Relaxing Koala Ha ha ha, i know right! I wasn't expecting him to be on top of that building! I'm sure Batman got scared too, then again nothing can scares Batman, because he is Batman!
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The one thing that spooked me the most, the creepiest thing about this whole thing was when I went back into Kirk's lab to solve Riddler's riddle in there after completing the main story and saw that Kirk's wife was gone, and that chilling message. "Forever my love" I actually *felt* my spine chilling in my back.
@@tomasrolter6729 when you scan her body in detective mode, it says that she's dead. And with a gaping hole in the lab close by where her body used to be, you'd assume it might have just been Kirk Langstrom himself turning back into Man-Bat, but having some memory of who he was and of his now dead wife. But here's one thing that was really freaky. I went back to GCPD to check if Man-Bat had broken free. He didn't. He was still cured, still kept in that cell that Ivy was being kept in. So if he hadn't turned back into Man-Bat and broke out of GCPD, then what happened to his wife's corpse? What left that giant hole? Who wrote that message? Kirk's wife was dead, you could see so from Batman's detective mode, and she was still gone while Man-Bat hadn't broken out yet. Even now, the more I think about it, the creepier it keeps getting 😰 EDIT: okay, so apparently it's actually supposed to be set on Halloween when Kirk is supposed to turn back into Man-Bat and escape, and I did not know that Still, it's a little strange they still have his wife's corpse vanish when he's still locked up in Ivy's cell for me
I'm pretty sure that's a reference to The Animated Series Episode: "Terror In The Sky". Where Langstrom returned with his wife now turned into a Woman-Bat herself.
Man-Bat is really cool and has a very tragic backstory. And tbh he and Mr. Freeze are the same they both are scientists, they both wanna help humanity, and they both chose the wrong side of the law to accomplish their goals. Mr. Freeze just wants to save his wife and Kirk wants to cure himself.
He’s also like Dr. Curt Connors, AKA the Lizard. Both spliced themselves with animal DNA in order to cure their conditions. One used bat-DNA to cure deafness, the other used lizard-DNA to regenerate a lost arm.
@@stephenking5852 Exactly my thoughts. Man-Bat is pretty much Batman's Lizard. As we all know, most of Spider-Man's villains take inspiration or are straight up copies from Batman's rogue gallery, Man-Bat being Lizard. The difference between them is that Connors could control his mind and thoughts when in reptillian form, while Langstrom's just a normal, vicious vampire bat in his bat form, his mind's gone.
Can we take a moment to appreciate how brave Batman is, he barely flinched at all when Man-Bat came out of nowhere and roared at him, I would've had a heart attack for sure. Not to mention, it was probably out of shock and surprise rather than fear at all.
I had an idea for how this would have actually been a good boss fight. Instead of just pinning Man-Bat to the ground and administering the cure, the last time you grab him in the air it causes both of them to crash into the window of a near by building. Since Gotham was evacuated the building is empty and has to have power put back into it via the yellow power boxes. the only light you get on the first level is from the window and you would have to find ways to navigate through the building turning on the lights while trying to avoid Man-Bat. Since in the comics and the animated series Man-bat was way stronger than Batman, him finding and catching you would cause a game over. Your detective vision would be disabled because if you try to use it Man-Bat can counter it with its screeches for echo location and would then find you (kind of like a mix of the jammer packs and the location finder the militia uses). Also your gadget use would be limited because most of them cause noise. There also could be a few things around the area that would be activated by the remote hacking device so you can distract Man-bat for a few seconds. You would win the fight by getting all the lights on which would cause Man-Bat to be blinded then use either the freeze grenade, Batclaw, or just some combat take down to knock him out. this fight would kind of show who the real "Batman" is because your gadgets and detective vision would be invalid and you would have to rely on your stealth and wits to beat Man-Bat
Honestly, this mission always makes me more sad than anything else. Kirk was just trying to help humanity, and not only did it not work, it cost him his humanity, his ability to live a normal life, and his wife. The scene where we put him in jail always seemed more somber than the other ones to me.
I know but he used Splicing to get his aim Batman shutdown 10 splicing labs two were owned by Dr. Minder, One was owned Dr. Dorian, and 7 were run by Cadmus and Dr. Milo. in the future when Batman retired Cuvier got hold of Milo's research and the Manbat Serum and infected Terry with it. Batman had it use a hair sample from Terry to return him to normal. This is why Batman hates Splicing. Remember when Dorian captured Batman's girlfriend Catwoman? he stole Selina's DNA and Isis' DNA and spliced them with DNA taken from Tigress and the end result was he turned Catwoman into a human cat literally. Batman saved her by using a sample of her DNA from Selina's hairbrush and use dandruff from Isis' pet comb to return them to normal and removed Tigress's DNA from their systems. Selina was embarrassed but was happy Batman saved her. This is the third time Batman had to deal with splicing Manbat was the first, Then Dagget and Milo, and finally Dorian and Tigress. In the Batman world never mess with Splicing the results can be deadly.
