Batman: Arkham Knight
Video Game • 2015 • Action
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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DingDang420
Batman "stalks" the criminals he beats.
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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jdpamv
*disabled, the other word is outdated and ableist, but yeah, Barbara is brutalized for spectacle and seemingly fridged (she’s later revealed to have survived).
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Is someone gaslighted?
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tial
Scarecrow, the main antagonist of the game, is entirely based around creating hallucinations of people’s worst fears and manipulating them.
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softea
During the Jason Todd/Joker flashbacks. Most of it is off screen but you do hear some graphic audio leading into the abuse. There is one on-screen moment in the last flashback.
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Addiction
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WesAndersonRocksMySocks
The fear toxin itself is a drug
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Animal
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Are animals abused?
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softea
When you are in Simon Stagg's lab you see the aftermath of abuse/experimentation against apes. You don't see it actively but will find an ape still in a cage.
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Is there a dead animal?
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softea
In Simon Stagg's you will find apes corpses on the ground.
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Are there bugs?
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ARKHAMBRICKS
Seen around and about the city, more often in Scarecrow affected areas/places, old buildings, and hallucinations.
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Assault
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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WesAndersonRocksMySocks
A villain known as “Professor Pyg” mutilates people
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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DingDang420
Batman on multiple occasions grabs criminals by the throat, and they can be heard struggling to breathe and talk.
In the DLC "Batgirl: A Matter of Family" she can discover the tape of the man who sold his Amusement Park to Joker and Harley Quinn, and in said tape, he attempts to commit suicide due to his daughter dying. However the drug he takes is actually laced with laughing gas created by Joker, which he can be heard choking on while he laughs himself to death.
In the DLC "Batgirl: A Matter of Family" she can discover the tape of the man who sold his Amusement Park to Joker and Harley Quinn, and in said tape, he attempts to commit suicide due to his daughter dying. However the drug he takes is actually laced with laughing gas created by Joker, which he can be heard choking on while he laughs himself to death.
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Is someone burned alive?
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DingDang420
Joker's corpse is cremated at the beginning of the game, however he is already dead at this point.
In the mission "Gotham on Fire" Batman must fight Firefly, a arsonist with a jetpack, who is covered in burn scars.
If you start the game in New Game +, the scene where Joker is cremated, Joker jumpscares the player as he is burnt to death, however it's safe to assume this was meant to be a joke by the developers and isn't canon to the story.
In the mission "Gotham on Fire" Batman must fight Firefly, a arsonist with a jetpack, who is covered in burn scars.
If you start the game in New Game +, the scene where Joker is cremated, Joker jumpscares the player as he is burnt to death, however it's safe to assume this was meant to be a joke by the developers and isn't canon to the story.
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Is there amputation?
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The police officer Aaron Cash has a prosthetic arm, as his left hand was eaten by Killer Croc.
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Does a head get squashed?
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DingDang420
Batman uses the Batmobile to interrogate a militia member by threatening to crush his head. Batman doesn't do this, however the game does force the player to interrogate him.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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DingDang420
Batman knocks every enemy he fights unconscious.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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jdpamv
It’s implied that corpses had their genitals maimed but no blood or gore.
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Is someone tortured?
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tial
Jason Todd by Joker in flashbacks.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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maximeobesum
during the stagg airship missions you see simon stagg get thrown down multiple sets of stairs by the arkham knight
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Does someone fall to their death?
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DingDang420
In the DLC "Red Hood Story Pack" Red Hood hunts down Black Mask, and at the end supposedly kills him by throwing him out of a window. However it isn't shown if it kills Black Mask.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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tial
Half of Two-faces face is multilated, including one of his eyes which is always bulging.
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Children
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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DingDang420
Poison Ivy sacrifices her life to stop the fear gas cloud that Scarecrow releases in Gotham. However it's implied that she'll be resurrected as a rose can be seen where she died.
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Family
Is someone kidnapped?
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ARKHAMBRICKS
Jason Todd is shown kidnapped by Joker in several flashbacks/hallucinations. Several others are kidnapped throughout the story, including: Oracle (Barbara Gordon) by Scarecrow/ArkhamKnight, Simon Stagg, Lucius Fox by Hush (sidemission), over 6 random civilians by Professor Pyg off-screen (sidemission), Poison Ivy by Scarecrow near the beginning of the game, Catwoman by Riddler, Robin (Tim Drake) and Commissioner Gordon by Scarecrow/ArkhamKnight (near end of game), Nightwing by Penguin very shortly (temporarily), and Jack Ryder by Deacon Blackfire (sidemission). Despite this abundant amount, there may be more that are not mentioned above.
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Does a parent die?
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DingDang420
The death of the Wayne's is mentioned multiple times in the game, and there's even a scene where Batman fights a bunch of Jokers in crime ally where they died.
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Fear
Are there jumpscares?
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tial
Man-bat will suddenly jumpscare the player out of nowhere while travelling the city.
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Is someone possessed?
