Batman: Arkham Knight has a big number of fits for all of the playable characters, however failed to incorporate one go well with for Robin that may’ve tied properly into the sport’s plot. Tim Drake’s Robin go well with is iconic to the sequence and properly established. However there may be one other Robin go well with launched within the recreation that may have been fascinating to see in motion, and that go well with belonged to the one Robin Batman ever misplaced, Jason Todd.
This text comprises spoilers for Batman: Arkham KnightTim Drake is the third particular person to carry the title of Robin within the Batman: Arkham video games. The opposite two additionally make appearances Batman: Arkham Knight. Dick Grayson, now generally known as Nightwing, helps Batman take down Penguin’s weapons smuggling ring in addition to investigating the crash of the Iron Heights airship in a callback to Batman: Arkham’s scariest boss battle through the recreation’s Season of Infamy DLC content material. The second Robin, Jason Todd, first seems in flashback hallucinations as Batman relives his supposed finish by the hands of the Joker. Nonetheless, through the third act it’s revealed that Jason not solely survived, however got here again to hang-out Batman because the titular Arkham Knight earlier than discarding the moniker in favor of his true-to-comics title, Red Hood.
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With what number of Robin fits can be found to play with throughout the primary recreation and DLC, it’s unlucky that Jason Todd’s Robin go well with, proven through the flashbacks to his supposed demise midway via the sport, did not make the minimize. Although visually just like the DLC go well with belonging to Tim Drake, Todd’s is exclusive sufficient to face by itself, and would’ve made a cool addition to the sport’s wardrobe. There may even have been DLC à la the Red Hood Story Pack detailing Jason’s time as Robin that includes him in an undamaged model of the go well with, furthering the talk over which Batman: Arkham playable character is finest.
What May Be Executed With Jason Todd’s Robin Armor?
Jason Todd’s go well with would’ve slot in among the many many armors and fits obtainable for obtain in Batman: Arkham Knight. Although visually just like Tim Drake’s downloadable go well with, the distinctions within the go well with itself, along with the wearer, would have given it sufficient visible distinction to be simply recognizable. Provided that the sport plumbed the depths of Batman’s wardrobe to incorporate fits just like the Zur-En-Arrh go well with and Batman Noel, together with a go well with that was initially designed for Arkham Knight ought to have been a no brainer.
There may be even story potential with Jason Todd’s go well with. We see Jason in Batman: Arkham Knight as both the murderous Arkham Knight or the slightly-less-murderous Red Hood. A DLC pack showcasing Todd throughout his time as Robin would’ve match proper in among the many others launched within the recreation. Gamers know little about Todd’s tenure as Robin other than its tragic ending and continuation (one among Batman: Arkham’s greatest story spoilers). Seeing Batman and Todd working collectively because the Dynamic Duo would’ve crammed in some story gaps in addition to introduced gamers even nearer to the character, making his tragic fall and resurrection all of the extra heartrending.
Jason Todd’s Robin go well with presents a misplaced alternative for Rocksteady. The studio designed his Robin go well with to be distinctive from Tim Drake’s, but relegated it to look in cutscenes alone. With DLC including the go well with to the sport, and probably even story DLC detailing Todd’s time as Robin, Rocksteady may’ve elevated the drama surrounding Batman: Arkham Knight‘s massive reveal and offered extra funding into Jason Todd’s character.