Tape One:
Penguin: I'm only doing this as a courtesy, Strange. Don't think you've beaten me.
Strange: I just thought we could both benefit from a little talk, Mr Cobblepot.
Penguin: Don't try that psycho mumbo jumbo with me, Strange. I'm not like the other crazies.
Strange: Of course not, after all, considering the... challenges you've faced.
Penguin: Challenges? What freakin' Challenges? You're not better than me. No one is. I own this place.
Strange: Well, to be clear, I allow you certain freedoms, but let's continue. Why do you feel the need to own anything? I believe it is a mechanism to compensate for some childhood inadequacy. You were friends with the Waynes, correct?
Penguin: I was, 'till someone did the world a favour and blew the brains out of little Wayne's self-righteous parents. I was laughing for weeks. It still brings a smile to my face.
Strange: And you think that's ok?
Penguin: Ok? No, I don't think it's ok. I think it's bloody hysterical. That family destroyed mine. What happened to them, well, it couldn't have happened to nicer people.
Tape Two:
Strange: Take a seat Mr Cobblepot.
Penguin: What is it now, Strange?
Strange: I wanted to talk about your apparent hatred of the Waynes. Your outburst last time was most interesting.
Penguin: It's simple really, I don't like the snivelling little bastard. Look at him. All high and mighty because someone killed mummy and daddy.
Strange: Most people look upon him with sympathy.
Penguin: No they don't. They're jealous. Jealous of his money, his cars, his women. He lost his sympathy when he vanished for all those years. I can't tell you how much I hoped he was visiting his dear mum and dad.
Strange: Where do you suppose he went?
Penguin: How am I supposed to know?
Strange: Let us move on, then.
Penguin: No. It's time that you do something for me.
Strange: And what is that?
Penguin: Here's a list.
Tape Three:
Penguin: I thought I told you, Strange, no more little questions until you give me what I want.
Strange: Take a look, Mr Cobblepot. Here is a purchase order for the various firearms you require. I must say, you chose an exotic selection.
Penguin: I only take the best.
Strange: A wise strategy.
Penguin: So, what's yours?
Strange: Excuse me?
Penguin: What are you up to? Why would you give me, me of all people guns, explosives... all this stuff?
Strange: Arkham City is an experiment, Mr Cobblepot, a new way of thinking. We've separated you from society, so I'm more than willing to study the results if you all just decide to kill each other. Besides, your feud with the Joker is intriguing.
Penguin: I was here first. I bought my museum and the Iceberg Lounge fair and square. It was you and that mayor that stuck us all together.
Strange: Again, you refer to owning things, quite fascinating. I believe we gave you the opportunity to leave.
Penguin: And take over my turf? Never.
Tape Four:
Strange: Good evening Mr Cobblepot. I trust you received the second delivery.
Penguin: Yeah, I did. I don't know what you did to those dribbling monkeys, Strange, but they were perfect.
Strange: I'm glad. It appears we can both help each other.
Penguin: If you say so. I suppose it doesn't hurt that by the time I'm done with 'em, they're usually in too many pieces for anyone to know what you are really getting up to in those rooms of yours.
Strange: I have no idea what you are talking about.
Penguin: Of course not. So, Hugo, the clown. Is he really dying?
Strange: It appears so. Self-inflicted, of course, but yes he is. He has Mister Freeze working on a potential cure, but I'm sure neither of us want him to get his hands on it, do we?
Tape Five:
Penguin: We're ready.
Strange: Good. Now one last thing. Your face.
Penguin: It's beautiful, isn't it?
Strange: The eye? I believe it was the result of a bar brawl, correct?
Penguin: The toe rag got lucky. He got his though. He took my eye. I took both of his, left him trying to walk across the Gotham Freeway at rush hour. Hilarious.
Strange: You're a rich man, Mr Cobblepot. You could have had that glass removed.
Penguin: They said it was impossible and what the hell, I think it gives me a... more unique look. Know what I mean? Now, where is Freeze?
Strange: He's right here, in the room next door. You can take him with you. Are you familiar with the term Napoleon complex?
Penguin: No. What is it?
Strange: It's nothing. Oh, and one last thing. Here is a list of ten prisoners I believe work for you.
Penguin: Yeah, so what? You want to saw their heads open and scoop out their brains too?
Strange: No, I just thought you'd like to know that they are all in the employ of the GCPD.
Penguin: WHAT?
Strange: I believe you know what to do with them. I don't like being spied on, Mr Cobblepot. Goodnight.
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The Riddler Audio Tapes - Batman: Arkham City (2011)
Tape One:
Hugo Strange: Do not fret, Mr Mayor. Everything is under control… I promise you.
Quincy Sharp: It’s not that I don’t trust you, Hugo. It’s just… it’s just the headaches. The pain. They come all the time now.
Hugo Strange: Continue to take the medication.
Quincy Sharp: But-
Hugo Strange: It is late, Mr Mayor. You are tired. You need your sleep.
Quincy Sharp: Of course. I need my sleep.
Hugo Strange: You will hang up now.
Quincy Sharp: I will hang up now.
Hugo Strange: Imbecile!
The Riddler: I couldn’t have put it better myself!
Hugo Strange: What?! How dare you enter my office!
The Riddler: Oh, I’m not in your office… and please don’t insult me by attempting to trace this broadcast. You will fail.
Hugo Strange: I take it I am talking to Mr Edward Nigma.
