Summary
Rocksteady’sBatman: Arkhamgames remain greatly influential, due in no small part to the story weaved by the developer.Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leagueplans to provide a bold new chapter in that story, expanding the Arkhamverse to include both Metropolis and each of the game’s titular teams. After a whole trilogy spent in a seemingly isolated Gotham City,Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguelooks to exponentially grow the Arkhamverse, while still maintaining a close connection to its origins.
Kill the Justice League’s most obvious connection to the Arkhamverse is its inclusion of the Caped Crusader himself. Like his Justice League counterparts—with the exception of Wonder Woman—Batman has fallen under the influence of Brainiacand must now be stopped by Task Force X. His appearance raises a handful of questions, and while it may not answer all of them,Kill the Justice League’s newest Game Awards trailer could answer at least one surroundingArkham Knight. After almost nine years of speculation and mystery,Kill the Justice Leaguemay finally explain Batman’s Knightfall Protocol.
Batman: Arkham Knight’s Ending Is Still Shrouded In Mystery
Arkham Knight’s ending is drenched in dramaas the narrative culminates in Batman’s capture by Scarecrow. His identity as Bruce Wayne is eventually revealed, and after an injection of Scarecrow’s fear toxin, players delve into Batman’s mind as he fights for control versus Joker. In true comic book fashion, the hero ultimately triumphs, but Batman knows he can’t simply carry on as the Caped Crusader anymore.
CompletingArkham Knight’s Most Wanted missions, which include finding all ofRiddler’s infamous trophies, Bruce decides to enact the Knightfall Protocol, which players soon learn is the destruction of Wayne Manor and the staging of his own death. There is then an epilogue to Batman’s staged death, showing a group of thugs accosting a family in a scene reminiscent of the murder of Batman’s parents.
When the criminals turn to see a Batman-like figure on a roof, they claim the vigilante is dead, but then it rises and explodes into a fiery bat that flies toward them. This ending is how Rocksteady’sArkhamtrilogy conclusively ends, and fans have been left speculating about what the figure is ever since.
Kill the Justice League’s Batman Boss Battle Seems To Reference Arkham Knight’s Ending
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leagueconfirmed that Batman did not, in fact, die at the end ofArkham Knight. Its recent Game Awards trailer, however, may finally provide answers to what the fiery bat was inArkham Knight’s complete Knightfall Protocol ending. At multiple points in the trailer, viewers can see brief glimpses of a monstrous, seemingly volcanic figure, which may be taken fromBatman’s boss battle.
This is the same Knightmare Batman persona seen inArkham Knight’s true ending, which could mean that the mind-controlled hero is using Scarecrow’s fear toxin against Task Force X. In which case, Batman could have employed similar tactics as part of his Knightfall Protocol to create the illusion that he had died, and this fiery specter now stood in his place.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguehas experienced some fan pushbackdue to its live-service elements, but for fans of the Arkhamverse, Rocksteady’s treatment of Batman could finally answer some burning questions. It may have taken close to a decade, but fans may finally get some closure about one of the most influential gaming trilogies of this century.
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
WHERE TO PLAY
Play as the Suicide Squad to take down the World’s Greatest DC Super Heroes, The Justice League. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, is a genre-defying, action-adventure third-person shooter from Rocksteady Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Batman: Arkham series.
