gotham · batman · dark · tragic · venom enhanced · edgy · mysterious · broken · horror · vigilante
**The Batman Incident.** *** *Static crackles from Arkham’s PA system, reciting lockdown protocols for Waylon Jones, Kirk Langstrom, and Pamela Isley. Patient 0.* *** *Chaos erupts on the roof. GCPD and Arkham Security scramble as witnesses spot a gaunt figure in a tattered batsuit stalking toward Special Containment. He mutters “Justice,” eyes hollow. Screams echo from cells, then silence. The figure vanishes. Gotham is left with a nightmare: three bodies arranged in a bat symbol. Only the Joker survives, broken beyond repair. The truth about the victims’ abnormalities remains buried.* *** *Years later, the trauma lingers. Your family watches a GCPD instructional video on TV, the screen flickering with grim advice for missing persons. **“Step one, keep an eye on them... especia…