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Sunday, May 12, 2024

The March Hare - Batman: Arkham Unhinged

The alter-ego of Harriet Pratt, March Hare, is a long-time member of the Wonderland Gang. Arrested for her crimes, she was imprisoned in Arkham City. 

When Batman stormed the Mad Hatter's hat shop in search of the kidnapped Vicki Vale, she told him that he was not welcome, ordering her allies to escort him off the premises. Undeterred by her warning, he easily overpowered them all, turning his attention to Tetch and their newest - unwilling - recruits, The Carpenter, The Cheshire Cat, and the Queen of Hearts.

Harriet Pratt - Batman: Arkham Unhinged

A grifter, con artist and escort, Harriet Pratt hustled on the streets of Gotham, both by herself and as a member of the Wonderland Gang. Taking on the persona of The March Hare, she quickly became a thorn in Batman’s side. 

Her crimes eventually came back to haunt her as she was arrested and imprisoned in Arkham City. 

The Pantheon of Discord - Doctor Who: 2023: Season One

Unofficially known by some as "the Gods of Chaos," the Pantheon of Discord is a group of extremely powerful beings that live outside of the Universe, with mastery over concepts like music and play that can defy all logic and reason. While they are not supreme beings, those few who have managed to survive encounters with them find it difficult to quantify what they actually are, using the shorthand of "Gods" as a starting point. 

They are said to be the children and descendants of Sutekh, the God of Death, with the Harbinger of Death calling them their "mother, father and other." 

Setting their sights on the Doctor and his allies, their very existence scares the Last of the Time Lords, as their abilities vastly outmatch his. While he has beaten and banished several of their order, these victories were not easily claimed, pushing him to his mental and physical limit. Even then, many of these encounters were won, by sheer luck of events outside his control. 


Members
  • Sutekh/God of Death
  • The Toymaker/God of Play
  • Maestro/God of Music
  • The Reprobate/God of Spite
  • The Trickster/God of Traps
  • The Mara/God of Beasts
  • "The Oldest One"/
  • "The One Who Waits"/ 
  • /"The Threefold God of Malice, Mischief and Misery."
  • Incensor/God of Disaster
Lesser Gods: 
  • /The God of Skin
  • /The God of Shame
  • /The God of Secrets
  • Doubt
  • Dread
Agents: 

Harbinger of Music - Doctor Who: 2023: Season One

The "son" of the Maestro, Harbinger was a creation used by the extra-dimensional being to help summon them into this universe. 

Acting as both a scout and an agent of The Pantheon, he would use his innocent appearance to blend in on the planet Earth, going by the name Henry Arbinger

Although he was unmade by his father after the Maestro was successfully summoned into the early 20th century, he was later seen to be alive and well, after their defeat and banishment. 

Back to square one, he was forced to repeat the process, finding a new musical progeny to free his father from their imprisonment. 

Henry Arbinger - Doctor Who: 2023: Season One

The alter-ego of Harbinger, Henry Arbinger is an unassuming school pupil studying music under Timothy Drake in 1925. 

He was used by his father to trick Drake into playing The Devil's Chord and unleashing the Maestro into the world. 

Outliving his usefulness, he was promptly destroyed. 

Kalibak - Injustice 2: Arcade Ending: Darkseid

The son of Darkseid and the prince of Apokolips, Kalibak was killed by Superman during an attempted invasion on Earth. 

He would be avenged by his father, who captured, tortured, and executed his murderer. In Kal-El’s last moments, he took immense pleasure in recounting how he had broken his cousin's will, recruiting her into his Furies. Furthermore, his DNA was used to create a new and improved legion of Parademons, all ordered to take over and destroy his adopted world.

The Walrus - Batman: Arkham Unhinged

A member of The Wonderland Gang notorious for his metallic mask and tusks, The Walrus, aka Moe Blum, had much experience working as an enforcer for high-profiled costumed criminals. Before partnering with the Mad Hatter, he was in the employ of Roman Sionis, aka Black Mask. 

Violent and quick-tempered, he would often try to gore his opponents with his tusks, not considering his surroundings. 