But his experiment ended in failure in the Batman world you do not mess with splicing the effects can be deadly. We all heard the stories Man-Bat, Dorian turning Selena into a cat, Dr. Milo, the Cadmus experiments, Dr. Minder, and Cuvier in the future. Batman shut down all of their operations by using samples of the victims original DNA to reverse the process. Selena when she was spliced woke up in a bed in the Batcave with all her clothes missing after she and Batman defeated Dorian. Batman told Selena don't tell anyone about his secret and she kept it. Batman had to send Alfred over to Selina's apartment so Maven could bring Selina her things. Selena went home and she had to make a new Catwoman suit because her old one got destroyed when she got turned into the female cat creature. She tested it out that night when Selena and Batman rated Milo's lab. Another incident happened in the future after Batman shut down the other labs and retired. Terry McGinnis as the new Batman and Batman himself went through the files of all of the raids that Batman and Selina done on splicing operations. Batman sent Terry to investigate. He came back spliced. Batman got his old suit out of mothballs and he and Ace went on one more mission. They found Terry transformed into Manbat and Batman fought him. Batman had Ace hold Terry down well he injected him with the antidote which included a sample of Terry's own hair. Terry woke up in a batcave minus the batsuit and Batman explained to him that he just got spliced. Batman and Terry shut down the splicing lab and returned everyone back to normal but most of the criminals remain spliced.
Time Stamps (Gotham’s Most Wanted: Creature of the Night) 0:00 - First Encounter 2:25 - Search Dr. Kirk Langstrom’s Lab 9:52 - Second Encounter 11:25 - Third Encounter
I will forever be grateful to my friend who warned me about him popping up after you reach a certain point (I have horrible anxiety). That being said this was a really cool mission!
Holy crap why is the voice acting so good in this game (sorry, I'm an aspiring voice actress so I geek out at these things). The voice acting to him hearing that his wife is dead is so real; amazing!
Wait, wait, wait, I thought that HE somehow broke out of the prison and then took her body, not that SHE became another bat-like creature. I need to read more comics to understand these easter eggs
I had a jump scare when Man Bat appeared in this game and i was happy at the same time he appeared finally in a Arkham Game :). This is my favorite mission from the game :)
"His wife, your parents, what is it about dead relatives that turn you into a giant rodent?" "The look on your face when you saw him! Who'd have thought? The big bad Batman, scared of his own reflection." The least he could've said was "Bazinga!" LOL "It just occurred to me, Kirky-baby didn't have a choice, but _you,_ you actually choose to be a flying rodent! It's _genius!_" Excellent observation, Jack! Great. Now we've got a Woman-Bat, too???
I still remember playing Arkham Knight on its release day, I was still living with my mom I binged about 4 hours of it and when the jump scare happened I screamed so loud I woke my mom up in her bedroom
Goddammit, I really love this game, and its storytelling and gameplay are absolutely brilliant, but they just keep dropping the ball on boss fights. No aerial Man-Bat fight? No one-on-one against the Arkham Knight? No Deathstroke melee duel? Come on! These are some of the few villains that could actually face Batman in physical combat. All the others were done excellently, so what the hell? Did they run out of time or ideas? What a bizarre letdown in an otherwise extraordinary game
Brilliant gameplay, yes. Brilliant story, hell no. It's a great concept, but Scarecrow's monologuing, Jason Todd's whining, having the Joker back, and the ending were all terrible.
The King of the Penguins Aerial boss battles sound a little more like a Superman thing. (Though Rocksteady could probably make a damn good Superman or Flash game if they tried.) the lack of Mano a mano battle with the Arkham Knight is disappointing, though. And tbh, I laughed my ass off with how easy Deathstroke went down. Was I disappointed? Yeah, but it was funny as hell.
If Batman walks inside Langstrom's lab after this side mission, he discovers Francine's body gone and a blooded painting on the broken window, which says: "Forever my love.", imlying she indeed became the Man-Bat creature. -credit to wikipedia man-bat
One of the best jump scares I've encountered in a video game. And it can get you even if you play the game again (though not as much as the first time) because although you know when in the game he's going to show up you never know exactly where.
when i played this i was thinking, "wait isn't there some jumpscare of some creature" while i was grappling and the jumpscare was there what a coincidence
Though I'm still glad Man-Bat got to appear in the Arkham franchise, I'm also disappointed. An aerial fight boss battle all over Gotham City would have been phenomenal. What a missed opportunity, and a major letdown. Smh
Jacob Hutton Yeah, boss battles were a HUGE disappointment in the game... There there very few and even worse, those that were there were pretty bad and disappointing too ( Cough*arkham knight*cough )... Not to mention ONLY a tank Battle with second militia commander ( I ain't spoilin' his identity ;) )
And people shit on Arkham Origins. It may not be developed by Rocksteady, but they sure as hell tried to give us a great game. At least they portrayed their villains better, they didn't shove the Batmobile down our throats, and at least they gave us some fuckin boss battles. Smh I doubt this will win GOTY, so much for the "epic" conclusion to the Arkham franchise.
Yeah, you're right... TBH, this game disappointed me WAY more than Origins, which actually didn't disappoint me at all :D It managed to tie Fuck Ups which Rocksteady did, most prominent explaining how Bane became dumb and REALLY giving him a very fair portrayal... Also, as already mentioned, the boss battles in that game were superior to any boss battles Arkham Knight gave us so far... The only REAL disappointment was Deathstroke ( and VERY small at that) no as much as you only fight him once, as that's understandable, but because some tactics were spamable, especially the batclaw slam... Also, is this just me or did they remove martial artist thugs ( or rather, didn't include them) in Arkham Knight??? They were so awesome, I really was looking forward to tackling them in Knight....
When the video repeats when Batman finds the wife’s body it seems almost symbolic. “I’m so proud of you honey...go on, tell them what you’ve done” Ouch.
