Batman: Arkham Asylum - All Audio From Patient Interviews

[@tyboy329]

Really interesting how Amanda Young brought up how she thinks fear is what made the joker, especially since that in the ending of Arkham Knight it’s revealed the only fear the joker actually has is the fear of being forgotten, driving him to do terrible things in order to be remembered.

[@ramking7869]

That wasn't joker's fear.

[@SaintsBro217]

@@ramking7869 Yeah it was. He even says it.

[@peterheck2429]

@@ramking7869 at least in the Arkhamverse it is

[@derpyboyyt]

Isn’t it the pigs name in jigsaw 🧩

[@mcchunk4767]

Yeah it was one of jigsaws apprentices.

[@nikki4986]

I love how Harley and Joker escape on April 1st.

[@thasirjokea7061]

COINCIDENCE i think not hehe

[@aaaaanotthebees]

it was just a prank bro

[@philipjohnson152]

ItsRezberry good one

[@MagicRacooon]

April fool's day how ironic.

[@StardustBullets]

They Escaped on April Fools

[@ricoco7891]

I feel bad for Killer Croc. Bullied as a child for being different, outcast by society... Resentment is the only thing he has. People labeled him as a monster from the get go, so from his perspective, he may as well be that.

[@vksasdgaming9472]

And being about 250 centimeters and equal amount of kilos with bullet-resistant skin and big teeth he is very good at that.

[@Jesse12489]

That's what I love about the Batman Universe is that all the villains we're pretty much outcasts from society or mistreated by Society. Batman could have easily end up like the villains but unlike all of them Batman had Alfred. If they had somebody to actually take care of them and been there for them then that probably wouldn't have happen.

[@vksasdgaming9472]

@@Jesse12489 Nope. Many of them had suffered abuse in one form or another, but most deliberately chose to pursue criminal career. Penguin, Hush and Black Mask are very prominent examples. Some are just mentally unable or unwilling to work with society. The Riddler, Firefly, Mr. Freeze, Victor Zsasz and Poison Ivy are great examples of that. Some are just plain nasty pieces of work. Joker, Harley Quinn and Ra's Al Ghul are that group.

[@Jesse12489]

@@vksasdgaming9472 against Society made them that way. Victor Fries yes unable to work with Society out of fear. Poison ivy was backstabbed by a co-worker and poisoned. Harley Quinn depending on Origin but mad love will always be the go to origin for me because I had the comic book and I grew up on the Batman animated series is that she was always a bad girl and she was influenced easily. And racial Ghul do the eco-terrorists and actually isn't insane. I understand his motives. The Joker also depends on his Origins The Killing Joke is the easily most recognizable one. The penguin was mistreated as a kid for his parents true key pursued a criminal career but I like to see him as a tolerable one. In some Batman media he is a criminal that is bad but isn't so bad and can be reasoned and deal with. Only when it comes down to business.

[@vksasdgaming9472]

@@Jesse12489 I've grown with Arkhamverse and maybe as a result adopted much more cynical look on villains. Each and every one of them is in various degrees delusional and sociopathic. Harley Quinn is very manipulative and abusive child with knowledge of smart adult. Very dangerous combination to bystanders and Joker just gave her a excuse to go crazy. Poison Ivy is mass murderer with absolutely zero empathy towards humans and especially big hatred towards men. She does not need to use those mind-affecting toxins of her, but she does just out of spite. Ra's Al Ghul follows completely alien set of morals and in a sense cannot be judged by character. He can be judged by actions and that makes him a brutal terrorist. They may have their excuses of choosing their path, but every crook chose to follow it. Maybe out of grudge or insanity. Killer Croc was born with deformities and they just got worse. Firefly always was a pyromaniac, but it eventually got too strong. Victor Zsasz is borderline-retarded.

[@jbevan70]

Notice the people referenced in Scarecrow's first tape - Doctors Murphy and Combs, both the surnames of characters who portrayed Scarecrow.

[@As8bakwTheSage]

+JimB 1985 Yeah, Murphy in "Batman Begins" XD In which series/movie does Combs portray Scarecrow ?

[@jbevan70]

+SethAdore's Meep (Seth) The New Batman Adventures animated series.

[@As8bakwTheSage]

JimB 1985 Ah okay! Thanks!

[@valdoyle1025]

Cillian Murphy and Jeffrey Combs. Interesting.

[@Bowiiihowdy]

@@jbevan70 shame he didnt get more episodes or even arkham knight to portray scarecrow

[@emilyworrall123]

I just love how Joker screws with people. Completely flips the script on Young and Harley

[@thasirjokea7061]

beinghumangirl It's what I do, after all I'm a charmer

[@skippernolen5644]

@@UtterQueerNightmare It's stroke.

[@helmutstein1178]

Not to mention he is probably the reason riddler, zsazz and scarecrow were able to fuck with the other doctors minds, by giving them the personal informations (wich he probably blackmailed out of dr. young and found out himself) of each respected doctor

[@thrawnedits5860]

@@helmutstein1178 nah scarecrow is a psychologist, chemist, and in some media a neurologist so he could probably figure it out on his own. Also he was an esteemed member of the scientific community at Arkham so he probably personally knew all the doctors

[@heelspawn8023]

Joker was spitting that clown game to Harley, making her panties wet lol

[@myeyesarespiders]

I love how Scarecrow's tapes start with him interviewing the doctors, genius

[@tigerkat4419]

The interviewed becomes the interviewer

[@queencancerous5332]

Makes sense, he was a psychologist

[@ghostchaser1631]

"Note to self: As ever, it is difficult to continue my research under such conditions."

