Batman: Arkham Game Series - Timeline

[Pro Bot]

That makes sense. We're unlikely to get an answer any time soon so... yeah.

 

[Perninha]

Batman: Assault On Arkham

Shouldn't Batman: Arkham Underworld be here too, after this one?

 

[UltimateWhovian7]

Shouldn't Batman: Arkham Underworld be here too, after this one?

I'm not sure how valid a source a mobile game is to this franchise. It's a cool game, however it is currently inaccessible and features some contradictory evidence that makes me decide to not feature it. My placement of it would be after Assault on Arkham given the Deadshot dialogue, however, it features elements like Harvey not yet being Two-Face that makes me skeptical.

 

[Perninha]

I'm not sure how valid a source a mobile game is to this franchise. It's a cool game, however it is currently inaccessible and features some contradictory evidence that makes me decide to not feature it. My placement of it would be after Assault on Arkham given the Deadshot dialogue, however, it features elements like Harvey not yet being Two-Face that makes me skeptical

It makes sense, Harvey was already Two-Face at the time of the film, it doesn't make sense that it was still Harvey without the disfigured face.

 

[Pro Bot]

Maybe Harvey got surgery before going nuts again.

 

[Perninha]

Maybe Harvey got surgery before going nuts again.

I don't think so, when Harvey was disfigured by the acid his sanity plummeted, he went crazy because his face was that way, so trying to do surgery wouldn't work because of your madness.

 

[Pro Bot]

I don't think so, when Harvey was disfigured by the acid his sanity plummeted, he went crazy because his face was that way, so trying to do surgery wouldn't work because of your madness.

Well, I never said he went completely sane. It might have been an attempt at stability that failed, thus he ruined his face again. Considering that it's happened before, it's not completely irreconcilable, especially considering other Arkhamverse media. I mean, I personally accept that serveral Arkham characters died and came back to life off-screen so it's whatever.

 

[Pro Bot]

Not telling you to include it or not, by the way. I'm just playing the Devil's advocate for the game on the Harvey Dent front.

 

[UltimateWhovian7]

I personally accept that serveral Arkham characters died and came back to life off-screen so it's whatever.

Bro that's bonkers. I love it.

 

[Megatron]

We could Also ignore Harvey, he never played a big part in the game's plot anyways.

 

[Megatron]

@UltimateWhovian7 I saw that you wanted to put the Riddler stories in the timeline too, well I try to do that, so I did a Timeline Document, I also added the Arkham Asylum trailer, Origins Mobile, the adaptation novel, the SS Prequel comic and Tried to make the main missions and side missions into a more reasonable way.


P.S. This document isn't being sent to undermine your work, I just want to help you with some of the placements, I'm sending it here cos In private conversations is hard to send documents, @Pro Bot can confirm as we had problems with that while we were working on the transformers cinematic universe.

Also sorry for the Italian in the document

 

[UltimateWhovian7]

I've seen that in the Zsasz side mission 'Cold Call Killer', it states:
"Recent Activity 4-20 - Attempted Murder: Dr. S Cassidy. Zsasz broke free from Arkham Asylum and followed his psychiatrist back to her apartment to torture and kill her. I was able to save the doctor and return Zsasz to the asylum."

This is seen in the Road To Arkham prequel comic, also heard in the Zsasz Patient tapes, however that tape was originally dated for 22nd December. Given that the events described in RtA comic are supposed to happen over a month's time, and we have Arkham Asylum in May, it is fair to make the case that the dates of the tapes in Arkham Asylum can be shifted to compensate?

If this can be said the new dates would appear as:
Scarecrow - 6th May-13th June, Year 4(?)
Harley - 30th June-29th July, Year 4
Croc - 11th-28th June, Year 5
Ivy - 11th-17th March, Year 8
Zsasz - 3rd March-20th April, Year 8
Joker - 13th October, Year 7-21st April, Year 8
Riddler - 23rd September, Year 7-15th May, Year 8

 

[UltimateWhovian7]

@UltimateWhovian7 I saw that you wanted to put the Riddler stories in the timeline too, well I try to do that, so I did a Timeline Document, I also added the Arkham Asylum trailer, Origins Mobile, the adaptation novel, the SS Prequel comic and Tried to make the main missions and side missions into a more reasonable way.


P.S. This document isn't being sent to undermine your work, I just want to help you with some of the placements, I'm sending it here cos In private conversations is hard to send documents, @Pro Bot can confirm as we had problems with that while we were working on the transformers cinematic universe.

