The Maniax

"The world sees criminal lunatics. I see brilliance, I see charisma, I see power."

- Theo Galavan The Maniax are a group of villains in the DC Comics television show Gotham led by Theo Galavan and his sister Tabitha Galavan.

Biography
The Maniax start as six inmates assigned to Arkham Asylum, which consists of Jerome Valeska, Robert Greenwood, Aaron Helzinger, Arnold Dobkins, Richard Sionis & Jim Gordon's ex-fiancee Barbara Kean. The group is knocked out by Zaardon and are broken out by Tabitha Galavan. The six are brought to Theo Galavan, who inspires them to become a fierce organization. Sionis refuses & is killed by Tabitha.

The remaining gang orchestrate a robbery at the docks to raid a tanker truck. Robert and Jerome fight over the leader position through a game of chance, in which Jerome wins the position and a katana. They later use this to douse a school bus full of cheerleaders with kerosene. The GCPD manage to save the cheerleaders, but Arnold is assassinated by Tabitha when he is arrested. Jerome & Robert create a massacare inside GCPD Police Headquarters, while Helzinger and Barbara beat up Jim Gordon in an alleyway. Jerome shoots Robert when he steals one of his quotes and mortally wounds newly ranked Commissioner Essen, who laters dies of her wounds. Jerome leaves a video message who tells them that Gotham is vulnerable to the Maniax and that they "haven't seen nothin' yet".

Team Members
"Jerome Valeska: Matricider. Arnold Dobkins: Rapist. Aaron Helzinger: Killed his family with his bare hands. Robert Greenwood: Ate for a dozen women. Richard Sionis: Murdered 22 men. Barbara Kean: Killed her parents."

- Jim Gordon listing the crew members of the Maniax