Lock-Up - Bat-May

Lock-Up features another Paul Dini creation that was eventually used in the DC Comics Universe main continuity. Was this character interesting enough to warrant use in more stories? Find out now as Walter continues his deep dive into Batman: The Animated Series.

Lock-Up is an episode of the second season of Batman: The Animated Series. It introduces the original character Lock-Up to the series. "Lock-Up" was the 82nd produced episode overall and the 17th episode produced in the second season.

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[raynor]

“Another fine villain made possible by a grant from the Wayne Foundation”

Quite possibly Robin’s best line in the series.

[MrDjWalnut]

I like how like most great Batman villains, Lock up represents an aspect of Batman himself but warped or inverted, in this case a warped version of Batman's own desire for upholding order. I like how his mask is even an inverse of Batman's, covering his mouth but not his eyes

[TetsuShima]

I have a theory that the humiliation Scarecrow suffered at Bolton's hands inspired him to be much more terrifying than ever, giving rise to the iconic gruesome suit he would wear in The New Batman Adventures.

[ninjamanu]

"I WAS BORN TO FIGHT YOUR BRAND OF ORDER."-BATMAN

*chills* everytime

[OmnicidalClown]

5:22 "He held me over a can filled with termites! You hear me?! TER-MITES!!!!"

That might be one of my favorite lines in this episode.

[michaeltaggart]

Those who fight against monsters should take care. Least they become monsters themselves.

- Friedrich Nietzsche

[gageperuti]

Honestly, this is one of my favorites. I love the idea of a villain so intimidating that even the likes of the Scarecrow are afraid of him. Plus, the climax on the Halsey is awesome.

[TetsuShima]

This episode becomes even more fun to watch after reading the "Crimson Mist" comic, specifically the part where Vampire Batman easily kills Scarecrow by telling him "You don't know what fear is". I'm sure Lock Up read that comic and his reaction was "Give me five minutes with him, pal..."

[ThenewTchannel]

Lock-Up is just so interesting as a concept. A former chief of security at Arkham turned security themed supervillain with a warped idea of how criminals should be handled. It's an interesting and thought-provoking idea, as Walter explained here

[claytonrios]

It's interesting to see how many great characters in DC started out in this series. Harley Quinn, Renee Montoya and now this guy. I think I can see why he wasn't used as often as the others.

[TetsuShima]

*Fun fact:* Lock-Up was introduced into the comics continuity even before Harley Quinn, appearing in Robin vol 2 24 as a surprise cameo. From then on, said character would have a greater role, as in the "No Man's Land" event.

[sapphirespoon]

Lock Up is SO damn underrated. Like- There is so much you can explore with this character, and he's a got a really good parallel to Batman which poses really good questions on how the Batman goes about doing his job. He's essentially the Bat-man without any compassion towards the criminals he aims to stop. But at the same time, the dude also kind of brings up good points about how villains constantly escape Arkham, he's just way too extreme about it. I really wish they'd do more with this dude, I feel like he has a LOT of potential.

[SharpDesign]

Lock Up was scary to me. The abusive aspect especially. The fact Scarface was scared of him was so chilling to me.

[Blizzard-kfqm]

5:50. To be fair, it was Batman’s first time confronting this new enemy; so he didn’t know what to expect.

[kail]

I like how instead of the usual detective works Batman just” yeb it’s got to be Bolton”

[ricardomartinez]

Honestly I kinda wished they could’ve played him up little by little before Bolton’s main episode. Like in a few episodes prior have Batman drop off a villain with Bolton meeting him at the door and little by little Bolton mentioning some changes he would recommend how to lock them up permanently as well during the fight with Batman mention previous incidents (like the joker fish) and expand upon the reality of the damage the city suffered and even possible loss of life and Bolton keeps hammering the point home to Batman that the extra step (murder) is needed to make Gotham permanently safe

[nicksmyth]

If anybody has read HARLEEN, there’s an Arkham guard character that eventually snaps at the end after Joker kills one too many of his friends/coworkers, and tries to kill him. I always thought that would have been a cool redesign for the Lock-Up characters. So I’m happy you said pretty much the same thing here

[brendancrowley]

Even if Lock-Up was considered a one-time character, I loved it nonetheless. I kinda wish that they gave this character a chance at a possible live-action adaptation if done right

[primetimemonkyhours]

I always like that the ventriloquist gets a little moment in this episode, and his bravery inspired the other villians, I can just imagine Two face being like “shit really? Wesker huh? I guess I’ll tell the guards as well”

[TetsuShima]

Dr. Bartholomew: "Since Lyle Bolton has gone too far in the exercise of his authority, we have replaced him with a guard with a greater capacity for self-control"
Inmates: "Cool! And who is the loser taking care of us from now on?"
Rorschach: "Hello"
Inmates: 😢