GAME · 2015 · UK
Batman: Arkham Knight
- Developer
- Rocksteady Studios
- Publisher
- Warner Bros. Games
- Platforms
- Microsoft Windows, macOS
170 archived facts 6 topics 2 sources Last reviewed Nov 2026
170 Interesting Facts About Batman: Arkham Knight
Interesting Facts (88)
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Gotham City was redesigned through building on the previous games' Gothic architecture, while making a more believable and dense city through adding minor elements like neon lights, billboard advertising, American-styled cars, and shops. Art director David Hego described the final design as: "feeling a little out of time. You couldn't pinpoint whether it's twenty years ago, now or in ten years' time."
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Contains a major spoiler — show
In the Red Hood DLC mission, Red Hood goes after the Mob boss "Roman Sionis/Black Mask." In terms of continuity, Batman: Arkham Origins (2013) comes before Batman: Arkham City (2011). But in Batman: Arkham Knight's Red Hood DLC mission, Black Mask looks exactly the same as in Batman: Arkham Origins.
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In the Batman: Arkham Knight "The End Begins" trailer released on June 19, 2015, Game Director Sefton Hill is said to make an in-game cameo while leaving a restaurant. His small role in the game can be noticed when Officer Owens enters the diner in the opening prologue — after a man walks away from the bar, he passes by Owens: this is Sefton Hill's likeness.
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At the start of the 'Friend in Need' side quest, as Bruce Wayne enters Wayne Tower, there is a hint that he is not actually Bruce Wayne: earlier, while listening to Bruce's voicemail, there are mocking messages from the Joker part of him, and it is clear these are only in his head; when 'Bruce Wayne' checks the messages, he only hears the four from real people.
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After gassing Batman on Stagg's zeppelin, Scarecrow asks Batman what he can see: "the city engulfed in fear? Betrayed by those you trust the most? Your darkest secrets revealed?" It sounds like typical villain bluster, but by the end of the game he manages to make all of it come true — the Cloudburst briefly suffocates Gotham with fear gas, Gordon shoots Batman on Scarecrow's orders, and the world learns that Batman is Bruce Wayne.
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While listening to voicemail messages in Bruce's office at Wayne Tower, Vicki Vale, Lex Luthor and Kate Kane (Batwoman) can be heard. Lex's message appears to concern a failed business deal, while Kate Kane calls to ask whether Bruce plans to attend her and Maggie Sawyer's wedding. Maggie Sawyer is a police officer prominent in Superman-related media.
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The game opens with the Joker being cremated to the tune of Frank Sinatra's "I've Got You Under My Skin." Later in the game, we learn that traces of the Joker still remain in Batman's blood, activated when he is hit with Scarecrow's new fear toxin. This causes Batman to see Joker hallucinations that threaten to take over his personality.
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Although Rocksteady does not include the prequel Batman: Arkham Origins (2013) in the Arkham Trilogy, both Slade Wilson/Deathstroke and Garfield Lynns/Firefly return in side missions that reference that game. Both of them tell Batman about the events of that game.
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A line of dialogue cut from the game had Deathstroke say he had waited 8 years for this "rematch." This means Batman: Arkham Knight takes place 8 years after Batman: Arkham Origins (2013), which is set two years after Bruce Wayne first became Batman. In total, Batman has been active for 10 years.
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After Batman tells Jim that Barbara has been captured, they go to the clock tower, but they are attacked by the Knight's militia jeeps. The Arkham Knight demands that Jim be brought to him alive. This is because they planned to blackmail him into joining their side; while Batman is led to believe Barbara is dead, Jim is still captured and probably knows the truth.
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Contains a major spoiler — show
When the Arkham Knight appears in his helicopter, he targets Batman and says, "Time to die, old man." Another meaning of the word 'old man' is 'Father.' It fits Jason, who feels betrayed by a father figure. Batman may also be calling him "old man" because AK knows he is much older than himself.
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While Batman is at the ACE Chemicals processing plant and Scarecrow is building the fear toxin bomb, the ACE Chemicals announcer states that the blast radius reaches only 51 miles. This means the toxin will cover only Gotham, as seen in later parts of the game, and not the entire eastern seaboard as Scarecrow wanted.
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Gotham City was redesigned by building on the gothic architecture of the previous games; small touches such as neon lights, billboards, American-style cars and shops were used to create a more believable and dense city. Art director David Hego describes the final design as 'slightly out of time'; somewhere between twenty years ago, now, or ten years from now.
