Theo Galavan

Near Pure Evil
Full Name	Theodore Galavan
Alias	Azrael
Origin	Gotham
Allies	Tabitha Galavan † (sister) Silver St. Cloud (niece) Oswald Cobblepot Jerome Valeska † Bruce Wayne James Gordon Harvey Bullock Nathaniel Barnes GCPD Harvey Dent Butch Gilzean † Barbara Kean Hugo Strange (all formerly) Zaardon † Robert Greenwood † Aaron Helzinger Arnold Dobkins † Leonard † His henchmen Order of St Dumas Father Creel †
Powers / Skills	Nigh-inexhaustible wealth Azrael's armor and sword Very high fighting skills Enhanced physiology Enhanced strength Enhanced speed Enhanced healing Enhanced durability Exceptional intelligence Religious knowledge
Goals	Blackmail Oswald Cobblepot into working for him by taking his mother hostage Become Mayor of Gotham (all succeeded) Kill Oswald Cobblepot for knowing too much (failed) Get out of prison (succeeded) Execute Bruce Wayne to purge the sin that happened to his ancestors Test Silver's loyalty and kill her if she fails (all failed) Execute Tabitha Galavan for her betrayal (failed but badly wounded)
Moral Event Horizon	Setting the Maniax lose to terrorize Gotham, causing dozens of deaths. Killing Gertrud Kapelput in front of her son Oswald and later subtly taunting him about it on live TV. Kidnapping and torturing Mayor Aubrey James. Attempting to kill Bruce Wayne out of spite towards his family. Attempting to strangle Silver St. Cloud, his niece, to death for disobeying him.
Kill Count	11 (directly; 1 revived) Dozens (indirectly)
Crimes	Abuse of power Corruption Conspiracy Mass murder (inc. by proxy and attempted child murder) Aiding and abetting Assault and battery Torture Kidnapping Hacking Espionage Arson Perjury Bribery Blackmail Jail breaking Organized crime Usurpation Terrorism Treason Public endangerment Incest (implied) Attempted sororicide
Type of Villain	Obsessed Fanatic

“	Don't fret so. You're part of a great endeavor. A great cleansing. Monsters are coming, Mr. Mayor. Monsters. Who will cleanse this city in blood and fire.	„
	~ Theo Galavan to Mayor Aubrey James.

“	I am Azrael. Righteous scourage of sinners! And I have come to kill you, James Gordon.	„
	~ Azrael to Jim Gordon.

Theo Galavan is the main antagonist of the first half of Season 2 of Gotham and a major antagonist in the second half as well as a posthumous antagonist in the later three seasons.

He was portrayed by James Frain.

His Evil Ranking

What Makes Him Close to Being Pure Evil?

• Repeatedly tries to kill Bruce Wayne, a child, for what his ancestors supposedly did to his.
• Kidnaps the mayor of Gotham, puts a box around his head, and has him tortured for weeks for information and entertainment of his sister.
• Frees some of the worst maniacs of Arkham and lets them terrorize the city.
• Kills their leader Jerome to present himself as a hero (as a Pure Evil villain, Jerome deserved it, but Galavan only did it to get a good reputation and not out of disgust for Jerome's crimes).
• Kidnaps Oswald Cobblepot's elderly mother and forces him to assassinate his opponents for mayor.
• When Cobblepot tries to free mother, Galavan forces him to beg for her life and then releases her only to have Tabitha throw a knife in her back as she hugs her son.
• Goads Penguin on attacking his victory celebration by calling him "a man no mother could love" on television hours after he had Penguin's loving mother killed in his arms, not caring about all the innocent cops and guests Penguin's men will kill.
• Tries to manipulate Bruce Wayne into giving him his company for the name of his parent's killer which he immediately throws into the fire after he's found out and arrested for kidnapping the mayor.
• After he is found innocent by the court, he kidnaps James Gordon and gloats about his plans, then releases him and beats him up before telling his men to slowly kill him.
• When he learns that his young niece who he had told to seduce Bruce Wayne developed genuine feelings for him, he tells her to seduce him again and make him kiss her and then smile at his execution. Otherwise, he'll kill her. When Silver then protests at the execution after Bruce kissed her to save her life, he attempts to strangle her with his own hands.
• Despite pretending to love her, he routinely threatens his sister and right-hand woman Tabitha with death for things like trying to avenge her girlfriend, Barbara, or trying to help Silver.
• After Hugo Strange resurrects him and brainwashes him, Tabitha manages to restore his mind, but he immediately impales her with his sword for "betraying him" when it was actually he who betrayed her.
• While both of his deaths are brutal and horrific, with the first one consisting of Penguin desecrating his corpse by stuffing his umbrella down his throat, they were completely warranted due to how much of a monster he was.

What Prevents Him from Being Pure Evil?

• Despite his complete lack of any redeeming qualities, he fails the Heinous Standards to other villains like Jerome Valeska, the Dollmaker and Hugo Strange, who were each more influential in directly harming more people than Theo.