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The Arkhamverse has undergo some major changes between the events ofBatman : Arkham KnightandSuicide Squad : pour down the Justice League . The last fourth dimension player saw Rocksteady ’s depiction of the DC universe , Scarecrow revealed the Dark Knight ’s individuality to the man , forcing him to fake his own death .
[ Warning : The following article contains major spoilers for Suicide Squad : Kill the Justice League and the prequel comic Suicide Squad : Kill Arkham Asylum # 1.]While those who attain 100 % completion inBatman : Arkham Knightunlocked the plot ’s Knightfall ending and see to it Batman homecoming , using Scarecrow ’s Fear Toxin to further intimidate criminals into think he was a new kind of animal , it was surprising when trailers for the plot designate Batman back in action at law - albeit brainwash by Brainiac - as if nothing had changed . Fortunately , many other section inSuicide Squad : Kill the Justice Leaguesoon address this and explain precisely what befall in thefive years sinceBatman : Arkham Knight .
A brainwashed Batman used Scarecrow ’s Fear Toxin again during hisboss conflict inSuicide Squad : Kill the Justice League .
Suicide Squad : Kill the Justice League ’s endgame revelations have run some to query whether the plot is canyon to the rest of the Arkhamverse .
Batman Joined The Justice League
And Left Gotham Behind For Good
One of the first location Task Force X visit is the Hall of Justice , where they can explore and interact with various display and holographical recordings from penis of the Justice League designed as a tourist magnet - with many of the holograph seemingly addressing their viewers as children . These are plan to give some insight into the wider DC population , and allow for the backstory to some of the superheroes player will later have to confront .
Although the minor - friendly intro is jarring for Batman , the transcription does tell how the Dark Knight used to campaign away extremity of the Bat Family - which matches with what ’s been depicted in theBatman : Arkhamgames so far - but has teach to embrace and work as part of a team with the Justice League . It also showed thatBatman ’s identity was still widely known in the Arkhamverse , and had n’t been retconned by some kind of plot of land machine , as Batman openly introduced himself as " Bruce Wayne . "
Later , Task Force X visits a museum exhibition called " The Batman Experience " that depicts the effect of Rocksteady’sBatman : Arkhamgames via a serial of standees and display narrated by the journalist Jack Ryder . While this serve well as a helpful recap for those who had n’t play the old game in the series , the final segment show an unmasked Batman shaking hand with Superman as Ryder explain how Bruce Wayne discover he was alive to the universe andstarted operating as Batman again , link up the Justice League , say :
" Several years after faking his last , Bruce Wayne finally returned , draw back to the light by the meta - human ' super - hero . ' They asked Batman to join the Justice League . He accepted . And so the story of Bruce Wayne - the Batman - continues , far from the mean streets of the city that made him . "
There were several Easter eggs and references to the otherDC grinder in theBatman : Arkhamgames , so many had presume the Justice League was already a team . Therefore , this revelation thatthe Justice League was formed after the outcome ofBatman : Arkham Knightmay have come as a surprise . Within just five years , the Justice League was able to set up a bag of surgical process in Metropolis , as well as the iconic Watchtower space post , which can be seen in model form in one of the Hall of Justice ’s showing instance .
Despite its new setting and supporter , Suicide Squad : bolt down the Justice League is full of references to Rocksteady ’s previous Arkhamverse games .
Arkham Asylum Was Rebuilt With Amanda Waller In Charge
A.R.G.U.S. Oversaw The Institution’s Restoration
Suicide Squad : Kill the Justice League ’s story begins with an introduction to Arkham Asylum that is super redolent of the possible action of theBatman : Arkham Asylumgame . The sequence demo Amanda Waller and her team come at the institution , where the likes of Deadshot , Harley Quinn , Captain Boomerang , and King Shark are being held .
The Arkham Asylum inmate were transferred from the Belle Reve , and King Shark still wears his Belle Reve jumpsuit at the start ofSuicide Squad : Kill the Justice League . This is the main locating Waller tends to recruit from in otherSuicide Squadmedia .