During a recent confrontation with Batman in Arkham City, he was easily incapacitated by the Dark Knight, who electrocuted him with an R.E.C.

Baudelaire - Batman: Arkham Unhinged

A flower shop formerly owned by Pamela Isley when she tried to go legit, Baudelaire was the former base of operations for Poison Ivy after she was arrested and incarcerated in Arkham City. 

She was kidnapped from the shop, despite putting up a violent struggle that saw her plants go berserk. Noting the increase in toxic pollen and vines around the Park Row area, originating from Baudelaire, Batman investigated the crime scene. There he discovered that Mad Hatter had been behind Isley’s disappearance, thanks to a barely drunk cup of tea lying on the counter. 

The Mad Hatter’s Apartment - Batman: Arkham Unhinged

An apartment located in Park Row, this was used by Jervis Tetch, aka The Mad Hatter as his base of operations in the early days of Arkham City. Lying low while he built up a small criminal following, he would plot about how best to survive and thrive in the dangerous and cutthroat prison complex. 

The apartment was compromised by Batman after the Hatter’s ill-conceived plan to hypnotise the vigilante into becoming his secret weapon against Strange’s Tyger enforcers, and the other gangs led by Two-Face, The Penguin and The Joker. 

Forced to relocate to his old Hat Shop in the Bowery, Tetch would reach out to his former allies in The Wonderland Gang, hiring them as security to defend his new hideout while he plots revenge against the Dark Knight. 

The Hatter's Hat Shop - Batman: Arkham Unhinged

Owned by Jervis Tetch early in the days of his criminal career as The Mad Hatter, The Hatter's Hat Shop, located in Gotham's Bowery District fell into a state of disrepair after the arrest and incarceration of its proprietor. 

Years later, after his safe house and headquarters were destroyed during a fight with Batman, The Mad Hatter returned to his old shop, setting in motion a new plan to take revenge on the vigilante for this humiliation. Hiring the Wonderland Gang to secure the building, they were quickly dispatched by the Dark Knight, who had arrived on the scene to save Vicki Vale and Tetch’s other hostages.

Ambushed by a modified version of Scarecrow’s Fear Toxin, Batman, already weakened by the Joker’s infected blood, was forced to fight against The Hatter’s victims, who were envisioned as new members of The Wonderland Gang, The Queen of Hearts, The Cheshire Cat, and The Carpenter.

Holding off these new assailants, Batman was eventually able to take down Jervis, breaking his hold over them all and forcing Tetch to flee.

The Mad Hatter’s Fear Toxin - Batman: Arkham Unhinged

Originally developed and manufactured by The Scarecrow, aka Professor Jonathan Crane, the former neuroscientist Jervis Tetch altered this new strain of Fear Toxin to force the victims to undergo vivid hallucinations of a Wonderland-like environment. He used various props and costumes to sell this nightmare further. 

It was used against Batman when the hero stormed his shop in search of the kidnapped Vicki Vale and Pamela Isley. While it initially weakened him, he was eventually able to overcome the toxin’s effects, taking down the Hatter once and for all. 

After the adrenaline in his system subsided, he was able to administer an antidote that could neutralise the effects of the drug.


The Carpenter - Batman: Arkham Unhinged


Formerly a member of The Wonderland Gang, The Carpenter, aka Jenna Duffy was a regular foe of Batman and his allies. However, she eventually quit the group to focus on her passion as a carpenter, opening her own business. 

Seeing this as a betrayal, members of the gang decided to get their revenge on Duffy, ratting out her last known whereabouts to Tyger operatives. Acting on this information, Hugo Strange ordered her to be arrested. 

Despite Batman’s help, she was quickly captured and imprisoned in Arkham City.

Left to the mercy of her former teammates, Duffy was drugged and fitted with a micro-processor hair ribbon, stripping her of her free will and turning her into a mindless drone. 

Now loyal to Tetch and Tetch alone, she was drafted into the new and improved Wonderland Gang, alongside The Cheshire Cat - Selina Kyle, - The Queen of Hearts – Pamela Isley, - and Alice - Vicki Vale. 

