Once employed as an actual ratcatcher in Gotham City, Otis Flannegan soon started using his strange ability—an affinity with and the ability to control rats—to stage a variety of crimes. Eventually, his control over the vermin grew until he threatened Gotham with a …

Mar 8, 2022 · Carmine Falcone (John Turturro) was the rat. Years prior to the events of The Batman, he tipped the police off to his main competitor in organized crime in Gotham, Salvatore Maroni, which led to the biggest drug bust in Gotham history.

After five years of captivity, one of Flannegan's prisoners escapes. Though he orders his rats to kill him, the latter reaches the surface, where Batman discovers his body, tracks down Flannegan, and easily defeats him upon dispersing his rats. [3]

The Rats were a tightly-knit terrorist cult comprised of the most desperate members of Gotham society operating primarily within the sewers of Gotham at the instigation of the elusive Rat King, with the mission of dismantling the legal system of the city.

Mar 4, 2022 · One clue that leaves the pair baffled is "you are el rata alada." This riddle leads the pair to go on many wild goose chases for a long (longer than it should be?) section of the movie.

Oct 10, 2024 · It's discovered when examining the cage of rats used to murder Riddler's second victim, Police Commissioner Pete Savage. Initially, Batman and Gordon believe Penguin is the rat, but when that lead turns out wrong, they then …

Ratcatcher is Otis Flannegan, a super-criminal and enemy to Batman. Beginning as an exterminator in Gotham City, he turned to crime and became a prisoner in Blackgate Penitentiary. He developed the ability to train and communicate with sewer rats, and began controlling an army of small rodents.

Apr 19, 2022 · The Riddler’s final puzzle for Batman is to bring the “rats” out into the open and expose them publicly. When Batman ultimately does so, both metaphorically and literally, the Riddler shoots the “rat” dead, and then surrenders himself to the police.

“Rata alada” literally means “winged rat” in Spanish so I immediately thought Riddler was making an obvious reference (a mocking one, at that) to Batman himself (bat = winged rat). But, Batman and Gordon immediately interpreted it as a pigeon, specifically a …

When the Rat's Away the Mice Will Play: Directed by Tom Gries. With Adam West, Burt Ward, Alan Napier, Neil Hamilton. After escaping the Ridder's deathtrap, the Dynamic Duo lie low to discover the ultimate goal of the supervillain's crime wave.