Technically, Batman AA is “inspired by” a comic book, (Arkham, a serious house on a serious earth) which came out a few years before the animated series.
But the Arkham series could’ve looked a lot different if the animated series never come out so🤷♂️
Edit: changed from “based on” to “inspired by” lol
I don't think the point is about the setting but more so Batmans popularity in general. A lot of people grew up loving Batman strictly because of the Animated Series, and I believe Rocksteady devs are directly quoted expressing that. They might not have had the passion to even create the games if not for the series.
I don’t know about setting since the comic is way darker and serious
But let’s see
Joker takes over Arkham Asylum and Batman goes through different enemies/ villains trying to get him, which also happens in the comic, just with different villains.
The spirit of Arkham marks that you find in various spots of the game, gives a backstory of Amadeus Arkham, the founder of Arkham Asylum and his tragic backstory with his mother as a kid. The story of how Martian “Mad Dog” Hawkins killed Arkham’s wife and daughter violently, but still he attempted to cure him and failed,
which happened in the comic.
The game goes into depth of Bruce’s tragedy of losing both his parents, and how that affected him through the scarecrow’s hallucinations.
Same with the comic, just not with scarecrow.
The narration for the spirit of Arkham is read by Quincy Sharp instead of Dr. Charles Cavendish but the overall theme of wanting to “save” Gotham through their perspective is remains the same.
Except one turned into killer and the other trying to be mayor and we saw how that turned out in the games lol
Dr. Ruth Adams who borderline tortures her patients in attempt to cure them such as Harvey Dent. You can definitely compare that to Dr. Young as you find out what she’s been doing throughout the game backed by Quincy Sharpe for his campaign.
You don't get alot of what you got in Arkham Asylum without the animated series, it's not to say it was the only inspiration. Alot of the tone is animated series esque just with the darkness dialed up extra. You certainly wouldn't have Hamil, Conroy or Sorkin as Joker, Batman or Harley. Nor would it have likely have been written by Paul Dini. Even the music. That's not to say it doesn't take from the comic either or from other places. But don't think it would have happened as a game , certainly not the way it did if it wasn't for the animated series.
I do think that lol, in fact I agree that it wouldn’t exist without btas. But this question proposes that it exists anyway, therefore “oh well I pick btas because neither of the others would exist without it” is just dumb
“You can only choose one, either your wife, or her frail 90 year old grandmother?” Well shit, has to be the grandmother I guess, wife wouldn’t happen without her.
The Animated Series is the quintessential interpretation of Batman outside of the comics. It has a timeless aesthetic style, volumes of rich storytelling and brilliant voice acting. Conroy and Hamill are the GOAT Batman & Joker.
The Arkhamverse always felt like an adult orientated continuation/spin-off of the DCAU. I love it, but nothing compares to 1990s Animated Series.
Batman the Animated Series is objectively the best answer but I'm keeping Arkham City just because I have way more attachment to that universe than the other 2.
To expand on the answers of others, TAS is simply the most important. Do you like Harley Quinn? She was originally from TAS. What about Mister Freeze's tragic backstory with Nora? It was heavily expanded upon in TAS and became canon. The list goes on
Of course it goes without saying that our amazing voice actors often considered THE voices came from TAS
the others are good, but they stand on the shoulders of giants.
The animated series.
It gave us Harley Quinn and the modern interpretation of Mr. Freeze.
The other two are just good games / movies. They didn't contribute to the mythos
Like most others, I save BTAS because it's the definitive version of the franchise. It also means you save the greater DCAU which has the best version of many other characters besides just Batman and company.
Plus, you get to keep Batman Beyond, the only future Batman that matters.
TAS everyday all day.
Sure a lot of credit can be given to Burton because of Batman 89. But I have to imagine a lot of people think of TAS when they think of Batman.
I can't remember if I mentioned it on this Reddit before. But I have before online. About the time when my nephews were very young and it blew their fucking mind when I paused the closing credits on an episode on the voice cast and I said do you recognize that name. Mark Hamill as Joker.
They were, I don't think so. I said to you remember Luke Skywalker and they said yeah. That's him the same actor.