I dunno about everyone else.. But I sat on my sofa for 15 minutes staring at my TV screen just completely saddened by the video him and his wife took right when he turned and I was thinking "She didn't deserve that, HE didn't deserve that! They both deserved love and life, what the hell game?!" I legitimately teared up when he found out about her undeserved death because he felt truly upset and even cried which caused me to feel the same way :( And I played this game 2024 and 2025 because I just got it. I avoided that mission and I finally got hit with a horrible day piece of lore I never thought was going to happen ( BY THE WAY, IDC IF THIS VIDEO WAS ALMOST 10 YEARS AGO )
This could have been a more eventful action packed boss fight. The chase could have been more eventful with Batman using the grapple gun to hitch a ride on Manbat and use of the sonic batarang at the right time to overload his senses and stun him. And right at the end have Batman summon a swarm of Bats to circle and disorient him for Batman to finish with a cape takedown, adiminster the cure, and then knock him out.
Superhero Addict Maybe so. All I know is that there should have been more action in this game. Unfortunately there was more emphasis on storytelling I believe.
In this game, there is no Sonic Batarang just like in Batman:Arkham Asylum, Batman: Arkham City and in Batman: Arkham Origins. The gadget is replaced by the Voice Synthesizer which functions similarly to the Sonic Batarang.
I think there's way to avoid the jumpscare. Before you head to Riddler's orphanage, just grapple up to a building, have a look around the city and hopefully you can see Man-Bat flying by.
Joker: His wife. Your parents. What is it about dead relatives that turns you into a giant rodent? Me: I dunno. What is it about dangerous chemicals that turns you into a cackling lunatic?
Poor Langstrum. All he wanted is to help people. To cure deafness. That's the problem when you want to do something good. Sometimes you make it worse. That message is chilling. Good mission in general
There can be no doubt that Batman's first encounter with Man-Bat was one of the scariest moments in the Arkham series, almost like in the first game when Batman had to go into Killer Croc's lair to gather plant samples. But nonetheless, I do have sympathy for Kirk Langstrom as all he wanted to do was help humankind with an intended 'cure' for deafness, & he tested the serum on himself (as I've read) that he was going deaf as well. And in the end, it cost him his wife and nearly his humanity; he is almost like a werewolf story. However, as it's evident at the ending of this video, it would appear that (somehow) Francine must have become the She-Bat and is out there somewhere. There could be a twisted silver lining for the Langstrom's.
I know this has been discussed multiple times before by people but they could have at least put the fire chief in the cell with the riddler cop no reason for him to be in the maximum security cell
Awesome! Now every single major Batman villain has appeared! Though, I wonder what hapenned to the ones that had Bios in Asylum but werent even mentioned in the following ones, like Humpty Dumpty or The Tweedles.
I’m usually super averse to jumpscares, I hate horror games, etc. But for some strange reason, this is the only jumpscare that I was glad to see. I was like “Okay, let’s go save CatwomAHHH Oh, holy crap, it’s Manbat! That’s so cool!” And it just completely overrided any panic I would’ve had. And to top it all off, I saw him flying off, knew I could glide over to him, and immediately went to see what would happen if I intercepted him. Sure enough, Batman tackles him, I get the blood sample, and the quest begins. One of the best moments I’ve had playing the Arkham games, to be honest.
Kirk is still in the gcpd lockup and never left after the game so it's impossible for him to leave that message unless Fancine turned into a bat creature herself.
Chasing Chickens If you play the game on Halloween, Kirk is revealed to have escaped and transformed back to Man-Bat. He probably took her body, left the note, and buried her before leaving Gotham and Arkham completely.
I was just flying around and then that scarejump ;-; Then everytime i was climbing tall building i was preparded to that man bat scaring shit out of me :u
I watched other you tubers getting scared by this dude, so I just kept looking down every time I grappled up somewhere until I finally heard his scream and I was like “thank god”
***** Perhaps, maybe when Kirk attacked her she got bit and turned into a Man-Bat (or She-Bat as she's referred to in the comics) herself. How she came back to life still eludes me, though. Another explanation could be that he escaped, transformed again and wrecked it out of rage. If he's still shown in the isolation chamber at the end of the game, though, then I don't think that's the case.
***** she does become she bat. in the comics the man bat makes her take the serum to prove her love and devotion. but in a video game you never know where they might take it. but it must be similar i believe the writing on the tv screen indicates she might have tooken it by choice to show him she still loves him.
I screamed in glee when I saw Man-Bat in the game. Kirk Langstrom deserves way more adaptions.
I screamed from being startled, this game has tons of jump scares!
macabre chacon true dat. First Jokers appearance in ACE and now this?? What's next...
Are u gay?
DunkZanatoR are u :)
DunkZanatoR I am. Wait what...
Man Bat scared the shit outta me like no horror game ever has.
I KNOW RIGHT!! I was NOT mentally prepared for that jumpscare T_T
Relaxing Koala Scared the shit out of Angry Joe too. :P
And for me it was on a completely different rooftop on miagani island so you can never be prepared!
You probably need to play some better horror games. Or don't fall for jump scares so easily.
Relaxing Koala Ha ha ha, i know right! I wasn't expecting him to be on top of that building! I'm sure Batman got scared too, then again nothing can scares Batman, because he is Batman!
I was flying to a main mission and then he screamed at me and scared the sh*t out of me
Along with everyone else.
PS4 PIKACHU Same. I screamed and threw the controller and I was just like "What the FUCK Man-Bat"
I know that happened to me to I threw my controller at my tv and didn't grapel till I beat the mission
+The Joker I know! I was going to take out the militia base near Stagg Airships and he just fucking appeared out of nowhere!
