The Arkham Justice League

Arkham Justice League is a 2017 American animated series created and produced by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm featuring characters created by DC comics. It features a group of Batman's enemies who are recruited by the government to take over Batman's role as the protectors of Gotham City following Batman's death, the show was rated R for scenes of blood, drug use, sex and use of language. The show aired on Adult Swim on Fridays at 9.PM.

The show has since received critical acclaim for its emotional depth and its story lines, the show has also being awarded two prime time Emmys.

Plot
Season 1 - When Batman is found brutally murdered in an alleyway by Nightwing and Batgirl government official Amanda Waller decides to assemble some of Batmans enemies in order for them to take his place as the protectors of Gotham City. She goes to Arkham Asylum and recruits Joker, Harley Quinn, Two-Face, Poison Ivy, Riddler, Mad Hatter, Killer Croc, Clayface, Mr. Freeze and Hugo Strange to form the Arkham Justice League.

The Arkham Justice Leagues first job is to find Batman killers and bring them down. At first they take delight in Batman's death but as the show progresses they begin a journey to find themselves, friendships and relationships are formed and some are broken.

The Arkham Justice League
The Arkham Justice League was founded by Amanda Waller following the death of Batman and is made up of 11 of Batman's worst enemies who are offered their in return for protecting Gotham City.
 * The Joker/Jack Napier (Mark Hamill) - The former arch nemesis of Batman who was known for being a psychopath with a warped sense of humor and the leader of the Arkham Justice League. Following the death of Batman he felt that he no longer had a purpose until Amanda Waller recruited him for the Arkham Justice League, he soon discovered that fighting crime was better than committing it and also be ame a respons leader to the team. He used to abuse Harley until she was nearly killed in a shootout and it was during her recovery that he realized how much she truly meant to him and genuinely began to fall in love with her and swore that he would rather die than hurt her again. It was revealed that as a child he suffered severe sexual abuse at the hands of both his mother and stepfather which resulted in him becoming who he was today.
 * Harley Quinn/Harleen Quinnzell (Arleen Sorkin) - The girlfriend of Joker and his second in command of the Arkham Justice League. She was once his psychiatrist when he was imprisoned in Arkham Asylum until she fell in love with him and broke him out, she then renamed herself Harley Quinn and became his girlfriend and sidekick. However he was abusive to her until she was severely injured during a shootout with Carmine Falcone, during her recovery Joker then realized how much she truly meant to him and swore never to hurt her again and genuinely began to fall in love with her. At the end of the third season she gives birth to her and Joker's child, a daughter whom they name Lucy. Harley is also best friends with Poison Ivy and Selina Kyle as together they form the Gotham City Sirens group.
 * Two-Face/Harvey Dent (Troy Baker) - The former district attorney for Gotham and one of Batman's strongest allies until Crime Boss Carmine Falcone threw acid in his face severely deforming him and driving him insane. He then renamed himself and became one of the most notorious criminals in Gotham's underworld, he also began making his decisions by flipping his two headed coin to decide someone or his fate. Whilst as a member of the Arkham Justice League he develops a romantic relationship with Poison Ivy.
 * Poison Ivy/Pamela Isley (Tasia Valenza) - A notorious environmental terrorist who uses toxins from plants during both her former criminal activities and whilst severing as a member of the Arkham Justice League. She is also best friends with Harley Quinn despite her disapproval of Harley's relationship with Joker. She even begins a romantic relationship with Two-Face. She, Harley and their friend Selina form a group called the Gotham City Sirens.
 * Killer Croc/Waylon Jones (Steve Blum) - A former enemy of Batman who was born with a rare genetic condition that gave him a crocodilian appearance and cannibalistic tendencies, he also serves as the muscle for the Arkham Justice League. Due to his upbringing by his abusive alcoholic aunt he often shuns human contact but as the series progresses begins to care for his teammates and see them as the family he never had.
 * The Scarecrow/Dr. Jonathan Crane (John Noble) - A former psychiatrist who worked at Arkham Asylum who preformed experiments by using his fear gas on his patients, eventually he was fired and became the Scarecrow. He wears a scarecrow mask with filters that protects him from his fear gas, he is the most well educated member of the League.
 * The Riddler/Edward Nigma (Wally Wingert) - A villain who incorporated riddles and puzzles into his villainous plots. He is shown to be quite intelligent and has a huge love for crossword puzzles and quizzes, he is later selected by Amanda Waller to join the Arkham Justice League. Eventually he comes out as gay and starts a relationship with Jervis Tetch.
 * The Mad Hatter/Jervis Tetch (David Tennant) - A villain who was obsessed with Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and dresses up like the Mad Hatter who was his favorite character.
 * Mr. Freeze/Victor Fries (Maurice LaMarche) - A former enemy of Batman who is a member of the Arkham Justice League. Whilst trying to find a cure for his beloved terminally ill wife Nora he had an accident with liquid nitrogen which lowered his body temperature so much that he was forced to wear a cryogenics suit in order to survive, he then embarked on a crime spree in order to find Nora a cure whilst having numerous fights with Batman. Sadly however the plug on Nora's cryogenics tub was pulled and she died, Mr. Freeze then decided to spend the rest of his life at Arkham until Amanda Waller recruited him for the Arkham Justice League
 * Clayface/Basil Kralo (Corey Burton) - A former enemy of Batman with morphing abilities. He was once a world famous horror and romantic movies actor, however he soon learned that his girlfriend
 * Dr. Hugo Strange -

