‘Batman: Arkham City’ Is Actually Hiding A Few Off-Camera Secrets

Just how many secrets do you think the video game Batman: Arkham City is hiding? The answer might surprise you.

It’s hard to believe that Batman: Arkham City is almost six years old now. The Xbox 360/PlayStation 3/PC release continues to be one of the best comic book-oriented games made, making proper use of the Dark Knight and giving us incredible performances from both Kevin Conroy (as Batman) and Mark Hamill (as Joker).

As it turns out, the game has its fair share of secrets, and YouTuber Shesez didn’t miss them. In fact, they made a new Boundary Break video that highlights some of the stuff that you might have missed within the game. We’ve broken down a few examples below, but you can also watch the video above…

A Tale of Two Waynes And Batmen

First up, Shesez noticed that when Bruce Wayne is first making his way through Arkham City, he’s actually able to go through the floor and find… another Bruce Wayne? Yep, by digging underneath the standing city model, you can actually see another Bruce simply lying around, as if he’s in some sort of limbo. It’s a bit on the weird side, but very cool if you were wondering if there were a few extra Bruces around. For that matter, there’s also some difference between the Bruce Wayne character model and Batman, aside from costume differences, of course. You can see those in the video.

There are also two Batmans at once in one point of the game, too.

Penguin’s Monocle Isn’t What You Think It is

The Penguin continues to carry over his malice in Batman: Arkham City, as he’s one of the first villains to confront Bruce Wayne when he first makes his way into the city. But Shesez took a closer look at the character to get a peek at his monocle. And it’s actually not a monocle at all, but rather a broken glass bottle that’s been fitted over his eye. We’re not quite sure how that’s supposed to help his vision, but it’s an interesting touch, one that indicates that Penguin may have been around Arkham City a lot longer than most folks realize. And it’s from a triple-distilled vodka bottle!

The Vanishing Harley Quinn

Remember when you run into Harley Quinn in the midst of Joker’s funhouse, right before you confront him? Well, if you take a closer look at her character (which you can miraculously do by flying up with camera assistance, like Shesez does), you’ll notice that not only does she perform a disappearing act, but some skeletons also disappear with her. We know Joker is up to his usual tricks, but we found this to be a rather interesting glitch. Of course, it makes sense since you’re not supposed to be up there yet in the game, so don’t feel too weirded out by it.

The Shark Is Invisible?

A lot of Arkham City fans may realize that Penguin actually owns a shark, and doesn’t really mind feeding people to it. But Shesez actually did a little bit of exploring in his video (with his free-roaming camera) and didn’t see any kind of shark beneath the water. He eventually comes across it when it’s “called out,” as it was invisible before them.

Oh, and one other thing – remember the hallway with the little sea creatures in it? Yeah, there’s apparently a mini version of the shark that’s in there as well. Maybe that might explain why the bigger one is so upset, being in captivity and called upon and all.

A Closer Look At Bruce’s Parents

So you may recall one sequence in the game where Batman looks like he’s totally about to die, and then he sees his parents in some kind of flashback. So then, he doesn’t really die. Still, that didn’t stop Shesez from moving closer to Bruce’s parents to get a better look at them, and it’s pretty interesting to see what he finds, with models that aren’t quite fully colored in, but still resemble members of the Wayne family. It’s a neat trick, and one that no doubt motivates Batman to continue on his quest to taking out his many enemies. Still, they do look a little bit ghostly.

You can discover more neat tricks in the attached video, which we’ve also included below.

Batman: Arkham City is available now for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. You can also play a version in Batman: Return To Arkham for Xbox One and PlayStation 4.