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The one thing that spooked me the most, the creepiest thing about this whole thing was when I went back into Kirk's lab to solve Riddler's riddle in there after completing the main story and saw that Kirk's wife was gone, and that chilling message. "Forever my love" I actually *felt* my spine chilling in my back.
So she is alive?
@@tomasrolter6729 when you scan her body in detective mode, it says that she's dead. And with a gaping hole in the lab close by where her body used to be, you'd assume it might have just been Kirk Langstrom himself turning back into Man-Bat, but having some memory of who he was and of his now dead wife.
But here's one thing that was really freaky. I went back to GCPD to check if Man-Bat had broken free.
He didn't.
He was still cured, still kept in that cell that Ivy was being kept in. So if he hadn't turned back into Man-Bat and broke out of GCPD, then what happened to his wife's corpse? What left that giant hole? Who wrote that message? Kirk's wife was dead, you could see so from Batman's detective mode, and she was still gone while Man-Bat hadn't broken out yet.
Even now, the more I think about it, the creepier it keeps getting 😰
EDIT: okay, so apparently it's actually supposed to be set on Halloween when Kirk is supposed to turn back into Man-Bat and escape, and I did not know that
Still, it's a little strange they still have his wife's corpse vanish when he's still locked up in Ivy's cell for me
@@Crimson_Sun2486 His wife becomes "She-Bat" in the comics, I think it was she who have written on the wall
Still spooks me
I'm pretty sure that's a reference to The Animated Series Episode: "Terror In The Sky".
Where Langstrom returned with his wife now turned into a Woman-Bat herself.
Batman, maybe you shouldn't put your personal butler's face on a giant screen in the middle of the road...
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xD? Only batman see this and hear him
That's what I'm saying😂😂 Especially when Lucius says "Mr Wayne" like keep your voice down dude
Alfred yelling “Master Wayne” all the time as well.
"Man-Bat" is literally the only comic nickname logical enough for Cash to think up of on the spot lol
and superman
Man-Bat is really cool and has a very tragic backstory. And tbh he and Mr. Freeze are the same they both are scientists, they both wanna help humanity, and they both chose the wrong side of the law to accomplish their goals. Mr. Freeze just wants to save his wife and Kirk wants to cure himself.
@Razh 80 Mine too. 1.) Hush. 2.) Man-bat, 3.) Joker, 4.) Scarecrow, and 5.) Red Hood.
@GeT TRolLeD Thanks for the correction buddy.
He’s also like Dr. Curt Connors, AKA the Lizard. Both spliced themselves with animal DNA in order to cure their conditions. One used bat-DNA to cure deafness, the other used lizard-DNA to regenerate a lost arm.
@@stephenking5852 Exactly my thoughts. Man-Bat is pretty much Batman's Lizard. As we all know, most of Spider-Man's villains take inspiration or are straight up copies from Batman's rogue gallery, Man-Bat being Lizard. The difference between them is that Connors could control his mind and thoughts when in reptillian form, while Langstrom's just a normal, vicious vampire bat in his bat form, his mind's gone.
It’s like life doesn’t want humans to be cured or strong. Why? Don’t we humans deserve saving too?
Man-Bat was taught in the art of jumpscares by Killer Croc himself.
Can we take a moment to appreciate how brave Batman is, he barely flinched at all when Man-Bat came out of nowhere and roared at him, I would've had a heart attack for sure. Not to mention, it was probably out of shock and surprise rather than fear at all.
yeah also because I think that was the first time batman met a crazy supernatural creature
@@andrewrex9041 croc?
@@PimpMan6 if I got kumpscared by crocodile right there I barley would have moved
@@romeohio19he’s very difficult to scare for sure.
@zordbtw your right because you would have already been killer crocs lunch.
I had an idea for how this would have actually been a good boss fight. Instead of just pinning Man-Bat to the ground and administering the cure, the last time you grab him in the air it causes both of them to crash into the window of a near by building. Since Gotham was evacuated the building is empty and has to have power put back into it via the yellow power boxes. the only light you get on the first level is from the window and you would have to find ways to navigate through the building turning on the lights while trying to avoid Man-Bat. Since in the comics and the animated series Man-bat was way stronger than Batman, him finding and catching you would cause a game over. Your detective vision would be disabled because if you try to use it Man-Bat can counter it with its screeches for echo location and would then find you (kind of like a mix of the jammer packs and the location finder the militia uses). Also your gadget use would be limited because most of them cause noise. There also could be a few things around the area that would be activated by the remote hacking device so you can distract Man-bat for a few seconds. You would win the fight by getting all the lights on which would cause Man-Bat to be blinded then use either the freeze grenade, Batclaw, or just some combat take down to knock him out. this fight would kind of show who the real "Batman" is because your gadgets and detective vision would be invalid and you would have to rely on your stealth and wits to beat Man-Bat
Wow, that's awesome thinking.
Like I said in response to another comment, sometimes fans have better ideas than developers.
Ultra Key as much as i'd love a new dlc that is very unlikely as they already released a story dlc
Chris Mendoza but Stephen Hill was to lazy to come up with something that good like the story of Arkham Knight.
BAV would use all the gadgets and even the batmobile or his aircraft (forgot the name) for all the noise and he'll just win this flawlessly.
If rocksteady makes a 4th Arkham game, they need to hire you as a game designer. At least for the bosses.