Allies

 * Amanda Waller (C.C.H. Pounder) - A high ranking government official who uses government intelligence to get her goals done and the founder of the Arkham Justice League. She formed the League as she felt that as Batman's worst enemies they could be Gotham's next defenders.
 * Commissioner James Gordon (Tom Kane) - The Police Commissioner of Gotham City, the former long time ally of Batman and the father of Barbara. He is very open in his opposition of Amanda Waller's plan to form the Arkham Justice League as he views that as sociopaths, however he begrudgingly became their ally and alerted them to whatever came about. It is eventually revealed that he has always known that Barbara was Batgirl.
 * Nightwing/Richard "Dick" Grayson (Loren Lester) - The former partner of Batman and the first Robin. Bruce took him in after his parents died during a performance in the circus which they lived he was adopted by Bruce and shorty afterwards discovered that he was Batman, he then persuaded Bruce to let join him in his fight against crime as his partner Robin. Eventually he decided to stop being Robin and become the hero Nightwing. He is also the boyfriend of Barbara Gordon.
 * Batgirl/Barbara Gordon (Tara Strong) - The daughter of commissioner James Gordon and a former partner of Batman and the superhero Batgirl and the girlfriend of Dick Grayson/Nightwing. Barbara became Batgirl after Jim was from for accepting bribes from Carmine Falcone. She and Alfred were the only ones who spoke against Bruce's firing of Jason Todd.
 * Alfred Pennyworth (Alastair Duncan) - The former butler of Bruce Wayne as well as one the few who knew his secret. He became Bruce's guardian following the death of his parents when he was ten years old, he later supported Bruce when he became Batman and also became a grandfatherly figure to Dick. Following Bruce's murder he becomes Dick and Barbara's butler despite being distraught over Bruce's death. It was also revealed that both he and Barbara were against Bruce's firing of Jason Todd following his brutal beating to death of Penguin.
 * Catwoman/Selina Kyle (Grey DeLisle) - A former enemy of Batman and an ally to the Arkham Justice League and a friend to both Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy as they form the Gotham City Sirens. She used to have an on off relationship with Batman, after Bruce died she began to rethink her life and even considered giving up being Catwoman.
 * Lucius Fox (Phil LaMarr) - A chief executive at Wayne Enterprises and Bruce Wayne's most loyal employee. He was also one of the few who knew that Bruce was Batman and also helped design many of Bruce's gadgets, when Bruce was killed he became the head of Wayne Enterprises although he was reluctant to do so as he believed he didn't have the qualities to lead it as Bruce did.
 * Det. Harvey Bullock - A detective in the Gotham City Police Department. He was known for his distrusting of Batman as he believed that Batman was responsible for many of his enemies, this belief also put him at odds with Commissioner James Gordon. When Amanda Waller founded the Arkham Justice League he fully supported the idea as he believed that they would be way better then Batman.
 * Vicky Vale - A Gotham City news reporter.
 * Mayor Hamilton Hall - The mayor of Gotham City.
 * Johnny and Rocco Frost - Two of Joker's former henchmen from his gang. They were his two most loyal henchmen
 * Lobo (Brad Garrett) - An alien bounty hunter and mercenary from the planet Czarina and a former enemy of Superman. He was known to have wiped out the entire population on his home planet as part of a High School project, he is also known for having a sly sense of humor which irradiates everyone, even Joker.
 * Bud and Lou - Harley's two beloved pet albino Spotted Hyenas who are the mascots of the Arkham Justice League.

