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* HoardingTheProfits: Daniel Mockridge used a [[LoopholeAbuse legal loophole]] to cheat Edward Nygma out of the royalties for the video game the latter created. Unfortunately for Mockridge, this leads to Nygma becoming The Ridder and seeking revenge.
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* BreakTheHaughty: Mockridge is a smug and arrogant CorruptCorporateExecutive who mocks Edward Nygma after firing him. Once he's been kidnapped by Riddler and put through hell in an attempt on his life in revenge, Mockridge gets reduced to a cowering whimpering mess completely paranoid Riddler might come back to finish the job.
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* NintendoHard: ''The Riddle of the Minotaur'' is a smash hit despite being ''extremely'' difficult; according to Robin, ''no one'' has yet beaten it (although it's unclear if he's talking about the game or the real-life version at the amusement park).
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* NintendoHard: InUniverse, ''The Riddle of the Minotaur'' is a smash hit despite being ''extremely'' difficult; according to Robin, ''no one'' has yet beaten it (although it's unclear if he's talking about the game or the real-life version at the amusement park).
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* ParanoiaGambit: Nygma seems to be doing this to his old boss at the end.
* PlagiarismInFiction: Daniel Mockridge takes credit for the creation of a video game called ''The Riddle of the Minotaur'', created by his programmer, Edward Nygma and denies him any kind of royalties since he's under a work-for-hire contract. This comes back to bite him in the butt as Nygma takes on the persona, the Riddler, to take his revenge. Batman and Robin end up saving Mockridge, but Robin laments how legally, he's still is gonna get off scot free and make a fortune off of the game. Batman points out that may not be the case, since they were not able to catch the Riddler, meaning that Mockridge may have his fortune, but will now live in a constant state of paranoia over Nygma coming back to possibly finish the job.
* PlagiarismInFiction: Daniel Mockridge takes credit for the creation of a video game called ''The Riddle of the Minotaur'', created by his programmer, Edward Nygma and denies him any kind of royalties since he's under a work-for-hire contract. This comes back to bite him in the butt as Nygma takes on the persona, the Riddler, to take his revenge. Batman and Robin end up saving Mockridge, but Robin laments how legally, he's still is gonna get off scot free and make a fortune off of the game. Batman points out that may not be the case, since they were not able to catch the Riddler, meaning that Mockridge may have his fortune, but will now live in a constant state of paranoia over Nygma coming back to possibly finish the job.
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* ParanoiaGambit: The end of the episode shows Mockridge so paranoid and scared that Nygma will come back for revenge again that he is seen shaking as he locks his door with multiple locks and gets into bed with a shotgun. Nygma seems to be doing this to his old boss at the end.
* PlagiarismInFiction: Daniel Mockridge takes credit for the creation of a video game called ''The Riddle of the Minotaur'', created by his programmer, Edward Nygma and denies him any kind of royalties since he's under a work-for-hire contract. This comes back to bite him in the butt as Nygma takes on the persona, the Riddler, to take his revenge. Batman and Robin end up saving Mockridge, but Robin laments how legally, he's stillis gonna get off scot free scot-free and make a fortune off of the game. Batman points out that may not be the case, since they were not able to catch the Riddler, meaning that Mockridge may have his fortune, but will now live in a constant state of paranoia over Nygma coming back to possibly finish the job.
* PlagiarismInFiction: Daniel Mockridge takes credit for the creation of a video game called ''The Riddle of the Minotaur'', created by his programmer, Edward Nygma and denies him any kind of royalties since he's under a work-for-hire contract. This comes back to bite him in the butt as Nygma takes on the persona, the Riddler, to take his revenge. Batman and Robin end up saving Mockridge, but Robin laments how legally, he's still
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Edward Nygma, a.k.a. ComicBook/TheRiddler, seeks revenge against his former boss, Daniel Mockridge, who profited off of Nygma's video game ''The Riddle of the Minotaur''.
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Edward Nygma, a.k.a. ComicBook/TheRiddler, the Riddler, seeks revenge against his former boss, Daniel Mockridge, who profited off of Nygma's video game ''The Riddle of the Minotaur''.
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* BookEnds: The episode starts with Mockridge firing Eddie, and when the latter challenges the former with his intellect he retorts with a riddle: "[[TitleDrop If you're so smart, why aren't you rich?]]" The episode ends with the Riddler traumatizing his former boss and making him so paranoid he can never enjoy another good night's sleep, prompting Batman to comment on Mockridge's predicament with a riddle of his own: "How much is a good night's sleep worth?"
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* BookEnds: {{Bookends}}: The episode starts with Mockridge firing Eddie, and when the latter challenges the former with his intellect he retorts with a riddle: "[[TitleDrop If you're so smart, why aren't you rich?]]" The episode ends with the Riddler traumatizing his former boss and making him so paranoid he can never enjoy another good night's sleep, prompting Batman to comment on Mockridge's predicament with a riddle of his own: "How much is a good night's sleep worth?"