[@margarethmichelina5146]

Scarecrow used the Uno Reverse Card

[@neo-warkid4edwards222]

and the tapes, Dr. Murphy and Dr. Combs are a clever reference to two of Scarecrow's actors. Cillian Murphy who played Scarecrow in the Nolanverse trilogy, and Jeremy Combs who voiced Scarecrow in The New Batman Adventures

[@Quillever]

I still don't get why they thought it was a good idea to have an intern's first interview be with the Joker of all people. Why not have her first be with someone slighly less insane like the Riddler?

[@Everik-ct6pg]

The Riddler is as (if not, more) insane than the Joker

[@GSSAGE7]

@COOLMCDEN 219 Penguin isn't insane, he's just a criminal.

[@lincolnholocinski-francis9063]

Or why they would send a GUY to interview Ivy!

[@esteicy98]

@@Everik-ct6pg The Joker is a psychopath or sociopath and a sadist, the Riddler (well always depending of the version and who is writing him, obviously) mostly has only a severe case of OCD, along with a pathological need for attention and some superiority complex. Even with all of that he still being a sane enough guy when the story allows him, he has even reformed some times and became a detective.

[@ellbent]

Paradox Messenger He literally threw tantrums in his interviews XDDD

[@Aivottaja]

The Riddler was definitely darker in Arkham Asylum.

[@treman722]

Better than running race tracks and having a robot army.

[@jacktheflash8478]

Starwarsguy19 at least he tried he failed but he tried

[@NienNienNien]

So riddlers main purpose in life is to prove to the world and batman that he is intellectually smarter and dominate but if he loses he throws a tantrum

[@spenserfarman3045]

dutch van der lin Sore loser. That about sums him up.

[@phatassphilip1892]

@@treman722 yeah, as if you were supposed to have 5000 iq to complete a race track

[@joshmcdonald1510]

That ending in the 4th tape on Zsasz's file always freaks me out. To know someone could be that crazy is scary.

[@chloeallan7437]

It's awful what he did to Dr Cassidy

[@stasonfrost]

+Joshua McDonald hmm i rather like zsasz did you know his name is the same forword and back

[@MidnightKingL]

***** Batman saves her in the Arkham comic.

[@MrBrockberg]

the scary part is some interviews of serial killers are like that. the more scary though is Ted Bundy dude comes off as nice as can be then hacks you up.

[@strawberryqueen0382]

Joshua McDonald I can just imagine it playing out like this Cassidy opens the door: Hello? Person at door: "Hello would like to learn about the Lord" Cassidy shuts door and gets back on phone: "It was just those Jehovah's Witness people."

[@tylerebanks4228]

Come to Arkham they said it fixes the insane they said the best staff they said

[@frankg2790]

LOL!

[@dazz1903]

Arkham Couldn’t Treat Me I Treat Myself! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[@mrwah536]

@@dazz1903 I thought you were dead....How is this possible?

[@dazz1903]

I’m In EveryBody ‘s Head Especially Bat’s HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH !

[@dazz1903]

The Joker LIVES!

[@giovanniciniello1924]

R.I.P Kevin Conroy. Listening to these makes me realize how much I’ll miss Conroy and Hamill in their respective roles, truly the best Batman and Joker to have ever done it.

[@adamgoncalves1591]

Agreed. Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill are the definitive Batman and Joker.

[@jimmy22334]

May the force be with him, always.

[@colesteadman8107]

Yes, we get it. Dead celebrities= free likes and clout. Because getting over it and moving on is too freaking hard. God I miss the old days of KZbin where everybody actually got over celebrity deaths and continued on with their lives instead of going to EVERY SINGLE FREAKING VIDEO THAT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THEM. And milking their deaths for likes and attentions. People die everyday, so it wouldn't be surprising if Mark Hamill passes away eventually this year or the next because his freaking old.

[@ShroudedInDarkness1999]

At least Tara Strong is GREAT as Harley ❤

[@adamgoncalves1591]

@@ShroudedInDarkness1999 Still think Arleen Sorkin does a better job as Harley.

[@remingtonwright6796]

I reeeally had to appreciate killer croc's captain hook reference

[@skorgevondoom___9571]

Creepy sum bit that croc is

[@dragonheart1236]

Also, how he bit off Cash's hand, resulting in Cash getting a hook

[@sen7826]

Exactly. 1. Cash's hand bitten off by the croc 2. Tik tok tik tok

[@shockclaw617]

@@sen7826 finally found the comment

[@arikutin1032]

Joker made the same joke in the Arkham Asylum opening. "Tick tock, tick tock. Is that a crocodile I hear?... Croc, old boy! Is that you?"

[@flashstudiosguy]

Listening to Joker, you realize that the "Insane Clown" persona may just be a cover and he's really as sane as Batman. He just acts insane so he can't be held accountable.

[@nosfonader8792]

flashstudiosguy Well yeah that’s always been the point. That’s why he’s always at an insane asylum and not a max security prison. The state won’t execute a crazy person for moral reasons after all.

[@scapegoatcomics6168]

One of my favourite Joker stories is Lovers and Madmen in which it looks at a darker take on the Joker's origin. In it he is described as evil gone insane. And in the comic under the red hood Jason Todd deduces the Joker isn't as insane as he lets on as it's more of a handy justification for all the evil stuff he does (he says this to the Joker's face and it actually not only shuts him up but makes him stop smiling) So yeah there is something to be said how the Joker is more evil than crazy.

[@MrPool-gr7yp]

Batmans insane 2 he runs around at night in a damn batsuit unlike the joker he doesn't let himself kill so he dosnt get a taste 4 it .

[@firstnamelastname7079]

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[@that_deadeyegamer7920]

@@MrPool-gr7yp he shot Darkseid in the comics

[@montoseblack2901]

Joker: He's crazy you know. Harley Quinn: Who? Batman? Joker: No santa clause, OF COURSE BATMAN!!

