Fun fact about the Grey Ghost episode in BTAS, what happens to Simon Trent (the actor who played grey ghost) happened to Adam West. In the story Simon is unable to work due to the fact that everybody still sees him has the Grey Ghost till Batman came and helped him. For Adam West after he finished playing Batman he had a lot of trouble getting work since everybody still saw him as Batman, (which is almost a forced early retirement for actors) this lead him to hate Batman till someone from BTAS reached out and asked him if he wanted to voice a character in the show, this is what got him into voice acting and saved his career. Just like in the show, Batman saved Adam West.
I actually liked what they did with the Character bios. Instead of having the Bios trying to explain who the characters were in the games, they explained who the characters were in the greater Batman comics universe, and why those characters are important. From that, you can then see how their characters were tweaked or altered to fit within the Arkham storyline.
Agreed. I liked that it was that way in Asylum and then recurring characters had small updates in their bios showing what they had been up to since the previous game(s) really great stuff
38:33 Bruce telling Tim that Babs was alive is so funny to me because he sounds so uncaring in his delivery. Like “Barbara’s fine, stop crying about it Tim.”
Always remember, Arkham Asylum was developed in celebration of 70 years of Batman. It was a love letter to the fans. While there were obviously plans for a sequel, Rocksteady couldn't have known if that would ever actually happen. Because there was no franchise yet, Asylum's character bios were intended as nothing more than Easter eggs for Batman fans.
Hell yeah it was fun as hell solving them riddles. I especially liked when you seen the cells they were housed in. Epic games indeed and I only have played Asylum and City, Origins is next. 👍 Edit- also the bios had the issue and date of each characters first comic appearance. Definitely a nod for the fans and not the future Arkhamverse.
26:33 The theory I have for why the crime rate went down is because, to my knowledge, all the big-name villains were working together in preparation for the events of Arkham Knight. Basically, they would all agree to keep quiet and not draw any attention to themselves by becoming law-abiding citizens. They weren't reformed, they were just waiting for their time to strike.
Exactly. They were pooling their resources, drawing up a plan, and cutting back on unnecessary skirmishes. Especially since they were teaming up, there's no reason for them to fight each other on the streets while vying for power. The only reason to do that would be to maintain optics, but the cost probably outweighed any benefits. Let Batman and GCPD get lulled into a sense of false confidence, then hit them in one coordinated strike together. And technically it worked, the Batman "died" that night.
It's no theory, im replaying the game right now, the thugs outright say they invested their money on the arkham knight and they were waiting for the moment to strike and take over the city
Have not been this hyped in a long time. Making the Iceberg was a blast, seeing this video slowly turn into reality truly made all the effort worth it. And then to release it on the anniversary of Kevin Conroy's passing is meaningful and pays tribute to the legend himself. Thank you, ClownPuncher.
This stuff is amazing. Arkham games was a huge part of me when I was a kid, I beated City around 20 at least and I was always fascinated about how much of a detail was put into those games. Sadly these days I don't replay them as much anymore, but I am really surprised that even after so many years THERE IS STILL SO MUCH STUFF people found out. Thank you for the Iceberg, and Thanks to ClownPuncher for the video, it was a Treat.
The Scarab symbol is actually another reference to A Serious House. Not only does Amadeus' mother spit them out during the first few pages, they're seen as a symbol of rebirth, which lines up with the sheer breadth of occult references Grant Morrison puts into his work. So, the beetle being everywhere in Arkham is two-fold: the inmates being "rehabilitated", becoming new people (not that it ever was) and the other is Sharp's belief that he's possessed by Amadeus, a type of 'rebirth'. You also missed another Killing Joke reference; while chasing Scarecrow into the sewers of the Asylum, if you go up to the control area near where you beat all those thugs at the bottom of the lift, you'll find the "You don't have to be crazy to work here, but it helps." desk sign from the start of the comic. I'm not 100% sure but I think there's also an interview tape near it.
I’m confused on why Bruce saw the scarab in his Jason Todd hallucinations, since he didn’t know where Jason was tortured at the time, until he’s told about it during the red hood boss fight later. So what? Was he actually just seeing Joker’s memories of torturing Jason somehow?
Hullabaloo! Rest in Peace Kevin Conroy. Whether people watched the animated series or played the Batman Arkham games, you were always the voice to stand out. You were and still are, The Batman.
"Jingle Bells, Batman smells..." was being sung well before Batman the Animated series. There's an article on the CBR website with a scanned newspaper clip from 1967 saying further that the song was around since at least 1966. The title of the article is "Jingle Bells, Batman Smells: The History of a Children's Classic"
I can attest Batman 100% laughs during the Cloudburst boss fight. It’s very easy to hear, usually happens when the fight itself takes a long time. But he will laugh… multiple times, actually.
Replayed knight recently, I wanted to see if it was real during the fight so I turned some of the volume settings down a little bit. Happened when I was running from the cloud burst and ran over a joker hallucination, was really cool to know it's actually a thing. Between that and batman fighting like joker later, seeing that mental decline of Bruce was one of my favorite parts of this replay.
@@4u2nvHock3yFacts. Kevin Conroy as Batman was the original “greatest casting ever” before RDJ as Iron man. He is literally Batman. Everybody else will always be a “place holder” to Kevin imo
1:34:10 Clownpuncher, I have FOUND THIS IMAGE!!! It’s in Batman: Arkham Origins, specifically the mission where you infiltrate the GCPD. It’s literally in the next room that you enter after you perform the vent takedown on the guard (after overhearing Gordon talk about the assassins). Check it out and see for yourself!
@@Chrono-and-Co The irony that ClownPuncher’s videos got me wanting to play Arkham Origins again, which lead to this question being answered. It’s kinda beautiful if ya think about it
Guys you'll never guess what someone uploaded to RUclips four months ago! A channel named The Arkham Knight uploaded about 3 minutes 41 seconds of Jimmy Fallon playing Arkham city. If you look up "DELETED batman: Arkham city demo footage" on RUclips, it should be the first result.
