Batman: Arkham Knight

Scarecrow:
Gotham, this is your only warning. Abandon the city, for I will unleash your greatest fears.

Narrator:
The last will and testament of the deceased Thomas Wayne: In the event of my death, I hereby declare that all my worldly possesions pass to my son, Bruce Wayne. Bruce, I ask that you honor the Wayne family legacy. And commit yourself to the improvement of Gotham City, its institutions, and its citizens. Please, be strong. You are young, but destined for great things. Make the most of your opportunities. Use them to give back to a city that has given us so much. To change the lives of millions of people. Do not be frivolous with this wealth. Please, do not waste it all on fast cars and outrageous clothes. And the pursuit of a destructive lifestyle. Invest in Gotham. Treat its people like family. Watch over them and use this money to safeguard them from forces beyond their control. My deepest regret is I will not see you grow into the good man I know you will become. And finally my son, I ask that you never abandon the city to fate. We have lived through dark days, and no doubt there are more to come. But it is the good and great men that stand up for Gotham when others turn and run. In death, I will love you forever. Your father, Thomas.

Jason Todd:
[Takes off his mask in front of Batman] What's the matter? Lost for words? I expected more... I'm hurt.

Batman:
[In disbelief] Joker sent me the film... I saw him kill you.

Jason Todd:
Don't you dare lie to me! How long did you wait before replacing me, huh? A month? A week? I trusted you! And you just left me to die!

Batman:
That's NOT what happened!

Jason Todd:
You always told me, Bruce. Focus on what I want to achieve. And it'll happen. Well you wanna know what I want now, huh? I want. You. DEAD.

Arkham Knight:
He's gone. Did he hurt you?

Oracle:
Spare me the "good cop, bad cop" routine.

Arkham Knight:
No, no, no, no. you're supposed to keep me talking. Play for time. Wait for Batman. That's what he taught you, right?

Oracle:
I've got nothing to say to you.

Arkham Knight:
I talked for hours. 'Cause I knew, right? Batman was on his way to save me.

Arkham Knight:
The bastard let me talk... eventually I just, ran out of things to say. So trust me. You can't count on Bruce to save you.

Oracle:
Bruce?

Arkham Knight:
Mmm, yeah. Scarecrow doesn't know. It's our little secret. Now here's another. Batman likes to play the hero, Barbara, and he's pretty good at it. But it's an act. Batman's not about saving the innocent. He's about punishing the guilty. Now don;t get me wrong. He'll look for you. Or he'll try. But when it comes down to it, when he has to make a choice between you, and the mission? He'll choose the mission. Every. Time.

Oracle:
You're wrong.

Jason Todd:
[Removes mask] Look me in the eye and say that.

Oracle:
[Shocked] Jason?

[from trailer]

Cop:
What are you doing?

Batman:
Evening the odds.

[from trailer]

Dr. Jonathan Crane:
How many more bones would you crush? How many lives will you destroy in pursuit of what you call justice? You are the product of everything you fear; Violence, Darkness, Helplessness... All that remains is for you to watch as I drag your beloved Gotham into oblivion.

[the last will and testament of Thomas Wayne]

Thomas Wayne:
In the event of my death, I hereby declare that all my worldly possessions pass to my son, Bruce Wayne. Bruce: I ask that you honour the Wayne family legacy, and commit yourself to the improvement of Gotham City, its institutions and its citizens. Please, be strong. You are young, but destined for great things. Make the most of your opportunities; use them to give back to a city that has given us so much, to change the lives of millions of people. Do not be frivolous with this wealth; please do not waste it all on fast cars and outrageous clothes, and the pursuit of a destructive lifestyle. Invest in Gotham. Treat its people like family; watch over them, and use this money to safeguard them from forces beyond their control. My deepest regret is I will not see you grow into the good man I know you will become. And finally, my son, I ask that you never abandon this city to fate. We have lived through dark days; there's no doubt there are more to come. But it is the good and great men who stand up for Gotham when others turn and run. In death, I will love you for ever. Your father, Thomas.

Dr. Jonathan Crane:
Remnants of Gotham, I have messages for you all. To the vandals who stayed behind to pick the still warm flesh from Gotham's bones, have your fun - you are under my protection. To the cowards quaking behind the police department's walls, you will not be spared. And to Batman, I have already won. Emptied your city with a vile of toxin and a few threatened words that's how little the safety you provided was worth When the dawn comes, when Gotham lies in ruin and I turn my gaze to the world beyond, the legend of the Batman will be worth nothing at all.

