Originally posted by Quincy
Seriously man. What is it with you and The Reaper? That's all you seem to mention in every batman thread here. What makes you think he'd be more interesting than villains like The Riddler or Catwoman?
1. He's new to the general public: A lot of people in the general public don't know about him, thus, don't know what to expect from him... Giving the film a new layer of suspense that guys like Riddler couldn't supply...
2. Rachel is based on a comic character named Rachel Caspian, who just so happens to be Judson Caspian's daughter... You know who Judson Caspian is? That's right, he's The Reaper... After Gotham went to hell in Begins and Rachel
Spoiler:
died by the Joker's hand in TDK
he'd have a reason to return to Gotham after a lengthy retirement in Europe...
3. The main part of the story in the next one is Batman being on the run and proving he isn't a murderous vigilante... What better way to prove he's truly Gotham's guardian than by stopping a murderous vigilante, in this case, The Reaper?
4. He's an awesome visual, awesomer than Riddler for sure (maybe not Catwoman, but then again, who's a better visual than Catwoman? 😉 )
See for yourself:
And I remember reading somewhere that Nolan liked the character, and he used bits and pieces of the comic Year Two and it's sequel, Full Circle, in Begins (Joe Chill gets killed before Bruce can kill him, Rachel, Bruce throws the gun in the river, etc.) So it's not all that far fetched to think he'd use the villain in the next one...