5 Most Underused Villains in the Batman Arkham Series

[@gdiego135]

Nobody is talking about Calender man? Origins takes place on Christmas or Chris eve and knight takes place on Halloween, literally the holiday killer and he doesn’t even get a side mission.

[@Robin31908]

I know! And he was in Arkham city, and was in the crowd at the true ending in Arkham Knight!!! He would be an interesting boss too!

[@vbromcmrl5609]

@@Robin31908 you guys know that in arkham knight calendar man is in the final cut scene right? and in arkham city I think you get also get a quote where he says "I was at you beginning and I will be at your end"

[@Robin31908]

@@vbromcmrl5609 i know. I just feel like it would be cool if there was more stuff with him 😁

[@vbromcmrl5609]

@@Robin31908 I personally have a feeling, so we have the new batman that im assuming that's "Beyond Batman" and I just feel like that we will have calendar man as the next big villain..

[@Robin31908]

@@vbromcmrl5609 totally! Its obvious they were building up to this point, the message in city, then in knight...it all points to him!!

[@visionary1138]

Hush just pissed me off it's like Rocksteady just didn't care.

[@seanbhoycfc4834]

Yeah! They built him up well in City but they ballsed it up in Knight. I've often thought Hush could play a part in Bruce coming back to Gotham because Hush looks just like Bruce. I wonder what they could do with that

[@ProductionJournal]

@@seanbhoycfc4834 Literally the entire mission consisted of a well-timed button click and some cutscenes

[@badreedinedjellali1328]

is that because he disguise as brues wayen and make people see bruce wayne as a Villen oh wait is that because he trolles you in the game you have been trolled 😂 ok I admit I was also been trolled by hsuh you are right he did also piss me off because I was trolled 😡

[@ItsButterBean1020]

I feel he could have been great with a role in Knight’s main story

[@wallygator92]

Hush should have been one of the main villains in Arkham Knight!

[@markreese4991]

To be fair, Black Mask’s death was likely a body double. He’s been known to use doubles before and his mask wasn’t damaged in Knight.

[@DegenerateJay]

yeah this is a very big possibility. The thing is the way these Arkham games are written and the way comic book characters are written in general there's plenty of ways to get out of a death. I hope that was actually the case because it was a pretty big waste of a character Arc.

[@N8yaM8]

If you’re right, *pls tell me your ways*

[@someonewhocommentsonyoutub3779]

I think you're right, in Arkham City his mask was clearly fused to his face to the extent where the mask's mouth would move when he talks. In Knight it was just a plain mask, so unless it got unfused from his face inbetween games, that'd be an odd mistake

[@Finbars9]

@@maldon3659 Probably laziness. In Knight he's wearing the origins outfit as well, seems like they had a higher quality model, easier to port than city's, and used that. Still, could now be used as an excuse to bring him back

[@itischl03]

Plus he was supposed to have a Season of Infamy episode but was cut (along with Prometheus) so I think it's safe to say it was a body double

[@elmachotracho7963]

Overused: Joker Riddler Underused: Two-Face Hush Victor Zsasz Killer Croc

[@glitch1zillaproductions]

ElMachoTracho yeah

[@TechnicalTim-oj5vv]

#deathtoriddler

[@ThaBotmon]

Technical Tim flips Hahaha true!

[@neven8043]

The riddler was so overused

[@neven8043]

@Dmitry The Kebob Remover I know, and the only way to get that boss fight is to find all like 400 trophies and riddles which is rediculous

[@skyking5019]

“Batman has clearly banged both of these characters” “Well absolutely” *batman pulls down the bat-shades* *winks to the camera*

[@NakedSnake64]

As a Black Mask fan, I am really upset at how much he gets screwed over.

[@Bill_Tserts]

Wait until Birds of Prey comes out...

[@experiencedgamer7706]

To bad black mask dyed in red Hood DLC

[@CC-oo8mo]

Yeah, he's really gonna be bad in bop

[@leons.kennedy9738]

I upset too, Chris Kyle! Im also an big Fan of Black Mask!!! I hate that he died in the Red Hood DLC from Arkham Knight!!! #Black Mask forever#

[@ItsButterBean1020]

Year of the Villain seems to be using him well Love the new concept of him shapeshifting with his mask

[@ChiGuy251]

That Deathstroke tank battle was so lazy. They just made you go through the same annoying battle twice.

[@ultrahero2115]

There could’ve been such a great fight where he ducked into a building and tried to ambush you but you’re trying to out navigate one another to see who gets the drop on whom. He could leave bombs in the vents or shoot into the vents and such. The environment could change over time. Then after that section you have very really intense and strangely timed combat with him where you have to be aggressive but your counter timing has to be perfect and you have to counter his frequent counters.

[@KnightGamer69]

And then didn't even have an actual boss fight

[@blackenedjustice503]

@@sethvdb3717 I cant remember a single hand to hand boss fight

[@eh7558]

I didn't even get to battle him.. My game glitched and we lagged half way across the map into the water and batman was putting into the back of the car and then we sunk into the water before teleporting to Land and that's all...