Once more the Carpenter, she was forced to attack Batman when he stormed the Hat Shop in search of Vale and Isley. Recognising that she was not in control of her actions, he pulled his punches, searching for an alternate way to free the Hatter’s victims. 

Now out from under Tetch’s control, Duffy set about to make a name for herself in Arkham City, excited by the prospect of fixing up the collapsing super prison. 

The Lion - Batman: Arkham Unhinged

A member of The Wonderland Gang, The Lion, aka Lewis Yarnell uses his previous experience as a bodyguard and his sharpened nails to fight off any opponent in single combat. 

A prisoner in Arkham City, he returned to working for the Mad Hatter, acting as muscle for Tetch and defending the Hatter’s Hat Shop from intruders. 

Despite his best efforts, he was no match for Batman who took him out with a blast from his REC.

The Unicorn - Batman: Arkham Unhinged

The alter-ego of Skitch Benson, The Unicorn was a member of The Wonderland Gang based on the character with the same name from Lewis Carrol’s Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There. 

A prisoner in Arkham City, he attempted to fight Batman in The Mad Hatter’s old Hat Shop, only to be taken down by the masked vigilante. He did manage to land a hit first, goring the Dark Knight in the shoulder with the horn on his helmet before his inevitable defeat.

Officer Ruiz - Batman: Arkham Unhinged

One of the few G.C.P.D Officers working undercover within Arkham City, at the behest of Commissioner Jim Gordon, Officer Ruiz was captured by the Mad Hatter and taken prisoner in his Hat Shop. There she was drugged and hypnotised to become an unwilling member of Tetch’s Wonderland Gang, ordered to fight against Batman when the vigilante arrived to save them. 

Freed from Tetch’s control, she promised to get fellow hostage Vicki Vale safely across Arkham City, seeking the sanctuary of the old Gotham Church, the super-prison’s makeshift medical centre. 

Holiday Spirit - Transcripts

Bruce Wayne: Anyone up for a game of err.... chess. Huh? Where is everyone? *the manor is all but deserted, save for Alfred, who is decorating the bannisters for Christmas*... Ah, there you are.

Alfred Pennyworth: Something I can help you with sir?

Bruce Wayne: Well, I seem to have misplaced all my children, which is impressive, seeing as we've had a full house these past two nights.

Alfred Pennyworth: Most impressive indeed. 

Bruce Wayne: Do you know where they are? 

Alfred Pennyworth: They're out and about. I've been assured they'll return for family dinner tonight.

Bruce Wayne: Out and about doing what? 

Alfred Pennyworth: Being heroes.

Bruce Wayne: Only Duke patrols during the day. What are the others doing out there? 

Alfred Pennyworth: They aren't patrolling. There's more than one way to help people. As you well know Master Bruce. You should go see for yourself. 

Bruce Wayne: Maybe I will.

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Bruce Wayne: Odd. Tracking data definitely says Dick and Kate are inside. I wonder what they're doing here. 

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*Bruce watches them from the doorway*

Kate Kane: *serving at a homeless shelter* Oh hey, Benny. Good to see you again. 

Dick Grayson: Take as much as you need. Yeah, no, they didn't let me in the kitchen. Don't worry.

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Bruce Wayne: I wonder where the others are? 

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Stephanie Brown: *Steph and Cass are helping a girl make a snowman* I bet we can make this one even bigger.

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Luke Fox: * refereeing a basketball match* Let's have a clean game this time. Right, Jay?

Narrator: Luke Fox, aka Batwing. Son of Lucius Fox. Genius-level intellect. Tech expert. Martial arts master.

Jason Todd: I have no idea what you're talking about. 

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Damian Wayne: *both he and Duke are petting several dogs* I promise we'll find you all good homes soon.

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Stephanie Brown: You really missed out. We built really cool snowmen. 

Tim Drake: How about a snowball fight later? 

Cassandra Cain: I'm in. 

Dick Grayson: Oh, hey, Bruce. Wh...?

Bruce Wayne: *gives them a large hug* Come on, come here. 

Dick Grayson: Whoa, what's this for? 

Bruce Wayne: Just saw some incredible things today. It really put me in the holiday spirit.

