10 Batman Villains Who Should Appear In The Next Arkham Game
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10 Batman Villains Who Should Appear In The Next Arkham Game
If we see another Batman Arkham game, then it should introduce some of his lesser-known villains, and we'd like to see these people! Rocksteady’s is one of the best video game trilogies of all time. Even though the final entry, Arkham Knight, was a bit underwhelming, that’s because the first two games were perfect in almost every way. The franchise gave us hope that superhero video games could be more than just low-budget cash grabs; that they could tell an intriguing story, have fluid gameplay and complement the comic books. Arkham Knight came out in 2015, so it’s high time Rocksteady release the next Arkham game. After all, it’s not like the franchise was anything other than a resounding success. And with the near-infinite stories that can be told about Batman, there is no lack of material the developers can play with. When the next game comes out, though, we would like a change of pace in terms of the villains. As big as the Joker’s influence is, the source material has so many other villains who weren’t in the games and deserve to be featured. They should give gamers new challenges and make the game refreshing. THEGAMER VIDEO OF THE DAY Killer Moth
Killer Moth styles himself as the anti-Batman. Because of how effective Batman is in beating up crooks, Killer Moth decided that Gotham’s villains needed their own costumed protector. So, he emulated Batman almost to the letter, from having a wealthy alter ego to identical weapons and gadgets; he has his own grappling hook and even a vehicle he calls the “Mothmobile.” But unlike Batman, Killer Moth was motivated by greed, and he only offered to help villains for a price. This makes him an interesting villain since he can randomly show up in the game when Batman is busy taking care of random thugs and make an easy fight a lot harder. Ratcatcher
Ratcatcher is a twisted version of the Pied Piper who, instead of leading rats away from the city, commands them to eat the skin off of people who have wronged him. He was once an actual rat catcher before he turned evil. He knows the ins and outs of Gotham’s sewer system as well as Blackgate Prison’s layout. And he values the lives of his rats more than humans. Ratcatcher is a deranged villain, and he could be perfect for the next Arkham game. Rats are small targets that can deal a lot of damage if organized, and they can offer Batman an interesting challenge. Jane Doe
One of the more recent DC villains—she first appeared in Arkham Asylum: Living Hell #1—Jane Doe is a sadistic serial killer. She is a cipher, with little known about her, and she’s the reason Warren White turned into Great White Shark. Jane Doe feels incomplete, so she kills people and takes on their identities until she is satisfied. She can be one of the more interesting villains in the next Arkham game because she can kill someone close to Batman—or Bruce Wayne—and hide her identity in plain sight until a big reveal. King Shark
Killer Croc might be a favorite, but we’ve seen enough of him in the games. It’s time for a new villain with more bite, and King Shark fits the bill. He is a human-shark supervillain with augmented flesh that protects him from physical attacks, shark-like physiology, enhanced strength, and he can regenerate any damaged body tissue. King Shark appeared in a number of DC comics, as well as an appearance in TV’s The Flash. He will also show up in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad film, so he’s a villain sure to please gamers of the next Arkham title. Flamingo
Flamingo is a heartless contract killer whose hand-to-hand combat skill alone makes him a worthy adversary to the Dark Knight. He is also skilled with firearms, though not on the level of Deadshot. But where he stands out is his cannibalistic tendency to eat the faces of his victims after killing them. This latter can make the next Arkham game darker than the previous games and give it a horror-like atmosphere. Flamingo was rumored to feature in a future Arkham game. The next game is as good as any, especially if the developers want a truly sadistic villain who doesn’t have superpowers—and isn’t the Joker. KGBeast
While a lot of villains Batman faces are intelligent, some are just massive, unstoppable juggernauts. KGBeast is one of the most lethal supervillains. He is an assassin on the caliber of Deadshot, he’s been trained by the KGB, he’s a master of espionage, he’s mastered how to use every weapon on earth, and he’s been cybernetically enhanced to make him stronger, more agile and tougher than regular humans. KGBeast has the potential to become an annoying video game boss since he doesn’t have an obvious weakness like Bane but all the strengths and more. Carmine Falcone
The Falcone family is one of the dominant crime syndicates in Gotham, and Carmine Falcone is its leader. He has featured in the Gotham TV show, Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy and even the Telltale Batman games, so it’s about time that the Arkham games feature him. Falcone is a different sort of villain because he has so much power in Gotham. Just beating wouldn’t do much to stop the terror of the Falcones; they’d just replace him with someone else. This is a villain that Batman would need to be extremely clever to take down, even if he has to do it as a civilian. Prometheus
Prometheus is basically Batman if he took a dark turn. Another orphan, Prometheus lost his parents in a shootout. But his parents were petty crooks, and their deaths made him swear to destroy the forces of good. So, he traveled the world to develop his fighting skills. He became a mercenary in Africa, he joined a Middle Eastern terrorist group, and he even became a pit-fighter in Brazil. Prometheus stands out because he can download the world’s best martial artists’ fighting style to his computerized helmet, which is connected to his central nervous system and brain. He is also as smart and as strong as Batman, so he won’t easily lose to the caped crusader. Court of Owls
The Court of Owls is a secret society, comprising of highly trained assassins, that has been pulling the strings in Gotham since the colonial era. They are everywhere, they have incredible political influence that reaches all the way to the top in Gotham, and their assassins are strong. They are worthy of being the main villains in the next Arkham game because of how hard they are to defeat, especially if Batman decides to take them on by himself. They can hide in plain sight, attack him without having to resort to violence, and even reveal his secret identity to the city. The Batman Who Laughs
Even though he’s a new supervillain, The Batman Who Laughs is among the most diabolical. He is a cross between Batman and the Joker who came from the Dark Universe. He has all the training, experience and discipline of Batman; he knows the weaknesses of practically every DC supervillain since he killed them in his universe; and he’s resistant to attacks from Batman’s universe. The Batman Who Laughs can be the perfect antagonist for the next Arkham video game: he is stronger than Batman, is part of the overwhelmingly powerful Dark Knights, and has Joker’s penchant for mayhem.