Jervis Tetch

Near Pure Evil
Full Name	Jervis Tetch
Alias	Tetch The Mad Hatter
Origin	Gotham
Allies	The Terrible Tweeds His henchmen (both hypnotised) Jerome Valeska Jonathan Crane Victor Fries Bridgit Pike Oswald Cobblepot (formerly) Jeremiah Valeska Ecco
Powers / Skills	Hypnosis
Goals	Find his sister Alice so he can leave Gotham with her and build a loving and incestuous relationship with her. Prove that Jim Gordon is actually a villain and to make sure Jim never finds love (both failed). Use Alice's blood to drive Gotham City mad and avenge her (succeeded via the actions of The Court of Owls). Help Jerome Valeska in his goals (failed). Help Jeremiah Valeska in his master plan to cause a chemical rain (failed)
Moral Event Horizon	Sexually abusing his sister Alice for years. Forcing a married couple to commit suicide while attempting to due the same thing with a child by standing in front of a truck. Shooting Valerie Vale, nearly killing her.
Kill Count	Five (at least) Hundreds (attempted)
Crimes	Sexual assault Domestic abuse Mass murder Mass brainwashing Terrorism Torture Psychological abuse Mutilations Kidnapping Conspiracy Burglary Stalking
Type of Villain	Sadistic Hypnotist

“	Do you recall when I first came to this fair city, Jim? A balling mess. Wanting nothing more than to address the safety of my dear sister Alice. [...] But you kept me from saving her. You gave me no choice! So no more choices for you either... no saving...	„
	~ Jervis Tetch.

“	This city tore my love from me, so I'm plunging it into insanity!	„
	~ Jervis Tetch vowing revenge.

Jervis Tetch is a major antagonist in Gotham. He is a sadistic hypnotist who has a disturbing obsession with his sister Alice Tetch. Following Alice's death, Tetch wants to slowly ruin Jim Gordon's life and joins forces with Jerome Valeska to assist him in his goals.

He was portrayed by Benedict Samuel, who also played Owen in The Walking Dead.

His Evil Ranking

What Makes Him Close to Being Pure Evil?

• In the past, he mentally and sexually abused his sister.
• He hypnotized his victims to commit crimes and to harm or kill themselves.
• He continued to murder people all over Gotham to provoke Jim Gordon.
• He forced Jim Gordon into a situation where he had to choose if he loved Leslie Thompkins or Valerie Vale. He shot Valerie in response to torment Jim Gordon.
• He injected Jim Gordon with his sister's tainted blood. He intended on using her blood to wreak havoc across the city.
  • Although he was not successful in this goal, the tainted blood that he had a hand in making eventually got into the hands of Hugo Strange and the Court of Owls. They were successful in unleashing a modified version of her tainted blood called the Tetch Virus upon Gotham nearly destroying the city.
• He hypnotizes hundreds of people to stand on top of skyscrapers across Gotham intending for them to jump off the buildings.
• He assists Jerome Valeska in his plan to try and unleash his laughing gas on the city.
• He assists Jeremiah Valeska in his plan to hypnotize Alfred and two people who looks like Bruce Wayne's parents. Tetch assists Jeremiah in his plan to spread chemicals across the city.

What Prevents Him from Being Pure Evil?

• He cries and express visible distress over seeing his sister die. Despite being obsessed with her, abused her, and put her in a dangerous situation which led to her death, he was deeply upset that she died. Although he takes no responsibility for her death and puts all the blame on Jim, he was upset at what happened.

External Links

• Jervis Tetch on the DC Wiki
  • Jervis Tetch on the Gotham Wiki
• Jervis Tetch on the Villains Wiki