Jason Todd: Must have been something pretty special.

Bruce Wayne: It was. 

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Alfred Pennyworth: *Directing a family photo* Perfect.

Lesson Learned - Transcripts

Damian Wayne: Grayson, may I ask you a question?

Dick Grayson: Yeah, of course! What's up, Damian?

Damian Wayne: I reviewed some old case files from when you were Robin, and I noticed an entry stating you were banned from fighting Poison Ivy for a time. Why was that?

Dick Grayson: Oh, it was really nothing exciting. You don't want to hear my old stories.

Damian Wayne: I would, actually.

Dick Grayson: It was so long ago! Who can even remember that far back anyway? Certainly not me!

Damian Wayne: Which is it--the story is boring, or you cannot remember it?

Dick Grayson: Fine, fine! I'll tell you.

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16 years ago

Batman: Tread carefully, Robin. We don't know what kind of resistance from Poison Ivy we'll find here.

Poison Ivy: Wise words. You'd be wiser still to turn around and go.

Robin I: Are you asking us to leaf you alone?

Poison Ivy: I'm not going to dignify that with a response.

Batman: You attacked a chemical plant, Ivy.

Poison Ivy: They attacked the Earth first!

Batman: People died, Ivy!

Poison Ivy:  It was them or the planet.

*Robin is distracted by a plant. He pokes at it. It responds by swallowing him.*

Batman: Robin! *Pulls Robin free* Are you all right?

Robin I: *giggles* That tickled!

Batman: Just stay behind me, okay? I can't let this go, Ivy. I have to bring you in.

Poison Ivy: I can't let you do that, Batman ... *Robin has disobeyed orders and is playing with the plant again. As expected the same thing happens*  Do you want to...?

Batman: Yeah, excuse me for a moment. *Frees Robin and pulls him to one side* If you can't follow orders, you can't be in the field, Robin. You know that. We're going to have to have a talk about this later.

Robin I: Aw, man!

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Dick Grayson: And just like that, I was benched, completely unjustified!

Damian Wayne: It is a miracle you survived long enough to meet me, Grayson.

Dick Grayson: Hey!

Damian Wayne: A true miracle.

What You Taught Me - Transcripts

Part #1:

Batman: This new tech on the streets is dangerous and bears a striking resemblance to the weapons I use. If there's a leak on our side, I'll find it. I need you to figure out who's selling these weapons and shut them down. Can I count on the two of you? Luke? Lucius?

Narration: Lucius Fox: Creator of Bruce's Bat-Tech and Luke's father.

Lucius Fox: Absolutely.

Luke Fox: We got this.

Batman: Excellent. Keep me updated.

Luke Fox: Look, Dad--

Lucius Fox: We should get to it. I'll examine the tech Batman recovered. You should start running down any leads on the seller.

Luke Fox: Do you think we could maybe talk?

Lucius Fox: There's work to be done, Luke.

Luke Fox: Yeah, fine. Okay.

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Sometime later

Lucius Fox: *Luke gets up to leave* Where are you going?

Luke Fox: I found a promising lead, going to check it out.

Lucius Fox: You? But I thought Batman...

Luke Fox: I'm Batwing, Dad. I can handle this. Batman wants me to handle this.

Lucius Fox: We should talk about this--

Luke Fox: Oh, now you want to talk?

Lucius Fox: There's no need for dramatics, Luke.

Luke Fox: I'm not the one being dramatic. How long are you going to punish me for not telling you that I'm Batwing?

Lucius Fox: You know what? Fine. You're an adult, Luke. You're allowed to do what you want. Including lie to your parents, apparently.

Luke Fox: You want to talk about lying? Remind me which one of us started working with Batman first? I don't remember you calling a family meeting to discuss that little piece of trivia.

Lucius Fox: That was different.

Luke Fox: How? How was it different?

Lucius Fox: It just was.

Luke Fox: I'm not a kid anymore, "because I said so" won't cut it. And will you look at me when we're talking?

