The game contains many referential humor moments and Easter eggs tied to non-Batman media and memes. During a Penguin boss fight, the Penguin quotes “So anyway, I started blastin’,” linking to the show It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and also includes a line from Home Alone 2. A sequence involving Black Mask references Street Fighter II when Batman and Batgirl stop him and the camera angle emphasizes punching the car into pieces like the game’s car-smashing effect. In the prologue, Ra’s Al Ghul invites Bruce Wayne to train with the League of Assassins and says “I have a particular set of skills,” echoing Taken. Actor-based callbacks connect these characters to earlier Batman performances.
"During the Penguin boss fight, the Penguin makes a reference to the show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, shouting "So anyway, I started blastin.'" This goes a layer deeper, since Danny DeVito, who plays Frank Reynolds in the show, also played the Penguin in Batman Returns, which this version of the Penguin is directly based on. He's got a few other lines during the boss fight that make other pop culture references, like "Merry Christmas, you filthy animals" from Home Alone 2."
"After tracking down Black Mask and disabling his security system, he attempts to escape in his sports car. Batman and Batgirl stop him, before the camera shifts to a side angle as you punch his car into pieces, referencing the car smashing from Street Fighter II."
"Ra's Al Ghul makes an appearance in Gotham during the prologue, inviting Bruce Wayne to train with the League of Assassins. His opening line is "I have a particular set of skills," referencing Liam Neeson's line in the movie Taken. Neeson also played Ra's in Batman Begins, referencing the actor's other work, just like with DeVito."
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