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Batman: Arkham Origins

GAME · 2013 · CANADA

Batman: Arkham Origins

Developer
Warner Bros. Games
Publisher
Warner Bros. Games
Platforms
Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii U

36 archived facts 7 topics 2 sources Last reviewed Sep 2026

36 Interesting Facts About Batman: Arkham Origins

Interesting Facts (12)

  1. #001

    Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot/The Penguin's ship, The Final Offer, was previously a cargo/passenger vessel named The Olivia B. Meredith. It is a tribute to Burgess Meredith (born Oliver Burgess Meredith), the actor who played the Penguin in the 1966 film Batman.

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  2. #002

    In the trailer for Batman: Arkham Origins, Batman splits Deathstroke's sword in two with both of his gauntlets, just as Batman breaks Ra's Al Ghul's sword in Batman Begins (2005).

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  3. #003

    Several people spying on some of Black Mask's thugs will say they have noticed how strangely he has been acting lately. One notes that he has become far more violent, while another remarks that he jokes much more than usual.

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  4. #004

    After completing the main story, returning to the Batcave and talking with Alfred, a comical conversation begins between Batman and Alfred about a "king bat" that is terrorizing Alfred and flying around the Batcave. It is said to be the character Man-Bat/Kirk Langstrom.

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  5. #005
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    When Bane says the Joker has "one minute" to talk to Batman, he actually returns in real time after about a minute.

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  6. #006

    The Penguin can legally sell weapons on his ship because the water it sits in is part of international waters; it is illegal in U.S. TERRITORY. A loophole pulled off by the cunning bird.

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  7. #007
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    When Batman first encounters the Electrocutioner on the Final Offer, he boasts: "I'm-a kill you, then I'm-a jump-start your heart, and kill you again!" Later, while leaving the GCPD after the riot in the holding cells, Batman sees one of the medical staff revive an officer with a defibrillator. These events later help him as clues in flashbacks; one revives Alfred, while the other stops and restarts Bane's heart.

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  8. #008

    As Batman ascends to the top floor of the Gotham Royal Hotel to catch the Joker, if you manage to leave the ballroom that the Joker has turned into a carnival, you will see that the cards on the floor bear the Joker's appearance from Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009) and Batman: Arkham City (2011).

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  9. #009

    Michael Gough, who voices Commissioner James Gordon, shares his name with the actor Michael Gough, who played Alfred Pennyworth in four live-action Batman films.

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  10. #010
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    Fun fact: the corpse of a Black Mask thug will not disappear from the bank even after you enter the Deadshot mission. It is still hiding there.

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  11. #011

    Cheshire and Black Spider were considered as assassins to be hired in the Assassination Race against Batman. But they were rejected.

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  12. #012

    Killer Croc has a more human appearance in this game. His eyes do not glow due to dark sclera, his chest is pale with prominent nipples, the extra teeth in his mouth jut out from his jaw, and he is thinner.

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Production Story (7)

  1. #013
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    During the second Blackgate riot, Deathstroke tells Batman that since the bounty has been cancelled, there is no need for him to seek a rematch, at least not until someone puts up another 50 million. This eventually happens in Batman: Arkham Knight (2015), where they do have their rematch, but using tanks.

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  2. #014

    WB Games Montréal was selected to develop Batman: Arkham Origins because Rocksteady needed time to make Batman: Arkham Knight, which would otherwise have left a long gap without an Arkham game. The studio had previously worked on the Wii U adaptation of Batman: Arkham City, which familiarized it with Rocksteady's modified Unreal Engine 3.

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  3. #015

    A suggestion that Batman occasionally make unavoidable mistakes during gameplay in Batman: Arkham Origins, such as tripping or missing with batarangs, was discarded as inconsistent with the character. His inexperience was instead expressed through personality: learning to be the city's protector and overcoming his obsession with vengeance.

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  4. #016

    For Batman: Arkham Origins, the developers expanded Black Mask because the character was less well known than villains such as the Joker and Penguin, and Holmes said he needed that expansion to be interesting and scary. Black Mask was chosen as an antagonist suited to Batman's early career because of his practicality, marking a transition from ordinary criminals to the neurotic super-villains Batman would later face.

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  5. #017

    A dynamic weather system that would have changed gameplay in Batman: Arkham Origins, such as wind and snow lowering visibility and making snipers more vulnerable to Batman's stealth, was implemented during development but abandoned because it could not be finished in the available time.