Suicide Squad

 * Deadshot/Floyd Lawton (Neal McDonough) (Season 1) - An assassin who is known as the man who never missed a shot. He was formerly the leader of Suicide Squad which Harley was briefly apart of until a disasterous mission in which only he, King Shark. Killer Frost and Captain Boomerang survived, feeling guilty for his teams deaths he decided to quit his life as an assassin and become a normal person. When the Arkham Justice League is formed he aids them on several occasions on orders of of Amanda, he is killed by Jason during the final episode of season 1. He also secretly harbors romantic feelings for Harley but never tells her for Joker's sake.
 * King Shark - A humanoid Hammerhead Shark and a member of Suicide Squad.
 * Killer Frost -
 * Captain Boomerang -

Justice League of America

 * Superman/Cam Clarke (Tim Daly) - The Leader of the Justice League and the protector of Metropolis. He was born the alien world of Krypton and launched into space in a rocket by his father shorty before Krypton's destruction. He landed outside the Kansas town of Smallville where he was adopted by a farming couple. Later in his life he learned of his origins and his powers, he then decided to put them to good use and became a superhero. Eventually he met and became good friends with Bruce Wayne and soon learned that he was Batman and together they founded the Justice League, after was killed Superman became to decide whether or not to disband the Justice League as Bruce was a vital member. However the Arkham Justice League encouraged him to continue leading the League.
 * Wonder Woman/Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) - The Princess of the Amazons of Themyscira and the daughter of Amazon Queen Hippolyta. She became Wonder Woman after meeting US Air force Captain Steve Trevor during World War 2, she then decided to help in fighting the Nazis. After the war ended she became an antique dealer in France. At some point Batman and Superman found her and request her to join the Justice League which they were putting together. Later after Bruce's death
 * The Flash/Barry Allen -
 * Green Arrow/Oliver Queen -
 * Martian Manhunter/J'onn J'onzz -
 * Aquaman/Arthur Curry -

Society of Shadows

 * Ra's al Ghul (David Warner) - The main antagonist of the Arkham Justice League and the leader of the Society of Shadows who lived for over 700 years due to the Lazarus Pits. His goal is to create a perfect world and that the best way to achieve this is by wiping out most of humanity, he took Jason Todd under his wing after he was fired by Bruce for beating Penguin to death. Whilst training Jason he decided that he would be the perfect successor to the Society of Shadows and to marry his daughter Talia. He had once hoped for Bruce Wayne to takes his place but when Bruce became Batman his hopes were dashed.
 * Red Hood/Jason Todd (Troy Baker) - The second main antagonist of the Arkham Justice League and a member of the Society of Shadows. He once served as Robin alongside Batman, Nightwing and Batgirl, at first they respected him however he was violent and unpredictable and even started believing that they were weak. Eventually one night when they went after Penguin he took things too far and brutally beat him to death and as a result Bruce fired him, enraged he joined the League of Shadows and came under the tutelage of Ra's al Ghul who promised him revenge against his former mentor. A year he confronted Bruce and after a brutal fight murdered him.
 * Talia al Ghul (Stana Katic) - The daughter of Ra's al Ghul and the lover of Jason Todd and the third main antagonist of the Arkham Justice League. During Bruce's training with the Society of Shadows years earlier she and Bruce both engaged in a romantic relationship, however it ended when Bruce returned to Gotham and became Batman and broke Talia's heart. Later when Jason Todd was fired as Robin by Bruce for killing Penguin she and him became lovers, she was also present when Jason brutally murdered him. Despite it she does feel saddened by Bruce's death, like her father she also prolonged her through the Lazarus Pits.
 * Ubu - Ra's bodyguard as well as his most trusted servant.
 * Senator John -
 * Deathstroke/Slade Wilson (Jason Issacs) - A mercenary and assassin who is a member of the Society of Shadows.