As for the scarabs at 1:41:45 , scarabs represent rebirth and resurrection. It wasn't just linking Jason's death to the asylum, it was hinting at him still being alive
Seeing kevin conroy at the very top of the ice berg, just warms my heart. The man really was the heart of nearly every batman product he was part of, alongside Mark Hammil, of course. RIP, kevin Conroy, Arleen Sorkin, and Richard Moll.
Just to put it out there, the chalkboard with the nod to Selina being a Falcone, is from Arkham Origins. It's visible within the GCPD Precinct, tucked away in one of the smaller office rooms you make your way through after entering the building from the rooftop.
I heard the chuckle during the Cloudburst fight and chocked it up to Mark doing another extra Joker thing but way more personally. I didn’t realize that could possibly have been Kevin. Edit: HULLABALOO
Okay, on the Deadshot point, I think maybe it could be better if the "real one" was the one in AO and AC, but the new guy was simply taking up the mantle. Consider Ra's, another assassin. Ra's wanted Batman to kill him to take the mantle, so maybe this new Deadshot did something like that.
I'd much prefer that over saying the OG one with a decade-long career was the fake, but I almost think I'd prefer them just admitting it's a retcon to his appearance. It wouldn't be the first time. Gordon's infamous for it, Joker in Origins, Poison Ivy in Knight, and frankly the entire series losing it's distinct art style in favor of almost absolute realism going into Knight. I do wonder if the fake-Deadshot thing is actually going to be something in the game, or if it was just a quick little thing some dev or promoter thought up to explain the change.
Hate to say it but these things are definitely 100% about race and nothing else. Worse part about this is the companies behind the decisions will pretend it has to with inclusivity and diversity but that's also bollocks, the only reason they do this are articles, sales and causing controversy for cloud. Making pretty much everyone in this ordeal kind of a douche. Pretty sure they tried the same thing with Aragorn (I think) from Lord Of The Rings. Personally I only accept the originals as the real deal and not sloppy seconds forced into the story, which I can only assume people from other ethnicities with a bit of dignity would also not accept.
Even something as simple as the new Deadshot being a protege taking up the mantle after the previous one got out of the game would be fine. Super simple and could even lead into its own interesting subplots should they desire.
Thank you for including my clip. Batman laughing was 100% legit, it was only something that's really noticeable when you turn off all the other audio sound effects. Try it out for yourself!
Another Idea to help explain the change is that after AC, Deadshot retired to take care of his daughter (from the ending of the Assault On Arkham movie) after coming to close death from Protocol 10 due to nearly getting hit by the missles (potentially from failing to kill Batman) and that the new Deadshot we see in SSKTJL is a friend of the OG Deadshot who took up the mantle
It’s funny because there was a second Deadshot briefly in the New 52 named Will Evans. So I don’t understand why Warner Bros wanted Rocksteady to conform to the DCEU’s brand synergy by race swapping Floyd, when Will (someone who was already black to begin with) already existed and Bloodsport would be more worthy of an adaption since he’s more recent/is in an actually good movie
@@chewymustard6426Always a way to swerve that little tidbit by making it to where he lied. Hell, take it a step further, especially with how they did Lawless. Make it to where he contacted the OG, and they agreed to fake the OG's death so he could retire and spend time with his daughter cause he was looking for an out ever since protocol 10 nearly killed him.
As much as I love Robin's reaction to the news of Babara being alive or Bruce subcoming to Joker's blood, it's also very funny how Kevin Conroy's delivery just being so nonchalant about it Pre: "Tim, there's aomething that I have to tell you... it's Barbara, she's dead. I'm so sorry... Post: "Oh I found Babara, she's fine" That gave me a massive laugh lol
In the section about The Killing Joke you could have mentioned at the end of AK when Joker is controlling the Batmobile. After you overcharge the secondary weapons it tells you to fire “The Killing Joke”
They lean so hard on that storyline that something like an attack clearly labeled Killing Joke is just pointing out the clown nose on the clown. Time is better spent discussing Jason, Barbara, Jim and the effects that night had on them as well as Batman.
The most likely reason for Arkham inmates not wearing any shoes is the electrified flooring placed in some of the cells. It still shocks Batman not because he's secretly shoeless but because the power is amplified by Harley, the lack of shoes on the inmates is probably for better conduction into the inmates. Or all the guards just like feet.. i guess.
That and plenty of irl mental health facilities have the inmates wear socks or soft slippers. Hard shoes are easy to use as a weapon, so in Arkham I can imagine the staff deciding not to allow their patients to have ANY shoes. I mean if anyone could turn a grippy sock or cloth slipper into a weapon, it's someone like Joker.
Hullabaloo, mate. Man, these 2 iceberg videos were amazing. The amount of details that these games have are insane. One thing I would really love to see leak online is a prototype build of arkham knight to fully see the early concepts and ideas for this game, considering that it's the one with the most cut content.
I always thought they never wore shoes in asylum because of the ground based control methods like the shock panels in the penitentiary. As well as it being the criminally insane, they could hide things in hidden compartments in shoes.
Awesome video! I've been playing these games for the last 12 years and I barely knew half of this stuff. I still vividly remember racing home from school on October 25, 2013 and eagerly anticipating playing Batman: Arkham Origins on release day. Keep up the good work, ClownPuncher and Hullaballoo!
2:15:02 Idk if anyone has caught this already but the 'catch me later, I'll buy you a beer' line I'm pretty sure is a reference to Half Life. It's a line that the guards use in the original that Barney calls back to in Half Life 2 when he's introduced.
It amazes me that this game has so many secrets that you had to create two separate icebergs, goes to show how much love and care rocksteady put into the Arkham games.
