LEGO Batman: A Trio of Troublemakers

Jun 10, 2008

The Dark Knight is slowly gearing up for his latest adventure in Gotham thanks to Traveller's Tales and Warner Brothers Interactive. LEGO Batman: The Videogame will be released this September, and players will face off against the whole Rogue's Gallery in a unique story, joining with Robin to defeat the forces of evil. But LEGO Batman will feature a new twist to the formula with Villain Mode, which will let players cause chaos instead of protect citizens.

To give you a sense of who you'll meet, fight and potentially play as, we gathered information on three characters, along with a quick shot of what they'll look like in the game. Commit these facts to memory; they could prove useful as the LEGO blocks fall. (Note: all screens taken from PS3/360 version.)

Bane

REAL NAME: Unknown

OCCUPATION: Professional criminal

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Gotham City

EYES: Unknown

HAIR: Unknown

The identity of Bane has never truly been known, but the man who would become this super human wrecking ball of strength and hand to hand combat lead a tragic life from the start. Born in a Santa Prisca prison and raised in solitary confinement, Bane developed incredible concentration abilities and became a master of strategy. Eventually selected as a military experiment with a new drug called Venom, Bane discovered that his strength was greatly enhanced by this substance, and used his intelligence to escape his prison. While he set out to destroy Batman, and nearly succeeded, Batman discovered the means to eventually defeat the criminal.

Attributes:

Master strategist

Enhanced stamina

Enhanced strength

Superior hand-to-hand combatant

Powers and Abilities In LEGO Batman:

Bane can move through toxic gases unharmed. He also has super strength, allowing him to carry and throw huge objects.

Clayface

REAL NAME: Basil Karlo

OCCUPATION: Former Actor, Professional criminal

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Mobile

EYES: Brown

HAIR: Black

Karlo got his start as an actor in horror films, but was driven insane with the discovery that one of his classics was being remade. Assuming the identity of Clayface (the villain of the movie), Karlo killed several cast and crewmates of the movie before he was stopped by Batman and Robin. A while later, he joined a group of villains known as the Mud Pack, who also adopted the Clayface moniker, and when they were defeated by the Dark Knight, Karlo injected their essence into himself. This gave him the ability to change his shape, copy the power of heroes or villains and even melt people into protoplasm with a simple touch of his fingers.

Attributes:

Clayface can alter his physical form, adopting the appearance of anyone or anything.

If those whose appearance he adopts have super powers, he copies those as well

His touch can reduce an enemy to proptoplasm.

Powers and Abilities In LEGO Batman:

Clayface has incredible agility, which lets him perform super jumps to access high areas other characters can't reach. He also has super strength, which lets him pick up large objects and smash through strong walls.

Nightwing

REAL NAME: Dick Grayson

OCCUPATION: Police Officer

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Blüdhaven

EYES: Blue

HAIR: Black

Dick Grayson was adopted by Bruce Wayne shortly after his circus acrobat parents were murdered by criminals. Becoming Batman's sidekick, Robin, Dick fought against crime in Gotham until he decided to move on to the corrupt city of Blüdhaven. While he patrols the streets by day as a police officer, he watches the town at night as Nightwing.

Attributes:

Expert in most known forms of martial arts

Trained in all aspects of criminology

Trained gymnast

Trained in stealth and espionage techniques

Expert escape artist

Powers and Abilities In LEGO Batman:

As a bonus character, Nightwing can use all of Robin's technology suits as he swings from the rooftops of Gotham.

To check out some of these characters in action, take a look at the video below.