Another new trailer has posted for the awesome looking game Batman: Arkham Asylum. Thanks go to Geek-tastic contributor Wes for pointing this out to me.
While I'm really happy Harley Quinn is being included in the game, and am even more excited by the fact that she's being voiced by actress Arleen Sorkin (the original voice of Harley from the Batman Animated Series), I'm disappointed in the fact that they've changed Harley's costume so considerably. Harley Quinn's original outfit was that of a classic court jester. It was red and black, with a funny hat that had little things going off of her head. She looked like this:
In the new game, Harley now appears to be wearing something that is a cross between a school girl outfit and a dominatrix outfit. It comes complete with super short skirt, visible panties, thigh high stockings, and a corset that shows a lot of cleavage. So this really just begs the question . . . when did Harley Quinn become a big fat slut?
Did the game designers think that her old costume just wasn't sexy enough for teenage video game fans? Is that why Harley has been turned into a harlot? In a game that has otherwise looked completely amazing, I'm sort of sad to see this massive change to a character's design that does such a disservice to the character. Let's just hope that this is the only time Harley goes whoring it up in this new outfit. I'll be really annoyed if she starts popping up in the comics looking like this.
In happier news though, I just checked out the game's IMDB page and am amazed at the sheer number of characters from the Batman universe that will be appearing in the game. Here's the whole list:
- Batman (obviously)
- Joker
- Commissioner Gordon
- Barbara Gordon / Oracle
- Killer Croc
- Victor Zsasz
- Scarecrow
- Poison Ivy
- Penguin
- Harley Quinn
- Riddler
- Mr. Freeze
That there is a bevy of Bat-characters all appearing in one game. Unfortunately, not all of them are being voiced by the actors or actresses who voiced them in the Batman Animated series, but I guess that would just be asking for too much. I'm perfectly happy with having Batman, Joker and Harley Quinn voiced by the right people. That's enough to make me happy.
Harley Quinn's original outfit was that of a classic court jester. ... sexyharleyquinn.blogspot.com
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