The Riddler: Do you know of any other inmate in your twisted little penitentiary who is a genius enough to arrange this little chat?
Hugo Strange: Narcissism – a compulsive desire to prove his intellect – and a predilection for riddles.
The Riddler: You’ve read my file!
Hugo Strange: Of course.
The Riddler: Good. Then let’s get started. How do you attempt to understand what is going on in Arkham City when all of the answers are strange?
Tape Two:
The Riddler: Good evening, Hugo. I believe it is time for our one-on-one.
Hugo Strange: No. It is time for you to stop this and give up. My TYGER guards will find you and when that happens, I will perform the procedure on you myself.
The Riddler: Procedure? Oh, you mean what you did to all those poor fools back at the Asylum. To be honest, I think you did them all a favour.
Hugo Strange: How do you...?
The Riddler: How do I know that you requested access to all the most... forgettable patients and proceeded to melt their brains with the help of that confused milliner? Or did you mean, how do I know that you have been providing the ex-warden with your own special medication, no doubt intended to render his synapses more malleable to your suggestions. Or maybe you are currently wondering if I know about the secret panel in your closet. How it slides back to reveal what you want most. How you sit, wearing that suit, crying into your hands as you question whether you are really worthy.
Hugo Strange: What do you want, Mister Nigma?
The Riddler: Oh, that's easy. I want exactly what you want.
Hugo Strange: And what's that?
The Riddler: Batman. Dead. Humiliated. But dead.
Tape Three:
The Riddler: Knock, knock, Professor. Guess who?
Hugo Strange: I grow tired of these insipid games, Mr Nigma. If you wish to speak to me, my guards will escort you safely to my tower.
The Riddler: Please, Hugo. If you're going to set a trap, at least pretend to try harder than that.
Hugo Strange: No traps, Edward. I simply wish to grant you safe passage through Arkham City. I think the time has come for us to meet as equals.
The Riddler: You, Strange? My equal? I am the man whose cunning will soon have Batman lying at my feet, bloodied and broken.
Hugo Strange: Really?
The Riddler: Then I will pull off his mask and look into his dull, dying eyes. In that last instant, he will know that I have finally beaten him and I will finally know who he really is.
Hugo Strange: My apologies, Edward. I see now that we are nowhere near equals.
The Riddler: Finally.
Hugo Strange: You see, like me, you are obsessed with the Batman, but unlike me, you don't know who he really is. Do you?
The Riddler: What?
Tape Four:
The Riddler: I know you're lying, Strange. There is no way that you could have figured it out. It's some kind of trick. It must be.
Hugo Strange: Oh, I used no tricks, no childish puzzles. I simply created a psychological profile of the man most likely to be the Batman and then matched it against the most logical candidate. I was right, of course.
The Riddler: Well, who is he?
Hugo Strange: Ah, but that would spoil the game for you, wouldn't it?
The Riddler: You must tell me! I implore you Strange! I--
Hugo Strange: Really, Edward. If I could figure it out, it must be child's play for you.
The Riddler: But I... I...
Hugo Strange: Interesting. Tell me, Edward. How is the Riddler like a blank dictionary? You're both at a loss for words.
Hugo Strange: Do not fret, Mr Mayor. Everything is under control… I promise you.
Quincy Sharp: It’s not that I don’t trust you, Hugo. It’s just… it’s just the headaches. The pain. They come all the time now.
Hugo Strange: Continue to take the medication.
Quincy Sharp: But-
Hugo Strange: It is late, Mr Mayor. You are tired. You need your sleep.
Quincy Sharp: Of course. I need my sleep.
Hugo Strange: You will hang up now.
Quincy Sharp: I will hang up now.
Hugo Strange: Imbecile!
The Riddler: I couldn’t have put it better myself!
Hugo Strange: What?! How dare you enter my office!
The Riddler: Oh, I’m not in your office… and please don’t insult me by attempting to trace this broadcast. You will fail.
Hugo Strange: I take it I am talking to Mr Edward Nigma.
The Riddler: Do you know of any other inmate in your twisted little penitentiary who is a genius enough to arrange this little chat?
Hugo Strange: Narcissism – a compulsive desire to prove his intellect – and a predilection for riddles.
The Riddler: You’ve read my file!
Hugo Strange: Of course.
The Riddler: Good. Then let’s get started. How do you attempt to understand what is going on in Arkham City when all of the answers are strange?
Tape Two:
The Riddler: Good evening, Hugo. I believe it is time for our one-on-one.
Hugo Strange: No. It is time for you to stop this and give up. My TYGER guards will find you and when that happens, I will perform the procedure on you myself.
The Riddler: Procedure? Oh, you mean what you did to all those poor fools back at the Asylum. To be honest, I think you did them all a favour.
Hugo Strange: How do you...?
The Riddler: How do I know that you requested access to all the most... forgettable patients and proceeded to melt their brains with the help of that confused milliner? Or did you mean, how do I know that you have been providing the ex-warden with your own special medication, no doubt intended to render his synapses more malleable to your suggestions. Or maybe you are currently wondering if I know about the secret panel in your closet. How it slides back to reveal what you want most. How you sit, wearing that suit, crying into your hands as you question whether you are really worthy.
Hugo Strange: What do you want, Mister Nigma?
The Riddler: Oh, that's easy. I want exactly what you want.
Hugo Strange: And what's that?