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%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.
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* LampshadeHanging: "Edward Nygma? Oh, I get it, E. Nygma, as in a riddle or puzzle." Probably for the benefit of younger fans in the audience who don't know the word.
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* LampshadeHanging: "Edward Nygma? Oh, I get it, E. Nygma, as in a riddle or puzzle.puzzle, an enigma." Probably for the benefit of younger fans in the audience who don't know the word.
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* HeroesGoneFishing: Dick is fond of Nygma's game, and even plays it towards the beginning of the episode. [[ChekhovsSkill His knowledge of the game comes in handy later]].
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* PacManFever: Let's just say, ''The Riddle of the Minotaur'''s graphics are less than impressive even for the 16-bit era of console gaming (at the time), though as a computer game it's only mildly behind what Personal Computers were capable of. Amusingly, the game recycles sound effects from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1''
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* PacManFever: Let's just say, ''The Riddle of the Minotaur'''s graphics are less than impressive even for the 16-bit era of console gaming (at the time), though as a computer game it's only mildly behind what Personal Computers were capable of. Amusingly, the game recycles sound effects from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1''''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1''. However, it's mentioned that the game is a few years old by the time the episode's plot starts, so it ''might'' have been considered impressive when it first came out (and the game's premise/challenges might have been good enough that no one minded inferior graphics).
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* PlagiarismInFiction: Daniel Mockridge takes credit for the creation of a video game called ''The Riddle of the Minotaur'', created by his programer, Edward Nigma and denies him any kind of royalties since he's under a work-for-hire contract. This comes back to bite him in the butt as Nigma takes on the persona, the Riddler, to take his revenge. Batman and Robin end up saving Mockridge, but Robin laments how legally, he's still is gonna get off scot free and make a fortune off of the game. Batman points out that may not be the case, since they were not able to catch the Riddler, meaning that Mockridge may have his fortune, but will now live in a constant state of paranoia over Nigma coming back to possibly finish the job.
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* PlagiarismInFiction: Daniel Mockridge takes credit for the creation of a video game called ''The Riddle of the Minotaur'', created by his programer, programmer, Edward Nigma Nygma and denies him any kind of royalties since he's under a work-for-hire contract. This comes back to bite him in the butt as Nigma Nygma takes on the persona, the Riddler, to take his revenge. Batman and Robin end up saving Mockridge, but Robin laments how legally, he's still is gonna get off scot free and make a fortune off of the game. Batman points out that may not be the case, since they were not able to catch the Riddler, meaning that Mockridge may have his fortune, but will now live in a constant state of paranoia over Nigma Nygma coming back to possibly finish the job.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: After calling Batman out on "grand-scale cheating" for tampering with the Hand of Fate, the Riddler has no trouble siccing the Minotaur robot on him, Robin, and Mockridge even though he solved its riddle.
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* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: As Nygma and his henchmen leave to go send a riddle to lure Batman to the maze, Mockridge slumped over in his chair is casting a shadow in the shape of a question mark.
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* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: As Nygma and his henchmen leave to go send the electric plant after sending a riddle to lure Batman to the maze, Mockridge the guard they tied up is shown slumped over in his chair is and casting a shadow in the shape of a question mark.
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* RaceAgainstTheClock: Nygma threatens to murder Mockridge at exactly 4:30 AM, giving Batman and Robin less than ten minutes to run the Minotaur labyrinth to reach him before the Minotaur robot kills him.
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* RaceAgainstTheClock: Nygma threatens has programmed the Minotaur robot to murder Mockridge at exactly 4:30 AM, giving Batman and Robin less than ten minutes to run the Minotaur labyrinth to reach him before the Minotaur robot kills him.he is killed.
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* RaceAgainstTheClock: Batman and Robin had less than ten minutes to run the Minotaur labyrinth to reach Mockridge before the Minotaur robot kills him.
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* RaceAgainstTheClock: Nygma threatens to murder Mockridge at exactly 4:30 AM, giving Batman and Robin had less than ten minutes to run the Minotaur labyrinth to reach Mockridge him before the Minotaur robot kills him.
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* MeaningfulName: Mockridge '''mocks''' Edward Nygma’s misfortune.
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* NintendoHard: ''The Riddle of the Minotaur'' is a smash hit despite being ''extremely'' difficult; according to Robin, ''no one'' has yet beaten it.
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* NintendoHard: ''The Riddle of the Minotaur'' is a smash hit despite being ''extremely'' difficult; according to Robin, ''no one'' has yet beaten it.it (although it's unclear if he's talking about the game or the real-life version at the amusement park).
