Why is Scarecrow obsessed with fear?

For much of the Scarecrow's comic book past, he was simply a psychiatrist obsessed with the concept of fear as the result of being bullied in childhood — not only by classmates in school, but, in some versions of his origin story (most notably in Batman: The Long Halloween, which has been an inspiration for Gotham more ...
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What mental illness does the Scarecrow have?

The Scarecrow, Tinman, and Cowardly Lion represent the clinical syndromes of low self-esteem, restricted emotional expressiveness, and anxiety.
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Why did Scarecrow turn evil?

Eventually, Crane began using patients as test subjects for his fear toxin. His turn to criminality is also markedly different in this version; the New 52 Scarecrow is fired from his professorship for covering an arachnophobic student with spiders, and becomes a criminal after stabbing a patient to death.
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What is Scarecrow greatest desire?

In 1900, L. Frank Baum penned the classic novel The Wizard of Oz, which featured a witless scarecrow whose greatest desire was to have a brain.
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How does Scarecrow make his fear toxin?

The first time that Scarecrow used his fear chemical, he used various methods of application such as spray and smoke. Scarecrow then created unique pills that would give him the ability to project fear into the minds of his enemies.
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What was Scarecrow afraid of?

Crane is more potent than ever before. With his signature fear gas, Scarecrow has always prided himself in his ability to bring out the worst in people, showing them their greatest fears as they surrender to its effects. Under Scarecrow's fear gas, arachnophobes see spiders.
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Is Scarecrow immune to his own toxin?

Unfortunately, exposure to the toxin caused Joker to see his fear of being forgotten letting Batman retake his being, and Scarecrow was not immune to his latest batch of toxin causing him to go mad.
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How does Scarecrow's fear gas work?

Scarecrow uses his fear toxin to keep people in constant fear of him. He injected Killer Croc with the toxin so that it coursed throughout his body and Croc could pass the toxin on by biting people.
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Why did Crane cut his face?

After attempting to cause fear in Owen, Crane found himself unable to kill him and broke down on the floor. Urging himself that he no longer needed a mask, he used a straight razor to carve up his own face before disemboweling Owen.
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Why does Scarecrow want a brain?

She answers with the obvious: she's always liked him just the way he is. When the Wizard finally gives him a "brain" (which is just some pins and needles mixed with bran) the Scarecrow gains the confidence he needs to feel good about himself.
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Who does Scarecrow fear?

Silver Age. Throughout the 1960s Silver Age of Comic Books, the Scarecrow was revived to be one of Batman's most recurring rivals. He is a frequent member of the Injustice Gang. Ironically, in this Earth-One incarnation, Crane has a strange fear of birds, even though he has a pet magpie named Craw.
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Who is immune fear gas?

But on one world where the Scarecrow's fear toxin has become a permanent part of the atmosphere, it is revealed that John Henry Irons, aka Steel, is immune to the effects of the fear toxin, something that not even Batman can lay claim to.
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What is Jonathan Crane afraid of?

Formidophobia: At some point in childhood, Jonathan developed a fear of scarecrows. After being injected with the Fear Toxin, he would hallucinate seeing a living demonic scarecrow coming towards him. Later on, the effects of the toxin would only be triggered if he saw an actual scarecrow.
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Does Riddler have autism?

Edward's persistent deficits in social communication and interaction—as well as his restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior and interests—point to autism spectrum disorder. And if that assessment is correct, his riddles could even be seen as a learned social interaction strategy.
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Does Harley Quinn have a mental disorder?

Everyone knows Harley Quinn as the Jokers' girl, but how did she become Harley Quinn? Personality Disorder, specifically, Histrionic Personality Disorder plays a key part in Harley Quinn's life.
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Did Scarecrow have a son?

Crane used his own son Jonathan as his guinea pig. As part of the experiments, Jonathan was locked inside a little dark room while his father examined the effects on his son.
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Why did Jonathan Crane become Scarecrow?

One that turns Batman's own weapon against him and revels in terror and dread: the Scarecrow. As a young child, Jonathan Crane was subjected to sick and twisted experiments on fear conducted by his own father.
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Is Joker immune to Scarecrow gas?

asked, "So did the Joker no-sell the fear gas because he has no fear, because he's immune to most chemicals due to his own use of them, or just because he's that crazy?" I replied, "I think it's probably the last one, Tom." Flavio agreed, "Yep." I continued, "But the middle one makes some sense, too.
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Is there a real fear toxin?

This fear toxin is a potent weapon, and Scarecrow has used it as a gas and an injected liquid throughout his villainous career. Although I have not found any evidence that work is being conducted on creating a real world equivalent of Scarecrow's fear toxin, such a thing is possible.
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Is there a real fear gas?

Though there isn't a known version of the fear gas from Batman Begins existing in the world today, the idea isn't a completely fictional concept and certainly has roots in reality.
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Why is Batman not affected by fear toxin?

Scarecrow's fear toxin was harmless in liquid form, only affecting people when inhaled as a gas. With this in mind, it seems odd that Batman Begins never mentioned Gotham citizens being poisoned by ordinary activities like showering or boiling water for food and beverages.
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What is Joker's weakness?

As time runs out, Superman realizes that Emperor Joker's weakness is Batman himself - who the omnipotent villain can not erase from existence, since he still shares the iconic relationship his former self had with the Dark Knight (defining himself by his antagonism with Batman).
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Is Scarecrow The Joker?

The Scarecrow was the Joker's right hand and a secondary antagonist of the first season of the T.V. series Harley Quinn.
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