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After Batman: Arkham City, Mark Hamill had said he would quit the role of the Joker unless an adaptation of 'The Killing Joke' was made. In this game, the opening pages of 'The Killing Joke' are recreated through the Joker hallucination Batman sees due to fear gas. Hamill later fulfilled this wish and voiced the Joker in the animated film Batman: The Killing Joke. He then announced that he would continue to play the character as long as Kevin Conroy voiced Batman.
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Batgirl appears for the first time in the entire game series with the DLC story 'A Matter of Family'. The story takes place between Batman: Arkham Origins and Batman: Arkham Asylum and tells of Barbara Gordon's period before she became Oracle following the crippling injury that changed her life. In Arkham Origins, Barbara had also begun helping Batman by trying to establish a relationship of trust with her father, James Gordon.
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The idea of Scarecrow as the main villain and the Joker returning through hallucinations was taken from the script of Joel Schumacher's canceled film 'Batman: Unchained'. This film was planned as a sequel to Batman & Robin and was to complete the live-action series that began with the 1989 Batman.
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The game's autumn atmosphere led to changes in character designs compared to the midwinter setting of Batman: Arkham City: Scarecrow's costume looks more decayed and damaged; Penguin has lost his long coat, is dirtier (there are sweat and food stains on his clothes) and has a shaved head; Riddler keeps his question-mark green shirts but constantly changes his costume in reaction to the plot; while Two-Face's costume does not change much, his burned flesh and duality are emphasized.
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After Batman is exposed to fear gas, some billboards and signs in Gotham have the potential to transform into more frightening, Joker-themed versions when you look at them. When you look away, they return to normal. For example, the 'Johnny Charisma Live!' sign on Grand Avenue can turn into the Joker on a red background instead of Johnny on his usual green background.
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The reason Arkham Knight received an M (Mature) rating in the US is the disturbing cutscenes at key points in the story, the pools of blood in the game, and the ability to execute hostages. But the main reason is most likely the scene in which Batman nearly crushes a thug's head under the Batmobile's tire. They kept the M rating because they did not want to cut anything from the story.
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In various places in the game (especially in the elevator leading to Batman's laboratory beneath the film studios), you can find posters for 'The Gray Ghost' starring Simon Trent. In the 'Beware the Gray Ghost' episode of Batman: The Animated Series, young Bruce Wayne idolized the television hero Gray Ghost, played by Simon Trent (voiced by Adam West); as an adult, Bruce teamed up with Simon to stop a terrorist and drew inspiration for his attacks from an episode of the show.
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At one point in the main story, while Batman and Robin are rescuing the 'Jokers', Johnny Charisma is hiding in the stage section of the film studios. To reach the stage, Batman reviews the security camera footage and sees Charisma enter the code. The mirror reveals that the code is 0539. Looked at more closely, 05 stands for May and 39 for 1939; this is the date Batman first appeared (May 1939).
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At the start of the 'Friend in Need' side mission, as Bruce Wayne enters Wayne Tower, there is a hint that he is not the real Bruce Wayne: earlier, while listening to Bruce's voice messages, mocking messages come from the Joker part, which are happening only inside his head; when 'Bruce Wayne' checks the messages, he hears only four messages from real people.
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After gassing Batman on Stagg's airship, Scarecrow asks him what he sees: 'A city drowned in fear? Betrayal by those you trust most? Your darkest secrets laid bare?' Though it sounds like typical villain boasting, by the end of the game he manages to accomplish all of them: the Cloudburst briefly drowns Gotham in fear gas, Gordon shoots Batman on Scarecrow's orders, and the world learns that Batman is Bruce Wayne.
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The story resembles the cancelled 'Batman: Unchained' film, which was planned as the fifth and final film in the Tim Burton/Joel Schumacher series. One major difference is that in Arkham Knight, Harley Quinn is Joker's girlfriend, whereas in the cancelled film she was his daughter seeking revenge for her father's death.
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While listening to voicemails in Bruce's office at Wayne Tower, the voices of Vicki Vale, Lex Luthor and Kate Kane (Batwoman) can be heard. Lex's message appears to concern a failed business deal, while Kate Kane asks Bruce whether he will attend her wedding to Maggie Sawyer. Maggie Sawyer is a police officer prominent in Superman media.