[@docrofgaming6999]

Montose Black santa is... Batman?

[@NotRJ001]

I always found that part funny to be honest

[@docrofgaming6999]

MEME TIME so... is santa Batman?

[@kerbytheslayer6181]

@@docrofgaming6999 santa is the bat

[@PokemonTrainerVince]

@@docrofgaming6999 Claus

[@bluecrusaderfilms]

I really like how Cash went from being really afraid of Killer Croc, treating him bad because of it, to gaining more experience overcoming his fear of Croc and being a much better cop.

[@TheNewEmphinix]

Gretchen Whistler has balls of steel. She's not intimidated by Killer Croc

[@jazminsalonga1778]

She’s either one of the bravest or stupidest docs their. Brave for doing what she does. Stupid for naively thinking KC’s habits are rumors when she’s surrounded by others who have done much more outlandish things or that she can cure them. Sometimes, you can’t help everyone

[@Hagashager]

It's interesting listening to these when compared to Hugo Strange. The villains run circles around the Arkam Therapists while Strange runs circles around (most) villains.

[@billyboi3380]

Funny

[@MizantropMan]

Well, he has a powerful shock collar around his neck and is most likely bound with so many chains that even if he could break them, she'd have enough time to escape before he's done. Also, if she shows a hint of fear, Croc will get his way. He hates humanity and wants to be feared.

[@hunner5622]

I like *CROCS*

[@matro2]

Batman showing up in Scarecrow's final recording was epic.

[@TheIanverse]

Metro I’m your 100th 👍

[@acolyte06312]

I’m your 101st

[@xtraveller8596]

I’m your 250th

[@oznelnavnaekal6679]

I’m your 287th. 👍🏻

[@hamzahwaheed9528]

Also, the fact that it foreshadows the ending of Arkham knight

[@EternalKHFan0]

11:11 "Tell me, why do you do the things you do?" Asking the deep questions, aren't you Harleen?

[@arikutin1032]

She was an amateur. It was her first interview in Arkham, maybe ever, and she was interviewing the JOKER (seriously? JOKER?! Honestly, Zsasz would have probably been safer for her mental well-being, and he's a nihilistic psychopath whose only driving forces are self harm and murder!). She was totally out of her depth, and Joker took advantage of that.

[@steampunkastronaut7081]

Why are you gae

[@gagetaylor192]

@@arikutin1032 Zsasz is far more disturbing than Joker in my opinion. You can at least be intrigued by Joker and understand him a little bit but Zsasz? How do you understand why somebody enjoys killing a woman so much that he needs to carve a tally mark into his body as a memento of it? Also even the tone between the 2 are very different. Sure Joker can be dark too but his tone of voice is often satisfying and reels you in.

[@arikutin1032]

@@gagetaylor192 i didn't say The Joker was less dangerous than Zsasz. He's not. The Joker is way more manipulative than Zsasz. With Victor, you get what you see. Zsasz has nothing to hide. You understand him. The Joker has a charisma that reels in the unsuspecting and vulnerable. That's why it was stupid to let a rookie interview him.

[@gagetaylor192]

@@arikutin1032 I didn't say anything about danger. I was talking about which one is more disturbing to deal with mentally. Hence why I was talking about their personalities and not their actual danger attributes. So good job pretty much not reading my comment.

[@gawreluck]

it was a bad idea the have a male doctor interview ivy....

[@lewishill9920]

***** It wouldnt matter

[@frankg2790]

Lewis Hill Agreed.

[@gawreluck]

Lewis Hill i though females could resist ivy's charm ability

[@lewishill9920]

No

[@alexbukher]

+gawreluck pheromones affect both male and females, only someone with an iron will like Batman can resist her

[@viridimagoria1778]

I love these tapes. It's a great way at actually establishing Arkham Asylum as a real mental hospital/prison that tries to understand it's many villainous patients. It says a lot about how sadistic and psychotic the villains are when most of these tapes usually end with the patient disturbing the doctors.

[@mattconover6729]

man the last interview with zaas was bone chilling

[@billjohnson5117]

ikr?

[@spenserfarman3045]

It wasn’t even an interview, though. More like the scene in the horror movie where the person the killer has his sights on is home and the soon-to-be victims friends warn them just before the power goes out and the killer is already in the house.

[@tbuckley2031]

They should make a dc original show about tapes of different hero's rougues gallerys each season

[@jacobgrammer2022]

Ya i couldnt sleep for weeks lol

[@lastlife0726]

Matt Conover she survives, Batman saves her in the prequel comic.

[@LuqmanHakim-xi9qz]

"Hey Sharpie, didn't she get my permanent record?" -the Joker, pun very intended

[@pKID-hq7cu]

I dont get it??

[@wolf-spider1119]

1080p KID sharpies are permanent markers

[@BlackOmEga_2099]

I thought it was a jab at himself because his grin is permanent lol

[@Zo_Ball_out]

@@BlackOmEga_2099 same but what you guys both said were pretty clever.

[@dawsondebell1603]

Watching these back to back from Batman: Arkham City to Asylum, this feels more like kids trying to play doctor compared to Hugo Strange's psychological examinations.

[@Hagashager]

Agreed

[@mysoncrumphaseveryinjury3853]

Especially since in Arkham City Joker was the only one who stood his ground during a conversation with Strange,the other villains were no match for him.

[@elijahmartinez527]

@@mysoncrumphaseveryinjury3853 interesting

[@ethan123p4]

Well they were trying to help them while Hugo was using and manipulate them

[@RobertsonIsland]

@@ethan123p4 i feel like he actually was trying to help Harvey

[@Ben_Donnelly_DUB]

Wish they'd put in interviews with the Ventriloquist and Scarface. Now that would be interesting.

[@twinzzlers]

Who'a Scarface?