[@alec1737]

Seth VDB that’s what I thought would happen, I was upset when I’m like this is just the Arkham Knight tank boss again but with Slade, and then he came flying out of the tank and I was like ooh origins fight but better? Then he gets like punched and is knocked out and I was so pissed

[@seanwatson446]

Even though clay face was the final boss I feel like throught the rest of the series he was very underused

[@DegenerateJay]

True. I feel like this list could have consisted of 10 to 15 villains.

[@captaincomic8678]

Would've been cool to see him in Origins pre-transformation, since originally he was just a creepy guy with a mask and a lot of knives; could've had him as a side mission and when you beat him he vows revenge, leading to what it said in his bio where he stole hazardous compounds to turn himself into a meta.

[@srstriker6420]

Degenerate Jay will there be a another video of underused villains but in MCU

[@queefyqueefstermcqueef6652]

Yeah Clayface only had one boss fight and that was it.

[@pantelisdalezios1086]

Yeah but it is like he had the main role in the game, HE was the Joker during all the game!

[@smartuser1733]

A way they could have used Hush greatly is to make him the mastermind behind Knight. For example, we were never told how Jason got the money to find his militia and get all of those tanks and gear. Hush would’ve stolen Bruce’s money and given it to Scarecrow and Jason. While this is going on, he is committing crimes and framing Bruce to turn the public against him.

[@holmeshuddle985]

Smart User - That's sounds WAY better than what we got .

[@nolaninger3942]

They mention all that in the tie in comics. Deathstroke helped jason steal some of Bruce's money for all that

[@ItsButterBean1020]

I’m down for a trinity of him, Scarecrow and Knight

[@Patrick-pc3vq]

@@nolaninger3942 Why should we read tie in comics to know such vital information?

[@nolaninger3942]

@@Patrick-pc3vq I didnt say you should I just said that what he was talking about was mentioned in them. And maybe because the game is based a comic book character. Why wouldn't you read them if you like comics?

[@bluedrewsp8361]

The reason Two Face had so much advertising in the trailers from Arkham City was to help his campaign for mayor!

[@MrGreaves]

Deathstroke: master combatant, almost as good as batman. Also Deathstroke: jumps out of a tank and gets knocked out in one punch.

[@namast3260]

He's physically stronger and thinks faster so the fact that he couldn't tank that hit or anticipate it goes to show how little the developers payed attention to his character

[@MrGreaves]

@@namast3260 exactly. Batman really has to focus when it comes to beating Deathstroke.. but I guess not this time?? Awesome boss fight in Arkham Origins, lame ass cameo in Knight.

[@etangbose4755]

@@namast3260 look at him in origns when you heat him he says “what are you” batmans like his only threat

[@anome4731]

It gets worse when you realise just how many punches straight to the head riddler takes in his boss in arkham knight and he doesn’t even have armour unlike deathstroke

[@adamH.1]

Also Riddler: gets a boss fight and it takes a lot of punches to beat him

[@JoelPerry1]

Calendar man. Take a low tier villain, make him a threat, give him genuinely creepy and interesting dialogue, and... do nothing at all with him.

[@outis439-A]

You watch Batman The Brave & The Bold

[@JoelPerry1]

@@outis439-A I don't actually. The only episode I've seen is Chill of the Night.

[@noelleholiday61]

Except the part where hes at the ending

[@sypherthe297th2]

That wasn't really Rocksteady. They literally took Calendar Man from the Long Halloween and Dark Victory storyline which are amazing. Rocksteady or WB Montreal really could have slipped a game doing that combined storyline in between Origins and Asylum and it would have been amazing narratively. It also would have had the added benefit of not being Joker centric (while he is my favorite character, he was tragically overused in the Arkham games).

[@shadowknight1509]

@@sypherthe297th2 The problem with Joker was he was used as a crutch as the writers were afraid of not using him. IMO joker being in Origins really ruined the story

[@tylermatthews427]

I feel like everyone has forgotten how at the end of Origins there's a cutscene of Amanda Waller signing Deathstroke up to the Suicide Squad. What happened there?

[@Jordanpaardekooper2002]

And batman finds him in black gate after defeating him

[@mattford6848]

Tyler Matthews It was to set up the rest of finish story in Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate game you had to played that game to found out what happens there at that time.

[@kierananderson4126]

Warner bros was actually going to make a suicide squad game but they cancelled it

[@SmilingSeraph]

Game cancellation

[@whodatninja439]

It was to setup the animated movie.

[@jasonpratt5126]

9:15 What's even worse than Deathstroke returning only to be taken out in a tank battle? Having him be taken out in a COPY-PASTE TANK BATTLE! -- it's practically the same as the Knight Cloudburst fight, and they use the same animation for one-punching him at the end!

[@MrBrandonStar]

Jason Pratt I guess rocksteady didn’t know how to make a hand to hand boss battle so they just put him in a tank battle

[@EricLukacsTHEDCLEGOUNIVERSE]

Jason Pratt yeah they could’ve at least had the fight taken to the rooftops after the tank battle, still annoyed that him and sionis weren’t the main villains of origins

[@SmilingSeraph]

Likely a time constraint. There are updated designs all around but Deathstroke's model is from Origins. Same with Black Mask in the Red Hood DLC. There are a couple side missions which were either cut short or didn't make it into the game. The Zsasz cameo was supposed to lead into a final confrontation but it didn't work out.

