In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, Doctor Bedlam is reintroduced on Earth-2 as a member of Steppenwolf's Hunger Dogs. Doctor Bedlam exists as a being of pure psionic energy and is typically invisible but can make himself appear in the form of the face he once had in his physical form. Doctor Bedlam psionically commands powerful androids known as animates. These animates have superhuman strength, are able to break steel with their hands, and possess incredible durability. He can control multiple animates at once, even enough to form an army. He can also project himself into one of the animates to temporarily attain physical form. If it is possible to kill him, it would be extremely difficult since he can abandon any of his android bodies that are harmed. Doctor Bedlam is a master scientist who specializes in devising means of inducing terror in the minds of his victims through his powers of mental manipulation and paranoia. One of his most infamous tools is a "paranoid pill," which releases a gas that can drive anyone exposed to it temporarily insane with fear and hatred. Bedlam has appeared as a background character in Darkseid's elite in the DC Animated Universe.