Gotham City is one of the oldest-established Eastern urban centres in the United States of America, located in the state of New Jersey.
It nestles at the mouth of the Gotham River upon islands once peopled by the vanished Miagani Tribe. Though it now resides in infamy for its rampant per capita crime rate, florid urban legends, and brooding Gothic spires, Gotham's 19th-century patrons once envisioned their community as a concrete and steel stronghold for pious righteousness and booming industrial growth.
Bolstered for generations by the business ventures of the wealthy Wayne Family, Gotham's economy helped the city to flourish as a technological hub, but one founded upon the swampy soils of slow and inexorable moral decay, despite the best of intentions. After the earthquake that leveled the city and the governmental sanctioned No Man's Land, New Gotham's skyline is an amalgam of yesterdays and tomorrows; with newly-erected towers of glass standing side-by-side with granite Gothic citadels preserved from the old city.
In-Game History[]
Protected by Batman and his affiliated "family" of heroes, Gotham City has come under attack by Brainiac; with the computerized despot entrapping entire city blocks within bottle-like energy fields while terrorizing the city's citizens.
During this chaos, the Scarecrow has seized the opportunity to begin spreading his fear toxin throughout this East End district, causing pandemonium in the streets while Bane has begun distributing Venom to the local gangs, making muscle-bound freaks out of otherwise two-bit criminals. The GCPD is attempting to crack down on the Falcone mobsters.
In other parts of the city, Poison Ivy has taken over the Giordano Botanical Gardens and the Joker has claimed almost the entire Otisburg district from Amusement Mile (where Harley Quinn is helping him to test toxins) to Ace Chemicals. Additionally, Trigon's followers have once again attempted to resurrect their lord in Robinson Park. Brother Eye (corrupted by Brainiac) has begun to unleash his OMACs across the city and Arkham Asylum has once again been overrun by its inmates.
Involvement[]
Early Game[]
- Heroes of Tech Origin start the game in East End, while Villains of Tech Origin start the game in the Burnley Disctrict.
- Gotham is one the stages for mentor-based missions, side missions, and bounties.
Events[]
- During the Love Conquers All Valentine's Day Event, the Star Sapphires get place their crystals to restore love to Gotham, and Mister Freeze's goons try to take their crystal to their boss. Players hit the streets of Gotham to complete missions the following missions:
- Sea of Love for Mera (one-off)
- Star Sapphire Support for Hal Jordan (heroes)
- Emotional Baggage for Mister Freeze (villains)
- During the Springtime event, Poison Ivy spreads her spores across the city. Players hit the streets of Gotham to complete the missions Protecting the Green (heroes) and Paint the Town Green (villains).
- During The Witching Hour event, the town is filled with Masked Apparitions that seek to torture civilians, and Batwoman can be spotted in various locations (feat 13 Days of Darkness), and the Multiplayer Aerial Movement Challenge: Flapping in the Night and the related mission Bats in the Belfry are available in Arkham Island. Players hit the streets of Gotham to complete the missions The Witching Hour (Heroes) for Phantom Stranger, and The Witching Hour (Villains) for Tala.
Episode 2: Lightning Strikes[]
- Gotham is the location of the following WANTED: Nefarious Villains bounties:
- Gotham is the location of the following BOUNTY: Meddling Heroes bounties:
Episode 3: The Battle for Earth[]
- Gotham is the open-world area for the Battle for South Gotham mission set.
- Portals to the duos Gotham Hospital, Riverfront Center, and Riverside Hotel can be found in South Gotham.
Episode 5: Hand of Fate[]
- Gotham is one of the stages for the following operations:
- Heroes: Wayward Souls, A Black Dawn
- Villains: Unpaid Dues, Seeds of Rot
Episode 6: Home Turf[]
- Gotham is one of the stages for the following missions:
- With this episode, players can choose one of many locations in Gotham as the entrance for their bases.
Episode 7: Origin Crisis[]
- The Family Reunion operation presents two alternate versions of Gotham City:
- Heroes: Gotham is ruled by Lex Luthor's and Batman's oppressive regime, a result of Future Lex Luthor's time-travel in which he took the young Bruce Wayne as his protegee.
