12 Things You Didn't Know About Batman: Arkham Asylum

by Josh Brown

1. The Original Villain Designs Were Way More Cartoony

Joker Arkham Asylum
Rocksteady Studios

Every game comes with reams of concept art for designs that weren't actually used in the final game, but Arkham Asylum's are particularly stirking. The looks for the iconic heroes and villains in the final game mixed their comic origins with a few modern flourishes, but the discarded designs went down a much stranger route in some instances.

The Joker in particular was supposed to match Harley's asylum garb, donning a twisted doctor's costume to match her nurse outfit. Even spookier, the character's signature grin was originally going to be on account of his scars, similar to Heath Ledger's version of the character, only a little more pronounced.

The Scarecrow's design was also much closer to his comic-book origins, while Batman had a mechanical costume closer to the one featured in Arkham Knight. Check them all out in the link above.

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Josh has over 11 years of experience as a published writer, having worked nine of those years as a full-time content producer at WhatCulture. In that period he has created hundreds of articles, videos and podcast episodes for multiple WhatCulture channels, specialising in gaming, horror and film & TV. He now primarily works as a senior content producer and presenter on WhatCulture Gaming where he co-hosts the WhatCulture Gaming Podcast, a top 3 UK most listened to gaming podcast that he co-created in 2018. Over the years he has reviewed several high-profile gaming releases, covered industry events with on-site reporting, opined on breaking news, and even kicked off his interviewing career by chatting to childhood hero, Tommy Wiseau.