History YMMV / Anarky

* ValuesResonance: Anarky’s opposition to injustice in politics has more relevance in the modern political climate of the United States, as concerns over police brutality, wealth inequality and corruption of political offices have become very topical in the new Tens, particularly under Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s presidencies (YMMV on which is more corrupt, but both are undeniably ''seen'' as corrupt by millions of people). In fact, a number of comics creators have even stated the character has a new level of relevance that should be capitalized on by writers.

* ValuesResonance: Anarky’s opposition to injustice in politics has more relevance in the modern political climate of the United States, as concerns over police brutality, wealth inequality and corruption of political offices have become very topical in the new Tens, particularly under Donald Trump’s presidency. In fact, a number of comics creators have even stated the character has a new level of relevance that should be capitalized on by writers.

* DorkAge:
** The ''Anarky'' limited and ongoing series represented a shift from Grants original political sentiments, but also an attitude change towards the character. While some can respect some of the political thoughts Grant was trying to address, the over-powering of the character and shift in philosophy wasn't appreciated. Throw in some strange editorial moves, and the whole series is looked down upon. Did Anarky really need a teleporter, a secret base built under the Washington Monument, or an artificially intelligent computer he built himself-- all off-screen? Did Anarky need to be "cemented" as part of the Bat-family by borrowing from soap-opera themes to make him the son of a prominent villain? Why include so many guest appearances if the guest characters wouldn't do anything that important or interesting? Why isn't Anarky fun? He's too serious. Every word of dialogue and narration out of him sounds like a manifesto.
** Lonnie Machin as "MoneySpider" in ''Red Robin''. When Fabian Nicieza returned Anarky to publication after years of obscurity, he liked the idea of portraying Tim Drake as a cold, calculating strategist. To get a good "Joker" foil, he decided he needed an epitome of chaos. He wanted "Anarky", but only in name, since he knew Lonnie wasn't evil. So he Nerfed Lonnie off-screen, leaving him comatose, hooked up by his brain to the internet, and captive to another villain. Lonnie now became the "Money Spider", an elite hacker for Tim Drake, and continued in this capacity until the ''Red Robin'' series was cancelled. Original fans of Anarky weren't happy, but since the character had been obscure for years by that point, the outcry wasn't that huge.

** ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman'': ComicBook/{{Anarky}} is [[AdaptationalVillainy a far cry]] from his comic version. An utter madman who views himself and Batman as two kings on a chess board, one representing order and peace, the other [[AnarchyIsChaos chaos and destruction]], Anarky commits all of his crimes out of [[FameThroughInfamy a pathological love for attention]] and [[CardCarryingVillain a sheer enjoyment of being evil]]. In his first appearance, Anarky grants two petty crooks high-tech weaponry before sending them on a rampage through Gotham, after which he rigs two gondolas filled with people to explode unless Batman can stop them in time. Later, Anarky pits Batman and the League of Assassins against each other as part of a plan to unleash a lethal plague onto all of Gotham, and attempts to bomb a populated park filled with police officers while trying to frame Batman. At the end of the series, Anarky makes [[TheCorrupter corrupting]] District Attorney [[Characters/BatmanTwoFace Harvey Dent]] into evil his personal pet project, and successfully drives Dent to institute MartialLaw in Gotham while threatening the lives of all those who stand in his way. In the sequel tie-in comic, Anarky unlocks every door in Gotham City for a single night, then tries to spur all of the citizens into a panic-induced riot that he hopes will tear Gotham apart in the ultimate display of chaos. Though [[SoftSpokenSadist soft-spoken]] and [[FauxAffablyEvil eerily polite]], Anarky is the most wicked foe Batman faced in the series, having no empathy, no mercy, and no motive at all except his basic whims.

** ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman'': ComicBook/{{Anarky}} is [[AdaptationalVillainy a far cry]] from his comic version. An utter madman who views himself and Batman as two kings on a chess board, one representing order and peace, the other [[AnarchyIsChaos chaos and destruction]], Anarky commits all of his crimes out of [[FameThroughInfamy a pathological love for attention]] and [[CardCarryingVillain a sheer enjoyment of being evil]]. In his first appearance, Anarky grants two petty crooks high-tech weaponry before sending them on a rampage through Gotham, after which he rigs two gondolas filled with people to explode unless Batman can stop them in time. Later, Anarky pits Batman and the League of Assassins against each other as part of a plan to unleash a lethal plague onto all of Gotham, and attempts to bomb a populated park filled with police officers while trying to frame Batman. At the end of the series, Anarky makes [[TheCorrupter corrupting]] District Attorney [[ComicBook/TwoFace Harvey Dent]] into evil his personal pet project, and successfully drives Dent to institute MartialLaw in Gotham while threatening the lives of all those who stand in his way. In the sequel tie-in comic, Anarky unlocks every door in Gotham City for a single night, then tries to spur all of the citizens into a panic-induced riot that he hopes will tear Gotham apart in the ultimate display of chaos. Though [[SoftSpokenSadist soft-spoken]] and [[FauxAffablyEvil eerily polite]], Anarky is the most wicked foe Batman faced in the series, having no empathy, no mercy, and no motive at all except his basic whims.

** ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman'': ComicBook/{{Anarky}}, Batman's ArchEnemy, is [[AdaptationalVillainy a far cry]] from his comic version. An utter madman who views himself and Batman as two kings on a chess board, one representing order and peace, the other [[AnarchyIsChaos chaos and destruction]], Anarky commits all of his crimes out of [[FameThroughInfamy a pathological love for attention]] and [[CardCarryingVillain a sheer enjoyment of being evil]]. In his first appearance, Anarky grants two petty crooks high-tech weaponry before sending them on a rampage through Gotham, after which he rigs two gondolas filled with people to explode unless Batman can stop them in time. Later, Anarky pits Batman and the League of Assassins against each other as part of a plan to unleash a lethal plague onto all of Gotham, and attempts to bomb a populated park filled with police officers while trying to frame Batman. At the end of the series, Anarky makes [[TheCorrupter corrupting]] District Attorney [[ComicBook/TwoFace Harvey Dent]] into evil his personal pet project, and successfully drives Dent to institute martial law in Gotham while threatening the lives of all those who stand in his way. In the sequel tie-in comic, Anarky unlocks every door in Gotham City for a single night, then tries to spur all of the citizens into a panic-induced riot that he hopes will tear Gotham apart in the ultimate display of chaos. Though [[SoftSpokenSadist soft-spoken]] and [[FauxAffablyEvil eerily polite]], Anarky is the most wicked foe Batman faced in the series, having no empathy, no mercy, and no motive at all except his basic whims.

** ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman'': Anarky is Batman's ArchEnemy and the most recurring villain in the series. An utter madman who views himself and Batman as two kings on a chess board, one representing order and peace, the other [[AnarchyIsChaos chaos and destruction]], Anarky commits all of his crimes out of [[AttentionWhore a pathological love for attention]] and [[CardCarryingVillain a sheer enjoyment]] for being [[ForTheEvulz evil]]. In his first appearance, Anarky grants two petty crooks high-tech weaponry before sending them on a rampage through Gotham, after which he rigs two gondolas filled with people to explode unless Batman can stop them in time. Later, Anarky pits Batman and the League of Assassins against each other as part of a plan to unleash a lethal plague onto all of Gotham, and attempts to bomb a populated park [[CopKiller filled with police officers]] while trying to [[FrameUp frame Batman]]. At the end of the series, Anarky makes [[TheCorrupter corrupting]] District Attorney [[ComicBook/TwoFace Harvey Dent]] into evil his personal pet project, and successfully drives Dent to institute martial law in Gotham while threatening the lives of all those who stand in his way. In the sequel tie-in comic, Anarky unlocks every door in Gotham City for a single night, then tries to spur all of the citizens into a panic-induced riot that he hopes will tear Gotham apart in the ultimate display of chaos. Though [[SoftSpokenSadist soft-spoken]] and [[FauxAffablyEvil eerily polite]], Anarky is the most wicked foe Batman faced in the series, having no empathy, no mercy, and no motive at all except his basic whims.