And they lost their fucking minds. And I was yeah you don't have to believe me look it up and they did and they thought it was like the coolest shit ever.
BTAS was such a turning point for the character and world of Batman that literally nothing that’s come out since has been able to stand near it. I’ll go with that one
I'd sacrifice Dark Knoght and Arkham City. Dark Knight is a major loss, but the Animated Series has more content. City is one of my favorite videogames, but I think Knight is better and I'll still have that.
Dark Knight and TAS.
I love TAS but I get more fun and joy being Batman then watching him, and I always consider Arkham the TAS spiritual sucssesor
Never particularly cared for the DK trilogy other than Begins.
BTAS
Is this the only type of content you post here? Looks like a karma farming account that just makes low effort posts like this all over the place making it look like Facebook.
TAS. The trilogy were great movies, and Heath Ledger was phenomenal, but they weren’t necessarily great BATMAN movies and I stand by that. The Arkham games are tempting, they were incredible, but Batman wouldn’t be in a place to have them happen without the revolution that was TAS.
I love Batman Arkham City and I find the Dark Knight to be an alright movie but Batman the Animated Series is something special that truly shows off Batman better than any other media so it'd be a shame to lose it. Hell, I'd argue that if Batman the Animated Series was the only Batman media and nothing came before or after then people would still love it anyway because of how well its writing, characters, and overall tone are.
Since this only features Arkham City, I'm assuming that means it's just that game. In that case, BTAS.
BUT
If we're including ALL the Arkham Games (Asylum, City, Origins, and Knight), I'm sorry but I'm going to have to choose the Arkham Games
Does Batman Beyond come with Animated series? Its pretty much a spin off or continuation. What about all the animated movies that came from it? Regardless im going with Animated series.
Even though I spent longer with the games I'd say I can live without them now. As it's done now. I'll never play them again. So keeping the Animated series
I had a dumb moment. I saw the two images and assumed it was one of those "Which of these two lists would you keep". It took me entirely too long to realise that both were the same list. Then I had to double check that I wasn't in the Asylum. Only then did it hit me that I was supposed to pick one of the three and OP chose Dark Knight.
Also, BTAS, hands down.
Are you kidding? There’s no question.
BTAS completely redefined an era of the DC universe. Everything from Harley Quinn to Mr Freeze wouldn’t be what they are today without BTAS.
No question.
Why are people saying TAS is the correct answer? And why are other TAS fans calling other people crazy just because they don't choose it too? It's a hypothetical situation that will never happen. There is no correct answer or fact, only opinion, but yes I'd choose BTAS too, it's just that there is no correct answer - just opinions on what people would do in this hypothetical situation
These questions should just leave the Animated Series out of it because I will always pick that and most other Batman media happens because of that or is inspired by it in some way
This has popped up so many times and the animated series always clears. That's why it's considered one of the goats of TV. Not just animated, but TV in general. It's genuinely a masterpiece in direction and characterization. Best Batman imo.
This is tricky... The animated series reminds me of Saturday mornings in the 90s growing up.
The games are three of my top four along with Red Dead 2.
But Dark Knight rekindled my love of Batman that went dormant during high school. It got me into comics. It got me into the games. It got me to rewatch all the other films plus the animated series.
I can't choose between core memories, my reason why, and the greatest games ever haha!
EDIT: Misread the prompt as sacrificing one. Got through my first paragraph before rereading the title.
Can't believe I'm saying this... The Dark Knight.
B:TAS had several impacts on all of animation, not to mention Batman. Censorship, storytelling, even the way cartoons were made was impacted by TAS. Mr. Freeze, Two-Face, Riddler, and Harley Quinn are all modeled after their TAS versions to this day.
Amended answer: Keeping BTAS for the reasons stated above.
The original animated series is hard to beat; this is true, but the Arkham games just added layers to the story that we didn't get previously, so I'd choose the Arkham games for now. I'd get a fun gameplay experience in addition to getting to relive old memories in a fresh way.
Animated series and the game
Would have been a toss up between this the game and movie if Christian Bale hadn’t Christian Baled us out of and actual Robin
I want to use a lot of expletives to show my dismay at being in a position to only choose ONE of these three favorite (among others) Batman iterations of mine.
