Batman Arkham Knight - Militia Conversation on How to Defeat the Bat

[@Jaggin]

“Listen now, Batman uses key vantage points, gargoyles, wires, hell he could even use these steel beams above u- oh shit,”

[@niewiem3932]

And the biting begins

[@mack-attack-420]

It's the freakin bat

[@SpiderManMCUniverse]

Don’t let him hit you, you idiot!

[@noahtrageser8594]

This isn’t even funny and I’m still laughing my ass off

[@auberginemanproductions1608]

@@noahtrageser8594 Do you have green hair my good sir?

[@Montesama314]

"He'll study you from the shadows and when you make a mistake, he'll be ready." *Batman, studying from the shadows, nods in respect. This guy gets it. He's still f-cked, but he gets it.*

[@Crimson_Sun2486]

It's comments like this that make me wish I could give more than one like

[@havardmoenovervik1224]

@@Crimson_Sun2486 Agreed

[@OwnLaneTre]

the irony is crazy 😂😂

[@alexico909]

😂

[@tylersoto7465]

Lmao 🤣 true, I love the militia and everything about them , they have over 800 drone tanks a few hundred humvees and APC , at least 100 or so drone air support units , a few thousand men, air defenses, jamming devices and hundreds of automatic turrets to defend themselves etc , would of loved to see the US military try to fight them on probably taking 2 marine divisions to take him out , would make a cool call of duty game "Call of duty Arkham knight" would definitely play it lol

[@billyhenerson2871]

"That vest? What is it? Bullet proof?" "What good would that be against a man who doesn't use guns?" Such common sense...

[@billyhenerson2871]

@@hankjwimbleton6598 He uses the riot suppressor to knock people out. Although, I get what you're saying.

[@micahbell7840]

His Batmobile has Guns Hahaha

[@adamgoldie1253]

This comment was at 666 likes so I liked it to make it 667. Apocalypse averted

[@billyhenerson2871]

@@adamgoldie1253 Thank you.

[@christopherbrittonjr.1496]

@@hankjwimbleton6598 rubber bullets

[@keithstone8693]

Not gonna lie? The leader did a pretty damn good job laying it out.

[@fiftycaliber2972]

People call him stupid and funny but in my opinion he is probably one of the few people in the Arkham universe who actually knows about batman and what he does.

[@christopherbrittonjr.1496]

@@fiftycaliber2972 yeah thanks to Jason

[@conorgrant4860]

@@christopherbrittonjr.1496 Regardless,his presentation skills are on point!

[@Godlesssaiyan]

@@fiftycaliber2972 I said the same thing bro

[@paxtonstewart8042]

Yeah. The man is clearly dedicated too. If my employees were willing to strap on a suicide vest to stop a guy, potentially with the slightest chance that it will end with them dying, I’d give them a raise.

[@jluke1212]

A whole 5 minute of voiced conference about the gear the militia uses that most players will never hear.

[@jordanthompson3350]

That’s how you know the developer cares

[@NaViAgain-ts9lj]

@@jordanthompson3350 rocksteady is my favourite dev

[@unofflesnar9819]

@@NaViAgain-ts9lj Rockstar and Rocksteady

[@rusamene]

I call it a quality production decisions.

[@phatlewt2932]

actually i listened to the whole thing the first time i played that mission. Arkham knight is probably the only game where I'm enticed by the random conversations among npcs. I was really impressed when i found out some goons were smart enough to check the vantage points and the ventilation systems, I don't think I've ever seen such level of intelligence displayed in stealth games. I was also suprised to hear how the instructor attempted to take advantage of Batman's no kill policy, despite it being a humiliating failure

[@stunner9005]

“Batman doesn’t kill, not even indirectly” Batman: “I don’t need to save you”

[@digbling1114]

Lol Oh yeah true Spoilers for The Dark Knight Trilogy - but yeah that version of Bats did leave the main villain Ra’s al Ghul on the train when Gordon destroyed the tracks, pushed Two-Face off a building and caused Talia to crash while in a truck. I guess some versions like Christian Bale’s have a no direct killing rule.

[@robstefani9853]

Also Batman: *drives the Batmobile into a crowd at full speed*

[@Black_Knight_-BK-]

Batman after running over someone or letting them die: Oh no, I ran him over. Whoopsie daisy

[@TheSpiderman7285]

@@digbling1114 Batman straight up shot Talia with the BAT's cannons.

[@clanofshadows]

Batfleck has entered the chat

[@QuanTumm1357]

Batman raises his hand “excuse me sir, but you made an incorrect point about the vantage points I use”

[@VariableZero]

“Settle down and listen, rookie. I understand that-wait . . .”

[@barcabocalda2583]

I feel like that’s something Nightwing would do

[@nathandorsey8157]

Too bad the game doesn't give that option

[@christopherbrittonjr.1496]

@@barcabocalda2583 or Tim

[@christopherbrittonjr.1496]

It’s Bruce’s nonchalant ness that would come into play 😂

[@Ricvictors]

2:10 I like that one medic to the left that’s like “wooo! I’m a mediiic!”

[@KnellMortem]

He’s talking about me!

[@dorian4191]

Wooooooo

[@JBLightning.]

Hahaha I didn’t notice that omg lol

[@Ginnes]

Hahahaha

[@gr13v0u5]

And Batman's like "You're going down first, punk."

[@Jay-eg9mv]

1:03 The developers intensionally gave the dialogue a break there so that the players can make an awesome Batman entry right after he says "he won't get near me" *Salute*

[@theonewhowearscrocs8591]

They *knew* the player couldn't resist the temptation to burst in at that moment

[@futabafanclub]

Then suddenly “Which brings me to point two-“

[@thesprawl2361]

That's superb attention to detail

[@frederickjones3723]

There's another at 1:55 just so players can be like "oh really?"

[@Montesama314]

In-univese, it's as if the goon realized, "Oh, sh*t, I just tempted fate... No? Okay, I'm cool. Moving on."

[@tevinlim9123]

Simply put batman has similar hunting tactics like the predator minus the killing

[@crumble2073]

Nah predator has hunting tactics like batman

[@crumble2073]

Plus the killing

[@Samuel152]

Well, the predator is like an ailen version of Batman. And I think Batman has fought a predator in the comics.

