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The Crane Serum is a powerful hallucinogenic compound which was created by the late Gerald Crane, and is utilized by various criminals in Gotham City (most notably by Gerald's son, Jonathan).

History

After being paralyzed with terror during the burning of his house (which led to the death of his wife), Dr. Gerald Crane became obsessed with overcoming fear, and thus, began harvesting the adrenal glands (most notably, cortizal and adrenaline) of people in high-intensity fear situations (killing them with their own phobias, in order to maximize their state of terror at the moment of death) to create this serum which forces the subject to see their greatest fears, in the hope that seeing said fears would allow them to face and overcome said fears.^[1]

Upon completion, Crane took the serum himself, and became completely fearless as a result of overcoming his fear, ultimately resulting in his death when he initiated a shootout between himself, Harvey Bullock and James Gordon. As shown with Crane's son, Jonathan, a high enough dosage of the serum could force the subject to see their fear constantly.^[2]

Hugo Strange took to employing the serum in his procedures at Indian Hill, such as using it on Oswald Cobblepot in order to rehabilitate him and change his personality.^[3]

The serum is later recreated when Grady Harris and Merton's team forced Jonathan Crane into making a new batch for them to use for crimes. Crane updated the serum's formula and made it into a gaseous version. Jonathan eventually uses the formula himself, upon donning the moniker 'The Scarecrow'.^[4] Upon entering Gotham Asylum, Scarecrow gassed Warden Reed and the inmates of Arkham Asylum.^[5]

Capabilities

Upon exposure, either through injection or inhalation, the Crane Serum causes its victims to experience hallucinations of either their deepest fears, or their own inner demons (as shown with Gerald). Eventually the effects will wear off and the victim will revert back to normal (albeit with some differences, as Gerald became completely fearless following his inoculation)

Adverse effects

Anyone who is exposed to larger-than-average doses of the serum will still see their greatest fear/inner demons through hallucinations, but twisted into a much darker, more demonic form. Prolonged exposure can induce minute brain damage, placing the victim in a constant state of intense terror. Victims such as Jonathan Crane and Warden Reed, who were exposed for an extended period of time, become what they fear. As shown with Gordon though, people with strong enough willpower can resist the effects, a feat which Jonathan claimed to be impossible to the point that "[one] can't simply stop being afraid, [one] can only become [their] demon".

Appearances

Season 1

Season 2

"Wrath of the Villains: This Ball of Mud and Meanness"

Season 4

People exposed to the Fear Toxin

Gerald Crane (Injected into himself; removed his sense of fear)
Jonathan Crane (Injected by his father; overloaded his sense of fear)
Oswald Cobblepot ("rehabilitated" by Hugo Strange)
Unnamed Banker (Sprayed by Merton; caused him to hallucinate fiery demons)
Oswald Cobblepot (Sprayed by Merton; caused him to hallucinate a demonic Riddler, unfrozen)
Grady Harris (Sprayed by Jonathan Crane)
Warden Reed (Sprayed by Jonathan Crane; caused him to see demonic clowns)
Unidentified Gotham Asylum Inmates (Sprayed by Jonathan Crane)
Jim Gordon (Sprayed by Jonathan Crane; caused him to see Leslie Thompkins dying in sorrow)

Trivia

The Crane serum is based off the fear gas that Scarecrow uses in the comics.
- Interestingly, this version of the Scarecrow's Fear Toxin bears similarities to the "Super Toxin 451-A" from Batman: the Dark Knight (Volume 2).
Curiously, Reed was exposed to this serum for a far shorter period of time (in comparison to Jonathan, who suffered under its influence for three years) before becoming one with his fear.