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  6. #018

    Drake said the prequel setting gave him more freedom in the score while still adhering to what he called "the DNA" of Batman music.

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  7. #019

    For Batman: Arkham Origins, Drake chose more electronic elements than the earlier scores, which he described as elegant and orchestral.

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Behind the Scenes (7)

  1. #020

    The New Gotham area of Batman: Arkham Origins was designed for vertical movement, letting enemies be placed above and below Batman to create areas dense with activity.

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  2. #021

    Batman: Arkham Origins divides its city into residential, industrial and commercial neighborhoods with matching decorations: the industrial setting is bleak, the commercial area carries corporate decorations and residential windows have lights.

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  3. #022

    For Batman: Arkham Origins, the designers intended the younger Batman's outfit to appear assembled rather than manufactured, built from several sources. According to Holmes, the suit was not factory-made but was constructed from pieces of technology Batman invented, fabricated, or took from the Wayne facilities.

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  4. #023

    To convey the mystery and fear Batman inspired early in his career, art director Jeremy Price and the design team relied on silhouettes and film noir-style low-key lighting to make the character more imposing in Batman: Arkham Origins.

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  5. #024

    The crime scenes using Detective Vision in Batman: Arkham Origins were intentionally kept short and visually satisfying rather than difficult, with designers settling on a length of two to three minutes after testing how much evidence players wanted to scan before solving them.

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  6. #025

    For Batman: Arkham Origins, the theater aboard Penguin's ship was reduced in size during development to force enemies closer together, and a hovering drone was cut after test players defeated it too easily.

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  7. #026

    Drake worked out of Burbank, California, and approached the cinematic scenes of Batman: Arkham Origins like a traditional film score, with the design team describing scenes to him over the phone.

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Characters & Cast (4)

  1. #027
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    The German dub spoils a major plot point regarding Black Mask's identity almost at his first appearance. To conceal the fact that Black Mask is actually the Joker, both were voiced by two different voice actors in the English dub (by Brian Bloom and Troy Baker respectively, the latter replacing Mark Hamill). For the German version, the same German Joker voice actor from the previous Arkham games was hired, and he was to voice Black Mask as well, which revealed his true identity.

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  2. #028

    By April 2013, the developers of Batman: Arkham Origins had decided against casting veteran Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy, choosing instead a younger-sounding voice suited to Batman's early career.

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  3. #029

    Batman: Arkham Origins' Copperhead was made female, in contrast to the male comic character, with input from Johns. The contortionist character was animated using three motion-capture actors: a stunt woman, a Cirque du Soleil performer and a martial artist, and this version of Copperhead was later added to DC Comics' The New 52.

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  4. #030

    Anarky was updated for Batman: Arkham Origins to a street protester with a gang resembling a social movement, drawing on his original Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle appearances. Holmes said the character would appeal to Batman for a partnership because he is not necessarily evil, and considered Anarky the most timely of the villains given the popularity of anti-corporate and anti-government protest movements.

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Easter Eggs & References (2)

  1. #031

    When Batman first learns of the assassins, he notes that Copperhead's file belongs to a man, but that Copperhead is a woman. This is a nod to the character being male in the comics and female in the game.

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  2. #032
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    In one of Black Mask's first appearances, he considers killing Calendar Man on Christmas Eve, the kind of twisted but funny plan the Joker would devise. It extends to the previews as well. While the voice actors for Batman and the Joker gave several interviews discussing the relationship between their characters, Black Mask's voice actor was conspicuously absent from the preview material. A cynical viewer might have considered the emphasis on the Joker misleading, but now we know the real reason. Another subtler detail concerns the Joker impersonating Black Mask. The developers claimed that Black Mask's design was based on his incarnation in Batman. The suit the Joker wears while disguised as Black Mask is almost identical to the one he wears in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns.

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Deeper Meaning (3)

  1. #033

    According to Holmes, Batman: Arkham Origins juxtaposes the joyful Christmas season with the grim world of Gotham City, placing decorative Santas near Gothic gargoyles and Christmas lights in dark alleys.

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  2. #034

    In Batman: Arkham Origins, the city is dislodged from time and space, mixing 1930s and older buildings with Batman's futuristic technology.

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  3. #035

    In Batman: Arkham Origins, the name "Batman" is used sparingly to emphasize his urban-legend status and the limited understanding of the character.

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Career & Awards (1)

  1. #036

    The story of the game's "Cold, Cold Heart" DLC is largely based on the Emmy Award-winning episode Heart of Ice (1992).

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