Batman has survived Gotham’s worst, but The Batman 2 could finally push him past his breaking point. From calculating killers to twisted former allies, the Dark Knight’s enemies are sharper, angrier, and closer than ever before.
Any one of them has the motive and the means to end his crusade for good. The only question left: who delivers the final blow? Let’s take a look at who could end the Dark Knight’s life in the upcoming Batman 2 film.
1. The Riddler
Riddler’s mind games nearly broke Batman once, but imagine what he could do with the city’s fear still echoing in his favor.
Now smarter, angrier, and aware that Gotham worships mystery more than heroism, he might return with riddles not meant to be solved, but to end the detective who defined him. We would love to see him in Batman 2, as one of Batman’s most interesting villains.
2. The Penguin
Oswald Cobblepot was underestimated for the longest time, but could he finally win in Batman 2? In the criminal vacuum left behind after Gotham’s chaos, Penguin built an empire of corruption that reaches deeper than Wayne Enterprises ever did.
No masks, no riddles; just cold power. If Batman challenges that now, he might face a kingpin who fights with strategy, not madness.
3. Two-Face
Harvey Dent once stood beside Bruce Wayne, believing in Gotham’s redemption. But his fractured psyche now sees fairness only in destruction.
With a single coin toss, he could decide Batman’s fate: justice or death. In The Batman 2, Dent’s sense of betrayed idealism might burn hotter than any of Gotham’s fires.
4. Scarecrow
Jonathan Crane doesn’t just use fear; he studies it like a religion. His toxins once sent criminals screaming into madness, but now he turns his experiments toward Gotham itself.
What happens when Batman breathes his own worst nightmare? When the man who mastered terror finally sees something he cannot overcome?
5. Bane
Physical dominance is only half of Bane’s danger. Beneath his monstrous frame lies an intellect sharpened by revenge.
If Penguin’s corruption runs Gotham, Bane would topple it to rebuild his own empire on the ruins. This time, it wouldn’t be Batman’s spine he breaks; it would be his purpose. He would be the perfect villain for Batman 2.
6. Catwoman
Selina Kyle never truly left Gotham or Bruce’s heart. Their dynamic shifts between love and betrayal, each kiss with a hint of danger.
In a story where loyalty equals vulnerability, Catwoman is the one person who could get close enough to end Batman, not with a weapon, but with a choice.
7. Hush
Thomas Elliott, who was Bruce Wayne’s childhood friend, turned into his twisted counterpart. He knows all of Bruce’s weaknesses. As Hush, he blends surgical precision with personal vengeance, obsessed with becoming the man Bruce was ‘meant’ to be.
If The Batman 2 explores identity and legacy, Hush could force the hero to face his deadliest reflection yet.
8. Professor Pyg
Lazlo Valentin, better known as Professor Pyg, doesn’t want to kill Batman; he wants to ‘perfect’ him. His nightmarish surgeries and obsession with physical beauty turn victims into mannequins.
Gotham’s elite vanish, and when Bruce investigates, Pyg could trap him in a performance piece where death wears art’s cruelest smile.
9. Court of Owls
Hidden beneath Gotham’s polished facade lurks a centuries-old cabal: The Court of Owls. With money, influence, and their undead assassins, the Talons, they control the city from its shadows.
For Bruce, facing them means realizing his empire was built on top of their lies. Some enemies kill men; this one kills legacies.
10. Harley Quinn
Freed from Joker’s shadow, Harley Quinn is chaos unleashed with purpose. Without her toxic love story anchoring her choices, Harley’s brilliance and unpredictability become lethal.
She might not want to kill Batman out of revenge, but out of curiosity, just to see if Gotham truly crumbles without its night watchman.
11. The Joker
You can’t talk about Batman’s death without thinking about the Joker. Even in his absence, his shadow haunts Gotham’s psyche, and the idea of his return feels inevitable.
Every message, every imitation, every painted grin could be a sign that he’s back. And if he is, death won’t be the end. It’ll be the punchline.
12. Anarky
Lonnie Machin doesn’t see Batman as a villain, but as the symbol of everything wrong with order. As a prodigy and idealist, his rebellion against corruption could turn Gotham against its hero.
Anarky’s danger isn’t his violence; it’s his truth. He makes citizens wonder if Batman’s ‘justice’ is just another kind of control.
13. Ra’s al Ghul
For Ra’s al Ghul, Batman represents humanity’s waste; a man fighting the symptoms instead of the disease.
To him, Gotham must die so the world can heal. Their battle has never been personal; it’s philosophical. But immortality has patience, and the Demon’s Head waits for one thing: the day Batman finally falls.
14. Killer Croc
Born human, twisted by mutation and cruelty, Waylon Jones became something else: a predator hiding beneath Gotham’s streets.
Behind the scales, there’s pain. Croc’s strength alone could end Batman, but his tragedy keeps him compelling. In a city obsessed with masks, Croc reminds us what real monsters look like.
15. Hugo Strange
Dr. Hugo Strange doesn’t want to kill Batman; he wants to become him. As a psychologist obsessed with the hero’s dual life, he could expose Bruce’s identity to Gotham, ending Batman without a single punch.
Knowledge becomes his weapon, and obsession his motive. The scariest part? He might genuinely believe it’s mercy.
16. Black Mask
Roman Sionis wears his ebon mask like a curse. He is half businessman, half sadist; he personifies Gotham’s decadence turned malevolent.
After losing everything to Bruce Wayne’s influence, Black Mask seeks revenge through spectacle. To him, killing Batman isn’t revenge; it’s retribution, a cleansing fire to strip Gotham back to its rot. Seeing him in Batman 2 would be a dream come true for many Batman fans.
17. Firefly
Garfield Lynns finds beauty in destruction. Once a special effects artist, now an arsonist for hire, he believes only fire reveals truth. One blaze can erase secrets, another can expose sins.
If he torches Gotham to get rid of its corruption, Batman faces not just a murderer, but a man who thinks he’s cleansing the world.
18. Phantasm
Andrea Beaumont, Bruce’s lost love, returns cloaked in vengeance. As Phantasm, she kills those who built their lives on lies, forcing Bruce to face the love he chose to bury.
Her reappearance could break him more thoroughly than any villain’s fist, because some ghosts wear the faces he can’t forget.
19. Deathstroke
Slade Wilson is a professional killer, the antithesis of Batman’s mission. No chaos, no ideology, just precision. Where others seek glory, Deathstroke seeks efficiency.
Every strike, every trap, every weakness mapped to perfection. If he’s hired to eliminate Batman, it wouldn’t be a battle; it would be an execution. Who would you like to see in Batman 2?