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9	[[header:[[center:''Franchise/BatmanArkhamSeries'' [[Characters/BatmanArkhamSeries character index]]\
10	[-[[Characters/BatmanArkhamSeriesBatfamily Batfamily]]: [[Characters/BatmanArkhamSeriesBatman Batman]]\
11	Rogues Gallery: ''[[Characters/BatmanArkhamSeriesRoguesGalleryAsylum Arkham Asylum]]'' ([[Characters/BatmanArkhamSeriesTheJoker The Joker]] • [[Characters/BatmanArkhamSeriesTheScarecrow The Scarecrow]] • [[Characters/BatmanArkhamSeriesTheRiddler The Riddler]]) \| ''[[Characters/BatmanArkhamSeriesRoguesGalleryCity Arkham City]]'' \| ''[[Characters/BatmanArkhamSeriesRoguesGalleryOrigins Arkham Origins]]'' \| ''[[Characters/BatmanArkhamSeriesRoguesGalleryKnight Arkham Knight]]'' \| [[Characters/BatmanArkhamSeriesRoguesGalleryMisc Miscellaneous Foes]]\
12	'''Arkham Staff''' \| [[Characters/BatmanArkhamSeriesGothamCitizens Gotham Citizens]] \| [[Characters/BatmanArkhamSeriesMetropolisCitizens Metropolis Citizens]] \| [[Characters/BatmanArkhamSeriesArgus ARGUS and Task Force X]] \| [[Characters/BatmanArkhamSeriesJusticeLeague Justice League]]]]-]]]
13
14	Characters who were employed at Arkham Asylum in the ''Batman: Arkham'' video game series.
15	[[foldercontrol]]
16
17	[[folder:General]]
18	* CanonForeigner: Apart from Hugo Strange, who's one of Batman's oldest enemies, the vast majority of the Arkham-side cast of the games were invented for the series. Dr Whistler is based on Anne Carver from ''ComicBook/ArkhamAsylumLivingHell'', however.
19	[[/folder]]
20
21	----
22	!Arkham Doctors
23
24	[[folder:Professor Hugo Strange]]
25	[[Characters/BatmanArkhamSeriesRoguesGalleryCity See here for more information.]]
26	[[/folder]]
27
28	[[folder:Dr. Young]]
29	!!Dr. Penelope Young
30	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TropeYoung_806.jpg]]
31	->'''Voiced By (En):''' Creator/CreeSummer
32	->'''Voiced By (It):''' Creator/LoredanaNicosia
33
34	'''Penelope Young''' is a young and ambitious chief psychiatrist obsessed with curing some of the most high profile patients at the Asylum through unusual methods. This includes the use of Venom to create a new superdrug called Titan, which she was manipulated into making by the Joker as part of his scheme.
35	----
36	!!Provides examples of:
37	* AccidentalHero: Albeit posthumously: her creating the Titan serum for [[BigBad Joker]] eventually results in his [[spoiler:death via Titan poisoning by the end of ''Arkham City''.]]
38	* AmbiguouslyGay: Her notes on Poison Ivy uniquely features a smudge of lipstick below the photo of her, implying a possible attraction.
39	* AntiVillain: She does a lot horrible experiments on the patients, [[WellIntentionedExtremist but only because she thinks it will help cure them of their mental-illness]].
40	* ArbitrarySkepticism: Her notes on the Ratcatcher show that she doesn't believe that Otis Flannegan can control rats -- even given her study of patients like Killer Croc, Poison Ivy, and Clayface. Hilariously, she sticks to this belief even while Flannegan's cell is swarming with rats in spite of all her efforts to get rid of them.
41	* AssholeVictim: If she [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation really did use the carnival owner's daughter as an experiment and nothing else]], [[spoiler:her death at the hands of Joker could be considered almost karmic. She also drained the Venom from Bane and left him for dead, and experimented on several Arkham patients, which likely killed several patients. She had it coming one way or another]].
