User blog comment:TheDarkKnightHasRisen/Batman: Power of Fear?/@comment-5229286-20120809150033/@comment-5557876-20120809161736

First off, I'd like to thank you for your input, and I definitely see where you're coming from. However, I would also like to point out a couple things:

1. I see what you mean about Scarecrow perhaps not being a strong enough antagonist to be by himself, that's my thoughts exactly. It is my fault for not being entirely clear. Hush isn't just killed after patching up Crane: he is used for a higher purpose than that. Scarecrow uses Hush as a sort of bait for Batman, using him to force Wayne out of hiding. Elliot first goes after those closest to Bruce: Alfred, Tim Drake, Oracle, even Commissioner Gordon. I mislead you into thinking Hush is immediately finished after repairing Crane.

2. As to whether or not Crane was really torn apart by Killer Croc during the events of Batman: Arkham Asylum is merely speculation. As you said, there are three alternate endings of Bane, Killer Croc, and Scarecrow emerging from the sea, clutching to a crate of Titan. There is no definitive answer as to what exactly happened. That is up to the writers to decide.

3. Finally, I agree that Ra's al Ghul wouldn't just throw Batman's identity around, but he has proven that he is willing to reveal it if it means the wiping out of criminality in Gotham (he told Hugo Strange in Batman: Arkham City in order for Protocol 10 to occur).

I appreciate your comments and I hope you take mine into consideration.