Who is the Villain of Batman: Arkham Knight?
March 28, 2014 by dracs
A new image has popped up on the web, rumoured to be the villain of the upcoming game Batman: Arkham Knight. Who is that masked man?
Theories abound as to who this chappy might be. Some are suggesting it is Jason Todd, the one time Robin who returned from apparent death to become the vigilante Red Hood. Others say that this is an entirely new character, created by Rocksteady specifically for the game.
Personally, I believe that this could be Azrael.
Azrael is an assassin, trained by the order of St. Dumas to enforce the will of God. During the events of Knightfall, he briefly took the place of Batman after Bane broke Bruce Wayne's back.
Unfortunately he went a little crazy, updating the Batman costume into something more high-tech and using brutal methods to take down criminals. He also had a brief cameo in Arkham City, meaning he already has a presence in the Arkham games.
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Who do you think this new figure might be?
Source: Uproar Comics
batman beyond?
It can’t be Azrael because the character background for him given in Arkham City is different to that of Knightfall i.e. the events of Knightfall did not happen in the Arkham continuity.
Also we have no idea if Jason Todd has been mentioned in this continuity.
More likely is Thomas Wayne Jr, aka Owlman. Or perhaps Hush.
The possibility of a Batman Beyond concept is interesting, perhaps a prelude of the project that Amanda Waller will setup.
No the events of Knightfall have been referred back to. In Arkham Asylum Bane says he will break Batman again, and his character bio states he once broke the Dark Knight’s back
Hmm… but,
http://batman.wikia.com/wiki/Azrael_(Batman:_Arkham_City)
So it’s not the same Azrael.
Honestly, I think it will be an entirely new character, since the Arkham series has a continuity pieced together from a lot of things.
Also there seems to be a clash of continuity since Batman seems to have never heard of Azrael. So the events of Knightfall maywell be retconned (since they were only mentioned by Bane in the first game).
It must be Azrael because when I place my mouse over the picture it says Azrael 😛
I wouldn’t be surprised if it turns out to be the Joker. Especially with the reported increased presence of Harley Quinn. even after Arkham City.