So here’s my theory on the whole dead shot situation - Maybe the original (black) dead shot was basically a fossil, old and retired, so some other dude decided to take over and claimed himself as the “new” Deadshot. Being replaced would piss off anyone so the original deadshot decided to off the faker and take over in SSKTJL Hullabaloo!
Here's a better idea the og Deadshot is the same as he always depicted and the new one is just like how they got joker in the new game. I mean come on they jump though so many hoops to try and force an unneeded change and not to mention all of the other stupid things they "fix" and "retcon" and as far as I'm concerned that game isn't cannon to the Arkham saga of games. Just an elseworlds story with poorly handled everything.
46:32 in regards to King Bat. Maybe it is an indirect reference to Batman Forever movie where Young Bruce encoutered a Bat for the first time. (More likely, the deleted scene version of it because it indicates that Bruce overcoming or facing his fear)
I think each jingle in the games fits the most dangerous person to inmates/Gothamites in that situation The asylum chime feels like a catchy jingle for inmates to give a false sense of safety like sharp in a sense Strange’s chime is like a dark version of the asylum chime which fits how twisted strange is compared to sharp The scarecrow whistle is a sudden chill down your spine that definitively reflects how crane is in knight
The nightwing appearing out of thin air reminded me that, One time I completed one of the penguin's missions in arkham knight, and then a second nightwing appeared out of nowhere, and just vibed with the another nightwing
This man is a legend for still liking comments a year after the video came out. I've also been watching you for some time and really enjoy your content. Keep up the good work. And don't post any hullaballoo.
I love the passion you have for the entire Arkham franchise. I'm a huge fan of the games and after discovering your content have started to make replay from start to finish a yearly event to keep the games alive for me. Thank you for the effort and time you put into your content. This community would not be the same without your contributions.
There’s something you missed out on while discussing other characters in free roam. In Knight, there’s an alternative method you can do in the map “Rise and Shine”. Two technically. Grapple gun characters can go to the lowest area and climb onto a ladder and clip outside of the map boundaries with that. It can be inconsistent, but it’s incredibly easy, especially for those who do not wish to master zips. The second method can be a pain and is the only one that Catwoman and Harley can do. Go to the monorail platform and walk towards the station you lower the bridge from Bleake Island to Miagani Island on. There’s a bit you can crouch walk on in the middle. If you get the positioning and timing right, you should successfully clip outside the wall. Slamming unconscious thugs: You can always do this after knocking thugs out. You just need to do the quickfire input for the REC. Lunatics: Another minor detail, but you could see the hanging bodies and possibly corpses of the lunatics in Wonder City after Bruce coughs up some blood and your max health is lowered for a second time. AA suit cape damage in Arkham Knight: They still haven’t fixed it lmfao
One theory that I only came up with the past few weeks is that Arkham was one of the many universes changed by Flashpoint. The story came out a couple months before City and it could explain a couple inconsistencies like some bios, audio tapes and bios designs not matching up and the sequels being (slightly) less cartoony than Asylum.
I had to space out my viewing of this cinema-length video, but now that I finished watching it I gotta say you, OrangeBrot, and Derpston did a great job piecing together loads of obscure Arkham info into one big spot. Hullaballoo/10
Actual good arkham content, has been hard to find nowadays, and I've always appreciated this channel for that. Props on this video cause as a long time arkham fan, learning more about the games in the more obscure entries was awesome. Also Hullaballoo
The stud is amazing. I’ve been listening to this while I play through my second time of our commentate, which is my favorite one, and I love your videos.
the part 1 of the iceberg is what introduced me to the channel. I rewatch it sometimes too. a part 2 is very appreciated for my rewatching purposes. thank you clownpuncher, also hullabaloo
What an amazing video was fun to watch and see all the new discoveries. Thank you so much clownpuncher for including my footage in the iceberg been a fan of your content.
This was awesome! loved that you took the time to make this dude! also nice idea on the "you will become as one" theory, it makes sense as it is close to the alleyway where the demon first appears!
Hullaballoo! 🎉 Also excellent work on this video. Brings me back to when I was a kid watching clips of the pregnancy test in City. The series has such a good, disturbing atmosphere, and I love that Rocksteady trusted their playerbase to peice certain details together. You've outdone yourself Mr. Puncher!
Hullabaloo!! You have my eternal thanks for making this video. This series has meant so much to me and my childhood and it was super cool hearing about essentially everything not directly shown or talked about in the games. I agree that Return to Arkham sucks but it seems to be the only way to play AA and AC on Xbox One/PS4. I sincerely hope that they'll bring something like AO Online back because that dominated a lot of my gaming as a kid. Sorry if this was a subjective comment but again this series is crazy good. Thanks again!!
Loved the first arkham iceberg you did. Crazy to think that was two years ago, fucking time flies dude. I cant wait to rewatch this vid again and again like i did the last one.
I'm relatively new to the Arkham series so it is really awesome to watch you covering the ice berg and learning so many different facts and other things related to it! Hullaballoo!
Arkham Asylum and the franchise as a whole really helped me in a dark part of my life. I never tire of learning more about the franchise so thank you for your hard work.
I don’t know if anyone’s said this, but “catch me later and I’ll buy you a beer” is probably a reference to what some security guards say in the original half-life game
I feel like it would make sense if jokers one rule was no one gets to unmask Batman because of how upset he gets when people bring it up or when it happens sometimes
1:07:28 Fun fact,there's also one in lucias fox's office that brings the batsuit from the start of the game and a batpod full of gadgets up from the floor!
47:13 Another reference is during the finale of Arkham Knight, when you're in the Jokermobile, the prompt to shoot a bunch of missiles is called "The Killing Joke." Wonder where they got that from.
3 hours long huh? Time to get comfy. Edit: just watched it ALL, amazing to still be learning stuff about this series. Thank you for the amazing video, Hullaballoo!