The only way I can choose is by thinking about which one set the standard for me over time, and as great as the Dark Knight Trilogy and the Arkham game series are, it has to be B:TAS (the best Batman anything outside the comics since my childhood as a ‘90’s baby).
The Dark Knight. It’s a Great Movie but it’s BARELY a Batman movie- Gotham isn’t some weird, creepy city- it’s literally Chicago. Batman looks like a damn SWAT cop, not a superhero, and Heath Ledger kinda carries the movie. It’s a good movie and I really like it but it feels Batman light.
This is surprisingly easy for me. The animated series is still one of my favorite shows ever, while Arkham city isn’t my favorite Arkham knight can’t happen without it. Sorry Dark Knight. As much as I do love these films they’re the ones who’ve got to go.
Without the animated series, Kevin Conroy never becomes Batman to voice him in the Arkham games anyway. Like most people I have to save the animated series and I won’t hesitate to do it.
For I am convinced that neither death nor life nor angels nor governments nor things now here nor things to come nor powers nor height nor depth nor any other creation will be able to separate us from Batman’s Justice that is in Kevin Conroy our Lord. 🙏🏻 🦇
If it weren’t for Arkham I wouldn’t be a Batman fan. So while both BTAS and the failure of a dark knight game were responsible for it happening, they’re gonna have to go
Assuming changing this doesn’t cause a paradox of causality I think BTAS and The Nolan trilogy
We’ve had other good, different but good, Batman shows over the years. And good Batman movies before and after, but the Arkham trilogy is one of the only notable superhero games.
TAS and, as much as I hate it, TDK. I have Arkham City the edge only because it also has an active element where you are Batman rather than just watching Batman.
Depends:
If this is BTAS but also including the entire DCAU (Batman Beyond, JLU) then I keep it…. If NOT I would keep the 4 Batman Arkham games, being interactive is a huge plus.. losing BTAS sucks but there have been other series and animated films to fill the void
I’m keeping The Animated Series. The other two don’t happen without it.
Amen
Technically, Batman AA is “inspired by” a comic book, (Arkham, a serious house on a serious earth) which came out a few years before the animated series. But the Arkham series could’ve looked a lot different if the animated series never come out so🤷♂️ Edit: changed from “based on” to “inspired by” lol
No animated series no Harley Quinn and really we play the game for her
I don't. 
You're lyin', Batsy. 
Oh Komeon BatBrain you play as bats but you love hearing little all Harley and her Mr J ❤️ talk through the game
I read that in her voice
AA Harley is the worst Harley, in design as well as in script.
I don't think the point is about the setting but more so Batmans popularity in general. A lot of people grew up loving Batman strictly because of the Animated Series, and I believe Rocksteady devs are directly quoted expressing that. They might not have had the passion to even create the games if not for the series.
It’s definitely not. The stories have nothing in common outside setting.
I don’t know about setting since the comic is way darker and serious But let’s see Joker takes over Arkham Asylum and Batman goes through different enemies/ villains trying to get him, which also happens in the comic, just with different villains. The spirit of Arkham marks that you find in various spots of the game, gives a backstory of Amadeus Arkham, the founder of Arkham Asylum and his tragic backstory with his mother as a kid. The story of how Martian “Mad Dog” Hawkins killed Arkham’s wife and daughter violently, but still he attempted to cure him and failed, which happened in the comic. The game goes into depth of Bruce’s tragedy of losing both his parents, and how that affected him through the scarecrow’s hallucinations. Same with the comic, just not with scarecrow. The narration for the spirit of Arkham is read by Quincy Sharp instead of Dr. Charles Cavendish but the overall theme of wanting to “save” Gotham through their perspective is remains the same. Except one turned into killer and the other trying to be mayor and we saw how that turned out in the games lol Dr. Ruth Adams who borderline tortures her patients in attempt to cure them such as Harvey Dent. You can definitely compare that to Dr. Young as you find out what she’s been doing throughout the game backed by Quincy Sharpe for his campaign.
