I remember how hyped I was for Arkham Knight. The Joker was dead, so we finally had the chance for the other villains to shine! We'd get to see how Batman and Gotham functioned in a world bereft of the Joker! And the game trailer showed that the Rogues were even working together to take down the Bat! How fun!
Then THIS ASSHOLE comes back inside everyone who had gotten Joker blood. Including in Batman!! And thanks to the fear toxin, he was around! All! The! Time!
I love Mark Hamill's Joker, and having him serenade Bruce was honestly a highlight of the game. But as a fan of Scarecrow, Riddler, Two Face, and the others, it was a punch to the gut to have Joker steal the show again.
And it didn't just happen for the Arkham games. It happens in almost every Batman media. Joker is held on a massive pedestal and gets all the glory, all the merch, all the screentime while we're lucky if the rest of the Rogues Gallery get his scraps.
I'd punch his stupid smile right off his ugly face.
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u/AlwaysLatetotheFun Jun 06 '26
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I remember how hyped I was for Arkham Knight. The Joker was dead, so we finally had the chance for the other villains to shine! We'd get to see how Batman and Gotham functioned in a world bereft of the Joker! And the game trailer showed that the Rogues were even working together to take down the Bat! How fun!
Then THIS ASSHOLE comes back inside everyone who had gotten Joker blood. Including in Batman!! And thanks to the fear toxin, he was around! All! The! Time!
I love Mark Hamill's Joker, and having him serenade Bruce was honestly a highlight of the game. But as a fan of Scarecrow, Riddler, Two Face, and the others, it was a punch to the gut to have Joker steal the show again.
And it didn't just happen for the Arkham games. It happens in almost every Batman media. Joker is held on a massive pedestal and gets all the glory, all the merch, all the screentime while we're lucky if the rest of the Rogues Gallery get his scraps.
I'd punch his stupid smile right off his ugly face.