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The game opens with Joker being cremated, accompanied by Frank Sinatra's 'I've Got You Under My Skin'. Later in the game, we learn that traces of Joker's toxin remain in Batman's blood and are activated by Scarecrow's new fear gas. This causes Batman to hallucinate Joker and leads to the threat of Joker taking over Batman's personality.
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Garfield Lynns/Firefly appears for the second time in an Arkham universe game. Although Rocksteady does not consider Batman: Arkham Origins (developed by WB Montreal) part of its own Arkham Trilogy, the game's continuity is acknowledged and referenced through Firefly mentioning the bridge where his boss fight in Origins took place.
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A sequel game was planned in which Damian Wayne, the illegitimate son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul, becomes the new Batman after his father's supposed death. Although concept art was produced and some pre-development began, the game was ultimately shelved in favour of Gotham Knights (2022).
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In the opening scene, the person smoking at Paul's Diner is wearing a red hood, implying that he is the Red Hood. However, an Anarchy symbol carved into his table also suggests that he could be Anarky. Later in the game, you can hear some of the Arkham Knight's men commenting on Anarky's disappearance, which strengthens the possibility that the smoker is Anarky.
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On Founders Island, one of the three islands in the Arkham Knight story, there is an area called 'Otisburg.' This is a reference to the Christopher Reeve Superman film (1978); Otis, played by Ned Beatty, had asked for a small piece of the new California coastline that would be created by Lex Luthor's (Gene Hackman) plan to sink most of California into the ocean.
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Near the end of the first part of the weapon cache side mission (completed as part of the main story), as Batman closes the vault door to protect himself from the explosion, the Joker hallucination acts as if Batman is locking him inside the vault and jokingly begs and pleads not to be locked in. This is a reference to Batman trapping the Joker in a cell in the darkest corner of his mind forever at the end of the game as he purges him from his mind; the Joker hallucination similarly begs not to be left locked inside, but this time he is not joking.
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The first thing we see in the game is the label on Joker's cremation chamber: 'ROBINSON'. If you read it with a space in between, it becomes 'ROBIN SON' (Robin's Son). One of the game's main themes is Batman seeing his sidekicks as family. The game's main villain is the former Robin Jason Todd, pouring out his rage at his old mentor and stepfather for changing him. This may also be a nod to Jerry Robinson, one of the co-creators of the Joker character.
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In Batman's first face-to-face encounter with the Arkham Knight, the other soldiers are told not to shoot at the bat symbol on his armor, because that is where the armor is thickest. When Batman uses the remote control of the Batmobile to surprise the mercenaries, the Knight immediately escapes with a grapple, just like Batman himself or someone he trained. Much later, Gordon shoots Batman to escape Scarecrow's schemes, 'killing' him and sending him falling from the building.
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When the Arkham Knight appears with his helicopter, he targets Batman and says, 'Time to die, old man.' Another meaning of the term 'old man' is 'Father'. A fitting remark for Jason, who feels betrayed by a father figure. Alternatively, AK may call him 'old man' because he knows Batman is significantly older than himself.
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Regarding Henry Adams's disappearance: on the refrigerator at Pauli's Diner, there is a flyer stating that a local man named Henry Adams has gone missing. Indeed, it is later revealed that he was kidnapped - by Batman himself; as the only transplant recipient with a natural immunity to Joker's blood, he played a key role in Batman and Robin's attempts to synthesize a cure. Among the Joker-fied citizens, Henry is the one whose physical appearance most resembles the real Joker; he is like an older relative of his, without the skin or hair color. This is a hint that he is the most Joker-like of them all and that he is in fact not immune. A hint that Henry was not as immune as initially believed (and that he was the one who hacked the security system) emerges when Batman asks him to help hack a security camera. He says he doesn't know much about computers, to Batman's surprise, but then does what Batman asks much faster than would be expected from someone truly computer-illiterate. Although he says the interface is much simpler than a normal computer layout, in hindsight this seems like a kind of mockery. Similarly, billboards for the cocktail singer Johnny Charisma's live Halloween show appear all over the city. Although some fans' initial comments about a hidden message note seem exaggerated, it later turns out to be partly true; Johnny, an infected blood recipient, with a similar hairstyle and an equally flamboyant lounge lizard suit, is seemingly becoming increasingly Joker-like. Batman even later hallucinates billboard variations of Joker presenting the show.