[@davidd.6448]

If they had just copy pasted the fight from Origins I would have been okay with it

[@lorisbrussato7131]

Jason Pratt nah deathstroke was even easier, that’s what made it worse

[@ernie4788]

1:06 - Two-Face 3:00 - Anarky 5:09 - Black Mask 8:25 - Deadstroke 10:40 - Hush

[@laundrybasketgamers]

Who’s deadstroke

[@darlenebroadbent3220]

@@laundrybasketgamers it is deathstroke idiot

[@laundrybasketgamers]

@@darlenebroadbent3220 read the original comment again.

[@alm2187]

They have a strange way of explaining the Anarky thing in the video. His title comic ends with the Joker paternity revelation confirmed. Might be true that DC quietly dropped that premise. I think it's mostly fans of the character who wanted it undone, though, as it's a forced story point, it distracts from his character's uniqueness, and it's entirely unnecessary.

[@Lawrence_Talbot]

*deathstroke….

[@Archemetics]

"Gotcha it's the Court of Jokers!" I mean, that almost happened in Knight with the whole Joker entering people's mind thing

[@TheCreativeTherapy]

Man bat, anarky, Deathstroke, black mask, ventriloquist

[@TheCreativeTherapy]

They should do like a mafia theme villains in the next. Tobias Whale, black mask, scareface, penguin fighting for power. Have people for hire like idk Deadshot, rat catcher, Humpty Dumpties. Side missions for kicks and giggles condiment King lol but in the end Prometheus is pulling the strings working with in the shadows Maximus Zeus.

[@dylang1138]

@@TheCreativeTherapy the idea of a gang war in Gotham makes me hard

[@superentertainment9658]

Deathstroke is my absolute favorite

[@superentertainment9658]

K didn't finish watching the video, when someone liked it

[@superentertainment9658]

@@LegoLiam1803 thank you

[@jbtwofour]

Mine was Scarecrow. I was so disappointed in his utilisation in Knight. After the scenes in Asylum, where people actually thought their game broke, I just expected more. I would absolutely LOVE a psychological thriller with Scarecrow as the main villain.

[@TbYolo]

I personally wish Hush was the main villain not Scarecrow found him kinda boring in Arkham Knight

[@TechnicalTim-oj5vv]

@@TbYolo batman arkham legacy is right around the corner. You never no what will come up

[@hunterfogleman7443]

Phantom Sky I would’ve had hush be the Arkham knight instead of Jason Todd. The whole Batman:Hush story would’ve been great instead Scarecrow and the and setting up the Knightfall protocol. They set up Azrael though which is cool, and he’ll most likely be in Arkham Legacy.

[@nolanc9432]

Arkham Knight just doesn’t have good battles

[@TastyChurro]

I'm not much of fan of Scarecrows voice in Arkham Knight.

[@edviza1935]

Apparently Paul Dini’s original idea for Arkham knights main story was to have Scarecrow and Hush working together, but he signed off when rocksteady wanted the Arkham Knight.

[@salahdeanclemens2226]

He wasn’t ask to come back on rocksteadys part. Giant missed opportunity

[@justincruz5720]

What?

[@alm2187]

That could have worked pretty well. Since the Knight is just a crude spin on the new Red Hood, his identity was obvious as soon as he starts talking in-game. My only cause for doubt was that that was too obvious. (I had no idea that was him the cop talks to at start in the diner, though.)

[@Gr33nd0t23]

@@justincruz5720can u read?

[@justincruz5720]

@@Gr33nd0t23 I can read it just fine. I’m just intrigued.

[@missiontobeaman3111]

*List of characters Batman’s banged*

[@DegenerateJay]

That's a long list hahaha.

[@fugit1vegaming397]

Joker?

[@missiontobeaman3111]

Fugit1ve Gaming whoa what the hell? Nah closest he’d prob get is Ivy or Harely

[@fugit1vegaming397]

Mission to be A Man *Joker.*

[@joycongod4831]

@@fugit1vegaming397 I agree batman has definitely banged joker

[@ontos8534]

The list could literally be anyone who isnt joker

[@DegenerateJay]

A sad reality

[@poultry-lover6665]

Or riddler

[@nolanc9432]

Poultry-lover666 an even sadder reality

[@TheAzulmagia]

What about Harley Quinn? She shows up quite a lot in every game, too.

[@heliveruscalion9124]

@@TheAzulmagia i mean, she's tied so close to Joker, you basically can't have one without the other, the way the games are portrayed

[@AHeroAlmost]

After City I was so hyped for Hush ..thought about all the possible scenarios .... Then it happened in Knight and I was so pissed .... Waiting all that time for nothing ...

[@navdir7547]

Same. I was so excited to see hush after doing the side missions in arkham city and hush escaping. But they just made him beatable with a fucking counter.

[@wallygator92]

Hush should have been one of the main villains of the game!

[@salahdeanclemens2226]

@@wallygator92very disappointing

[@darthbigred22]

Wait what did you expect him to do other than what he actually does in the comics? Go full trans and impersonate Catwoman, even going full HRT and castration? The downside to making a villian who knows who Batman is AND uses a one way method to impersonate Bruce Wayne.