[@tevinlim9123]

@@crumble2073 lol the yautja(hish ku ten) were bred for labor and gladitorial battle by the amengi for centuries pretty sure batman would have to cheat

[@tevinlim9123]

@PETER PAN don't forget to use bombs on the hostages

[@HuggableX0X0]

2:12 oh oh I’m a medic! :D

[@louieovares5170]

Jejeje

[@larniieplayz6285]

Yay!

[@gamevidz8763]

He needs to call Dallas

[@alexsung3117]

i came from Doctors without Borders!

[@yuzuki2385]

Yeah, usually the first ones I take out.

[@nickdegugs7190]

For an army trained by a guy who knows Batman’s every weakness, they aren’t much tougher than the random thugs with the same equipment.

[@Samuel152]

They are slightly different in the Predator sections. Militia will buddy up to prevent Batman sneaking up on them, they'll bomb the vantage points, they can trace Batman's Detective Mode, they can scramble Detective Mode, they have medics to revive unconscious soldiers, they have sentry guns from TF2, and they can check the floor grates. Not too different than the average thugs but slightly smarter.

[@gorkemkavak1965]

@@wasdspecialist196 Tyger Guards could not get spooked.

[@joshgroban5291]

To be fair, this is batman. The only 100% human people comfortable fighting him would be the Arkham Knight, Slade and Joker These guys like to act tough, but imagine fighting the Batman. They probably forgot every lesson they knew and are just focused on not getting hurt

[@patrikkirtap4589]

I was playing arkham knight the other day and at the start of the game I spoke to all the officers at GCPD. One of them says that it took 4 cops to force the guy with the broken wrist into the cell. This just shows how strong batman is. It takes 4 cops to put a guy with a broken wrist into cell, while batman just straight up shits on them.

[@hemijay7183]

@@Samuel152 well the thugs in Arkham knight and I'm pretty sure city bombed the vantage points but everything else is right

[@reignguard]

You might mock these methods, but theoretically, they are all effective.

[@jack-exzolt9858]

They are but they sorely lacked execution.

[@Julio_Gomes]

@@jack-exzolt9858 exactly

[@jack-exzolt9858]

@PKD Orion Hence my point, what they only have were footnotes, not executions. Their superiors fails hard to mention Batman's adaptability and cunning. While they are correct mentioning his weakness, the problem lies on how are they gonna exploit these said weaknesses. Because even if Batman wasn't present in there, he's fully aware to where he can be blindsided or ambushed. I find it funny that aside from Spoilers, the Arkham Knight and Hugo Strange had the right idea how to finish Batman for good. But they're held back by their superficial superiors. That they should "relish the moment" where they finally land the killing blow on Batman and rub his failures on his face. Each of them must break him first before enacting their grand scheme. As a result, Batman gets back up to bite them on the ass. He becomes their largest hurdle and hindrance. Scarecrow: "Do not worry, you'll have your chance to kill him. Now is not the time" AK: "You don't understand! THERE IS NO SECOND CHANCE once we let him live! He'll just come back stronger!" In that dialogue, Arkham Knight had the right idea of robbing Batman of any chance of getting back up. And I believe him, and we know who he is and we know he had the resources to do so. Instead, it ends up being squandered. Hence why in the comics, Deathstroke always had the upper hand in majority of his battles against Batman. Once he locks him in sight. Batman would always be beaten near death. Or at least injuring him or scarring him so that he had a massive disadvantage in their rematches or so. But of course, plot would always demand Batman to win.

[@alexbarajas5895]

True, however I don't think they were expecting one thing. That suit. Most likely Jason, while knowing about it's existence, wouldnt not be able to predict the multi fear takedown part of it. That suit allows Bruce way more movement than his other suits, allowing him to strike harder and faster. That speed may have been something that may have saved him mutiple times in the game. However it's not perfect, while the suit is great, if batman is not prepared, like the time where jason ambushed him and shot him in the side, then his speed regardless of the suit can be beaten.

[@a0point0of0view1]

@@alexbarajas5895 I can't remember if Batman had been fear toxined yet at that point but it's mentioned by some of the enemies that the fear toxin has made batman more brutal and he's pulling less of his punches, that probably messed with Jason's planning as well

[@mr_0n10n5]

"That symbol is meant to focus your attention to where his armor is thickest" Holy shit that's incredibly genius

[@Nein1ron]

Punisher does the same thing, apparently

[@JoshSweetvale]

One reason Superman's costume is so eye-searingly bright is that it's one giant taunt for thugs and monsters.

[@Supperdude9]

That was actually canon from back in the day. In the early days, the batsuit was, well, just a costume. He only had his yellow and black Bat symbol armored, as it was the flashiest part of his getup. He had the same logic - make it a target, have it armored, and people will shoot at it. The rest of his suit had zero armor. That's since been changed, as now it's total armor, but this scene was a nice nod to the old Batman and old batsuit. It's also a good explanation of why he has the symbol on his chest.

[@morelstrike]

@@Supperdude9 Even then it's far easier to put more armor on your chest then on your arms or legs and still be mobile.

[@dustinakadustin]

@@Supperdude9 In the comics the strongest parts are still the black portions of the suit. Symbol, boots, hands, face etc.

[@demonwolf570]

"With this on, that pacifist crybaby won't touch me." Batman: Your free trial of being conscious has ended.

[@rivenblaze7776]

Bro being unconscious makes the suicide vest explode

[@demonwolf570]

@@rivenblaze7776 That's why Batman specifically targeted him first to disarm it.

[@rivenblaze7776]

@@demonwolf570 So did he just tie him up or dropkicked him and made him explode

[@demonwolf570]

@@rivenblaze7776 He snuck up behind him and grabbed him through the projector sheets. After that it took like 3 seconds to disarm since everyone was dumbfounded seeing him.

[@justinnelson5960]

You fool, I HAVE 70 ALTERNATE ACCOUNTS!

[@hunterrhea2464]

“Batman doesn’t kill. Not even indirectly.” Tell that to the guy whose face I shoved into an electrical box

[@Samuel152]

Video game logic.

[@enternamehere7942]

Or the guy i had kicked off a 90 story building

[@Samuel152]

@@enternamehere7942 You can't send enemies over buildings. There's like invisible walls.

