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Warning : incorporate spoiler for " Living Doll , " appearing inDC Horror Presents#2 !
One ofBatman’sscariest villains has feel a rebirth , and is ready to make their front known . Gotham City is habitation to some of the worst criminals in the DC Universe , such as the Joker , the Penguin and Black Mask . There are a number of second - string villains as well , all lurking just under the surface , waiting for their moment to occur – and it does for oneinDC Horror Presents#2 .
DC Horror Presents#2 feature two story , and the first , “ exist Doll , ” by LaToya Morgan and Tom Derenick and Walt Barna , ascertain the rebirth of Scarface , the haunted , talking former partner of the Ventriloquist . Two young lovers discover the doll in a storage warehouse , free it in the process . Scarface kill one of the kids , brutally decapitating him . Ironically , his date , a young woman named Ramsey , is enamored with Scarface . She quickly disowns her date , and throws her lot in with Scarface , with the implication that Ramsey will be the young Ventriloquist .
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When compared to the stalwarts of Batman ’s rogues ’ gallery , the Ventriloquist is comparatively new , first appearing in 1988’sDetective Comics#583 – a fact that gets a shout - out in “ Living Doll . ” Born into one of Gotham ’s most prominent crime families , Arnold Wesker discover the Scarface dame while do a stint in Blackgate prison . When the Ventriloquist made his debut , it was inculpate he had dissociative personal identity upset , and the Scarface dolly was a manifestation of it . However , in 1994’sShowcase ‘ 94#7 and # 8 , Scarface was given a horrifying , supernatural backstory , one that made him one of Batman ’s most perturbing villain .
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In the two - part story , it is revealed that the Scarface doll ’s origination lies in the early years of Blackgate Penitentiary . One of the most notorious prisons in the DC Universe , Blackgate , is site in Gotham , and is where non - powered criminals are kept . The doll that would become Scarface was carved from the cursed wood of the prison house ’s first gallows , give him a wizard , supernatural blood line . The story also secern Scarface and the Ventriloquist into two disjoined mass , and shew the abusive and controlling nature of their human relationship .
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Even without the supernatural descent , Scarface is still creepy-crawly , and tying his backstory to the occult was a solidus of star , making an already disturbing scoundrel even more so .
At his sum , Scarface is a terrifying villain . Many people have a phobia of doll , and Scarface taps right into that reverence . From his leer eyes to the maniacal grin to the imposing cicatrice , Al Capone exudes pure evil . Even without the supernatural origin , Scarface is still creepy , and tying his backstory to the supernatural was a stroke of genius , have an already vex scoundrel even more so . The Ventriloquist was a slimy villain , but next to Scarface , he came across as a saint . Scarface ’s verbal and physical contumely of Wesker just tot to his evil nature .
As seen in “ surviving Doll , ” Scarface is not to be foil , and one of the devotee see this out the difficult room . Scarface whoop him to bits in front of his girl . He then added insult to injury by castrate the young gentleman , criticizing his choice of garb as he died . Capone is small and flying as well , form him concentrated to detect and even harder to get and restrain . This combining of ruthlessness and speed makes Scarfaceone of Batman ’s most underrated villains .
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The twist in “ surviving Doll ” is that Ramsey , the girlfriend , turns on her now dead boyfriend and joins up with Scarface – and this drives his evil way home even further . Ramsey seems to connect Scarface on her own destitute will , rather than any supernatural coercion . “ Living Doll ” explain that the Ventriloquist and Scarface are Ramsey ’s favorite villains , meaning she may have already had some sort of sensitivity to evil . Ramsey get word something in Scarface , something that made her desert a normal life and embrace the dark and distorted path of a serial sea wolf .
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Now , in Ramsey , Scarface has observe a backup for Arnold Wesker , one that may be even better for him . Wesker was meek , and thus easy pickings for a rowdy like Scarface . Wesker was easy to smell around and contumely , and it is not a stretch for Scarface to have just kill him . Ramsey , on the other paw , seems to take joy in macabre murder , even of people she allegedly be intimate . Ramsey ’s abandonment of decency and morals so quickly take a leak her the gross counterpart for Scarface , and determine her up to be the next Ventriloquist .
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With Ramsey as the Ventriloquist , she and Scarface could become one of Gotham City ’s most notorious crime duos , and be the source of major job forBatman . As mentioned earlier , Wesker was not the ideal spouse for Scarface , and whatever filters he had are not present in Ramsey . Scarface is a cold - full-blood killer , as is Ramsey . The potency for these two to issue a path of terror across Gotham is great , and Ramsey could well take Wesker ’s berth as the best incarnation of the Ventriloquist .
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