Arkham Knight(disambiguation)
TheArkham Knight is a mysterious master strategist and commander of a personal army that surfaced inGotham City. He wears a militaristic version of theBatsuit and is revealed asJason Todd, who was broken by theJoker and psychologically manipulated into hatingBatman. Jason was declared dead and became the Arkham Knight, assembling high-tech weapons and an army of mercenaries to get revenge on his former partner. He later abandoned the Arkham Knight identity and adopted the vigilante persona known as theRed Hood.Arkham Knight was created byRocksteady Studios andGeoff Johns for the video gameBatman: Arkham Knight, first appearing inBatman: Arkham Knight #1. (2015)
In the regularDC Universe the persona was adapted asAstrid Arkham, daughter ofArkham Asylum doctorJeremiah Arkham. Astrid was born during a riot at the asylum, in the course of which hermother was killed. Her father home schooled her at Arkham Asylum and she grew up making friends with incarceratedBatman Villains like the Joker. She developed a grudge against Batman and soon began seeing him as an evil entity that hurt her only friends. When she became convinced that Batman was responsible for the death of her mother, Astrid started training herself into a skilled fighter in order to become the Arkham Knight and founded a cult of Arkham inmates called theKnights of the Sun.Astrid Arkham was created byPeter Tomasi andDoug Mahnke, first appearing inDetective Comics #1000. (2019)
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