[@enternamehere7942]

@@Samuel152 oh i didnt know that, But i was referencing this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpWcgKSZra9_Y7M

[@Samuel152]

@@enternamehere7942 Oh, that happened to me once. Why the invisible walls didn't work is because when the takedown was initiated, it allowed Batman to phase through the invisible walls. The glitch was funny, though.

[@joshualeigh6674]

If they weren’t villains and Batman was a monster this would have been extremely reassuring

[@ryder_4435]

If you look from their point of view, that's basically what's happening. They're fighting because it's their job, and batman is the apex predator they need to survive against Which is why I fucking love the Arkham games

[@ohreally4752]

@@ryder_4435 but then again, they doing it for the money. they know they aren’t on the right side but oh well

[@ghostlypirate_5083]

@@ohreally4752 money is money, you got feed your family and take care of them somehow, scarecrow got all the civs out so there is no one left who wasn’t warned, you do your job, get paid, no one is hurt and you leave and move onto the next job

[@ridleythebloodthirsty8958]

Imagine if it was the Batman who laughs

[@dylanholding98]

@@ridleythebloodthirsty8958 then they'd stand even less of a chance.

[@kennyhaha]

"vantage points, batman uses key architectual objects to his advantage" *listens to a whole 5 minute briefing about how to take batman down from literally above them on a vantage point*

[@icecream4you161]

It'd be funny that after the briefing, someone would say "Hey, who's that in the rafters?" And blow the room to smithereens.

[@teamcowboys303]

Could see him having a smirk on his face😂

[@billyhenerson2871]

@@icecream4you161 Then he moves back into the dark and they say "Must have been nothing, I guess."

[@someguywholikesanime745]

“Batman uses vantage points. Like right the-- uh oh...”

[@eyeofthetyger8504]

I'm surprised they never looked up immediately after hearing this

[@LoreChaplain]

"Value the Medics" I sure do, that's why they're my first targets whenever possible

[@gos358]

True

[@HESHRocketWarhead]

@@godsavethequeen4675 That only applies if 1) You kill the Medic or permanently debilitate them, and 2) It's during war time.

[@godsavethequeen4675]

@@HESHRocketWarhead oh yeah right well can you just type haha funny for a bit of self confidence for me please

[@HESHRocketWarhead]

@@godsavethequeen4675 Haha, funny!

[@godsavethequeen4675]

@@HESHRocketWarhead thank you

[@heyjeremiahwhite.]

“Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face” - Mike Tyson

[@frankhorrigan1508]

Didn't know Myke Tyson was a Lol champion

[@Lmarquesgamer]

@@frankhorrigan1508 his name is sett

[@juanimewu1425]

In the mouth*

[@frankhorrigan1508]

@@Lmarquesgamer i know genius i was being sarcastic.

[@KarateKitty5000]

True words from Mr Tyson.

[@555reaper]

Weakness shoulders and legs? What about the open mouth hole revealing his jaw.

[@rob3791]

People always mention that but not only does he fight in a way that makes it nearly impossible to get a clear shot on his head, but there's also a bulletproof cover that descends down over his face when he's in danger of being shot there.

[@joshuabutterworthlemon8989]

@@rob3791 no it don't theres only 1 suit that covers his mouth and it's a dlc suit

[@rob3791]

@@joshuabutterworthlemon8989 😧

[@KOSHIFROMTHEROC]

@@rob3791 he doesn't read comics lmao

[@Celestial_Wing]

Its pretty damn hard to hit a fast moving target, even harder to hit a specific point on that fast moving target

[@cameronhardee7425]

Leader: "Think gargoyles, think wires." Batman: "Don't forget metal beams." Leader: "Yes, don't forget met- wait, who said that?!"

[@SSD2024]

If only they knew...

[@shonenking3948]

“Think gargoyles, think wires” *Looks up*: “Aw shit😳”

[@nathandorsey8157]

Batman: why hello there.

[@PonmonofNuggetor]

@@nathandorsey8157 General Batobi.

[@daawes0mleg3nd16]

He was right tho

[@multiverse_media2023]

@@PonmonofNuggetor "Hey, you can’t make Star Wars references, do you want to be sued by Disney?" "At least they’re not like the Knight. We have guns, Disney doesn’t."

[@doctoreggman5537]

Batman: No, keep going, don't mind me.

[@b4nd1t9]

I think this guys gonna get an A+. This was a very well done and informative presentation for his fellow classmates. And let's not forget the participation marks for those kind gentlemen that waited for him to be done his point before speaking.

[@fluffynator6222]

And he spoke freely.

[@andrewlawton562]

Dude if this was an English class that would pass

[@michaelzhang9806]

He has common sense, that’s already enough.

[@pietrofrancelozo4649]

At the teorical test: A+ At the practical test: -0 Like me at school

[@noahtrageser8594]

And that one medic on the left just “yep, that’s me” whenever he is talked about

[@senseisifu7382]

Imagine if in the vantage point part of the briefing and you still don't take him out, the dudes will suddenly look up causing a game over

[@fabooshka]

I was expecting that too lol the militia should look around and stare at the player

[@Lu1zF3l1pe]

I hope it'll be done when they remaster this game

[@Big-BossX]

Metal gear style

[@bungbananaman]

That's why I originally just hid behind the projector sheet.

[@rosco2890]

Thats some Mgs2 Shit

[@ConnerVain]

The presentation was fire

[@bbatman1164]

Except it doesn’t help them

[@inyalgaico1563]

@@bbatman1164 its valuable information but they just dont apply it well enough

[@Godlesssaiyan]

When I first played this I said out loud “this is amazing” the fact they thought this would work. Remember Batman is on a whole level. I always appreciate when my opponent thinks of “creative” ways against me. It’s honestly flattering. Just my way of thinking. This whole scene was epic

[@shadowjoker5604]

They could've of worked for the government or GCPD with there skills and knowledge, but of course they have to be Bad guys and that's why they lost😑🙄🤣

[@justincummings8557]

@@bbatman1164Well, it is Batman.

[@someguywholikesanime745]

Can we just take a moment to acknowledge how brave the one wearing the bomb vest is. He is literally prepared to die if he gets knocked out.

