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The Ventriloquist & Scarface

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Real Identity: Arnold Wesker
Appearances: Big Dummy, The Batman VS Dracula, A Fistful of Felt, Rumors, and The End of The Batman
Powers/Skills: Puppeteering, Strategy, and Weaponry
Voiced By: Dan Castellaneta

Arnold Wesker was a small time entertainer who worked as a puppeteer on Cockamamie Junction and performed many of the show's characters. After leaving the show, he attempted to take the act on tour as Arnold Wesker and Friends with little success.

One night, Wesked was booed by the audience and his dominant split personality manifested in one of his dolls, Scarface, a mock gangster. The duo robbed the audience and began a criminal career as the Ventriloquist and Scarface. Many in Gotham thought the act was eccentric but compared the rest of the super villain fringe, it was of little circumstance.

Scarface secretly planned to kill Wesker after a gold heist of the Gotham Federal Reserve. He tricked Wesker into believing they would retire to a ranch after the crime. Along with long time henchmen, Mugsy and Rhino, they began to steal components: a gyroscope, construction equipment, wielding tools, and a mother board from Fewkes Computer. Scarface was building a large robot duplicate of himself. The Batman destroyed it with the help of the local train.

Attempts have proven that separating Wesker from Scarface leads to rehabilitation but upon seeing Scarface again, the second personality manifests again. After being cured by Professor Strange, Wesker created a new act with a puppet named Snoots and began entertaining at children's events. However, Strange wanted to test his methods and reunited Scarface with him. Scarface took over and reformed the gang to rob the opening of the Discover Drome, an interactive children's museum. The sudden appearance of the Batman made Scarface suspect Wesker of betrayal. He tried to kill his puppeteer at the old Junction set but the Batman set Mr. Snoots and Scarface against each other to save Wesker.

The Ventriloquist and Scarface were later kidnapped by Rumor to be executed for their crimes but were saved when the Batman and Robin defeated the insane vigilante. They later resurfaced when Wrath and Scorn promised to destroy the Dynamic Duo for them.