BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT Sequel Leaked Concept Art Reveals BATMAN BEYOND-Inspired Damian Wayne And More

Some concept art from the cancelled Batman: Arkham Knight sequel shows Damian Wayne decked out in a Batman Beyond-style Batsuit, and old Bruce Wayne in his costume, and more. Check it out after the jump!

By JoshWilding - Nov 09, 2021 06:11 PM EST

Filed Under: Batman: Arkham

Batman: Arkham Knight ended by killing off Bruce Wayne and bringing Rocksteady's incredible trilogy to a close. Despite the Caped Crusader's death, rumours have persisted that a follow-up might be in the works, and one is now heading our way in the form of Gotham Knight.

While more of a spiritual successor than a direct follow-up, that takes place in a world where Batman died and his family, Nightwing, Batgirl, Robin, and Red Hood, have all stepped up in his place. However, rumours have persisted for years that a project involving Damian Wayne might be in the works and some leaked concept art reveals a better idea of what that was going to be.

As you'll see below, Bruce would have returned as a much older Batman, while an adult Damian was set to be kitted out in a Batsuit with a lot of similarities to the Batman Beyond one!

CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE CONCEPT ART!

We don't know why this didn't happen or if it could be resurrected down the line, but it appears this title didn't get past the early development stage. It's a shame because playing as Damian and an older Dark Knight might have been a lot of fun and would serve as a nice epilogue to those Arkham games.

Of course, with Rockstead developing Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, this might not have been the sequel many fans of their beloved franchise would want. Still, we'd have loved to see what direction this story would have headed in and how it might have built on the events of Arkham Knight.

What do you guys think? Does this sound better than Gotham Knights?

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JFerguson - 11/9/2021, 6:02 PM

GaMe fRaGgEr!!!

bkmeijer2 - 11/9/2021, 6:04 PM

Already saw them and gotta say they look pretty cool. Doubt we'll ever get to see them though, especially since Gotham Knights also fills that post-Batman gap

CorndogBurglar - 11/9/2021, 7:02 PM

@bkmeijer - Which is odd because Gotham Knights is not a sequel or even taking place in the same world as the Arkham games did.

bkmeijer2 - 11/10/2021, 3:37 AM

@CorndogBurglar - true. Although it might as well do, but I guess it doesn't because Batman isn't really dead

Batman5 - 11/10/2021, 10:36 AM

@CorndogBurglar - yea it’s weird tho because it’s not supposed to be a sequel but then in the newspaper clipping from the trailer Bruce dies when Wayne manor blows up just like in Arkham knight lol

CorndogBurglar - 11/10/2021, 11:25 AM

@Batman5 - Yeah, I know. Everyone thought the trailer was confirmation it was an Arkham sequel or spinoff.

It took the devs saying it wasn't for people to understand.

But the similarities are too much to ignore. I'm 100% certain Gotham Knights started out as a spinoff to the Arkham series. Why would they make the major plot point of the game so similar to the ending of Arkham Knight? They could have achieved the same thing by just saying Bruce Wayne died. But why include Wayne Manor being blown up as they way he died?

dagenspear - 11/9/2021, 6:05 PM

Why link to another site, when it doesn't even seem like it's a different site. Same makeup, but with a different title?

BobbyW - 11/9/2021, 7:17 PM

@dagenspear - Same writer too.

Santanaonfire - 11/9/2021, 7:19 PM

@dagenspear - I refuse to click the link. Guess I won’t see the photos!

Saintsinnister - 11/9/2021, 8:50 PM

@dagenspear - here’s a link to a site, with a link to another site that has the twitter link. Fuggin bloggers.

Repian - 11/9/2021, 6:10 PM

A Batman Beyond game would be great with a futuristic Gotham to go through.

bcom - 11/9/2021, 6:34 PM

@Repian - I always thought that if there were to be a direct sequel to the Arkham series that a time jump to a Batman Beyond game would be cool. The gameplay of the Arkham games in a futuristic setting would've been pretty cool I think.

Repian - 11/9/2021, 6:49 PM

@bcom - It would be great to hear old Bruce's voice while you play. Also, I can imagine a Joker robot. Joker's gang steal an old Omac and reprogram it

YonnyLayna - 11/9/2021, 6:13 PM

Gotham Knights is a more natural spin off/sequel to Batman than all those random suff they are doing on the movies/hbo.

patmanqc - 11/9/2021, 6:20 PM

I am not digging the old man Batman with a beard

IcePyke - 11/9/2021, 6:20 PM

Ha1frican - 11/9/2021, 6:24 PM

I like this infinitely more than either SSKJL or Gotham Knights. As a huge fan of the Arkham series (minus Origins) neither of these really interest me especially Gotham Knights which seems like a ftp games as service mobile game from what we’ve seen so far

SummersEssex - 11/9/2021, 6:25 PM

Missed opportunity. They really dropped the ball with the ending of Arkham Knight, this could have made up for it.

