Why The Joker Won’t Feature in Gotham Knights

Iconic Batman villain The Joker won’t be in WB Montreal’s upcoming action RPG, Gotham Knights, according to creative director Patrick Redding.

When asked if Joker was in the game, to which he responded no, but added, “I will not confirm or deny whether Harley is,” indicating that Joker’s clownish compatriot might make an appearance of some sort.

Redding also confirmed that Batman is in fact “really dead” in Gotham Knights (he dies in the first ten minutes, setting up the plot), and remains dead at the end of the game.

He also added that there is “exactly one” Riddler question mark in all of Gotham Knights.

At this same panel, we also got a look at a new trailer showing off Batgirl gameplay, alongside more details about how the four heroes of the game (Batgirl, Nightwing, Red Hood, and Robin) have distinct custom dialogue and cinematics depending on which one the player chooses to control at a given time.