Jonathan Crane (Earth-9)

"All of this screaming, the squirming, this fighting, this shouting, this crying, it's wonderful."

- Jonathan Crane

Dr. Jonathan Crane is an consultant to the Gotham City Police Department and the former criminal known as Scarecrow.

Early life
At some point, Jonathan Crane was born to a pair of unnamed parents and grew up to impress them by studying to become a doctor.

Fear of Gotham City
Later, Crane used his knowledge in chemistry and psychology in order to inflict fear in his opponents, donning the alias "Scarecrow" and becoming a criminal. As a result, Crane was incarcerated at Arkham Asylum in 2019 and became a consultant to the GCPD in exchange for marijuana.

Meeting Jason Todd
Between 2019 and 2021, Jason Todd visited Crane multiple times and revealed the secrets of Batman. He later assisted him in studying chemistry in order to create an unknown substance.

Boy Wonder
After Jason's death, Dick Grayson consulted Crane about the "Red Hood"'s games and manipulation. He revealed the Bird's Opening to Grayson, allowing him and the Titans to uncover Red Hood's location. However, Red Hood was aware of their discovery and was steps ahead of them, causing an explosion at the bank.

Following his defeat, Grayson visited Crane once more and revealed Jason was in battle with his "father", with the former deducing that he might be using Bruce's weapons. Crane complimented Grayson's deduction as the latter left.

Kidnapped
Days later, Jason sent an assassin to murder Crane in order to lure him to the public. The GCPD quickly fell into his trap and attempted to transfer Crane to Blackgate, only to have Dick Grayson kidnapping him during the process. He then followed Grayson to Bristol County, where a cabin that belonged to Bruce Wayne is. Grayson used Crane as bait and eventually lured the Red Hood to the forest. Unfortunately, Grayson was defeated and Crane was able to escape his captivity.

Abilities

 * Genius-level Intellect: Crane is an expert in chemistry, psychology and manipulation, proving him as an intelligent individual.
 * Master Chemist: Before turning to a life of crime, Crane was a doctor in chemistry and was able to assist Jason Todd in creating an enhancing drug.
 * Master Psychologist: Crane was able to deduce Jason Todd's motives easily using his exceptional observation skills and knowledge in psychology.
 * Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Crane combated Jason Todd briefly before the latter's escape.

Current Equipment

 * Fear Toxin: Crane created and utilized a gas of unknown chemicals to induce fear in his enemies.

Former Equipment

 * Scarecrow Mask: Crane formerly wore a mask while operating as Scarecrow. However, it was confiscated and kept as a trophy by Batman.

Trivia
"I'm talking 70-30 sativa. Lemon Lyric is my favorite, but I'm not a name-brand whore. Just get me in the ballpark. Anything above 25% THC, we can have our little tete-a-tete."

- Jonathan Crane to Dick Grayson