Hells Gate – Calling All Henchmen
Hmmm. So in the center of this poster we have a nice friendly skull. On the left side, we have a request for individuals with criminal records. And assuming most people read left to right, then on the right side, the poster is asking those same individuals with criminal records if they have an interest in making money quickly.
Not to mention that the name of the organization is Hells Gates Waste Disposal Service, as we can see on the back of the gentleman’s coat below The name doesn’t make the previous details on the ad sound any friendlier.If all of that isn’t suspicious enough, according to the DC Wikia:
A majority of local businesses were wholly- or partially-owned subsidiaries of LexCorp. Among those many subsidiaries are such diverse businesses as Advanced Research Laboratories, Secur-Corp Armored Car Service, North American Robotics, Hell’s Gate Disposal Services, and the Good Foods Group, owners of Ralli’s Family Restaurants and the Koul-Brau Breweries.
But wait a second, besides what seems to be an overtly obvious help wanted advertisement for a nefarious underground criminal organization that masquerades as a garbage disposal/waste management company (totally original) isn’t there somewhere else in the Arkham series we heard someone talking about Hells Gates? Or something like that:
“I bring a message. Dark days are coming, Batman. The prophecy is coming true. You are the warrior who will close the gates of hell. You are the one who will save this day and in doing so events will occur that you cannot stop. From the ashes of Arkham, the fires will rage and Gotham will burn. And you, you will burn too.” ―Azrael
What do you think? Is this a tie-in to Superman? Is it part of Azrael’s prophecy? Or are we thinking too deeply?