The Riddler: Batman. Dead. Humiliated. But dead.
Tape Three:
The Riddler: Knock, knock, Professor. Guess who?
Hugo Strange: I grow tired of these insipid games, Mr Nigma. If you wish to speak to me, my guards will escort you safely to my tower.
The Riddler: Please, Hugo. If you're going to set a trap, at least pretend to try harder than that.
Hugo Strange: No traps, Edward. I simply wish to grant you safe passage through Arkham City. I think the time has come for us to meet as equals.
The Riddler: You, Strange? My equal? I am the man whose cunning will soon have Batman lying at my feet, bloodied and broken.
Hugo Strange: Really?
The Riddler: Then I will pull off his mask and look into his dull, dying eyes. In that last instant, he will know that I have finally beaten him and I will finally know who he really is.
Hugo Strange: My apologies, Edward. I see now that we are nowhere near equals.
The Riddler: Finally.
Hugo Strange: You see, like me, you are obsessed with the Batman, but unlike me, you don't know who he really is. Do you?
The Riddler: What?
Tape Four:
The Riddler: I know you're lying, Strange. There is no way that you could have figured it out. It's some kind of trick. It must be.
Hugo Strange: Oh, I used no tricks, no childish puzzles. I simply created a psychological profile of the man most likely to be the Batman and then matched it against the most logical candidate. I was right, of course.
The Riddler: Well, who is he?
Hugo Strange: Ah, but that would spoil the game for you, wouldn't it?
The Riddler: You must tell me! I implore you Strange! I--
Hugo Strange: Really, Edward. If I could figure it out, it must be child's play for you.
The Riddler: But I... I...
Hugo Strange: Interesting. Tell me, Edward. How is the Riddler like a blank dictionary? You're both at a loss for words.
Catwoman Audio Tapes - Batman: Arkham City (2011)
Tape One:
TYGER Guard: We found the prisoner attempting to break into your office, sir.
Hugo Strange: I see. Leave us.
TYGER Guard: Yes, sir.
Catwoman: Well, well, as I live and breathe, Professor Hugo Strange. Your posters really don't do you justice. You really are far more evil looking in real life.
Hugo Strange: Charmed. Tell me, what do you plan to do, Miss Kyle? I assume that you were attempting to break into my office in order to retrieve your ill-gotten gains.
Catwoman: You stole them from me.
Hugo Strange: Hardly. The items were confiscated upon your arrest.
Catwoman: Yeah, about that. This holiday camp of yours is quaint and all, Hugo, but, I don't think I'll be staying too long.
Hugo Strange: Escape is impossible.
Catwoman: A girl loves a challenge.
Hugo Strange: So do I.
Tape Two:
Hugo Strange: Tell me, what would you do if I let you go? Attempt to escape, try and find the confiscated items... contact the Batman?
Catwoman: Why would I contact him? It's his fault I'm in here.
Hugo Strange: Is it? I believe you would have escaped if greed had not got the better of you. He was actually in the process of rescuing you, was he not?
Catwoman: I didn't need his help.
Hugo Strange: Or any man's, it appears.
Catwoman: C'mon, you're going somewhere with this. Spit it out.
Hugo Strange: I've been studying you.
Catwoman: I can see. My eyes are up here by the way.
Hugo Strange: Very amusing. Tell me, what was it like, growing up alone, fending for yourself, doing whatever was necessary to stay alive?
Catwoman: Please, I'm tearing up here.
Hugo Strange: And Holly? What would you do if I sent my men after her?
Catwoman: Touch her and you're dead.
Tape Three:
Hugo Strange: Have you calmed down yet?
Catwoman: Where is she?
Hugo Strange: That depends on your next answer. If you could save one person tonight, who would it be? Holly? Or the Batman?
Catwoman: He can look after himself.
Hugo Strange: Good. Holly is safe for now, let us talk about Batman.
Catwoman: What do you think I can tell you that you don't already know? You've been sending your goons after him for months. He said you were studying him.
Hugo Strange: So you speak. Good. You never knew your father, correct?
Catwoman: Enough, Strange. This is over.
Hugo Strange: If you say so. Captain, do you have the girl in your sights?
TYGER Guard: Yes, sir.
Hugo Strange: Kill her.
Catwoman: No!
Hugo Strange: Are you prepared to talk? I thought so. Keep the girl targeted, captain.
Catwoman: You bastard.
Hugo Strange: Shall we continue?
Tape Four:
Hugo Strange: Your father. Did you ever meet him?
Catwoman: Never knew the son of a bitch.
Hugo Strange: Unfortunate. He certainly seems to have made an impact on you. The distrust of men, for example. Your relationship with Batman? Would you call it close?
Catwoman: Me and the brooding one get along just fine.
Hugo Strange: But you want more? But you can't trust men, can you?
Catwoman: What? Look, he's spoken for, he must be. How else could he resist all this?
Hugo Strange: You are both very similar, aren't you? A shared disregard for the law, a belief that you are doing the right thing, and a similar taste in attire. But beneath the surface, there is a weakness.
Catwoman: Like hell.
Hugo Strange: You both risk everything for a chance at redemption. You tell yourself it's to help her. He does the same for the boy. It's all just to make his life more complete. To become the father he never knew.
Catwoman: You don't know anything about him.
Hugo Strange: And neither do you. He hasn't confided in you because he doesn't trust you. And it hurts, doesn't it?
