“ | I fooled all London. And I could fool them anywhere, even in Gotham City, if that's where I chose to appear. | „ |
~ Jack the Ripper, in a letter "from hell". |
“ | Wayne promised this world's fair would be a paradise of cleanliness and light. But what does a light in the darkness do? It draws flies. Vile, unclean. Like YOU. But for every one of you I eradicate, two more arrive. I promised the people of Gotham to clean the scum off the streets. Thieves, murderers, confidence men, immigrants, illiterates, anarchists. This city seems to spawn them. But it's WHORES, you painted whores, that are the worst. All rosy cheeked, soft, and round on the outside. But on the inside...(...) Yes, sadly your death will exonerate Wayne. But it will be worth it. Your blood shall christen this fair, woman. Your corruption and decay will spill down over this carnival as a warning to all your kind. Shall we begin? This may take quite some time... | „ |
~ Jack the Ripper to Selina Kyle after drugging her and revealing his true identity, right before trying to kill her. |
Jack the Ripper is the main antagonist of the DC Elseworlds comic book story Gotham by Gaslight and its 2018 animated film adaptation.
He is a fictionalized version of the infamous real-life serial killer of the same name, though his true identity differs between the comic and film versions. In both versions, Jack the Ripper begins operating in Gotham City to continue his serial murder of women.
In the film, he was voiced by Scott Patterson.
What Makes Him Pure Evil?[]
- Murdered numerous women in the dark streets of Gotham, including Pamela Isley.
- Murdered Sister Leslie Thompkins. While fighting Batman, he even mocked her death.
- Throws Hugo Strange to the Arkham inmates to be torn apart after he finds out his true identity.
- Murdered an old woman and framed Bruce Wayne for it.
- He regularly tortures his wife by "burning the sin out of her."
- Targets Selina Kyle when she has evidence to clear Bruce Wayne’s name.
- In the film he reveals to be Commisional James Gordon himself, revealing not only were his heroics simply a cover, but this means he knew Bruce was innocent and still has him imprisoned anyway, it's even possible he already knew that Bruce was batman, and it might of been the reason.
Trivia[]
- To date, this is the only version of Jack the Ripper to be Pure Evil, excluding Gentleman Ghost, who is characterized as an adaptation of the character but is never referred to by the name.
- His movie version is also the only version of Commissioner Gordon to be Pure Evil.
External Links[]
- Jack the Ripper on the Villains Wiki
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