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Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight

5F. The Lantern Menace =

Complete walkthrough for Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight's 'The Lantern Menace' mission. Includes character teams, step-by-step instructions, and tips for defeating Brainiac.

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Complete walkthrough for Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight's 'The Lantern Menace' mission. Includes character teams, step-by-step instructions, and tips for defeating Brainiac.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Assault Brainiac's Skull Ship. Head right, grapple down the ladder, and climb up. Use Stealth Lex Luthor to hit a switch, shutting down a camera.
  2. 2
    Switch to Hazard Lex Luthor and go right through the goop. Switch back to Stealth Lex to hit another switch, clearing the path.
  3. 3
    Use sonic abilities to break glass and build a Swamp Pad. Switch to Solomon Grundy, press B on the pad to summon a buzzsaw truck. Drive the truck to clear the path.
  4. 4
    In the next area, go to the back and use sonic to break glass, revealing a token for the SHIELD SUIT.
  5. 5
    Use an Electric Suit Batman to pull a charge from a generator on the right. Move him left and deposit the charge in the other generator to remove tentacles.
  6. 6
    On the right, blast the silver wall. Cut the gold line on it. On the left, use Lex's Shield Suit to pass through fire, then use Tech to open a panel and laser the gold line.
  7. 7
    Assemble the Flash Pad and use it to create a screen. Fight the thugs that appear after Robin opens the wrong door.
  8. 8
    Team two takes over. Go to the back left. Have Tech Robin use the pinhole panel to reveal a blue wall.
  9. 9
    Switch to Magnet Cyborg and walk up the blue wall. Grapple the orange hook and build a Fuel dispenser. Use it to fly up to the generator and get an electric charge.
  10. 10
    Fly right and put the charge in the other generator to reveal another magnet wall. Walk up this wall as Robin or Joker.
  11. 11
    Enter the goop and throw the switch to open the door further into the ship.
  12. 12
    Ship Innards: Use Magnet abilities to remove tentacles and hop across appearing platforms. Blast the two silver boxes that appear to open the way forward.
  13. 13
    Head up the stairs to the green lasers. Push both rotator switches to align the side lasers. Smash the objects near the middle laser and assemble a Shield Pad.
  14. 14
    Use Wonder Woman to reflect a beam into the last red light, opening the door.
  15. 15
    Brainiac Battle: You start with Robin. Fight off thugs. Mash B to wrest control of Wonder Woman. Fight more thugs, then Batman, then more thugs, then Solomon Grundy. Once you have all characters, punch Brainiac.

New Suit: Shield Suit

Watchtower Interlude:

  1. You are back with J'onn and Hal. Follow the stud trail up to the control room.
  2. Go to the large blue glowing globe to select the next mission.
Tips
  • Cutting gold lines can be tough. Aim your laser at the top and go straight down.
  • True Hero at 170,000 studs.
  • Shield Suit unlocked.

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