References

↑ Stephens, John (writer) & Behring, John (director) (February 2, 2015). "The Fearsome Dr. Crane". Gotham. Season 1. Episode 14. FOX.
↑ Woodruff, Ken (writer) & Copus, Nick (director) (February 9, 2015). "The Scarecrow". Gotham. Season 1. Episode 15. FOX.
↑ Behring, John (writer) & Harper, Jordan (director) (March 14, 2016). "Wrath of the Villains: This Ball of Mud and Meanness". Gotham. Season 2. Episode 14. FOX.
↑ Stephens, John (writer) & Cannon, Danny (director) (September 21, 2017). "A Dark Knight: Pax Penguina". Gotham. Season 4. Episode 1. FOX.
↑ Cannon, Danny (writer) & Milito, Lous Shaw (director) (September 28, 2017). "A Dark Knight: The Fear Reaper". Gotham. Season 4. Episode 2. FOX.

[1] Stephens, John (writer) & Behring, John (director) (February 2, 2015). "The Fearsome Dr. Crane". Gotham. Season 1. Episode 14. FOX.

[2] Woodruff, Ken (writer) & Copus, Nick (director) (February 9, 2015). "The Scarecrow". Gotham. Season 1. Episode 15. FOX.

[3] Behring, John (writer) & Harper, Jordan (director) (March 14, 2016). "Wrath of the Villains: This Ball of Mud and Meanness". Gotham. Season 2. Episode 14. FOX.

[4] Stephens, John (writer) & Cannon, Danny (director) (September 21, 2017). "A Dark Knight: Pax Penguina". Gotham. Season 4. Episode 1. FOX.

[5] Cannon, Danny (writer) & Milito, Lous Shaw (director) (September 28, 2017). "A Dark Knight: The Fear Reaper". Gotham. Season 4. Episode 2. FOX.

