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

9. Most Of The Main Characters Were Portrayed By One Person

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Considering that Rocksteady didn't exactly have the luxury of a gigantic team, it's probably no surprise to learn that a bunch of different roles were often tackled by the same one person.

Case in point: the performance capture for a chunk of the main characters.

While of course each hero and villain had their own distinct voice actor, Mark Hamill and Kevin Conroy weren't exactly suiting up to give the physical performances of their characters, and that job was given to someone in house.

Consequently, the mo-cap for Batman, Harley Quinn and a bunch more were all done by the same one, extremely talented performer.

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