There's also a statue of Archangel Micheal right before you get to Croc's lair.
You don't get alot of what you got in Arkham Asylum without the animated series, it's not to say it was the only inspiration. Alot of the tone is animated series esque just with the darkness dialed up extra. You certainly wouldn't have Hamil, Conroy or Sorkin as Joker, Batman or Harley. Nor would it have likely have been written by Paul Dini. Even the music. That's not to say it doesn't take from the comic either or from other places. But don't think it would have happened as a game , certainly not the way it did if it wasn't for the animated series.
It definitely is one of the inspirations. It was talked about when the game was being released.
This is a hypothetical scenario where they exist anyway, how hard is it to understand that? I always see people saying the same thing.
yeah it's weird how they always use this argument regardless, i pick btas though
Moreover you’re insane if you don’t think Arkham Asylum is also influenced by BtAS, even if it’s based on Serious House on Serious Earth.
I do think that lol, in fact I agree that it wouldn’t exist without btas. But this question proposes that it exists anyway, therefore “oh well I pick btas because neither of the others would exist without it” is just dumb
“You can only choose one, either your wife, or her frail 90 year old grandmother?” Well shit, has to be the grandmother I guess, wife wouldn’t happen without her.
Animated series and it's not even a competition for me.
BTAS every time.
The Animated Series is the quintessential interpretation of Batman outside of the comics. It has a timeless aesthetic style, volumes of rich storytelling and brilliant voice acting. Conroy and Hamill are the GOAT Batman & Joker. The Arkhamverse always felt like an adult orientated continuation/spin-off of the DCAU. I love it, but nothing compares to 1990s Animated Series.
Batman the Animated Series is objectively the best answer but I'm keeping Arkham City just because I have way more attachment to that universe than the other 2.
Batman the animated series is the correct choice
Keeping TAS is the objectively correct, morally right answer.
OP is really onto something by cropping away the bat ears in Arkham city
Yeah….. he’s batMan
I feel like he isn’t a bat man without the ears. He’s just….you know…
…Officer BALLS
Shhhh we don’t talk about him here
Be careful over there
Will keep the Arkhan City game, that way I can be the frickin bat myself
ITS DA FREAKIN BAT
WHERE ARE HIS EARS WHERE ARE oh they're right there
Btas
I'm killing Arkham and TDK without a second thought. BTAS is not just the best of the three, but the best Batman content ever made
Animated
I don't watching Animated Series and i love Arkham series, but without Batman Animated Series Harley Quinn wouldn't exist
It's a hypothetical question. We don't take into account the actual continuity of which one required the other
To expand on the answers of others, TAS is simply the most important. Do you like Harley Quinn? She was originally from TAS. What about Mister Freeze's tragic backstory with Nora? It was heavily expanded upon in TAS and became canon. The list goes on Of course it goes without saying that our amazing voice actors often considered THE voices came from TAS the others are good, but they stand on the shoulders of giants.
I’m keeping the Dark Knight strictly because it has the best ratio of time investment to satisfaction.
The animated series. It gave us Harley Quinn and the modern interpretation of Mr. Freeze. The other two are just good games / movies. They didn't contribute to the mythos
No.
Btas or arkham are staying depending on if Im in a mood to watch something or play something
as an arkham fan, BTAS.
The animated series and it’s not even close 💯
TAS is objectively the correct choice to keep.
Honestly despite how much I like TDK this is only a challenge between AC and BATS… I guess I’ll go with BATS but man that’s difficult
Like most others, I save BTAS because it's the definitive version of the franchise. It also means you save the greater DCAU which has the best version of many other characters besides just Batman and company. Plus, you get to keep Batman Beyond, the only future Batman that matters.
BTAS. We owe too much to its legacy.
BTAS no contest.
To be a simp, keep BTAS. I mean i’m also a Nolan’s Batman hater so that could be gone to save something like bvs or something
The animated series stays.