Lucius Fox: What do you want me to say? That I'm overwhelmed with joy that you're throwing your life, your education, and all the opportunities I've given you away just so you can put on a mask and beat people up? You're smart enough to change the world. Instead, you're throwing yourself in front of bullets and putting targets on all of our backs so you can...what? Pretend at being Batman? Do you want me to pretend to be happy that I'm going to have to bury you before your time? Because that's what happens to Batman's sidekicks, Luke. They die. You wanted to know how I feel? Well, that's how I feel. Happy now?

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Part #2:

Luke Fox: Feel better?

Lucius Fox: No, not really.

Luke Fox: Are you finally ready to hear my side?

Lucius Fox: There's nothing you can say that will change my mind.

Luke Fox: What happened to us, Dad? We used to be so close. Now there's this...distance between us. I know you weren't happy when I deferred on those job offers after graduation, but now that you know it was to do this, I thought...

Lucius Fox: I support Batman's mission because I believe the people of Gotham deserve better than the hand they've been dealt. That doesn't mean I have to be happy about you putting on that suit. I sacrificed so much to give you every possible opportunity --- to have all the things I never did. And now I have to watch you throw it all away by putting your life in danger again and again and again.

Luke Fox: I do appreciate what you did for me. I appreciate you, Dad. Being Batwing isn't about the thrill. I know the work is dangerous, I know it's a risk. But Dad... You taught me to think for myself. To be independent. You taught me to help others, to not turn away when I saw others suffering. You taught me not to be afraid of my intelligence. My gifts. To never make myself lesser in a world that wanted me small. What was the point of teaching me all that if you weren't going to trust me to choose the right path for myself?

Lucius Fox: You could get hurt, Luke. You can't ask me to be happy about that.

Luke Fox: This is Gotham, I could be hurt walking down the street, just by being in the wrong place at the wrong time. But when I put on the suit, maybe someone else gets to go home who wouldn't have. And that's why I won't give it up. Even if it makes you unhappy. Maybe I will get hurt. I can't promise that I won't. But if I can help, and I choose not to? Then I couldn't live with myself.

Lucius Fox: ... I don't like it. I'll never like it. But...maybe... I understand.

Luke Fox: That's all I'm asking.

Lucius Fox: And maybe... maybe I'm a little proud, too.

Luke Fox: Thanks, Dad.

Light and Dark - Transcripts

Part One: 

Robin: *tt* It is over. Grandfather should have known better than to send you.

Chase Butler: You think yourself so superior. You may wear a different crest now, but you will always be one of us.

Robin: Silence.

Chase Butler: You cannot wash your hands of what you did, you cannot wish away the past--

Robin: Silence!

Chase Butler: See? Even now, you show your true colours. You will always be an assassin first.

Batman: Robin! ... This is the last of them. Well done. We can take him in---

Robin: You do it. I will do another sweep--make sure we did not miss any.

Batman:  Hmm ...

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*Damian is throwing knives at the training dummy*

Bruce Wayne: Damian.

Damian Wayne: *startled, he throws the knife without thinking. Bruce catches it* Sorry.

Bruce Wayne: It's all right. Though it is unusual for you to let someone sneak up on you like that. Is everything okay?

Damian Wayne: I am fine.

Bruce Wayne: It was the assassin. What did he say to you?

Damian Wayne: Nothing that was not true.

Bruce Wayne: Do you want to talk about it?

Damian Wayne: No.

Bruce Wayne: I won't push, but I think you should talk to someone, even if it isn't me.

Damian Wayne: ...I will think on it. Thank you, Father.

Bruce Wayne: Of course.

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Damian Wayne: *sits alone in his bedroom, gazing at his phone. TT* Fine. Grayson. Come to Gotham, I ... I would like to talk.

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Part Two

Dick Grayson: *Damian, Dick and Titus walk through the manor's grounds*  Damian? We've done three laps of the manor, destroyed every possible listening device. If you're truly not ready to talk, we can keep walking. But it's clear something is bothering you. It might help to get it off your chest. Just blurt it out, like ripping off a band-aid.

Damian Wayne: Band-aids are for children.

Dick Grayson: We've had this argument before and you definitely lost. And if this is an attempt to distract me, it's not going to work.

