GAME · 2011
Batman: Arkham City
- Developer
- Rocksteady Studios, WB Games Montréal, Feral Interactive
- Publisher
- Warner Bros. Games
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3, Wii U, macOS, Microsoft Windows
- Original title
- Batman: Arkham City (The Movie)
87 archived facts 6 topics 2 sources Last reviewed Sep 2026
10 Easter Eggs and References in Batman: Arkham City
- #006
A hidden nod or reference to Scarecrow can be found on a barge in the docks area. While on the barge, use the sequencer device to decode the "City of Terror" code. A panel opens. When you enter, you are in a room full of neon bug zappers. At the end of the corridor is a passed-out prisoner sitting in a chair. When you zoom in on him, he wakes with a start and lets out a loud scream. He then falls back asleep. He is presumed to be a victim of Scarecrow's experiments.
- #008
There are several references to the ABC series Lost (2004). One occurs while gliding through Arkham City, when a prisoner asks another: "So, did they ever explain what the island was?" Then more dialogue follows: "… why did it end in a church?" Writer Paul Dini was part of the "Lost" writing team for the first two seasons before leaving the series.
- #014
Killer Croc can be seen while playing the Iceberg Lounge VIP Room Challenge Map DLC, drinking and smoking a cigar in the background as he watches your fight.
- #016
When you go to Two-Face's courthouse and enter by the back way, you can descend into the cell next to Calendar Man's cell. While in that cell, turn on detective mode, look up (make sure you are underneath it) and punch. When you do this, they somehow notice you, run in through the door and come to fight you.
- #019
The code word "Sarah," given by Commissioner Gordon to undercover police officers, is a reference to his wife Sarah Essen-Gordon, who was shot and killed by the Joker in Detective Comics #741.
- #034
Contains a major spoiler — show
At one point in the game, Vicki Vale's news helicopter crashes and Batman must save her from snipers trying to shoot her from neighboring rooftops. After succeeding and saving her, Batman immediately grabs Vicki beside him and uses the Line Launcher device to escape. Batman usually uses a grapple gun to save people; the Line-Launcher is a direct reference to the 1989 live-action film, in which Batman rescues Vicki Vale from her "date" with the Joker at the museum.
- #036
Contains a major spoiler — show
In one of the abandoned shops in Wonder City there is a sign reading "Muftic Barber Shop". This is a reference to Kan Muftic, a concept artist on Arkham Asylum/Arkham City.
- #045
During conversations, prisoners sometimes say they do not know whether the name Ra's al Ghul is pronounced Ray-sh or R-oz. This is a nod to how the name was pronounced differently in Batman Begins and various animated Batman series.
- #061
A secret room in the asylum warden's office in Batman: Arkham Asylum held hints about how the sequel would progress, among them blueprints for the Arkham City prison that closely resemble its final layout in Batman: Arkham City.
- #074
The Riddler Trophies in Batman: Arkham City were designed toward the end of development and incorporated into every area of the map without overpopulating it, resulting in 440 trophies that require gadgets to solve puzzles rather than being placed in obscure areas as mere collection items.
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