Batman: Arkham Knight - 10 Huge Details In The New Trailer You Totally Missed
6. Dr. Phosphorus And Other Easter Eggs
Like all of Rocksteady's Batman releases, this trailer was littered with little Easter Eggs, and it looks as though Knight will feature the most yet. In the frame where Gordon is stood atop of the GCPD, a building to the right in the distance features a sign saying 'Sartoricu', with a flame atop the 'I'. Avid Bat-fans will know that a Dr. Alexander Sartorius became the villain, 'Dr. Phosphorus,' and despite the odd amendment to his name this is almost certainly a direct reference to the character. This doesn't necessarily mean Phosphorus will feature however, but it's nice to know he exists in Rocksteady's little slice of Batman. The trailer also has a direct reference to the 'Royal Flush' gang, a group of crooks any fan of Batman or Batman Beyond should be aware of. Again, it's far from confirmation that they have a presence in Knight, but their addition to the canon just makes the Arkhamverse even more epic in scale - as does the following nod to the wider DCU: The 'Ferris Mall' once again crops up in a trailer for Knight, reinforcing the fact that Hal Jordan's flame has a presence in the Arkhamverse. Fans should also know that there were multiple Ferris references in Arkham Origins, so the building of a succinct continuity for WBGM to follow is great to see.
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.