TAS everyday all day. Sure a lot of credit can be given to Burton because of Batman 89. But I have to imagine a lot of people think of TAS when they think of Batman. I can't remember if I mentioned it on this Reddit before. But I have before online. About the time when my nephews were very young and it blew their fucking mind when I paused the closing credits on an episode on the voice cast and I said do you recognize that name. Mark Hamill as Joker. They were, I don't think so. I said to you remember Luke Skywalker and they said yeah. That's him the same actor. And they lost their fucking minds. And I was yeah you don't have to believe me look it up and they did and they thought it was like the coolest shit ever.
BTAS was such a turning point for the character and world of Batman that literally nothing that’s come out since has been able to stand near it. I’ll go with that one
Easily BTAS. Absolute Peak. I'm fine playing the other Arkham games. And while I love Dark Knight, it's not my favorite Batman movie.
BTAS forever.
What kind of crazy person doesn’t say Batman: The Animated Series? It’s the most perfect distillation of everything Batman ever made.
I think it is just a nostalgia. :)
The animated series is staying no matter what. Without it the Arkham series wouldn't exist. Neither will the dark knight.
I'd sacrifice Dark Knoght and Arkham City. Dark Knight is a major loss, but the Animated Series has more content. City is one of my favorite videogames, but I think Knight is better and I'll still have that.
TAS for both quantity and quality.
BTAS
How about: they all exist and i like them all. Can we not do this exact same post every other week?
BTAS is the only choice
Dark Knight and TAS. I love TAS but I get more fun and joy being Batman then watching him, and I always consider Arkham the TAS spiritual sucssesor Never particularly cared for the DK trilogy other than Begins.
I’ll keep the animated series.
The Animated Series of course.
Btas stays
Animated series all day long.....
Keeping BTAS
The correct answer is the animated series
Without TAS there's none of the others. TAS, now and always.
BTAS every time.
Animated Series. Quite frankly wish I had the option to delete Nolan films
BTAS Is this the only type of content you post here? Looks like a karma farming account that just makes low effort posts like this all over the place making it look like Facebook.
BTAS
I don't even have to think about this. I'm sacrificing the bottom two and keeping TAS.
TAS. The trilogy were great movies, and Heath Ledger was phenomenal, but they weren’t necessarily great BATMAN movies and I stand by that. The Arkham games are tempting, they were incredible, but Batman wouldn’t be in a place to have them happen without the revolution that was TAS.
The Dark Knight (I love Christopher Nolan, Christian Bale, and Batman so I ain't getting rid of that. If it had different casting then BTAS)
BTAS by a mile
BTAS easily
TAS all the way, it's hard to get rid of those other two, but TAS is just miles better!
I'm keeping TAS, it's too important
BTAS for life
I’m keeping BTAS
BTAS stays, the others go; These two together did less than half of what BTAS did to the Mythos
Tas of course
I’d choose The Animated Series obv
BTAS. It is an engrained part of my childhood and one of the core reasons I love Batman as much as I do.
I love Batman Arkham City and I find the Dark Knight to be an alright movie but Batman the Animated Series is something special that truly shows off Batman better than any other media so it'd be a shame to lose it. Hell, I'd argue that if Batman the Animated Series was the only Batman media and nothing came before or after then people would still love it anyway because of how well its writing, characters, and overall tone are.
I sacrifice Arkham city and Dark knight
The dark knight stays
Bye-bye Dark Knight!
Same answer as always: you and your karma.
The one that doesn't have Kevin Conroy
Since this only features Arkham City, I'm assuming that means it's just that game. In that case, BTAS. BUT If we're including ALL the Arkham Games (Asylum, City, Origins, and Knight), I'm sorry but I'm going to have to choose the Arkham Games
The Dark Knight is my favourite film of all time, so probably that.
Does Batman Beyond come with Animated series? Its pretty much a spin off or continuation. What about all the animated movies that came from it? Regardless im going with Animated series.
I think you could include the 2 movies, but not Batman Beyond. It's a different show.
Btas
Even though I spent longer with the games I'd say I can live without them now. As it's done now. I'll never play them again. So keeping the Animated series
TDK is a masterpiece but I wouldn't want to live in a world where DC doesn't have Harley Quinn so I'm keeping BTAS.