[@lukecloudstrider8830]

There’s this underused Batman villain called the Joker, really feel like they could have done more with his character and honestly would have liked to see him appear in more of the games

[@alm2187]

You mean not kill him in the second game?

[@EraldLCoil]

​@@alm2187🤷‍♂️

[@Cyrax4d]

So pissed that Two Face is nothing but side missions. He’s my favorite Batman villian

[@pantelisdalezios1086]

Lol do you like Two-Face more than JOKER or Black Mask?

[@Cyrax4d]

Pantelis Dalezios yesss

[@pantelisdalezios1086]

Wow i dont get you at all

[@Cyrax4d]

Pantelis Dalezios no youre just basic and cliché. Who doesnt like The Joker🤦🏾‍♂️

[@pantelisdalezios1086]

Hehe i am glad you became agressive. Well, especially if you have read comics and played the games you should knoe how complicated and interesting Joker's personality is. He is the modt violent and dangerous criminal, he has destroyed a robbin and a batgirl alone. Two Face is just a sick crime lord.

[@Ricvictors]

You know what would have been a great payoff to Hush in Arkham Knight? Have his side mission be Batman investigating Tommy Eliott’s past to find out his plan, his next move. Having him investigating the death of the Eliotts: the old files on GCPD, visiting the site of the accident to run one of those hologram-simulations, finding out Tommy killed his own parents... that would have added much more significance to the Eliott Memorial Hospital to those not familiarized with the Hush comics. Then, in some places, they could have a cop mentioning “sorry, I can’t give you the file, Bruce Wayne came here and bribed someone to take it”, or something, and you must go around the city, tracking this fake Bruce until you find him in Wayne Tower holding Lucius hostage.

[@DannyShades80s]

To jog your guys memory, the part where you throw the reverse batarang was in Arkham City where Ra’s Al Ghul takes Taila hostage, while Hush in Arkham Knight you wait for him to aim at you then counter once he does

[@Bleh391]

What was wasted potential was the whole history of Arkham/conspiracy that you learn from the first game. I believed the Arkham knight was going to connect with that, bringing the story full circle, but no, it’s Jason. In the end Joker remains the constant focus, and people tell me this is a story about Batman and Joker’s relationship, but I feel it should’ve focused all on the legacy of Arkham...I mean, it had the title for each Batman game!

[@jacobsabastian3871]

Dude same. I really thought the Arkham Knight would have something to do with the spirit of Amadeus Arkham. Maybe he believed himself to be reincarnated like Quincy Sharp did.

[@Bleh391]

@@jacobsabastian3871 It definitely would have made for something unique in the Batman universe, to turn the actual Asylum into a character itself.

[@Xehanort10]

City was the last Arkham game Joker should have been in because, well he died in it. Origins could have been a game about a pre supervillains Gotham City and Knight could have been a game about the other villains last stand against Batman and explored a Gotham City without The Joker and what effects that had. But no Joker hijacks the plot in Origins and in Knight despite him being dead Batman and 4 other people are infected with his blood.

[@shadowknight1509]

@@jacobsabastian3871 That was my theory too when the trailers came out, but during the game it was so obvious it was jason

[@SHEVCHENKOFAN18]

@@Xehanort10 That would've been an awesome take on the franchise.

[@Pacothehamster]

Oh man, I really wish these games had utilized The Joker more.

[@laundrybasketgamers]

Pacothehamster I know

[@namegoeshere8564]

He was so underused in the series

[@salahdeanclemens2226]

Jesus you can’t escape him because WB games and rocksteady are lazy

[@bigsexyjonnylest]

can't recall him in any of them, which is a shame

[@SpiderandMosquito]

"Joker can't have a son!" "Why?" Me: .... is that a trick question?

[@SILK97]

My predictions: Black Mask, Bane, Hush, Two Face, and ironically, Arkham Knight

[@vicdu93]

why bane ?

[@kaiwilliams141]

Bane is absolutely wasted in Arkham City.

[@UnclePalpy]

King Savage97 would agree with you for Bane if he wasn’t in Origins. He was a great secondary villain in that.

[@GarrettTheViking]

@@UnclePalpy Agreed. Bane was one of the best parts of Arkham Origins. It's a shame that he lost his memory at the end of the game, because he could've been used again as a evil mastermind in an Origins sequel.

[@tomerart9544]

Predictions of what?

[@joemattingly3610]

Clayface and killer croc whereunderused and misused to me. Clayface could have been an awesome side mission with impersonating Gordon and killing people or something. Croc had so much potential for a horror type usage like in the first game

[@TheThezenith]

when I first played Origins I thought it would turn out that Anarky was Jason. Angry young guy skilled in combat, and intelligent who wants to better the world. Batman finds him stops his plans and teaches him a better way.

[@EraldLCoil]

It doesn't make sense that it was Jason.

[@simonhodge2809]

Have the Professor Pyg side mission be Hush would be cool, like he’s killing Wayne employees and Wayne Enterprise opposition, trying to frame Bruce would be cool, even if the final confrontation with him was ultimately the same as it is in the game

[@dylang1138]

Two-Face and Anarky were a bit annoying, but I could get over it. Deathstroke, Black Mask, and Hush, though, they pissed me off.