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Unlike the winter setting of Batman: Arkham City (2011), the game's autumn setting required a change in character designs: * Scarecrow's costume looks more decayed and damaged. * Penguin has lost his long coat, given a dirtier look (sweat and food stains are visible on his clothes) and his head is shaved. * The Riddler keeps his green shirts bearing question marks, but constantly changes his own costume in response to events in the plot. * Two-Face's costume does not change much; instead, it emphasizes his burned flesh and his duality.
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After Batman takes a dose of fear toxin, some billboards and other advertisements in Gotham City have a chance of transforming into a more terrifying, Joker version of the advertisement when you look at them. When you look away again, they return to normal. For example: the "Johnny Charisma Live!" advertisement on Grand Avenue can transform into a red background featuring the Joker instead of the normal green background featuring Johnny.
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It is claimed that the reason Arkham Knight received an M rating in the US was allegedly the gruesome cutscenes that are key points in the story, the pools of blood in the game, and the ability to execute hostages. Most likely the main reason for the rating is the scene in which Batman tortures a thug by nearly crushing his head under the Batmobile's tire. They kept the M rating for adults because they did not want to leave anything out of the story they wanted to tell.
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After Batman tells Jim that Barbara has been captured, they go to the clock tower, but they are attacked by the Knight's militia jeeps. The Arkham Knight demands that Jim be brought to him alive. The reason was that they planned to blackmail him into joining their side; while Batman is made to believe Barbara is dead, Jim is still captured and probably knows the truth.
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A sequel was planned in which Damian Wayne, the illegitimate son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul, would become the new Batman after his father's supposed death. Despite concept design being done and some initial development being started, the game was ultimately shelved in favor of Gotham Knights (2022).
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While Batman is at the ACE Chemicals processing plant and Scarecrow is building the fear toxin bomb, the ACE Chemicals announcer states that the blast radius reaches only 51 miles. This means that the toxin will cover only Gotham, as seen later in the game, and not the entire eastern seaboard as Scarecrow intended.
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Production Story (16)
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The game's autumn setting necessitated a change in character designs, in contrast to the winter setting of Batman: Arkham City (2011): Scarecrow's costume looks more decayed and damaged; the Penguin lost his long coat, was made to look dirtier (his clothing shows signs of sweat and food stains) and his head was shaved; the Riddler retains his green shirts bearing question marks, but constantly modifies his own costume in response to the events of the plot; Two-Face's costume does not change too much, instead emphasizing his burnt flesh and duality.
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Batgirl makes her first ever appearance in this game out of the whole game series as a DLC storyline called "A Matter of Family". The story takes place between Batman: Arkham Origins (2013) and Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009). Before Barbara Gordon had a life-changing injury to become Oracle, who's been assisting Batman in Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City (2011). She also started assisting Batman in Arkham Origins as Barbara Gordon trying to assist Batman build a trust reputation with her father, James Gordon.
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The game starts with Joker's cremation set to the tune of Frank Sinatra's "I've Got You Under My Skin". Later in the game, we find out Batman still has some traces of Joker's toxin in his blood which activates when hit by Scarecrow's new fear toxin. Causing Batman to see hallucinations of Joker which indeed threatens to take over Batman's personality.
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Gotham City was redesigned by building on the previous games' Gothic architecture while making a more believable and dense city through adding minor elements like neon lights, billboard advertising, American-styled cars, and shops. Art director David Hego described the final design as "feeling a little out of time. You couldn't pinpoint whether it's twenty years ago, now or in ten years' time."
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In order for this game to meet next-gen qualifications, Rocksteady opted out of developing Batman: Arkham Origins (2013) in order to develop this one; thus, for both continuity and artistic reasons, Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill did not lend their voices to their respective roles of Batman and the Joker in Arkham Origins.
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A sequel was planned where Damian Wayne, the illegitimate son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul, becomes the new Batman after his father's supposed death. Despite concept art being made and some initial development being started, the game was ultimately scrapped in favor of Gotham Knights (2022).
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A picture of the collector's edition showing a Batman statue with the words "From a Grateful City In Memory of the Gotham Knight" was accidentally uploaded on Amazon. It was taken down shortly afterwards and replaced with an alternative version that had the text removed.
