Editing Hugo Strange (section)

===''DC Rebirth''===
In the continuity of ''[[DC Rebirth]]'', DC Comics' 2016 relaunch of its monthly superhero books, Hugo Strange appears during the "Night of the Monster Men" crossover story line.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://screenrant.com/batman-rebirth-monster-men/|title = DC's First Rebirth Event: Night of the Monster Men'|author=Dyce, Andrew|publisher=[[Screen Rant]]|date = September 21, 2016|access-date=January 7, 2022}}</ref> Although apparently now ignorant of Batman's identity, he is now determined to prove his superiority by attacking Gotham with a group of "Monster Men" created from the corpses of his former patients as representations of what Strange perceives as Batman's greatest flaws - his ego, grief, and fear - which ultimately provokes Batman into a confrontation at Strange's office penthouse headquarters. Strange wears what he terms a "suicide suit" - a near-replica of the Batsuit without the cape and cowl that is rigged to detonate if its wearer is subjected to any physical attack - on the assumption that Batman will have no choice but to surrender the cowl to him as the "true" Batman since he cannot take a life. Nightwing is able to defeat the final monster - an amalgamation of the previous ones - by literally leaping inside it to inject it with a prepared antidote, while Batman outwits Strange by having his ally [[Clayface]] cover the penthouse in an airtight seal prior to the confrontation. Strange, delirious and running out of oxygen, loses consciousness while Batman is still standing, Nightwing musing that Strange failed to realize that Batman's flaws were actually his motivation in protecting Gotham.<ref>''Batman'' (vol. 3) #7, ''Nightwing'' (vol. 4) #5, ''Detective Comics'' #941, ''Batman'' (vol. 3) #8, ''Nightwing'' (vol. 4) # 6 and ''Detective Comics'' #942. DC Comics.</ref>

Hugo Strange later appears as a member of the Cabal alongside [[Doctor Psycho]], [[Per Degaton]], [[Queen Bee (comics)|Queen Bee]], and [[Amazo]].<ref>''Plastic Man'' (vol. 5) #4. DC Comics.</ref>