The TV series Gotham is all about showing the origin stories of the characters who lacked an adequate background in the comic books. The town itself, or its corrupted leaders to be precise, affected people's perception of reality and many of Gotham citizens simply broke under pressure and decided to wage war against the very town they live in. GCPD's acceptance of Batman's actions served as a catalyst to encourage some of the dormant criminal masterminds to come to surface. However, some of the famous criminals were there before the caped crusader appeared, and even if they weren't there according to original canon, they would still make a good addition to the show now.   

We're only at about the half of the second season, and we have already seen many iconic villains from the Batman comic books make their appearance. We can all agree that some of our favorite Dark Knight antagonists are not to appear in Gotham until Batman begins his crusade. Villains like Ra’s Al Ghul, and Bane are far better against Batman in an all-out martial arts brawl, than against Jim Gordon, who mainly relies on his firearms. So, here are five villains that would fit into the show perfectly, despite the fact that Batman won't be there to stop them.