42	* TheAtoner: [[spoiler: For having helped Joker create his monster army. This sadly leads to RedemptionEqualsDeath.]]
43	* BreakTheHaughty: Her experience with Arkham in general has done this, but especially her interactions with The Joker. Their interview tapes together start with her smugly claiming to his face that she can cut through his lies and cure him, and end with her close to a mental breakdown herself [[spoiler:as she reflects on the extent to which he's manipulated her]], sounding ''very'' close to tears.
44	* ChekhovsGunman: In ''Origins'', she has an apartment in Lacey Towers close to Roman Sionis'.
45	* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Her notes on [[MadDoctor Scarecrow]] reveal her as this. ''[[TooDumbToLive She thought that if he were]] "presented with a stock of his fear-inducing gas, he would feel no compulsion to use it."''[[note]]In fairness to her, Crane's original psychiatrist suggests that Crane isn't necessarily crazy so much as just a really evil bastard, so it's entirely possible she was right... but having no compulsion to use his fear toxin isn't the same thing as not ''wanting'' to use it purely for reasons of twisted curiosity and/or sadism.[[/note]]
46	* HumanShield: Zsasz attempts to use her as one when Batman ends up coming for them, threatening to cut her throat if he sees Batman coming in close. A well placed Batarang to Zsasz's cranium puts a stop to that.
47	* {{Jerkass}}: She is extremely cold and intolerant.
48	* NotQuiteSavedEnough: [[spoiler:She's held hostage ''twice'', first by some of Joker's thugs, then by Zsasz, but Batman saves the day both times. Unfortunately, no sooner do you handle the latter case, she gets blown up by a rigged safe.]]
49	* ObliviousToHisOwnDescription:
50	** In her notes, she remarks with annoyance on the battery of psychological tests she had to undergo as a result of Harley Quinn's descent into madness, and finds the very notion that she could ever become inappropriately involved with the Joker ridiculous. Except, as the game itself reveals, Young has been unwittingly collaborating with the Joker in the creation of TITAN.
51	** Also in her notes, Clayface is in the habit of transforming into Young during their therapy sessions, apparently for the sake of annoying her; Young finds his mimicry of her deeply unflattering, and claims that she is "not the bitter, calculating academic he attempts to portray me as."
52	* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: Not only is she a psychiatrist, apparently she's also a highly qualified biochemist capable of reverse engineering Bane's Venom and then refining it to create TITAN.
53	* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Right when she's apologizing for all the damage her project has done, she opens up a safe that Joker has rigged to explode.]]
54	* TheShrink:
55	** Dr. Young wavers on the line between Type 1 and Type 2; though her experiments might classify her as a harmful shrink, she's predominantly well-intentioned in other instances.
56	** For that matter, she thought Batman's "multiple disorders" were driven by, as detailed from bonus material in the collector's edition of the first game, genetic predisposition and substance abuse. It doesn't help she's getting her info from the inmates themselves. Although, she's wondering if the inmates are his real peer group, something Joker, Riddler, and Scarecrow believe as well.
57	* SmallNameBigEgo: She thinks very highly of herself as a psychiatrist and thinks only she is capable of curing most of the big name patients at Arkham. For good measure, her notes reveal that she's more than happy to ignore Batman's reports. Big mistake, as a majority of the villains manipulate her easily.
58	* UnwittingPawn: Joker tricked her into starting work on the Titan formula for him. As soon as she finds out, she stops the project immediately, resulting in Joker taking over the Asylum and finishing the formula himself.
59	* WouldHurtAChild: As revealed in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'''s DLC ''A Matter of Family'', Dr. Young used her experimental TITAN on the carnival owner's sick daughter. The child later died a horrible TITAN-induced death, driving her father to suicide. It's unclear whether she thought it might actually cure the daughter or if she just callously used her as a test subject.