Wish the tyger guards had the detective mode tracker because I believe if they did and saw he was behind them they wouldn’t speak then just fire behind them to get you instead of freaking out or just turn around all cocky and mock Batman before firing
2:46:18 That was the funniest thing ever!! I laughed tears. 😂😂😂 That was an amazing video! I love your content just as much as I love the Arkham Universe. Thank you for doing this!❤ ~Hullaballoo
56:38 at some point in the suicide squad game if you press a button it will give you a description of white deadshot and black deadshot will say that he stole his gear when he was in the asylum and pretend to be deadshot
I think Black deadshot did jail time in the asylum before origins and after he was done with his sentence he went into retirement from crime to focus on his daughter and I think that’s when white deadshot stole the gear and acted like deadshot
Great way to remember Kevin conroy by releasing this on the 1 year anniversary since he’s passed. I will always remember him. He was a big part of my childhood.
Hullaballoo! At first I didn’t know pop culture “icebergs” were a thing and thought the first video was an explanation of the Iceberg Lounge in AC or something😂 I thoroughly enjoyed both parts to these videos, great work my friend!
Hullabaloo😂 Btw great vid i love these long icebergs and I’ve been a fan of Arkham since I was 8! Glad to see someone who shares the same affinity for the Arkham series
I love your dedication for this game and the discipline for doing those very interesting Videos, please keep on doing the Content you do and i wish you from the bottom of my heart the best for your future
The bomb’s payload is concealed, I can’t use the power winch to trigger a controlled explosion
Well, why not?
Sir, I'm not reading much militia activity in the area.
@@syndrome7778Because I ate it
@@charlesmeniru5082Why did you eat it? Are you hungry?
STAND BACK FOOL, I’VE GOT A BOMB
Fun fact about the Grey Ghost episode in BTAS, what happens to Simon Trent (the actor who played grey ghost) happened to Adam West.
In the story Simon is unable to work due to the fact that everybody still sees him has the Grey Ghost till Batman came and helped him. For Adam West after he finished playing Batman he had a lot of trouble getting work since everybody still saw him as Batman, (which is almost a forced early retirement for actors) this lead him to hate Batman till someone from BTAS reached out and asked him if he wanted to voice a character in the show, this is what got him into voice acting and saved his career.
Just like in the show, Batman saved Adam West.
Omg😳😳😳
😊😊😊
Thank you Batman for giving us the Mayor in Family Guy
First we lost Adam West, then Kevin Conroy. That episode stings all the more with time.
Nobody messes with Adam We
That’s actually the best case scenario for Batman the character. Batman saving Batman from himself
I actually liked what they did with the Character bios. Instead of having the Bios trying to explain who the characters were in the games, they explained who the characters were in the greater Batman comics universe, and why those characters are important. From that, you can then see how their characters were tweaked or altered to fit within the Arkham storyline.
Agreed. I liked that it was that way in Asylum and then recurring characters had small updates in their bios showing what they had been up to since the previous game(s) really great stuff
38:33 Bruce telling Tim that Babs was alive is so funny to me because he sounds so uncaring in his delivery. Like “Barbara’s fine, stop crying about it Tim.”
Nah, because I burst out laughing first time I heard it because it's such a contrast from him tell Tim she's dead 😂😂
Always remember, Arkham Asylum was developed in celebration of 70 years of Batman. It was a love letter to the fans. While there were obviously plans for a sequel, Rocksteady couldn't have known if that would ever actually happen. Because there was no franchise yet, Asylum's character bios were intended as nothing more than Easter eggs for Batman fans.
True. The only hint we got at a sequel was the Arkham city map in warden sharps secret office
@@kennypowers1945The titan crate too.
Hell yeah it was fun as hell solving them riddles. I especially liked when you seen the cells they were housed in. Epic games indeed and I only have played Asylum and City, Origins is next. 👍
Edit- also the bios had the issue and date of each characters first comic appearance. Definitely a nod for the fans and not the future Arkhamverse.
26:33 The theory I have for why the crime rate went down is because, to my knowledge, all the big-name villains were working together in preparation for the events of Arkham Knight. Basically, they would all agree to keep quiet and not draw any attention to themselves by becoming law-abiding citizens. They weren't reformed, they were just waiting for their time to strike.
That's exactly what I was thinking😊😊😊
Exactly. They were pooling their resources, drawing up a plan, and cutting back on unnecessary skirmishes. Especially since they were teaming up, there's no reason for them to fight each other on the streets while vying for power. The only reason to do that would be to maintain optics, but the cost probably outweighed any benefits.
Let Batman and GCPD get lulled into a sense of false confidence, then hit them in one coordinated strike together. And technically it worked, the Batman "died" that night.
It's no theory, im replaying the game right now, the thugs outright say they invested their money on the arkham knight and they were waiting for the moment to strike and take over the city
Not only that, but it was also because of Joker's death.
The Cloudburst laugh is real, but only occurs when you run over a hallucination, not just in that boss battle
The Arkham fanbase wouldn’t be the same without you bro, I appreciate all the work you put into your content
One of the only sane men in the asylum
@@justanotheranimeprofilepicWhy is he sane? is he insane?
@thonato295 why is he insane? is he thinks he sane?
@@justanotheranimeprofilepic*aslume
Who would punch clowns if he is gone
I love the Arkham Subreddit because the community has embodied the energy of the Alsume/Asylum
I swear to god most of these guys woud probably be in extreme isolation
Why would i be in extreme isolation in the aslume, am I stupid?
@@Man_Aslume yed
Officer balls! Bwahhahahahahahahhaahahahahahaaahahaha
2:32:55 I saw this live when I was a kid!!