[@JWayne-vb1yg]

@@twinzzlers a crazy mob boss puppet

[@mysoncrumphaseveryinjury3853]

I'd love to hear interviews with more of the Batman's villains that had bios in this game like Clayface,Tweedledee and Tweedledum,Mad Hatter, Great White Shark or Killer Moth.

[@nicholasfarrell5981]

Firefly, Ventriloquist and Scarface, Killer Moth, Clayface, Mr. Freeze, Mad Hatter . . . heck, I'd've loved to hear from Ratcatcher, y'know, someone who we never get to see outside of cameos in a few comics.

[@nicholasfarrell5981]

@@ellemenopy3714 I know. Doesn't change what I said.

[@user-ru5fw4ht1r]

Doc:"Thats horrible how can you joke about that" Riddler:"Easily,doctor. *IT'S NOT MY BABY* " Chills down my spine how he got serious

[@billyboi3380]

𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰'𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘺?

[@EmptyMan000]

@@billyboi3380 That's the thing. As long as it's not his, he doesn't care.

[@preznut5177]

Honestly, that's deadass most jokes. Example: Anti-Vax kids dying- Its not my kid

[@sonsonthegoddessofconfusio3183]

@@preznut5177 hello fellow jojo fan

[@Saint0999]

Son son the goddess of confusion JoJo Fire

[@ocarinaplaya]

The Harley interview was done much better in the animated series. This seems like she was reading from her script and the director said "close enough".

[@karnewarrior]

Yeah, something about those Harley lines were delivered almost purposefully flat. Had me wondering, since I hadn't played the game, if maybe the tapes left there weren't actually from Arkham but recorded later as decoys.

[@mckenan3578]

@@sudanemamimikiki1527 well then Arkham Origins showed their actual first meeting

[@johnynoway9127]

whats the animated series called?

[@gordonchen9510]

This being the first game in the series I guess their budget was limited. I found it hilarious Killer Crocs VA putting in 300% while the doctor is like "get.. him.. out of.. here..".

[@johnynoway9127]

@@gordonchen9510 yep... the lady was so weird...like she didnt give 2 shits

[@danielcharman9550]

That first Riddler one will always be the most horrible haha

[@elliebrooke3987]

Greg Elchert another reason why my Nigma is my fav batman villian,that and we have the same first name, another reason I feel that Venom from Spiderman is epic (Eddie Brock jr.)

[@logannottheonefrommarvel9917]

I have the same connection with Wolverine

[@juanme555]

+Logan Not the one from Marvel Not trying to burst ur bubble but Wolverine's real name is James.

[@jonathansilva4824]

@@elliebrooke3987 I feel the same for Scarecrow, the fact him and I have the same first name just makes me sympathy for the Scarecrow even more.

[@spenserfarman3045]

Jonathan William Too bad there aren’t any villains named Spenser.

[@TheJoeschmoe777]

Love how reminiscent Harley's first tape is of her dialogue in Mad Love

[@JayAshBranAudioScripts]

I liked the one from Mad Love better. Harley sounded too...immature in her recording here.

[@rustcohle3803]

@Greg Elchert The writing wasnt bad, its the voice director, he should have gave her more notes or direct her better

[@montoseblack2901]

The first interview tape is almost word for word what Harley and the Doctor Say to each other.

[@kennethsatria6607]

@@JayAshBranAudioScripts Yeah the original suited her as a medical person, she sounds unqualified here

[@Scarshadow666]

@@rustcohle3803 Yeah while I enjoyed the Mad Love reference, I got the sense that Arleen Sorkin and Mark Hammil were kinda reading their lines almost robotically here (save for one or two lines that deviated a bit from Mad Love which was done really well, like Joker's sarcastic "Of course Batman" bit). It seemed to me like the voice director wasn't all in with some of the Mad Love reference to me, so Arleen and Mark sounded off a few times... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@SaintBigfoot]

I'm sorry but the people working at Arkham are so bloody stupid! Send a male Doctor to Ivy, failing to muzzle this version of Croc, hiring Quinzel! Not just locking up Zsasz and throwing away the key. Come on now?!

[@RealAndr0medus]

Lucas VerBeek well you still need to feed zsasz

[@blazingnerd9838]

It's a insane asylum. They are trying to cure these people. Yes sending a male to ivy. Dumb move. Even if it works on both genders it works better on the male. BUT! They are trying to cure croc. One of those steps is making him not think of himself as a monster. Putting a muzzle on him. Great step in curing doc! Hiring quinzel. Okay who could predict she fell for Joker! Sure Vic's a monster but that be inhumane!

[@Sasha-ph9uv]

Blazing Nerd they give him the muzzle after he send 3 gards to the hospital take out with his teeth the hand of Cash (and that also explain why cash are more agressive with Croc with this tape and why Croc want to kill Cash after Batman) so at this moment this the muzzle or the chains. And they can't "just" locking up zsasz because the this the job of the asylum to try to cure the patients

[@RobertE.O.Speedwagon1888]

Are we not going to mention Dr. Young thinking that she could cure the Joker of all people?

[@yakunohayashi9653]

All the comics were like this, but... even a modern game they’re still that stupid security of all the comics??

[@thestarwarsman573]

I find it interesting how Scarecrow does his own tapes since Johnathan Crane is an actual doctor in the DC universe. Even in Arkham Origins, if you check out a page of check in and out times for doctors, you'll see Crane was the last one who checked in, but he never checked out. It's also really cool how in the last tape, we get a scene where Batman shows up to stop him.

[@tigerkat4419]

IM A DOCTOR!... in physiology

[@thestarwarsman573]

@@tigerkat4419 Nice asdf reference

[@timlamb6073]

Joker: He’s crazy, you know. Harley: Who? Batman? Joker: No, Santa Claus. *OF COURSE BATMAN!*

[@sadgirlhours4088]

"I'm getting tired of his moodswings" #1 psychiatrist over here....

