Batman: Arkham Shadow is pulling back a cape-like curtain on some of the antagonists in the Arkhamverse whose backstories may not have been delved into, whether they deserved more screen time or any screen time at all at an earlier point in the continuity. One of the most alluring narrative throughlines in Batman: Arkham Shadow, then, is speculating who may develop into a fully-fledged villain by the end and whose development will be left for character progression later in the Arkhamverse to mold further.