Batman: Arkham Knight - 10 Big Story Moments Fans Will Debate For Years

8. Oracle's 'Death' - Was It Even Necessary?

Third act aside, Barbara Gordon wasn't really given much to do in Knight's story - other than play the victim of course. For a character as strong as Oracle her abduction, 'death' and subsequent rescue felt very inappropriate - her suicide especially. This was a scene that exuded tragedy, but the act itself combined with Bruce's muted reaction completely killed any purpose it may have had. This is a character who is 'killed' solely for the purpose of illustrating Scarecrow's danger to the player - to mask it as anything else would be a desperate attempt to defend the story. Barbara's death is used as a motivational device to encourage the player to take down Scarecrow, and being one of only three female protagonists in the game only harms the story further. It wouldn't have been inexcusable had Barbara done more prior to her kidnap, but her damselling in Knight's opening act left a very bitter taste for the remainder of the campaign for many fans of the first Batgirl.