60	* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:As soon as Joker has the Titan formula, and the means to manufacture it, he orders to have her killed. The first attempt, has Joker letting Zsasz have her. It fails (due to Batman showing up in time and Zsasz resorting to using her as a shield). The second attempt occurs moments after, by having a bomb hidden in the Warden's safe (seemingly as a back-up in case Zsasz didn't do the job). Unfortunately for her, this one works]].
61	* YourMakeupIsRunning: After Batman saves her from Zsasz, her crying results in this.
62	[[/folder]]
63
64	[[folder:Dr. Whistler]]
65	!!Dr. Gretchen Whistler
66	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/whistler1.png]]
67	->'''Voiced By (En):''' Creator/AdrienneBarbeau
68	->'''Voiced By (It):''' ???
69
70	'''Gretchen Whistler''' is the Arkham psychiatrist assigned to treat Killer Croc, Riddler, and Victor Zsasz.
71	----
72	!!Provides examples of:
73	* AccentAdaptation: Speaks with a russian accent in the german dub.
74	* ArbitrarySkepticism: While treating Killer Croc, she doesn't believe his insinuations that he actually eats people until he bites Cash's hand off right in front of her. Croc is ten feet tall, kept in Arkham's sewers for lack of a better place to keep him, and has ''scales''.
75	* HypercompetentSidekick: Compared to her colleagues who are either conducting unethical experiments (Young), well-intentioned but hopelessly out of depth when it comes to dealing with the Asylum's supervillain population (Kellerman, Cassidy), or conducting unethical experiments AND being pure evil (Strange), Whistler stands out as the only prominent Arkham therapist who seems to be both well adjusted and capable enough for the job, apparently having often patients from other doctors transferred to her (Zsasz, Riddler).
76	* [[HerrDoktor Frau Doktor]]: Her accent heavily implies this.
77	[[/folder]]
78
79	[[folder:Dr. Cassidy]]
80	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cassidyarkham2.png]]
81	->'''Voiced By (En):''' Creator/KimberlyBrooks
82	->'''Voiced By (It):''' ???
83
84	'''Sarah Cassidy''' is the Arkham psychiatrist assigned to Warren "the Great White Shark" White and Victor Zsasz, who develops an obsession with adding her to his list of victims.
85	----
86	!!Provides examples of:
87	* DamselInDistress:
88	** She is targeted by Victor Zsasz, who reveals that somehow he had intimate knowledge of her life and routines while she was trying to treat him. He attacks her, although she is saved by Batman.
89	** Later, in the game proper, she is attacked by Joker's thugs.
90	* KindheartedCatLover: Zsasz' interview tapes reveals that she has a pet cat and often sits on her favorite chair with the cat on her lap.
91	[[/folder]]
92
93	[[folder:Dr. Baker]]
94	!!Dr. Stacy Baker
95	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/staceybaker.png]]
96	->'''Voiced By (En):''' Creator/GreyDeLisle
97	->'''Voiced By (It):''' ???
98
99	'''Stacy Baker''' is a doctor who volunteered to join the Arkham City medical crew. She is kidnapped by Harley to treat the Joker, but is saved by Batman.
100	----
101	!!Provides examples of:
102	* DamselInDistress: In the beginning, anyway--she's a kidnapped doctor that Batman has to save from The Joker.
103	* TheMedic: Enough that Harley kidnaps her to help heal Joker.
104	* TookALevelInBadass: {{Downplayed}}. In her first appearance, she's a damsel in distress who needs rescuing from Batman. When he returns to the Steel Mill, she's taken up a weapon and, if you fail the counterattack quicktime button, even gets a shot at him before realizing he's not a thug.
105	[[/folder]]
106
107	[[folder:Adam Hamasaki]]
108	!!Adam Hamasaki
109	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dr_adam_hamasaki.png]]
110	->'''Voiced By (En):''' Creator/EricBauza
111	->'''Voiced By (It):''' Felice Invernici
112
113	'''Adam Hamasaki''' is a member of the Arkham City medical team under the command of Aaron Cash.
