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The Batman (2022): Edward Nigma vs Edward Nashton (who is Nashton?)

Posted on 2/9/22 at 8:18 am
Posted by finchmeister08
Member since Mar 2011
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Posted on 2/9/22 at 8:18 am
If you didn't know, Paul Dano is playing "The Riddler" aka Edward Nashton. Usually, the last name is "Nigma". When did "Nashton" come into play? Are they the same person or someone new entirely?

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Posted by GatorReb
Dallas GA
Member since Feb 2009
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Posted on 2/9/22 at 8:40 am to
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Paul Dano has signed on as the classic villain, Warner Bros. announced Thursday. Dano's version of the character will be named Edward Nashton, the man who in the comics later goes by the name Edward Nygma and
Posted by TheeRealCarolina
Member since Aug 2018
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Posted on 2/9/22 at 8:41 am to
Nashton is his name, big mama is the alter ego.
Posted by RLDSC FAN
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Member since Nov 2008
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Posted on 2/9/22 at 8:41 am to
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This time around, Reeves has opted to use The Riddler's birth name of Edward Nashton in place of his more recognizable alter-ego, Edward Nygma (or Nigma). In the comic books, his real name was revealed to be Edward Nygma, or E. Nygma - a pun on the word "enigma." But later DC continuity, following the "Crisis on Infinite Earths" event, established his birth name as Edward Nashton. Later, this version of the character would change his surname to Nigma in order to fit his supervillain persona, but it seems Reeves has embraced the more grounded "Nashton" for Paul Dano's Riddler in The Batman.


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This post was edited on 2/9/22 at 8:42 am
Posted by Haystack
Member since Nov 2011
1048 posts
Posted on 2/9/22 at 8:42 am to
In the comics I think Nashton is his birth name and changes to Nigma once he develops into the Riddler character.
Posted by TheeRealCarolina
Member since Aug 2018
17925 posts
Posted on 2/9/22 at 8:42 am to
Think of it this way:

Kal-El - Clark Kent - Superman

Nashton - Nigma - Riddler
Posted by finchmeister08
Member since Mar 2011
39728 posts
Posted on 2/9/22 at 8:45 am to
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This time around, Reeves has opted to use The Riddler's birth name of Edward Nashton in place of his more recognizable alter-ego, Edward Nygma (or Nigma).



Posted by Fewer Kilometers
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
37924 posts
Posted on 2/9/22 at 8:49 am to
He didn't want the cast giggling at the villain, as in No Way Home with the Scooby kids laughing at the name Otto Octavius.
Posted by Leonard
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2014
4254 posts
Posted on 2/9/22 at 10:33 am to
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"Nigma"


I don't think you're allowed to say that word anymore
Posted by Starchild
Member since May 2010
13550 posts
Posted on 2/9/22 at 11:47 am to
I actually didn’t know this but does change my viewpoint. It’s not a huge hang up or anything, I just hate when films change things like source material names for seemingly no reason. Stick to the sources that fans are familiar with is a better approach imo.

In this case, looks like they’ve done that just in a bit different way than we’ve seen before.
Posted by theunknownknight
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
60153 posts
Posted on 2/9/22 at 12:22 pm to
They probably forgot to include his last name on the “copy/replace all” step when converting the crime thriller 7even-like script to a Batman Script.
Posted by musick
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Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 2/9/22 at 12:25 pm to
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They probably forgot to include his last name on the “copy/replace all” step when converting the crime thriller 7even-like script to a Batman Script.


He used Grammarly to convert it, it tends to glitch like this.
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