Batman: Arkham City/Funny: Difference between revisions

== The Game in General ==

* This exchange in one of the Riddler's Challenge room.

'''Batman:''' [''flatly''] ...Because he's '''INSANE'''. }}

* Also, in one of the Riddler's interview tapes, Nigma receives a magnificent [[Take That]] from Strange, who is explaining the strategy he used to learn Batman's identity.

'''Strange''': ''You're '''both''' at a loss for words.'' }}

* Batman saves Jack Ryder from some inmates.

'''Batman:''' The T.V. reporter.<br />

'''Jack Ryder:''' Yeah, you a fan?<br />

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Z2KjSLTNd4E This video], matching gameplay footage from the trailers with 60s Batman music and effects to hilarious effect.

* Joker's interview tape with Hugo Strange gives us this gem:

'''Joker:''' [[Deadpan Snarker|Two-Face.]] ...Catwoman? *''giggles''* ''[[Blatant Lies|Batman!]]'' }}

* Two-Face shooting Batman in the courtroom and shouting "Objection... overruled!" [[The Dark Knight|Way funnier than the last time he shot Batman]]...

* [[Memetic Mutation|"Two guns, bitch!"]]

* This exchange:

'''Catwoman:''' You're right. I think I chipped a nail back there. }}

** That's funny enough, but much later in the game the lines are [[Ironic Echo|reversed between the two]] after Catwoman helps Batman. Batman delivers it [[Cannot Tell a Joke|pretty poorly]], however, and Catwoman calls him on it.

** Even before those moments, at the beginning of the game you not only get to break Penguin's hand, but you can also walk over to him after K.O'ing his [[Mook|Mooks]] and punch him out in a way that causes him to hilariously spill onto the floor out cold. This just isn't Penguin's night.

* This line from the first Riddler Room:

* The first time you encounter Harley, she's cartwheeling and back-flipping down to you. She's actually trying to ATTACK YOU. If you counter her kick, you fling her to the side. If you don't? You get hit in the face, and it seems like you're about to have a fight with Harley...until you take her down in one punch anyway.

** After she leaves, four of the mooks with her are pointing guns at Batman. The following exchange is priceless.

'''Mook 2:''' End OK? [[Punctuated for Emphasis|She. Left us. Alone. With. Batman.]] }}

** And ''then'' they start giving Batman ideas:

'''[[Genre Blind|Mook 1:]]''' Relax, we've got guns. What's he gonna do? [[Tempting Fate|Throw a smoke bomb, knock you out and hang me from the ceiling?]]<br />

''*Tutorial: '''Throw Smoke Pellet'''.'' }}

* When Vicki Vale reports on Bruce getting involved with Arkham City, she introduces him as "millionaire Bruce Wayne", only to have him interrupt with "It's billionaire, Vicki. Millionaires are so last year."

* In the epilogue, Catwoman can talk to various villains/characters. A highlight among them is her conversation with Mr. Freeze.

'''Mr. Freeze''': Yes. My beautiful Nora is now safe.<br />

'''Catwoman''': So is now a good time to talk to you about an idea I had to steal the Pharaoh's diamond from the Egyptian museum? It's really hot there and, well, all this latex really makes a girl sweat...<br />

'''Mr. Freeze''': (Deadpan) Leave me with my wife, Catwoman. }}

** Her exchanges with Ivy before, during, ''and'' after her boss fight in Episode 2 are hilarious, but the one commenting on how she's controlling some of the inmates with pheromones takes the cake.

'''Catwoman''': Well, what do we have here? Weird, out of place plants...check. Mindless, hypnotized henchman...check. The oh so subtle odor of rotten pumpkin...check. Looks like I've found the entrance to Ivy's lair. }}

* When Batman and Hugo Strange finally meet face to face, Strange gives him a [[Hannibal Lecture]]. {{spoiler|Batman simply [[Shut UP, Hannibal|headbutts him in mid-sentence]].}}

* After you have capture the Riddler, you can be a jerk by [[It Makes Sense in Context|standing in front of him.]] You can also gag/ungag {{spoiler|Harley}} later in the game to hear humorous result.

* When the enemies start pulling out sniper rifles, complete with laser sights, upon your return approach to the Steel Mill:

cue Batman sneaking up behind them and knocking them out, or just plain pulling them off the ledge. }}

* After you rescued Aaron Cash, you can ask him about Protocol 10.