2:14:33 the whole "catch me later and ill buy you a beer" is a reference to a line said in the first half life game by many of the security staff
It's actually barney who said it because in the beginning of half life 2 when we first meet barney he says "about that beer I owed you"
WHY IS MAN BRINGING UP HALF LIFE IN A HAM VIDEO
DO THEY HAVE INFORMATION?
Have not been this hyped in a long time.
Making the Iceberg was a blast, seeing this video slowly turn into reality truly made all the effort worth it. And then to release it on the anniversary of Kevin Conroy's passing is meaningful and pays tribute to the legend himself.
Thank you, ClownPuncher.
Thank you for this mate!!
Good to see that Arkham fans still exist
Ziemlich cool, dass du hier bist.
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This stuff is amazing. Arkham games was a huge part of me when I was a kid, I beated City around 20 at least and I was always fascinated about how much of a detail was put into those games. Sadly these days I don't replay them as much anymore, but I am really surprised that even after so many years THERE IS STILL SO MUCH STUFF people found out. Thank you for the Iceberg, and Thanks to ClownPuncher for the video, it was a Treat.
Im confused. Did you help make this iceberg?
The Scarab symbol is actually another reference to A Serious House. Not only does Amadeus' mother spit them out during the first few pages, they're seen as a symbol of rebirth, which lines up with the sheer breadth of occult references Grant Morrison puts into his work. So, the beetle being everywhere in Arkham is two-fold: the inmates being "rehabilitated", becoming new people (not that it ever was) and the other is Sharp's belief that he's possessed by Amadeus, a type of 'rebirth'.
You also missed another Killing Joke reference; while chasing Scarecrow into the sewers of the Asylum, if you go up to the control area near where you beat all those thugs at the bottom of the lift, you'll find the "You don't have to be crazy to work here, but it helps." desk sign from the start of the comic. I'm not 100% sure but I think there's also an interview tape near it.
Also having the Scarabs on the floor watching Jason...since he later returned as the AK
I’m confused on why Bruce saw the scarab in his Jason Todd hallucinations, since he didn’t know where Jason was tortured at the time, until he’s told about it during the red hood boss fight later.
So what? Was he actually just seeing Joker’s memories of torturing Jason somehow?
Hullabaloo!
Rest in Peace Kevin Conroy. Whether people watched the animated series or played the Batman Arkham games, you were always the voice to stand out. You were and still are, The Batman.
"Jingle Bells, Batman smells..." was being sung well before Batman the Animated series. There's an article on the CBR website with a scanned newspaper clip from 1967 saying further that the song was around since at least 1966. The title of the article is "Jingle Bells, Batman Smells: The History of a Children's Classic"
As a child growing up in the 1970's, we all sang that song with the final words. It spread organically.
16:40 the way that Batman goes “nooo” sounds like he’s singing in a monotone voice lmao
No, it just sounds like he's annoyed. (Obviously)
@@bubiscool joke
I can attest Batman 100% laughs during the Cloudburst boss fight. It’s very easy to hear, usually happens when the fight itself takes a long time. But he will laugh… multiple times, actually.
I heard it too when I ran over a joker hallucination. Managed to get a screen recording of it
@@darthvader8057 u should post it I wanna see
Replayed knight recently, I wanted to see if it was real during the fight so I turned some of the volume settings down a little bit. Happened when I was running from the cloud burst and ran over a joker hallucination, was really cool to know it's actually a thing. Between that and batman fighting like joker later, seeing that mental decline of Bruce was one of my favorite parts of this replay.
He also laughs in Arkham Asylum if you fall into Joker Venom or fail to disarm Harley’s Joker Venom bombs.
I heard it, but the tank fucking blasted me after it so I was more angry than surprised. That fucking fight is horrible
RIP Kevin Conroy, he will always be the definitive Batman for me
Wait what he's not EVERYONES true Batman
@@BensComicUniverse64BCUHe's the Batman. Voice actor of course. No other person comes close. Arkham Origins is only good becomes of its timeline.
@@4u2nvHock3yFacts. Kevin Conroy as Batman was the original “greatest casting ever” before RDJ as Iron man. He is literally Batman. Everybody else will always be a “place holder” to Kevin imo
We get it. Y’all can come up with an original comment now
@@4u2nvHock3yi think I just may prefer Roger Craig Smith tbh. But Kevin is second
1:34:10 Clownpuncher, I have FOUND THIS IMAGE!!!
It’s in Batman: Arkham Origins, specifically the mission where you infiltrate the GCPD. It’s literally in the next room that you enter after you perform the vent takedown on the guard (after overhearing Gordon talk about the assassins). Check it out and see for yourself!
Now we just need that Jimmy Fallon demo,congratulations btw
@@Chrono-and-Co The irony that ClownPuncher’s videos got me wanting to play Arkham Origins again, which lead to this question being answered. It’s kinda beautiful if ya think about it
@@NoahDaArk it's cool that people actually give origins a chance now that the initial hate has settled down,it's just as good/if not better than city.
@@Chrono-and-Co Man I’ve been singing Origin’s praises ever since I was a teenager. It’s such an underrated entry
Guys you'll never guess what someone uploaded to RUclips four months ago! A channel named The Arkham Knight uploaded about 3 minutes 41 seconds of Jimmy Fallon playing Arkham city. If you look up "DELETED batman: Arkham city demo footage" on RUclips, it should be the first result.
You saying that while Joker was saying, "Welcome to the madhouse Batman!", just filled me with so much joy for some reason.
As for the scarabs at 1:41:45 , scarabs represent rebirth and resurrection. It wasn't just linking Jason's death to the asylum, it was hinting at him still being alive
Seeing kevin conroy at the very top of the ice berg, just warms my heart. The man really was the heart of nearly every batman product he was part of, alongside Mark Hammil, of course.
RIP, kevin Conroy, Arleen Sorkin, and Richard Moll.
