Rupert Thorne

Rupert Thorne was the head of the New York company Asites Technology and one of the friends/enemies of Edward Nygma. Appearing as a kind gentleman, Rupert is in secret a powerful crime boss and was planning to hire Floyd Lawton to kill Edward.

When Edward discovered who his boss really was, it resulted in a shootout. Edward grabbed a metal pipe to defend himself and threw it at Floyd, however the pipe hit Rupert instead. Edward took Rupert to the hospital however Doctor Whyte revealed that Rupert had died as a result of the damage to his head.