10 Reasons Rocksteady's Next Arkham Game Should Be Batwoman
6. No More Retreads Of Batman Villains
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Batwoman might not boast as formidable or as extensive a rogues gallery as Batman's, but it's one worth mining in the Arkhamverse.
To date, one of the biggest criticisms surrounding the Arkham series was that it tended to repeatedly use villains rather than introduce new ones. Joker, Harley Quinn, Bane, Riddler and Penguin are just a few of the characters that appeared extensively throughout the series, even though there were countless other Batman villains at their disposal.
By using Batwoman as a main protagonist, Rocksteady would have a unique opportunity. Not only would they be able to follow up on teases to characters like The Broker, Maxie Zeus and Prometheus, they'd be able to pool resources from Kate's rogues gallery too. Mister Bones is one such villain who could easily send Black Mask running for the hills, while her sister Alice is a no-brainer to appear too.
Add in criminal organisations like the Religion of Crime, and you have plenty of opportunities for new and exciting antagonists to get involved.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
