Batman OnStar commercials the villain," which had apparently been missed. The actor portraying Batman in the OnStar spots is Bruce Thomas, Curtis Armstrong portrays The Joker in one of the ads, Vicki Vale is played by Brooke Burns, and The Riddler is played by Brian Stepanek in one of the ads. Michael Gough, who portrays Bruce Wayne's butler, Alfred Pennyworth, in the "Batman" films directed by Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher, reprises his role in the OnStar ads. The voice of OnStar Representative, Karen Boyd, is that of Joanna Rubiner. OnStar began a $50 million ad campaign in February 2000, although it is
Batman: Arkham Origins is aware of "the Batman", and does not condone his approach to crime-fighting. Led by Commissioner Loeb, the GCPD is thoroughly corrupt; Branden and his SWAT team are hunting for Batman to claim the bounty for themselves. The incorruptible Captain James Gordon is one of the most unpopular members of the force. Batman's relationship with Alfred is strained; the butler, an overbearing parental figure, reminds him of his parents' deaths and Alfred sees Batman as a spoiled child squandering his inheritance on a vigilante crusade. Old Gotham, the section of Gotham City which will become the Arkham City prison, is