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and an adversary of the superhero
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, has been adapted in various forms of media, including films, television series, and video games. The character has been portrayed in film by Cillian Murphy in ''
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'', and in television by Charlie Tahan and David W. Thompson in the Fox series '' Gotham'', and Vincent Kartheiser in the
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''. Henry Polic II,
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, and others have provided the Scarecrow's voice in animation and video games. __TOC__


Television


Live-action

* Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow appears in '' Gotham'', portrayed by Charlie Tahan in the first season and the first half of the fourth season, and David W. Thompson in all other appearances. This version was injected with a serum designed to eliminate fear by his father, Gerald Crane (portrayed by
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), which instead amplifies Jonathan's fear of scarecrows and drives him insane. After being institutionalized in
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, Jonathan embraces his fears and recreates his father's toxin to become the Scarecrow, and allies with other criminals to terrorize
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. * Jonathan Crane appears in the third season of ''
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'', portrayed by Vincent Kartheiser. This version is a former Arkham Asylum inmate turned profiler and consultant for the
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. He brainwashes
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into helping him turn Gotham against the
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, who ultimately defeat and re-incarcerate him in Arkham.


Animation

* Scarecrow appears in '' The Batman/Superman Hour'' episode "The Great Scarecrow Scare", voiced by
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. * Scarecrow appears in '' Challenge of the Superfriends'', voiced by
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. This version is a member of the
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. * Scarecrow appears in '' The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians'', voiced by
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. * Scarecrow appears in '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'', voiced by
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. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. * Scarecrow appears in ''
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'', voiced by
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. This version is a member of the Legion of Doom. * Scarecrow appears in the first season of ''
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'', voiced by Rahul Kohli. This version is a member of the Legion of Doom who is later killed by the Joker for unmasking Batman. ** A young Scarecrow makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the '' Kite Man: Hell Yeah!'' episode "Portal Potty, Hell Yeah!".


DC Animated Universe

Scarecrow appears in the
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(DCAU). * The character is introduced in '' Batman: The Animated Series'', voiced by Henry Polic II. This version is a former psychology professor at Gotham University that speaks in an English accent. He was terminated for using his students as test subjects for his fear experiments. He develops a fear-inducing toxin and becomes the Scarecrow to seek revenge, which brings him into conflict with Batman. In later encounters, the Scarecrow uses his fear toxin on athletes to fix sporting matches and attempts to drug all of Gotham via its water supply. * Scarecrow returns in ''
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'', voiced by
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. For this series, he is given a "darker" revamp in both design and personality to make him more "scary". Producers
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and
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described Scarecrow's redesign as a "'' Texas Chainsaw Massacre''
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kind of look. It really had nothing to do with being a scarecrow per se, but he was definitely scary ...He looked like a hanged man who had been cut down and gone off to terrorize people. We weren't even sure if there was an actual guy in the suit." Scarecrow also develops a new toxin that removes fear, leading Batman and other test subjects to become dangerously reckless in absence of it. * Scarecrow was meant to appear in ''
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'' as a member of Gorilla Grodd's
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as a tribute to Scarecrow's appearance in ''Challenge of the Superfriends'' (see above), but the plan was scrapped due to character rights issues related to the " Bat-embargo".


Film


Live-action

* In '' Batman & Robin'',
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makes a cameo appearance as a character credited as "Banker", who would have been revealed as Jonathan Crane in the cancelled sequel '' Batman Unchained''. * Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow appears in ''
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'', portrayed by Cillian Murphy, and is the only villain to appear in all three films. This version wears a
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sack with a built-in
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that doubles as a
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for his fear experiments. Murphy explained that the relatively simple mask, as opposed to the full scarecrow costume seen in the comics, was utilized "to avoid the
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look, because he's not a very physically imposing man—he's more interested in the manipulation of the mind and what that can do". ** Introduced in ''
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'' as a corrupt psychopharmacologist and Arkham Asylum's Chief Administrator, Crane secretly creates a fear-inducing hallucinogen and plots to use it with
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to plunge Gotham City into chaos. Crane exposes mafia boss
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, and assistant district attorney Rachel Dawes to his fear toxin, though Batman later subdues Crane with his own drug. Despite being institutionalized in Arkham, Crane escapes and takes the name "Scarecrow" amidst a mass breakout during Ra's attack on Gotham. ** In ''
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'', Scarecrow is apprehended by Batman while overseeing a drug deal with the Russian mob. ** In ''
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'', Crane is freed from
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during Bane's takeover of Gotham, and presides over
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s wherein he offers Gotham's elite a choice between death and exile.