[@parthrawal5692]

Because he's Pakistani

[@gr13v0u5]

@@parthrawal5692 There is nothing that indicates the mercs' origins whatsoever or that this specific merc is Pakistani. Get your racist BS out of here.

[@carlosjavier771]

@@gr13v0u5 it was a joke😭

[@phatlewt2932]

@@gr13v0u5 Judging from his pfp and name, the guy you're replying to is probably indian, which would mean that he's literally the same race as Pakistanis. It would've made more sense if you called him Islamophobic, which would still be erroneous. You sound like one of those halfwit sensitive westerners using the word "racist" in a context that has nothing to do with race

[@gr13v0u5]

​@@phatlewt2932 Considering Islam is typically associated to Middle-Eastern and South Asian countries, like Christianity is in the west, islamophobia, while more appropriate a term in this context, can be considered a form of racism as it stems from the same kind of blind hatred that places a stigma on a particular community because of the negative actions of a minority of them. The point is that our friend Parth here assumed that the merc in the video is Pakistani by simple association to the act of blowing oneself up, which is erronous on multiple levels: - As I already pointed out, there is nothing in the video or the merc's dialogue that hints at his origins whatsoever, nor does the game's story hint at that of the other mercs' either. - The merc wouldn't have agreed to put on the vest in the first place if he didn't have some sort of guarantee that it wouldn't kill him. He put on the vest knowing (with very good reason) that Batman would never dare attempt to knock him out if it means that it will blow up when he becomes unconscious, which is the complete opposite mentality to those of the indoctrinated zealots who would gladly blow themselves up in blind pursuit of a revisionist interpretation of Islam religion KNOWING that it will kill them and many others with them in the process.

[@becca2938]

I love how the Batman games give the henchmen their own personalities. Like I want to root for them because they are all adorably stupid in their own way. Like when the leader points out medics, that one guy in the corner is silently cheering. I love it!

[@artemis1993]

Until you hear one of them saying how they literally ran a car over a woman and killed her just because Joker told him to, or another one saying the things he would do to a certain female reporter. All of a sudden they're not so cute anymore...

[@Corpse701]

@@artemis1993 or when after Bruce was revealed as Batman the thugs talked about going to Wayne manor and attacking Alfred.

[@Subpar1O1]

There's a lot of scumbags but there's also a lot of honest guys amongst the criminals, there's ones who say things "guys, I want you to know that whatever happens this was the best Halloween ever!" or guys that talk about how they chose the criminal life because they didn't want to rot away at a 9-5 job, they wanted to really live. All of the random schmucks you find all have their own things to say and personalities, some are murderers and some just wanted a night out with their friends it's great

[@thomasraines1396]

@@Subpar1O1 I’m pretty sure one of them says he was going to break into store and pick up a gift for his kid, as well.

[@lordsickomode]

@@artemis1993 The thugs, yes. The militiamen? No. You can go listen to all their ambient conversations, the worst they mention is revenge executions or simple shit like that. The non militia thugs are the scumbags sayin shit like that.

[@epsteinspilot3024]

"If you don't want the safety and comfort that only 30 pounds of high quality explosives strapped to your stomach can provide then thats your risk to take"

[@harryvahjyna5821]

Isis be like

[@Br-kc2jy]

Wise words

[@crazyfire9470]

I heard of stomach problems but this is ridiculous… -Thug in uniform 2015

[@andreasanchez1453]

Me: no thanks I value my life

[@reddd-77]

Wild sentence lol

[@swivelshivel6576]

I can imagine Batman just sitting up there writing notes down on a piece of paper as the guy is talking just to study them as they study him

[@MrMasslee]

dear diary: These sick fucks think they can counter me, so i will develope a counter measure for their counter measures! Wait, even better, the counter measures they made and the counter measures i made, if they countered my counter measures, i shall make counter measure for the counter measures, countering my counter measures.

[@godlypotat0237]

Batman: okay... first of all... they're gonna get their cheeks clapped... lmao

[@Supperdude9]

@@MrMasslee You joke, but that's pretty much how Batman deals with everything.

[@baifomet6425]

And asking question to the speaker from the vent

[@gamechanger2359]

And then improves his Armour so he has no such weaknesses

[@masteryuda7444]

The attention to detail is crazy.

[@gnolly8222]

Yeah, like the Medic putting his hands in the air all excited during their segment of the briefing.

[@Jade_Matthews]

*Receives training from a previous Robin about all of Batman's weaknesses and strategies* The Militia in-game: SHOOT HIM, SHOOT BIG GUN AT BAT, *SHOOT*

[@billdover3694]

"OH FUCK THIS 6'2 MONSTER WHO JUST BEAT THE FUCK OUT OF 5 GUYS AT THE SPEED OF FUCKING *L I G H T* IS RUNNING AT ME WITH MURDEROUS INTENT PULL TRIGGER SHOOT FUCK"

[@guilhermehank4938]

They panic and its difficult to think straight while in panic

[@anonguy772]

@@billdover3694 fucking hell I'm laughing like the Joker right now lmao

[@Hasbulla761]

*arkham militia is trained by Arkham knight aka ex-robin himself* *only uses tanks to try and take him down*

[@Need_RnR]

I'm sure trained militia, and ex military - would be SH*TING their collective pants.... If they had to take on... the Goddamn.... *B A T M A N* !!! My *drill* sargeant dad would be SCARED sh*tless... Lol xD Let alone his LEMMING weaker troops, and platoon squad... LoL... Batman SCARY... Yo. lol

[@korokseed1619]

2:11 “Hey he’s talking about me!”

[@teardataco8913]

Nah what’s wrong with him 😂😂

[@thedredayshow9246]

Aww. That's adorable. He's so happy about being mentioned...then sad cause Batman breaks his face.

[@Prehistoeif]

​@@thedredayshow9246Or he does a happy dance for Batman after getting stuck by his disrupter.

[@HandsomeFrog]

It’s funny how everything he said is TRUE and CORRECT, yet it’s still not enough to stop him. What a badass

[@ExtremeMan10]

Funnily it would if this was City/Asylum/Origins Batman, when he was still "green" to some extent, here in knight he has far more tech and actually developed multiple strategies against his every opponent as guy realized he will 100% face them more. AK was right on many of these tactics, on *old* Batman, not this one. One, for instance, being Asylum armor that wasnt so protected or in City where Bruce didnt have any enhancing drugs that would help him when he gets hurt, all of these are countered in Knight.

