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Arkham Knight HQ
Batman: Arkham Knight

Arkham Knight HQ

Master the Arkham Knight HQ boss fight in Batman: Arkham Knight. Learn strategies for all four phases, enemy types, and environmental advantages to take down the Knight.

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Master the Arkham Knight HQ boss fight in Batman: Arkham Knight. Learn strategies for all four phases, enemy types, and environmental advantages to take down the Knight.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Phase 1: Alone - The Arkham Knight is on a vantage point. Sneak up the right side of the room, get below him, and grapple up. This phase teaches the core mechanic.
  2. 2
    Phase 2: Reinforcement Wave 1 - Doors open to the east and north. The Knight is in the eastern room. Six Soldiers (one with a Detective Mode Scanner) and a Boa Drone appear. Use the south and central areas to take out initial enemies, then move to the east room. Blind the drone with the Remote Hacking Device. After defeating enemies, grapple the Knight. Escape the east room through a small opening before the timer runs out.
  3. 3
    Phase 3: Reinforcement Wave 2 - The southern door opens, and the Knight is in this room. Six Soldiers and a Boa Drone appear. The northern door remains open.
  4. 4
    Phase 4: Reinforcement Wave 3 - The western door opens, and the Knight is in this room. More Soldiers and a Boa Drone will appear.
Tips
  • The Arkham Knight scans the room with a sniper rifle; a red laser indicates his line of sight. Stay out of it.
  • The fight is a series of predator rooms. Eliminate all enemies before grappling the Knight.
  • Mined vantage points and destroyed vents do not reset between phases, limiting movement options later on.
  • Conserve your most useful gadgets and distractions for later phases.
  • Utilize environmental factors:
    • Central Room: Raised balcony, lower ventilation ducts, generator (lure enemies with Voice Synthesizer + Remote Hacking Device), escalators (distraction with Remote Hacking Device).
  • North Room: Weak glass roof for takedowns, roof hatches, underground ventilation tunnels, ground-level vents.
  • East Room: Underground ventilation tunnels, large servers for cover, pool of water with a generator (use Remote Electrical Charge).
  • South Room: Destructible floor, underground ventilation tunnels (links to Central room), large planters for cover.
  • During Phase 2, use the southern and central areas to stay out of the sniper's sight before engaging in the east room.
  • Briefly use Detective Mode to avoid detection by the Soldier with the scanner.
  • Blind the Boa Drone with the Remote Hacking Device when it's nearby.
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