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115	!!Provides examples of:
116	* DistressedDude: First when held hostage by Joker's men, then when he is kidnapped by the Riddler.
117	* TheMedic: Works as one in Arkham City's medical staff
118	* SignatureHeadgear: JustifiedTrope. He wears a stocking cap throughout the games to ward off the cold.
119	[[/folder]]
120
121	[[folder:Dr. Kellerman]]
122	!!Dr. Stephen Kellerman
123	->'''Voiced By (En):''' Creator/KeithFerguson
124	->'''Voiced By (It):''' ???
125
126	'''Dr. Stephen Kellerman''' is the Arkham psychiatrist assigned to Scarecrow and Poison Ivy.
127	----
128	!!Provides examples of:
129	* CriticalPsychoanalysisFailure: Ends up a victim of this by Scarecrow who turns the tables and starts analyzing Kellerman's psyche instead.
130	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He may have not only once but twice fallen victim to being kidnapped by supervillains, in no small part due to being a little bit too gullible. However, when Scarecrow continues his plan to secretly gas the whole asylum after having seemingly incapacitated him, it turns out that Kellerman was able to resist Crane's fear toxin (a feat no character other than Batman and Poison Ivy has achieved in the Arkhamverse), at least long enough to notify Batman who puts an end to Crane's attempts to "treat" his therapists, even taking time to indirectly compliment Kellerman by taunting Scarecrow over being unable to actually break the man.
131	* GoodAdulteryBadAdultery: He gets seduced by Ivy despite having a wife and children. He's depicted as the victim in the situation, since Ivy's [[SmellsSexy pheromones]] blur the lines of consent and she uses him as a pawn in some kind of scheme that could've killed him.
132	[[/folder]]
133
134	!Arkham Security Guards
135
136	[[folder:Cash]]
137	!!Aaron Cash
138	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arkhamcap_114.png]]
139	->'''Voiced By (En):''' Duane R. Shepard Sr.
140	->'''Voiced By (It):''' Giovanni Battezzato
141
142	'''Aaron Cash''' is a former GCPD police officer and one of the senior and most respected guards at Arkham Asylum. He has a long standing grudge with Killer Croc, who bit off his left hand. He helps protect the Arkham staff during the events of the first game, during which he witnessed the writing of the last Spirit of Arkham message. With this knowledge, he became suspicious of the plan for Arkham City and decided to lead the security team that protects the medical team inside Arkham City. Following the closure of Arkham City, he rejoined the GCPD.
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144	!!Provides examples of:
145	* AnArmAndALeg: Of the Type-3 variety. His left hand was bitten off and eaten by Killer Croc.
146	* AscendedExtra: While fairly prominent in ''Arkham Asylum: Living Hell'' - one might even call him the {{Deuteragonist}} - Cash rarely got more than bit-parts in comics[[note]]And a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo in ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOBatmanMovie''[[/note]] after that story. In the Arkham games, he's the most frequent recurring supporting character after Gordon. In ''Arkham Knight'', he even becomes his NumberTwo, taking an equivalent role to Harvey Bullock and Renee Montoya.
147	* BadassInDistress:
148	** He gets captured by Joker's men twice during the first game. Both times, however, he openly threatens his captors with what will happen once he gets free, and resists any torment he is put through.
149	** Happens again in the second game: First time by the Joker's gang under Harley's command, and the second time by the Riddler (where he is forced to walk around the main hideout). The latter incident has him threatening the Riddler about what will happen if he gets out.
150	* CowardlyLion: In spite of all his DefiantToTheEnd attitude whenever he's captured, scanning him in Detective Vision reveals that he's either nervous or terrified.
151	* {{Determinator}}: Even getting his hand bitten off isn't enough to stop him from doing his job.
152	* GameOverMan: He shares this position with Batman if you lose while playing as the Joker in ''Arkham Asylum''.