[@koopakoo3813]

I feel like Two-Face should’ve been in Cold Cold Heart in the party at the beginning. Or a side mission in the game where you play through the events leading up to the mafia throwing acid on his face.

[@queefyqueefstermcqueef6652]

Clayface was hands down the most underused villain. Hush, Black Mask, Deathstroke etc, at least got to be in more than 1 game while Clayface got beaten in Arkham City and that was it for him.

[@manderbander2744]

He was in Asylum too

[@shadowknight1509]

Yes but he got an awesome boss fight. Hush, Black Mask arent even true boss battles

[@Unknown-br1uf]

I appreciate they agree that Sionis isn't The Most underrated character in this series, since in My opinion, he was meant to represent the old era of Gotham coming to a close, with newbies like the Clown stepping in.

[@BadWolfei]

Knight's use of Harley Quinn, total wasted opportunity to have a post Joker death Harley beyond the City DLC.

[@pauldenton7669]

It would be nice to see her start to get a redemtion arc like we've been seeing in recent years as her as a hero after realizing how abusive Joker was to her

[@jasonpratt5126]

Re Anarky: if in the Arkhamverse Lonnie Machin is deemed cured of his mania and adopted by Bruce Wayne as his new ward, under the name Jason Todd, after Grayson leaves -- for which there's some very interesting side evidence -- then Anarky has a pretty great arc! Even though most of it's offscreen between games. (I swear I'm not intending the puns... {smh})

[@jasonpratt5126]

3:15 Ah, I hadn't kept up enough for the Joker's son dropped-plotline in the comics! Wow, that would reaaalllly tie in well, at least thematically, with the Anarky grafitti art slowly morphing into (something like Heath Ledger's) Joker during the course of Origins! -- a stylistic choice that never gets commented on in the game. Edited to add: some of that Joker-esque art can be seen in the game footage.

[@lucasstokes503]

Justice for Zsasz! Zsasz is a good hand to knife fighter (nearly kills Robin for Pete's sake)! And is just a super interesting character!

[@darthbigred22]

Fuck Zsasz he's a lame villian, might as well have Batman fight a actual serial killer from the past like Ted Bundy. Oh look he uses knives and scars himself after killing someone, been there done that, that's nowhere near a Joker, Riddler, or Mr. Freeze level villain. He's more a real life kind of guy.

[@wallygator92]

Hush should have been one of the main villains in Arkham Knight!

[@adampatel8763]

@@karma-4730 That would be freaking nuts what a good idea.

[@harrysagamo7323]

Adam Patel if they made an Arkham Knight: Director’s cut that would be great

[@salahdeanclemens2226]

@@harrysagamo7323 they should release it

[@Zeroooooouhhh]

I feel bad for Hush he had so much potential he could have been a great side mission even a DLC story but no slam him through an office desk and dip

[@Ghost_Films]

He should of been the main villain I mean he was going to be

[@ThaBotmon]

Hiyouredead I think it was Paul Dini’s idea (the lead writer of Asylum and City) to have him as the main antagonist in Knight but Rocksteady thought they could write a better story than the legendary Paul Dini (who btw wrote most of Batman The animated Series episodes) and they were very wrong

[@squidward7172]

Man I wish they still had black mask rocksteady whY WhY

[@experiencedgamer7706]

Too bad in the red Hood DLC red Hood killed black mask

[@grados3060]

@@experiencedgamer7706 Hopefully it was body double

[@squidward7172]

Grados Hopefully

[@NAcHO-wx5vg]

I’d say scarecrow. He’s kinda sorta a mini boss in asylum, and in knight, where we thought he would be the main villain... nope. Scarecrow is my favorite Batman villain and they did him dirty.

[@taskforcekillah9722]

They did his plan was so nonsensical 🤣 if he was anything like he was in Asylum with him mind fucking you having you thinking your game was glitching

[@pauldenton7669]

Riddler is my favorite and they did him waaayyy dirtier. They made his side missions suuuuper annoying and everyone hates him in the Arkham franchise

[@airplanefood3576]

@@pauldenton7669 I think the point of riddler was to be a annoying narcissist.

[@shadowknight1509]

@He-Man Scarecrow could have been done so much better and has potential to be a main villain but they screwed it up so bad

[@shadowknight1509]

@He-Man I disagree. In the hush story it was revealed that Riddler was the one truly behind everything, they could have easily done that but just have ot be scarecrow instead. There are alot of stories in comics showing that scarecrow has what it takes to be a main villain

[@seanbhoycfc4834]

Fantastic list 👍 Hush and Anarchy come to mind and yeah I feel two face gets someRepetitive missions. He should have been just Harvey in Origins. In terms of Rocksteady Arkham it's got to be Deathstroke for me. WB games got it right with him but Deathstroke in a Tank battle in Knight: No just no! Thanks for the content. It's great to see your channel growing :)

[@RadinV1]

I remember when I beat a mission in knight deathstroke was like "I've got a bigger tank" or something. I was like there is no way it isn't a hand to hand fight. That's so disappointing.