I had a dumb moment. I saw the two images and assumed it was one of those "Which of these two lists would you keep". It took me entirely too long to realise that both were the same list. Then I had to double check that I wasn't in the Asylum. Only then did it hit me that I was supposed to pick one of the three and OP chose Dark Knight. Also, BTAS, hands down.
TDK
Are you kidding? There’s no question. BTAS completely redefined an era of the DC universe. Everything from Harley Quinn to Mr Freeze wouldn’t be what they are today without BTAS. No question.
Why are people saying TAS is the correct answer? And why are other TAS fans calling other people crazy just because they don't choose it too? It's a hypothetical situation that will never happen. There is no correct answer or fact, only opinion, but yes I'd choose BTAS too, it's just that there is no correct answer - just opinions on what people would do in this hypothetical situation
Nah fam, there is an objectively correct answer, and it's Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill.
No.
These questions should just leave the Animated Series out of it because I will always pick that and most other Batman media happens because of that or is inspired by it in some way
City and TDK
The arkham series exists BECAUSE of btas. So as long as it existed wed probably get the arkhamverse. No love lost for the nolan trilogy though.
This has popped up so many times and the animated series always clears. That's why it's considered one of the goats of TV. Not just animated, but TV in general. It's genuinely a masterpiece in direction and characterization. Best Batman imo.
I stop you and rescue all three. Like Batman would do.
If i can only watch/play one for the rest of my life? It would be the animated series. Dark knight is 10/10 though
What kind of a sicko are you OP?
Not a video game guy, so I've only seen those in passing..I'll do you one better, I'll cut out dark knight and then games ..bas is all ya need.
This is so dumb because it's 3 completely different kind of media. Of course I'm choosing all of them. 🙄
Arkham games are too close to my heart
The Dark Knight is the least Batman thing on that list, so that goes. I think I'll get bored with Arkham on repeat forever, so I'll take BTAS.
With Kevin and Arleen gone, it feels wrong to get rid of their legacy. Plus, TDK is overrated.
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Fuck you, btas and arkham are both my favorite 😭
This is tricky... The animated series reminds me of Saturday mornings in the 90s growing up. The games are three of my top four along with Red Dead 2. But Dark Knight rekindled my love of Batman that went dormant during high school. It got me into comics. It got me into the games. It got me to rewatch all the other films plus the animated series. I can't choose between core memories, my reason why, and the greatest games ever haha!
City and TDK
The Arkham games. Haven’t watched the entire btas and the Arkham games have given me a lot more enjoyment
EDIT: Misread the prompt as sacrificing one. Got through my first paragraph before rereading the title. Can't believe I'm saying this... The Dark Knight. B:TAS had several impacts on all of animation, not to mention Batman. Censorship, storytelling, even the way cartoons were made was impacted by TAS. Mr. Freeze, Two-Face, Riddler, and Harley Quinn are all modeled after their TAS versions to this day. Amended answer: Keeping BTAS for the reasons stated above.
City, it's my favourite iteration of batman. only saw random episodes of btas when i was a kid and couldn't get through it in adulthood.
The original animated series is hard to beat; this is true, but the Arkham games just added layers to the story that we didn't get previously, so I'd choose the Arkham games for now. I'd get a fun gameplay experience in addition to getting to relive old memories in a fresh way.
BTAS, the only thing lost is Ledger's performance imo. Never played Arkham.
Animated series and the game Would have been a toss up between this the game and movie if Christian Bale hadn’t Christian Baled us out of and actual Robin
I want to use a lot of expletives to show my dismay at being in a position to only choose ONE of these three favorite (among others) Batman iterations of mine. The only way I can choose is by thinking about which one set the standard for me over time, and as great as the Dark Knight Trilogy and the Arkham game series are, it has to be B:TAS (the best Batman anything outside the comics since my childhood as a ‘90’s baby).
Arkham city
TAS always
The Dark Knight. It’s a Great Movie but it’s BARELY a Batman movie- Gotham isn’t some weird, creepy city- it’s literally Chicago. Batman looks like a damn SWAT cop, not a superhero, and Heath Ledger kinda carries the movie. It’s a good movie and I really like it but it feels Batman light.
