Summary
Although it’s been nine years sinceBatman: Arkham Knight’s launch, the modding community is still extremely active, bringing new fan-favorite suits from the comics, movies, or other media to Rocksteady’s acclaimed DC title. Sometimes, modders don’t even have to look too far for inspiration, as they have ported suits from other titles in the Arkhamverse, such asBatman: Arkham City,Batman: Arkham Origins, or the main Batsuit fromSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.
TheArkhamDoctorhas taken inspiration from the latter, as they have modded the Dark Knight’s look inSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s boss battle. As its name suggests, the most recent Arkhamverse entry saw Amanda Waller’s Task Force X sent on a mission to kill some of DC’s most iconic heroes, who had fallen under Brainiac’s mind control. While there was a sequence early in the game in which a brainwashed Batman used stealth to take out each member of the Suicide Squad,Batman’s main boss battle saw him using a modified version of Scarecrow’s fear toxin to appear as a towering, monstrous version of himself, described in the mod title as “The Demon Bat.”
Every Boss In Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Ranked By Difficulty
Suicide Squad: KTJL has Task Force X fighting some of the DC Universe’s most iconic heroes. Some, however, are way harder to beat than others.
The Demon Bat Skin Makes Perfect Sense In Batman: Arkham Knight
Scarecrow’s Fear Toxin Was A Major Part Of Arkham Knight’s Story
Despite being based on the design inSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, the Demon Bat is incredibly fitting inBatman: Arkham Knight, as Scarecrow was one of the primary antagonists and unleashed his fear toxin across Gotham. The Demon Bat’s appearance is even more suited toArkham Knight’s endgame, as after initiating the Knightfall protocol, this fiery, monstrous depiction of Batman appears to torment the criminals of Gotham, despite thembelieving that the real Batman is dead.
The “Demon Bat” skin likely got its name from a Daily Planet headline, asa paper reading “Demon Bat in Gotham"can be seen when exploring the newsroom inSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s Metropolis. However, it’s unclear how the photo of a fiery fear-toxin-induced image of the Dark Knight from the closing moments ofBatman: Arkham Knightcould be depicted on the front page, considering it’s a hallucination, and Batman doesn’t actually appear like that unless it’s a very accurate artist’s interpretation in-universe.
TheArkhamDoctor adds an extra level of depth to roaming the streets of Gotham following this finale, as players can now experience the game with the visual Batman’s enemies see followingBatman: Arkham Knight’s true ending. It’s also satisfying to see Batman seemingly transforming himself into this otherworldly being to further strike fear into the hearts of Gotham’s criminals and experience this firsthand via gameplay rather than just through a cutscene.
Source:TheArkhamDoctor/Nexus Mods
Batman: Arkham Knight
Batman: Arkham Knight is the fourth main installment in Rocksteady’s Batman Arkham universe. It acts as a direct sequel to Batman: Arkham City and takes place approximately nine months after the events of Arkham City. In this release, Batman must contend with a mysterious enemy known as the Arkham Knight, while also tangling with an array of his most dangerous enemies.