[@josefaikman7608]

I feel like more could have been done with Deacon Blackfire. Basically any of the one quest side-missions in Knight, but Blackfire especially. The idea of him creating this cult of common criminals could have been better utilised and tied into the plot, imo.

[@whodatninja439]

I love Two Face, one of the best Batman villains. And i love his design and Troy's voice which is a perfect impression of the DCAU version. But they do nothing with him in any of the games. DISAPPOINTING 👎

[@taskforcekillah9722]

Facts wasted potential hope wb Montreal do him justice and we see joker and Harley twins

[@E4B13]

Also I was disappointed with hush and black mask.But especially hush.He has a mission that took 2 minutes.

[@shadowknight1509]

Literally kills many people, cuts of his own face to do plastic surgery to look like Bruce Wayne also he could walk past the receptionist

[@SanadaSanadaSanada]

Idk, I feel like they could've made Riddler better in the games. He's treated like some C-list villain, but he's actually a really good.

[@DegenerateJay]

Totally fair I love Riddler in the comics and several of his animated takes.

[@TechnicalTim-oj5vv]

I'll be happy having his side missions like in arkham city the hostages or in knight with catwoman but as long as we have no trophies or riddles

[@NOABXD]

@ You obviously know jack shit

[@elizapony8736]

Oddly enough, he works better as a Green Arrow villain

[@poultry-lover6665]

Riddler is fucking anoying in the arkham games shit

[@illestvillain1971]

With two face in the bank in Arkham Knight, I just hacked the electric stairs and he was downed. Underwhelming.

[@vincentkosharek2216]

The line “two guns bitch” is my favorite quote or all time

[@SilverSurferKidd]

U should do a top 5 boss fights in the Arkham franchise

[@ndhickson3599]

My top 5 (no particular order): TN-1 Bane, Ras al Ghul, Mr. Freeze (City), Deathstroke (Origins), Solomon Grundy

[@jester8937]

I'd say all of this is true, especially for Deathstroke, he has always been my favorite villain and they kinda ruined him in Arkham Knight. Generally he is made out to be an formidable hand-to-hand combat fighter and then that talent was wasted on a tank battle

[@CharlesGribble623]

Azreal and Man-Bat are underused too.

[@RichardDuryea]

For me it was Solomon Grundy. Just a boss fight to take place of Penguin.

[@Dr.JonathanCrane]

tbh i didn't expect more from grundy then a boss fight because that's what he kinda is in my opinion. a boss

[@KungPowChicken]

Same.

[@matttale7918]

Honestly feel like Deathstroke in Arkham Knight should have been a multi phase fight. The 1st phase being the tank boss battle. 2nd Phase he retreats to the rooftops to snipe you down, making it a glide stealth section. And then when you grab him he pulls you both down to the Center of Miagani for a melee fight similar to Origins for the final phase, would have felt like a final boss fight in a lot of ways. And a better send off to Slade in Knight.

[@Bonkatsu12]

Basically every villain, except the freakin Joker

[@EricLukacsTHEDCLEGOUNIVERSE]

I feel like joker and mr freeze were the strongest villains in the series I agree 100% with this list so here’s some that weren’t mentioned in no particular order 1. Riddler(felt like he could’ve been a key player in the overall plot 2. Bane (while he was better in origins I I personally didn’t like that he was introduced in jokers story rather than having his own plan and stuff feels too early for bane to show up and for him breaking Batman’s back to make an impact) 3. Lady Shiva ( I love her and wanted more of her that is all lmao wish they’d introduce Cassandra Cain into the mix) 4. Manbat (felt like he was just an add on to the game) 5. Red Hood (Tho technically a anti hero, he was still the title villain of the final game, and felt there wasn’t enough build up to him in previous games, and was out of character for him to work with villains and they don’t bring the no kill rule code into the mix with his character arc and dynamic with Bruce)

[@spacejesus6581]

Joker: is the main villain in three games and a psychological side villain in the fourth ArtisticLegoFilms: I feel like Joker was the strongest villain As if that wasn’t obvious enough lol

[@nickfitchner3218]

I didn’t mind the black mask/joker reveal because it was so well executed. Where the really dropped the ball was not bringing BM back in a more meaningful way. I thought it would be cool to have him break into black gate at the end to try and kill joker. It pays off the threat he made to Batman about saying “he’s my kill not yours” while mirroring what happens at the beginning of the game (except this time it’s actually him).

[@seankuchenbecker5436]

Electrocutuoner: one of 8 top assassins brought to Gotham to take out Batman, only to be defeated by a single punch then later killed by Joker. While annoyed that Deadshot and Lady Shiva were relegated to side missions in origins and not part of main plot like other assassins, at least they felt better utilized

[@ClownPuncher139]

If only Hush required more than a counter. But, nope, just press Y and the quest is over. As for my pick, I think the only villain you didn't mention that could be done better would be Deadshot. His mission in City was fun, and one of my favorites overall, but the final payoff was really underwhelming. The final chase across the city is great, but the fight after it is quite the disservice to the character. I'm not entirely sure of his story in Origins, because I hadn't played it all the way through, but something tells me it wasn't perfect. I think they could have at least ended Deadshot's first outing with a better fight, similar to the one against Jason in Knight. But, that's probably wishful thinking.

