History YMMV / BatmanRiseOfSinTzu

** [[PsychoPsychologist Jonathan Crane]], aka [[Characters/BatmanTheScarecrow the Scarecrow]], is a fear-loving sadist who becomes one of Sin Tzu's "generals" in his war on Gotham. Locked away in Arkham Asylum for his latest crime of forcing dozens of innocent college students to tear each other apart, Crane escapes Arkham and leads a group of criminals he drives insane to march on Gotham, where Crane sprays countless people with his patented [[SupernaturalFearInducer Fear Gas]], driving them to get into bloodbaths with each other. Spraying and terrorizing Commissioner James Gordon, he [[ForcedToWatch forces Batman to watch]] just because [[KickTheDog the man is Batman's best friend]].
* HilariousInHindsight: Creator/CaryHiroyukiTagawa would face the Joker in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11''.

** [[BigBad Sin Tzu]], unlike the original, more generic video game iteration, is [[AdaptationalVillainy portrayed in the novel]] as a sociopathic mass murderer who [[LoveIsAWeakness views compassion and love as weaknesses]], abandoned and possibly murdered the only woman he ever loved to prove his point. An assassin who takes joy in his various atrocities, Sin Tzu eventually betrayed his own cult and drove them all to tear each other apart upon gaining power of his own. Becoming a warlord and tyrant obsessed with nothing more than conquest and destruction, Sin Tzu has killed thousands across Asia in his march towards domination, enslaving and "reeducating" entire countries at a time. Upon arriving in Gotham City, Sin Tzu unleashes thousands of criminals onto the streets, using his power to make them even more vicious so as to spread mass death and destruction. Siccing some of Batman's worst foes on him, and turning the rest into [[AndIMustScream living trophies]], Sin Tzu ultimately plans to murder Batman and ensure that every last one of his thousands of minions are killed in a blaze of glory just to illustrate the latest chapter of his self-written book.

* CompleteMonster, from the {{novelization}}, by Devin Grayson & Flint Dille:

** [[PsychoPsychologist Jonathan Crane]], aka the [[ScaryScarecrows Scarecrow]], is a fear-loving sadist who becomes one of Sin Tzu's "generals" in his war on Gotham. Locked away in Arkham Asylum for his latest crime of forcing dozens of innocent college students to tear each other apart, Crane escapes Arkham and leads a group of criminals he drives insane to march on Gotham, where Crane sprays countless people with his patented [[SupernaturalFearInducer Fear Gas]], driving them to get into bloodbaths with each other. Spraying and terrorizing Commissioner James Gordon, he [[ForcedToWatch forces Batman to watch]] just because [[KickTheDog the man is Batman's best friend]].

** [[BigBad Sin Tzu]], unlike the original, more generic video game iteration, is [[AdaptationalVillainy portrayed in the novel]] as a sociopathic mass murderer who [[LoveIsAWeakness views compassion and love as weaknesses]], abandoning and possibly murdered the only woman he ever loved to prove his point. An assassin who takes joy in his various atrocities, Sin Tzu eventually betrayed his own cult and drove them all to tear each other apart upon gaining power of his own. Becoming a warlord and tyrant obsessed with nothing more than conquest and destruction, Sin Tzu has killed thousands across Asia in his march towards domination, enslaving and "reeducating" entire countries at a time. Upon arriving in Gotham City, Sin Tzu unleashes thousands of criminals onto the streets, using his power to make them even more vicious so as to spread mass death and destruction. Siccing some of Batman's worst foes on him, and turning the rest into [[AndIMustScream living trophies]], Sin Tzu ultimately plans to murder Batman and ensure that every last one of his thousands of minions are killed in a blaze of glory just to illustrate the latest chapter of his self-written book.

** [[ScaryScarecrows The Scarecrow]], [[PsychoPsychologist Jonathan Crane]], is a fear-loving sadist who becomes one of Sin Tzu's "generals" in his war on Gotham. Locked away in Arkham Asylum for his latest crime of forcing dozens of innocent college students to tear each other apart, Crane escapes Arkham and leads a group of criminals he drives insane to march on Gotham, where Crane sprays countless people with his patented [[SupernaturalFearInducer Fear Gas]], driving them to get into bloodbaths with each other. Spraying and terrorizing Commissioner James Gordon, he [[ForcedToWatch forces Batman to watch]] just because [[KickTheDog the man is Batman's best friend]].

