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Line 2: {{Infobox comics character <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics--> \|image= 200px-Maxie Zeus (by Jim Aparo).jpg ~~\|imagesize=200~~ ~~\|converted=y~~ \|caption = Maxie Zeus \|character_name = Maxie Zeus Line 21 ⟶ 19: ==Fictional character biography== Maxie Zeus is a former Greek history teacher who lost his mind when his wife left him. He became a gangster and used his cunning and intelligence to rise to power amidst the chaos in [[Gotham City]]'s underworld. He has fought Batman on several occasions before being committed to [[Arkham Asylum]]. Because Maxie seemed less dangerous than [[Joker (comics)\|the Joker]], [[Two-Face]], and other notorious Arkham inmates, Arkham's administrators did not commit him in the maximum security wing, despite repeated recommendations from Batman to do so (''Batman and the Outsiders'' #14). Batman's concern was vindicated when Maxie escaped to form a team of Greek Mythology-based superhuman agents called the New Olympians. He attempted to [[kidnap]] [[Olympic Games\|Olympic]] athlete Lacinia Nitocris and force her to marry him and become a mother to his daughter Medea. This plot was foiled by Batman and the [[Outsiders (comics)\|Outsiders]], who bested the Olympians in a series of Olympic-style games.<ref>''Batman and the Outsiders'' #14</ref> Line 27 ⟶ 25: Maxie was one of the villains that escaped Arkham when [[Bane (comics)\|Bane]] brought down the walls of Arkham Asylum in the ''[[Batman: Knightfall\|Knightfall]]'' storyline. Maxie's escape attempt was disrupted when he collided with a tree.<ref>''Batman'' #491</ref> Some time later, however, he was drawn into a plot engineered by the ~~children of~~ [[~~Ares~~Children ~~(DC~~of ~~Comics)\|~~Ares]]—[[Deimos (mythology)\|Deimos]], [[Phobos (mythology)\|Phobos]]—and [[Eris (mythology)\|Eris]] (Ares' sister) to merge Gotham City with [[Ares (DC Comics)\|Ares]]' throne capital, the Aeropagus. The intent was to re-establish Ares' rule on earth. Maxie was killed as a result of that plot, and his sacrifice brought about Ares' return. However, their scheme was foiled by [[Wonder Woman]], Batman and their allies, and Ares himself banished his children back to [[Tartarus]]. In issues of ''[[Robin (comics)\|Robin]]'', a vigilante called Violet was trying to track down an illegal casino named "Maxie's", with chips bearing a Zeus-like profile. Presumably, Maxie survived his encounter with the Children of Ares. After Violet was discovered by Maxie Zeus's guards, both Robin and Violet managed to escape unharmed, as detectives that Robin was working with on the case raid the casino and arrest Maxie Zeus, who surrenders without a fight after an officer physically threatened him. Maxie returns in [[Kevin Smith]]'s ''[[Batman: Cacophony]]''. Apparently cured of his delusions, he has been hired by the [[Joker (~~comics~~character)\|Joker]] to use Joker Venom on random people on April First as an [[April Fool's Day]] joke, but instead mixes the poison with [[Methylenedioxymethamphetamine\|ecstasy]] to produce a new [[designer drug]] called "Chuckles". He uses the profits to fund his empire as well as building his dream of creating a public school that is run like a private school. The Joker, angry that his creation is being used for a noble purpose, swears revenge against Maxie. After witnessing the death of his nephew and a dozen other children when the Joker blows up a school, Maxie suffers a psychotic break and reverts to his Zeus persona. After Batman rescues him from an attack by the Joker at a nightclub, he visits Maxie again at his penthouse. After temporarily restoring Maxie's sanity with a massive dose of [[antipsychotic drugs\|antipsychotics]], Batman convinces him to confess and turn himself in to the police. This move is later revealed to be part of Batman's plan to lure the Joker and [[Onomatopoeia (comics)\|Onomatopoeia]] out of hiding. In ''[[Batman Eternal]]'' as part of the "[[DC Rebirth]]" reboot, Maxie Zeus is used as a host for the spirit of [[Deacon Blackfire]] as he attempts to use the spirits of the Arkham Asylum inmates to return to life, only to be thwarted by [[Batwing (DC Comics)\|Batwing]] and [[Jim Corrigan]].<ref>''Batman Eternal'' #17</ref> Following Arkham Asylum's destruction, [[Maggie Sawyer]] attempts to get answers from Maxie Zeus on what happened.<ref>''Batman Eternal'' #44</ref> ==Other versions== ===''Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth''=== ~~===''Batman: Arkham Asylum''===~~ An electrified, emaciated version of Maxie Zeus appears in the graphic novel ''[[Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth]]'' by [[Grant Morrison]] and [[Dave McKean]]. Batman finds him connected to the [[electroshock therapy]] room of [[Arkham Asylum]], perpetually receiving electrical currents, which he believes to be "fire from heaven". On the one occasion in the story in which he and Batman cross paths, he compares himself to the supreme gods in many mythologies. He also does not recognize Batman, warmly addressing him as "a pilgrim". Early drafts of the script describes Zeus as resembling his original comic book counterpart, but with female breasts and genitalia crudely drawn on his filthy toga. ===''The Batman Adventures''=== In ''[[The Batman Adventures]]'' (a comic series based on the animated series), Maxie Zeus escapes Arkham Asylum several times and teams up with villains such as [[Lex Luthor]] and [[Ra's al Ghul]] to destroy Gotham. Each time, he is foiled by Batman and Robin and returned to Arkham. ===''The Batman Strikes!''=== In an issue of ''[[The Batman Strikes!]]'', Maxie Zeus joins a group of villains led by the Joker. However, it is revealed that this is a simulation created by Batman to train Robin. On a later issue, Maxie Zeus goes on a criminal rampage alongside [[Rag Doll (comics)\|Ragdoll]], [[Spellbinder (DC Comics)\|Spellbinder]], and an Everywhere Man, but is defeated by Batgirl. ===''Batman Beyond''=== Line 62 ⟶ 59: * Maxie Zeus appears as an enemy in the [[NES]] ''[[Batman (NES)\|Batman: The Video Game]]''. * Maxie Zeus appears as an unlockable bio in ''[[Batman: Arkham Asylum]]''. His cell (which contains a book on Greek mythology and has Greek symbols drawn on the wall) is found adjacent to the asylum's [[electroshock therapy\|ECT]] room in the Intensive Treatment's Patient Pacification Center. * Maxie Zeus's nightclub ~~''The~~called the Gotham City Olympus'' can be found in ''[[Batman: Arkham City]]''. It is located in Arkham City at Amusement Mile between the Gotham Casino and the old Gotham City Police Department building. Scanning the statue at the front's lightning bolt will unlock an Arkham City Story explaining that Maxie has disappeared after a few electro-shock therapy sessions. Despite his status, his nightclub continues to run on schedule. There was also a mentioning that the Gotham City Olympus was flooded during an earthquake at Amusement Mile. ==See also==

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