Robert Pattinson’s Favorite Batman Villain Is His Most Ridiculous One

The Batman star Robert Pattinson has admitted that his favorite Batman villain is one of the strangest and most ridiculous in the entire franchise. Pattinson’s version of Bruce Wayne/Batman just hit the big screen in Matt Reeves’ long-anticipated take on DC’s Caped Crusader, The Batman. Critics and fans are generally praising Pattinson’s new version of Gotham’s hero as well as the complex, detective-focused storyline that Reeves has crafted in his iteration.

The villains that The Batman includes in its three-hour runtime are Riddler (Paul Dano), Penguin (Colin Farrell), and Carmine Falcone (John Turturro). Zoë Kravitz also stars as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, who is more friend than foe in Reeves’ film. The Batman takes place just two years after Bruce Wayne’s transformation into Gotham’s Dark Knight, and skips his classic origin story. Riddler is the primary villain, having set up a series of deadly mysteries for Batman to solve surrounding the Wayne family’s past. Jeffrey Wright plays Lt. James Gordon, Batman’s famous ally in the Gotham City Police Department.

In an interview with Brut México, Pattinson admits that his favorite Batman villain didn’t appear in the new film. In fact, his favorite villain is Condiment King from Batman: The Animated Series. The actor’s unusual answer doesn’t seem to surprise his co-star Kravitz in the interview, who playfully says to him, “you’re really sticking with this.” Pattinson then explained that he loves the idea of this villain who “just sprays mustard and ketchup at people.” Laughing, the actor says he thinks it was the “greatest idea” for a Batman villain. Check out the clip below:

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The comedic Condiment King villain was created by Bruce Timm and Paul Dini for the award-winning Batman series that ran through the 1990s. Condiment King made his debut in Batman: The Animated Series season 3 in the episode “Make Em Laugh.” He later appeared in comics including Batgirl: Year One, Birds of Prey #37 and Robin #171. Though a bad guy, Condiment King was mostly a comedic relief in both the Batman animated series and the comics, being easily defeated by the main characters. He always comes equipped with a heavy duty backpack of high-pressure condiments connected to a hand blaster. In the Robin comic series, Robin points out that some of the condiments might cause anaphylactic shock in some people, though that doesn’t seem to convince the Justice League to take Condiment King seriously.

Timm and Dini’s creation of Condiment King is a clear nod to the Adam West Batman series of the 1960s. That early series was full of equally silly villain costumes and laughable moments. In one episode, Batman is attacked by a shark while hanging on a rope ladder and asks for his “shark-repellent bat spray.” The absurdity became a small part of Batman nostalgia, which the Condiment King brought back to the screen along with plenty of condiment-based puns. Perhaps the most memorable part is the Condiment King’s origin story as a standup comedian who was brainwashed by the Joker after making digs at the iconic villain in his routine. However, chances are the whimsical Condiment King won’t ever encounter Pattinson’s interpretation of Wayne in The Batman sequels, unless the movie franchise tries out a tone very different to its dark and gritty take.

Source: Brut México

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