Rocksteady seems to be focusing quite a bit on the return of Azrael in Arkham Knight, after delivering an ominous prophecy to Batman in Arkham City. The problem with this theory is figuring out why Todd would create the Arkham Knight persona after already adopting the Red Hood persona, one that already echoes Batman's failures as much as the Arkham Knight's does. It could just be coincidence, but other characters with downloadable story missions – Batgirl and Harley Quinn – have roles in the game's main story, so perhaps the Red Hood story missions are actually prologue for the introduction of the Arkham Knight. It's interesting then that the Red Hood has downloadable story missions in Arkham Knight, marking his first appearance in the Batman Arkham series. Jason Todd, the former Robin whom Batman believed dead. The Arkham Knight's modus operandi, that of brutally punishing villains on his path to Batman, is pretty similar to that of the Red Hood, a.k.a. Hush was also active on the night of the Arkham City incident, while the Arkham Knight was apparently tailing Batman, making them likely two different characters. While he wants revenge on Bruce Wayne, Hush seems to have no animosity towards Batman, so the creation of the Arkham Knight persona doesn't entirely make sense. However, while Tommy Elliott knew Bruce Wayne's secret in the comics, the video game version of Hush has shown no signs of that knowledge. Previous games have also established that Elliott worked at Arkham Asylum for a time, up until the events of Arkham City, giving him a loose connection to the place. As Bruce Wayne's own mirror image, it's possible that he created the Arkham Knight persona to mirror Bruce's other self. Playing through the 'Identity Theft' side quest eventually leads Batman to a brief encounter with Hush, who then escapes, seemingly intent on leaving the city and resuming his plans for taking revenge on Bruce Wayne. Hush, is a plot thread left dangling from Arkham City. Sure, anything is possible with the Joker, but Rocksteady would have the stretch pretty far to make that twist work. His internal monologue has also referred to the Joker as a different person. That means that the Arkham Knight was active while the Joker was still lying on the hood of a police car. The comic shows the Arkham Knight following Batman immediately after he leaves the theater where the Joker died. The Joker also has a connection to Arkham Asylum, it practically being his home away from home, and the theme of being Batman's mirror image is one that's been used with the character before.īesides it being almost too obvious, the Arkham Knight prequel comic seems to show that this theory is definitively untrue. It was to be expected, considering how much Rocksteady's previous two games, and even the prequel spinoff Batman: Arkham Origins, focused on the relationship between Batman and the Joker. When the mysterious villain was first announced, fans immediately jumped on the theory that it was the Joker back from the dead.

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