The Ratcatcher

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Real Name

Otis Flannegan

Current Alias

The Ratcatcher

Status

Alignment

Bad

Identity

Secret Identity

Citizenship

American

Marital Status

Single

Occupation

Criminal

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Height

5' 11"

Weight

180 lbs (82 kg)

Origin

Universe

Arkhamverse

First appearance

Appearance of Death

Batman: Arkham Asylum

Batman: Arkham City

The Ratcatcher needed more than just his charm to lead his army.

-- The Riddler ^{Batman: Arkham Asylum}

HistoryEdit

Otis Flannegan was a criminal adversary of Batman who could use his special gear to control any and all nearby rodents to do his bidding. After his defeat at the hands of the Batman, he was imprisoned in Arkham Asylum.

Main article: Batman: Arkham Asylum

While at first the belief that he could control rats with his mind was considered nonsense by his fellow patients and doctors, who instead believed he had an acute case of a Messiah Complex, he was slowly able to build up the myth about himself to gain some notoriety in the Asylum. When the Joker orchestrated his mass breakout of the Asylum, Otis Flannegan was nowhere to be seen, though his gear was obtained by the Riddler, who had his men hide it in the Botanical Gardens ventilation system as one of his riddles for Batman.

Main article: Batman: Arkham City

When Hugo Strange initiated his Arkham City plans, Flannegan was among the inmates and prisoners from Arkham and Blackgate to be placed in the new Gotham prison. As the Ratcatcher, Flannegan was able to break into the thriving blackmarket of Arkham City, hoping his affinity for obtaining smaller objects like gum and buttons would keep him from being seen as competition by the bigger members of the blackmarket like The Penguin. His business became a massive success, and soon their were billboards in Arkham City advertising his services. Unfortunately, his plans back fired and Cobblepot still went after the Ratcatcher, sending his men to apprehend Flannegan. Otis was last seen being dragged into the Penguin's museum, followed by his legions of rats, where it is assumed Cobblepot murdered him. Despite these beliefs, some of the Penguin's men speculated that the Ratcatcher had been allowed to live, and that the Penguin was using his rat army to torture grunts who failed the Penguin's expectations or proved themselves disloyal.

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• Character Gallery: Otis Flannegan (Arkhamverse)

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