[@43cip]

Jessica Torres She knew that her personality wasn't best suited to help him, doctor pacient relationship is like any other relationship, it differs from person to person, the only thing that must be constant from a doctor is the desire to make someone better, and if that means giving up on a pacient, then it is the professional thing to do.

[@viridimagoria1778]

I find it kind of tragic yet funny how even the the doctors admit they are unsettled by their patients. That's how insane they are, even these trained psychologists are pushed to their limit.

[@margarethmichelina5146]

What do you expect when you're living in Gotham, the city full of criminals and your hero is a guy who dressed up in Bat costume? Gotham corrupt you phsychally and mentally.

[@neo-warkid4edwards222]

in scarecrow's sense, he's not insane, just evil

[@neo-warkid4edwards222]

@@benjaminramsey498 well, the audio diary that said Scarecrow was simply pure evil was made BEFORE he got mauled by killer croc, that would definitely not do wonders to one's psyche, especially since afterward, Scarecrow surgically reconstructed his own face into the Knight design. making his scarecrow gas mask a PART OF HIS ACTUAL FACE!!

[@SuperKiobi13]

The scariest part about this is that there's some thruth in each one of the bad guys philosofies Joker is right about society being cruel and absurd Killer croc is right about he never having a chance at a normal live with his appearence Harley quinn is right about how we tent to glorify the worst kinds of criminals The riddler is right about most people being stupid Poison Ivy is right about humans treating themselves as inheretly more valuable than any other form of life Zsasz is right about most regular people being like zombies just continuing the same routine without any real goal or porpuse but consuming everything in its way The scarecrow is right about fear being the reason why we do most things, even batman kinda proves his point when you consider the fact that his greatest weapon against crime is the fear he inspires on criminals

[@Saiyajin947]

The Poison Ivy one and Zsasz made me say “well they got a point”

[@punctuationman334]

Riddlers point is mute considering most people are not stupid, just average, and Zsasz view of most humans is a simple minded mindset that is merely there to justify his killings. Many people are not “zombies” that act with no intended purpose, that’s merely a sweeping generalization that holds little weight. The rest are agreeable enough.

[@punctuationman334]

Real men use stick shift Zsasz was the opposite of that, it just made me believe he is a sick and pretentious idiot. The rest of them are agreeable enough, although it doesn’t justify there actions as criminals.

[@enriquealbarran6432]

We got another one here!

[@PinkiePie45838283734666o9]

STFU.

[@quex213]

4:00 Joker has a good knowledge of basements in Arkham Asylum... in fact , he had also something that he kept in the basement. Or should i say .. someone.

[@zxera9702]

killer croc?

[@TheBenjamite94]

+zee rak Jason Todd

[@Samuel152]

quex213 yep he is smart he doesn't look or sound like it till he talks deeply

[@samuelbojorquez5407]

quex213 Jason todd

[@Ancientumoto]

Oohhhhhehehehe i see what you did there. Altough i believe technicaly it was several of someone.

[@Godzilla00X]

That doc probably was the most accurate of all Jokers psychologists by saying he enjoys his persona too much

[@AHappyBlackGuy]

Woman on Xbox: Hey guys can you hear me? Kid: 6:08

[@mysoncrumphaseveryinjury3853]

Must be a kid going through puberty

[@lucillethebaseballbat8220]

Haha lmao

[@SuperiorBat-te3ff]

6:08 When the teacher asks if im paying attention.

[@A_Random_Rat]

Lmfao

[@donkeykong4983]

AHappyBlackGuy LMFAOOOOOOO

[@cheatswiz58]

I loved binge-listening to all these, so atmospheric and slightly chilling.

[@CrossEntertainment]

Anyone else notice that the date on the final Harley Quinn tape was April 1st?

[@frankg2790]

+Pyrofusion15 What better day to bust the Joker out of Arkham than the one day where everyone is pulling pranks on each other?

[@JayAshBranAudioScripts]

"COMMISSIONER GORDON! JOKER'S BROKEN OUT OF PRISON!" "ASSEMBLE THE MILITARY!" "April Fools, Commissioner!" "Dammit, Jack! He's not running amuck?" "Nope...I'M RIGHT HERE!"

[@KalilIllinois]

Genius

[@dylanaroberts97]

OptimusProwlGirl Dude, that's fucking brilliant.

[@charlottea.cavatica1696]

36:02 hey i know that voice, it's batman

[@klausjaeger707]

Charlotte A. Cavatica x

[@chaosinc.382]

HOLY SHIT, BATMAN IN A BATMAN GAME!

[@doneflewout2488]

Chaos inc. lol

[@gamerboysp2559]

I always found the last few lines interesting. He really lays into scarecrow

[@Sorrelhas]

Kinda late to the party, but my favorite part about the Arkham series is how fucking twisted the villains are in those games. Usually in the comics they don't go that far, so it's always nice to be afraid of the Killer Croc again.

[@BloodyFlowerFilms]

After listening to these audio tapes for years from this game, it’s made me realize that it provides the perfect spring board for the perfect Batman screenplay. Just take this and turn it into a script! Any one of these interviews could be turned into a 2 hour film.

[@Shebeast3]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@billjohnson5117]

on joker tapes,1=says she knows she can cure him. 2=already having trouble.

[@anxiousearth680]

She's got guts and asks piercing questions. Arkham needs to find out how the patients are getting their info.

[@shadethenarwhal8525]

Why is it that Batman is the only one that has video games like these? I'd love to play a game as Superman, the Flash or even Shazam.

[@DevilinDisguise18]

they don't sell as well as the batman games

[@shadethenarwhal8525]

And how would you know that? DC hasn't even considered making a game based on anybody who isn't Batman.