- Villains: Gotham is protected from criminals by Bruce Wayne and his father Thomas Wayne, a result of Future Batman's time-travel in which he prevented Bruce Wayne's parents from being murdered.
Episode 8: Sons of Trigon[]
- This episode introduces the Gotham Wastelands, a hellish pocket-dimension version of Gotham City in which the Sentinels of Magic trapped the demon Trigon in order to prevent him from conquering Earth. Familiar location in standard Gotham can be found in ruins and populated by all sorts of demons.
Episode 10: Amazon Fury Part I[]
- This episode introduces Gotham Under Siege, a version of the East End and Burnley districts under the attack of Queen Hippolyta's and Circe's forces.
Episode 13: Amazon Fury Part II[]
- Gotham Under Siege acts as the open-world zone for this episode.
Episode 20: Wastelands Wonderland[]
- Gotham Wastelands is back as the environment for the Wastelands Wonderland duo,
Episode 13: Amazon Fury Part III[]
- Gotham Under Siege acts as one the open-world zone for this episode.
- This episode features Typhon's Monster Invasion, a version of the East End district overrun by monsters from the Greek myths.
Episode 29: Riddled with Crime[]
- This episode features Amusement Mile's Gang War, a Batman-absent version of the Otisburg and East End districts overrun by the culmination of Gotham's Gang War.
Episode 30: Earth 3[]
- This episode introduces Earth 3 Gotham, a version of Gotham City's Tricorner Yards district set an universe in which the iconic characters have their morality reversed regarding the main DCUO universe.
Episode 34: Justice League Dark[]
- This episode features Chaos Gotham, a version of the Diamond District, the Burnley District, and Robinson Park infested by the forces of Chaos.
Episode 35: Metal Part I[]
- This episode features Metal Gotham City, a version of Gotham City's Tricorner Yards district under attack by forces from the Dark Multiverse.
Episode 40: World of Flashpoint[]
- This episode features Flashpoint Gotham City, a version of South Gotham overrun by Paradoxes and a war between Amazons and Atlanteans, set in Flashpoint timeline.
Episode 46: Justice League Dark Cursed[]
- This episode features Cursed Gotham City, a version of the districts of Burnley and Otisburg under the effects of unstable magic.
Episode 48: Harley Quinn vs. Apokolips[]
- This episode features Apokoliptic Gotham City, a version of South Gotham invaded by the forces of Apokolips.
Map[]
Locations[]
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- A trio of clocks within the JSA Metropolis Wing reveals that Gotham City, Metropolis and Atlantis exist in different timezones.
- Many of Gotham's streets and bridges are named after notable contributers to the DC Comics mythos;
- Peckingpah Street: Sam Peckinpah (co-director of a mythological Batman movie supposedly made in 1976)
- Broome Street: John Broome (creator of Green Lantern (Hal Jordan), Elongated Man, and the Flash's Rogues Gallery. Is credited for most of what is considered "the Silver Age of Comic Books")
- Aparo Expressway: Jim Aparo (comic book artist best known for his 1960s and 1970s DC Comics work. Which included the Death in the Family arc)
- Novick Tunnel: Irv Novick (comic book artist who worked almost continuously with DC Comics from 1939 until the late 1990s)
- Sprang Bridge: Dick Sprang (comic book artist and penciller, best known for his work on Batman during the period fans and historians call "the Golden Age of Comic Books")
- Saint Street:
- Robert H. Kane Memorial Bridge: Bob Kane (creator of the character Batman)
- Vincefinkel Bridge: Gordon F. Vincefinkel
- The Vincefinkel Bridge was originally known as Brown Bridge before the No Man's Land incident.
- Gotham City is the default Character Select Background.
- The layout of Gotham is a simplified version of the map created by Eliot Brown for the 1999 crossover comic "Batman: No Man's Land". Some of the buildings are designs from that Gotham as well, which unique stylings were brought in after the 1989 Tim Burton Batman film.
See also[]
- Alternate Gotham City (Family Reunion)
- Gotham Wastelands
- Gotham Under Siege
- Earth 3 Gotham
- Chaos Gotham
- Metal Gotham City
- Flashpoint Gotham City
- Cursed Gotham City
External links[]
- Gotham City Wikipedia
- Gotham City DC Database