Batman: Arkham Asylum / Characters

Batman: Arkham Asylum characters: cast, allies and story roles

Find the important Batman: Arkham Asylum characters, their opening roles and the relationships that explain the campaign.

Edition covered

The original 2009 Arkham Asylum campaign. Pictures are WB Games Steam promotional images for the PC Game of the Year Edition, not Return to Arkham remaster footage.

6 characters · one picture per entry · open a picture for full size.

Characters

Playable detective

Batman

Bruce Wayne investigates Joker’s takeover of Arkham Island.

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Main antagonist

Joker

Turns his return to custody into a planned asylum uprising.

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Remote ally

Oracle

Barbara Gordon supports Batman with information over communications.

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Police ally

Commissioner Gordon

Accompanies Joker’s transfer and becomes caught in the takeover.

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Joker’s accomplice

Harley Quinn

Controls parts of the asylum and directs its prisoners.

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Boss and inmate

Poison Ivy

Her connection to plants becomes a major threat on the island.

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Quick notes

Know Batman’s support network. Batman works on the island while Oracle supplies remote intelligence.
Read Joker’s operation as a coordinated takeover. Joker and Harley control different parts of the prison operation.
Separate villains from their encounter rules. Scarecrow changes Batman’s perception, Croc threatens the underground route and Ivy changes the island’s plant life.
Use the in-game biographies for more background. Character biographies unlock during play and through Riddler progress.

Read Joker’s operation as a coordinated takeover

Story connections
Subject	Connection	Why it matters
Batman and Oracle	Field operative and remote support	Explains the information heard over communications
Joker and Harley	Antagonist and accomplice	Explains coordinated traps and prisoner control
Batman and Gordon	Established police allies	Makes the rescue objectives personal
Riddler and Batman	Hidden-challenge rivalry	Connects trophies, riddles and unlockable biographies

Useful tip

Character biographies unlock during play and through Riddler progress.

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Guide references
Reference	Website
Batman: Arkham Asylum publisher listing	store.steampowered.com
Official Arkham Asylum manual	store.steampowered.com
Original PC Arkham Asylum walkthrough	gamefaqs.gamespot.com