Honestly, this mission always makes me more sad than anything else. Kirk was just trying to help humanity, and not only did it not work, it cost him his humanity, his ability to live a normal life, and his wife. The scene where we put him in jail always seemed more somber than the other ones to me.
It's sad that he lost the thing he treasured most and that in seeking to help people he only ended up with grief and sorrow.
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@@kaylemdcosta9467 yeah, and what of it?
@@kaylemdcosta9467 Twat
@@kaylemdcosta9467 Douche
How is it that batman found a cure so quickly but we can't cure cancer.
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Batman: “Ok, the genetic resolving to cure this man-bat hybrid is almost done. Next, the cure to Alzheimer’s.”
BECAUSE HES BATMAN!
It's easier to fix what's been externally induced than it is to cure something internal
Ok
4:44 "just be yourself"
"you're doing that thing again"
Goddamnit make up your mind.
That Man-Bat jumpscare is one of my favourite and most memorable parts of any videogame. It's such a cool and original idea.
nothing original about it and its hardly memorable
Poor kirk. This was really sad.
He just wanted to save people from being deaf
I know but he used Splicing to get his aim Batman shutdown 10 splicing labs two were owned by Dr. Minder, One was owned Dr. Dorian, and 7 were run by Cadmus and Dr. Milo. in the future when Batman retired Cuvier got hold of Milo's research and the Manbat Serum and infected Terry with it. Batman had it use a hair sample from Terry to return him to normal. This is why Batman hates Splicing. Remember when Dorian captured Batman's girlfriend Catwoman? he stole Selina's DNA and Isis' DNA and spliced them with DNA taken from Tigress and the end result was he turned Catwoman into a human cat literally. Batman saved her by using a sample of her DNA from Selina's hairbrush and use dandruff from Isis' pet comb to return them to normal and removed Tigress's DNA from their systems. Selina was embarrassed but was happy Batman saved her. This is the third time Batman had to deal with splicing Manbat was the first, Then Dagget and Milo, and finally Dorian and Tigress. In the Batman world never mess with Splicing the results can be deadly.
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But his experiment ended in failure in the Batman world you do not mess with splicing the effects can be deadly. We all heard the stories Man-Bat, Dorian turning Selena into a cat, Dr. Milo, the Cadmus experiments, Dr. Minder, and Cuvier in the future. Batman shut down all of their operations by using samples of the victims original DNA to reverse the process. Selena when she was spliced woke up in a bed in the Batcave with all her clothes missing after she and Batman defeated Dorian. Batman told Selena don't tell anyone about his secret and she kept it. Batman had to send Alfred over to Selina's apartment so Maven could bring Selina her things. Selena went home and she had to make a new Catwoman suit because her old one got destroyed when she got turned into the female cat creature. She tested it out that night when Selena and Batman rated Milo's lab. Another incident happened in the future after Batman shut down the other labs and retired. Terry McGinnis as the new Batman and Batman himself went through the files of all of the raids that Batman and Selina done on splicing operations. Batman sent Terry to investigate. He came back spliced. Batman got his old suit out of mothballs and he and Ace went on one more mission. They found Terry transformed into Manbat and Batman fought him. Batman had Ace hold Terry down well he injected him with the antidote which included a sample of Terry's own hair. Terry woke up in a batcave minus the batsuit and Batman explained to him that he just got spliced. Batman and Terry shut down the splicing lab and returned everyone back to normal but most of the criminals remain spliced.
What's worse, there's a hint that his wife became a mutate too.
Kirk: Where's my wife?
Batman: She's dead. >:|
Ever heard of empathy or breaking news to people gently, Batman?
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I don't think Batman should be a therapist
Tough love. Works on family. Doesn't work so well with strangers.
CheesyGranola The Dark Knight doesnt have time for that, his bat dinner is awaits
***** Bat-mac and bat-cheese?
CheesyGranola He has all the sensitivity of a crowbar to the bollocks.
Time Stamps (Gotham’s Most Wanted: Creature of the Night)
0:00 - First Encounter
2:25 - Search Dr. Kirk Langstrom’s Lab
9:52 - Second Encounter
11:25 - Third Encounter
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14:11 "It seems in your anger, you killed her."
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Dang Star Wars Prequel memes.
i was thinking the exact same thing bruh
I will forever be grateful to my friend who warned me about him popping up after you reach a certain point (I have horrible anxiety). That being said this was a really cool mission!
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When I completed this mission, I still feel sorry for Langstrom, no one should have to suffer what he had to endure.
Same
Holy crap why is the voice acting so good in this game (sorry, I'm an aspiring voice actress so I geek out at these things). The voice acting to him hearing that his wife is dead is so real; amazing!
Hope things are going well for you.
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Sounds so real
Oh hey! I didn't know you were a Batman fan!
Too bad you're just some annoying, worthless anime voice actress. :)
10:14 If I saw THAT when I go up a building, I probably would have let go of the grapple hook
Lmao same
Yeah, but hes The Batman. He has seen some crap that would turn you white and not even act surprised.
Julio Montoya Lmao
Julio Montoya I guess after fighting grundy and clayface, hes pretty much seen it all.
You would had to go up one of those buildings so you can continue this side mission if you want to complete this game 100%.
She had to have become she bat. Look at the mirror that says forever my love. She broke it
Wasn't that the tv? I mean, reflective none the less, but still.
I’ve come back 4 years later to say that this is the most obvious shit
Wait, wait, wait, I thought that HE somehow broke out of the prison and then took her body, not that SHE became another bat-like creature.