[@leonardoortega-haas3606]

Shade The Pony Fan of Wisdom they already tried a super man game a while ago it sucked, plus batman snore relatable as a human being

[@shadethenarwhal8525]

You mean Superman 64? Yes, it did suck, but that was in the 1990s. This is the late 2010s.

[@DevilinDisguise18]

that doesn't make any difference. a superman video game wouldn't sell even now. Especially after the disaster that batman vs superman was

[@hydrocannons7573]

Zsasz and Scarecrow have the best tapes. Zsasz in particular chills me to the bones, especially the end of the fifth tape.

[@crystalballstudiostm2355]

Am I the only one who thinks Joker sounds drunk the further they go in the conversations? LOL XD Excellent job Mark Hamill.

[@errornoname23]

16:03 Is no one going to mention that damn riddle? Like, wow. That was brutal.

[@Slushstudios]

These are some of the best in game collectibles ever. The fantastic writing and connections to the plot + world building and being some of the FIRST that keep going when you exit the menu to say the least.

[@megatron2171]

i think the most interesting one is scarecrow

[@garrettrussell4434]

What about you slade

[@invisibleenenra9596]

DEATHSTROKE what about yours

[@christopher.tomins2001]

Agreed, his outlook that everything is motivated by fear IMO is truly interesting.

[@anqel_somethin]

Why does he sound like a transgender

[@DuFfMaNred]

Totally agreed.

[@myawagner9250]

The Joker: 0:12 Killer Croc: 5:51 Harley Quinn: 10:19 The Riddler: 15:40 Victor Zsasz: 21:53 Poison Ivy: 27:25 The Scarecrow: 31:52

[@FIRSTCLASSGAMER]

The interviews are the icing on the cake. Realistic. Passion. Anger and more!!

[@KyoSohma2211]

Man, coming back to this years later and I still think Zsasz unsettles me the most.

[@m3rl1on]

He's the most realistic out of all of them.

[@gergotakacs2756]

Maybe because he is the only mentally ill person from them, (beside Harley, but she has "only" a nobody loves me, but Mr. J. obsession)

[@brucewayne3076]

I’ve always wondered how he knew where the doctor lived and shit

[@mewmew8932]

@@brucewayne3076 if you're insane enough you can do anything

[@classycatto4989]

Is it just me or does Killer croc's muscles look like a pair of floaties fused to his shoulders?

[@pinata111colada]

OMG AT 12:51 I WAS LAUGHING MY HEAD OFF LOL SANTA CLAUS

[@lootdood6151]

TheAnnaPup santa isn't real

[@devinunknown5227]

loot dood DUH DUMMY SHE DIDNT EVEN SAY HE WAS REAL

[@foxydash9992]

Well he does break into houses,steals food,and leaves gifts in the victims houses and people love him

[@JWayne-vb1yg]

The Harley one was just dialogue ripped straight from the Animated episode, and I absolutely love it.

[@LeetuPrimus]

I like how riddler goes crazy over Batman’s gadgets.

[@cka_9537]

I like riddler’s tapes the most. His dialogue, perspectives, and personality are interesting

[@brotherbarbatos8981]

Harley was so innocent and full of joy during her time working in Arkham. It almost made me cry when Joker started twisting her mind and seducing her.

[@wwalt2819]

Sigma rule 143: gaslight and manipulate women

[@LargeFriesChocoShake]

@@wwalt2819 break out of arkham, destroy Gotham, achieve octillionaire grindset

[@duckbacon3117]

A normal person couldn't get manipulated like that by Joker. Truth is, Harley was always mentally insane, it was just hidden.

[@misbehaven1237]

Funnily enough, I don’t think she was. Her tapes use a lootttttttt of the dialogue from the episode “Mad Love” of Batman The Animated Series, and her demeanour makes me think that she has a similar origin. In that origin, it’s revealed she only got her PhD by giving sexual favours to all her teachers in college, and her intention was to become rich and famous by analysing “crazy” people like the criminals at Arkham, and obviously one of the prime candidates for that would be the Joker. So in a cruel sense of irony, she was the one who got manipulated, when really that was her intention.

[@margarethmichelina5146]

Either Harley just sucks at her job as psychiatrist or she just out of her head. She thinks that Joker is "In Love" with her while in fact, Joker is obsessed with 2 things on his life: himself and Batman. If you play Arkham Origins, he made the story of the whole bad day thing when got interviewed by Harleen (Before she turned Harley Quinn) and he's very fascinating with Batman who wouldn't kill him when he has a chance. But, Harley thought he talked about her. Joker noticed that and he manipulated her psychologically and using her as his assistant. He's even admitting to Batman that beating Harley is his hobby.

[@Thegr8MC]

I've always wondered, from what I know about the comics (which isn't much mind you) Joker has always been resistant to attempts at treatment and psychiatric evaluations. He always drives the interviewers insane or freaks them out or something along those lines. So I wonder how well Joker would fare in an extremely harsh imprisonment like a totalitarian prison or a concentration camp.

[@prajwaljayaraj5887]

He'd run the place within weeks. He gets off on people hurting him. If he doesn't like his enviornment, he'l change it to his needs.

[@rexflamevermillion5527]

@@prajwaljayaraj5887 Kudos to that he's not to be underestimated...... He looks like a fragile clown but can mind fuck people and down right run the place In due time....

[@neo-warkid4edwards222]

that was Arkham City in a nutshell

[@jdwilliams1202]

RIP Arleen Sorkin she will be truly missed

[@michaelgualtieri651]

The scariest thing about Victor Zsasz is how realistic someone like him could exist. He isn't some psycho mastermind, or a super villian with a power gimmick like the Joker, Riddler or Mr. Freeze. Similarly to say Michael Myers, he's just a pure evil monster, who regards no life and only sees people as his victims.