'''Batman''': I doubt it. }}

* When you pursue a side mission in the Steel Mill, you come across a powerless elevator with some mooks trapped inside, trying to get it to work. Have fun listening to their panic when you use the Remote Electrical Charge to make the elevator go up and down.

* The Joker phone calls. Especially when [[Stalker with a Crush|he gets mad that you won't pick up.]] Even better is the fact that during his fourth phone message, he flat out spams Batman with phone calls over and over again.

* When rescuing the {{spoiler|5th}} Riddler hostage, one of the taunts the Riddler throws is this gem:

* In a [[Black Comedy|very dark sense]], this line from [[The Joker]] literally minutes after killing {{spoiler|Talia Al-Ghul}}:

* Another [[Black Comedy]] line:

* Batman threatening Riddler informants is pretty hilarious, this line, for example:

* Joker explains to his gang members {{spoiler|how he's been cured}}, but then compares the whole thing to the revelation of the mystery on a TV show. Then he follows that up with, "[[Lost|How come it all ended in a church?]]"

* Solving Riddles in the game will reward you with little bits of backstory about what took place between Arkham Asylum and Arkham City. One of these stories reveals that Joker and Harley actually escaped before being transferred to Arkham City in an attempt to keep away from it. Instead, they stole a boat, and after being chased by Batman, wound up sinking said boat and having to swim to shore, winding up in Arkham City anyway.

* Batman's dying, surrounded by assassins, but still manages to crack wise when he get's slapped in the face by Talia Al Gul.

* At the conclusion of the "Fragile Alliance" sidequest to destroy the Titan containers with Bane, this happens:

'''Bane:''' [[Enemy Mine|Help me]], Batman! We must not allow these puppets to take the Titan!<br />

[at least fifteen TYGER guards attack; Bane and Batman take them out in short order.]<br />

** Even better than that is that after you've {{spoiler|trapped Bane in an elevator and destroyed the Titan he was stockpiling, he'll beg for Batman to let him out. Batman's response? "No." bluntly delivered in a tone one would usually reserve for a disobedient child.}} And if you've played ''Batman: Arkham Origins'' and gone back to this game, it's hilariously jarring to see Bane go from a calculating brutish genius who {{spoiler|quickly deduced Batman's identity and almost killed Alfred by setting Wayne Manor ablaze}} to being {{spoiler|a druggie in need of a quick fix who is trapped behind a mere elevator grate.}}

* Even after [[Humiliation Conga|being punched off a balcony]] and [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown|knocked senseless by Batman]], Penguin [[Smug Snake|still can't resist gloating]] as he's thrown at the feet of Mr. Freeze. [[Shut UP, Hannibal|Victor isn't in the mood to listen]].

(Freeze [[Moment of Awesome|stamps his boot onto Cobblepot's broken hand]], making [[Nausea Fuel|a sickening crunching noise]].)<br />

'''Penguin:''' AAAAAAIIIIGH! '''AAAAIIIIGGHHH!!''' }}

** Also, note that Freeze's boot has spikes for walking on ice.

* Alfred brings his A game in his role of [[Servile Snarker]]. Some of his comments are absolute gems.

'''Alfred:''' I suppose you had tried the front door. }}

* While not in the main game, the Iceberg Lounge VIP Room Challenge Map has Killer Croc in the background, [[Funny Background Event|smoking a cigar or delicately handling a drink.]] See it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1aW7w-piCQ here.]

* Whenever you're out looking for Nora Fries so you can reunite Mr. Freeze with her, your hunt takes you to a secure warehouse where Joker's men are stationed at. When you knock, one of the henchmen will answer and glare at you while asking what the hell you want... [[Oh Crap|before the identity of who he's talking to sinks in.]] The horrified look on his face makes it perfect.

 

 

* In the mission to rescue Nora Fries, if you wait to listen to the [[Enemy Chatter]] before jumping the mooks, you can see them playing rock paper scissors, introducing things like guns and dynamite and getting called on it.

** It's not only that: they're trying to have a ''three person'' game of rock, paper, scissors, and none of them seem to know how to play.