I need to read more comics to understand these easter eggs
She bat more like bad name
The wife person: Im safe now probably
*thump*
Wife person: WAT WAS ZAT
Kirk: *im botta ruin this whole woman's career*
I had a jump scare when Man Bat appeared in this game and i was happy at the same time he appeared finally in a Arkham Game :). This is my favorite mission from the game :)
that's the best secondary mission of the game
Brilliant editing. Loved the way you integrated cinematic realism and smooth gameplay (intended to please the viewer) no bad angles. Excellent
I think my heart skipped a 100 beats when I saw man bats first appearance
"His wife, your parents, what is it about dead relatives that turn you into a giant rodent?"
"The look on your face when you saw him! Who'd have thought? The big bad Batman, scared of his own reflection." The least he could've said was "Bazinga!" LOL
"It just occurred to me, Kirky-baby didn't have a choice, but _you,_ you actually choose to be a flying rodent! It's _genius!_" Excellent observation, Jack!
Great. Now we've got a Woman-Bat, too???
DarthWill3 She-Bat*
Well since Kirk and Fancine have both become bats, its likely a mating frenzy may happen
Cunning Smile they had kids in some comics
She-Bat
Wait so Francine turned into a Bat hybrid too? Is that why her body was missing? Oh man.....
Scared the shit out of me, but awesome mission.
Hot92Shot same
For those who don't know, you'll only encounter the Man-Bat jumpscare when you're on Miagami island.
Thank you brother
I still remember playing Arkham Knight on its release day, I was still living with my mom I binged about 4 hours of it and when the jump scare happened I screamed so loud I woke my mom up in her bedroom
Goddammit, I really love this game, and its storytelling and gameplay are absolutely brilliant, but they just keep dropping the ball on boss fights. No aerial Man-Bat fight? No one-on-one against the Arkham Knight? No Deathstroke melee duel? Come on! These are some of the few villains that could actually face Batman in physical combat. All the others were done excellently, so what the hell? Did they run out of time or ideas? What a bizarre letdown in an otherwise extraordinary game
The Fight that Batman did to Man-Bat is hugging him thrice
Yo deathstroke boss fight in origins was pretty sick.
Brilliant gameplay, yes. Brilliant story, hell no. It's a great concept, but Scarecrow's monologuing, Jason Todd's whining, having the Joker back, and the ending were all terrible.
The King of the Penguins I wish Paul Dini wrote the story
The King of the Penguins Aerial boss battles sound a little more like a Superman thing. (Though Rocksteady could probably make a damn good Superman or Flash game if they tried.) the lack of Mano a mano battle with the Arkham Knight is disappointing, though. And tbh, I laughed my ass off with how easy Deathstroke went down. Was I disappointed? Yeah, but it was funny as hell.
love that eerie music from the lab especially that end is chilling
If Batman walks inside Langstrom's lab after this side mission, he discovers Francine's body gone and a blooded painting on the broken window, which says: "Forever my love.", imlying she indeed became the Man-Bat creature.
-credit to wikipedia man-bat
JRN. 165 No she didn’t become Man-Bat, she became She-Bat and yes that’s actually what Francine turned into once in the Comics.
@Listen to me! Testy, aren't you?
@Listen to me! Were you in a bad mood, or are you always this charming?
the voice acting when he cries for francine is so good, truly made me feel bad
I remember playing this game and just causally trying to play through the campaign and this happened my soul almost left my body in terror lol
That ending...
Paul Dunbar A sequel hook in the final game of a series. Sheesh.
Dark Mind IKR?
Paul Dunbar More of an Easter Egg than a Sequel Hook I would say
MrPerfect2000Z I think that comment is meant for Dark Mind. ;)
DLC maybe, i kinda wanna see she-bat
After that ending I wouldn't be surprised if she bat was a side mission no one was expecting
One of the best jump scares I've encountered in a video game. And it can get you even if you play the game again (though not as much as the first time) because although you know when in the game he's going to show up you never know exactly where.
when i played this i was thinking, "wait isn't there some jumpscare of some creature" while i was grappling and the jumpscare was there what a coincidence
Oh nah u jinxed it
No you weren’t
i had seen the jump scare a while ago but i forgot about it and i actually screamed lmao
This is still considered to be the best mission in Arkham Knight!
Exactly.
The bars been set real low then
Though I'm still glad Man-Bat got to appear in the Arkham franchise, I'm also disappointed. An aerial fight boss battle all over Gotham City would have been phenomenal. What a missed opportunity, and a major letdown. Smh
In case you haven't noticed Rocksteady for some reason put no boss fights into this game.
Jacob Hutton Yeah, boss battles were a HUGE disappointment in the game... There there very few and even worse, those that were there were pretty bad and disappointing too ( Cough*arkham knight*cough )... Not to mention ONLY a tank Battle with second militia commander ( I ain't spoilin' his identity ;) )
And people shit on Arkham Origins. It may not be developed by Rocksteady, but they sure as hell tried to give us a great game. At least they portrayed their villains better, they didn't shove the Batmobile down our throats, and at least they gave us some fuckin boss battles. Smh I doubt this will win GOTY, so much for the "epic" conclusion to the Arkham franchise.