[@mathewgeorge4233]

Not gonna lie origins Batman is a little similar towards knight Batman because it’s the same amount of tech and the same amount of body armor but then again it is Bruce Wayne when he was starting to become Batman when he was in his mid-20s, so he was more reckless and more hotheaded

[@mat8791]

​@@mathewgeorge4233 Yeah, the origins batsuit was mostly a crutch for his inexperience. His acquired weapons also fit the bill, like the shock gloves. Here the Knight batsuit was the epitome of what a batsuit is and what it should do. Work in symbiosis with Bruce's skill to maximise results and render previous anti-batman tactics impossible. Like repositionning enemies in unfavourable spots, making the environment hostile to enemies and being able to remote control/call the batmobile to aid in encouters.

[@albitsobo7445]

Not gonna lie, I liked this moment a lot. They added a lot of new things to face Batman, equipment wise, besides the thermal goggles and it made some encounters intense. My favourite was the suits that you couldn't track with your detective vision and you had to look them without the help of technology

[@Edward-1945-colorized]

Too bad these variations and militia doesnt appear on free roam

[@christopherbrittonjr.1496]

You can use the disrupters on them if you upgrade him

[@albitsobo7445]

@@christopherbrittonjr.1496 I know bro, I did all of the upgrades, but I didn't use them every time, as I wanted to make it a little more challenging 😂

[@christopherbrittonjr.1496]

@@albitsobo7445 I feel u

[@pingaspearce9403]

@@Edward-1945-colorized they do appear in the ar challenges tho

[@trevorphilips2947]

I can see why he's the leader.

[@SnakeA113]

well, trevor, He's not just the leader, Arkham Knight founded and lead them and made Deathstroke as his Second in Command

[@trevorphilips2947]

@@SnakeA113 just saying, he's a charismatic leader of his squad.

[@SnakeA113]

@@trevorphilips2947 yeah, that can be true

[@Crimson_Sun2486]

Hey Trev. Looking to expand TPI into Gotham?

[@trevorphilips2947]

@@Crimson_Sun2486 I'm not stupid, so no.

[@tasneemahsan6849]

Funny how they think any of this actually helps them

[@pratikpatel1850]

I mean literally, it’s the freakin’ bat!

[@kenwayconnor4216]

Batman already beated and humiliated the entire justice league. Unless you're somekind of universe entity or undestructible being like Darkseid and Doomsday. There's no way you can beat batman

[@tobubiify]

It kinda does, batman actually take these milita seriously, not like goons in previous arkham games.

[@elderliddle2733]

Actually it did. They were able to corner Batman at one point to the extent he needed to remote operate the batmobile to come save him.

[@spidermanfanboy2297]

@@kenwayconnor4216 thats only because batman had prep time we all know that any of the justice league members would murder his ass easily

[@mosesgarciamontesinos3744]

2:11 Guy in the bottom left: Ayy that's me :DDD

[@danielchettiar5670]

Yo that detail is crazy yo! Some details like these really immerse me. Somebody in real life would/could really do this, and it kinda humanizes the NPCs

[@The_Man_Who_Sold_the_World.]

@@danielchettiar5670 fr

[@kionisua8564]

Yay Medic woo!

[@50ksavagegoodsavage4]

@@danielchettiar5670 I'm wondering if that's improvised on it, just like the movies

[@somedudewithinternetlol4398]

He's just excited that he gets extra protection since he's the homie with the first aid

[@Montesama314]

"He won't get near me." (Goon pauses, realizing he tempted fate. After an inaccurate look around the room, he continues.) "Now, on to point B..."

[@whereismahtruckerhat_1399]

10/10 presentation, he definitely gets a star pupil sticker. Side note: i like to imagine that if batman actually stumbled across this meeting, he would take his time and listen in on the enemy's tactics which would ultimately help him

[@christianjohnson5379]

And it pretty much does for the player too, it informs the player to take out the medics first so that none of the other enemies are revived.

[@OtherL]

Sincerely wish you'd shown batman taking that bomb vest guy down. That woulda been hilarious to me.

[@digbling1114]

Oh well almost 3 years back when I uploaded the video I was just focused on showing the conversation almost since there were plenty of videos already showing the takedown. But I agree it is still a cool takedown.

[@mrpanda7871]

Its awesome how an entire army with tanks, mechs, and experienced soldiers led by an ex-robin is literally chump change for batman

[@christophersantos4825]

When you're trying to save Gotham but then drop everything to go after the one guy who insults you.

[@Crimson_Sun2486]

Don't remember any mechs

[@Samuel152]

​@@Crimson_Sun2486Think he meant tanks.

[@starkiller332]

5 minutes of dialogue that can be skipped easily in a second. So good

[@gaming11odyssey]

When does this part come in game?

[@caiobutkowsky2756]

@@gaming11odyssey when you're infiltrating the Arkham Knight's headquarters

[@gaming11odyssey]

@@caiobutkowsky2756I just played this game again

[@donteros]

This has to be Batman's greatest villain. No need to play dressup or a psycho, just some soldier with common sense.

[@johnnyg4mer764]

The whole "His Bat-Signal is supposed to make you shoot at it" thing is actually genius, since most guys treat the "Center-Mass" method where they just aim for the chest. But, center-mass doesn't work when you have a Bullet-Sponge on your chest.

[@sg2412]

I like how he missed that Batman can also use weak walls to hunt, and that's exactly how he went down.

[@almostshawn3230]

Militia: I have a plan to kill Batman! It's great! He'll never see it coming. (Batman hiding in the shadows) Tell me more.

[@JKing7520]

Lol

[@CitizenKahne1992]

Militia: I’m glad you asked! It’s real-wait a minute.

[@justincummings8557]

I mean, if we’re being fair, these would be solid plans. If it weren’t for the fact that it’s the Batman.

[@unknownspecterofthevoid5774]

I like how this guy is telling everyone how Batman operates while you do the exact thing he’s talking about and still beats them all

[@benjaminslade9160]

Well to be fair they r still learning

[@stealth3213]

@@benjaminslade9160 They were trained by Deathstroke and the Arkham Knight for months they just suck.