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The reason Arkham Knight received its M for Mature rating in the USA is allegedly because of gruesome cutscenes that were key points in the story, pools of blood in the game and the ability to execute hostages. Most likely, the main reason for the rating is the scene where Batman tortures a thug by almost crushing his head under the Batmobile's tyre. They kept the M for Mature rating because they didn't want to leave anything out of the story they wanted to tell.
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Behind the Scenes (12)
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During Batman's first face-to-face encounter with the Arkham Knight, the other soldiers are told to not shoot the bat symbol on his armour because that's where the armour is thickest. When Batman uses the remote control on the Batmobile to surprise the mercs, Knight immediately grappels out, much like Batman himself would. Or someone he trained. Much later, Gordon shoots Batman there intentionally, "killing" him and knocking him off the building in order to escape Scarecrow's machinations.
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Unlike the winter setting of Batman: Arkham City (2011), the game's autumn setting required changes in character designs: * Scarecrow's costume looks more decayed and damaged. * The Penguin has lost his long coat, been given a dirtier look (with sweat and food stains visible on his clothes) and had his head shaved. * The Riddler keeps his green shirts bearing question marks, but constantly changes his own costume in response to events in the plot. * Two-Face's costume does not change much, instead emphasizing his burned flesh and duality.
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Lead character artist Albert Feliu said a single character model in Batman: Arkham Knight could contain the same number of polygons used to render the entire environment of Arkham Asylum, and the game was the first in the series to use the Apex physics simulation engine so items such as Batman's cape react realistically to movement or wind.
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Art director David Hego said returning characters in Batman: Arkham Knight were redesigned to remain interesting after players had seen them in earlier games, and the game's autumnal setting required different clothing from Arkham City's winter setting; the Penguin lost his long coat, was made to look dirtier with signs of sweat and food stains, and had his head shaved.
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David Buckley, who replaced Ron Fish as composer on Batman: Arkham Knight, was willing to work within the music Nick Arundel had already created rather than adding his own personal touch, and received Arundel's work from Arkham Asylum to help create new variations on the original theme's chords and melody.
Characters & Cast (5)
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Mark Hamill said that, after Batman: Arkham City (2011), he was retiring from the role of the Joker unless an adaptation of "The Killing Joke" was made. This game features a recreation of the opening pages of "The Killing Joke" via Batman's fear toxin-induced Joker hallucination. Hamill would go on to fulfill that wish and got to play the Joker in Batman: The Killing Joke (2016), an animated film adaptation of the comic. Later, he stated he would continue to portray the character as long as Kevin Conroy voiced Batman.
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In various places in the game (most notably in the elevator leading to Batman's laboratory beneath the film studios), you can find posters for "The Gray Ghost" starring Simon Trent. In Beware the Gray Ghost (1992), young Bruce Wayne idolized the Gray Ghost, a television hero played by Simon Trent (voiced by Adam West), and as an adult Bruce teamed up with Simon to stop a terrorist, using an episode of the series as inspiration for his attacks.
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On Founders' Island, one of the three islands in the Arkham Knight story, there is an area named "Otisburg." This is a reference to Superman (1978), starring Christopher Reeve, in which Ned Beatty's character Otis asks for a small portion of the new California coastline that Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) plans to create by sinking most of California into the ocean.
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Easter Eggs & References (36)
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At several places in the game (most notably in the elevator that leads to Batman's lab beneath the movie studios), you can find posters for "The Gray Ghost" starring Simon Trent. In Beware the Gray Ghost (1992), a young Bruce Wayne idolized The Gray Ghost, a television hero played by Simon Trent (voiced by Adam West), and as an adult, Bruce teamed with Simon to stop a terrorist, using an episode of the show as inspiration for his attacks.
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When listening to voicemail messages in Bruce's office in Wayne Tower, Vicki Vale, Lex Luthor, and Kate Kane (Batwoman) can all be heard. Lex's message seems to be about a business deal that fell through, while Kate Kane called asking if Bruce is planning on attending her and Maggie Sawyer's wedding. Maggie Sawyer is a police officer who features prominently in Superman-related media.
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When Batman is in the ACE Chemicals processing center while Scarecrow is making his fear toxin bomb, the ACE Chemicals announcer states that the blast radius only reaches 57 miles. This means that the toxin would only cover Gotham as seen later in the game and not the entire eastern sea board, as Scarecrow wanted it to.