Tape Five:
Hugo Strange: I touched a raw nerve, didn't I?
Catwoman: Are you still here?
Hugo Strange: You're hurt because he knows who you are but you don't know anything about him. Do you... love him?
Catwoman: No!
Hugo Strange: Holly is safe. I have little interest in the life of a teenage delinquent. Unless of course, she finds herself in my facility.
Catwoman: What was all this about, Strange? Do you enjoy making people beg?
Hugo Strange: Not at all. I am only interested in what makes people do what they do. Soon, you will not have to worry about the Batman. Steal what you like, do you what you must in a futile attempt to steal his heart. You will fail.
Catwoman: You sound pretty sure of yourself.
Hugo Strange: Plans are afoot, Miss Kyle. Soon, you may wish to re-evaluate your admiration for him. I will be the one standing over his body, and the world will know that Hugo Strange is better than him.
Catwoman: Yeah, whatever.
Hugo Strange: Two-Face has placed what you are looking for in the safe in his old campaign office. He is someone else who cannot let go of his past. I hope that the contents of that safe make you happy.
TYGER Guard: We found the prisoner attempting to break into your office, sir.
Hugo Strange: I see. Leave us.
TYGER Guard: Yes, sir.
Catwoman: Well, well, as I live and breathe, Professor Hugo Strange. Your posters really don't do you justice. You really are far more evil looking in real life.
Hugo Strange: Charmed. Tell me, what do you plan to do, Miss Kyle? I assume that you were attempting to break into my office in order to retrieve your ill-gotten gains.
Catwoman: You stole them from me.
Hugo Strange: Hardly. The items were confiscated upon your arrest.
Catwoman: Yeah, about that. This holiday camp of yours is quaint and all, Hugo, but, I don't think I'll be staying too long.
Hugo Strange: Escape is impossible.
Catwoman: A girl loves a challenge.
Hugo Strange: So do I.
Tape Two:
Hugo Strange: Tell me, what would you do if I let you go? Attempt to escape, try and find the confiscated items... contact the Batman?
Catwoman: Why would I contact him? It's his fault I'm in here.
Hugo Strange: Is it? I believe you would have escaped if greed had not got the better of you. He was actually in the process of rescuing you, was he not?
Catwoman: I didn't need his help.
Hugo Strange: Or any man's, it appears.
Catwoman: C'mon, you're going somewhere with this. Spit it out.
Hugo Strange: I've been studying you.
Catwoman: I can see. My eyes are up here by the way.
Hugo Strange: Very amusing. Tell me, what was it like, growing up alone, fending for yourself, doing whatever was necessary to stay alive?
Catwoman: Please, I'm tearing up here.
Hugo Strange: And Holly? What would you do if I sent my men after her?
Catwoman: Touch her and you're dead.
Tape Three:
Hugo Strange: Have you calmed down yet?
Catwoman: Where is she?
Hugo Strange: That depends on your next answer. If you could save one person tonight, who would it be? Holly? Or the Batman?
Catwoman: He can look after himself.
Hugo Strange: Good. Holly is safe for now, let us talk about Batman.
Catwoman: What do you think I can tell you that you don't already know? You've been sending your goons after him for months. He said you were studying him.
Hugo Strange: So you speak. Good. You never knew your father, correct?
Catwoman: Enough, Strange. This is over.
Hugo Strange: If you say so. Captain, do you have the girl in your sights?
TYGER Guard: Yes, sir.
Hugo Strange: Kill her.
Catwoman: No!
Hugo Strange: Are you prepared to talk? I thought so. Keep the girl targeted, captain.
Catwoman: You bastard.
Hugo Strange: Shall we continue?
Tape Four:
Hugo Strange: Your father. Did you ever meet him?
Catwoman: Never knew the son of a bitch.
Hugo Strange: Unfortunate. He certainly seems to have made an impact on you. The distrust of men, for example. Your relationship with Batman? Would you call it close?
Catwoman: Me and the brooding one get along just fine.
Hugo Strange: But you want more? But you can't trust men, can you?
Catwoman: What? Look, he's spoken for, he must be. How else could he resist all this?
Hugo Strange: You are both very similar, aren't you? A shared disregard for the law, a belief that you are doing the right thing, and a similar taste in attire. But beneath the surface, there is a weakness.
Catwoman: Like hell.
Hugo Strange: You both risk everything for a chance at redemption. You tell yourself it's to help her. He does the same for the boy. It's all just to make his life more complete. To become the father he never knew.
Catwoman: You don't know anything about him.
Hugo Strange: And neither do you. He hasn't confided in you because he doesn't trust you. And it hurts, doesn't it?
Tape Five:
Hugo Strange: I touched a raw nerve, didn't I?
Catwoman: Are you still here?
Hugo Strange: You're hurt because he knows who you are but you don't know anything about him. Do you... love him?
Catwoman: No!
Hugo Strange: Holly is safe. I have little interest in the life of a teenage delinquent. Unless of course, she finds herself in my facility.
Catwoman: What was all this about, Strange? Do you enjoy making people beg?
Hugo Strange: Not at all. I am only interested in what makes people do what they do. Soon, you will not have to worry about the Batman. Steal what you like, do you what you must in a futile attempt to steal his heart. You will fail.
Catwoman: You sound pretty sure of yourself.
Hugo Strange: Plans are afoot, Miss Kyle. Soon, you may wish to re-evaluate your admiration for him. I will be the one standing over his body, and the world will know that Hugo Strange is better than him.
