{"id":44806,"date":"2024-01-30T14:48:28","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T13:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1982719"},"modified":"2024-01-30T17:54:08","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T16:54:08","slug":"how-is-batman-in-the-suicide-squad-game-arkham-connection-explained","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/how-is-batman-in-the-suicide-squad-game-arkham-connection-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"How is Batman in the Suicide Squad game? Arkham connection explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

I ain’t messing with no caped crusader! <\/p>

By Toby Saunders\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 30 January 2024 at 13:48 PM<\/p>

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Fans have been wondering how Batman is in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League<\/a>, considering the ending of Batman: Arkham Knight.<\/p>\n

Is the Suicide Squad game<\/a> even set in the same universe as the Arkham games?<\/p>\n

Developed by the same studio, Rocksteady, there are plenty of expected ties between the Arkham games (and wider media) and Kill the Justice League.<\/p>\n

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We know that Batman is involved \u2013 an evil version, no less \u2013 but how does that make sense? Now the game is finally here, we have some answers.<\/p>\n

Keep reading to find out how Batman is in the Suicide Squad game and to discover if Kill the Justice League is in the Arkhamverse or not.<\/p>\n

How is Batman in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Apologies for spoilers<\/strong> for a game that was released seven years ago, but the ending of Batman: Arkham Knight suggests that the Caped Crusader was killed as part of Operation Knightfall. This was the ending of the game\u2019s ain story.<\/p>\n

The public found out that Bruce Wayne was Batman, and there were literally TV cameras watching as Bruce\u2019s house blew up with him and Alfred both in it. The assumption, then, is that Bats is dead. Roll credits, thanks for playing!<\/p>\n

How, then, is Batman in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League? The answer is simple: he didn\u2019t actually die<\/b>.<\/p>\n

According to an interview in Game Informer<\/a> as part of a hands-on preview of the game, Kill the Justice League production manager Jack Hackett says that the 100 per cent ending of Arkham Knight \u201cdid set up something\u201d to keep Batman around, and that final moment \u201cis considered canon\u201d.<\/p>\n

What happened in the Batman: Arkham Knight 100 per cent ending?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Those of you who played Arkham Knight and achieved 100 per cent completion will know that it ended with a mysterious version of Batman seeming to be alive and well. If you need a refresher, watch the video below:<\/p>\n