[@MegaJetty1]

I'm not too familiar with the comic version of Anarchy but I enjoyed the Beware The Batman CGI cartoon version where he was an all-white version of Batman representing white chaos to Batman's black order. Another underrated character is the Arkham Knight, I always thought he should've been a robot like D.A.V.E. from The Batman episode "Gotham's Ultimate Criminal Mastermind" or even H.A.R.D.A.C. from the Animated Series. D.A.V.E. was intelligent enough to deduce Batman's identity and was created by Hugo Strange who built Arkham City, The Arkham Knight could been a fail-safe robot to finish what Strange started.

[@MegaJetty1]

Too bad they didn't go with that, it's MUCH better than simply using Jason Todd. If they wanted to incorporate Jason into the game, they should've just did a Red Hood origin, not an altered version of it and say it's an original character.

[@fictiontheorizer3594]

You know Dave? A man of culture I see. Also Hugo Strange was better in "The Batman" than he was in the Arkham series.

[@MegaJetty1]

@@fictiontheorizer3594 Agreed. Hugo Strange had more to him in The Batman than just being a over-hyped glorified lackey.

[@fictiontheorizer3594]

@@MegaJetty1 I loved how even the DC's version of the borg straight up recognized him as a asset. I wonder what other team ups we could've gotten if the series continued.

[@MegaJetty1]

@@fictiontheorizer3594 Sadly, we may never know. Heck, Rocksteady still hasn't given us a Superman game.

[@fetch3623]

You guys are underrated

[@kimnam-joon8271]

I actually really love Black Mask as a character but he was the freaking Joker the whole time and was never seen again unless you did the chemical canister side mission to fight him in the church but he was so cool his voice and character design was so cool.

[@pacoramon9468]

Two Face should have had a role in Origins. We barely see him in the games.

[@jasonpratt5126]

Meanwhile, let's see. For a criminally underused villain, I'd say Deacon Blackfire might tie with Hush. Is it better or worse that Hush got an awesome buildup in City, only to be dumped off in a quick-time event? Blackfire got no buildup before Knight, and is famous for breaking the Bat mentally -- something that absolutely doesn't happen in his one combat-mission (fun though that fight is on its own merits, but nothing that dropping into a rioting mob randomly roaming the streets couldn't replicate). Granted, I'm not a big fan of Blackfire, and seeing him shifted over to a faux-Southern-cornpone preacher doesn't help, but still. This guy took over Gotham and turned it into a war zone in his mini series, with Batman as his brainwashed slave (temporarily, unrealistic though that part might be), and supposedly he's even the reason why Batman re-engineered the Batmobile to be a tank (famously to be brought back 'later' for Dark Knight Returns and his battle against the Mutant gang.) And _this_ was all they did with him? Yeesh.

[@srstriker6420]

Jason Pratt well he should have been in Gotham season 5 Deacon Blackfire over Bane and Nyssa

[@krypttt]

hush's side mission was so enjoyable to play through, i loved feeling like a real detective whilst playing arkham city, truly my favourite batman game of all time.

[@gamingandstuff1522]

While I wouldn't say that zsasz is underused. After playing a pretty decent role in both arkham city and asylum I would of liked to see the end to his story in knight.

[@Jesse-ej6jo]

One thing that always bugged me about Black Mask is that in Asylum his bio (which isn't necessarily canon I know) it states that he has that wooden mask that gets burned stuck to his skin (and then Dr. Young has that on her wall right, which is.. really messed up) and then in City when you see him at the start, he seems to be made like that, with his mask burned stuck and a permanent feature on him, but then in Knight, in the DLC, he's clearly wearing a mask? Uhm wut? I'll never get that. And yea, it's a mask in Origins too but that's several years earlier and feels fine because of that because that whole burn débâcle could happen whenever in between Origins and Asylum

[@MyNameJeffOG]

8:57 he took out and put back his sword in literally seconds

[@tarhanich7529]

In the hush take down in Arkham knight if you complete the main mission before completing the side missions. Bat man just takes off his mask revealing that he is Bruce Wayne because scare crow already exposed him. Hush is then taken back and that's how you stop him.

[@tarhanich7529]

Edit:I am now realizing he already said this.

[@jackwaslash7827]

I’ve only been watching for one week and your already my favorite KZbin

[@DegenerateJay]

Well that's really nice of you to say Jake! Glad to have you here!

[@TechnicalTim-oj5vv]

1 week? Wow

[@millabasset1710]

I always viewed Ivy as a wasted villain overall, she's an intelligent doctor, has actual super powers and can't really do much to Batman in any media.

[@GooblyWoobly69]

I let out the biggest sigh when I realized that Dead Shot's fight was gonna be a tank battle

[@milesturner3667]

*Deathstroke

[@recrox765]

For me it was the scarecrow, in the second game there were several clues that indicated that he would return as the biggest challenge for batman, when the advertising for the third game came out they sold it to you with the scarecrow being the main villain, the city was completely his and the rest Villains were at his command, he had everything to be the final contender in the saga. You would think that after YEARS of anticipation for his return he would be the biggest threat in the game, but in the end you don't even fight him and the Arkham Knight and the Joker (even being dead) get more attention than him, even the game is called batman: arkham knight.