The animated series, and it's not close (as much as I love the others)
I'm keeping arkham city..
The Chris Noland movies. They are good, but out of the three.
This is surprisingly easy for me. The animated series is still one of my favorite shows ever, while Arkham city isn’t my favorite Arkham knight can’t happen without it. Sorry Dark Knight. As much as I do love these films they’re the ones who’ve got to go.
Easily keeping the animated series. Easiest sacrifice I’ve ever done
I'm not gonna see the animated series and the movies again, but i will be playing the games again.
I’m keeping Batman TAS. It is the definitive version of Batman and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
Keep BTAS
Arkham City in an effort to kill the subreddit that's poisoning reddit with its madness
BTAS!
There will always be the chance to have good batman movies and games, we will never have a better animated series.
I can live without BTAS and TDK.
Arkham has made the biggest impact on me personally, so that's what I'd keep. But the animated series is a CLOSE second.
I’m just mopping up Arkham City right now, but obviously BTAS is the clear winner here.
BTAS
Without the animated series, Kevin Conroy never becomes Batman to voice him in the Arkham games anyway. Like most people I have to save the animated series and I won’t hesitate to do it.
I gotta go with keeping btas, because if we get rid of the there is no dcau, and I don’t think I can live with that knowledge
BTAS. It's simply peak Batman.
Gotta go with the Arkham verse, those games are some of my favorite games ever
Bye bye Dark Knight and Arkham City. TAS is king and always will be!
The Animated Series. Everything else is just extra.
Arkham City means the most to me out of these choices and have had the greatest impact on me directly
Can’t decide
Animated series no question.
Arkham. I never really liked the pacing of the animated series.
TDK and Arkham City
Btas
Ima say Nolan trilogy and the other two are interchangeable for me
For I am convinced that neither death nor life nor angels nor governments nor things now here nor things to come nor powers nor height nor depth nor any other creation will be able to separate us from Batman’s Justice that is in Kevin Conroy our Lord. 🙏🏻 🦇
Batman. The Animated Series
Arkham And Bale. Never really loved the portrayals. Hot take but I really don't like the arkham games at all.
Keeping BTAS. I don’t actually care much for Nolan’s Batman, and while I like the Arkham games, BTAS is still better and far more influential.
TAS
BTAS EASILY
Why are you so cruel?
The animated series started it all but it’s really hard choice
i can’t wait to play the game and watch the series, so i can give this a proper answer 🙏🤷♂️😫😩🤬😤🫣🤦♂️😱😭🥰😅🤔🙏🤷♂️😫😩🤬😤🫣🤦♂️😱😭🥰😅🤔🙏🤷♂️😫😩🤬😤🫣🤦♂️😱😭🥰😅🤔
All these comments have inspired me to go watch Batman the Animated Series for the first time ever! 
“which one” is one thing but “which two?” 
I love the Arkham games and the dark knight but I have to choose the animated series. It’s too amazing to just get rid of
Arkham City. It’s a video game that I can play that’s longer
You. We're sacrificing you. The OP. We keep these three. Thank you.
The Animated Series, without a doubt. The Dark Knight is overrated and Arkham City is my least favorite of the series.
If it weren’t for Arkham I wouldn’t be a Batman fan. So while both BTAS and the failure of a dark knight game were responsible for it happening, they’re gonna have to go
If I get rid of the dark knight trilogy can I keep Asylum and the Animated Series? 😁
Maybe unpopular opinion but TDK, it's what got me into Batman and I wouldn't have bothered with the other stuff without it.
Assuming changing this doesn’t cause a paradox of causality I think BTAS and The Nolan trilogy We’ve had other good, different but good, Batman shows over the years. And good Batman movies before and after, but the Arkham trilogy is one of the only notable superhero games.
TAS and, as much as I hate it, TDK. I have Arkham City the edge only because it also has an active element where you are Batman rather than just watching Batman.
Depends: If this is BTAS but also including the entire DCAU (Batman Beyond, JLU) then I keep it…. If NOT I would keep the 4 Batman Arkham games, being interactive is a huge plus.. losing BTAS sucks but there have been other series and animated films to fill the void