>>84022002 "Werecrow" was an epic example of creators just not getting it.
Outside of Killer Croc the whole hook for a great Batman villian has always been how insane these loonies can be.
Scarecrow himself is all about CONTEXT.
Have him robbing a bank with a handgun and henchmen in broad daylight and he's not Scarecrow anymore.
Have him balancing himself on a wooden post in the middle of a cornfield for hours on end, just waiting all night long for his target to come walking by unaware...
...and the guy hears a faint call of his name... to lure him closer... until...
That's the kind of creepy bat-shit crazy thing that makes Scarecrow scary. It's not the actual threat, it's the madness he brings into your world.