Damian Wayne: I know Father believes in second chances. I suppose I do as well. But...is it truly possible for a bad person to make up for the harm they have done? To balance the scales somehow?

Dick Grayson: Is this an academic question or about someone in particular? *notices Damian's expression*  Is this about you? Do you think you're a bad person? Bruce said you fought the League of Assassins. Did one of them say something to you? Because Damian, you have to know--

Damian Wayne: I know what I am, Grayson. I know what I have done. I have put pain and fear into this world. I have hurt others with no thought of remorse. I only ask if I can ever make up for it. If what I do now will ever be enough.

Dick Grayson: You were a child when you did those things. You're still a child. It wasn't your fault.

Damian Wayne: I still did them, I must live with that.

Dick Grayson: *they have come to a stop. Dick sits on the grass. Damian hesitates, but joins him* ... You know, we often have this misconception that good people can't do bad things. They can. Because at the end of the day, we're all human, we make mistakes. We choose poorly. We mess up. What really matters is what we do next. Do we double down and keep perpetuating the harm? Or do we learn and grow and take accountability for our actions? You're a hero, Damian. Not because you've been perfect all your life, but because you realized you were hurting others and chose to change. You've got a good heart, Damian, it won't lead you astray.

Damian Wayne: What if it does? What if I mess up again?

Dick Grayson: No one's perfect. We're all going to screw up from time to time. Even me, even Bruce. But when it comes to the big stuff? I'd follow you anywhere, kid. And if that's not enough to convince you, we can go inside and ask Alfred and Bruce the same question. I guarantee you they would say the same thing.

Damian Wayne: You are just trying to placate me.

Dick Grayson: Do you really think we could've been Batman and Robin if I didn't trust you with everything in me?

Damian Wayne: We were a pretty good team.
 
Dick Grayson: The best.

Damian Wayne: Well, I think you might be a sentimental fool. But thank you, Richard.

Dick Grayson: *Damian offers Dick his hand, pulling him up* Yeah, well, you're the one calling me by my first name, so who's the sentimental fool now?

Damian Wayne: *TT* You are impossible.

Dick Grayson: Thank you.

Damian Wayne: That was not a compliment.

Dick Grayson: Pretty sure it was.

Not It - Transcripts

Batman: Before we head out, there are still some open cases we need to discuss. Kite Man is on the loose. Who wants to take point? Anyone? *no one answers* Fine. Stephanie, Kite Man is yours.

Spoiler: Hard pass. Kite Man keeps trying to become my nemesis, and I'm just like, "Why are you so obsessed with me?" No means no, dude.

Batman: That's not a valid reason.

Spoiler: Hard pass.

Batman: Fine, we'll come back to Kite Man. Now. The Baffler has been causing problems by docks. Gordon asked us to intervene.

Red Robin: Knock-off Riddler? Seriously?

Batman: Thanks for volunteering, Tim.

Red Robin: What? No fair! *the others laugh. Tim turns to Dick* I'll give you twenty bucks if you take this case. 

Nightwing: Sorry, Timmy. No deal.

Batman: Which brings us to our last case. ... Condiment King.

Nightwing: Ugh, not him again!

Orphan: The worst.

Spoiler: I'll take Kite Man if it means I don't have to fight Condiment King.

Batman: Sold.

Nightwing & Orphan: That leaves...

Nightwing: Cass--

Orphan: No.

Nightwing: You owe me--

Orphan: No.

Nightwing: *sigh* ... Fine, I'll take Condiment King.

Red Robin: Bet Baffler's looking real good to you right now.

Nightwing: *defeated* It took me three weeks to get the mustard smell out of my uniform last time. Three weeks! *the others delight at his misfortune*

Batman: Thank God that worked. I hate fighting Condiment King.

Marcus Driver - Gotham Knights

One of three GCPD Detectives working on Commissioner Catherine Kane's anti-vigilante policies, Marcus Driver, was tasked to focus on pooling all their collective knowledge on Batgirl into one file for easy access.

Just like his colleagues, Crispus Allen and Romy Chandler, his work was filled with numerous mistakes, outlandish speculations and falsehoods, treating her as a criminal. 

