Batman then dug up clues, leading back to his grandfather, only to find that the Court has nests hidden throughout the city. However, Bruce later determined he was riddled with grief and had no actual proof of their involvement or even their existence.īruce Wayne didn’t come face-to-face with the Court of Owls until many years later when an assassin, one of the Court of Owl’s Talons, made an attempt on his life in their name after he announced plans to rebuild and reshape Gotham City. Prior to seeing them face-to-face, a young Bruce Wayne, following his parents’ death, became obsessed with the Court and was convinced they had somehow caused his parents’ deaths. The Court of Owls was a well-known legend in Gotham, similar to the boogeyman or the Easter bunny. The Court is able to do most of their dirty work thanks to their Talons, child performers from the circus that are kidnapped and trained until they are transformed into assassins. The role of the Court is to wield political influence through violence, murder, or any other means necessary. The group is an allusive crime syndicate, made up of Gotham’s wealthiest families, that has ruled Gotham from the shadows for generations, with the earliest reports of the Court of Owls dating back to the 1600s. As mentioned above, the Court first appeared in Batman Vol. The Court of Owls first appeared in Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s groundbreaking run on Batman. 2 #3, which released October 2011, The Court of Owls has managed to become on the Batfamily’s fiercest adversaries. Despite debuting fairly recently in Batman Vol.
While the Court of Owls has had a few appearances outside of the comic panels, most people will be surprised to find out they are a fairly new member of Batman’s rouges gallery.
Additionally, an Associate Producer at WB Montreal tweeted a picture of the development team’s shirts with a logo that is eerily similar to the Court of Owls signature owl. Scott Snyder, the creator of the Court of Owls and current writer on Batman: The Last Knight on Earth, tweeted and then deleted a post alluding to the group’s involvement in the upcoming game. With WB Montreal teasing their new game, rumors have been flying that the next villain Batman is set to face in the Arkham universe is the Court of Owls.
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