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ARKHAMBRICKS
Not technically, no. There is nothing spiritual about it, and it isn't possession even then. Several extremely strong doses of fear gas attack Batman's mind, with one of his biggest fears being to become (like) Joker. The gas then slowly starts to make him believe he is being taken over slowly by the Joker. Eventually, he almost completely succumbs to it, however he then defeats the hallucinogenic "Joker ghost" in his mind.
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Are there ghosts?
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tial
While not really an outright ghost, Batman hallucinates Joker for the entire game.
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Are there clowns?
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ARKHAMBRICKS
The Joker (as a hallucination ghost/flashbacks), Harley Quinn, and their thugs all have a clown aesthetic, Joker's being the most prominent.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Justtohelp2233
Professor Pyg vomits in the back of the Batmobile
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Law Enforcement
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DingDang420
The cops aren't shown in a negative light. Also technically vigilantism is illegal and yet the cops are more than willing to work with Batman and the rest of the Batfamily, however the laws against vigilantism have always been incredibly loose in superhero universes.
The cops in Gotham have a history of being corrupt, however this isn't ever shown or mentioned in Batman: Arkham Knight specifically, with the only game in the series to touch on this being Batman: Arkham Origins, which can be arguably not canon.
The cops in Gotham have a history of being corrupt, however this isn't ever shown or mentioned in Batman: Arkham Knight specifically, with the only game in the series to touch on this being Batman: Arkham Origins, which can be arguably not canon.
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Medical
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Are needles/syringes used?
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DingDang420
Scarecrow has needles on his right hand, and is shown to use them to induce fear toxin into his victims.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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ARKHAMBRICKS
Near the end of the game's story, Scarecrow takes Batman back to where it all began, Arkham Asylum, which is a mental institution.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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WesAndersonRocksMySocks
Much of the “Shadow War” DLC takes place in a hospital
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Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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DingDang420
Kind of. A cop at the beginning of the game gets a dose of fear toxin, and hallucinates a bunch of demons attacking him. This same cop can be found later in the game, in a cell in the GCPD, where he seems to still be under the effects of said Fear Toxin.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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ARKHAMBRICKS
The hallucinated "ghost" of Joker, as well as several other villains and enemies.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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PrydeNPaine
Professor Pig is a character whose motivation and MO are both closely tied in to body dysmorphia. Victims are chosen due to "flaws", and insulting terms related to being "flawed" or "damaged" in some way are left with the bodies.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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PrydeNPaine
The Scarecrow's fear toxin induces anxiety attacks in its victims. One particularly intense scene has Barbara Gordon commit suicide in the midst of a panic attack.
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No, however, it *appears* that someone does, via hallucination. They are later revealed to be alive and well, even aiding in Batman's final stand.
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Noxious
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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DavidGtz
Arkham knight militia men make a joke about Harley Quinn being a man
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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SiRenfield
Two LGBTQ+ individuals Riddler (aroace) and Mad Hatter (possibly bisexual, his attraction to men is still shown in a predatory light) are arguably vilified for their queerness
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Does an LGBT person die?
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tial
Poison Ivy, a character who in some iterations is LGBT, dies although it’s never made clear if the Arkham iteration of her character is LGBT.
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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tial
Some female characters wear costumes that show cleavage, but nothing else aside from that.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Sickness
Does someone have a chronic illness?
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tial
In one of the DLC’s Mr Freeze’s wife, Nora, is dying of a chronic disease. She was kept frozen until he could find a way to cure her however he never does. Nora is restored and tells MR Freeze she would rather live out her last days peacefully with him than he torture himself forever finding a cure. They both take off in a boat together knowing they’ll both die in a couple of dies
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Social
Is someone homeless?
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maximeobesum
deacon blackfire’s followers are implied to be homeless residents of gotham
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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jdpamv
There’s an RNGed line where a criminal says that learning Bruce Wayne is Batman is like learning Santa is just your uncle. Of note that the game is too dark and violent for kids and almost anyone else who believes in Santa, though.
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Does it have a sad ending?
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EazyCheeze1978
Batman is outed as Bruce Wayne to the world. Shortly thereafter (if you have completed all the Most Wanted missions) Batman initiates the Knightfall Protocol, self-destructing his mansion with (supposedly) him and Alfred inside. 100% completion also reveals an ending in which a new vigilante takes over Batman's position, who may also be using Scarecrow's fear toxin...
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Vehicular
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Is someone hit by a car?
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EazyCheeze1978
In one of the more unbelievable breaks from reality, while you can absolutely hit criminals (as they are all that's left in Gotham) with your Batmobile, they are apparently Tased and knocked away and out, and not killed. Still pretty messed-up.
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
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ARKHAMBRICKS
Very little at all, in the main game. However, there is a tad more in the DLC "Season of Infamy", which was released post M-rating.
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Is there gun violence?
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DingDang420
A lot of gun violence, as enemies can use weapons. In stealth sections, most enemies have guns that deal massive amounts of damage. The Red Hood in the "Red Hood Story Pack" DLC uses two pistols as his weapons, and can shoot enemies.
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