[@Samuel152]

@@stealth3213 Slade never trained the Militia. He confirmed that when he said, "You're lucky I didn't train these men, Batman. Then, you'd be fighting REAL soldiers."

[@stealth3213]

@@Samuel152 Damn, even if they were trained by Slade they would still suck compared to Batman.

[@stealth3213]

@@Samuel152 Wait, but he also said one time. "If only I had more time to train these Soldiers, you would have been dead Batman." This game is just rushed asf.

[@Grag235]

Finally, a guy who knows how to beat Batman with facts

[@matthewriley7826]

And still failed....

[@Redman_real]

@@matthewriley7826 still closer than bane or joker

[@bobbyberro8107]

Ben Shapiro?

[@juand.cardona2208]

Give him 20 seconds after this. He completely eats a Takedown with fries

[@badreedinedjellali1328]

Wow he's right shooting gargoyle is effective

[@thenovicewhispers]

I absolutely love this. This is the devs' way of implementing a tutorial without making the player read immersion-breaking popups. It's the game's way of teaching the player what to expect while still keeping it in line with the immersiveness of the gameplay and story, keeping the player engaged. This also rewards patient players who are more tactical thinkers and observant, as opposed to the majority of players that will just barge through everything and wonder why they keep dying and uninstall the game because they didn't pay attention.

[@VariableZero]

It mentally pays to be methodical.

[@camblongkaras782]

This is like 2/3rds into the game.

[@frostcodex8160]

Batman: "does the vantage points include steel bars hanged from the ceiling?". Militia leader: "good idea rookie as our friend said, wait what...."

[@doctoreggman5537]

IT'S THE BAT!

[@Birthday888]

I love how the devs specifcally made the leader pause when he says "The Bat will never get near me". Just enough time for you to prove him wrong. XD

[@dragonslair951167]

The greatest mistake the Arkham Knight made was letting success go to his head; he had Batman cornered multiple times during the story, but each time he grew overconfident, and hesitated. And hesitation is defeat. But his knowledge of Batman's weaknesses was also incomplete. He didn't have any means to directly counter Batman's greatest asset; his tactical brilliance. So long as Batman's mind is clear and focused, he can find the smallest weak point in your plans and defenses and exploit it in spectacular fashion. The Arkham Knight needed to teach his soldiers to distract Batman, keep him off balance, keep the pressure on, not give him time to think. They needed to employ surprise attacks and be unpredictable instead of simply trying to overcome him with frontal assaults in every engagement.

[@pharaohbubbles1547]

He also completely missed Batmans main rule. Why make automated tanks and vehicles? You wanna stop Batman and his own tank? Put people in them. He can potentially disable them all he wants, but they'll eventually get repaired and replaced.

[@JacksonJinn]

In fairness, some of the tactics *were* for exactly those purposes. Screwing with the tactics is a trick the Penguin used first with his jamming trick, sure, but directly punishing the Batman for using his Detective Mode as a way to gather information is excellent. Blow up the vantage points as you notice them, set mines where you can't, and torch the vents so he can't ninja around, use turrets to block choke points, medics to revive and maintain numbers, et cetra et cetra... All combined are meant to achieve that very purpose, and in-gameplay it can work brilliantly. Beyond that, the Watsonian reason for not doing surprise attacks and being truly unpredictable is that the Militia are still following the Knight's playbook, and going off-script is a way to get fired or shot. Doylist reason... What, you want true artificial intelligence trained by murderous jerks hunting you down? Game's solid enough as is. If a Predator mission goes wrong or you're not skilled enough at using tech, it can be jarring getting chased around feeling like *you're* the one on the back foot as Batman, scrambling around trying to stay out of sightlines until you can quietly choke a bastard out. Same with not having people in the tanks. Watsonian reason might be "Frankly, neither the Knight nor Scarecrow trust handing weapons of that scale to the soldiers." Doylist reason is because manually disabling vehicles like that, knocking them out, might have been more realistic, but would prevent the game from removing them. They need to blow up to allow the other 19-odd tanks to roll up without the fights being even more of a clusterfuck trying to navigate the wrecks.

[@Samuel152]

Play Endless Knight and see just how hard the Militia really is.

[@UndertaleFan-cx2mc]

They can’t comprehend Batman’s “it’s the only way” mindset

[@Benbu]

The Medic that raises his hands up xD

[@azashfield3944]

me listening to teacher : Ugh whatevs. me listening to this : *start taking notes*

[@duplicatehedgehog]

Games teach us better than school🤣

[@Crimson_Sun2486]

@@duplicatehedgehog not gonna lie, I legit learned me some French from Assassin's Creed Unity

[@justincruz5720]

Well, that militia leader was right. Batman does study his enemies from the shadows. He’s even doing it in this very video.

[@shogunraid4302]

Man I LOVE the significant small details in this. The fact they all cheer for the Sentry Guns because it's the most fun part, the way one member goes back to Suicide Vests two minutes after they're talked about because that would logically be on their mind. This series of games for me as someone who enjoys free roaming / superhero games, will NEVER be beaten. It's a true love letter to everything in the Batman Universe, and even if there isn't a new one, I'll forever be grateful to Rocksteady and Warner Bros. Montreal for this gift of pure fanfare.

[@xarthurmasterz]

When I came across those guys and listened to their conversations, I was like: "Dude, you all have no idea what kind of beast you're dealing with." XD

[@Chom-Chom]

"Batman doesn't kill, not even indirectly." Batman: **let's joker live, indirectly killing so many people**

[@jct3439]

Here you go with that damn “LOgiC” again. Smh. It’s people like you that are ruining the world

[@arnoldschwarzenegger7936]

"No more! All the people I've murdered... by letting you live"

[@Billonator117]

@@jct3439 Damn who hurt you

[@atharvadeshpande6907]

@@jct3439 tell that to the victims of Joker and Jack the Ripper and their families.

[@100lovenana]

That is true. But then again, even if he did kill the Joker, none of those people would be safe in a world filled with so many overpowered villains. When fans throw sarcasm about how "Gotham is the safest place in the world", it's actually not much of a joke. It's true, just by being in Gotham (or anywhere in that universe) they're already doomed

[@transformersrevenge9]

Imagine how funny it would have been if Batman was taking notes, and then asked the leader a question, and the guy answers him, and only mid way into his answer, realizes that Batman is here.