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 |users = [[Gerald Crane]]<br>[[Hugo Strange]]<br>[[Merton]]<br>[[Jonathan  Crane]]
 |use = Fear drug<br>Fear gas
-|owner = Jonathon Crane}}
+|owner = Jonathan Crane}}
-The '''Crane serum '''is a powerful hallucinogenic compound which was created by the late [[Gerald Crane]], and utilized by various criminals in Gotham City.
+The '''Crane Serum''' is a powerful hallucinogenic compound which was created by the late [[Gerald Crane]], and is utilized by various criminals in Gotham City (most notably by Gerald's son, Jonathan).
 ==History==
-After being paralyzed with terror during the burning of his house (which caused death of his wife), Dr. Gerald Crane became obsessed with overcoming fear, and thus, began harvesting the adrenal glands of people in high-intensity fear situations, killing these victims with their own phobias, in order to maximize their state of terror at the moment of death.<ref>{{Ep ref|114}}</ref>
+After being [[wikipedia:Pyrophobia|paralyzed with terror]] during the burning of his house (which led to the death of his wife), Dr. Gerald Crane became obsessed with overcoming fear, and thus, began harvesting the adrenal glands (most notably, cortizal and adrenaline) of people in high-intensity fear situations (killing them with their own phobias, in order to maximize their state of terror at the moment of death) to create this serum which forces the subject to see their greatest fears, in the hope that seeing said fears would allow them to face and overcome said fears.<ref>{{Ep ref|114}}</ref>
-The glands were used in a serum of distilled cortisol that forced the subject to see their greatest fears, in the hope that seeing said fears would allow them to face and overcome said fears. Crane took the serum himself, and became completely fearless as a result of overcoming his fear, ultimately resulting in his death when he initiated a shootout between himself, [[Harvey Bullock]] and [[James Gordon]]. As shown with Crane's son, [[Jonathan Crane|Jonathan]], a high enough dose of the serum being injected could force the subject to see their fear constantly.<ref>{{Ep ref|115}}</ref>
+Upon completion, Crane took the serum himself, and became completely fearless as a result of overcoming his fear, ultimately resulting in his death when he initiated a shootout between himself, [[Harvey Bullock]] and [[James Gordon]]. As shown with Crane's son, [[Jonathan Crane|Jonathan]], a high enough dosage of the serum could force the subject to see their fear constantly.<ref>{{Ep ref|115}}</ref>
 [[Hugo Strange]] took to employing the serum in his procedures at [[Indian Hill]], such as using it on [[Oswald Cobblepot]] in order to rehabilitate him and change his personality.<ref>{{Ep ref|214}}</ref>
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 == Capabilities ==
-<span>Upon exposure, either through injection or inhalation, the Crane Serum causes its victims to experience hallucinations of their deepest and darkest fears, albeit in a far more demonic and terrorizing form, causing the victims to scream and feel terrorized.</span>
+Upon exposure, either through injection or inhalation, the Crane Serum causes its victims to experience hallucinations of either their deepest fears, or their own inner demons (as shown with Gerald). Eventually the effects will wear off and the victim will revert back to normal (albeit with some differences, as Gerald became completely fearless following his inoculation)
+=== Adverse effects ===
+Anyone who is exposed to larger-than-average doses of the serum will still see their greatest fear/inner demons through hallucinations, but twisted into a much darker, more demonic form. Prolonged exposure can induce minute brain damage, placing the victim in a constant state of intense terror. Victims such as Jonathan Crane and Warden Reed, who were exposed for an extended period of time, become what they fear. As shown with Gordon though, people with strong enough willpower can resist the effects, a feat which Jonathan claimed to be impossible to the point that "[one] can't simply stop being afraid, [one] can only become [their] demon".
-==Appearances==
+==Appearances ==
-===Season 1===
+=== Season 1 ===
 * {{Ep|The Fearsome Dr. Crane}}
 * {{Ep|The Scarecrow}}
-===Season 2===
+=== Season 2 ===
 *{{Ep|Wrath of the Villains: This Ball of Mud and Meanness}}
-===Season 4===
+=== Season 4 ===
 * {{Ep|A Dark Knight: Pax Penguina}}
 * {{Ep|A Dark Knight: The Fear Reaper}}
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 ==People exposed to the Fear Toxin==
 * [[Gerald Crane]] (Injected into himself; removed his sense of fear)
-* <span>[[Jonathan Crane]] (Injected by his father; overloaded his fear response)</span>
+* [[Jonathan Crane]] (Injected by his father; overloaded his sense of fear)
 * [[Oswald Cobblepot]] ("rehabilitated" by [[Hugo Strange]])
 * Unnamed Banker (Sprayed by [[Merton]]; caused him to hallucinate fiery demons)
 * Oswald Cobblepot (Sprayed by Merton; caused him to hallucinate a demonic [[Edward Nygma|Riddler]], unfrozen)
 * [[Grady Harris]] (Sprayed by Jonathan Crane)
-* [[Reed|Warden Reed]] (Sprayed by Jonathan Crane; caused him to see evil clowns)
+* [[Reed|Warden Reed]] (Sprayed by Jonathan Crane; caused him to see demonic clowns)
 * Unidentified [[Gotham Asylum]] Inmates (Sprayed by Jonathan Crane)
 * [[Jim Gordon]] (Sprayed by Jonathan Crane; caused him to see [[Leslie Thompkins]] dying in sorrow)
-==Effects==
-Anyone who is exposed to the toxin will see their greatest fear through hallucinations. Eventually the effects will wear off and the victim will revert back to normal, but prolonged exposure can place the victim in a constant state of terror. Victims such as Jonathan Crane and Warden Reed who were exposed for an extended period of time become what they fear. Though as shown with Gordon, people with strong enough willpower can resist the effects, a feat which Jonathan claimed to be impossible to the point that "[one] can't simply stop being afraid, [one] can only become [their] demon".
 ==Trivia==
 * The Crane serum is based off the fear gas that Scarecrow uses in the comics.
 ** Interestingly, this version of the Scarecrow's Fear Toxin bears similarities to the "Super Toxin 451-A" from ''Batman: the Dark Knight'' (Volume 2).
+* Curiously, Reed was exposed to this serum for a far shorter period of time (in comparison to Jonathan, who suffered under its influence for three years) before becoming one with his fear.
 ==References==