Batman: The Animated Series
Episode 77
The Lion and the Unicorn
Batman goes to England…international spy Red Claw is back and causing international problems. She kidnaps Alfred trying to get a password to something that will basically destroy the world. Alfred was apparently a former spy before he gave it all up to be a butler. She gives him a truth serum to get the password to access a system which apparently never changed after he quit his job. That’s poor company management and the agency he works for needs to up their security protocols. Red Claw gets the password out of Alfred just as Batman and Robin show-up to stop her.
We could make the claim Red Claw was an under utilized villain in the series but that’s not really true. She just doesn’t fit in Batman’s world. Batman protects Gotham and Red Claw is a scourge of the world so she doesn’t really fit in Gotham. If every time she stations herself in Gotham to do international evil spy stuff and Batman stops her, her failures would be on her. By kidnapping Alfred she’s forced back into the world of Batman and that’s even a stretch.
Ra’s al Ghul works as an international evil villain for Batman because Talhia al Ghul is in love with him. Ra’s would steal Wayne Enterprises tech or pop up on Batman’s radar because of how dangerous he is. There’s a relationship there that works. Red Claw isn’t as menacing as Ra’s because she’s an evil spy for hire. Ra’s is a terrorist who wants to rule the world.
Written by
Joseph Ammendolea
Owner/President
“I Like To Play With Toys” Productions®
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