[@jacobcrowson3074]

Two face would be fun the doctor could talk to both of them find out what makes one another tick

[@soirema]

you can hear his interview with Strange in Arkham CIty :) it is'd rather sad if u ask me

[@Everik-ct6pg]

Kind of unrelated, but I really want a movie using the artstyle from those 2D character drawings

[@thekrazyhatter5063]

It would look amazing

[@crystalgemgirl731]

I'd watch it.^^

[@ethan123p4]

These must be all there classic designs in the Arkham verse before they went into the asylum

[@miguelmialichi6367]

Killer croc is probably the saddest character he was considered a freak because of a illness Its like being born with feathers and then being bullied through your whole school life and the only work available is being a freak show for people to laugh at

[@jackcassidy9963]

Killer Croc,Clayface,and Mr.Freeze

[@brookswilliams5239]

Well...nobody's gonna bully him now I bet

[@jacrispy3275]

@@brookswilliams5239 - they still did, even as an 11ft tall, 500+ pound behemoth. Just listen to how Cash speaks to him in the interviews.

[@gagetaylor192]

@@jacrispy3275 In all honesty Cash slightly deserved what he got by croc. He doesn't have a concept of understanding of croc's life and he continuously pisses croc off. If you go and poke a real crocodile enough and it took your hand, you're just called a dumbass for having pissed off a crocodile. Cash being the genius that he is pissed off a massive humanoid crocodile capable of not only being pissed off but understanding being bullied and mistreated. A common thing with many "rehabilitation" facilities they have more fun just treating you like nothing and outcast you than actually treating you.

[@jacrispy3275]

@@gagetaylor192 - yeah, I like Cash for the most part as a character, but he got what he deserved. Lol

[@AgentOfPowerSun]

How did I never notice Killer Crocs reference to the Croc from Peter Pan? He ate Cash’s hand and left him with a hook Just like the Croc ate Hooks hand giving him his name. The Kill Croc says “tick tock ” which is a reference to the Croc from Peter Pan eating Hooks clock that was in the hand he ate and the ticking is when we know the Croc is around. Such a cool little reference.

[@Samuel152]

Joker says "Tick Tock" in the game, and even calls Cash Captain Hook (or one of his minions did).

[@feartheoldbllood]

5:15 "do i look like i care about money? *i just want my phone call* "

[@catpetsocool8111]

He burns the money.

[@MarVarDRAGON]

Dark Knight Reference. Lol.

[@ndhickson3599]

I’m only burning my half

[@Strangeminds38]

Boom

[@SaveUsJMT11]

“He’s crazy you know..” “Who.. Batman?” “No Santa Claus...YES BATMAN!” Now that made me laugh.

[@FakeforFaith]

That sure scratched my itch

[@omeg999]

Even though he's psychotic, you gotta admit that Joker is a genius.

[@evanricerdson1076]

Roger April the jokers my favorite villain

[@robertbishop8241]

It'd be cool if we got interview tapes with two-face, catwoman, mister freeze, penguin, ventriloquist and scarface and Bane

[@connorbrennan4233]

You couldn't get any with Bane because (to my knowledge) he's a Blackgate inmate.

[@connorbrennan4233]

@@Ecl1ps0_ Only because he was Doctor Young's "Patient X" for the Titan experiments.

[@iceman1287]

Most of those characters aren't criminally insane, they're just criminals.

[@margarethmichelina5146]

This is how I imagine their interviews: -Two-Face will make the doctor uncomfortable with his half burnt body and he will flip the coin to decide whether he should kill the doctor or not -Catwoman will screw the doctors and not take it seriously -Mr Freeze is a tragic character, he's not entirely evil but he can freeze the doctor if he wants to -Penguin will bribe the doctor because come on, he's rich -Ventriloquist and Scarface well, Scarface will screw the doctor very much -Bane will go berserk to the doctor when the doctor cross the line

[@mewmew8932]

@@iceman1287 two-face and ventriloquist probably have DID, plus, mr freeze could use the therapy

[@furioussherman7265]

I only hope that Batman was able to save Dr. Cassidy before Zsasz could kill her.

[@hisuiangengar8169]

He did, it also says so in Arkham city when you first pick up the phone with zsasz when you scroll down a few

[@josephmakowski5975]

If you’ve seen Assault on Arkham, Batman saves a woman from Victor so maybe it was her

[@trueblue6201]

In the Road to Arkham comic book their encounter is shown. Zsasz kidnapped her and took her to abandoned hospital. Because she has picked his brains he intended to literally pick hers. She was saved by Batman. She appears in Arkham Asylum. She is the doctor with the red hair.

[@gamerguy2267]

I would NOT want to interview killer croc. AT ALL

[@megazoid6573]

Nobody wants to

[@johnsantos507]

Why?

[@marcomonteiro449]

@@johnsantos507 they guy can kill you and eat you alive. It's not something any person wants to experience.

[@HighLordGungeon]

@@johnsantos507 Because he's fucking eleven feet tall and well over 500 pounds, as well as an open cannibal.

[@TheSkully343]

S O W H E N ' S D I N N E R ?

[@BlazetheCat130]

Rest in Peace, Arleen Sorkin and Kevin Conroy.. :'(

[@summocommentaction3273]

Batman gloating over scarecrow in the end was awesome to me. That part of his personality that takes pleasure in his work, and probably revealing why Crane is obsessed with him.

[@scotia7326]

*Young:* Cut the Jokes. *Joker:* Jokes? Hey, Sharpie! Didn’t she get my record?! *Sharp:* BE QUIET, CLOWN!

[@hawksfan8870]

23:45 Man, I got chills from this the first time I listened to it this line! Creepiest line I’ve ever heard in a video game!