Just to put it out there, the chalkboard with the nod to Selina being a Falcone, is from Arkham Origins. It's visible within the GCPD Precinct, tucked away in one of the smaller office rooms you make your way through after entering the building from the rooftop.
Quite a fitting tribute to release on the one year anniversary of the loss of Kevin Conroy. He'll forever be THE voice of Batman.
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You sound like a bot man
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@@emporioalnino4670COMEDY
Can we all agree that the Arkham trilogy ended in Arkham Night
Ye
@@PizzaKwing the low life having to talk shit on the internet, get a job😂😐
You made a slight spelling error, so you're wrong.
@@quixotic_077that’s the dumbest shit I have ever heard.
Knight*
the 'BUISNESS!!!' part was unexpected, it got laugh out of me😂
RIP Kevin and Arleen, you really brought these characters to life❤
I heard the chuckle during the Cloudburst fight and chocked it up to Mark doing another extra Joker thing but way more personally. I didn’t realize that could possibly have been Kevin.
Edit: HULLABALOO
Okay, on the Deadshot point, I think maybe it could be better if the "real one" was the one in AO and AC, but the new guy was simply taking up the mantle. Consider Ra's, another assassin. Ra's wanted Batman to kill him to take the mantle, so maybe this new Deadshot did something like that.
I'd much prefer that over saying the OG one with a decade-long career was the fake, but I almost think I'd prefer them just admitting it's a retcon to his appearance. It wouldn't be the first time. Gordon's infamous for it, Joker in Origins, Poison Ivy in Knight, and frankly the entire series losing it's distinct art style in favor of almost absolute realism going into Knight.
I do wonder if the fake-Deadshot thing is actually going to be something in the game, or if it was just a quick little thing some dev or promoter thought up to explain the change.
@@TristenSarelvunthat'd be great, having a situation where the one we already know shows up and there's a big shoot out or something
What if deadshot just started wearing blackface
Hate to say it but these things are definitely 100% about race and nothing else. Worse part about this is the companies behind the decisions will pretend it has to with inclusivity and diversity but that's also bollocks, the only reason they do this are articles, sales and causing controversy for cloud. Making pretty much everyone in this ordeal kind of a douche. Pretty sure they tried the same thing with Aragorn (I think) from Lord Of The Rings. Personally I only accept the originals as the real deal and not sloppy seconds forced into the story, which I can only assume people from other ethnicities with a bit of dignity would also not accept.
Even something as simple as the new Deadshot being a protege taking up the mantle after the previous one got out of the game would be fine. Super simple and could even lead into its own interesting subplots should they desire.
Thank you for including my clip. Batman laughing was 100% legit, it was only something that's really noticeable when you turn off all the other audio sound effects. Try it out for yourself!
Hi there. Ani-nation Productions was my original channel. Thank you for including my clip. Batman definitely laughs during the Cloudburst boss fight.
Another Idea to help explain the change is that after AC, Deadshot retired to take care of his daughter (from the ending of the Assault On Arkham movie) after coming to close death from Protocol 10 due to nearly getting hit by the missles (potentially from failing to kill Batman) and that the new Deadshot we see in SSKTJL is a friend of the OG Deadshot who took up the mantle
It’s funny because there was a second Deadshot briefly in the New 52 named Will Evans. So I don’t understand why Warner Bros wanted Rocksteady to conform to the DCEU’s brand synergy by race swapping Floyd, when Will (someone who was already black to begin with) already existed and Bloodsport would be more worthy of an adaption since he’s more recent/is in an actually good movie
You see, that would make sense and actually be awesome.
@@aaronlaughter6471and yet apparently onstead they had this new deadshot kill old deadshot
@@chewymustard6426Always a way to swerve that little tidbit by making it to where he lied.
Hell, take it a step further, especially with how they did Lawless.
Make it to where he contacted the OG, and they agreed to fake the OG's death so he could retire and spend time with his daughter cause he was looking for an out ever since protocol 10 nearly killed him.
The AOA movie isnt cannon from what I heard. People were asking the devs in discord and were told it wasnt. Its just a movie now.
The subreddit is so fun to check on. I've been following it roughly since it began decent. It's oddly wholesome and united.
The aslume
The unfunny reddit meme
@@Ezio999Auditore glad someone finally sees sense in it
@@Ezio999Auditore why does he hate the subreddit? Is he stupid?
@@colossaltitan3546 found the Jonkler
As much as I love Robin's reaction to the news of Babara being alive or Bruce subcoming to Joker's blood, it's also very funny how Kevin Conroy's delivery just being so nonchalant about it
Pre: "Tim, there's aomething that I have to tell you... it's Barbara, she's dead. I'm so sorry...
Post: "Oh I found Babara, she's fine"
That gave me a massive laugh lol
Why is the Arkham Subreddit on this iceberg list? Are we famous?
We're famous and stupid!
@@hailey1256like most of hollywood
Is there a lore reason for that?
For the Jimmy Fallon episode, there is a funny clip of him grappling and going "OH GRAPPLING HOOK!!"
wow really
In the section about The Killing Joke you could have mentioned at the end of AK when Joker is controlling the Batmobile. After you overcharge the secondary weapons it tells you to fire “The Killing Joke”
They lean so hard on that storyline that something like an attack clearly labeled Killing Joke is just pointing out the clown nose on the clown.
Time is better spent discussing Jason, Barbara, Jim and the effects that night had on them as well as Batman.
Rest In Peace Kevin, your legacy will live on forever
The most likely reason for Arkham inmates not wearing any shoes is the electrified flooring placed in some of the cells. It still shocks Batman not because he's secretly shoeless but because the power is amplified by Harley, the lack of shoes on the inmates is probably for better conduction into the inmates. Or all the guards just like feet.. i guess.