153	* GenreSavvy: Acknowledges, when Barbara Gordon returns to the GCPD in ''Knight'', that they all work for Batman unofficially.
154	--->'''Batman''': Barbara's going to be helping out here.\
155	'''Cash''': Whatever you say. She work for you now? ''(chuckles)'' Hell, what am I saying? We all do, right?
156	* HandicappedBadass: He didn't let getting his hand bitten off stop him.
157	* HookHand: Which he used to replace the one that Croc bit off.
158	* InkSuitActor: Cash and Shepard [[https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0791591/ have quite the resemblance.]]
159	* NumberTwo: To Gordon at the GCPD in ''Arkham Knight''. [[spoiler:He later somewhat assumes the role of TheCommissionerGordon for Batman after Gordon himself goes AWOL looking for Barbara.]]
160	* TheLeader: Of the Arkham City medical team.
161	* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: In ''Arkham Knight'' [[spoiler:after Batman's identity has been revealed, Cash destroys an arrest warrant for Batman, as he believes that arresting someone who saved the city multiple times over the decade is completely unacceptable]].
162	* ShutUpHannibal: He doesn't take kindly to intimidation.
163	* TokenGoodTeammate: Of the prominent Arkham Staff in the games, Cash is one of the only ones that isn't corrupt in one way or the other.
164	[[/folder]]
165
166	[[folder:Boles]]
167	!!Frank Boles
168	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/frank_boles.png]]
169	->'''Voiced By (En):''' Creator/DannyJacobs
170	->'''Voiced By (It):''' Davide Albano
171
172	'''Frank Boles''' is an unpopular guard at Arkham who thinks he's the best guard there and doesn't get the respect he deserves.
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174	!!Provides examples of:
175	* TheAlcoholic: His tendency to drink on the job has gotten him into trouble on more than one occasion. [[spoiler: It even gets him killed by Joker, because Batman could track the alcohol vapor in his breath.]]
176	* AssholeVictim: The first named character to die in the series and one of the most deserving.
177	* DiesWideOpen
178	* DrinkingOnDuty: He was suspended twice for doing this.
179	* GoodScarsEvilScars: Has an extremely noticeable facial scar. [[spoiler:He turns out to be less than trustworthy.]]
180	* HateSink: He was a total piece of shit that mistreated everyone around him and [[spoiler: happily killed his own colleagues on Joker's behalf.]]
181	* KillItWithFire: It is heavily implied in viral marketing for Arkham Asylum as well as Boles and Joker's exchange relating to the Blackgate fire that [[spoiler: Boles was the one directly responsible for the fire]].
182	-->'''Joker:''' The night is still young, Bats. I still have a trick or two up my sleeve. I mean, don't you think it's a little bit funny how a fire at Blackgate caused hundreds of my crew to be moved here?\
183	'''Frank Boles:''' I thought I told you to stay quiet!\
184	'''Joker:''' Oh, Frankie! You really ''should'' learn to keep that fat mouth of yours shut. ''It'll get you into trouble.''
185	* TheMole: [[spoiler:He's the Joker's inside man at Arkham.]]
186	* NoodleIncident:
187	** Whatever happened to his eye that blinded him is never revealed. Even if it was simply an Arkham inmate, there are many candidates and none are suggested.
188	** Joker says he got Frank [[spoiler:to be his mole]] by getting him out of a ''spot of bother'' years before. That "bother" is not elaborated on.
189	* QuickNip: He's seen taking a nip from a flask as Joker is taken to his cell. This turns out to be important later.
190	* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: It's also YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness but there is an undercurrent of this. [[spoiler:Though the Joker would certainly have killed him no matter what he did.]]
191	* SchlubbyScummySecurityGuard: Frank Boles is a security guard employed at Arkham Asylum. His character biography mentions that he's twice been suspended without pay for drinking on the job and that his temper has resulted in him injuring some of the inmates. When the events of the game take place, Frank assists the Joker in taking over the Island by providing him with the Asylum's security codes.
