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THE VILLAINS OF THE ARKHAM FRANCHISE
Everyone loves a bad guy. The imperfections
they show compared to their seemingly perfect
rivals makes them a source of empathy and love
in a way many comic book (and other medium)
authors would never expect or intend. Arguably,
the Batman series has the best list of villains
of any media product worldwide. There’s so
many famous, cool, and freaky evil guys and
gals that it’s hard to understand how Batman
has the time to lock ‘em all up. Of course, this
wonderful array of villains can be found, almost
in full, in the Arkham Franchise. The games
are filled to the brim with dastardly deeds and
evil doers, so to help you out we’ve compiled an
informative collection of the best bad guys from
the past games and added on the newcomers
set to arrive in Arkham Origins. Enjoy!
Or don’t, I guess this lot wouldn’t want you to.
The Joker
First Appearance: Batman #1 (1940)
Batman’s arch foe long before Heath Ledger
made the character a hit in The Dark Knight.
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Mark Hamill’s voice
work as The Joker
in the Arkham
series is easily on
par with Ledger’s
work, and the
character is
much closer to
that found in the
comics. He takes
centre stage in
the first game and
sneaks his way into
the limelight in the
second, so expect
to see Gotham’s
kookiest criminal
in Arkham Origins.
Let’s be honest, no
Batman game would
be complete without
him even if Hamill has
hung up his bowtie.

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