Punchline: Episode III (Briefings)

Synopsis[]

"Batman and Joker race to unlock the riddlesome mysteries of the Riddler!"

Zone: Gotham
Region: Burnley
Location:
Briefing: Vicki Vale: "This is Vicki Vale for Gotham Now! The Riddler, aka Edward Nigma, is best known for leaving riddle clues that dare the authorities to find him. Although Nygma claims to have renounced crime to work as a private eye, Gotham Now! has evidence that he and the Joker are working together at Ace Chemicals. Is this the return of the clue-obsessed mastermind? We'll keep you posted here at Gotham Now!"

Zone: Gotham
Region: Otisburg
Location:
Briefing: Vicki Vale: "Vicki Vale with Gotham Now! and the latest information on the world's deadliest assassin, Deathstroke! With a reputation even more terrifying than his martial skills, Deathstroke is famed for always completing any contracted hit. Now reports place him in Gotham. Who is his latest target? And who could possibly afford his fee? Stay tuned to Gotham Now!"

Zone: Gotham
Region: Burnley
Location:
Briefing: Jack Ryder: "This is Jack Ryder, and YOU ARE WRONG! Why? Because you think the Joker isn't a man with a plan! Sure he's a crazy pathological mass murderer. Sure he's a menace to every normal rational order-lovin' human being. That doesn't mean he doesn't have friends - friends with the technology to turn us all into crazed freaks! Think Batman and the new heroes can keep us safe? Hate to say it, friend, but YOU ARE WRONG!"

Zone: Gotham
Region: Otisburg
Location: Out back behind the Pawn Shop.
Briefing: Lucius Fox: "This is Lucius Fox at WayneTech on our secure connection to the Special Crimes Unit. We received an urgent call asking us to analyze the Joker's new J1N1 robots. A remote scan shows they're linked to power cores located in nearby vans. Whoever designed the Joker's robots apparently couldn't fit in both insanity *and* a large enough battery. Take out the robots and the cores should short out."

Zone: Gotham
Region: Burnley
Location: On the ground next to the building southeast of the Giordano Botanical Gardens.
Briefing: Batman: "This is Batman to Commissioner Gordon. The Joker's adding some suspicious new weapons to his arsenal. His new toxin is...far too chemically complex for some one as...unfocused as The Joker. Have your men armed with an antidote if you can. Batman out."

Zone: Gotham
Region: Burnley
Location: Across from the Arcade.
Briefing: Joker: "My famous patience is coming to an end. I can't contact a single one of my robots with the device Morrow gave me. *mimicking TO Morrow* 'They don't need an internal power source! *normal* he says. *mimicking TO Morrow* We'll put the power cores in vans! *normal* he says. I'm beginning to suspect he's playing me for a fool. *with escalating rage* And there's no fool here - only - the JOKER! *angry crackle and sizzle as remote is turned off*'"

Punchline: Episode 3 is one of two briefings that comprise the meta briefing Punchline.

See Punchline: Episode 1 for more information about the other briefing in the set.

Upon completion of this briefing collection players receive a message from Vicki Vale, accessible from any Mail Terminal.

From: Vicki Vale	Subject: Briefing: Punchline III
"Gotham Now News Brief: The GCPD refused to comment tonight on the activities of numerous costumed vigilantes in the Otisburg district. The Riddler, Batman, Joker's gang, and the assassin Deathstroke are reported to all have been active in the area, though to what end is currently unclear. We'll update as we learn more. For Gotham Now, I'm Vicki Vale."
Attachment: Fine Derby Hat

This briefing rewards the player with the Fine Derby Hat head item (style: Derby).