Before you watched this movie, did you know how the Riddler became The Riddler?

I didn't so I'm wondering whether the movie followed the comic version.

I don't think so. All I know is that he supposedly cheated on a puzzle as a kid, and later became a carnival person, tricking people with his puzzles. He became the Riddler when he felt he wanted more of a challenge. He thought Batman was a more worthy opponent.

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The Riddler, (Edward "E." Nigma, also spelled Nygma by some writers ), is an enemy of Batman. Created by writer Bill Finger and artist Dick Sprang, he first appeared in Detective Comics #140 (December 1948).
After a teacher announces that a contest will be held over who can solve a puzzle the fastest, a young Edward Nygma sets his sights on winning this, craving the glory and satisfaction that will come with the victory. He sneaks into the school one night, takes the puzzle out of the teacher's desk, and practices it until he is able to solve it in under a minute. As predicted, he wins the contest and is given a book about riddles as a prize. His cheating rewarded, Edward embraced the mastery of puzzles of all kinds, eventually becoming a carnival employee who excelled at cheating his customers out of their money with his bizarre puzzles and mindgames. He soon finds himself longing for greater challenges and thrills, and dons the guise of the Riddler to challenge Batman, who he believes could possibly be a worthy adversary for him.

Some writers have suggested that the Riddler's compulsion stems from parental abuse that he endured as a child. After Edward got high scores on some important tests in school, his father, unable to grasp the fact that his son was brilliant, beat him out of envy. This, in theory, left him with a strong internal desire to tell the truth, and prove his innocence. This desire manifests itself in the form of his obsession with riddles. Other writers have suggested that his madness, as well as his descent into crime in general, have roots in a yearning to rise above the anonymity that he possessed as a youth.

yes, I don't thin so !!!!

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Nice version there are a few continuity messes with the riddler but the above is pretty much how it is. Check out the riddler bio its pretty much the same as above, with a few other points.

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