And here’s the irony it turns out Peacekeeper-01 is no hero, but rather was a violent sadist whose records were obliterated when the Asylum was destroyed, allowing him to reinvent himself. Gotham’s future fascist nightmare is the ultimate Arkham Knight, the embodiment of the asylum’s legacy. Mayor Nakano is partnering with tech magnate Simon Saint on a new peacekeeping initiative, but he has no idea Saint is manipulating him – and is responsible for further terrorist attacks. Attacks from criminal supervillains like the Joker are clearly escalating, and voters have elected a mayor on an anti-vigilante ticket to try to regain control.
This is known as A-Day, and in the aftermath of this terrorist attack, the atmosphere surrounding Gotham has been dominated by fear. In reality, precious few patients at Arkham ever seem to recover, instead descending into ever-deeper madness.īut Arkham Asylum was recently destroyed, flooded with a silent version of the Joker toxin that killed countless guards and inmates – including Bane, one of Batman’s most dangerous enemies. In theory, the doctors of Arkham are working to rehabilitate its inmates.
In DC Comics, Batman faces a terrifying new threat, Peacekeeper-01, who is the true “Arkham Knight.” The shadow of Arkham Asylum has always loomed over Gotham City. This article contains spoilers for Batman #110.
