Scarecrow is ruining the lives of both Batman and Man-Bat. 1 / 8
He has joined forces with Simon Saint to create the Magistrate. 2 / 8
His goal is to push Gotham into a state of fear so they'll accept the police state. 3 / 8
And scapegoating Batman is the perfect weapon to do so. 4 / 8
Earlier he hired the Blackout Gang to steal a sonic weapon. 5 / 8
Man-Bat interfered and destroyed the weapon, ruining Scarecrow's plans. 6 / 8
So he decided to force Kirk Langstrom to repair it to get things back on track. 7 / 8
It would seem Scarecrow has a big role to play in the future to come. 8 / 8