New Gotham Knights Trailer reveals The Court Of Owls

WB Montreal and DC Comics debuted a new trailer for Gotham Knights, the upcoming co-op action game set in the Batman universe, at the DC FanDome event. The trailer focuses on the storey and continues to establish the Court of Owls as the game's main antagonists.

However, in an interesting outcome, it isn't the voice of a young girl that is unsettlingly reciting the terrifying legend of the Court of Owls and their murderous assassin, the Talon. Rather, it is Oswald 'The Penguin' Cobblepot, one of Batman's main antagonists, who warns Nightwing that the Court of Owls isn't a myth and that pursuing them will cost him his life.

Nightwing isn't the only one looking for the Court of Owls, as Gotham Knights allow players to assume the role of various members of the Bat-family. An ornate gate bearing the sigil of the Court of Owls is shown opening in the trailer, and figures wearing menacing owl masks emerge from the shadows and into the light.

Nightwing can be seen sneaking around a dark and dilapidated cathedral-like structure; Robin picks up a rusted key with an owl on it; Batgirl explores what appears to be a cave while a figure scurries by above her; and Red Hood, meanwhile, is shown being caught in a trap and caged.

The above said little girl reappears in the trailer, but this time she's singing creepily as images of dozens of Talons emerging from coffins are shown, and members of the Bat-family are besieged by them.

A behind-the-scenes video was also shown at FanDome. It features key creatives from the original Court of Owls comic book arc discussing Gotham Knights. "One of the joys of writing comics is the hope that someone will take that storey and make it their own," said Scott Snyder, acclaimed writer and co-creator of the Court of Owls. "I think Warner Bros. did an excellent job of translating and evolving the Court of Owls into the game."

Fans love these characters—both the heroes and villains—and now people will be able to play the conflict that the Court of Owls instigates themselves, according to Greg Capullo, comic book artist and co-creator of the Court of Owls, as well as Jim Lee, legendary comic book artist, publisher, and chief creative officer at DC.

Members of the WB Montreal development team, including narrative director Ann Lemay and creative director Patrick Redding, also showed up to discuss how the studio used the source material to adapt the storey to a new medium in their own unique way. Interestingly, it appears that WB Montreal, with assistance from Snyder and other DC creatives, has expanded and added to the mythos of the Court of Owls.