That and plenty of irl mental health facilities have the inmates wear socks or soft slippers. Hard shoes are easy to use as a weapon, so in Arkham I can imagine the staff deciding not to allow their patients to have ANY shoes. I mean if anyone could turn a grippy sock or cloth slipper into a weapon, it's someone like Joker.
Hullabaloo, mate.
Man, these 2 iceberg videos were amazing. The amount of details that these games have are insane. One thing I would really love to see leak online is a prototype build of arkham knight to fully see the early concepts and ideas for this game, considering that it's the one with the most cut content.
3:30 that didn't age well...
Not at all
I always thought they never wore shoes in asylum because of the ground based control methods like the shock panels in the penitentiary. As well as it being the criminally insane, they could hide things in hidden compartments in shoes.
The amount of work that went into this is insane
Is there a lore reason my wife left me?
@@twistedvtuber9894 No
jonkler strokes again
You are stupid.
Bruh.
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11:36 imagine bat man just has bat shaped fruit snacks on him at all times
Awesome video! I've been playing these games for the last 12 years and I barely knew half of this stuff. I still vividly remember racing home from school on October 25, 2013 and eagerly anticipating playing Batman: Arkham Origins on release day. Keep up the good work, ClownPuncher and Hullaballoo!
Great video, you’re amazing as always
Thank you!
2:15:02 Idk if anyone has caught this already but the 'catch me later, I'll buy you a beer' line I'm pretty sure is a reference to Half Life. It's a line that the guards use in the original that Barney calls back to in Half Life 2 when he's introduced.
It amazes me that this game has so many secrets that you had to create two separate icebergs, goes to show how much love and care rocksteady put into the Arkham games.
So here’s my theory on the whole dead shot situation -
Maybe the original (black) dead shot was basically a fossil, old and retired, so some other dude decided to take over and claimed himself as the “new” Deadshot. Being replaced would piss off anyone so the original deadshot decided to off the faker and take over in SSKTJL
Hullabaloo!
And then Jeff Bezos
@@Man_Aslume exactly
Here's a better idea the og Deadshot is the same as he always depicted and the new one is just like how they got joker in the new game. I mean come on they jump though so many hoops to try and force an unneeded change and not to mention all of the other stupid things they "fix" and "retcon" and as far as I'm concerned that game isn't cannon to the Arkham saga of games. Just an elseworlds story with poorly handled everything.
46:32 in regards to King Bat.
Maybe it is an indirect reference to Batman Forever movie where Young Bruce encoutered a Bat for the first time.
(More likely, the deleted scene version of it because it indicates that Bruce overcoming or facing his fear)
How's your arms doing from all your stretching
I think each jingle in the games fits the most dangerous person to inmates/Gothamites in that situation
The asylum chime feels like a catchy jingle for inmates to give a false sense of safety like sharp in a sense
Strange’s chime is like a dark version of the asylum chime which fits how twisted strange is compared to sharp
The scarecrow whistle is a sudden chill down your spine that definitively reflects how crane is in knight
I swear if Arkham subreddit is gonna be here
Is there a lore reason you predicted my arrival
@@BatarangBelt am I stupid?
Why is Jerker mean to batman if he hero? Is he stupid?
You just invited them in 😔
@@yaboiititoWhy is he sad we let ourselves in? Is he stupid?
The nightwing appearing out of thin air reminded me that,
One time I completed one of the penguin's missions in arkham knight, and then a second nightwing appeared out of nowhere, and just vibed with the another nightwing
56:06 Just keeping the "Imposter Deadshot" part here because it still shocks me now. Plus, I enjoy ClownPuncher's explanation on it.
@@foxymanaic5934 bros mad a black persons winning
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If im correct, AOA isnt cannon anymore, now that SSKTJL is a thing.
@@300juuBro's mad the white character was better
@@Swggs.so I guess Arkham city and origins are also not canon?
This man is a legend for still liking comments a year after the video came out. I've also been watching you for some time and really enjoy your content. Keep up the good work. And don't post any hullaballoo.
I love the passion you have for the entire Arkham franchise. I'm a huge fan of the games and after discovering your content have started to make replay from start to finish a yearly event to keep the games alive for me. Thank you for the effort and time you put into your content. This community would not be the same without your contributions.
There’s something you missed out on while discussing other characters in free roam. In Knight, there’s an alternative method you can do in the map “Rise and Shine”. Two technically. Grapple gun characters can go to the lowest area and climb onto a ladder and clip outside of the map boundaries with that. It can be inconsistent, but it’s incredibly easy, especially for those who do not wish to master zips. The second method can be a pain and is the only one that Catwoman and Harley can do. Go to the monorail platform and walk towards the station you lower the bridge from Bleake Island to Miagani Island on. There’s a bit you can crouch walk on in the middle. If you get the positioning and timing right, you should successfully clip outside the wall.
Slamming unconscious thugs: You can always do this after knocking thugs out. You just need to do the quickfire input for the REC.
Lunatics: Another minor detail, but you could see the hanging bodies and possibly corpses of the lunatics in Wonder City after Bruce coughs up some blood and your max health is lowered for a second time.
AA suit cape damage in Arkham Knight: They still haven’t fixed it lmfao
Hullabaloo! Honestly ClownPuncher, I think this is officially your best video ever made!
i agree
Batman saying "Shes fine." So casually is so funny 😭
The Arkham subreddit really turned into Arkham Asylum
That’s the funny part
One theory that I only came up with the past few weeks is that Arkham was one of the many universes changed by Flashpoint. The story came out a couple months before City and it could explain a couple inconsistencies like some bios, audio tapes and bios designs not matching up and the sequels being (slightly) less cartoony than Asylum.
Thats a really great idea and would explain a lot of those inconsistencies
I had to space out my viewing of this cinema-length video, but now that I finished watching it I gotta say you, OrangeBrot, and Derpston did a great job piecing together loads of obscure Arkham info into one big spot. Hullaballoo/10
Actual good arkham content, has been hard to find nowadays, and I've always appreciated this channel for that. Props on this video cause as a long time arkham fan, learning more about the games in the more obscure entries was awesome.
