The 10 WORST Batman Arkham Boss Fights
Copperhead
“Batman: Arkham Origins” (2013) At first, we were eager to see what this new take on Copperhead would be like. Instead of a dude who relied too heavily on his own suit, we got a contorting escape artist with metal claws for weapons. Unfortunately, she was about as big of a letdown as the Electrocutioner. Copperhead’s fight is simply a normal battle against clones of her, and she spends most of the fight bragging about how lethal her poison is. “My poison this, my poison that, mimimimimi” - that’s all you hear. Overall, it just makes her come off as annoying and uninspired, which is a shame because she really could have come back for “Arkham Knight”.
Killer Croc
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“Batman: Arkham Asylum” (2009) This encounter with Killer Croc started out as a neat idea: tread across platforms while the reptilian menace lurks and preys on you from beneath. Move too fast and he’ll pull you into the murky depths of the sewer. Again, it was great initially, but it gets tedious quick. Sure, there are some windows that allow you to run and close the distance between you and the next of Ivy’s plants. Unfortunately, some parts give away the moments when Croc is going to jump out and start charging you. It all becomes unexciting and monotonous.
Mad Hatter
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“Batman: Arkham City” (2011) Jervis Tetch doesn’t really get enough spotlight compared to the rest of Batman’s rogues gallery. A dude who becomes so obsessed with “Alice in Wonderland” that he develops delusions and can mind control people? That sounds awesome! His encounter in “Arkham City”, on the other hand, was not. Hatter doesn’t put up much of a fight - he just sends you into a bizarre realm and forces you to fight deformed versions of Bats. Survive the encounter, and you’ll have beaten the Hatter. That’s it. At least he got a little more screentime in “Origins” and “Knight”.
Harley Quinn
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“Batman: Arkham Knight” (2015) Considering how “Arkham City” ended with Joker dying and everything, you’d think Harley would be launching a full frontal assault on Gotham and Batman. However, it doesn’t seem like she’s putting in as much effort as her puddin’ would. Your encounter with her is nothing more than another predator mission. Take out her goons without getting spotted and take her out last. Seeing this new, pissed off side of Harley could have made “Knight” a more thrilling story. Instead, she was thrown in the backseat while Scarecrow got to bring us several monologs about fear. Yippee…
Bane
“Batman: Arkham Asylum” (2009) Not counting a certain serial killer, Bane is the first of the major villains to appear as a boss character. Sadly, our evil luchador is the most uninspiring boss battle in the entire game. Remember the first encounter with a Titan henchman earlier in the game? Well, that’s pretty much Bane’s fight - throw Batarangs when he charges you and avoid whatever he’s tossing your way. The only difference is that some of the inmates will jump in to help Bane. It’s really nothing special.
Professor Pyg
“Batman: Arkham Knight” (2015) This was just stupid, plain and simple. As you explore Gotham, you’ll find corpses in different spots with opera music blaring from their location. Find all of them and you’ll discover the whereabouts of one Professor Pyg. Once again, we have another villain who is just a simple combat encounter, albeit one focused a bit more on performing takedowns mid-fight. Thing is that he is even more disappointing on account of his entire character. He’s a serial killer who makes pig noises, listens to opera music, and wears a pig party mask. Unoriginal? Yeah. Tropey as hell? Absolutely. We know he’s one of Batman’s newer foes (having debuted in 2007), but you’re telling us there was no one better to take up his slot? Really?
Deacon Blackfire
“Batman: Arkham Knight” (2015) The flashes of lightning across Gotham had us curious and excited. The legendary Maxi Zeus had been referenced before in the “Batman: Arkham” series. Could he finally make an appearance? Imagine our disappointment and disbelief when we stumbled into whatever shitshow Deacon Blackfire was in the middle of. You’re telling us this shriveled old man with a jagged dagger was behind all this? Not, you know, the dude who believes himself to be the ruler of all Greek gods and the God of Thunder, the guy you teased in “Asylum” and “City”? No, you went with this prune of a cult leader, this Ra’s Al Ghul knockoff? AND you made it another regular ass combat segment???
Zsasz
“Batman: Arkham”...All of Them Really, we gotta put Zsasz on here because of how easy he is to defeat. While voice actor Danny Jacobs does an excellent job portraying the deranged serial killer, our problem with Zsasz is how he keeps coming back without any real plans. Whether he’s knocked out with a boot to the head, a Batarang to the face, or because he stood too close to a giant glass window, Zsasz just never seems to want to go through with his plans. My guy, you set yourself up for failure every time. If you’re going to be the cockroach of the franchise, learn to look up, know how to properly isolate yourself, and hide in areas where Batman doesn’t have a thousand ways to stay out of your sight. Seriously, try harder.
Deathstroke
“Batman: Arkham Knight” (2015) Deacon Blackfire and Pyg were upsetting enough to make us resent them specifically, but not “Arkham Knight” itself. No, what really made “Arkham Knight” leave a sour taste in players’ mouths was the finale to disarming all of the road mines. Turns out Deathstroke was a part of the Arkham Knight’s militia! And no, this is not the same kind of fight we had in “Arkham Origins”. This is a tank duel! Because yeah, totally, a world-class assassin and the World’s Greatest Detective would absolutely duke it out in two mechanized tanks around Gotham. Not a one-on-one fight where they use every gadget at their disposal. Was this really the best way to end “Arkham Knight”?
Joker
“Batman: Arkham Asylum” (2009) This moment was one we’ll never forget. “Arkham Asylum” was a blast from start to finish, even if there were a tad too many Titan fights. Still, we could see where one would give the game a perfect review score…until we got to the final fight against the Clown Prince of Crime himself. Look, Joker can be stupid sometimes, but he’s not stupid enough to inject himself with an untested chemical that could result in his death. We were ready to see him pull every trick in his book, and this was the best one? Giving him a mohawk, obscenely huge muscles, and grossly long fingernails? No, absolutely not. This was borderline another Titan fight save for an extra step or two in dealing damage, and it burnt up an otherwise perfectly baked pie of a game.
