You don’t need to play the games to understand this movie and you don’t need to watch this movie to further understand the plot of the games. One of the best parts about Batman: Assault on Arkham is that it works as a standalone movie and a tie-in to the Batman: Arkham games. Returning game voice actors include Kevin Conroy as Batman, Troy Baker as the Joker, and CCH Pounder as Amanda Waller alongside a few others I won’t spoil, while new voice actors include Giancarlo Esposito as Black Spider, Neal McDonough as Deadshot, Hynden Walch as Harley Quinn, and Matthew Gray Gubler as the Riddler. The blend of voice actors returning from the games is pretty solid. Meanwhile, the Riddler, known for his trophies in the games, has an interesting role in the story in relation to the team’s mission. It’s quite exhilarating to see Batman from the criminals’ perspective as he’s much more frightening than he is as a hero in his own story. While I wish he had more lines and more to do, he is a pretty cool dude with some sweet moves and his presence, alone, is intimidating. Since this is the Suicide Squad, don’t expect everyone to make it out of the story alive.ĭespite being the titular character of the movie, Batman: Assault on Arkham portrays Batman as the villain trying to stop the team at every turn. Black Spider is the most mysterious member of the team. He’s quite violent with his razor jaws, but can also be kind which is an interesting contradiction. Harley Quinn is pretty over the top as expected and seems to be enjoying life in a way most people wish they were. Captain Boomerang is a bit of a loose cannon, doing what he wants when he wants, which is pretty fun to watch! I’m glad Killer Frost was on the team because she added super powers to the line-up and another menacing lady to the team. His relationship with the other members, like Captain Boomerang, tests his patience quite a bit. Making things worse, the Joker has a plan of his own which threatens to derails the team’s mission and Harley Quinn’s loyalty to the team.ĭeadshot is the team leader with a strict set of rules to complete the mission so he can reconnect with a loved one. Amanda Waller tries to keep the group in check, but the range of personalities within the group is difficult to control. Their divided focus leads to multiple arguments, fights and screw-ups. The team is a total ragtag group of criminals and villains who don’t care about anything other than their own desires. The roster consists of Deadshot, Harley Quinn, King Shark, Black Spider, Killer Frost, and Captain Boomerang. The main characters of the movie are the Suicide Squad. It’s pretty hilarious, dark, and intense all at the same time. While infiltrating Arkham Asylum for the data, the Squad tackle all kinds of obstacles like actually obeying Waller’s orders, stopping Joker and avoiding Batman, all while trying to get along. Taking place after the two Arkham Origins games and before the original game, Batman: Arkham Asylum, the Suicide Squad is needed to re-acquire secret intel for Amanda Waller. Foreshadowing the events of this movie within the games themselves was a commendable way to further connect the movie to the series. The prequel games Batman: Arkham Origins and Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate already hinted towards the formation of the Suicide Squad so it was great to see the pay-off outside of the games. Seeing this universe adapted into an animated movie was very tantalizing to watch.īatman: Assault on Arkham takes the extensive continuity of the games and goes in its own direction. You could talk to Oracle and Alfred, team-up with Catwoman and Nightwing, and beat down thugs, maniacs and villains like Joker, Two-Face, and Black Mask. The combat, story, characters, and voice acting swept you into a world where you felt like Batman. The Batman Arkham games really revolutionized superheroes in video games. When I was looking through Netflix a few days later, I saw Batman: Assault on Arkham, a movie I loved, and realized it would fit perfectly for this blog. When Dtoid posted this blog prompt, I thought it was great until I realized I didn’t have anything to write about.
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