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Gorilla Grodd serves as a secondary antagonist in the narrative. During a conflict at Arkham Asylum, Grodd activates his own creation, the Quake Engine, a time displacement device. Its activation unexpectedly transports Batman, numerous allies, adversaries, and Grodd himself to feudal Japan. Grodd originally intended to exile Gotham City's villains permanently, seizing control of the city unimpeded; Batman's intervention during activation caused the unintended mass displacement through time.
Upon arrival in feudal Japan, following an initial confrontation with the Joker, Grodd summons Batman to a nearby hot spring. He explains his original plan and proposes a temporary alliance to collaborate on finding a way back to their original time. Batman, Catwoman, the Bat-Family, and the Bat Clan subsequently join forces with Grodd to combat the Joker and Harley Quinn's forces near a river. They achieve victory over Joker and Harley, but Grodd immediately betrays Batman, revealing a prior alliance with Two-Face. Joker and Harley escape by detonating their own ship, seemingly killing Batman in the explosion.
Having secured a power converter from Harley Quinn during the conflict, Catwoman attempts to negotiate passage back to Gotham with Grodd. Grodd informs her that additional power converters are required from Penguin, Poison Ivy, and Deathstroke to fully reactivate the Quake Engine for the return journey. Approximately two days later, Batman resurfaces, having survived the explosion and recovered. He directs the Bat-Family to train in ninja tactics to counter Grodd's growing threat.
Over the following month, the villains deploy massive castle robots for a decisive battle at the "Field of Hell." Batman leads the Bat-Family and the Bat Clan into this confrontation. After Batman's forces subdue the other villains, Grodd unveils his true ambition: ruling feudal Japan himself. He uses his telepathic abilities to place the defeated villains under mind control. However, the Joker and Harley Quinn disrupt Grodd's triumph by crashing their own castle into the battlefield and reclaiming it from his control. The Bat-Family rescues Catwoman and an injured Grodd from the ensuing chaos. Joker then merges all the castle robots into a single colossal entity known as Lord Joker.
Critically injured, Grodd relinquishes control of his army of monkeys to Batman. Robin utilizes this army, enabling the monkeys to merge into a giant samurai monkey construct to engage Lord Joker. This construct further combines with a swarm of bats to form the Batgod, ultimately defeating Joker's robot. Following this victory, the Bat-Family storms the castle to confront the villains directly. With the villains ultimately defeated, the Bat Clan initiates efforts to restore feudal Japan, while the Bat-Family returns the captured villains to the present day for delivery to Commissioner James Gordon.
Grodd's primary objective throughout the events in feudal Japan is to establish dominion over the country, transforming it into a "kingdom of monkeys" and altering the course of world history. He demonstrates strategic cunning, forming temporary alliances when advantageous – initially with Batman and later with Two-Face – but ultimately prioritizing his own goal of conquest. His mastery of advanced technology, exemplified by the Quake Engine, and his potent telepathic mind control abilities are central to his antagonistic role.
Upon arrival in feudal Japan, following an initial confrontation with the Joker, Grodd summons Batman to a nearby hot spring. He explains his original plan and proposes a temporary alliance to collaborate on finding a way back to their original time. Batman, Catwoman, the Bat-Family, and the Bat Clan subsequently join forces with Grodd to combat the Joker and Harley Quinn's forces near a river. They achieve victory over Joker and Harley, but Grodd immediately betrays Batman, revealing a prior alliance with Two-Face. Joker and Harley escape by detonating their own ship, seemingly killing Batman in the explosion.
Having secured a power converter from Harley Quinn during the conflict, Catwoman attempts to negotiate passage back to Gotham with Grodd. Grodd informs her that additional power converters are required from Penguin, Poison Ivy, and Deathstroke to fully reactivate the Quake Engine for the return journey. Approximately two days later, Batman resurfaces, having survived the explosion and recovered. He directs the Bat-Family to train in ninja tactics to counter Grodd's growing threat.
Over the following month, the villains deploy massive castle robots for a decisive battle at the "Field of Hell." Batman leads the Bat-Family and the Bat Clan into this confrontation. After Batman's forces subdue the other villains, Grodd unveils his true ambition: ruling feudal Japan himself. He uses his telepathic abilities to place the defeated villains under mind control. However, the Joker and Harley Quinn disrupt Grodd's triumph by crashing their own castle into the battlefield and reclaiming it from his control. The Bat-Family rescues Catwoman and an injured Grodd from the ensuing chaos. Joker then merges all the castle robots into a single colossal entity known as Lord Joker.
Critically injured, Grodd relinquishes control of his army of monkeys to Batman. Robin utilizes this army, enabling the monkeys to merge into a giant samurai monkey construct to engage Lord Joker. This construct further combines with a swarm of bats to form the Batgod, ultimately defeating Joker's robot. Following this victory, the Bat-Family storms the castle to confront the villains directly. With the villains ultimately defeated, the Bat Clan initiates efforts to restore feudal Japan, while the Bat-Family returns the captured villains to the present day for delivery to Commissioner James Gordon.
Grodd's primary objective throughout the events in feudal Japan is to establish dominion over the country, transforming it into a "kingdom of monkeys" and altering the course of world history. He demonstrates strategic cunning, forming temporary alliances when advantageous – initially with Batman and later with Two-Face – but ultimately prioritizing his own goal of conquest. His mastery of advanced technology, exemplified by the Quake Engine, and his potent telepathic mind control abilities are central to his antagonistic role.