[@toxicdemon1315]

Militia Leader: So, any questions? Batman: Yeah, I've got one? How do you prevent the Bat from breaking each and every one of your bones? Militia: That's why we have the medics specially trained to- wait a minute...

[@puffpuffpassmako]

I love how these discussed tactics are actually used by the AI. In predator segments, the militia will drop bombs in the grates and make them unusable. They'll shoot the gargoyles and vantage points which also makes them unusable. They even plant bombs on them. And they aim for your legs if they see you, and Batman will stumble sometimes when hit by bullets

[@DanCap20]

Batman watching their whole conversation and listening to their tactics: “Write that down! Write that down!”

[@treycoleman9262]

“Doesn’t kill, not even indirectly” West, Keaton, Kilmer, Bale, and Affleck: all side eye eachother

[@NRV0]

Also everyone who choose not to give Ra his Lazarus serum lol

[@braveninja111]

Who did Adam west Batman kill?

[@FallenOne669]

@@braveninja111 There was a moment where Batman hit some thugs, and they vanished. It's later clarified that they are now dead.

[@CynderSpirit]

Actually, Clooney never killed in his movie, from what I remember nobody died and the villains went to jail.

[@treycoleman9262]

@@CynderSpirit Clooney is the most accurate Batman confirmed

[@lucaso1579]

2:11 Dude on the left has been waiting to get recognize. Medics are under appreciated in Gotham

[@ucb16]

lmao thanks for pointing that out with a timestamp. Hilarious!

[@AMysticLegend]

Militia Thug: I have this explosive vest and I'm safe. Batman: "Joker Reverse Card"

[@tobubiify]

Ngl the gameplay for the militia was really awesome. It's like bossfight from previous games in every encounter, really cool. Like yeah the fighting might not be as good but that's the point, no one's fight as good as bat, so they focuses on something else. Kinda want batman appreciate the milita effort to counter batman tactics, because some of it does works, but well he did acknowledge arkham knight for his tactics

[@CrispyAndCaramel]

Batman just observed a 5 minute debriefing about how to kill him to prove it wrong in like 3

[@arkhamknight3501]

Nice briefing. I recorded this with my phone.

[@digbling1114]

Nice, man.

[@Sporkyyyyyy]

yo you should be stuck in a room with Joker. That would be kinda poggers and redpilled

[@Midnight_Strider]

And that briefing still did not make a damn difference in the end. It just cost Batman a few more minutes when taking these mercs out.

[@hanzhang4846]

batman : I didn't even know myself that well

[@lexxitup4903]

Miltia in Unison: YEAH! That one guy: Yeah! Everyone response: 😒🤨😐😕

[@njnexgen]

Nobody: The one medic: hyping himself for longer than necessary

[@the3plyspy]

2:11 I love how the medic on the bottom left is lifting his hands up when the leader mentions them. “Yeaaaah finally we’re getting a shoutout for getting our asses kicked”

[@matthewshiba3997]

A. Militia Ranks : 1. Soldiers : A Main enemy of the game. They maybe looks like standard Thugs, but are more equipped and well armed. Some of them carry similar weapons like standard Thugs. 2. Medic : The Soldier expert in Medical attention. They wear white suit and carry defribillator that function to revive the fallen soldier and even equipped them with electrical Current by charging their suits. 3. Combat Experts : A Ninja Soldiers that carry a Katana. They are agiles and specialist at Sword Combat like an assassins. 4. Brute : A Huge Soldiers well armored like soldiers. They are the Heavy Unit for the Militia. 5. Tracker : A Soldiers equipped with a tracer. A Device that can pinpiint Batman location if he use Detective Mode for to Long. 6. Weapon Expert Brute : Brute that use weapons like weist sword, electric Gloves, and Riot Shield. 7. Optic Camouflage Soldier : A Soldier wore an Optical Deflection armor. All of them were invisible when in Detective Mode. 8. Minigunner : A Brute that was equipped with Minigun that would destroy Batman to pieces. 9. APC Lieutenants : A High-ranking Lieutenants that was equipped with APCs and patrol the streets. 10. Checkpoint Commanders : Red Light Soldiers that command the checkpoint B. Militia Drones : 1. Python : A Stationary Cannons that protect several Militia Watchtowers and Checkpoints. They need to be destroye din order for Batwing to enter several area. 2. Sentry Guns : Automated Turrets that would lay dow suppression fire and alert Militia of Batman location. 3. Rattler : Most default Tank Drones. It was equipped with single cannon. 4. Twin-Rattler : A Tank drones equipped with two cannons. 5. Diamondback : A Tank Drone with an armored ptotection for it's cannon. 6. Mamba : A Tank Drone equipped with Missile Rack Launchers that shootout Homing missiles. 7. Cobra : The Most damgerous Tank drone that has tracer and a Cliber cannon that can shred Batmobile to pieces. The Weakness is in the Back. 8. Boa : An aerial Drones that equipped with Taser Guns 9. Serpents : A Quadrotor Drones that patrol the sky of Gotham 10. Comms Relay Drone : A Drone used for Communication Transmisison. Also used to plant Bombs all ove Gotham. 11. Dragon : A Helicopter Drones that equipped with Missiles and Cannons. C. Militia Tactics against Batman : 1. Wearing An Explosive Vest, so when Batman knock him unconcious it would explode. 2. Sentry Guns would alert Batman position if he was shot. 3. They would shoot at Batman on his entire body not the Protective Bat Symbols. 4. The aerial Boa Drones would alert Militia of his Location. 5. If Batman didn't take out the Medic, they would revive those he knock out. And even equipped their suit with electrical currents. 6. Some of the Militia wear an Optic-deflection Armor which would make them invisible to detective Mode. 7. Some of them would search where Batman Hide and destroy his hiding Places, just like the Usual Thugs. 8. Some of the Militia would also lure Batman out if he hide in the Ventillation System. 9. The Explosive Expert would plant Mines and Charges that would explode when Batman Close. 10. If Batman use the Detective Mode to long, the Tracker Soldier would be able to found where he Hide. 11. Some of the Militia are equipped with Jammer Signal Reciever that would make Detective Mode useless. 12. Cobra Drones are able to cause lot of Damage on the BatMobile. 13. Python would shot down every flying object including Batwing unless Batman took them out. 14. The High ranking lieutenant were equipped with APCs. 15. Serpent Drones Patrol the entire Sky. 16. All of Gotham Island has been lockdown with their Invasion and occupation as they sent Tanks all over the streets and set up Checkpoints to control the street. 17. They Plant Bombs all over Islands that Batman has to destroy. 18. They use several Buildings as their Watchtowers that Batman has to shutdown.