[@sealstorm1935]

If the story, combat, enviroment, platforming, atmosphere and nostalgia wasn't enough they add these in aswell. What a game.

[@EmmaBonn96]

I wish we could have seen someone interview Harley instead of just hearing the rewrites of that episode of the animated series episode.

[@arkhamwolf1345]

I love how the ending scarecrow tape calls back to the ending of Arkham knight, when Batman gives crane a literal taste of his own medicine

[@SolusDarkcoat]

So Nigma is projecting his father onto Batman? Interesting. 23:05 Also, why're they recording Zsasz on the toilet? Of course Ivy gets the male shrink.

[@awesomechannel257]

Yeah pretty much he farted

[@Saint0999]

I don’t think he was on tha toilet

[@JasonDevil06]

26:43 this moment made worried and then relieved when i remembered that this is arkham Batman, because he either tracked down Zsasz and stopped him that same night or broke every bone in his body for killing her Edit: did the research, Batman actually did save her in time

[@akwilson1676]

Damn this game has so much depth. Still the best this franchise has to offer.

[@isaacwood4763]

When croc said it takes about 8 hours did he mean he shit out the body parts he ate out ?

[@yorbasfett]

Yes

[@josephmakowski5975]

Or how long it takes for his victims to be just the right flavor

[@dragonic22]

Joseph Makowski No. Crapping

[@Cj-xt6tv]

Yep lmao

[@basedbattledroid3507]

Patient: _(Stands Up)_ Arkham Guards: *"oH gOd!!! WhERe'S hE goINg!?!?!?!?!!"*

[@theoneandonlygrod]

Harley's interviews are almost a line-by-line match for her origin story in "Mad Love."

[@juanluisquinteroreyes7108]

Indeed. I really liked that.

[@00FMklary]

Victor Zsasz is one of the few characters that relate with the modern world and are very underrated within DC comics. He’s only represented as a cold-blooded killer using phones as his trail but his ideology is much more interesting and that’s what Dr. Gretchen attempted to dig into. When she said Victor ‘needed’ to kill, it’s pretty disturbing because he’s actually in-pain so he has to subtle his pain by murdering others.

[@richardrowley4414]

All batman arkham asylum tapes in timeline order Scarecrow. (Tape 1 2 and 3. 31:52) Killer croc. (Tape 1. 5:51) Scarecrow. (Tape 4 and 5. 34:35) Killer croc. (Tape 2 3 4 and 5. 6:18) Harley quinn. (10:19.) Riddler. (Tape 1. 15:41) Joker. (Tape 1 and 2. 0:12) Riddler. (Tape 2. 16:43) Joker. (Tape 3. 2:10) Riddler. (Tape 3 and 4. 17:47) Zsasz. (Tape 1. 21:53) Poison ivy. (27:26) Zsasz. (Tape 2 3 4 and 5. 22:59) Joker. (Tape 4 and 5. 2:59) Riddler. (Tape 5. 20:10)

[@Rorschach97]

Joker: He's crazy you know. Harley: Who? Batman? Joker: No Santa Claus, OF COURSE BATMAN! LMAO

[@giuseppeianniello1998]

My favorite thing about Arkham Asylum, and I still enjoy to this day, is collecting and listening the tapes of Joker, Harley Quinn, Riddler, Zsasz, Poison Ivy, Scarecrow and Killer Croc. It’s very entertaining

[@dynamiteguy4650]

When you hear Batman’s voice right at the end it seemed rather sinister

[@nancydrewfan7890]

I absolutely love games that have these extra pieces for fun. One thing I think is interesting is that I find these clips more memorable than the ones from say the BioShock series, with a some exceptions. I think it’s because with these clips, you can actually stop and listen to them, while with Bioshock, you’re playing the game while they’re playing, so there’s less of a chance that you’re actively paying attention to what’s being said. Also, the characters in the Arkham series have more distinctive voices than those from Bioshock. Just a random thought.

[@mutl33t]

Thanks for this. I am replaying the games to get ready for Arkham Knight and didn't feel like recollecting everything. Much appreciated.

[@SkullMahn]

Joker isn't crazy. He's evil. That's what Batman knows

[@thebigquack6945]

Can apply to zsasz and scarecrow Not crazy , just evil

[@arianalikens5300]

@@thebigquack6945 and ivy

[@Vingus]

​@The Big Quack i think zsaz is crazy. Joker is just evil

[@lucariopokemon13]

This came out in my recommendation. Wow 5 years ago.

[@NICKatronMC]

36:37 roasted

[@gucciferragamo]

NICKatron MC rekt m8

[@ILOitmeansIloveOreos]

"You think you can cure me?" Everyone in that room should've upped the security from then on forth 😭😭😭

[@Godofawesome16]

the Harley Quinn ones remind me of the same scene from the batman episode mad love

[@stirlinghancock1512]

The guy that wrote that episode (and many many more episodes) was also a writer for this game, he intentionally made the interview tapes that way, great easter egg.

[@Godofawesome16]

Stirling Hancock great easter egg indeed. thanks for telling me

[@indiefan99]

I love all the tapes, especially Scarecrow’s; they add to the overall charm of both the game and backstory

[@jasoncampbell3558]

I think we can all agree, the voice cast for all the Arkham games is amazing. I mean of course Kevin and Mark put in amazing stuff as always, but the voices for Crane, Riddler, Croc, Zaas, everyone brings new life to these characters. And the stuff they were able to get away with back then while still having their games be rated T (except Knight) is honestly amazing, really goes to show how strong the writing is for this series.

[@raykoshorek683]

Scarecrow (Dr. Jonathan Crane) Nicknames: "The Master of Fear", "The Doc of Nightmares"

[@megalon73]

Killer Croc has the best Audio tape of them all in this game.