Catwoman: Yeah, whatever.
Hugo Strange: Two-Face has placed what you are looking for in the safe in his old campaign office. He is someone else who cannot let go of his past. I hope that the contents of that safe make you happy.
Two-Face Audio Tapes - Batman: Arkham City (2011)
Tape One:
Strange: Sit down, Mister Dent. It is Mr Dent I am talking to, right?
Two-Face: Use our real name.
Strange: Two-Face? If you wish. Please. Sit.
Two-Face: What is it, Strange? Not happy just arresting us? Throwing us in this place.
Strange: I wish to understand you. I have read the reports, seen the footage and now I want to hear your side of the story.
Two-Face: We'll see.
Strange: I assume that you feel the need to toss your coin in order to decide whether to answer my questions.
Two-Face: You ready to find out?
Strange: Well?
Two-Face: Came up bad. Sorry.
Strange: Not a problem. Guard. Take Mr Dent's coin off of him.
Two-Face: NO! No!
Strange: Good. Now, let us see what fate has in store for you.
Tape Two:
Two-Face: I'll kill you for this.
Strange: Really? Look at your coin. It wants you to tell me about that day in the courtroom.
Two-Face: It was painful.
Strange: Elaborate.
Two-Face: I was naïve. I thought I could make a difference. Falcone was going to go down for what he had done.
Strange: But he had other plans.
Two-Face: Look at my face.
Strange: I am. A combination of first, second and third-degree burning, hmmm, the scar tissue is quite fascinating.
Two-Face: You think?
Strange: And that is all it took to make you the way you are?
Two-Face: Give me my coin.
Strange: Not yet.
Chapter Three:
Two-Face: What is it, Strange. Are you enjoying this?
Strange: Not in the slightest. Let's go back further. You were a rising star, a beacon of light for this city. A white knight riding in to save it with the dark knight not far behind.
Two-Face: You can leave him out of this. He is wrong. They all are. No one understands the beauty of fate's hand. I am grateful to Falcone. He gave me a clarity; a purity that few will know. Everything boils down to a simple choice, this way or that way, good, or bad.
Strange: Do you really believe that?
Two-Face: How could I not?
Strange: Interesting... So all you need is this coin and everything is simple?
Two-Face: Give me it!
Strange: Or what about this coin? Or this? (and another) Or these?
Two-Face: What are you doing?
Strange: Proving a point. Fate didn't make you answer my question. I did. I replaced your coin with my own. See? You answered me because I wanted you to.
Tape Four:
Strange: How is he today?
TYGER Guard: The prisoner has been quiet. Since getting those coins, he has spent most of his time examining them.
Strange: Good. Hello, Harvey. Are you ready to talk?
Two-Face: Leave us. We don't want to talk, not to you.
Strange: Please. Take a seat. I have one last thing to discuss and then I will give you something in return.
Two-Face: I don't know. I can't decide. It's too confusing.
Strange: Of course it is. I want to talk about Mr Wayne.
Two-Face: Why?
Strange: Indulge me.
Two-Face: We don't like the guy.
Strange: Hardly surprising. Did you ever consider that you were alike? A traumatic event created you, an equally traumatic event altered him.
Two-Face: He's nothing like us. There's no... no risk, no... danger. It's all just money and girls. We should kill him.
Strange: Maybe you should.
Tape Five:
Strange: Listen to me, Harvey. I am going to give you a simple choice. This is your coin.
Two-Face: Is it? Why should I trust you?
Strange: It was your father's, correct? You know every inch of it. When you close your eyes you can feel it can't you?
Two-Face: Give me it... Please.
Strange: I want you to understand what I am about to tell you. You believe that this coin determines the fate of your world. I, however, believe your condition has always been present. It was there before you were attacked and it is still there now. You probably had headaches, your wife found you unpredictable, scary sometimes.
Two-Face: Give us it!
Strange: I am going to throw the coin in the air. If you let it fall, I will do whatever I can to cure you. I will help you become the man you used to be.
Two-Face: Or?
Strange: If you grab it, I will let you loose in Arkham City and I will tell you what Catwoman is doing right this second.
Two-Face: We can't decide.
Strange: You have to. At this moment Catwoman is preparing to steal the contents of the safe in your old campaign office.
Two-Face: The bitch! We need to stop her!
Strange: And you may. Goodbye Mr Dent.
Strange: Sit down, Mister Dent. It is Mr Dent I am talking to, right?
Two-Face: Use our real name.
Strange: Two-Face? If you wish. Please. Sit.
Two-Face: What is it, Strange? Not happy just arresting us? Throwing us in this place.
Strange: I wish to understand you. I have read the reports, seen the footage and now I want to hear your side of the story.
Two-Face: We'll see.
Strange: I assume that you feel the need to toss your coin in order to decide whether to answer my questions.
Two-Face: You ready to find out?
Strange: Well?
Two-Face: Came up bad. Sorry.
Strange: Not a problem. Guard. Take Mr Dent's coin off of him.
Two-Face: NO! No!
Strange: Good. Now, let us see what fate has in store for you.
Tape Two:
Two-Face: I'll kill you for this.
Strange: Really? Look at your coin. It wants you to tell me about that day in the courtroom.
Two-Face: It was painful.
Strange: Elaborate.
Two-Face: I was naïve. I thought I could make a difference. Falcone was going to go down for what he had done.
