Changes: Amadeus Arkham

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Amadeus Arkham was the only son of mentally-ill Elizabeth Arkham, Amadeus watched his mother struggle with her illness for years, which drove him to become a psychiatrist. Years later, having earned a residency at the Metropolis State Psychiatric Hospital, he returned home, and having found his mother to be growing worse, aided her in committing suicide. After her death, he "Mad Dog" Hawkins, escaped from Metropolis Penitentiary and broke into the Arkham family living quarters. Amadeus returned home that night and discovered both his wife and daughter had been raped and murdered, with Hawkins' nickname carved into Constance's chest. When the Asylum opened that November, Hawkins was captured and became one of its first inmates. Amadeus insisted on treating him personally. After six months of treatment, Amadeus could see no improvement in Hawkins and killed him with a lethal dosage of electroshock therapy. The incident was ruled accidental but was only the beginning of Amadeus' slide into insanity, and eventually, he ended up dying as an inmate in his own asylum.

In other media

Batman: Arkham Asylum

Amadeus aa--article image — Amadeus Arkham's grave, as seen in *Batman: Arkham Asylum*.

Because the character is deceased by the time of Batman: Arkham Asylum, he doesn't physically appear in the game but his character profile is unlockable and the player can find his grave in the Asylum's cemetery. The grave appears however, to be dug up, as Arkham's skeleton is partially visible.

His diary entries are recorded in a preview for the game, showing footage of the asylum and its patients:

Journal Entry #1, June 4th, 1920
"Mother is dead. Dementia took her. With my knowledge, I can begin working to cure the world's ailments. The name 'Amadeus Arkham' will become legendary."

Journal Entry #2, September, 1920
"A radical step must be taken to combat Gotham City's diseased."

Journal Entry #3, February, 1921
"Construction has begun on the Elizabeth Arkham Asylum for the criminally insane. Finally, I will be able to treat my patients properly."

Journal Entry #4, April 1st, 1921
"Returned home today to find my family murdered by my patient Martin Hawkins. I feel oddly detached."

Journal Entry #5, September 17th, 1921
"Today, I begin treatment of Martin Hawkins. I will rehabilitate this man."

Journal Entry #6, April 2nd, 1922
"During treatment with Hawkins, I resorted to...extreme measures. It proved more than he could sustain."

Journal Entry #7, June 4th, 1923
"Gotham City is lost. The lunatics are irrepressible. Incurable. The only sensible treatment: Eradication."

Journal Entry #8, October 18th, 1923
"Am I a doctor, or a murderer? I can no longer differentiate. I will give my last breath to deal with the filth that infects Gotham City!"

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 ==History==
-'''Amadeus Arkham''' was the only son of mentally-ill [[Elizabeth Arkham]], Amadeus watched his mother struggle with her illness for years, which drove him to become a psychiatrist. Years later, having earned a residency at the [[Metropolis State Psychiatric Hospital]], he returned home, and having found his mother to be growing worse, aided her in committing suicide. After her death, he[[Martin "Mad Dog" Hawkins|&nbsp;"Mad Dog" Hawkins]], escaped from Metropolis Penitentiary and broke into the Arkham family living quarters. Amadeus returned home that night and discovered both his wife and daughter had been raped and murdered, with Hawkins' nickname carved into Constance's chest. When the Asylum opened that November, Hawkins was captured and became one of its first inmates. Amadeus insisted on treating him personally. After six months of treatment, Amadeus could see no improvement in Hawkins and killed him with a lethal dosage of electroshock therapy. The incident was ruled accidental but was only the beginning of Amadeus' slide into insanity, and eventually, he ended up dying as an inmate in his own asylum. LOLCATS.
+'''Amadeus Arkham''' was the only son of mentally-ill [[Elizabeth Arkham]], Amadeus watched his mother struggle with her illness for years, which drove him to become a psychiatrist. Years later, having earned a residency at the [[Metropolis State Psychiatric Hospital]], he returned home, and having found his mother to be growing worse, aided her in committing suicide. After her death, he[[Martin "Mad Dog" Hawkins|&nbsp;"Mad Dog" Hawkins]], escaped from Metropolis Penitentiary and broke into the Arkham family living quarters. Amadeus returned home that night and discovered both his wife and daughter had been raped and murdered, with Hawkins' nickname carved into Constance's chest. When the Asylum opened that November, Hawkins was captured and became one of its first inmates. Amadeus insisted on treating him personally. After six months of treatment, Amadeus could see no improvement in Hawkins and killed him with a lethal dosage of electroshock therapy. The incident was ruled accidental but was only the beginning of Amadeus' slide into insanity, and eventually, he ended up dying as an inmate in his own asylum.
 ==In other media==
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 '''Journal Entry #8, October 18th, 1923'''<br />"Am I a doctor, or a murderer? I can no longer differentiate. I will give my last breath to deal with the filth that infects Gotham City!"
-OH REALLY, DOCTOR? Didn't turn out so well pour vous. 3:
 [[Category:Characters|Arkham, Amadeus]]
 [[Category:Deceased Characters]]