Batman: Arkham City/Trivia


 * Actor Allusion: A subtle one: The Joker attempts to force Mr. Freeze to develop a cure for him by holding his wife hostage. The Joker is voiced by Mark Hamill, whose first voice in Batman: The Animated Series was Ferris Boyle, the guy responsible for Mr. Freeze, and Hamill's performance as him also landed him with his voicing The Joker in that series.
 * Beam Me Up, Scotty: Many have misquoted or misinterpreted Mark Hamill as saying this game will be the last time he plays The Joker. He clarified that what he meant was he wouldn't continue playing The Joker if he felt that he couldn't top his performance, he wanted to leave on a high note. He has since played the Joker again on multiple occasions.
 * Development Gag: At one point, Batman overhears thugs talking about the rumor that Harley Quinn used to be a man. Harley Quinn was actually motion-captured by a man, and they even released a fake reveal trailer to tease fans about it.
 * Hey, It's That Voice!: Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill are again reprising the roles of Batman and the Joker. Likewise, Tom Kane, Kimberly Brooks, Wally Wingert, Tasia Valenza, Fred Tatasciore, Danny Jacobs, and James Horan reprise their respective roles from the first game as Quincy Sharp, Oracle, the Riddler, Poison Ivy, Bane, Zsasz, and Jack Ryder. Though Tom doesn't reprise the role of Commissioner Gordon and Fred gets double duty as the voice of Solomon Grundy.
 * Kevin Conroy also plays.
 * Kate Beckett is Talia al Ghul.
 * Dee Bradley Baker is Ra's Al Ghul.
 * Maurice LaMarche is Mr. Freeze and Calendar Man.
 * David Kaye takes over the role of Commissioner Gordon from Tom Kane.
 * Tara Strong is Harley Quinn.
 * Grey DeLisle is Catwoman.
 * Troy Baker is Two-Face and Robin.
 * Nolan North plays Penguin, but puts on a cockney accent for the role. Makes it hard to believe that Deadpool/Superboy/Nathan Drake is really him. He is also Black Mask.
 * Hugo Strange is voiced by Corey Burton, once again emulating Christopher Lee.
 * Steve Blum lends his talent, of course. But his performance as a random thug in the beginning of the game will have you blinking and wondering, "When did Oghren get so tall?"
 * Mad Hatter wants both Batman's cowl (and his belt) and the crest on Birdman's helmet.
 * He was also Kirk Langstrom aka Man-Bat as well as Doctor Octopus.
 * Khary Payton a.k.a. Cyborg and Aqualad is.
 * Kari Wahlgren is Vicki Vale, which begs the question: When did Raine Sage become a news reporter?
 * Rick D. Wasserman (Thor) is.
 * Chris Cox (Captain Atom, Hawkeye) is Deadshot.
 * Killer Croc is now voiced by Dee Bradley Baker, who is certainly no stranger to voicing reptiles.
 * The Other Darrin: Tara Strong replaces Arleen Sorkin as Harley Quinn. Despite Tom Kane returning, David Kaye replaced him as Commissioner Gordon.
 * Playing Against Type:
 * Nolan North as the Penguin.
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Ra's al Ghul.
 * Maurice LaMarche as Mr. Freeze and Calendar Man.
 * Tara Strong as Harley Quinn.
 * Talking to Himself:
 * Nolan North voices both The Penguin and provides the voices of several randomized inmates. It's not unheard of to hear Nolan North berating his Mooks about how much they suck, only to hear Nolan North reply "You heard Penguin! Let's move!".
 * , is also voiced by Kevin Conroy for obvious reasons.
 * Viral Marketing: Starting in early October 2011, major YouTube The Game Station affiliates Husky Starcraft, Jesse Cox, Total Halibut and the Yogscast left mysterious Riddler question marks in their daily videos: each one linked to an unlisted YouTube video part of a four-part audio involving Professor Strange and Two-Face that promoted the game and its Facebook page.
 * The plot itself borrows ideas from Knightfall and Batman: No Man's Land, among other famous Batman stories. A lot of the Joker/Batman dynamic is reminiscent of The Killing Joke.