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At the beginning of the 'Friend in Need' sidequest, when Bruce Wayne is entering Wayne Tower, there's a hint that it isn't really Bruce Wayne: before, when listening to Bruce's voicemail, there are mocking messages from the Joker fragment, which obviously are only happening in his head; when 'Bruce Wayne' checks the messages, he only hears the four from real people.
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A line of dialogue from Deathstroke that was cut from the game had him saying he had waited 8 years for this "rematch." This means Batman: Arkham Knight is set 8 years after Batman: Arkham Origins (2013), which is set two years after Bruce Wayne first became Batman. In total, Batman has been around for 10 years.
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One of the three islands in the Arkham Knight storyline, Founders Island, has a district called "Otisburg." This is carried over from the Superman (1978) movie with Christopher Reeve, when Ned Beatty, as Otis, claimed a small portion of the new California coastline to be created by Lex Luthor's (Gene Hackman) plan to sink most of California into the ocean.
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In the Batman: Arkham Knight "The End Begins" trailer, released on June 19th, 2015, Game Director Sefton Hill is said to have made a cameo in game form leaving a diner. His cameo in the game can be spotted as Officer Owens enters the diner in the opening prologue - a man passes Owens after turning away from the bar: this is Sefton Hill's likeness.
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Garfield Lynns/Firefly appears for the second time in an Arkhamverse game. Although Rocksteady do not consider Batman: Arkham Origins (2013) (developed by WB Montreal) part of their Arkham Trilogy, its continuity is acknowledged and referenced by Firefly, referencing the bridge where his respective boss fight in Origins took place.
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At one point during the main story when Batman and Robin are saving the "Jokers", Johnny Charisma is hiding on the stage section of the movie studios. In order to gain access to the stage, Batman reviews the CCTV footage to reveal Charisma inputting the passcode. The mirror reveals the code is 0539. Studied more closely, 05 stands for May and 39 stands for 1939, which is the first appearance of Batman (May 1939).
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Relating to the disappearance of Henry Adams: There's a flyer on the refrigerator at Pauli's Diner stating that a local man named Henry Adams has gone missing. Sure enough, it's revealed later that he's been abducted by Batman himself; as the only transfusion recipient with natural immunity to Joker's blood, he was instrumental in Batman and Robin's attempts to synthesize a cure. Out of all the Jokerized citizens, Henry is the one whose physical appearance most closely resembles the real Joker, to the point that it looks like he could almost be an older relative, only without the skin or hair coloration. Turns out to be a hint that he's the most Joker-like of all of them, and not immune after all. A hint that Henry isn't quite as immune as originally believed (and the one who hacked the security system) shows up when Batman asks him to help with hacking a security camera. He makes sure to tell Batman that he doesn't really know anything about computers to throw him off, before proceeding to do as Batman asked much faster than anyone who's genuinely computer-illiterate could be expected to. He does state that the interface is much simpler than a normal computer layout, though in hindsight, this appears to be a taunt of sorts. Similarly, billboards for the cocktail singer Johnny Charisma's live Halloween show appear throughout the city. While some fans' initial interpretations of a hidden message note seemed outlandish, it's later revealed to be somewhat true; Johnny, another infected blood recipient, is slowly becoming more Joker-like in his appearance, complete with a similar hairstyle and an equally ostentatious lounge-lizard suit. Batman even later hallucinates variations of the billboard where Joker's the one hosting the show.
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Joker's first lines after he reveals himself to Batman in the ACE Chemicals building, "We're going to give Gotham the Batman it deserves. A new Batman. A better Batman. A darker, more- well, we can come back to this later." As seen in the Golden Ending, Gotham got just that.
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When the Arkham Knight appears with the drill machine, he says "I did ask if it came in black, but then I thought: nah you'd just get all jealous," it is a reference to the Dark Knight Trilogy, where Bruce Wayne often asks if the gadgets and vehicles "come in black?"
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The very first thing we see in the game is the label on Joker's cremation chamber - "ROBINSON". Or "ROBIN SON", if you read it with a space in there. A major theme of the game is that Batman sees his sidekicks as family. The game's main villain is ex-Robin Jason Todd lashing out at his old mentor and adopted father for replacing him. It could also be a reference to Jerry Robinson, who co-created the character of The Joker.
