Jim questions Strange on who is controlling Ed, but Eduardo Dorrance appears with a remote that stops Ed's movements, revealing his part in the incident. When Penguin and Victor Zsasz were discussing about the excellent business the day had brought, Victor would tell his boss that his men stopped a couple of thieves that tried to rob from Penguin's boss. Jim states he was Ed's friend, but Ed dismisses this, believing that Jim simply pitied him. [15], As the day wraps up, Nygma approaches Kristen with a bouquet hidden behind his back and asks if she has any dinner plans. Nygma again pleads his innocence. Looking over Tom's dead body, Nygma gives a hysterical, terrified laugh, overwhelmed by the magnitude of what he's done.[17]. The following contains a Bat-tastic amount of spoilers from the Gotham series finale. Kristen, finding it "menacing and weird and inedible," promptly returns it to him. Startled and regretful, Kristen says that she does, and introduces Nygma to her new boyfriend, Officer Tom Dougherty. Edward took on the persona of the Riddler and terrorized Gotham until he was frozen in a block of ice by Victor Fries on Oswald’s orders, and suffered brain damage as a result. Even if he manages to get away with a lie like how he murdered Tom, he always leaves a clue about what actually happened, similar to how he made sure in each left margin, it spelled out "NYGMA". However, Nygma could not find the missing evidence, though he did find a photocopy of an image of a hand painted broken heart. Edward is a white American male with combed over black hair and glasses. Nygma smiles, murmuring to himself that "there's hope". [60], Now reunited with his old friend, Penguin's top priority before escaping Arkham Asylum was to ensure Martin's safety and therefore sent the Riddler to free the boy from his captivity by the hands of Sofia Falcone. Oswald confesses that he killed her as he loves him. - Batman: Dark Knight, Dark City, part 1 "Riddle me this, What's black and blue and bleeds profusely?" However, Riddler is more prone to jealousy, due to Lee's past romance with Gordon. Oswald first encounters his late father's ghost in his mansion before seeing him again as he prepares to be interviewed on national television. As soon as Victor turned off all of the lights and the two were gone, Myrtle Jenkins entered the room with a blowtorch to free the Riddler from his frozen state. [44], Oswald pays her another visit, this time at her home, and warns her to stay away from Edward but she refuses to do so. She starts to run away, stating how she couldn't believe she fell for Ed in the first place, and that she doesn't even recognize who he is anymore. Suddenly, the army falls unconscious when the team releases a sedative gas. 1 Season 1 1.1 "Pilot" 1.2 "Spirit of the Goat" 1.3 "The Mask" 1.4 "What The Little Bird Told Him" 1.5 "Welcome Back, Jim Gordon" 1.6 "The Fearsome Dr. Crane" 1.7 "The Scarecrow" 1.8 "All Happy Families Are Alike" 2 Season 2 2.1 "Rise of the Villains: By Fire" 2.2 "Rise of the Villains: Mommy's Little Monster" 2.3 "Rise of the … She then pulls Nygma in for a kiss. [28], When knocked out by Theo Galavan, a confused Jim Gordon wakes up to Nygma and Oswald singing with each other. He can also be awkward, unintentionally insulting, and selfish, like getting the previous medical examiner fired as revenge for getting him suspended by making it look like he was stealing body parts. Edward earned his degree at Gotham City University. Kristen busts a glass on his head, causing him to fall, and his glasses to break. With Merton's group apprehended by Cobblepot's men, Penguin put them on display and made a speech about how he is the one keeping Gotham safe, not the GCPD, tough Bruce Wayne suggested they be turned over to the GCPD instead of them being done away with, resulting in a discussion between them. While Oswald's illusion keeps taunting Edward, Edward plays a game of riddles with Lucius for Bullock's life, which Lucius wins. Nygma informs her that he wasn't joking, then reveals that he had Tom's badge as a trophy. Ed comes to inform Essen, Gordon, and Bullock that Mackey had a high level of a knockout drug in his system. Plot synopsis. Thinking Oswald does not understand, Edward says he will not have a chance later as he is going to kill him but Oswald understands. The Riddler yelled, as yet another officer died in the hands of one of the madman's lackeys. Both of them agree that they never want to see that pier again.[61]. The newly befriended Oswald asks where Leonard is, Edward opens the closet where he is being kept, and Oswald states his mother used to say a party's not a party without entertainment, to which Edward smiles, then drags out Leonard. Batman breaks loose and they have a short fight. At some point during the night, Penguin's henchmen found the bodies of Ed and Lee in the Narrows and took them to the Falcone Mansion so that Hugo Strange could revive them.[62]. As The Riddler rescues Martin from Sofia Falcone's two thugs on Penguin's behalf, the latter approaches a guard at Arkham and is given a riddle, which he solves only to be punched in the nose. She tells him not to be afraid and they kiss. Nygma looks down at his wilted bouquet, then, in a fit of heartbroken rage, tears it up and throws it into a garbage can. After escaping the GCPD truck, Edward and Oswald glance up at the bat-dressed vigilante. Then, Edward carries food on a platter, entering a room in the tower, where Mayor Aubrey James has his hands tied up, his mouth ducktaped and a vest with a bomb attatched to it. Riddle #5 I am the beginning of the end, and the end of time and space. Nygma stops her and tells her about the illusions, which Kristen merely shakes off. Ed's reply shows that he returned to normal and Jim asks him to follow since the chip in his brain is a evidence of Walker's crime. Sometime after, Edward was arrested and placed back in Arkham Asylum, where he would spend the next ten years of his life being locked up. The following is a list of riddles by Edward Nygma. When Tom shows up, he declares that he won't let Tom hurt Kristen any longer and tells him that he should leave Gotham. Ed states that Gordon did find Penguin, but Gordon says that he only followed him, and Ed realizes that Gordon set up the scenario in the GCPD with Selina. Nygma is later captured by Barbara's henchwomen and pleads his innocence, blaming Hugo for Haven. Nygma tries telling Peabody that Strange will need him if he's going to deal with Jim Gordon. Jim tells him that he needs his help and that he didn't kill Pinkney and he needs to find the man who framed him Jim shows Ed the recording that was recording from the I.A and that they secretly record everything that calls in, Ed says smiling "They do? He eventually turned to Oswald for help, but both persona’s fell in love with Lee. Gordon then asks Nygma what Tom Dougherty is like, as Nygma responds "Rotten" and tells Gordon that Kristen left a note. When a guard comes in to collect Oswald and tells him he is going to Arkham, due to Oswald's claiming that he's insane rather than a criminal, their conversation is cut short. Oswald had forgiven Nygma for previously casting him out and brings him gifts, one of them which included a sweater to keep Nygma warm in the cold cell.