Arkham Asylum (DCAU)
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The Elizabeth Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane, a DC Comics fictional psychiatric hospital featured prominently in the Batman related comics, is frequently featured in Batman: The Animated Series and othe DC animated Universe series created by Bruce Timm and Paul Dini. In these series it is only referred as Arkham Asylum.
The Asylum has appears frequently in the series. It is depicted as generally dark and gloomy, and the cells are similar to those in the comics, being primarily closed via glass doors. Much of the rest of the asylum resembles a prison more than a mental hospital. In episodes like Trial, is shown that most of the most notorious costumed criminals apprehended by the Batman are sent to Arkham rather than jail. However, the Penguin goes to Stonegate (The Mechanic, Second Chance), a regular jail as well as Killer Croc, whose sanity is debated in courts (as shown in Trial, Sideshow, Bane and Love is a Croc). In the series, neither Jeremiah or Amadeus Arkham are shown or mentioned, but the episode Dreams in Darkness features, Dr. Bartholomew, a character who plays a similar role to Jeremiah's in Shadow of the Bat #1-4, but toned down to a more reasonable and less sadistic persona.
As in the comics, there is certain level of incompetence in the asylum. Dangerous criminals like the the Scarecrow or Joker come and go as they please, and at least two members of its personel have become insane criminals like Doctor Harlene Quinzel (a. k. a. Harley Quinn) and Security Chief Lyle Bolton (a. k. a. Lock-Up). In Trial, all the inmates took control of the institution.
However, although both her patients eventually snap back to insanity, in a couple of ocations Doctor Joan Leelan achieve notable improvements with Quinzel and Arnold Wesker (a. k. a. The Ventriloquist / Scarface). Other criminals released by the asylum with eventual trajic results are Jervis Tetch (a. k. a. the Mad Hatter), Edward Nigma (a. k. a. the Riddler), Pamela Lilian Isley (a. k. a. Poison Ivy) and Mary Dahl (a. k. a. Baby Doll).
[edit] Appearances
- Chistmas with the Joker
- Heart of Ice
- Fear of Victory
- Dreams in Darkness
- Joker's wild
- Fire from Olympus
- Read My Lips
- Trial
- Harlequinade
- Second Chance
- Riddler's Reform
- Lock-Up
- Harley's Holliday
- Deep Freeze
- Make 'Em Laugh
- Double Talk
- Joker's Millions
- Love is a Croc
- Better World
[edit] Inmates
Except for Ra's Al Ghul, the Penguin and Catwoman, most of the popular villains of Batman's rogues gallery is frequently imprissioned in this institution and they were often featured there when Batman visited. In the first season the Joker, Two-face and Poison Ivy are the ones seen with more frequency there (most of times they don't speak). In The Adventures of Batman & Robin (the second season), the third episode, Trial, actually took place in the asylum and featured all of the recurring insane enemies of Batman kidnapping him to be judged. After that Harley Quinn, the Scarecrow and Scarface start making voiced appearances there.
- The Joker, 7 appearances.
- Poison Ivy, 7 appearances.
- The Scarecrow, 6 appearances.
- Scarface, 6 appearances.
- Two-face, 6 appearances.
- Harley Quinn, 5 appearances.
- The Mad Hatter, 3 appearances.
- The Riddler, 2 appearances.
- Killer Croc, 2 appearances.
- Mr. Freeze, 2 appearances.
- Lock-Up, 1 appearance.
- Maxie Zeus, 1 appearance.
- Batman, 1 appearance.
[edit] Personel
Arkham Asylum known personel consist consist of Dr. Bartholomew who seems to have a directive pocition, Dr. Joan Leeland known for his optimistic pocition towards some inmates and a number of guards and male nurses. Some of its former peronel include security director Lyle Bolton, who becomes Lock-Up after being fired due to the abuse complaints of some inmates; and Doctor Harleene Quinzel, who falls in love with the Joker and becomes Harley Quinn in order to take him out of there.