Animation

* Scarecrow appears in the '' Batman: Gotham Knight'' segment "In Darkness Dwells", voiced by
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. * The ''Batman: Arkham'' incarnation of Scarecrow makes a cameo appearance in '' Batman: Assault on Arkham'', voiced by Christian Lanz. * Scarecrow appears in the
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(DCAMU) short film ''Nightwing and Robin'', voiced by
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. * Scarecrow appears in '' Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem'', voiced by Brian T. Delaney. * Scarecrow appears in '' Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Gotham City Breakout'', voiced by an uncredited
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. * Scarecrow appears in ''
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'', voiced by Jason Mantzoukas. * Scarecrow makes a non-speaking appearance in '' Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold''. * Scarecrow appears in '' Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', voiced by
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. * Scarecrow appears in '' Batman: Hush'', voiced by Chris Cox. * Scarecrow appears in '' Lego DC Batman: Family Matters'', voiced by
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. * Scarecrow appears in '' Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!'', voiced by
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. * Scarecrow appears in '' Batman: The Long Halloween'', voiced by
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. * Scarecrow makes a cameo appearance in ''
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''. * Scarecrow makes a cameo appearance in '' Merry Little Batman'', voiced by
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.


Video games

* Scarecrow appears as a boss in '' Batman: The Animated Series'' (1993). * Scarecrow appears as a boss in '' The Adventures of Batman & Robin''. * Scarecrow appears as a boss in '' Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu'', voiced again by Jeffrey Combs. * ''The Dark Knight Trilogy'' incarnation of Scarecrow appears as a boss in the ''
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'' tie-in game, voiced by Cillian Murphy. * Scarecrow appears as a boss in the
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version of '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame''. * Scarecrow appears as a boss in ''
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'', voiced by Christopher S. Field. * ''The Dark Knight Trilogy'' incarnation of Scarecrow appears as a boss in ''The Dark Knight Rises'' tie-in mobile game, voiced by
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. * The ''Batman: Arkham Asylum'' incarnation of Scarecrow makes a cameo appearance in '' Injustice: Gods Among Us'' in the
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stage. * Scarecrow appears in '' Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''. * Scarecrow appears in ''
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'' (2013), voiced by Brian Silva. * Scarecrow appears as a playable character in '' Injustice 2'', voiced by
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. This version is a member of Gorilla Grodd's
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.


''Lego'' series

* Scarecrow appears as a boss in '' Lego Batman: The Videogame'', voiced by Dave Wittenberg. * Scarecrow appears as an unlockable playable character in '' Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes'', voiced by
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. * ''The Dark Knight Trilogy'' incarnation of Scarecrow appears as a playable character in '' Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham'' via
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. * Scarecrow appears in '' Lego DC Super-Villains'', voiced again by Jeffrey Combs. This version is a member of the Legion of Doom.


''Batman: Arkham''

Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow appears in the '' Batman: Arkham'' series. * Scarecrow first appears in '' Batman: Arkham Asylum'', voiced by
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. After being freed during the Joker's takeover of Arkham Island, he exposes Batman to his fear toxin and attempts to infect Gotham City's water supply, only to be attacked and dragged into the sewers by Killer Croc. In a
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, Scarecrow emerges from the ocean and grabs a floating crate of Titan formula. *In '' Batman: Arkham City'', Scarecrow leaves hidden radio frequency broadcasts for Batman that, when decrypted, reveal three messages: "I will return Batman", "You will pay for what you have done to me", and "Fear will tear Gotham City to shreds". A boat in Arkham City's harbor also contains a human test subject for his fear toxin. * Scarecrow appears in '' Batman: Arkham Knight'', voiced by
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. With the help of the Arkham Knight, Scarecrow unites all of Gotham's criminals and forces a citywide evacuation by unleashing his new strain of fear toxin on
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. Although Batman defeats the Knight and
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sacrifices herself to neutralize the toxin's effects, Scarecrow takes Commissioner James Gordon and Robin hostage to force Batman to surrender at the ruins of Arkham Asylum. Scarecrow unmasks Batman as Bruce Wayne on live television before injecting him with fear toxin, but Batman overcomes his fears and subdues Scarecrow with his own drug, after which he is taken into the Gotham City Police Department's custody. * Scarecrow appears as a playable character in '' Batman: Arkham Underworld'', voiced again by Dino Andrade. * A younger Jonathan Crane appears in '' Batman: Arkham Shadow'', voiced by
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. As Blackgate Prison's Director of Rehabilitation, he develops and tests "Project Umbra"—a hallucinogen designed to bring out the psyche's repressed "
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"—on his patients, including Arnold Wesker and
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. Crane fires Dr. Harleen Quinzel when she discovers his crimes, but Batman puts an end to Crane's experiments and exposes him to his own hallucinogen.


Miscellaneous

* The DCAU incarnation of Scarecrow appears in ''
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intended to provide an explanation for the character's revamped design in ''The New Batman Adventures'' before the series was cancelled. * The ''Injustice'' incarnation of Scarecrow appears in the '' Injustice: Gods Among Us'' prequel comic. * Scarecrow appears in ''
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'' #28. * Scarecrow makes non-speaking appearances in the ''
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'' web series. * Scarecrow appears in the limited comic series '' Batman '89: Echoes''.


References

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