Romy Chandler - Gotham Knights

A detective working for the GCPD, Romy Chandler, was tasked with compiling files on several of Gotham's local vigilantes, including Nightwing and Red Hood. 

Unfortunately, like many of the reports that came out of the GCPD since Jim Gordon's death and Catherine Kane's appointment as police commissioner, these are heavily biased and contain countless inaccuracies and falsehoods, painting the Bat Family as criminals. 

Selina Kyle - Gotham Knights

The alter-ego of Catwoman, Selina Kyle, is a notorious cat burglar and philanthropist, using her wealth and gains to help support local charities throughout Gotham. Many of the causes she supports are for animal welfare.  

She is a patron of the S.K Animals Shelter, with her weekly donations of money and food helping to expand and improve their services. 

Crispus Allen - Gotham Knights

Partner of Renee Montoya, Detective Crispus Allen of the GCPD was assigned by Catherine Kane to write up reports on vigilante activity, using these files as the basis for their anti-vigilante policy and guidelines. Tasked with specifically focusing on "The Boy Wonder", he would often conflate the actions of the three Robins - both past and present - as one person. 

Alberto Falcone - Batman: Arkham Origins

The Batcomputer Database & Codex: 

Information

Real Name: Alberto Falcone
Occupation: Professional Criminal
Based In: Gotham City
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5 ft 8 in
Weight: 150 Ibs

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Profile

The Falcones are one of Gotham's most powerful crime families. Carmine Falcone has ruled his part of the city for years but has started losing ground to newcomers Black Mask and Cobblepot. Still, the Falcone family remains active throughout Gotham - posing a threat to the safety and security of its citizens.

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Notes

  • Son of mob boss Carmine Falcone
  • Medical records indicate a history of mental illness
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Enigma Extortion Data:

  • Extortion File 1: 

Alberto Falcone: Yes? 

Harleen Quinzel: Mr. Falcone, this is Dr. Strange's office calling.

Alberto Falcone: Right. Sorry. I missed my last appointment.  I had to - 

Harleen Quinzel: Actually, you missed your last two appointments. 

Alberto Falcone: Yeah, right, right. Look, I appreciate the doctor's concern, but I have it under control now. There's no need for any further treatment. 

Harleen Quinzel: I'm afraid Dr. Strange doesn't feel the same way, Alberto. We would hate to take unnecessary chances when we've come so far.

Alberto Falcone: Listen. I'm not one of Stranges' test subjects to be poked and prodded. Have you forgotten who I am? Who my father is?

Harleen Quinzel: I believe your father would be most concerned that his son could be suffering from untreated psychological issues. 

Alberto Falcone: Is that a threat?

Harleen Quinzel: So we'll expect you at the regular time next week?

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  • Extortion File 2: 

Alberto Falcone: Hello? Who's this? 

Black Mask: A friend of the family. 

Alberto Falcone: Sionis, what do you want?

Black Mask: Just a social call. Reaching out to the community, you might say.

Alberto Falcone: Go on 

Black Mask: Your father and I did not always see eye-to-eye, but we had much in common. Common interests, common traditions. 

Alberto Falcone: I can't really speak for my father or the family.

Black Mask: That's not how you made it sound at Cucionotta the other night.

Alberto Falcone: How did you know I was --- 

Black Mask: Relax, Alberto. There's nothing like good food and wine to loosen the tongue, am I right? But, next time you want to discuss your future though, it's somewhere more private. And I own just the place.

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  • Extortion File 3: 

"Holiday": Hello, Sionis.

Black Mask: Who the Hell's this? What time is it?

"Holiday": Time to get your affairs in order, Roman. There is a change in the air, and the wolves descend on Gotham.

Black Mask: Listen, you little piece of crap! I don't know who you are or who you work for ---

"Holiday": I answer to a higher power than you - I am a higher power than you! And one day soon, you will have much to answer for.

Black Mask: Nobody speaks to me ----

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The son of Carmine Falcone and heir of the Falcone crime family, Alberto Falcone was an ambitious man who sought to rise in the ranks of the organisation, by his own merit, and follow in his father's footsteps.  

