxiety that he (rather unhealthily and sometimes literally) masks up, and I imagine he has paranoia around other people talking about him.

Insects: Name something your muse finds gross or annoying.

Edward: He gets very annoyed when people try to skip his explanations / interrupt him when he’s speaking - particularly his riddles. Not only is it uncouth, it shifts him off his rhythm, which is disconcerting since he prides himself on quick wit and adaptability.

9 - What’s your favourite headcanon(s) for this character? Mureverse Jonathan

There are a couple other posts that mention it, but I like the fact that my Jonathan (deep down) cares what other people think of him (despite maybe acting like he's unaffected). I HC that his Scarecrow identity partially stems from his repressed desire for recognition && is sort of an outlet for his ego. He's emotionally stunted/messy, and Scarecrow bypasses the walls he consciously and subconsciously puts up.

5 - What do you not like about this character? Museverse Edward

More of a meta answer, but I worry that my characterization of him might be too off, or that he's too reflective of me. I know it's my own version, and there's not really a right or wrong way to do what is basically playing with dolls, but it sometimes breaks my immersion if I veer too close to something that I do (i.e. making video games, or if I'm listening to my own voice recordings for him).

It's harder to picture him as a standalone character without thinking "wait, that's just me".