Edward Nygma™ found his ticket to the big time as an employee of Wayne Industries™. Securing the role of advisor to Philip Kane- Bruce Wayne's uncle, who ran the Wayne corporation when Bruce left to train to become the Batman™ - Nygma began plotting his takeover of the city. An expert strategist, with genius-level knowledge of history, it was not long before Nygma adopted the guise of a Super-Villain, calling himself The Riddler™!