[@maxdonahue210]

This is what I like about this game. There’s points like this where they record minutes of dialogue that just add to the realism. One I found was in the first riddler race where he goes through all of his rules

[@shadowstrider8295]

I'll be honest, this was a pretty good militia, a pretty good and well funded militia. Minus the unmanned tanks, they probably could have taken out Batman, they knew his weaknesses, his strengths and how to turn them into weaknesses and how to get rid of his advantages. He uses detective vision to scout out his foes and hides while using it? Employ soldiers with trackers to find him or employ soldiers with suits that can render you invisible from his vision. He sneaks around the area? Employ motion activated turrets to either shoot him down or give away his hiding position. He's hiding in the vents? Use thermo charges to keep out or burn him alive. He's above you? Destroy the vantage points with explosives. Even that bomb vest is good tactic, granted it didn't work here because they got cocky, but in the right circumstance it could work. They were a pretty solid group, with some good tactics and some good equipment to boot.

[@ThePreciseClimber]

"Minus the unmanned tanks" Yeah, that's a bit of a plot hole, isn't it... :P "Suicide vest? Hell yeah! ...Manned tanks? Oh, no-no-no-no..."

[@sonrouge]

Considering these guys can't beat a man who doesn't kill, I wonder how fast they would've fallen to someone more than willing to kill.

[@MrVlad12340]

Eh. Bats supposed to be The Creme de la Creme of the non-superpowered vigilantes. He is about as good as one can get with training, gear and know-how. So there are very few killers (i meant, people willing to kill) who are as good as him and none better. Deathstroke is the closest one i think.

[@blue1133]

John Wick and Rambo can give you an idea of how that would turn out

[@noahtrageser8594]

*cough cough* “red hood” *cough cough*

[@Berserker3624]

Throw two grenades behind them and then shoot the fellow talking, it would take about that long.

[@dieselexkore2063]

I like how there was a pause after point one, like the game wanted us to attack him after he said we wouldn’t.

[@annoyingjager8863]

“If you don’t want the comfort only 30 lbs of high explosives can give you” My favorite quote

[@sirsponge9633]

I like how the medic raises his arms like “THATS ME” when he starts talking about them

[@dreliq981]

"He'll study you from the shadows" Huh. He really knows how Bats does things

[@lukeounsworth9686]

This sounds like an arma 3 briefing!

[@Pappu170]

The details in this game still amaze me. This was way ahead of its time.

[@TheDragonman104]

Militia Leader: There is no way that he will get near me. (Waits a few seconds and looks around to see if his words didn’t doom him) Militia Leader: Which brings me to point two.

[@tenacityxl]

I love the double purpose of this briefing: not only does it show how capable the militia is and house well thought out their tactics are, this also teaches the player how the henchmen will act and what they will do when they see you, allowing you to outsmart them with knowledge you *organically gained.*

[@im2good4ulc53]

I like In the fight after listening to this, they will actually use those strategies, medics will revive more and the militia actually say things such as "remember aim for his legs!"

[@louieovares5170]

That's not correct ... That batman's suit supose to be "new" ... not even Jason knows about it

[@jaredgarcia8638]

I think Jason is using past experiences with other suits as point of reference. They can be stronger than others but they can easily have the same design flaws...that's my guess

[@louieovares5170]

@@jaredgarcia8638 yeah you right

[@jaredgarcia8638]

@@louieovares5170 really? Well i guess there are so many tradeoffs with for more mobility

[@charliecook3303]

Jason does knoe it is referenced in the scene where he shoots batman where he comments on his latest suit

[@stevampaulo]

there’s a comic book set in the arkhanverse where jason brake in the batcave, maybe he discovery some new equipment there

[@Black_Knight_-BK-]

3:16 some people just dont pay attention to their surroundings. No no no, dont worry, its not like Batman is hanging above you guys listening in on your strategies to kill him. And he totally isnt crawling on the ledge to appear behind you like a badass and he isnt gonna disarm your bomb vest. Oh and he totally isnt gonna kick your asses and Joker's ass as well and he isnt gonna......... wait why dafuq are you idiots sleeping?! OHHHHHHH thats why!! Batman knocked your lights out. Nvm toodles

[@rafidsadman]

What's also really nice about this sequence is that it indirectly educates the player, too, about what to expect during a Predator sequence against these guys. Love it when exposition or tutorials are hidden in plain sight like this.

[@dogcarthemusical7203]

I love the fact they recorded all of this dialogue knowing most players would just go on ahead and disarm the vest man just show the attention to detail with the fact they thought people would like to listen 👏👏

[@mr.d3a1h8]

I’ll be honest when I first went through this section I was hoping this was a new enemy type. Imagine one or two of these guys in predator sections and in order to take them down you had to disarm it by sneaking up behind them but in doing so would expose yourself and you either had to disarm and risk being exposed and possibly killed in disarming them or take everyone else out and leave them for last as you would fail if you knock them out.

[@syberwulf9566]

Ironically this scene unfurls mere moments before he decimates everyone in that room.

[@arbknight12]

While Batman is watching: _Aww that’s so cute, they think they stand a chance_

[@hereitcomes3912]

R.i.p. kevin conroy. The best batman ever. My childhood. Farwell, great one.. 😔

[@usernotfound1191]

You know he's kinda speaking a lot of facts this seems pretty well thought out

[@stuudude6023]

Batman after seeing this: Time to put them all into a Permanent coma..

[@eljhonny4009]

If this was a school PowerPoint presentation, he’d get an A+

[@tauhid9983]

The fact that...batman is staring at all of them while they are discussing was to take him down. Man this is scary....

[@GenericProtagonist7]

Honestly, with a pitch like that I'd be willing to fight alongside this guy, for a speech so pragmatic it's very inspiring.

[@knowtheplan472]

it’s so cute how when he brings up medics they wave their arms around