[driving around in the Jokermobile blitzing everything]

The Joker:
So much more fun with ME at the controls!

Batman:
Stand down, Robin!

Arkham Knight:
DON'T CALL ME THAT! THAT'S NOT WHO I AM!

The Joker:
What have I got to be afraid of?

Batman:
You're afraid of being ashes. You're afraid of being forgotten. And you *will* be forgotten, Joker. Because of me.

Batman:
I am vengeance! I am the night! I am Batman!

Red Hood:
[after killing a thug] It's all personal. Very personal.

G.C.P.D. Commissioner James Gordon:
Hey Batman!

[Notices that Batman has disappeared]

G.C.P.D. Commissioner James Gordon:
Every damn time.

[to Batman, after she successfully saved Gotham from Scarecrow's fear gas]

Pamela Isley:
[Under her last breath] Nature always wins.

[Dies in his arms]

Selina Kyle:
Some things you can't do alone, Bruce.

Batman:
And some things you have to.

Selina Kyle:
Call if you need me.

Batman:
I won't.

Selina Kyle:
I know. I just wanted to say it.

Batman:
Where's Scarecrow?

Soldier:
[Tries to inject him with Scarcrow's fear toxin] Go to hell!

Batman:
[Throws him to the ground and pins him down] Where is he?

Soldier:
I've got nothing to say to you, Batman.

Batman:
Talk, or I will crush every bone in your body.

Soldier:
Okay, okay, he's working out of a penthouse in Chinatown. I swear, that's all I know!

Batman:
If you're lying, I'll break the other one.

Soldier:
The other...?

Batman:
[Breaks his arm]

Alfred Pennyworth:
[about the Dolltrons] It brings to mind a spate of murders at the beginning of your career. It was Halloween then if I'm not mistaken, turned out to be rather a long one if I recall...

Professor Pyg:
Pyg coming for you, Bat! Coming to make you perfect! There's no perfection without a little pain! [hurls a cleaver at Batman]

Batman:
You're insane!

Professor Pyg:
And what are you?

The Joker:
[on Professor Pyg] He's sicker than me and Harley's honeymoon tapes.

Batman:
Jim, I wanted to tell you: working with Barbara, it was an honor...

G.C.P.D. Commissioner James Gordon:
Don't.

Batman:
Even if you knew what she was she was doing, you couldn't have stopped her.

G.C.P.D. Commissioner James Gordon:
Stubborn. Like her old man.

Batman:
Brave.

G.C.P.D. Commissioner James Gordon:
You know, you see a lot in this job. A lot of heartbreak, a lot of suffering. But I'll never forget taking a witness statement from an eight-year-old boy who'd just seen his parents gunned down.

Batman:
You were kind, Jim.

G.C.P.D. Commissioner James Gordon:
I... I was thinking, I may never get the chance to tell you this, to say sorry.

Batman:
You don't have to.

G.C.P.D. Commissioner James Gordon:
We're the same, Bruce. We'd do anything for our family.

Barbara Gordon:
You don't scare me.

Dr. Jonathan Crane:
[leans in] Shh... it's okay to be afraid.

Slade Wilson:
What happened, Batman? You used to put up a fight.

Pamela Isley:
Nature always wins!

[Vines suddenly pull Batman away]

Pamela Isley:
Will he ever learn?

[She proceeds to go down an elevator to the bottom floor, only to realise Batman is there waiting]

Batman:
You're coming with me.

Pamela Isley:
You only had to ask.

Edward Nigma:
Riddle me this: why would a Batman visit an abandoned orphanage?

[Shot of Catwoman, blindfolded and cuffed to a chair]

Selina Kyle:
Eddie, sweetie, you've confused me with Robin. The big guy and I aren't all that close.

Oswald Cobblepot:
[after Batman destroys his last weapons cache] No! I swear to God, you'd better kill me, Batman! Otherwise I'm gonna kill you! I'M GONNA KILL-!

[Batman punches him unconscious]

Dick Grayson:
You know, I was just going to suggest you do that.

[Penguin wakes up in the rear of the Batmobile, en route to the GCPD]

Oswald Cobblepot:
Oh, my head... where... where am I?

Batman:
Guess.

Oswald Cobblepot:
No... no! Those guns, they were mine!

