[Dr Kain]

The next villain is a strange one to some, because he doesn’t seem like he would be a Flash villain, and yet, he is. Why? Well Flash normally fights petty criminals that would rather rob a bank than kill someone. He fights people who use weaponry that have the capability of slowing him down. Plus, all of his villains are usually just standard humans. This villain, on the other hand, is much more than that:



Gorilla Grodd is really a strange one, but I think it is also because at the time he was created, Flash was also battling aliens and beings from other dimensions. So maybe in the late 50s, it did not seem strange to have a talking gorilla. Nevertheless, Grodd is one of my favorite villains in the DC universe because he does stand out from others. I mean he is a talking gorilla. A TALKING GORILLA!!

Nevertheless, I find him to be pretty cool because he makes me think of the movie King Kong at times. Not to mention the performance Powers Booth did of him in the Justice League cartoons really helped seal him as a favorite character of mine. His abilities are simplistic, he uses mind control to stop his enemies and to get people to work for him. So what makes him special enough to be one of my top favorite villains? He just is. I like the idea of there being a city of intelligent gorillas hiding from the human world so they can live in peace. Once again, I love the original “King Kong” and think bad ass gorillas are awesome, especially when they are intelligent and try to take over the world.

Plus, as I said earlier, he really stands out from the rest of Flash’s rogues because he is not a petty criminal. He doesn’t care about robbing banks or stealing Scooby snacks. :-D Unlike the other rogues, he DOES want to take over the world. He is a dangerous enemy to fight hand to hand with because he is a gorilla, so Flash usually has to be smart about battling this character more than anyone else.