Strange: But he had other plans.
Two-Face: Look at my face.
Strange: I am. A combination of first, second and third-degree burning, hmmm, the scar tissue is quite fascinating.
Two-Face: You think?
Strange: And that is all it took to make you the way you are?
Two-Face: Give me my coin.
Strange: Not yet.
Chapter Three:
Two-Face: What is it, Strange. Are you enjoying this?
Strange: Not in the slightest. Let's go back further. You were a rising star, a beacon of light for this city. A white knight riding in to save it with the dark knight not far behind.
Two-Face: You can leave him out of this. He is wrong. They all are. No one understands the beauty of fate's hand. I am grateful to Falcone. He gave me a clarity; a purity that few will know. Everything boils down to a simple choice, this way or that way, good, or bad.
Strange: Do you really believe that?
Two-Face: How could I not?
Strange: Interesting... So all you need is this coin and everything is simple?
Two-Face: Give me it!
Strange: Or what about this coin? Or this? (and another) Or these?
Two-Face: What are you doing?
Strange: Proving a point. Fate didn't make you answer my question. I did. I replaced your coin with my own. See? You answered me because I wanted you to.
Tape Four:
Strange: How is he today?
TYGER Guard: The prisoner has been quiet. Since getting those coins, he has spent most of his time examining them.
Strange: Good. Hello, Harvey. Are you ready to talk?
Two-Face: Leave us. We don't want to talk, not to you.
Strange: Please. Take a seat. I have one last thing to discuss and then I will give you something in return.
Two-Face: I don't know. I can't decide. It's too confusing.
Strange: Of course it is. I want to talk about Mr Wayne.
Two-Face: Why?
Strange: Indulge me.
Two-Face: We don't like the guy.
Strange: Hardly surprising. Did you ever consider that you were alike? A traumatic event created you, an equally traumatic event altered him.
Two-Face: He's nothing like us. There's no... no risk, no... danger. It's all just money and girls. We should kill him.
Strange: Maybe you should.
Tape Five:
Strange: Listen to me, Harvey. I am going to give you a simple choice. This is your coin.
Two-Face: Is it? Why should I trust you?
Strange: It was your father's, correct? You know every inch of it. When you close your eyes you can feel it can't you?
Two-Face: Give me it... Please.
Strange: I want you to understand what I am about to tell you. You believe that this coin determines the fate of your world. I, however, believe your condition has always been present. It was there before you were attacked and it is still there now. You probably had headaches, your wife found you unpredictable, scary sometimes.
Two-Face: Give us it!
Strange: I am going to throw the coin in the air. If you let it fall, I will do whatever I can to cure you. I will help you become the man you used to be.
Two-Face: Or?
Strange: If you grab it, I will let you loose in Arkham City and I will tell you what Catwoman is doing right this second.
Two-Face: We can't decide.
Strange: You have to. At this moment Catwoman is preparing to steal the contents of the safe in your old campaign office.
Two-Face: The bitch! We need to stop her!
Strange: And you may. Goodbye Mr Dent.
A Killer in the Sewers - Batman: Arkham City (2011)
In order to remove Waylon Jones, a.k.a. Killer Croc, from the sewers below Arkham Asylum, Strange ordered a squad of TYGER guards to lure him out using body parts from deceased inmates.
Although this strategy proved unsuccessful, the team was able to subdue Croc when he emerged from the sewers looking for food once the supply of bodies had run out.
Although this strategy proved unsuccessful, the team was able to subdue Croc when he emerged from the sewers looking for food once the supply of bodies had run out.
Talia's Guard (Gotham Stories) - Batman: Arkham City (2011)
Even though she is a fearsome warrior in her own right, as Ra's al Ghul's daughter, Talia is always shadowed by a secretive order of highly trained female protectors, known as the Elite Guard.
Each individual guard is chosen generations in advance and trained from birth to be the best of the best, easily capable of holding her own against a hundred men.
Each individual guard is chosen generations in advance and trained from birth to be the best of the best, easily capable of holding her own against a hundred men.
Brokering Deals - Batman: Arkham City (2011)
Sherman Fine, a.k.a. the Broker has carved out a lucrative business in Gotham City by being the go-to guy to purchase property. Mainly hired by the criminal underclass, Sherman will find and arrange all the necessary paperwork to ensure that the deal will go untraced while providing exactly what the client needs.
In the past, he purchased rooms on behalf of the Great White Shark, Mister Zsasz, and the Joker. When planning his revenge on Batman, the Riddler look advantage of the Broker's services to secure the buildings that would later house his challenges.
In the past, he purchased rooms on behalf of the Great White Shark, Mister Zsasz, and the Joker. When planning his revenge on Batman, the Riddler look advantage of the Broker's services to secure the buildings that would later house his challenges.
Scarecrow (Gotham Stories) - Batman: Arkham City (2011)
No one has seen Jonathan Crane, a.k.a. The Scarecrow, since he was attacked by Killer Croc in the sewers below Arkham Asylum.
Some say he escaped certain death by dragging what was left of himself onto a TITAN container and floating out to sea, while others believe he was eaten by Croc.
Undeterred, Batman has spent months searching for Crane, refusing to believe that he is dead. If Crane is out there, plotting his revenge on Batman, then Batman knows Gotham will never be truly safe.
