| “ | Brothers and sisters. Look at you. Prisoners, all of you. My father would have freed you. But he was killed. Murdered by the GCPD. Men who couldn't understand. But they will. For you will be my army. And those men who killed my father shall truly know fear! | „ |
| ~ Jonathan Crane to the prisoners of Arkham Asylum. |
| “ | Jonathan Crane isn't here anymore... it's just the Scarecrow! | „ |
| ~ Jonathan Crane's transformation into the Scarecrow. |
| “ | YOU AREN'T PAYING ATTENTION!! I. Cured. Myself. You see, I feared the Scarecrow... And now we are one. | „ |
| ~ Scarecrow regarding his transformation to Warden Reed. |
Jonathan Crane, also known as the Scarecrow, is a supporting antagonist in the TV series Gotham.
He is the former reluctant accomplice to his father Gerald Crane before returning as a psychotic, insane anarchist and henchmen for Jerome and Jeremiah Valeska, and later also for Oswald Cobblepot. He returns to No Man's Land event as he leads his own army of fearsome scarecrows. He acts as the show's adaptation of the Batman supervillain Scarecrow, as well as the character's origin.
He was portrayed by Charlie Tahan and by David W. Thompson, the latter of whom also played Skull Mask in Fear Street Part One: 1994.
Personality[]
Original Self[]
In his teenage years, Jonathan Crane was shown to be a normal boy forced into his crazed father's wave of crimes. Although he was an accomplice in his father's kidnappings, Jonathan is shown to be disturbed and distressed at the situation; but he continues to remain loyal to his dad. As Gerald continues his quest to eliminate fear, Jonathan is pushed over the edge and attempts to abandon his father, showing opposition to his scheme and claiming that he was not even afraid.
After being injected with the formula, Jonathan suffered frightening side effects and began to hallucinate a monstrous Scarecrow stalking him, sending Jonathan into madness.
Having been forced to create his father's fear toxin for a gang of outlaws, as well as being exposed to a scarecrow in order to keep him in line, Jonathan's mind finally snapped and took on the identity of the monstrous scarecrow that had been tormenting him; going as far as to dismiss his identity as Jonathan Crane and rather as the Scarecrow.
The Scarecrow[]
Now under the pseudonym of his fear, Crane sought to force everyone else into this newfound state of freedom of becoming their fear. However, a defeat by Jim Gordon showed him that not everyone became their fear; but could overcome it. Deciding to throw his support behind the Valeska brothers, Crane helped create the Laughing Gas variety of his chemical and drive the city to the brink by creating No Man's Land.
Appearances[]
Trivia[]
- This version of the character is the youngest incarnation of the supervillain Scarecrow.
- Ben McKenzie (who plays Jim Gordon) had expressed interest during the third season of the show of Jonathan Crane being reintroduced and further exploring the character; which came true for season 4.
- Unlike most versions of Scarecrow, this one is not a professor (due to his young age).
- Though he may be in the middle of earning his degree during the timeskip; seeing as inmates are allowed education correspondences.
- Jonathan's origin in the show takes elements from his different origins in the comics, although slightly changing them. In his Prime Earth counterpart, Jonathan was raised by his sadistic grandmother and never had contact with his real father Gerald (who in this continuity was not a villain) and had little contact with his mother Karen. When grown up, he attempts to get revenge on his father by killing him, but is stopped by Batman. In the New 52 backstory, Jonathan is experimented on by his father Dr. Crane as part of his research. When Dr. Crane dies, Jonathan is trapped in a darkened room and it takes a few days for authorities to find him as Dr. Crane's school reports him missing.
- His costume in the second half of season 4 resembles the version from the Arkham videogame series.
- It is unknown when and how Jonathan Crane ended up in Arkham Asylum in "A Dark Knight: One of My Three Soups" since he was able to escape the GCPD at the end of "A Dark Knight: The Fear Reaper".
- It's likely he was apprehended off-screen, even though this wasn't specified at any point during his absence.
External links[]
- Jonathan Crane at the Gotham Wiki.
