Now, if we were talking about the best debuts for game characters of course Batman would not belong, but in terms of amazing game-centric reveals, what will surely become known as The Arkham Trilogy's first shot of Batman is utterly unmatched through every title he's ever been in. Yes the pedantic ones among us will point out that the very first time you see The Dark Knight is through lashings of rain and occasional crackle of thunder as he speeds towards the titular prison facility, with the Joker already defeated in his back seat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22uDlsFL3Zg#t=42 However, the crowd-pop comes from when Arkham's doors slide open and we get to see the first full-body shot of The Dark Knight, genuinely towering over a cowering Joker at his feet. In a world where most mentions of Batman connote something suitably Nolan-esque (or more recently that of Ben Affleck), developer Rocksteady delivered the goods by putting their own stamp on how Batman's persona should be introduced, punching a hole through every fan's tick-box too.
