Batman: Arkham Origins creative director explains why Black Mask takes the main villain role

“We realize that Black Mask is not necessarily as prominent in people’s minds as some other classic Batman villains, so we realize we also need to do work to explain why he’s really cool and make him felt in the game. It’s not something people bring a lot of baggage to when you see the Black Mask, so we have to do the work to make him scary.” - creative director Eric Holmes

I don't know all that much about Black Mask, so I'm excited to know that the game will help explain the character to me. Let's hope he's got a story worth telling in Origins!

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