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* AdaptationalHeroism: He previously appeared in Film/BatmanReturns (Creator/PaulReubens also previously played him in that movie), where he and his wife abandon Oswald by dumping him in the sewers. That is not the case here, where he genuinely loves Oswald.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: He previously appeared in Film/BatmanReturns ''Film/BatmanReturns'' (Creator/PaulReubens also previously played him in that movie), where he and his wife abandon Oswald by dumping him in the sewers. That is not the case here, where he genuinely loves Oswald.
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* BadLiar: When Jim and Bullock come to question him about Jonathan's whereabouts, he lies through his teeth as he denies any wrongdoing. Even if the two didn't already know he was lying, his flippant behavior and implausible answers would have given it away.
* BreakTheHaughty: He goes from a corrupt, negligent JerkAss shamelessly abusing his power over the asylum patients to joining them as his mind is permanently warped into delusional madness courtesy of the Scarecrow.
* DeadpanSnarker: He mouths off to Jim and Harvey when they question him; they're not amused in the slightest by his attempts at levity, and it takes them informing Reed that the Penguin will kill him if he finds out about his involvement in the Mertons' plan to get him to start taking the matter seriously.
* HateSink: As all these other tropes show, the viewers are not meant to like this man; a corrupt, dishonest JerkAss who abuses his power over the inmates with reckless abandon, and nary a tear was shed when the Scarecrow -- once a victim of his harmful practices -- corners him and takes his revenge.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: If Reed hadn't sold Crane to the Merton gang, they might not have created the fear toxin that the Scarecrow would later use to break the warden's mind.
* JerkAss: Tortures his patients, colludes with criminals in exchange for bribes, and seemingly unable to speak to anyone without an oily smirk and a condescending tone.
* MadDoctor: Not only is he not above selling his patients to criminals or lying to the police to cover it up, but the way Scarecrow tells it, Reed has no problem tormenting his patients with ice baths and [[ElectroconvulsiveTherapyIsTorture painful electric shocks]] instead of making any real effort to understand or treat their illnesses.
* BreakTheHaughty: He goes from a corrupt, negligent JerkAss shamelessly abusing his power over the asylum patients to joining them as his mind is permanently warped into delusional madness courtesy of the Scarecrow.
* DeadpanSnarker: He mouths off to Jim and Harvey when they question him; they're not amused in the slightest by his attempts at levity, and it takes them informing Reed that the Penguin will kill him if he finds out about his involvement in the Mertons' plan to get him to start taking the matter seriously.
* HateSink: As all these other tropes show, the viewers are not meant to like this man; a corrupt, dishonest JerkAss who abuses his power over the inmates with reckless abandon, and nary a tear was shed when the Scarecrow -- once a victim of his harmful practices -- corners him and takes his revenge.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: If Reed hadn't sold Crane to the Merton gang, they might not have created the fear toxin that the Scarecrow would later use to break the warden's mind.
* JerkAss: Tortures his patients, colludes with criminals in exchange for bribes, and seemingly unable to speak to anyone without an oily smirk and a condescending tone.
* MadDoctor: Not only is he not above selling his patients to criminals or lying to the police to cover it up, but the way Scarecrow tells it, Reed has no problem tormenting his patients with ice baths and [[ElectroconvulsiveTherapyIsTorture painful electric shocks]] instead of making any real effort to understand or treat their illnesses.
* PoliticallyCorrectVillain: While he couldn't care less about the asylum patients otherwise, he still gets on Harvey's case for calling them "loonies."
* RevolversAreJustBetter: He keeps a revolver in his desk in case of emergency; he tries to pull it on Scarecrow, but doesn't get a chance to use it before taking a face full of fear toxin; revolver still in hand, Reed goes on a murder spree through the asylum, killing what he thinks are demonic clowns but are actually his own staff.
* RevolversAreJustBetter: He keeps a revolver in his desk in case of emergency; he tries to pull it on Scarecrow, but doesn't get a chance to use it before taking a face full of fear toxin; revolver still in hand, Reed goes on a murder spree through the asylum, killing what he thinks are demonic clowns but are actually his own staff.
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* SmugSnake: He has a smarmy, above-it-all disposition as he barely puts up the pretense of not being corrupt. [[BreakTheHaughty It doesn't last long once the Scarecrow storms the asylum]].
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* SmugSmiler: He seems incapable of saying anything without a phony-looking smirk plastered on his face; Crane's fear toxin proves just the thing to cure him of this ailment.
* SmugSnake: He has a smarmy, above-it-alldisposition demeanor as he barely puts up the pretense of not being corrupt. [[BreakTheHaughty It doesn't last long once the Scarecrow storms the asylum]].asylum and takes his revenge]].
* WardensAreEvil: "Evil" is a strong word here (if only because of all the villains in this show who are even worse), but Arkham Asylum's reputation as a BedlamHouse is well in hand under his watch.
* SmugSnake: He has a smarmy, above-it-all
* WardensAreEvil: "Evil" is a strong word here (if only because of all the villains in this show who are even worse), but Arkham Asylum's reputation as a BedlamHouse is well in hand under his watch.
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* SmugSnake: He has a smarmy, above-it-all disposition as he barely puts up the pretense of not being corrupt. [[BreakTheHaughty It doesn't last long once the Scarecrow storms the asylum]].
