this comic page is the only explanation ever offered in any official media as to why the scarecrow's design wildly changes between "batman: the animated series" and "the new batman adventures". before clicking the following "read more" i would like you to guess who or what is "coming" for him that has him so afraid that he needs this fucked up new outfit. make a real, sincere, non-joke guess as to what would warrant this terrifying redesign.
if you guessed "the kraang alien species from the 2012 ninja turtles CG-animated cartoon" then you were right! the scarecrow is terrified of the little brain guys from ninja turtles. implicitly, throughout the new batman adventures, he must still believe he needs to scare the kraang away. you can view this scene in the comic series "batman / teenage mutant ninja turtles adventures."