Falcone Crime Family

 * Carmine "The Roman" Falcone (Jamie Doman) (Season 1) - A powerful crime lord in Gotham's criminal underworld. Before Joker became who he was Faclone was the most powerful crime lord in Gotham, he is also responsible for deforming Two-Face and the near death of Harley Quinn. Despite the Arkham Justice League's presence he is still in control of Gotham's criminal underworld, he is also paranoid and is sometimes convinced that Alberto and Sofia are out to get him. At the end of season 1 Alberto and Sofia drown him in his bathtub, he calls for his henchmen to save him but instead they help Alberto and Sofia in drowning him.
 * Mario Falcone (Season 1) - Faclone's eldest son who was his most favorite and was greatly spoiled during his childhood. He is an arrogant and rude man who treats certain people like they're below him, including his own siblings Alberto and Sofia. He is also the heir to Falcone's crime empire, he also uses this as a way to abuse Alberto and Sofia even further. He is killed at the end of season 1 by Joker after he tried to harm Harley, it is also revealed that he is a pedophile.
 * Alberto Falcone - Carmine's son who was treated as the black sheep of the Falcone family for most of his life. He often tried to carry certain "businesses" out in the hopes of getting his fathers approval but always failed miserably, eventually Carmine's treatment of him caused to snap and kill hill and take over his empire. He and his sister Sofia are also revealed to be in an incestuous relationship.
 * Sofia Falcone (Crystal Reed) - Carmine's daughter who like Alberto was neglected during her childhood by their father who favored her older brother Mario. As a result she and Alberto often looked out for one another, she is known for being manipulative towards certain people. At the end of season 1 she helps Alberto murder their father and take over his empire, she and Alberto are also revealed to be in a incestuous relationship.
 * Liza (Katia Winter) (Season 1) - Carmine's mistress from Russia. She is an extremely rude, snobbish and unpleasant woman who is deeply hated by both Alberto and Liza as well as Falcone's henchmen. She wears a large fur coat and carries her vicious little chihuahua named Sweetiepie around in her purse, she likes to spend lots of money on expensive clothes and often makes Alberto or Sofia to put for them. She is killed at the end of season 1 by Alberto and Sofia who brutally beat her to death with crowbars.
 * Sweetiepie - Liza's beloved vicious chihuahua whom she carries around in her handbag. Sweetiepie always barks and acts viciously to Alberto, Sofia and all of Falcone's henchmen and evens bites them when they come near her, Liza is the only one who she acts sweetly to. She was killed at the end of season 1 when she was torn apart by Bud and Lou after she bite Harley.

Other Villains

 * Victor Zsasz (Dan Jacobs) - A serial killer from Gotham who is known for carving tally marks on his body for each person he's killed.
 * Bane - An enemy of Batman who was made extremely powerful through a drug called Venom and was the only one of Batman's enemies to have broken him. It was revealed that he was born in the infamous South American prison San Infierno after his father, a revolutionary fled the country and abandoned his pregnant wife. When he was eighteen he escaped and fled north to Gotham where was at some point injected with the drug venom, he was then transformed into the muscle bound super villain he is now.
 * Humpty Dumpty - An enemy of Batman with an egg shaped head who is known for taking things apart to see how they work and then putting them back together again. Sometimes he even takes people apart like his abusive grandmother, despite this he is not deliberately evil as he is merely curious to see how they work. He also displays a childlike personality as he starts crying after learning he's done something wrong.
 * Firefly/Bridget (Tara Strong) - An arsonist who was Harley's best friend growing up. Like her she grew up in the rough Burrows area of Gotham, her father was a drug dealer was who eventually killed in a shootout with police, her mother was forced to become a prostitute in order to support both her and her brother. However she eventually ran off with a client and abandoned her children to extreme poverty, when Bridget was 19 she got pregnant only for her boyfriend to run off with the baby. Eventually the crime in Gotham became too much for her to bear and she gained a flamethrower and fireproof suit and became the vigilante Firefly, however she instead did more harm then good.
 * Maxie Zeus -
 * Joe Chill (François Arnaud) - A mugger who murdered Bruce's parents Thomas and Martha when he was ten years old. It was later revealed that they had his pregnant girlfriend committed to Arkham Asylum where she was later killed by the inmates along with their child, devastated he murdered Thomas and Martha in revenge for their actions. However this left Joe severely depressed, years later he was living alone in a cave in Alaska. He was later confronted by the Arkham Justice League and Nightwing and Batgirl, he then committed suicide despite their attempts to help him.
 * Black Mask/Roman Sionis - One of Gotham's most notorious crime lords

