Hugo Strange

Prof. Hugo Strange, is both a fictional character and antagonist of the MDC's Captain Batman series created by Joe Simon and Bob Kane. He was a psychologist at Arkham Asylum and one of Batman's greatest enemies.

A genius brilliant but insane scientist, criminal mastermind, and skilled manipulator, he uses his intelligence as means of corruption and eradicating all criminal life in unjustifiable ways and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals.

He was driven by obsession to defeat Batman and Captain America as well as gain unlimited resources and power within Gotham. His intention to create a legacy superior to their's, he became a secret agent of the Cabal Light.

He was the morally ambiguous head chief of Psychiatry at Arkham Asylum, who was driven by his keen interest of the criminal mind, the puppet manipulator of Quincy Sharp, and secretly, an agent of the Cabal Light.

A skilled manipulator who spent years studying every hero and villain, eventually accomplishing a feat that few ever did; deducing secret identities. Armed with great knowledges and a great deals of cunning, he formed an alliance with the Cabal Light and its leaders.

Outlining his plans with Cabal Light to assume complete control over Earth and purge its population, he also lusted to claim the secrets of immortality by proving himself to be a truly worthy successor to his new masters.

"So, you know my name. Good, because I know everything about you. Secrets, Weaknesses. Oh, I know you are a truly extraordinary specimen. I look forward to breaking you...Bruce Wayne."
 * —Prof. Hugo Strange, to Batman.

Appearance & Biography

 * Voice Actor: Ray Buktenica (English), Mugihito (Japanese), Not Known (Albanian), Not Known (Arabic), Not Known (Basque), Not Known (Brazilian), Not Known (Cantonese), Not Known (Catalan), Not Known (Chinese), Not Known (Croatian), Not Known (Dutch), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (Filipino), Not Known (French), Not Known (Galician), Not Known (German), Not Known (Greek), Not Known (Hebrew), Not Known (Hong Kong), Not Known (Hungarian), Not Known (Indonesian), Not Known (Italian), Not Known (Korean), Not Known (Mandarin), Not Known (Norwegian), Not Known (Polish), Not Known (Portuguese), Not Known (Romanian), Not Known (Russian), Not Known (Serbian), Not Known (Spanish), Not Known (Swedish), Not Known (Tagalog), Not Known (Thai), Not Known (Valencian), Not Known (Ukrainian), Not Known (Brazilian Portuguese), Not Known (European Spanish), Not Known (European Portuguese), Not Known (Latin American Spanish), Not Known (Latin Spanish)

Appearance
Hugo Strange was shown as a Caucasian, dark brown-eyed male with a tall and somewhat lanky body with a thick grey beard and a completely bald head. Hugo wore small, round glasses with tinted lenses. He don a black turtleneck sweater and a gray suit.


 * Hair Color: Bald (Grey Beard)
 * Skin Color: Not Known
 * Eye Color: Gray
 * Age: Not Known
 * Birthday: Not Known
 * Height: 5' 10"
 * Weight: 180 lbs. (82 kg)

Attributes

 * Extensive Knowledge of Genetics.
 * Obsessed with Batman.
 * Plagued by schizophrenic episodes that leave him confused and dangerous.

Personality
Being an experienced psychiatrist, Hugo Strange is a cunning analyst of the human psyche. He chooses his words carefully and manages to manipulate people around him without them even noticing it.

Friends/Allies

 * TYGER Security
 * Taskmasker
 * Children of Arkham
 * Arkham Knight
 * Mad Hatter
 * Quincy Sharp
 * Harleen Quinzel (former intern)

Family

 * Martha Strange (ex-wife)
 * David Strange (son, deceased)

Neutral

 * Deadshot
 * League of Assassins
 * Rā's al Ghūl
 * Abomination
 * A.I.M
 * M.O.D.O.K
 * Joker
 * Penguin
 * Two-Face

Enemies

 * Justice Avengers
 * Captain America
 * Superman
 * Iron Man
 * Batman
 * Thor
 * Wonder Woman
 * Black Widow
 * Zatanna
 * Hawkeye
 * Flash
 * Hulk
 * Green Lantern
 * Ms. Marvel
 * Shazam

Powers

 * Mind Control: By using mental techniques, Hugo can manipulate people into doing his bidding.

Abilities

 * Genius-Level Intellect: He is able to single-handedly figure out the secret identities of heroes and villains alike, a feat no one else has been able to duplicate thus far.
 * Electrical Engineering:
 * Computer Operation:
 * Science: Hugo has shown, with help from Mad Hatter, the ability to create a formula that practically hypnotizes his guards to follow all his commands.
 * Photography:
 * Medical:
 * Psychology:
 * Chemistry:
 * Psychiatry: Hugo is trained to physical perfection and is a brilliant psychological analyst, with extensive knowledge of psychoactive substances.
 * Deception:
 * Business Management:

Weaknesses

 * Schizophrenia: Plagued by schizophrenic episodes.

Notes & Trivia

 * Prof. Hugo Strange first appeared in Detective Comics #36 (February 1940).