Batman: Arkham Legacy - 10 Villains We Want To See

10. Thomas Wayne Batman And Martha Wayne Joker

A two-for-one entry.

When Barry Allen - The Flash – travelled back in time in an attempt to prevent his mother’s death, things went horribly wrong for the Scarlet Speedster. Rather than save his mother and bring about the idyllic world he wanted, he instead created a nightmare. In this “Flashpoint” universe, it was not Thomas and Martha Wayne brutally gunned down in Crime Alley, but young Bruce.

Wracked with grief and consumed by rage, Thomas adopts the mantle of the Batman without Bruce’s (sometimes questionable) moral compass. Here is a Dark Knight who does kill, who does use firearms, and who will torture and maim to alleviate his own pain.

Of Martha, the callous killing of her only son resulted in a full psychotic break, destroying a loving wife and mother. Rebuilding her shattered psyche, Thomas' wife is reborn as the Joker of this twisted timeline.

In one of the most memorable panels of the entire Flashpoint story, we see Martha, cradling Bruce’s body, raise her head, giggling hysterically, her son’s blood smeared across her mouth like a macabre, red smile…

At this point in the Arkham saga, most would agree that, given his inclusion in every entry to date, the Joker should probably sit this one out. Using the Martha Wayne version, however, is an excellent way Arkham fans can have their cake and eat it, by including a version of the Joker separate from Mark Hamill's classic villain.

Imagine the emotion, the intensity, the heartbreak you as the player would feel should Bruce – whether via a dream sequence, a toxin, or via the machinations of the Multiverse – have to face off against the father he idolised and the mother he could not save.