Yeah, you're right... TBH, this game disappointed me WAY more than Origins, which actually didn't disappoint me at all :D It managed to tie Fuck Ups which Rocksteady did, most prominent explaining how Bane became dumb and REALLY giving him a very fair portrayal... Also, as already mentioned, the boss battles in that game were superior to any boss battles Arkham Knight gave us so far... The only REAL disappointment was Deathstroke ( and VERY small at that) no as much as you only fight him once, as that's understandable, but because some tactics were spamable, especially the batclaw slam... Also, is this just me or did they remove martial artist thugs ( or rather, didn't include them) in Arkham Knight??? They were so awesome, I really was looking forward to tackling them in Knight....
გიორგი ჭაღიაშვილი Yeah main grip is that we never get to fight the Arkham Knight in a hand to hand combat -___-
Jesus, couldn't they give him some clothes, at least?
He gets a pant before they put him in isolation for no reason
He is normal but he can fucking help
@@DEADtoRISE08 He can turn back into Man Bat. Set your console/computer dates to 10/31/2015 and man bat would escape
@The 4th Komodo Yes
@The 4th Komodo Not sure if you can. I don't know if you can undo it either.
@lcyw20 Thanks for the information. I was too lazy to set my console date to the year 2015
Scientists : spends years to merge DNA and fail.
Batman : finds how to do it in a minute...
I would like to see The Man-Bat in a Live action film one day. He is such a cool and scary character.
Imagine if he appears in The Batman sequel
When the video repeats when Batman finds the wife’s body it seems almost symbolic.
“I’m so proud of you honey...go on, tell them what you’ve done”
Ouch.
Who else is waiting for the always amazing Easter Egg videos?
Me since I am done with game completely
DEADtoRISE08 I found a Crazy Quilt easter egg. Has anyone found that yet too?
Tobie Olson me
Winston Poptart I found too many remember them
Winston Poptart What was the Crazy Quilt easter egg?
I dunno about everyone else..
But I sat on my sofa for 15 minutes staring at my TV screen just completely saddened by the video him and his wife took right when he turned and I was thinking "She didn't deserve that, HE didn't deserve that! They both deserved love and life, what the hell game?!"
I legitimately teared up when he found out about her undeserved death because he felt truly upset and even cried which caused me to feel the same way :(
And I played this game 2024 and 2025 because I just got it.
I avoided that mission and I finally got hit with a horrible day piece of lore I never thought was going to happen
( BY THE WAY, IDC IF THIS VIDEO WAS ALMOST 10 YEARS AGO )
0:39 Man-Bat/Kirk Langstrom scared me to death when I first play this game 10 years ago
Her body disappeared, A writing on the cracked t.v., WHAT A MYSTERY.
0:38 Just more proof batman has nerves of steel. Unlike me who simultaneously jumped and dropped my controller when this happened to me..
I think Francine was more alive than they thought.
kirk: having a mental breakdown right in front of you
game: MiSSiOn ComplETe! :DDDDD
I watched a playthrough before, so I knew the jumpscare was coming but I was so focused on timing the grapple boost that I forgot.
This could have been a more eventful action packed boss fight. The chase could have been more eventful with Batman using the grapple gun to hitch a ride on Manbat and use of the sonic batarang at the right time to overload his senses and stun him. And right at the end have Batman summon a swarm of Bats to circle and disorient him for Batman to finish with a cape takedown, adiminster the cure, and then knock him out.
Superhero Addict Maybe so. All I know is that there should have been more action in this game. Unfortunately there was more emphasis on storytelling I believe.
Great idea!
I feel like sometimes the fans have better ideas than the developers. :/
In this game, there is no Sonic Batarang just like in Batman:Arkham Asylum, Batman: Arkham City and in Batman: Arkham Origins. The gadget is replaced by the Voice Synthesizer which functions similarly to the Sonic Batarang.
@@Rosieisapunk1200 And even then the story´s actually pretty stupid.
I think there's way to avoid the jumpscare. Before you head to Riddler's orphanage, just grapple up to a building, have a look around the city and hopefully you can see Man-Bat flying by.
Joker: His wife. Your parents. What is it about dead relatives that turns you into a giant rodent?
Me: I dunno. What is it about dangerous chemicals that turns you into a cackling lunatic?
Poor Langstrum. All he wanted is to help people. To cure deafness. That's the problem when you want to do something good. Sometimes you make it worse. That message is chilling. Good mission in general
There can be no doubt that Batman's first encounter with Man-Bat was one of the scariest moments in the Arkham series, almost like in the first game when Batman had to go into Killer Croc's lair to gather plant samples. But nonetheless, I do have sympathy for Kirk Langstrom as all he wanted to do was help humankind with an intended 'cure' for deafness, & he tested the serum on himself (as I've read) that he was going deaf as well. And in the end, it cost him his wife and nearly his humanity; he is almost like a werewolf story. However, as it's evident at the ending of this video, it would appear that (somehow) Francine must have become the She-Bat and is out there somewhere. There could be a twisted silver lining for the Langstrom's.
Man-Bat and the fire chief were the only GCPD lockup occupants that I felt genuinely bad for.
They were the only ones who didn’t mean anything (I haven’t done the fire chief yet)
I know this has been discussed multiple times before by people but they could have at least put the fire chief in the cell with the riddler cop no reason for him to be in the maximum security cell
Mixing his DNA with a vampire bat?
That was never going to end well.
He’s a genius🤯
14:47 Kirk's cry was so heartbreaking! :'(
Lester was the voicing of 90s Robin.
That was one hell of a jumpscare I felt my heart jump out my chest
is it just me or when Man Bat did that jump scare it scared everyone
Awesome! Now every single major Batman villain has appeared! Though, I wonder what hapenned to the ones that had Bios in Asylum but werent even mentioned in the following ones, like Humpty Dumpty or The Tweedles.
