The Scourger is the bottom of the barrel. If you want a dark and gritty bad guy that's actually cool, there's The Bat Knight. He's got the big tragic past going on, but he doesn't kill anyone and does his best to help the bad guys out.

[Arachno is pretty cool too.]

The Scourger, though? He's not even a superhero. He's just there so people can feel good about watching people die.