The first issue ofSuicide Squad : drink down the Justice League’sprequel comedian , Suicide Squad : Kill Arkham Asylumexplains within its initiative Thomas Nelson Page that Arkham Asylum was rebuilt watch over the waste riots ofBatman : Arkham Asylumand the failed experiment ofBatman : Arkham City . As part of the instauration ’s renovation , A.R.G.U.S. oversaw extensive upgrade to assure that history would n’t reiterate itself , with Waller stating that she alone " holds the key to the castle . "
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Gordon does note that while Arkham Asylum has been overhauled and look like a new quickness in many ways , the conditions the inmates are being hold in are " appalling " , with Waller state that A.R.G.U.S. " interlock ‘em up and throw aside the samara " with " none of those other frills . " Harley Quinn afterwards theorizes that the conditions are contrive to produce a reaction of maximal fermentation and aggression to keep inmates desperate and wild , which would prime them utterly for Waller ’s Task Force X missions .
Suicide Squad : Kill Arkham Asylum # 1references Deathstroke , who is rumored to be one ofSuicide Squad : Kill the Justice League ’s playable characters in post - launch content , say that he has been transferred to Arkham Asylum already .
Despite the destructive plot line in Suicide Squad : Kill the Justice League , there are still way for Rocksteady to make a new Batman : Arkham secret plan .
What Happened To Some Of The Arkhamverse’s Main Villains?
Suicide Squad: KTJL And Suicide Squad: KAS Provide Answers
Some of the Arkhamverse ’s villain return inSuicide Squad : vote down the Justice League , and the game provides some insight into what they did in the days building up to it . Before being captured and forced to wager a role in Waller ’s " Support Squad " , Penguin seemed to move to Metropolis as well , rebuilding his gun - move operation under the front " North Refrigeration " after it was consistently disassembled by Batman and Nightwing inBatman : Arkham Knight . At some point in time , Riddler also seemed to run away his incarceration and was capable to set up several challenge and riddles across Metropolis for Task Force X to dispatch .
The " Double Tap " A.R.G.U.S. tape in theSuicide Squad : Kill the Justice League ’s Codex also explain how the Deadshot of theBatman : Arkhamgames was an pretender who had the delusion that he was the real Floyd Lawton . This led to the Floyd Lawton ofSuicide Squad : Kill the Justice Leaguecoming out of retreat as the real Deadshot stepping back into action to take down his impostor . The veridical Floyd Lawton originally retired the Deadshot Mickey Mantle when his daughter , Zoe was put up , and cites her safety as one of the main reason he killed the phony Deadshot . Unfortunately , in doing so , Deadshot was savvy by the Green Lantern , remove him aside from his daughter anyway .
Lex Luthor unveil in later tapes that the " role player " Deadshot fromBatman : Arkham Cityis somehow from another universe of discourse tout ensemble , explaining how he had the same DNA and fingermark as the " real " Lawton and legitimizing both rendering of the character within the Arkhamverse . Luthor goes on to say that he does n’t have it off how that happened as it means that someone had entree to interdimensional change of location long before Brainiac ’s intrusion started .
Suicide Squad : Kill Arkham Asylum ’s first outlet cease with Waller watch as Brainiac ’s intrusion of Metropolis commence to unfold , and the inmate cell begin to open up . With the flirt for the 2nd issue stating " the inmates execute the asylum",it ’s yet to be see what visitation and tribulations Waller has in memory board for her inmates before recruiting the team forSuicide Squad : Kill the Justice League ’s main mission . With characters such as Victor Zsasz already meeting his demise within the first event at the hands of King Shark , and the hand of Killer Croc - who has been reintroduced in the prequel comedian - found in Batman ’s Metropolis Batcave , it ’s bound to end badly for many of the Arkhamverse ’s villain .
plant in the Arkham biz universe , Suicide Squad : belt down the Justice League is an action third - person shooter live - service game from the developer at Rocksteady . Players will choose from one of four member in the Suicide Squad , headed by Amanda Waller , as they ’re forced to take on their most hard challenge yet - to face a corrupted slate of the domain ’s greatest heroes , including the Flash , Batman , and Superman . The secret plan allows for teams of up to four thespian as characters call for geartrain to better their chances of survival .