Also
Hullaballoo
“It is heartwarming that his final role will be in the Arkham verse.”
Crisis on infinite earths part 2: “am I a joke to you?”
Yes.
The CW one or the movie coz the cw one released before the suicide squad game and the movie is played by Jensen Ackles
The stud is amazing. I’ve been listening to this while I play through my second time of our commentate, which is my favorite one, and I love your videos.
Hullaballoo
Hullaballoo 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 (Batman)
the part 1 of the iceberg is what introduced me to the channel. I rewatch it sometimes too. a part 2 is very appreciated for my rewatching purposes. thank you clownpuncher, also hullabaloo
What an amazing video was fun to watch and see all the new discoveries. Thank you so much clownpuncher for including my footage in the iceberg been a fan of your content.
This was awesome! loved that you took the time to make this dude! also nice idea on the "you will become as one" theory, it makes sense as it is close to the alleyway where the demon first appears!
The “I am Vengeance, I am the Night, I am Batman” bit was awesome.
Hullaballoo! 🎉
Also excellent work on this video. Brings me back to when I was a kid watching clips of the pregnancy test in City. The series has such a good, disturbing atmosphere, and I love that Rocksteady trusted their playerbase to peice certain details together. You've outdone yourself Mr. Puncher!
Is there a lore reason as to why I am commenting "Hullabaloo"? Am I stupid?
Why did man get hearted by clownpuncher139? Is there a lore reason why?
Such a nice tribute to Kevin, releasing this video on the 1 year anniversary of his death. You're amazing clown ❤❤❤
Hullabaloo!! You have my eternal thanks for making this video. This series has meant so much to me and my childhood and it was super cool hearing about essentially everything not directly shown or talked about in the games. I agree that Return to Arkham sucks but it seems to be the only way to play AA and AC on Xbox One/PS4. I sincerely hope that they'll bring something like AO Online back because that dominated a lot of my gaming as a kid. Sorry if this was a subjective comment but again this series is crazy good. Thanks again!!
You know who else would say Hullabaloo?
Officer Balls.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Loved the first arkham iceberg you did. Crazy to think that was two years ago, fucking time flies dude.
I cant wait to rewatch this vid again and again like i did the last one.
RIP Kevin Conroy and thank you Bill Finger for making this masterpiece possible
I'm relatively new to the Arkham series so it is really awesome to watch you covering the ice berg and learning so many different facts and other things related to it! Hullaballoo!
Great Video can’t wait for 6 hour Part 3!
Arkham Asylum and the franchise as a whole really helped me in a dark part of my life. I never tire of learning more about the franchise so thank you for your hard work.
Hullaballo! You killed it on this video! One of three best you’ve made! Keep up the great work!
I don’t know if anyone’s said this, but “catch me later and I’ll buy you a beer” is probably a reference to what some security guards say in the original half-life game
I feel like it would make sense if jokers one rule was no one gets to unmask Batman because of how upset he gets when people bring it up or when it happens sometimes
1:07:28 Fun fact,there's also one in lucias fox's office that brings the batsuit from the start of the game and a batpod full of gadgets up from the floor!
47:13 Another reference is during the finale of Arkham Knight, when you're in the Jokermobile, the prompt to shoot a bunch of missiles is called "The Killing Joke." Wonder where they got that from.
3 hours long huh? Time to get comfy.
Edit: just watched it ALL, amazing to still be learning stuff about this series. Thank you for the amazing video, Hullaballoo!
Wish the tyger guards had the detective mode tracker because I believe if they did and saw he was behind them they wouldn’t speak then just fire behind them to get you instead of freaking out or just turn around all cocky and mock Batman before firing
2:46:18 That was the funniest thing ever!! I laughed tears. 😂😂😂
That was an amazing video! I love your content just as much as I love the Arkham Universe. Thank you for doing this!❤
~Hullaballoo
56:38 at some point in the suicide squad game if you press a button it will give you a description of white deadshot and black deadshot will say that he stole his gear when he was in the asylum and pretend to be deadshot
How'd he have it in Origins
Which takes place years before Asylum
I think Black deadshot did jail time in the asylum before origins and after he was done with his sentence he went into retirement from crime to focus on his daughter and I think that’s when white deadshot stole the gear and acted like deadshot
You might have to fact check that since it’s just a theory a game theory #goodbyematpat
Made it to the end, Hullabaloo, seriously a wonderful video 11/10!
Great way to remember Kevin conroy by releasing this on the 1 year anniversary since he’s passed. I will always remember him. He was a big part of my childhood.
50:15 the common interpretation is that Batman doesn’t kill joker because that would just prove joker’s point about one bad dau
Am I the only one who always laughs when Joker pretends to be Bruce's father than dies hysteircally laughing?
Is he stupid?
Hullaballoo!
At first I didn’t know pop culture “icebergs” were a thing and thought the first video was an explanation of the Iceberg Lounge in AC or something😂 I thoroughly enjoyed both parts to these videos, great work my friend!
The way you ended this video with THIS fact... Gave me goosebumps, LITERALLY... Hullabaloo my friend
8:59 I think knight didn't let facial hair grow because it would block the image of the black veins on his face during story mode
1 year ago today Kevin Conroy passed RIP Legend 🦇💔
The Arkham Asylum chime is my ringtone so now I look at my phone 100 times every time I go back to play Asylum
Hullabaloo😂 Btw great vid i love these long icebergs and I’ve been a fan of Arkham since I was 8! Glad to see someone who shares the same affinity for the Arkham series
I love your dedication for this game and the discipline for doing those very interesting Videos, please keep on doing the Content you do and i wish you from the bottom of my heart the best for your future