Deceased Characters

 * Batman/Bruce Wayne (Kevin Conroy) - The former protector of Gotham and the former enemy of the Arkham Justice League. when he was eight years old his parents where both gunned down in front of him by a mugger, after that he swore to fight crime in Gotham. When he grew up he traveled the world to train himself both physically and mentally, when he returned to Gotham years later and with the help of his faithful butler Alfred Pennyworth he created the mantle of Batman and began a crusade on on crime. Over time he gain sidekicks to help him in his war against crime like Dick Grayson, Barbara Gordon and then Jason Todd, however after he fired Jason for killing The Penguin. Jason later fought and then brutally murdered him in an alleyway, he often appears in the series as a ghost.
 * The Penguin/Oswald Cobblepot (Nolan North) - An enemy of Batman who was one of the few of his enemies who was sane. Three months before the series Batman, Robin, Nightwing and Batgirl tracked him to his Ice Berg Lounge nightclub following his murder of one of his former henchmen, Robin and Batman separated to try and catch him. Robin cornered Penguin and then brutally beat him to death. Batman, Nightwing and Batgirl then showed up and tried to stop save but were too late, this then resulted in Jason being fired as Robin.
 * Thomas Wayne - The father of Bruce Wayne and the former head of Wayne Enterprises. One night he, Martha and Bruce were on their way home from a musical when they were confronted by a mugger, Thomas tried to reason with him but the mugger took his wallet and Martha's pearl necklace before shooting the both of them. Their deaths were what drove Bruce to become Batman when he grew up.
 * Martha Wayne  - The mother of Bruce Wayne and an important Gotham socialite. One night she, Thomas and Bruce were walking home from a musical when they confronted by a mugger, although Thomas tried to reason with him the mugger took his wallet and her pearl necklace before shooting them both. Their deaths were what drove Bruce to become Batman when he grew up.
 * Henrietta Napier - Joker's beloved grandmother who raised him after his mother and stepfather were arrested. When Joker grew up Henrietta became to develop alzheimers' and Joker worked hard to try and help her, eventually she was killed after accidentally dropping an electric razor whilst in the bath.
 * Nora Fries - The beloved late wife of Mr. Freeze,
 * Sarah (Sarah Ramos) - Joe Chill's beloved girlfriend who was pregnant with their child. She used to work at Wayne Enterprises until she witnessed Thomas' dealings with Carmine Falcone, discovering her Thomas had her drugged and sent to Arkham where she later was killed by a group of inmates. Joe didn't learn of her fate until much later.

Locations

 * Gotham City - A city located in New Jersey.
 * Arkham Asylum - The former psychiatric hospital where many of Batman's enemies were located up. The Arkham Justice League requested that they be given Arkham as their home. It is believed that the Asylum is haunted by the ghost of its founder Amadeus Arkham who committed suicide after he went insane.
 * Wayne Manor - Formerly the home of Bruce Wayne until his murder at the hands of Jason Todd and where the Batcave is located. Following Bruce's death his will leaves it to Dick and Barbara who move into it.
 * Bat Cave -

Season 1

 * 1) Arkham Justice Part 1 - When Batman is found murdered in an Alleyway by a mysterious figure known as Red Hood, government official Amanda Waller assembles some of Batman's worst enemies to form the Arkham Justice League in hopes that they will be the next protectors of Gotham City. Although Commissioner Gordon, Alfred, Nightwing and Batgirl are strongly opposed to this Amanda believes that they are fully capable. She then sends them on their first mission, to bring down Mob boss Black Mask.
 * 2) Arkham Justice Part 2 - As the Arkham Justice League is held down by Black Mask's men they decide to put aside their differences in order to make it out alive,
 * 3) Venom - Bane shows up with the enhancing drug Venom now refined into a medical drug for seriously ill patients. The Arkham Justice League believe that Bane is plotting something big,
 * 4) See No Evil - An ex-convict named Ben kidnaps his daughter Sarah leaving his ex-wife Amanda and her new husband Neil  to call the Arkham Justice League. With no leads to track them Joker decides to call in J'onn J'onzz in order to help him, Harley, Two-Face, Scarecrow and Killer Croc find Ben and Sarah. Eventually they find them but they soon learn that  that Amanda and Neil are both not who they seem and are hiding a despicable secret.
 * 5) Suicide Squad -
 * 6) The Roman -
 * 7) The Justice League and the Arkham Justice League -
 * 8) The Demons Head - Whilst following a lead on the mysterious Red Hood who killed Batman, Nightwing and Batgirl are taken captive by Ra's al Ghul and the League of Assassins. Learning of that the Arkham Justice League team up with Commissioner Gordon and Alfred in order to rescue them, they eventually rescue them and confront the mysterious Red Hood who reveals himself to be the former Robin, Jason Todd.
 * 9) A Fallen Robin -  Nightwing and Batgirl tell the Arkham gang about Jason Todd and of what happened between them and him.

Trivia

 * The show features characters, elements and voice actors from the DC Animated Universe, DC Animated Movie Universe, the Telltale games and the Arkham games.
 * The shows uses Jokers, Harley Quinn's, Two-Faces, Poison Ivy's, Riddlers, Killer Croc's, Mad Hatters, Scarecrows, Clayfaces appearances from Batman: White Knight by Sean Murphy.
 * The show's animated is the same as Assault on Arkham.