Also sorry for the Italian in the document

I've had the Riddler stories in my timeline on excel for years. I always go back and change my mind on the order though. I'm happy to see someone else's interpretation

 

[Megatron]

Doing this for fun, but the Arkhamverse is composed of

5 Main Games
65 Side Missions
3 Spin-off Games
1 Multiplayer Mode
29 DLCs
1 Film
142 Comics
2 Novels
3 Mobile Games
8 Trailers

 

[JudgeDreddpool]

Doing this for fun, but the Arkhamverse is composed of

5 Main Games
65 Side Missions
3 Spin-off Games
1 Multiplayer Mode
29 DLCs
1 Film
142 Comics
2 Novels
3 Mobile Games
8 Trailers

5 main games? But there's only 4 main games.

 

[Megatron]

5 main games? But there's only 4 main games.

Asylum
City
Origins
Knight
Shadows

 

[Pro Bot]

Kill the Justice League.

 

[JudgeDreddpool]

Asylum
City
Origins
Knight
Shadows

Ooooh, I see.

 

[JudgeDreddpool]

Kill the Justice League.

NOT CANON!! I refuse to accept it as such!

 

[Pro Bot]

Okay, fair enough. It's still canon but I respect that.

 

[Megatron]

Kill the Justice League.

It's counted as a Spin-Off game, with Origins Blackgate and VR.

 

[BB10]

Is there an Arkham expanded universe timeline?

Assault on Arkham movie got condradicted by KTJL, and the Arkham Knight comics got condradicted by both the Arkham Knight game itself (Bane dead in comics, alive in game), and by KTJL (Captain Boomerang dead in comics, alive in game). However, the son of King Shark from the animated movie appears in the Arkham Knight comics. So, it can be said the animated movie share continuity with the Arkham Knight comics continuity.

A potential timeline could be like this:
*Arkham Origin
*Assault on Arkham
*Arkham Asylum
*Arkham City
*Arkham Knight comics
*Probably some of the events of the Arkham Knight game

This timeline would include the other comics besides the Arkham Knight ones and I guess at least some of the tie-in video games as well (apparently, Arkham Underworld references it).

I haven't yet read the Arkham Knight comic, nor have I watched the animated movie though.

 

[Pro Bot]

Is there an Arkham expanded universe timeline?

Assault on Arkham movie got condradicted by KTJL, and the Arkham Knight comics got condradicted by both the Arkham Knight game itself (Bane dead in comics, alive in game), and by KTJL (Captain Boomerang dead in comics, alive in game). However, the son of King Shark from the animated movie appears in the Arkham Knight comics. So, it can be said the animated movie share continuity with the Arkham Knight comics continuity.

A potential timeline could be like this:
*Arkham Origin
*Assault on Arkham
*Arkham Asylum
*Arkham City
*Arkham Knight comics
*Probably some of the events of the Arkham Knight game

This timeline would include the other comics besides the Arkham Knight ones and I guess at least some of the tie-in video games as well (apparently, Arkham Underworld references it).

I haven't yet read the Arkham Knight comic, nor have I watched the animated movie though.

I'm certain this timeline considers everything canon, which I personally agree with. I just assume that off-screen events happen and characters are appropriately brought back to life and killed through mysterious means. It works for me.

 

[Megatron]

I'm certain this timeline considers everything canon, which I personally agree with. I just assume that off-screen events happen and characters are appropriately brought back to life and killed through mysterious means. It works for me.

Only thing it misses is the last arc from the Arkham Knight comics, I've included it in my documents.

 

[Megatron]

Also the arkham knight story and comics Bane isn't impossible to reconcile as people say.

It's pretty easy actually.

 

[UltimateWhovian7]

I'm certain this timeline considers everything canon, which I personally agree with. I just assume that off-screen events happen and characters are appropriately brought back to life and killed through mysterious means. It works for me.

Yes I've tried to include as much as possible. You will find with almost every single franchise that its extended media is contradictory or retconned by the main material at one point or another. So unless there's an insane contradiction, all media is included.

 

[UltimateWhovian7]

Only thing it misses is the last arc from the Arkham Knight comics, I've included it in my documents.

Oops.

 

[Megatron]

btw If you need help for the Kill Arkham Asylum comics, Tell me. They were a pain to put as each issue happens at the same exact time!

Also adding the last arkham knight comic arc, you'll need to change things a lil. As they give exact moments for a lot of events to happen (example the Harley Quinn DLC)

 

[UltimateWhovian7]

I think I've got it all down in my Google Sheets. I'll have to revisit it soon

 

[JudgeDreddpool]

I'm certain this timeline considers everything canon, which I personally agree with. I just assume that off-screen events happen and characters are appropriately brought back to life and killed through mysterious means. It works for me.

Didn't they say that the King Shark in KTJL was a relative of the King Shark seen in Assault on Arkham, or am I mistaken?