[@Adam_X78]

The Drake suit

[@brandonmena1330]

8:25 I could really feel the pain in your voice as you talked about Deathstroke in that segment.

[@adambamford5894]

It annoyed me so much how two face could be taken out like a normal thug in knight. First time I beat him I didn’t even know it was him I’d taken down😂

[@hyperbolicraider4848]

Black Mask not being the main villain in Origins is a crime. Literally if you think about it was never him. In the trailers it was joker in the beginning of the game until reveal it was joker.

[@prestongibson8886]

I know y’all not going cover this again. But if there was a Superman game couldn’t Lex Luthor be the main villain? Would this work or no

[@RadinV1]

Definitely

[@TheWagnasty]

Hush, Two Face and Black Mask were totally underused, but I feel like Killer Croc was wasted too.

[@jfer2355]

The ventriloquist and Scarface too

[@inaquigarcia8339]

They dont appear

[@andale_andale]

@@inaquigarcia8339 in Arkham City Scarface does

[@dakotatrue12]

@@andale_andale Asylum not City

[@bobbyberro8107]

Using the classic minecraft theme as background music - you’ve brought back my childhood - it’s a genius idea - also great video you’ve earned yourself a subscriber and a like

[@connorbond5861]

If I made a Batman game, I would include every single one of his enemies and make sure they get the screen time that they deserve

[@parsaatashani3041]

Yeah that's easy to say

[@Patrick-pc3vq]

That's literally impossible, Batman has over 100 villains and more than half are crazy popular so no unless you are planning on making a game that's over 10 hours long you can't do anything.

[@connorbond5861]

@@Patrick-pc3vq I said "if"

[@Patrick-pc3vq]

@@connorbond5861 Still impossible, if WB approached you right now to pitch a story for their new Batman game you wouldn't be able to make your vision a reality because it's too far fetched.

[@aplaydoughpotatato1486]

For me 5. Electrocutioner Arkham origins 4. Deadshot Arkham city 3. Lady Shiva Arkham origins 2. Two face knight/city 1. black mask Arkham origins

[@flannelcookie4170]

Please make a "top 5 gadgets in the Arkham Games" video.

[@squidward7172]

TheBatmanFan17 He did

[@squidward7172]

?

[@flannelcookie4170]

@@squidward7172 No, he made a "Top 5 _New_ Gadgets that should be in Arkham Legacy." I'm talking about a "Top 5 Best Gadgets in the Arkham Games."

[@xxzionxx0574]

Your videos make my day so much better!! Thanks for being the best KZbinr ever!

[@DegenerateJay]

Geez that's really nice of you to say but I'm definitely not the best KZbinr ever haha. I'm glad I can make your day happier!

[@lowkey_kd8932]

zsaz is very underused

[@Fulgore2005]

My biggest gripe with Knight is the writing. It was so painfully obvious that Paul Dini has a stronger understanding of the Batman universe than Martin Lancaster did. Knight simply felt like turning Scarecrow into Hugo Strange 2.0 and also felt like a army combat game made possible because Batman and the Knight were both stupid enough to take Joker at face value. And don't even get me started on the side missions and content that isn't the Batgirl DLC.

[@blackday1013]

Origins did wonders for Bane. He had a cool introduction in Asylum, but the fact that he disappears after the boss fight, and there are a ton of enemies just like him afterwards really made him feel lesser. Then asylum teased him for City, but his mission ended up being little more than a fetch quest and an unimportant side quest at that. Origins did him justice though. Really made him out to be that intelligent, eloquent awesome fighter he is.

[@alm2187]

Unfortunately no. The major problem with Origins was cramming in too many villains who weren't around that early in Batman's career. Spoils the sense that the insanely criminal element of Gotham grew and changed over time. Bane in particular is a crime boss, not a cult leader. Origins basically copied a mistake from DK Rises, there.

[@JoeTuman]

I never understood why two face was so underutilized, I thought it was cool he wasn’t in asylum but that should’ve set him up for a somewhat sizeable role in city imo

[@HuntE_Richardvich]

Fingers crossed for the Court of Jokers

[@FischerFilmStudio]

They really gave Firefly the shaft in Knight, but I think Bane is only ever correctly used once. I also wish we had more Deadshot.

[@XmanZeo]

1. Deathstroke 2. Hush 3. Black Mask 4. Deadshot 5. Firefly

[@RALYC_GAMING]

I think anarchy is actually the man in the diner at the beginning of the game that releases the first bit of the fear toxin.

[@namegoeshere8564]

If you go to the evidence room in GCPD and interact with the Anarky display, it hints at the government having him

[@generic25]

I think man bat could have done much more especially since his design was so cool

[@rhilandweiss7680]

you see deathstroke once you get to blackgate

[@bjchit]

Literally everyone who isn’t Joker, Riddler, Harley Quinn, and Penguin. And maybe Mr. Freeze.

[@killr2xd506]

I love how much more fun you can tell Jay is having in this video because of him being with his friend