192	* SmallNameBigEgo: He arrogantly believes that he's the best guard in the asylum and doesn't even realize that most of the other guards hate and distrust him.
193	* SmallRoleBigImpact: [[spoiler:He covered for the Joker during the times when the Clown Prince of Crime tortured Jason Todd in an abandoned wing of Arkham Asylum. Because of this, Boles is partially responsible for Jason eventually becoming the Arkham Knight and, later, the Red Hood.]]
194	* StepfordSnarker: His bio says he uses sarcasm to hide his insecurities and failures.
195	* TooDumbToLive: What made him think he could mouth off at the Joker without consequences? [[spoiler:Even if he did happen to be the "inside man" at Arkham]].
196	* TheUnfought: He's never directly confronted by Batman, as he [[spoiler:has already been killed by the time Batman tracks him down.]]
197	* UnfortunateNames: He's called "Officer Boles", which sounds very close to "Officer Balls".
198	* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:He's killed shortly after helping Harley kidnap Gordon. Upon finding his corpse, Batman [[LampshadeHanging mentions that he must've outlived his usefulness]]]].
199	[[/folder]]
200
201	[[folder:Burlow]]
202	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eddieburlow.png]]
203	->'''Voiced By (En):''' Creator/ChrisCox
204	->'''Voiced By (It):''' ???
205
206	'''Eddie Burlow''' was a guard at Arkham when Joker broke out and took over the island. Following the opening of Arkham City, Eddie joined Cash's crew of guards to protect the medical team inside Gotham Cathedral.
207	----
208	!!Provides examples of:
209	* BrainwashedAndCrazy: By Poison Ivy after she escapes in the first game. Once Batman defeats her, Eddie returns to normal.
210	* ItsAllMyFault: Blames himself for not stopping the Riddler from taking himself and the rest of the guards hostage, and [[SurvivorGuilt feels especially ashamed]] when ''he's'' the first to be rescued, as opposed to one of the others still being held captive.
211	* NiceGuy: Unlike few other guards, he genuinly seems to respect Batman and speaks to him gently.
212	[[/folder]]
213
214	[[folder:North]]
215	!!William North
216	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/williamnorth1.png]]
217	->'''Voiced By (En):''' Roger Rose
218	->'''Voiced By (It):''' ???
219
220	-->''"After the asylum, I volunteered to work in Cash's crew. Figured we could make a difference."''
221
222	'''William North''' was a guard at Arkham when Joker broke out and took over the island. Following the opening of Arkham City, William joined Cash's crew of guards to protect the medical team inside Gotham Cathedral.
223	----
224	!!Provides examples of:
225	* BrainwashedAndCrazy: By Poison Ivy after she escapes in the first game. Once Batman defeats her, William returns to normal.
226	* SpeakIllOfTheDead: When Batman tells him that Boles is dead, North (who was ForcedToWatch as Boles killed several of his fellow guards) understandably spits, "Good. He was ''scum''."
227	[[/folder]]
228
229	[[folder:Bishop]]
230	!!Anne Bishop
231	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/annebishop1.png]]
232	->'''Voiced By (En):''' Creator/KimberlyBrooks
233	->'''Voiced By (It):''' ???
234
235	'''Anne Bishop''' is a member of Cash's crew that protects the medical team inside Arkham City.
236	----
237	!!Provides examples of:
238	* BoyishShortHair: She keeps her hair short. Going from her personality, she probably does it to keep thugs from grabbing it.
239	* RevengeBeforeReason: After Harley's attack on the Gotham Cathedral, Anne wants to hit back and has to be told by Batman to stay and look after the wounded doctors. After being rescued from the Riddler's deathtrap, she has to be convinced again to let Batman handle it.
240	* TheSquadette: Of Cash's crew.

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