Could've been Pygs goons
I checked they most likely died in Arkham city
This legit got me on my feels
also, the ending of the side mission is so sad. :(
Every time Batman jumps on Man-Bat, Man-Bat would freak out and get spooked as seen when he’s screeching.
When you first encounter him it is a “nope” moment. I first found him when solving the professor pyg case
Even after playing through this game multiple times Man-bat still scares the shit out of me without fail
17:55 the reign of she-bat begins
I’m usually super averse to jumpscares, I hate horror games, etc. But for some strange reason, this is the only jumpscare that I was glad to see. I was like “Okay, let’s go save CatwomAHHH Oh, holy crap, it’s Manbat! That’s so cool!” And it just completely overrided any panic I would’ve had. And to top it all off, I saw him flying off, knew I could glide over to him, and immediately went to see what would happen if I intercepted him. Sure enough, Batman tackles him, I get the blood sample, and the quest begins. One of the best moments I’ve had playing the Arkham games, to be honest.
I was prepared and initially covered my eyes the first time he jump scared me.
Everyone's talking about how spooky the beginning of this mission was, no one's talking about how sad, it's ending was 😔
I agree. Kirk didn't mean to hurt his wife. It's saddening that the one thing that killed Francine was his own hand.
It really doesn't matter what building you grapple onto as long as it's on Miagani island
Still not as scary as pyg. #pygmademeperfect
Pyg is the best
Pyg is like clay, Pyg is like god! Pyg is here to fix us all! Lol
Nightmares
Well that's because Pyg isn't a jumpscare scary.
Pyg is pure evil.
What happend to her at the end? She was clearly dead, how can be alive and leave message?
It was the husband that left that note on the mirror
Kirk is still in the gcpd lockup and never left after the game so it's impossible for him to leave that message unless Fancine turned into a bat creature herself.
Chasing Chickens If you play the game on Halloween, Kirk is revealed to have escaped and transformed back to Man-Bat. He probably took her body, left the note, and buried her before leaving Gotham and Arkham completely.
Sahib Exactly the case imo
Kirk was contagious...
Living in Gotham sounds like living in a city with no laws but surprisingly has advanced technology
It's so fun when the joker randomly comes out to talk to you... I don't know why it just does
Kirk: where is my wife?
Batman: dead
*kirk starts sobbing*
Me: if I were batman I would feel a bit odd watching a naked man cry like that...
He has pants on though.
Samuel152 no he doesn’t.
@@bradbradthebrad Yes he does, look closer.
Samuel152 sorry, didn’t see it
@@bradbradthebrad Its okay, no harm done.
Poor Kirk dude's heart was broken
My sisters were in the room when I was playing and that jumpscare shook all of us.
I really think Man-Bat needs to be a focus in the next Batman movie.
A truly underrated villain
This is personally the scariest Man-Bat adaptation I’ve ever seen
0:47 When you need a moment to change your diapers
That jump scare shook me no matter how many times I play this game
The weird part is no matter how many times i redo the entierty of arkham knight the man bat jumpscare always gets me
I understand 💀😭
@@malrulesall9669 its the one jumpscare that always gets me
Damn....I feel sorry for Kirk :(
Me too
Me three
The first time I saw this I sweared the hell out of me
I was just flying around and then that scarejump ;-;
Then everytime i was climbing tall building i was preparded to that man bat scaring shit out of me :u
Jokers funny man like rn when he's like kirky baby 😂😂👌🏼
He was able to hear after turning him back to normal, but at a price.
I watched other you tubers getting scared by this dude, so I just kept looking down every time I grappled up somewhere until I finally heard his scream and I was like “thank god”
I never realized that Arkham knight was a horror game
+The Donovan137 It's not a horror game, there's just terrifying enemies in Batman: Arkham Knight.
+Zboy Johnson That's the entire joke.
+TheDonovan137 Obviously you never played the Croc part in the first one. . .
Ya
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When he says, "But I did. Nothing can change that," it really sounds like Robin from Batman The Animated Series. This is Loren Lester.
I have a feeling there will be more Batman games but they won't be developed by Rocksteady.
Alex 2013
i read that be the next game named batman arkham legacy
Gotham knights and SSKTJL
Francine’s body is gone with a destroyed monitor saying Forever my love could mean that she is roaming around somewhere as a She-Bat
Batman was hallucinating the whole game so maybe maybe not
I like Kirk, because he wasn't experimenting On People with that Vampire DNA. He just injected himself with it.
Tried to cure deafness worldwide, ended up mutating ):
When I played, the third encounter was lowering all Founders island bridges
What ending supposed to mean? Francine apparently survived?
***** Perhaps, maybe when Kirk attacked her she got bit and turned into a Man-Bat (or She-Bat as she's referred to in the comics) herself.
How she came back to life still eludes me, though.
Another explanation could be that he escaped, transformed again and wrecked it out of rage.
If he's still shown in the isolation chamber at the end of the game, though, then I don't think that's the case.
ilikethecokev2 Maybe it brought her back to life?
Winston Poptart
Perhaps. Might have been a delayed reaction.
***** she does become she bat. in the comics the man bat makes her take the serum to prove her love and devotion. but in a video game you never know where they might take it. but it must be similar i believe the writing on the tv screen indicates she might have tooken it by choice to show him she still loves him.
***** Guess we'll never know. This is the final game of the Arkham series.