** [[PsychoPsychologist Jonathan Crane]], ComicBook/TheScarecrow, is a fear-loving sadist who becomes one of Sin Tzu's "generals" in his war on Gotham. Locked away in Arkham Asylum for his latest crime of forcing dozens of innocent college students to tear each other apart, Crane escapes Arkham and leads a group of criminals he drives insane to march on Gotham, where Crane sprays countless people with his patented [[IKnowWhatYouFear Fear Gas]], driving them to get into bloodbaths with each other. Spraying and terrorizing Commissioner James Gordon, he [[ForcedToWatch forces Batman to watch]] just because [[KickTheDog the man is Batman's best friend]].

** [[PsychoPsychologist Jonathan Crane]], ComicBook/TheScarecrow, is a fear-loving sadist who becomes one of Sin Tzu's "generals" in his war on Gotham. Locked away in Arkham Asylum for his latest crime of forcing dozens of innocent college students to tear each other apart, Crane escapes Arkham and leads a group of criminals he drives insane to march on Gotham, where Crane sprays countless people with his patented [[IKnowWhatYouFear Fear Gas]], driving them to get into bloodbaths with each other. Spraying and terrorizing Commissioner James Gordon, he [[ForcedToWatch forces Batman to watch]] just because [[KickTheDog the man is Batman's best friend]].

** [[PsychoPsychologist Jonathan Crane]], the [[ScaryScarecrows Scarecrow]], is a fear-loving sadist who becomes one of Sin Tzu's "generals" in his war on Gotham. Locked away in Arkham Asylum for his latest crime of forcing dozens of innocent college students to tear each other apart, Crane escapes Arkham and leads a group of criminals he drives insane to march on Gotham, where Crane sprays countless people with his patented [[IKnowWhatYouFear Fear Gas]], driving them to get into bloodbaths with each other. Spraying and terrorizing Commissioner James Gordon, he [[ForcedToWatch forces Batman to watch]] just because [[KickTheDog the man is Batman's best friend]].

** [[BigBad Sin Tzu]], unlike the original, more generic video game iteration, is [[AdaptationalVillainy portrayed in the novel]] as a sociopathic mass murderer who views compassion and love as weaknesses. Raised as an assassin and always taking sadistic pleasure in his various atrocities, Sin Tzu eventually betrayed his own cult and drove them all to tear each other part in insanity upon gaining power of his own. Becoming a [[BloodKnight warlord and tyrant]] obsessed with nothing more than [[TheConqueror conquest and destruction]], Sin Tzu has killed thousands across Asia in his march towards domination, enslaving and "reeducating" entire countries at a time. Upon arriving in Gotham City, Sin Tzu unleashes thousands of monstrous criminals onto the streets, using his power to make them even more vicious so as to spread mass death and chaos throughout the city. Siccing some of Batman's worst foes on him, and turning the rest into [[AndIMustScream living trophies]], Sin Tzu ultimately plans to murder Batman and ensure that every last one of his thousands of minions are killed in a blaze of glory just to illustrate the latest chapter of his self-written book. A monster who saw [[LoveIsAWeakness human emotion as such a weakness]] that he abandoned and possibly murdered the only woman he ever loved just to prove this point, Sin Tzu was one of the worst foes Batman faced.

** [BigBad Sin Tzu]], unlike the original, more generic video game iteration, is [[AdaptationalVillainy portrayed in the novel]] as a sociopathic mass murderer who views compassion and love as weaknesses. Raised as an assassin and always taking sadistic pleasure in his various atrocities, Sin Tzu eventually betrayed his own cult and drove them all to tear each other part in insanity upon gaining power of his own. Becoming a [[BloodKnight warlord and tyrant]] obsessed with nothing more than [[TheConqueror conquest and destruction]], Sin Tzu has killed thousands across Asia in his march towards domination, enslaving and "reeducating" entire countries at a time. Upon arriving in Gotham City, Sin Tzu unleashes thousands of monstrous criminals onto the streets, using his power to make them even more vicious so as to spread mass death and chaos throughout the city. Siccing some of Batman's worst foes on him, and turning the rest into [[AndIMustScream living trophies]], Sin Tzu ultimately plans to murder Batman and ensure that every last one of his thousands of minions are killed in a blaze of glory just to illustrate the latest chapter of his self-written book. A monster who saw [[LoveIsAWeakness human emotion as such a weakness]] that he abandoned and possibly murdered the only woman he ever loved just to prove this point, Sin Tzu was one of the worst foes Batman faced.