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After Batman has a dose of fear toxin, some of the billboards and other advertisements around Gotham City have a chance to change into a more fearful, Joker version of the ad when you look at it. Then, when you look away, it changes back to normal. For example, the "Johnny Charisma Live!" ad on Grand Avenue can change to a red background with the Joker instead of the normal green background with Johnny.
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When Batman is being taken in the back of the tractor trailer, the cinematic is a shot-for-shot remake of the opening sequence of Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009), substituting the Batmobile with the truck and updating the exterior of the asylum to show decay and overgrowth.
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In the Shadow Wars mission on the Season of Infamy DLC, when you go through the morgue at the hospital, there is an empty chamber with Talia Al Ghul's name on it. It is hinted that her body was taken by the League of Assassins and brought to a Lazarus pit to be revived.
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During Batman's first face-to-face encounter with the Arkham Knight, the other soldiers are told not to shoot the bat symbol on his armour because that's where the armour is thickest. When Batman uses the remote control on the Batmobile to surprise the mercenaries, the Knight immediately grapples out, much like Batman himself would. Or someone he trained. Much later, Gordon shoots Batman there intentionally, "killing" him and knocking him off the building in order to escape Scarecrow's machinations.
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When Batman heads to surrender to Scarecrow near the end of the story, check the wall outside and you'll see a spray-painted red Batsymbol. It's also the Red Hood's symbol, letting the player know he's following Batman before Hood rescues him from Scarecrow.
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Near the end of the first segment of the weapons cache side-quest (which is completed as part of the main story), as Batman is closing the vault door to protect himself from the explosion, the hallucination of Joker pretends that Batman is locking him up inside the vault, jokingly begging and pleading not to be locked in. This ends up hinting at his fate in the game when Batman purges the Joker from his mind by locking him up in a cell to be trapped in the darkest corner of his mind for eternity, with the Joker hallucination similarly pleading not to be trapped inside, only this time he's no longer kidding around.
- #153
- #154
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Bruce Wayne/Batman, Captain/Commissioner James Gordon, Barbara Gordon, The Joker, Harley Quinn, Killer Croc, Jack Ryder and The Riddler are the only characters to have appeared in all four Batman: Arkhamverse games. The runners up would be Alfred Pennyworth, The Penguin, Vicki Vale, Quincy Sharp, Black Mask, Bane, Aaron Cash, Victor Zsasz, Poison Ivy and Mr/ Freeze who appeared in 3 of the 4 titles. Alfred, Black Mask, Vicki, the Penguin and Mr. Freeze did not appear in Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009). Cash, Zsasz and Ivy did not appear in Batman: Arkham Origins (2013), Bane does not appear in Batman: Arkham Knight, nor does Sharp due to his death by suicide occurring between this game and Batman: Arkham City (2011). It should be noted that Jack Ryder is only heard over the radio in Batman: Arkham Asylum, Barbra Gordon is also only heard over the radio talking to Batman in Batman Arkham Asylum and Batman Arkham Citr, the same with Alfred in Batman: Arkham City, Joker only appears by way of hallucinations in Batman: Arkham Knight, Mr Freeze appears in Batman Arkham Origins and Batman Arkahm Knight as DLC missions, Killer Croc also appears in DLC and some hallucinations, and Zsasz appears briefly as an Easter egg.
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- #157
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Regarding Henry Adams' disappearance: * On top of the refrigerator in Pauli's Diner there is a notice stating that a local man named Henry Adams has gone missing. Of course, it is later revealed that he was abducted by Batman himself; as the only blood transfusion recipient with a natural immunity to the Joker's blood, he was instrumental in Batman and Robin's attempts to synthesize a cure. * Among all the Jokerized citizens, Henry is the one whose physical appearance most resembles the real Joker; so much so that, without the skin or hair color, he almost looks like he could be an older relative. It turns out there is a hint that he is the most Joker-like of them and ultimately was not exempt from the condition. * When Batman asks him for help hacking a security camera, a hint emerges that Henry (and the person hacking the security system) was not initially as immune as believed. He does not neglect to tell Batman that he really knows nothing about computers before starting to do what Batman asked much faster than someone who is truly not computer literate could be expected to. He notes that the interface is much simpler than a normal computer layout, but in hindsight this seems like a kind of mockery. Similarly, billboards for the cocktail singer Johnny Charisma's live Halloween show are seen all over the city. Although some fans' initial comments about a hidden message note seemed strange, it later turned out to be correct to some degree; Johnny, another infected blood recipient, gradually comes to resemble the Joker, complete with a similar hairstyle and an equally flamboyant lizard costume. Batman later even hallucinates variations of the billboard in which the host of the show is the Joker.
