Fear Toxin
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Real Identity: Not Applicable
Appearances (Comics): Little Batman: Month One (Chapter 2, Chapter 3, and Chapter 4)
Powers/Skills: Fear Manipulation
Voiced By: Not Applicable
Fear Toxin is a chemical compound that shows people their worst fears. It was created by Scarecrow after he failed to strike fear in people and Batman on his own. Batman connected the toxin to Blue Poppies, Ra's al Ghul, and Talia al Ghul. Batman cut off the ingredient supply and confiscated all of Scarecrow's Fear Toxin in his bid to clean up Gotham City before the arrival of his son Damian. They were locked up on a floating barge in Gotham Harbor, protected by the Gotham City Police Department. The Joker tried to steal it a bunch of times but failed. Eight years later, Scarecrow came up with a plan to get his toxin back which included kidnapping Bruce Wayne on New Year's Eve. Once it was delivered to him, Scarecrow planned to lure Batman to Wayne's location and gas him, turning him into a villain. He believed he would be finally respected for his genius mind and not just his gadget.
Penguin approached Little Batman in the East End and doused him with a green vial of Fear Toxin. He briefly experienced his fear, being abandoned by his father. Little Batman sneezed and was back to normal. Bat-Dad noted his vitals were off the charts. Little Batman arrived at Gotham Harbor and realized there was enough Fear Toxin on the barge to gas all of the city. He asked Bat-Dad why it wasn't disposed of. Bat-Dad revealed his father wanted to, but its environmental effects would be devastating so the safest option was the floating barge. He watched as the police officers stationed at the harbor and Scarecrow's goons loaded crates of the toxin onto flatbed trucks. Joker's claims were validated. He switched to civies and followed the trucks on skateboard. Bruce Wayne pondered why Scarecrow moved all of his Fear Toxin to another isolated place. He saw a map in an office and realized they were in an old wastewater treatment plant. He deduced Scarecrow was planning to attack the city through the water supply. Little Batman and Bat-Dad invented a Fear Toxin Antidote in anticipation of fighting Scarecrow. Little Batman was immune to its effects when the villain attempted to douse him in it. Little Batman took out the villains and injected the antidote into his father who suffered the effects of the gas.