** ''Series/{{Arrow}}'': [[AxCrazy Lonnie]] "Anarky" [[AnarchyIsChaos Machin]] from season 4 was once a mob enforcer, [[EvenEvilHasStandards fired because his methods were too extreme]]. He is introduced to the audience as trying to ingratiate himself into [[NebulousEvilOrganisation H.I.V.E.]] by forcing Jessica Danforth to drop her candidancy for mayor. When his first attempt fails, he [[CopKiller kills several policemen]] and kidnaps her daughter, to whom he gives a false sense of security before sadistically [[{{Fingore}} breaking her finger]] and promising to do much worse to her, before being intercepted by Team Arrow. During the ensuing confrontation, his face gets burned by Thea, which causes him to develope a creepy obsession towards her. After escaping imprisonment, Machin attempts to settle old scores, first killing his foster parents and then targeting H.I.V.E., in particular Damien Darhk, for not letting him join them. To get his revenge, he seizes Darhk's wife and [[WouldHurtAChild daughter]], again being stopped by Oliver and his friends narrowly before committing ColdBloodedTorture. Finally, shortly before H.I.V.E.'s plan of [[OmnicidalManiac global nuclear devastation]] comes to fruition, Machin invades Tevat Noah, where H.I.V.E. harbours several hundred people to survive the crisis, and promptly plans on destroying it. After getting confronted by Thea yet again, Machin [[spoiler:kills her boyfriend Alex Davis right in front of her]], dismissing him as a hindrance. Kidnapping Darhk's family a second time, Machin continues with his plan, causing Ruvé Darhk to try to appeal to him that he is essentially destroying the last safe place on earth, which just causes him to [[CardCarryingVillain sarcastically ask her if he strikes her as a rational person]] and later [[spoiler:murder her]]. Anarky has no greater goal or vision, he just kills [[ForTheEvulz because it amuses him]] and gives him a [[CombatSadomasochist sick sense of satisfaction]].

* ValuesResonance: Anarky’s opposition to injustice in politics has more relevance in the modern political climate of the United States, as concerns over police brutality, wealth inequality and corruption of political offices have become very topical in the new Tens, particularly under Donald Trump’s presidency. In fact, a number of comics creators have even stated the character has a new level of relevance that should be capitalized on by writers and creators of ‘’Batman’’ media.

* ValuesRessonance: Anarky’s opposition to injustice in politics has more relevance in the modern political climate of the United States, as concerns over police brutality, wealth inequality and corruption of political offices have become very topical in the new Tens, particularly under Donald Trump’s presidency. In fact, a number of comics creators have even stated the character has a new level of relevance that should be capitalized on by writers and creators of ‘’Batman’’ media.

* CompleteMonster: While not typically, there are a few versions that have AdaptationalVillainy:

** ''Series/{{Arrow}}: [[AxCrazy Lonnie]] "Anarky" [[AnarchyIsChaos Machin]] from season 4 was once a mob enforcer, [[EvenEvilHasStandards fired because his methods were too extreme]]. He is introduced to the audience as trying to ingratiate himself into [[NebulousEvilOrganisation H.I.V.E.]] by forcing Jessica Danforth to drop her candidancy for mayor. When his first attempt fails, he [[CopKiller kills several policemen]] and kidnaps her daughter, to whom he gives a false sense of security before sadistically [[{{Fingore}} breaking her finger]] and promising to do much worse to her, before being intercepted by Team Arrow. During the ensuing confrontation, his face gets burned by Thea, which causes him to develope a creepy obsession towards her. After escaping imprisonment, Machin attempts to settle old scores, first killing his foster parents and then targeting H.I.V.E., in particular Damien Darhk, for not letting him join them. To get his revenge, he seizes Darhk's wife and [[WouldHurtAChild daughter]], again being stopped by Oliver and his friends narrowly before committing ColdBloodedTorture. Finally, shortly before H.I.V.E.'s plan of [[OmnicidalManiac global nuclear devastation]] comes to fruition, Machin invades Tevat Noah, where H.I.V.E. harbours several hundred people to survive the crisis, and promptly plans on destroying it. After getting confronted by Thea yet again, Machin [[spoiler:kills her boyfriend Alex Davis right in front of her]], dismissing him as a hindrance. Kidnapping Darhk's family a second time, Machin continues with his plan, causing Ruvé Darhk to try to appeal to him that he is essentially destroying the last safe place on earth, which just causes him to [[CardCarryingVillain sarcastically ask her if he strikes her as a rational person]] and later [[spoiler:murder her]]. Anarky has no greater goal or vision, he just kills [[ForTheEvulz because it amuses him]] and gives him a [[CombatSadomasochist sick sense of satisfaction]].

