1. In a way, Blight is even more TerryÆs first than Dana ever could be. Of all the enemies he ever fought, Blight was singularly his creation, his problem. Every time he looks at that sickly green, he remembers that if he hadnÆt been so damned stupid, the world would have one less monster.
ItÆs what fuels his constant, quiet war with Bruce and Barbara.
2. Coe is among the arguments Bruce likes to trot out whenever they start to fight over morality. Ever since the Jokerz left him laying on that rooftop, he hasnÆt once worn the makeup. The first time he shows up in TerryÆs classroom, itÆs a shock. When he turns out to be a decent student, and a pretty good guy, it gets worse.
3. Terry canÆt think of J-Man as anything but pathetic. HeÆs heard the horror stories from Bruce and Barbara. HeÆs watched some of the records stored on the Batcom. He knows the Joker, probably better than most anyone alive.
J-Man is not Joker, heÆs not even close.
4. Out of all the Jokerz Terry knows of, the Dee DeeÆs are the only ones he can think of who really are just in it for the laughs.
TheyÆre also the only ones to date to manage capturing him.
While they didnÆt get the suit open, and refused to untie him until morning, they still managed to show him a truly excellent time.
Bruce still wonÆt let him forget it, and even though Terry now has to clean the batsuit himself, heÆs not sure he wants to.
5. Stalker isnÆt a criminal in the sense Terry is used to dealing with. HeÆs not in it for the money, or for the fun, or just because.
Stalker does what he does to see if he can. ItÆs a test of will that Terry can respect, even as he exerts his own to surviving.
6. Inque is among TerryÆs greatest shames. HeÆs thought long and hard, run countless simulations on the batcom, and spent hours reworking every aspect of their fights in his head.
HeÆs still not sure what will take her down for good.
7. Terry rarely hated himself as much as when he saw what juvie had done to Willie Watt. The nice kid he remembers isnÆt much different from the big, friendly young man that came out.
But when he finally tracks down Mech, he seeÆs whatÆs really behind that easy smile.
8. Shriek is TerryÆs nightmare. Sound is a part of his life like breathing is, and the thought of losing his hearing is terrifying beyond almost anything heÆs felt.
He canÆt bring himself to resent the sound techÆs hatred.
9. Ten, and Terry canÆt really think of her as Melanie anymore, tearÆs Terry in two every time he sees her working at he cafÚ down the street. He isnÆt sure what she is to him, but he canÆt bring himself to stop talking to her.
10. Spellbinder is on the very short list of people that Terry has sworn to kill as soon as he gets the chance to do it quietly.
11. Terry isnÆt sure why Curare decided to retire from the assassinÆs life. He just wishes sheÆd left a less dangerous parting gift.
He doesnÆt even know how to use a regular scimitar, much less the monstrosity she tried to kill him with.
12. Cuvier has the distinction of being the criminal Terry most agrees with. In TerryÆs view, thereÆs nothing wrong with splicing itself, people are just afraid of it.
ItÆs another thing he fights with his mentors over.
13. Earthmover sickens Terry. HeÆs doesnÆt have a daughter, but he tries to think of it like he would Tamara. HeÆs not sure how anyone could want to trap someone they care about underneath a radioactive waste dump.
He hopes he never learns how.
14. Though Bruce refuses to admit to it, Terry thinks that Victor Fries is the only man he knows who shares BruceÆs sense of loss. Both of them killed everything they were in a quest for vengeance.
He still canÆt get Bruce to agree to meet he man.
15. The worst thing about TerryÆs short conflict with RaÆs Al Guhl is that he was actually attracted to the body the man inhabited.
No, perhaps the worst part is really that even now, knowing what lurked behind TaliaÆs face, he still canÆt stop thinking she was hot.
16. Dr. Wheeler is TerryÆs first cold blooded kill. He refuses to regret it.
17. In Armory, Terry has found a strange sort of kinship. Both of them are simply men, in a world filled with genetic mutations and monstrous accidents, they are normal humans who dare to flourish.
18. Mad Stan is a mystery. Terry has yet to find any trace of where he gets his weapons, or his money. Bruce hasnÆt had any more luck. All Terry knows is that someone has to be funding him, and someone twisted him into the mass of rage and unfocused hate he is today.
He just canÆt figure out who.
19. Terry isnÆt sure what he expected to find on the Kobra Airship. All he knows is that it certainly wasnÆt Zander. He knew Zander, better than he knew anyone else from KairiÆs class. He liked Zander, he was probably one of the best male friends he had.
It was an unpleasant reminder.