'''Mook 2:''' Do I look like I [[Take That Me|graduated high school]]? }}

* At one point in the game, some of Two-Face's goons discuss a rumor that Catwoman tore the skin off of Harvey's good-looking side, and wonder if they'll have to start calling him One-Face.

* After taking the door on a balcony out of the Courthouse with mooks holding the main door shut...

'''Mook 3:''' And you didn't think to mention it until now?! }}

* And another, when approaching the church for the first time...

'''Mook 2:''' What, that Harley used to be a dude? }}

** This may be a [[Development Gag]], as her mocap movements were those of a dude.

* When entering the subway to find Penguin's last jammer. Two of his henchmen are discussing if it works underground. One comments that he read the manual which states that it doesn't:

'''Mook 2''': Screw you. }}

* One of them was apparently a [[Heath Ledger]] wannabe, intimidating hostages:

'''Mook 2''' That's deep man. I had you all wrong. I was told you just liked hitting people with hammers. }}

* When you enter the smelting chamber a second time {{spoiler|(before you encounter a tied up Harley Quinn)}} a mook will imitate Harley and Joker's voices mockingly, and he's pretty good at it.

'''Mook 1 (imitates Joker):''' OK, my dear. Why don't you go out and fight Batman while I make a daring escape...}}

* After the boss fight with Mr. Freeze, you can hear two mooks discussing his kidnapped wife Nora:

'''Mook 2''' [[Dude, She's Like, in a Coma|What's wrong with you?]] }}

* Upon visiting Museum after the end game, you can hear they discussing about what will come up next. One of them wandering if they are going to have ''Arkham County'' or ''Arkham Nation'' next. At the end they admit that both names sound stupid though.

* When talking about Catwoman...

'''Mook 2''': [[Bi the Way|I bet she does.]]<br />

'''Mook 1''': Not like ''that'' you idiot! }}

* An [[Enemy Chatter]] gem from later in the game:

** It's even better when the Mook saying that is one of Riddler's "undercover" henchmen.

* After the Penguin's been defeated, you come across a crowd of his mooks in the subway, getting a recruitment speech from one of the Joker's men. For maximum levels of irony, you can pop out of the grates and K.O. the speaker [[Tempting Fate|just as he goes on about how 'invincible' they are]].

* Hearing mooks talking about their experince in Arkham Asylum during the events of the first game are always a nice call back. Especially when other inmates refuse to listen to their warnings about Batman.

* Some inmates can be heard giving tips on how to survive in Arkham City, some which imply an almost [[Too Dumb to Live]] mentality among the general population:

'''Same Inmate:''' That means it's ''bad'' and you should stay away from them. }}

** When Batman is breaking into the Steel Mill for the first time, we get a true glimpse of [[Beyond the Impossible|just how stupid the Joker's thugs really are]], along with one guy who [[Only Sane Man|simply can't believe what he's hearing]].

'''Mook #2:''' There's gotta be a way. [[What Would X Do?|What would]] [[Crazy Prepared|Batman]] [[What Would X Do?|do?]]<br />

'''Mook #1:''' Do I ''look'' like Batman?<br />

'''Mook #2:''' [[Comically Missing the Point|Yeah! Let's do it]]. }}

* One of the mooks in the ''Harley Quinn's Revenge'' DLC is thinking of making a name for himself on the Gotham crime scene, only for his friends to make fun of him:

'''Mook #3:''' Yeah, right. Best you've got is you killed all that family on Thanksgiving Day [[Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas|'cause your mommy burnt the turkey and you promised to get her a new one]].<br />

'''Mook #2:''' "[[Animal-Themed Superbeing|The Turkey Man]]"... I like it.<br />

* The prequel comic shows how Batman uses a nondescript boat to hide the Batboat, in order to come and go to Arkham city at will. Or so he planned - when he arrives the second time, the boat gets blown to hell ''with him in it!'' As Batman's flying through the air from the explosion, he calmly notes that "...that worked a total of once."

* The Joker receives a house call at the smelting plant from one of Strange's doctors, who informs him that they've isolated the toxin in his blood and [[Too Dumb to Live|gives him a sample of it]]. Joker, in response, tells the doctor that [[Pet the Dog|he won't be held accountable for the pain that the illness is causing him, and that he's free to go]].

Off-panel: '''[[Man On Fire|WHOOM]]'''<br />

'''Joker''': Dear, dear. I must be slipping. }}