** ''Series/{{Arrow}}: [[AxCrazy Lonnie]] "Anarky" [[AnarchyIsChaos Machin]] from season 4 is [[AdaptationalVillainy far worse]] than his comics counterpart. Once a mob enforcer, [[EvenEvilHasStandards fired because his methods were too extreme]], he is introduced to the audience as trying to ingratiate himself into [[NebulousEvilOrganisation H.I.V.E.]] by forcing Jessica Danforth to drop her candidancy for mayor. When his first attempt fails, he [[CopKiller kills several policemen]] and kidnaps her daughter, to whom he gives a false sense of security before sadistically [[{{Fingore}} breaking her finger]] and promising to do much worse to her, before being intercepted by Team Arrow. During the ensuing confrontation, his face gets burned by Thea, which causes him to develope a creepy obsession towards her. After escaping imprisonment, Machin attempts to settle old scores, first killing his foster parents and then targeting H.I.V.E., in particular Damien Darhk, for not letting him join them. To get his revenge, he seizes Darhk's wife and [[WouldHurtAChild daughter]], again being stopped by Oliver and his friends narrowly before committing ColdBloodedTorture. Finally, shortly before H.I.V.E.'s plan of [[OmnicidalManiac global nuclear devastation]] comes to fruition, Machin invades Tevat Noah, where H.I.V.E. harbours several hundred people to survive the crisis, and promptly plans on destroying it. After getting confronted by Thea yet again, Machin [[spoiler:kills her boyfriend Alex Davis right in front of her]], dismissing him as a hindrance. Kidnapping Darhk's family a second time, Machin continues with his plan, causing Ruvé Darhk to try to appeal to him that he is essentially destroying the last safe place on earth, which just causes him to [[CardCarryingVillain sarcastically ask her if he strikes her as a rational person]] and later [[spoiler:murder her]]. Anarky has no greater goal or vision, he just kills [[ForTheEvulz because it amuses him]] and gives him a [[CombatSadomasochist sick sense of satisfaction]].
** ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman'': Anarky is Batman's ArchEnemy, the most recurring villain in the series, and [[AdaptationalVillainy a far cry]] from his comic version. An utter madman who views himself and Batman as two kings on a chess board, one representing order and peace, the other [[AnarchyIsChaos chaos and destruction]], Anarky commits all of his crimes out of [[AttentionWhore a pathological love for attention]] and [[CardCarryingVillain a sheer enjoyment]] for being [[ForTheEvulz evil]]. In his first appearance, Anarky grants two petty crooks high-tech weaponry before sending them on a rampage through Gotham, after which he rigs two gondolas filled with people to explode unless Batman can stop them in time. Later, Anarky pits Batman and the League of Assassins against each other as part of a plan to unleash a lethal plague onto all of Gotham, and attempts to bomb a populated park [[CopKiller filled with police officers]] while trying to [[FrameUp frame Batman]]. At the end of the series, Anarky makes [[TheCorrupter corrupting]] District Attorney [[ComicBook/TwoFace Harvey Dent]] into evil his personal pet project, and successfully drives Dent to institute martial law in Gotham while threatening the lives of all those who stand in his way. In the sequel tie-in comic, Anarky unlocks every door in Gotham City for a single night, then tries to spur all of the citizens into a panic-induced riot that he hopes will tear Gotham apart in the ultimate display of chaos. Though [[SoftSpokenSadist soft-spoken]] and [[FauxAffablyEvil eerily polite]], Anarky is the most wicked foe Batman faced in the series, having no empathy, no mercy, and no motive at all except his basic whims.

* GodModeSue: Accused of this in his ongoing. As one fan put it: "I liked the original concept behind Anarky: a teenage geek who reads The Will to Power one too many times and decides to go out and fix the world, but the minute he wound up getting $100 million in a Swiss Bank account, owning a building, impressing Darksied [sic], getting a Boom Tube and was shown as being able to outsmart Batman, outhack Oracle and generally be invincible, I lost all interest I had in the character."

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The ''Anarky'' ongoing series begins with the search for Lonnie's missing parents, but immediately shifts gears at the end of the first comic with the revelation that Lonnie was adopted. The new subplot becomes a question of who his parents were, but no further thought is given to the original search for his beloved adoptive parents.

* ChaoticGood: Played as a sympathetic Type III freedom fighter during the ''Anarky'' series. As the character was a DesignatedVillain in early stories, the degree to which you were successfully appealed to in the character's early stories determines whether you think he was a Type III before that.