Some say he escaped certain death by dragging what was left of himself onto a TITAN container and floating out to sea, while others believe he was eaten by Croc.
Undeterred, Batman has spent months searching for Crane, refusing to believe that he is dead. If Crane is out there, plotting his revenge on Batman, then Batman knows Gotham will never be truly safe.
Poisonous Intent - Batman: Arkham City (2011)
Ready to turn over a new leaf, Pamela Isley rejected her Poison Ivy persona and opened a small flower shop in the backstreets of Gotham. Surrounded plants, she was content for a while. But society continued to mistreat her "babies" and eventually, she snapped.
A man came to buy flowers for his wife, obviously feeling guilty about having been unfaithful. Pamela smiled and handed over an elaborate bouquet. The plants came to life, rapidly growing onto his screaming face and piercing his skin with toxic thorns. Pamela laughed. Poison Ivy was back.
After being given an overdose of TITAN by the Joker, Poison Ivy was left to die in her airtight cell by Warden Sharp, who blamed her for the mass destruction of Arkham Island.
As her health declined, she prayed for salvation. It came in the form of a priest, who was unknowingly covered in pollen from the trees near his church. As he performed the last rites, Ivy manipulated the pollen into an antidote that worked in harmony with the unique, natural toxins in her blood, and to the amazement of the priest, she began a full recovery.
Furious, Warden Sharp locked her in a biological containment unit and arranged for her to be one of the first criminals sent to Arkham City.
A man came to buy flowers for his wife, obviously feeling guilty about having been unfaithful. Pamela smiled and handed over an elaborate bouquet. The plants came to life, rapidly growing onto his screaming face and piercing his skin with toxic thorns. Pamela laughed. Poison Ivy was back.
After being given an overdose of TITAN by the Joker, Poison Ivy was left to die in her airtight cell by Warden Sharp, who blamed her for the mass destruction of Arkham Island.
As her health declined, she prayed for salvation. It came in the form of a priest, who was unknowingly covered in pollen from the trees near his church. As he performed the last rites, Ivy manipulated the pollen into an antidote that worked in harmony with the unique, natural toxins in her blood, and to the amazement of the priest, she began a full recovery.
Furious, Warden Sharp locked her in a biological containment unit and arranged for her to be one of the first criminals sent to Arkham City.
Catwoman and Two-Face - Batman: Arkham City (2011)
As Strange's grip tightened and the gates of Arkham City slammed shut on Gotham's criminals, only three were left at large: Two-Face, Catwoman, and Batman. Catwoman sat in her apartment, debating whether to flee when her phone rang. On the other end: the unmistakable voice of Two-Face. “Sorry, Kitty-cat, but one of us had to go down.” Suddenly, TYGER guards were at her door.
Fleeing, Catwoman fought her way through guard after guard to the safety of a nearby roof. She could only watch as the guards ransacked her apartment until they found her safe. She readied her claws, but a shadowy figure appeared behind her and held a gloved hand over her mouth until she passed out.
Catwoman came in the Batmobile as it raced through the streets of Gotham. She angrily told Batman that he should not have gotten involved. Batman told her to give up on her loot and leave town before it was too late.
Undeterred, she asked how Batman knew so much about Arkham City. He explained that he had found a secret room in Sharp's office back at Arkham Asylum, filled with detailed plans for the new prison complex.
Catwoman thanked him and pressed the emergency eject button on her seat. The Batmobile screeched to a halt, but it was too late. Catwoman has disappeared... and Batman knew exactly where she was headed.
Two-Face was already in the warden's office in Arkham Asylum, photographing the plans to the secret vault inside Arkham City. As Catwoman burst into the room, Two-Face laughed as he tossed the originals into the fire. Furious, she knocked him to the ground, grabbed the camera and ran.
With seemingly no escape for either of them and the TYGER guards alerted and closing in fast, Catwoman was suddenly pulled to safety by Batman, leaving Two-Face to be captured.
As Catwoman ascended, she opened the camera to reveal her prize only to find the memory card had vanished. She looked down on Two-Face who was showing her the card, before calmly swallowing it. Furious, Catwoman sliced through the line and plummeted to the ground, only to be surrounded by TYGER guards, arrested and taken to Arkham City.
Fleeing, Catwoman fought her way through guard after guard to the safety of a nearby roof. She could only watch as the guards ransacked her apartment until they found her safe. She readied her claws, but a shadowy figure appeared behind her and held a gloved hand over her mouth until she passed out.
Catwoman came in the Batmobile as it raced through the streets of Gotham. She angrily told Batman that he should not have gotten involved. Batman told her to give up on her loot and leave town before it was too late.
Undeterred, she asked how Batman knew so much about Arkham City. He explained that he had found a secret room in Sharp's office back at Arkham Asylum, filled with detailed plans for the new prison complex.
Catwoman thanked him and pressed the emergency eject button on her seat. The Batmobile screeched to a halt, but it was too late. Catwoman has disappeared... and Batman knew exactly where she was headed.
Two-Face was already in the warden's office in Arkham Asylum, photographing the plans to the secret vault inside Arkham City. As Catwoman burst into the room, Two-Face laughed as he tossed the originals into the fire. Furious, she knocked him to the ground, grabbed the camera and ran.
With seemingly no escape for either of them and the TYGER guards alerted and closing in fast, Catwoman was suddenly pulled to safety by Batman, leaving Two-Face to be captured.
