Overview
- Gotham Central is a collection comprised of nine files on some of the more notable members of the Gotham City Police Department, all of which can be obtained from collection nodes found in the East End and Burnley districts of Gotham City.
- It is one of two Collections that comprise the Collections: Flatfoot Files metacollection.
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- " The hardworking detectives of the GCPD have to overcome graft, corruption, and politics in their day-to-day jobs. Their biographies could be extremely useful to future historians."
Mail Messages
- Upon completion of this collection players receive a message from The Question or The Riddler, accessible from any Mail Terminal.
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Mail Messages
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Detective Trench Coat| From: The Question |
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| " These police files you've collected could answer some of my oldest questions. Wait, how the did you find this one...You didn't read these, right?" |
| Attachment: Detective Trench Coat |
Mail Messages
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Detective Trench Coat| From: The Riddler |
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| " These simpletons hardly deserve to be called Detectives, but if any of these coppers have dirty collars, this information could indeed prove very valuable. Nicely done collecting them." |
| Attachment: Detective Trench Coat |
Item
- This collection rewards the player with the Detective's Trench Coat chest style item (style: Detective).
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Trivia
- Gotham Central was the name of a police procedural DC comic book series that ran from February 2003 to April 2006. The series focused on the Gotham City Police Department and the difficulties its officers faced living and working in Gotham City. Each of the characters mentioned in this collection is part of the series (possible spoilers ahead):
- Jim Corrigan (not to be confused with the unrelated first host of the Spectre) was a corrupt detective who used to steal and sell crime scene memorabilia, and was killed by Crispus Allen's son as revenge against his father's death. He first appeared in the Gotham Central series.
- Ron Probson was the commander of GCPD's Major Crimes Unit's second shift. He was created for the Gotham Central series, in which he was killed by the Joker.
- Harvey Bullock is a shady police officer, ex-partner of Renee Montoya. He got kicked off the force for leading a witness protection member's identity to the mob. The mobster shot Commissioner Gordon, but got away because Harvey stole the evidence. Harvey first appeared in Detective Comics #441 (1974), and appears in the Gotham Central series.
- Michael Akins (misspelled as Atkins) worked for the Gateway City Police Department before moving to Gotham City and joining the GCPD force, and became the commissioner when Gordon decided to retire after he got shot. He first appeared in Batman: Turning Points #5 (2001) and is the commissioner in the GCPD during the Gotham Central series.
- Josephine Macdonald (a.k.a. Josie Mac) is a detective with minor psychic powers who was transferred to the Missing Persons Department after she discovered that the mayor's wife was cheating on him. After arresting the responsible for the kidnapping of the mob boss Anthony Antonelli's grandson, Josie was transferred to the Major Crimes Unit, filling in for Montoya for a time before becoming Marcus Driver partner on the second shift. She first appeared in Detective Comics #763 (2001), and appears in the Gotham Central series.
- Crispus Allen was an agnostic police veteran born in Metropolis and transferred to Gotham, partnering with Renee Montoya in the Major Crimes Unit. He was killed by Jim Corrigan after finding about Corrigan's misconducts during the Gotham Central series, and became the Spectre second host after that. He first appeared in Detective Comics #742 (2000).
- Renee Montoya was a prominent GCDP detective in the comics, until she resigned after attempting to kill Jim Corrigan as revenge for the death of her partner Crispus Allen by the end of the Gotham Central series. She was later chosen by Vic Sage as his successor and became The Question. Montoya first appeared in Batman #475 (1992).
- Romy Chandler trained to become an FBI agent, but gave up on it due the amount of paperwork she had to deal with, and her skills granted her a position in the GCPD Major Crime Unit, working as a liaison between the GCPD and the FBI, and has a secretive romance with Marcus Driver. She first appeared in the Gotham Central series.
- Marcus Driver is a quite heroic detective, partner of Josie Mac, and has a secretive romance with Romy Chandler. He first appeared in the Gotham Central series.