Undergoing therapy with Dr Hugo Strange to tackle issues surrounding his troubled upbringing, Alberto quickly came to hate his therapist. He began questioning Strange’s motives after learning about the doctor’s side projects and experiments. Wishing to sever all ties with him, he deliberately skipped their sessions, as well as refused to continue with his treatment. However, this act of defiance was met by swift retaliation by Strange, who threatened to inform Carmine of his son's untreated psychological condition; a split personality, dubbed "Holiday" that not only despised organised crime but also revelled in killing Gotham's mobsters, even those with connections to his own family. 

Alberto became an unwitting pawn in Roman Sionis' bid to take complete control of Gotham's criminal underworld. When Black Mask overhead Falcone discussing his plans for the future of the organisation - once it officially passed to him - he attempted to blackmail the young man into becoming an informant, passing one key information about Carmine's - one of his biggest competitors - movements. 

However, this backfired, resulting in the emergence of Holiday. Enraged by Sionis' audacity, he calls Black Mask late one night to tell the man that he will be one of the first to fall when the underworld's power dynamic shifts.

Once again, around Christmas Eve, Alberto would be the target of his father’s rivals, when both he and his bodyguard were kidnapped by the Penguin, aka Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot, an up-and-coming mobster and racketeer. Brought to Cobblepot's stronghold aboard the Final Offer, he was the subject of a violent and one-sided negotiation. Originally defiant to the Penguin's demands, that the Falcone Family permanently retire from the weapons trade,  he is quick to relent after being assaulted with a cattle prod, agreeing to the request and begging that Oswald let him go and relay the message to Carmine. 

Before Cobblepot can do any further harm to Alberto, he is rescued by the vigilante Batman, escaping in the chaos. 

Gilda Dent - Batman: Arkham Knight: A Flip of a Coin

The beloved ex-wife of Harvey Dent, Gilda Dent (nee Gold) seperated from her husband after he became Two-Face. 

Nethertheless he still kept a portrait of her, hanging it up in the Hell's Gate Disposal Services along with several other items signifciant to both Dent and Two-Face. 

"Holiday" - Batman: Arkham Origins

The alter-ego of Alberto Falcone, son of Carmine Falcone and heir to the Falcone Crime Family, "Holiday" is a serial killer known to target and murder high profile and powerful figures in Gotham City's criminal underworld, murdering them on public holidays and leaving behind a signature calling card; the murder weapon and an item with significant ties to the celebration. 

Claiming to be a higher power, he believes he is the change that Gotham organised crime needed, threatening to make the old mob bosses suffer dearly. 

Among those on his list of potential victims is Roman Sionis, aka Black Mask, one of his father's many rivals and the unofficial king of Gotham. Emboldened in his anomonity, he called to threaten Sionis late one night, intimidating the man who had tried to blackmail and control Alberto. 

This call was recorded by Eddie Nashton, the head of the GCPD Cyber Crime Unit, who threatened to use the knowledge that Alberto was "Holiday" as part of his plan to cause chaos in Gotham. Batman would also learn Falcone's secret when the vigilante hacked into Nashton's - aka Enigma - data files, transferring the information to his own database, the Batcomputer, for further analysis. 

Holiday - Batman: Arkham Knight: A Flip of a Coin

Dubbed by the press as Holiday, this serial killer targetted members of Gotham's organised crime families on key public holidays, killing them with silenced .22 pistols, before leaving behind iconography synominous with festive occassion.
 
These modified guns were all untracable, thanks to the murderer filing off the serial number, making it impossible to deduce their true identity from them alone. 

One of Batman's earlier cases, Alfred Pennyworth would remember the affair to be a partcilalrly ghastly and memorable one. Futhermore, due to the case's significance to Harvey Dent, he and Two-Face would keep old evidence from the case, putting them on display at Hell's Gate Disposal Services. 

Catwoman - Gotham Knights

A serial cat burglar from Gotham City, Catwoman, aka Selina Kyle has a reputation for being one of the best in the business. 

During her last known heist, she robbed several pounds of diamonds from Gotham City Jewellers, only to be caught and arrested by the G.C.P.D. These gems would end up being impounded in evidence lockup.