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- #158
After Batman tells Jim that Barbara was captured, they head to the clock tower, only to get attacked by the Knight's militia jeeps. The Arkham Knight demands Jim to be brought to him alive. This is because they were planning to blackmail him to join their side; Batman is led to believe Barbara died, while Jim is still captured and likely knows the truth.
- #159
- #160
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After Scarecrow gasses Batman on Stagg's airship, he asks Batman what he can see: "the city engulfed in fear? Betrayed by those you trust the most? Your darkest secrets revealed?" It sounds like typical villainous bluster, but he manages to make it all happen by the end of the game: the Cloudburst briefly drowns Gotham in fear gas, Gordon shoots Batman on Scarecrow's orders, and the world learns Batman is Bruce Wayne.
- #161
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When the Arkham Knight shows up in his chopper, he targets Batman and says "Time to die, old man." Another meaning of the term 'old man' is 'Father'. Appropriate for Jason, who feels betrayed by his father figure. He could also be calling Batman "old man" because AK knows he's significantly older than him.
- #162
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The four "infected" each represent a part of Joker: Albert King represents Joker's strength, Johnny Charisma represents Joker's charisma and showmanship, Christina Bell represents Joker's obsession with Batman, and Henry Adams represents Joker's deception and intelligence.
- #163
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The ending of the game references Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight Returns." Specifically, the destruction of Wayne Manor and Batman/Bruce Wayne's supposed death. Unfortunately, the audience is left without any sort of closure for Batman/Bruce Wayne by the end of the game.
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- #165
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The smoker at Paul's Diner in the beginning cutscene is wearing a red hood hinting him to be Red Hood. However, there's an Anarchy symbol carved on his table, which could hint to him being Anarky. Later on in the game, you can hear some of Arkham Knight's goons remark on Anarky's disappearance, which further hints to the smoker being Anarky.
- #166
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The smoker in Pauli's Diner is wearing a hood, so the player can't see them before Scarecrow's fear toxin kicks in and everyone in the diner suddenly looks like a zombie. The smoker was wearing a red hood, hinting that he was the Batman character Red Hood, who we later learn is working with Scarecrow as the Arkham Knight.
- #167
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Relating to the disappearance of Henry Adams: * There's a flyer on the refrigerator at Pauli's Diner stating that a local man named Henry Adams has gone missing. Sure enough, it's revealed later that he's been abducted -by Batman himself; as the only transfusion recipient with natural immunity to Joker's blood, he was instrumental in Batman and Robin's attempts to synthesize a cure. * Out of all the Jokerized citizens, Henry is the one whose physical appearance most closely resembles the real Joker, to the point that it looks like he could almost be an older relative, only without the skin or hair coloration. Turns out to be a hint that he's the most Joker-like of all of them, and not immune after all. * A hint that Henry isn't quite as immune as originally believed (and the one who hacked the security system) shows up when Batman asks him to help with hacking a security camera. He makes sure to tell Batman that he doesn't really know anything about computers to throw him off, before proceeding to do as Batman asked much faster than anyone who's genuinely computer-illiterate could be expected to. He does state that the interface is much simpler than a normal computer layout, though in hindsight, this appears to be a taunt of sorts. Similarly, billboards for the cocktail singer Johnny Charisma's live Halloween show appear throughout the city. While some fans' initial interpretations of a hidden message note seemed outlandish, it's later revealed to be somewhat true; Johnny, another infected blood recipient, is slowly becoming more Joker-like in his appearance, complete with a similar hairstyle and an equally ostentatious lounge-lizard suit. Batman even later hallucinates variations of the billboard where Joker's the one hosting the show.
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- #169
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In Batman's first face-to-face encounter with the Arkham Knight, the other soldiers are told not to shoot the bat symbol on his armor because it is the thickest part of the plating. When Batman uses the remote control for the Batmobile to confuse the mercenaries, the Knight immediately steps out, just as Batman would. Or someone he trained. Much later, Gordon deliberately shoots Batman there, "killing" him and dropping him from the building to escape Scarecrow's schemes.
- #170
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