CorndogBurglar - 11/9/2021, 7:06 PM

@SummersEssex - I didn't think they dropped the ball with Arkham Knight's ending. It ended with Bruce still running around as Batman. They could have taken it anywhere from there.

bcom - 11/9/2021, 6:31 PM

Old man Batman with a beard? Interesting. I imaging it would be rather itchy and uncomfortable under the cowl. Not very functional or practical there Bruce LOL.

InfinitePunches - 11/9/2021, 6:51 PM

This would have been an egregious case of Terry McGinnis erasure.

Superspecialawesomeguy - 11/9/2021, 6:57 PM

@InfinitePunches - Wouldn't be suprised if that's why they didn't go through with it.

zeon00 - 11/10/2021, 4:37 PM

@Superspecialawesomeguy - the game would have been great

Superspecialawesomeguy - 11/9/2021, 6:54 PM

Sorry Damian, but there's already a Batman Beyond and it ain't you.

zeon00 - 11/10/2021, 2:52 PM

@Superspecialawesomeguy - the game could have been great though

vegetaray - 11/9/2021, 7:03 PM

Link to a different site, which is still in the CBM ecosystem…THEN linking to a Twitter post on said second site…Ffs Wilding !!! I mean damn…

dragon316 - 11/9/2021, 7:38 PM

@vegetaray - ffs = fantastic fours

dragon316 - 11/9/2021, 7:38 PM

That’s not Batman beyond costume Batman beyond doesn’t have cape still nice look at

TheDonOfGotham - 11/9/2021, 7:42 PM

It's weird how Rocksteady & WB Montreal seem to have swapped games.

WB Montreal teased the Suicide Squad at the end of Origins and now that's Rocksteady's game.

Rocksteady ended Arkham Knight with Batman "dead" and that's basically the premise of Gotham Knights (even though that's said to not be a sequel).

PapaSpank54 - 11/9/2021, 10:13 PM

@TheDonOfGotham - that's what I'm saying. I remember looking forward to that Squad game too.

Luke8 - 11/9/2021, 9:09 PM

Old Mam Bruce looks like Christian Bale.

GhostDog - 11/9/2021, 9:15 PM

So [frick] Terry huh

AnthonyVonGeek - 11/9/2021, 9:34 PM

“CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE CONCEPT ART”

CyberBishop - 11/9/2021, 10:17 PM

ZOMG ITS A GAME CHANGER FOR SURE!!!!!! It's TITULAR!!!

TJJones96 - 11/9/2021, 10:49 PM

It wasn't even leaked. Its on the artists artstation page

NewNameWhoDis - 11/9/2021, 11:27 PM

This should have happened. That concept art is fire. MAYBE, they went with Gotham Knights because it made more sense as a sequel and they'll come back to this for a follow up. Maybe. Hopefully. This looks too cool to not do.

Twenty23Three - 11/10/2021, 1:50 AM

Has so much fun playing most of Arkham Knight. Swinging about doing Batman stuff. Sadly it managed to turn half the game into a terrible tank game so I never went back to it

TheDpool - 11/10/2021, 4:16 AM

Still don't get why Gotham Knights is a loose sequel instead of being called a straight up sequel.

It just seems to be like releasing The Dark Knight and then releasing The Dark Knight Rises and being like "its not a direct sequel! It does take place after and deals with the concussions of it but it isn't a sequel!"

ChrisRed - 11/10/2021, 5:13 AM

@TheDpool - I'm actually glad Gotham Knights isn't a sequel. Arkham Knight made some very weird decisions like making Barbara and Tim a couple. The Arkham games also tie down most of the heroes and villains in terms of designs and stories. I'm glad this game can start from a blank slate.

Fares - 11/10/2021, 8:07 AM

@TheDpool - I'm sure they don't want the wait of the Arkham franchise on their back anymore, certainly after Arkham Origins. And the narrative liberty of a serparate universe is sure a big plus as well. Plus they wen't for more of an RPG direction, so it wouldn't fit into the what you'd expect from an Arkham game either way.

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