* {{Anvilicious}}: while the premise of an idealistic, ethical, but extremist anti-villain that challenges the reader's political and philosophical preconceptions may be very interesting, Grant had a bit of trouble understanding how to be subtle about it. One might imagine that it would be impossible, but some creative writing can provide a reasonable case for Grant's perspectives within a narrative. Instead, Anarky stories by Grant tended to rely heavily on the character's dialogue or inner monologues to stress the author's perspective. Occasionally he would place literary references throughout the stories, ostensibly to remind the reader that Anarky is bookish, but also to act as indirect recommended reading list for the audience. Plots were rarely used to show a political point. There was little direct portrayal of corrupt governments, heavy-handed police, or exploitative economic forces. Anarky's monologues just told you what to think.

* ChaoticGood: played as a sympathetic Type III freedom fighter during the ''Anarky'' series. As the character was a DesignatedVillain in early stories, the degree to which you were successfully appealed to in the character's early stories determines whether you think he was a Type III before that.
* DesignatedVillain: various authors like Alan Grant, Kevin Dooley, Fabian Nicieza, and James Peatty have attempted to make it clear that he's not a bad guy. He's just misunderstood. The reader is encouraged to think that the only reason why the traditional heroes fight him is because they disagree with him on a political level or misperceive a threat in his methods. This may not be enough to sway some readers, who may disagree with him on a fundamentally philosophical or political level.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: the ''Anarky'' ongoing series begins with the search for Lonnie's missing parents, but immediately shifts gears at the end of the first comic with the revelation that Lonnie was adopted. The new subplot becomes a question of who his parents were, but no further thought is given to the original search for his beloved adoptive parents.

* DorkAge: Lonnie Machin as "MoneySpider" in ''Red Robin''. When Fabian Nicieza returned Anarky to publication after years of obscurity, he liked the idea of portraying Tim Drake as a cold, calculating strategist. To get a good "Joker" foil, he decided he needed an epitome of chaos. He wanted "Anarky", but only in name, since he knew Lonnie wasn't evil. So he Nerfed Lonnie off-screen, leaving him comatose, hooked up by his brain to the internet, and captive to another villain. Lonnie now became the "Money Spider", an elite hacker for Tim Drake, and continued in this capacity until the ''Red Robin'' series was cancelled. Original fans of Anarky weren't happy, but since the character had been obscure for years by that point, the outcry wasn't that huge.

** DesignatedVillain: various authors like Alan Grant, Kevin Dooley, Fabian Nicieza, and James Peatty have attempted to make it clear that he's not a bad guy. He's just misunderstood. The reader is encouraged to think that the only reason why the traditional heroes fight him is because they disagree with him on a political level or misperceive a threat in his methods. This may not be enough to sway some readers, who may disagree with him on a fundamentally philosophical or political level.

* DesignatedVillain: various authors like Alan Grant, Kevin Dooley, Fabian Nicieza, and James Peatty have attempted to make it clear that he's not a bad guy. He's just misunderstood. The reader is encouraged to think that the only reason why the traditional heroes fight him is because they disagree with him on a political level or misperceive a threat in his methods. This may not be enough to sway some readers, who may disagree with him on a fundamentally philosophical or political level.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: the ''Anarky'' ongoing series begins with the search for Lonnie's missing parents, but immediately shifts gears at the end of the first comic with the revelation that Lonnie was adopted. The new plot becomes a question of who his parents were, but no further thought is given to the original search for his beloved foster parents.

* DesignatedVillain: various authors like Alan Grant, Kevin Dooley, Fabian Nicieza, and James Peatty have attempted to make it clear that he's not a bad guy. He's just misunderstood. The reader is encouraged to think that the only reason why the traditional heroes fight him is because they disagree with him on a political level or misperceive a threat in his methods. This may not be enough to sway some readers, who may disagree with him on a fundamentally philosophical or political level.

* DesignatedVillain: various authors like Alan Grant, Kevin Dooley, Fabian Nicieza, and James Peatty have attempted to make it clear that he's not a bad guy. He's just misunderstood. The reader is encouraged to think that the only reason why the traditional heroes fight him is because they disagree with him on a political level or misperceive a threat in his methods. This may not be enough to sway some readers, who may disagree with him on a fundamentally philosophical or political level.

** More interesting political narratives were made during Grant's early 1980s work on Judge Dredd, which inversely follows an anti-heroic officer of a police state.

* DesignatedVillain: various authors like Alan Grant, Kevin Dooley, Fabian Nicieza, and James Peatty have attempted to make it clear that he's not a bad guy. He's just misunderstood. The reader is encouraged to think that the only reason why the traditional heroes fight him is because they disagree with him on a political level or misperceive a threat in his methods. This may not be enough to sway some readers, who may disagree with him on a fundamentally philosophical or political level.