New Arkham City Screens Reveal Batman/Bane Partnership

[GoldenShadow]

Dear escapist. Please dont post game spoilers in your news section.

 

[Jaebird]

While this is pretty cool but wouldn't this confuse some people when the Dark Knight Rises come out (those who aren't into comics)?

I'm willing to give more credit to an adult who can figure out why things are different across different mediums. Besides, at least the films don't have Batman traveling forward through time from the stone-age to race against Darkseid's living-bomb, while trying to defeat an immortal relative of the Waynes who's a psychotic cultist.

If that last statement confused anyone here, just remember: Grant Morrison (the writer of the aforementioned garbage) is fucked in the head.

 

[Dr. wonderful]

I'm not surpise by the fact that Bane and Batman Team up.

They did it in the 90's.

I also want to stress when they do team up: SHIT GETS DONE.

While this is pretty cool but wouldn't this confuse some people when the Dark Knight Rises come out (those who aren't into comics)?

I'm willing to give more credit to an adult who can figure out why things are different across different mediums. Besides, at least the films don't have Batman traveling forward through time from the stone-age to race against Darkseid's living-bomb, while trying to defeat an immortal relative of the Waynes who's a psychotic cultist.

If that last statement confused anyone here, just remember: Grant Morrison (the writer of the aforementioned garbage) is fucked in the head.

Normally, I would defend someone in that spot. But no, no you het the nail on the head.

What makes it sad, is that I enjoy Grant's Batman work.

 

[pwnzerstick]

I would put the first pic of catwoman on my list for what I want my death to be.

 

[freakydan]

I think the one-armed guy is KGBeast (best name ever), but he is usually depicted missing his left arm, and only to about the elbow. But the guards outfits have quite a Soviet feel to me (if the 2 pics are connected) and "possible KGBeast" has a big red star as a tattoo so it's possible.

He also has two tattoos on his chest that look like penguins. I imagine, if he is the KGBeast, it won't be him at the height of his game, but as a high profile henchman of the Penguin. However, I'm not sure they'd do that, seeing as Penguin already has

Spoiler

Solomon Grundy

as a henchman. and two obscure, but no less dangerous, villains working for one high profile villain might be a bit...I dunno, crowded, for lack of a better word.

Spoiler

That, and in the comics, KGBeast is dead, according to Wikipedia.

 

[Grabbin Keelz]

Batman: ok, heres the plan Bane. I punch anything you don't punch, got it?

 

[thereverend7]

Is the taser/shotgun a Batman Gadget or something he took from a guard?

I would venture the guess that it's a batman designed gadget. Seeing as that would follow the logic of the last game (all the gadgets and upgrades were batman "products")

 

[TerribleAssassin]

Is the taser/shotgun a Batman Gadget or something he took from a guard?

Probs Batman's own. looks majorly hi-tech, and these screens are making me curse August and September, soo looking forward to it.

 

[DJ Jack]

The more I read about this game, the more I cannot wait to play it! It's incredible how it manages to set the bar higher and higher with each passing update.

 

[Kingsnake661]

My comic book knowlage is a bit hazy over the last few years, what with them SUCKING so far it causes me physical pain... But Bane hasn't been a proper "villian" for a while now. He's teamed up with Bats in the books a few times, was a memembr of the suicide squad i *THINK* at one point, and is close to a good guy then a bad one. Or at least he was. Like i said, haven't been keeping up, what with the sucking and all...

So, not a big suprise. Wonder if we'll be able to control him at some point. That could be fun. Look forward to this game.

 

[BehattedWanderer]

Well, that kind of makes sense. They didn't seem to really hate each other in the last game, and Bane is hyper-intelligent. Teaming up with the Bat would be a good way to end some of the rampant chaos that will be going down.

 

[FlyAwayAutumn]

I'm supposed to be scared of that guy with one arm?

 

[Sevre]

*snip*

Massive Edit:

Found the real deal;
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/sdcc-11-penguin-trailer/717849

He sounds like a bad guy from a Guy Ritchie movie. I approve.

Edit2: And Solomon Grundy looks formidable too.

 

[DarkPanda XIII]

Considering this is Bane we're talking about, he'd definetly side with the Dark Knight if it meant his freedom. Bane is pretty much an anti-hero, though a more lethal one.

 

[Jezzy54]

Does this mean Bane will have more dignity this time?

 

[Nouw]

Making Bane an anti-hero or going towards a path he chose in the comic-books is cool for me.

 

[LordLundar]

Considering this is Bane we're talking about, he'd definetly side with the Dark Knight if it meant his freedom. Bane is pretty much an anti-hero, though a more lethal one.

Well, Bane's worse trait (the B&R movie ignored) is that he's a mercenary. If a deal's good for him, he'd team up with just about anyone. I could even see him as a JLU standby if they paid him well enough.