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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 Thomas Elliot.
- Kate Beckett is Talia al Ghul.
- Dee Bradley Baker is Ra's Al Ghul.^[1]
- 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.^[2]
- Grey DeLisle is Catwoman.^[3]
- 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 Dead pool/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 Azrael.
- Kari Wahlgren is Vicki Vale, which begs the question: When did Raine Sage become a news reporter?
- Rick D. Wasserman (Thor) is Clayface.
- 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!".
- Hush, who has being-Bruce-Wayne's-evil-double as part of his gimmick, 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.

↑ He was previously the Scarecrow on Batman: The Brave And The Bold.
↑ Her past Batman credits include Batgirl in the third season of Batman: The Animated Series, Vicki Vale in The Batman vs. Dracula, and Huntress in Batman the Brave And The Bold.
↑ Like Tara Strong, she did voices in the DCAU incarnation of Batman (she, along with the returning Tasia Valenza voiced the two servant girls sent to look after Max in the second part of "Curse of the Kobra" on Batman Beyond), The Batman (most notably, Robin's mother and a Gender Flipped version of Vulture of the Terrible Trio), and Batman the Brave And The Bold (Black Canary).

[1] He was previously the Scarecrow on Batman: The Brave And The Bold.

[2] Her past Batman credits include Batgirl in the third season of Batman: The Animated Series, Vicki Vale in The Batman vs. Dracula, and Huntress in Batman the Brave And The Bold.

[3] Like Tara Strong, she did voices in the DCAU incarnation of Batman (she, along with the returning Tasia Valenza voiced the two servant girls sent to look after Max in the second part of "Curse of the Kobra" on Batman Beyond), The Batman (most notably, Robin's mother and a Gender Flipped version of Vulture of the Terrible Trio), and Batman the Brave And The Bold (Black Canary).

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+* [[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 [http://www.geekologie.com/2011/09/oh-shishi-its-sexy-time-harley-quinns-mo.php 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: The Animated Series|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 [[Batman: Arkham Asylum|the first game]] as Quincy Sharp, Oracle, the Riddler, Poison Ivy, Bane, Zsasz, and [[The Creeper|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 {{spoiler|Thomas Elliot}}.
 ** [[Castle|Kate Beckett]] is Talia al Ghul.
-** [[Dee Bradley Baker]] is Ra's Al Ghul.<ref> He was previously the Scarecrow on ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]''</ref>
+** [[Dee Bradley Baker]] is Ra's Al Ghul.<ref>He was previously the Scarecrow on ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold]]''.</ref>
 ** [[Maurice LaMarche]] is Mr. Freeze and Calendar Man.
 ** [[David Kaye]] takes over the role of Commissioner Gordon from Tom Kane.
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 ** Hugo Strange is voiced by [[Corey Burton]], [[Kingdom Hearts|once]] [[Star Wars: The Clone Wars|again]] [[Thundercats 2011|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 [[Dragon Age Origins|Oghren]] get so ''tall''?"
-** Mad Hatter wants both Batman's cowl ([[Justice League (animation)|and his belt]]) and [[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law|the crest on Birdman's helmet.]]
+** Mad Hatter wants both Batman's cowl ([[Justice League (animation)|and his belt]]) and [[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law|the crest on Birdman's helmet]].
 *** He was also [[The Batman|Kirk Langstrom aka Man-Bat]] as well as [[The Spectacular Spider-Man|Doctor Octopus]].
-** Khary Payton, a.k.a. [[Teen Titans (animation)|Cyborg]] and [[Young Justice (animation)|Aqualad]], is  {{spoiler|Azrael}}.
+** Khary Payton a.k.a. [[Teen Titans (animation)|Cyborg]] and [[Young Justice (animation)|Aqualad]] is {{spoiler|Azrael}}.
 ** [[Kari Wahlgren]] is Vicki Vale, which begs the question: When did [[Tales of Symphonia|Raine Sage]] become a news reporter?
-** Rick D. Wasserman ([[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Thor]]) is  {{spoiler|Clayface}}.
+** Rick D. Wasserman ([[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Thor]]) is {{spoiler|Clayface}}.
 ** Chris Cox ([[Justice League Unlimited|Captain Atom]], [[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Hawkeye]]) is Deadshot.
-** Killer Croc is [[The Other Darrin|now voiced by]] [[Dee Bradley Baker]], [[Spider-Man (2000 video game)|who is]] [[Spider Man 2 Enter Electro|certainly]] [[The Spectacular Spider-Man|no stranger]] [[Star Wars: The Clone Wars|to voicing]] [[Thundercats 2011|reptiles.]]
+** Killer Croc is [[The Other Darrin|now voiced by]] [[Dee Bradley Baker]], [[Spider-Man (2000 video game)|who is]] [[Spider Man 2 Enter Electro|certainly]] [[The Spectacular Spider-Man|no stranger]] [[Star Wars: The Clone Wars|to voicing]] [[Thundercats 2011|reptiles]].
+* [[The Other Darrin]]: [[Tara Strong]] replaces Arleen Sorkin as Harley Quinn. Despite [[Tom Kane]] returning, [[David Kaye]] replaced him as Commissioner Gordon.
-* [[Shout-Out]]:
+* [[Playing Against Type]]:
-** The entire idea of turning a city into a prison ''and'' asylum and allowing the inmates to create their own world harkens to [[John Carpenter]]'s ''[[Escape from New York]]''.
+** [[Nolan North]] as the Penguin.
-** Wonder City is a ruined, [[Zeerust]] model utopia powered by [[Applied Phlebotinum]] that eventually drove the inhabitants crazy. [[BioShock (series)|Sound familiar]]?
+** [[Dee Bradley Baker]] as Ra's al Ghul.
-** When you return to the Steel Mill, Joker gives a lengthy speech about "your favorite TV show" - ''[[Lost]]'' ("You've been with it through the ups, the downs, the [[Contrived Coincidence|contrived coincidences]], and then you wondered: why did it end up in a church?!").
+** [[Maurice LaMarche]] as Mr. Freeze and Calendar Man.
-** Also, Riddler's "challenges" heavily resemble the traps used in the ''[[Saw]]'' films.
+** [[Tara Strong]] as Harley Quinn.
-*** And it doesn't stop there: he introduces each challenge with a video featuring himself explaining the rules and on at least one occasion, refers to said challenge as a "game", two things [[Saw|Jigsaw]] is famous for.
+* [[Talking to Himself]]:
-** Somewhere between a shout out and a [[Mythology Gag]], one of the buildings you clear snipers from during the Vikki Vale mission is called [[Batman: The Animated Series|Dini]] Towers, also one of the 13th Precinct cops is called [[Frank Miller|Miller]].
+** [[Nolan North]] voices both [[London Gangster|The Penguin]] and provides the voices of several randomized inmates. It's not unheard of to hear [[Nolan North]] [[Bad Boss|berating]] his [[Mook|Mooks]] about how much they suck, only to hear [[Nolan North]] reply "You heard Penguin! Let's move!".
-** Zsasz also mentions the Sprang bridge.
+** {{spoiler|Hush, who has being-Bruce-Wayne's-evil-double as part of his gimmick}}, is also voiced by Kevin Conroy for obvious reasons.
-** When Catwoman opens the suitcase she was looking for, [[Pulp Fiction|it emits a bright light]].
+* [[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 No Man's Land, among other famous Batman stories. A lot of the Joker/Batman dynamic is reminiscent of The Killing Joke.
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