20. Years before Terry met Bruce, he ran with Big Time and the Boyz. They werenÆt ever anything big like the Jokerz or the Ts, but they were family, of a sort. Every time he catches his old friendÆs on the job, his heart hardens just a little more.
ItÆs what fuels his constant, quiet war with Bruce and Barbara.
2. Coe is among the arguments Bruce likes to trot out whenever they start to fight over morality. Ever since the Jokerz left him laying on that rooftop, he hasnÆt once worn the makeup. The first time he shows up in TerryÆs classroom, itÆs a shock. When he turns out to be a decent student, and a pretty good guy, it gets worse.
3. Terry canÆt think of J-Man as anything but pathetic. HeÆs heard the horror stories from Bruce and Barbara. HeÆs watched some of the records stored on the Batcom. He knows the Joker, probably better than most anyone alive.
J-Man is not Joker, heÆs not even close.
4. Out of all the Jokerz Terry knows of, the Dee DeeÆs are the only ones he can think of who really are just in it for the laughs.
TheyÆre also the only ones to date to manage capturing him.
While they didnÆt get the suit open, and refused to untie him until morning, they still managed to show him a truly excellent time.
Bruce still wonÆt let him forget it, and even though Terry now has to clean the batsuit himself, heÆs not sure he wants to.
5. Stalker isnÆt a criminal in the sense Terry is used to dealing with. HeÆs not in it for the money, or for the fun, or just because.
Stalker does what he does to see if he can. ItÆs a test of will that Terry can respect, even as he exerts his own to surviving.
6. Inque is among TerryÆs greatest shames. HeÆs thought long and hard, run countless simulations on the batcom, and spent hours reworking every aspect of their fights in his head.
HeÆs still not sure what will take her down for good.
7. Terry rarely hated himself as much as when he saw what juvie had done to Willie Watt. The nice kid he remembers isnÆt much different from the big, friendly young man that came out.
But when he finally tracks down Mech, he seeÆs whatÆs really behind that easy smile.
8. Shriek is TerryÆs nightmare. Sound is a part of his life like breathing is, and the thought of losing his hearing is terrifying beyond almost anything heÆs felt.
He canÆt bring himself to resent the sound techÆs hatred.
9. Ten, and Terry canÆt really think of her as Melanie anymore, tearÆs Terry in two every time he sees her working at he cafÚ down the street. He isnÆt sure what she is to him, but he canÆt bring himself to stop talking to her.
10. Spellbinder is on the very short list of people that Terry has sworn to kill as soon as he gets the chance to do it quietly.
11. Terry isnÆt sure why Curare decided to retire from the assassinÆs life. He just wishes sheÆd left a less dangerous parting gift.
He doesnÆt even know how to use a regular scimitar, much less the monstrosity she tried to kill him with.
12. Cuvier has the distinction of being the criminal Terry most agrees with. In TerryÆs view, thereÆs nothing wrong with splicing itself, people are just afraid of it.
ItÆs another thing he fights with his mentors over.
13. Earthmover sickens Terry. HeÆs doesnÆt have a daughter, but he tries to think of it like he would Tamara. HeÆs not sure how anyone could want to trap someone they care about underneath a radioactive waste dump.
He hopes he never learns how.
14. Though Bruce refuses to admit to it, Terry thinks that Victor Fries is the only man he knows who shares BruceÆs sense of loss. Both of them killed everything they were in a quest for vengeance.
He still canÆt get Bruce to agree to meet he man.
15. The worst thing about TerryÆs short conflict with RaÆs Al Guhl is that he was actually attracted to the body the man inhabited.
No, perhaps the worst part is really that even now, knowing what lurked behind TaliaÆs face, he still canÆt stop thinking she was hot.
16. Dr. Wheeler is TerryÆs first cold blooded kill. He refuses to regret it.
17. In Armory, Terry has found a strange sort of kinship. Both of them are simply men, in a world filled with genetic mutations and monstrous accidents, they are normal humans who dare to flourish.
18. Mad Stan is a mystery. Terry has yet to find any trace of where he gets his weapons, or his money. Bruce hasnÆt had any more luck. All Terry knows is that someone has to be funding him, and someone twisted him into the mass of rage and unfocused hate he is today.
He just canÆt figure out who.
19. Terry isnÆt sure what he expected to find on the Kobra Airship. All he knows is that it certainly wasnÆt Zander. He knew Zander, better than he knew anyone else from KairiÆs class. He liked Zander, he was probably one of the best male friends he had.
It was an unpleasant reminder.
20. Years before Terry met Bruce, he ran with Big Time and the Boyz. They werenÆt ever anything big like the Jokerz or the Ts, but they were family, of a sort. Every time he catches his old friendÆs on the job, his heart hardens just a little more.