Overview
- For the instance, see Arkham Asylum (Alert).
- The Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane is a government-funded medical institution and penitentiary dedicated to the rehabilitation of the criminally insane located on Arkham Island in Gotham City.
- Having being in operation over the years, numerous members of Gotham City's criminals have been or are being admitted to the Arkham institution.
Background
- Inheriting the family mansion, Amadeus Arkham had it converted into an asylum, naming it after his mother Elizabeth Arkham, in an effort to help heal the ill of Gotham City. With the mansion constantly being rebuilt and added on to over the years, Amadeus himself was slowly driven insane following the grisly murder of his wife and child by a lunatic named Martin "Mad Dog" Hawkins. Dying inside his own hospital, custodianship of Arkham Asylum was passed down to his nephew, Jeremiah Arkham.
- Jeremiah Arkham took a hardline approach towards the care of his patients. He completely renovated the interior of the hospital, tearing away the old Victorian-style architecture, replacing it with newly designed interconnecting corridors patterned in the style of old classical labyrinths. With little regard for the hospital's dark history, Jeremiah was certain to destroy old remnants of the old asylum, including his uncle's private journal. Jeremiah installed the most state-of-the-art security measures when he took control of the asylum. Video recorders were installed in every room and corridor with two guards stationed on every level twenty-four hours a day to discourage bribery. Even Arkham himself was required to present identification to access various levels of the hospital. All exterior windows at Arkham were installed with heat detectors and microwave motion detectors. Magnetic foils in the walls were used to block radio waves from penetrating locked cells.
- Despite these additions the facility on the whole proved extremely porous, its residents having escaped on countless occasions. Those released had a high rate of recidivism. Security was uneven as well, to put it kindly, and the asylum's staffing proved questionable at best. The institute itself has been the target of numerous breakouts and attacks that leave the facility requiring reconstruction before it can open again. Despite all that, the asylum remained a functioning facility, relied upon by the government to treat those in need. Other cities across the country have sent their dangerous or insane super-villains to Arkham Asylum despite its somewhat shaky history, believing it better to simply dump the criminal problem on Gotham City.
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- As once again Arkham’s inmates escape from their confines to take advantage of the chaos caused by Brainiac’s attack, a new conspirator appears to be assisting the rogues in their escapades.
- After their return to incarceration, three of Arkham's inmates; Scarecrow, Poison Ivy and Mr. Freeze, take over the Asylum with the aid of an unknown conspirator. Groups of new heroes and villains enter the Asylum with the purpose freeing the institution from the trio's control.
Inhabitants
- Note: This list is updated according in-game events. If the stats of a character is unknown, it should be assumed they are still an inhabitant.
- ### Staff[ Edit section: Staff]
- Aaron Cash
- Doctor Amadeus Arkham formerly
- Doctor Alyce Sinner
- Doctor Harleen Quinzel formerly
- Doctor Jeremiah Arkham
- Arkham Guard
- Arkham Therapist
- ### Inmates[ Edit section: Inmates]
- Clayface
- Harley Quinn formerly
- Killer Croc formerly
- Mad Hatter
- Mister Freeze formerly
- Penguin formerly
- Poison Ivy formerly
- Scarecrow formerly
- The Joker
- Riddler
- The Ventriloquist
- Two-Face
- Victor Zsasz
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- ### Locations[ Edit section: Locations]
- Lobby
- Disused Elevator Shaft
- Ruins of Old Arkham
- North Wing: Asylum Administration
- Hall of Records
- Elizabeth Arkham Library of Psychology
- The Courtyard of Serenity
- West Wing: Treatment & Studies
- Experimental Procedures Workshop
- Therapy Fulfillment Center
- Amadeus Memorial Theater
- East Wing: Patient Living Quarters
- Cell Block 3: Minimum Security
- Cell Block 6: Maximum Security
- The Boiler Room
Classic Game (2011)
- The Arkham Asylum is part of the mission Explore: Arkham Island!.
- The collection Depths of the Asylum can be found in the building's exterior.
- The second location for the villain version of the Gotham S.T.A.R. Labs instance takes part in an undisclosed section of Arkham Asylum.
- Arkham Asylumis an alert for heroes and villains.; The Arkham Asylum briefing collection can be found inside the instance.; Dr. Arkham's Observation Journal with info regarding notorious inmates can be found inside the instance.
- Arkham Asylum is available for Legends PvP and PvP matches.
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- The collections Asylum Contraband, Arkham's Personal Collection, and Phobias can be found in the building's exterior.
- The Arkham Session Notes investigations collection can be found at and around the Asylum.
- Heroes: For the mission WANTED: Second-Generation Morrowbot, Morrowbots can spawn inside the Asylum's walls.
- Villains: The daily villain missions of the Home Turf episode take place around Arkham Asylum and the accompanying solo mission Make Them Mad takes place in it.
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- One of the items in the Gotham's Dark Beating Heart collection is called "Arkham's Altered Patient List"
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- The Bats in the Belfry and the race Multiplayer Aerial Movement Challenge: Flapping in the Night take place in the building's exterior.
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- ### Styles[ Edit section: Styles]
- Arkham Riot Officer's Belt
- Escaped Inmate
- ### Base Items[ Edit section: Base Items]
- Arkham Asylum Gate
- Gingerbread Arkham Asylum
- Large Arkham Asylum Plaque
- Loading Screen Poster - A Cold Day in Arkham
- Loading Screen Poster - A Cold Day in Arkham (Large)
- Long Arkham Asylum Fence
- Long Arkham Asylum Wall
- Shallow Arkham Grave
- Short Arkham Asylum Fence
- Short Arkham Asylum Wall
- Stormy Arkham Painting
- ### Others[ Edit section: Others]
- Arkham Asylum (Mod)
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Arkham Riot Officer's Belt · Escaped Inmate · Arkham Asylum Gate · Gingerbread Arkham Asylum · Large Arkham Asylum Plaque · Loading Screen Poster - A Cold Day in Arkham · Loading Screen Poster - A Cold Day in Arkham (Large) · Long Arkham Asylum Fence · Long Arkham Asylum Wall · Shallow Arkham Grave · Short Arkham Asylum Fence · Short Arkham Asylum Wall · Stormy Arkham Painting · Arkham Asylum (Mod)Trivia
- The Arkham Asylum first appeared in Batman #258 (1974) as "Arkham Hospital".
- The asylum's full name is The Elizabeth Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane.
- Dr. Harleen Quinzel was a psychiatric doctor at Arkham before being twisted by the Joker into becoming Harley Quinn.
Gallery
- Exterior and Grounds
- Interior
- Others
- Concept Art
See also
- Arkham Asylum (Alert)
- Arkham Asylum (Instance)
- Arkham Asylum (Legends PvP)
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Arkham Asylum (Alert) · Arkham Asylum (Instance) · Arkham Asylum (Legends PvP)External links
- Arkham Asylum (Location) Wikipedia
- Arkham Asylum (Location) DC Database