E14: Riddled

Riddled is the first episode of Batman: Shadow War's season two. It introduces one of the most intelligent and diabolical of Batman's enemies; Riddler.

Plot
Edward Nigma was shown as the Head of GCPD's Cyber Crime Division but various cyber attacks on various companies and even Wayne Industries and GCPD was being attacked. Commissioner James Gordon demanded for Edward and his team to find the cyber terrorists and stop them. Nigma assured him that he would find and stop whoever was responsible as the attacks began causing things such as the lights in Gotham City to begin flickering and even devices and computers began malfunctioning. Bruce Wayne funded GCPD to help them on the crime but soon became Batman to investigate the disturbance.

During the attack, a man named Gorman Nigma received a number of difficult riddles on his cellphone. Batman arrived to investigate and now an ally of Gordon and the police, he solved the riddles and managed to find a tower filled with armed guards, Batman sneaked inside and it was revealed to be a tower causing the cyber attack. The guards caught Batman off-guard and held him at gunpoint, ordering the Caped Crusader to stand down but received orders from an unknown leader which led one of them to throw Batman a riddle-themed box with a puzzle inside for him to solve. The guard demanded for him to solve it quietly without causing trouble, but after solving it he put it aside, and took out his captors. He interrogated one conscious man after disarming him, revealing his answers are in the puzzle and Batman then knocks him out. After solving the puzzle, it pops out a riddle-themed trophy which shocks and knocks out Batman.

A worried Alfred Pennyworth tried to calling him several times but his communication devices was cut and his utility belt was also taken away. It is revealed Batman to be trapped somewhere and without his communications and utility belt, a television screen showing a man calling himself the Riddler and that in order to survive; he must solve and escape his maze along with another contestant. After going through some of it, he discovers the other contestent to be Gorman. However, after solving a riddler wrong, a giant structure comes down to crush him but Batman rescues him. An angered Riddler scoulds Batman for interrupting a "Game Over" however Batman uses a hidden gadget; Pneumatic Mangler to destroy his screen which angers him and causes him to level up the difficulty of the maze which causes some of the walls to fall down on top of them.

Riddler managed to use a hook to capture Gorman and accused him of cheating, but Batman grabbed hold of him and the both of them head to where a shocked Riddler is. Riddler reveals his identity as Edward Nigma and that Gorman is his father, causing Riddler to reveal his abuse and that he wishes revenge on him. Batman stares at Gorman, Riddler then goes on to explaining the cyber attacks were just a distraction for the "real game". He then presses a detonator set to blow up the entire building but Batman puts on his utility belt quickly and his other equipment, quickly grabs both men and luckily escape in the knick of time. An shocked Gorman apologizes to his son, but Riddler is so angered he uses his riddle cane in an attempt to kill him however the Dark Knight rescued him and disarmed Riddler of his cane, punching him in the face to knock him out. Batman then told a riddle before sirens are heard and the episode ends.

Characters

 * Bruce Wayne/Batman as 
 * Alfred Pennyworth as 
 * James Gordon as
 * Harvey Bullock as 
 * Edward Nigma/Riddler as
 * Gorman Nigma as 

Objects Used

 * Batarang 
 * Grapnel Gun 
 * Cryptographic Sequencer
 * Smoke Pellet
 * Pneutmatic Mangler
 * Acetylene Torch 
 * Riddle Cane 

Deaths
None