Batman:
You can sell them for scrap, if you ever get out.

Oswald Cobblepot:
Oh, you smug bastard! I might have known it was a Wayne underneath that mask. What's the matter? Bankrupting my family's business wasn't enough, you had to go and kick ten tons of crap outta people too?

Batman:
Your family was corrupt, Cobblepot.

Oswald Cobblepot:
Yeah, and yours are dead! Oh, what's the matter? Touched a nerve? This Caped Crusader lark doesn't really work when everybody knows who you are, does it?

Batman:
Worked fine catching you.

Oswald Cobblepot:
Face it, after tonight, Batman's dead in the water! You'd better find yourself a new costume, old boy. Oh, I know! How about a squirrel? [laughs]

Batman:
You'll see.

[after Batman apologized to Jason Todd]

Batman:
Alfred. It's... I've found Jason.

Alfred Pennyworth:
Excuse me, sir, I must have misheard you. For a moment, I thought you said that you'd found Master Todd.

Batman:
You heard right.

Alfred Pennyworth:
My God. Is he alright?

[Batman turns to see that Jason has fled]

Batman:
No. No he's not.

[Batman brings Barbara to the G.C.P.D. building]

G.C.P.D. Officer Aaron Cash:
Barbara! It's great to see you!

Barbara Gordon:
Hello, Aaron. It's been a while.

Batman:
Barbara's going to be helping out here.

G.C.P.D. Officer Aaron Cash:
Whatever you say. She work for you now? [chuckles] Hell, what am I saying? We all do, right?

Two-Face:
[regains consciousness in the back of the Batmobile] Damn you...

Harvey Dent:
So is it true... Bruce?

[silence]

Two-Face:
Don't answer, then. We know the truth.

Harvey Dent:
You aren't Bruce Wayne. Jim Gordon and I, we didn't strike a deal with Bruce Wayne.

Two-Face:
And it's sure as hell not Bruce Wayne waiting on the rooftops each night.

Harvey Dent:
This is who you are. See, we get it, "Bruce." It's not the face you're given...

Two-Face:
It's the face you choose.

Arkham Knight:
Turn around.

[Batman does, and sees the Arkham Knight aiming a gun at him]

Batman:
Who are you?

Arkham Knight:
You really have no idea...

[lifts his mask]

Jason Todd:
...do you, Bruce?

Batman:
Jason? But... you're dead.

The Joker:
Let's not fall out here, Bats. I might have told you a teeny, tiny little lie. But come on, look at the boy! You did good. We did good! You should be proud.

Selina Kyle:
You still haven't apologized.

Batman:
For what?

Selina Kyle:
For Eddie treating me like a white hat. Like one of your sidekicks! You know, half the crooks in Gotham think I feed you info.

Batman:
You do.

Selina Kyle:
Well yeah, when there's something in it for me. They think I'm doing it on principle!

Batman:
Sorry for making criminals think less of you.

Selina Kyle:
Hey, have I ever hurt anyone? I'm not one of the bad guys, Batman. I'm freelance.

Batman:
You should pick a side, Selina.

Selina Kyle:
Your side should pay better.

Oswald Cobblepot:
Cocky little bastard.

The Joker:
[alternate opening; as the Joker lays on the slab about to be incinerated, he suddenly wakes up and cackles his signature laugh] This is how it happened. This is how the Joker died.

Batman:
[From Season of Infamy: Beneath the Surface] Taking the warden, why not just kill him and escape?

Dick Grayson:
Maybe he likes a long lunch.

Dick Grayson:
[From GCPD Lockdown] Nefarious characters, check. III-gotten money, check. Distinct lack of brain cells, definitely check. Yeah this is gonna be fun.

Dick Grayson:
[after defeating the last of Penguin's thugs] Lucius, restore power to the elevator. [through the intercom] Hey, boss! We're gettin' you outta here!

Oswald Cobblepot:
You are? Where's Nightwing?

Dick Grayson:
Oh, he's right here. We thought you'd want to say hello.

Oswald Cobblepot:
Oh-ho, I do! [the elevator doors open. Penguin swaggers out, lighting a cigar, then sees Nightwing standing there] Oh, sod off.

Militia 6:
So I tried one of those question mark games they have around here. Pretty fun. Couldn't do it, though.

Scarecrow:
Soon this city will know what fear is... What REAL fear is.