As Catwoman ascended, she opened the camera to reveal her prize only to find the memory card had vanished. She looked down on Two-Face who was showing her the card, before calmly swallowing it. Furious, Catwoman sliced through the line and plummeted to the ground, only to be surrounded by TYGER guards, arrested and taken to Arkham City.
Gordon vs Sharp - Batman: Arkham City (2011)
As the plans for Arkham City became public knowledge, Commissioner Gordon, incensed at not having been consulted over Mayor Sharp's decisions, attempted to block construction with a court order.
He failed.
The Commissioner called on Batman and explained that he suspected corruption at the highest levels of Sharp's administrations.
After losing his case against Mayor Sharp, Gordon was summoned to City Hall. Sharp tried to reason with Gordon, explaining that Arkham City would be something they could both be proud, but Gordon held his ground.
Sharp calmly stated that he understood Gordon's position and expected Gordon to quietly resign.
Furious, Gordon stormed out. He might have resigned if he hadn't been talked out of it by Batman. Batman suggested attacking Mayor Sharp and Arkham City with a public campaign, headed not by Gordon, but someone with the money and profile needed to win popular support. Someone like Bruce Wayne.
He failed.
The Commissioner called on Batman and explained that he suspected corruption at the highest levels of Sharp's administrations.
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Sharp calmly stated that he understood Gordon's position and expected Gordon to quietly resign.
Furious, Gordon stormed out. He might have resigned if he hadn't been talked out of it by Batman. Batman suggested attacking Mayor Sharp and Arkham City with a public campaign, headed not by Gordon, but someone with the money and profile needed to win popular support. Someone like Bruce Wayne.
Close Arkham City - Batman: Arkham City (2011)
As Hugo Strange was revealed as the public face of Gotham City, Batman attempted to uncover any information he could about the history of this mysterious figure. Convinced that nothing in Arkham City was what it seemed to be, Batman dug deeper and deeper but came up blank.
It was as if all evidence of Strange had been wiped clean. One thing was certain, however: Strange could not have done this alone.
Batman was determined to ensure that the site of his parent's death would not become a monument to Gotham's failure and dedicated himself to shutting down Arkham City.
It was as if all evidence of Strange had been wiped clean. One thing was certain, however: Strange could not have done this alone.
Batman was determined to ensure that the site of his parent's death would not become a monument to Gotham's failure and dedicated himself to shutting down Arkham City.
Open for Business - Batman: Arkham City (2011)
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He could hardly believe that he had achieved so much in the 18 months since the events on Arkham Island. As the champagne bottle smashed against the wall, Strange whispered to him that he would soon have Catwoman and Two-Face arrested and brought to his prison.
Quincy smiled. With Arkham City's construction complete, he was guaranteed the approval of the city and with all the super villains in his custody, their next target would be Batman: the person he blamed for everything.
Compulsory Purchase - Batman: Arkham City (2011)
Upon becoming mayor, Quincy Sharp presented Gotham City with his plan to create a super-prison in the north of the city, claiming that the site was selected because it contained extreme areas of social decay and neglect.
When Bruce Wayne spoke out at the consultation committee hearing, the mayor pointed out that this location was where Wayne's parents had been murdered decades before.
The council passed the motion to create Arkham City and set about issuing eminent domain seizures, allowing it to purchase all the land within the site's walls.
When Bruce Wayne spoke out at the consultation committee hearing, the mayor pointed out that this location was where Wayne's parents had been murdered decades before.
The council passed the motion to create Arkham City and set about issuing eminent domain seizures, allowing it to purchase all the land within the site's walls.
Seismic Disturbances - Batman: Arkham City (2011)
Just weeks before Arkham City was due to open for business, the streets and roads in the northeast of the facility were devastated by a series of unexplained seismic incidents. The large scale subsidence left the street level on an entire district submerged under water.
Campaigners opposed to Hugo Strange's super-prison demanded further investigation into the cause of the disturbances, arguing that this was further proof that the area was unfit under basic humanitarian grounds.
However, Strange vetoed plans for an enquiry on his land. He provided his own experts to demonstrate that the seismic activity was a one-off event and maintained that the inmates had given up their rights to any decent standard of living.
Campaigners opposed to Hugo Strange's super-prison demanded further investigation into the cause of the disturbances, arguing that this was further proof that the area was unfit under basic humanitarian grounds.
However, Strange vetoed plans for an enquiry on his land. He provided his own experts to demonstrate that the seismic activity was a one-off event and maintained that the inmates had given up their rights to any decent standard of living.
Calendar Man (Gotham Stories) - Batman: Arkham City (2011)
Julian Day, a.k.a. Calendar Man, had been locked in his cell in Arkham Asylum for a full year when he was moved to Arkham City. Unable to celebrate the passing holidays in his own inimitable style, he could do nothing more than just imagine that he would have done if he were free.
In Arkham City, he quickly found the Solomon Wayne Courthouse and claimed it as his own. Anyone who dared come in was overpowered and taken to a cell where they remained until the next holiday when Day would kill them.
It was all going well, until Two-Face arrived with a small army and took the Courthouse for himself, locking Day up in that cell.
In Arkham City, he quickly found the Solomon Wayne Courthouse and claimed it as his own. Anyone who dared come in was overpowered and taken to a cell where they remained until the next holiday when Day would kill them.
It was all going well, until Two-Face arrived with a small army and took the Courthouse for himself, locking Day up in that cell.
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