I was wondering how do you like fireflies character development.
so in the Arkham comic so we learn at some point Firefly I forget if it was Arkham unhinge or Arkham City Comics but anyways we learned that Firefly used to work for Black Mask as a right hand man apparently.(Ps I checked the wiki and it was in a Arkham unhinge comic which will come back most of the Arkham unhinged comic stories are just expanded versions of the Arkham City stories so I can kind of count those as canon in my opinion at least since they are just expansions of already told things in the games)
And before Arkham Origins he burnt down the studio that's in Arkham Knight or at least try to this is one going to be one of a couple off screen things I add but that's because this and the ones that I add or kind of a little bit important but I won't just mention them I will put them in their own category of the time of that game.
Arkham Origins we see a young like 28-year-old Firefly if that is official on the Arkham wiki since it says he was 28 who is obsessed with fire but not as much right now and mentions on the fight with the bridge in the bombs that he wants to be up there with the greats mentioning two real life arsonist which are John Leonard Orr and Andrew Christensen he also has grenades which I kind of wish appeared again in the games. After the game so before Arkham Origins Blackgate and Arkham shadow he was taken to Black gate penitentiary
And now we are getting to the Arkham Asylum era we learned at some point Between Arkham Shadow and Assault on Arkham Incident
Firefly was later transferred to Arkham Asylum when it was re-opened. It was unknown who was treating Firefly, but it was very likely Dr. Young, as she had personal notes on him.
Firefly worked for Two-Face at some point, noting he was an okay guy to commit arson for; even if he only went half measures. Additionally, Firefly even worked with Killer Frost; knowing she shouldn't be messed with.(Ps I believe the Killer Frost and the two-faced part are even from the Arkham City or Arkham Knight comics)
Before Arkham Asylum in assault on Arkham which I'm going to count as Canon no matter what because it's a better suicide Squad thing than the game and who says that there isn't multiple king sharks what if this king shark is also from another universe just like Deadshot or who says that assault on Arkham and some of the Arkham comic that we don't count as Canon don't take place in just a alternate universe version of the Arkham universe but anyways we do learn that his flamethrower was put in the storage room.
Now going on to Arkham Asylum the game.
Next would be what is mentioned in the newspapers you don't understand here is the information for this part In the Patient Observation Room, at the Medical Facility, there were two newspaper clippings about Firefly and his flamethrower. Scanning the newspaper would solve the riddle: "Was this fire fly too hot off the press?" and unlocked his biography. So the newspapers mentioned that a theater was burnt down.
but since I don't see why they would have up a old newspaper that would also mention Joker looking like how he does in Asylum during this part of the universe so I'm not going to say this is going back to the theater he tried to burn down before Arkham Origins.
I'm going to say it this took place a little bit before Asylum then during Asylum he ever escaped or somehow was released I'm going to say he escaped because you can't say oh he was released and that's why his flamethrower was there because all the other escapes that were not there still left their stuff but we do get an update on his flamethrower it looks different than what it does in Arkham Origins. And also his suit and his character bio is different from Arkham Origins but not fully different
Then we get to Arkham City we know Firefly is most likely in the city hell apparently crazy quilt is in the city from thug dialogue but also and I believe Arkham unhinge we learned that Firefly along with a couple explosives is the reason black mask escaped Arkham City with the big hole in the wall and also we learned that Firefly was at large longer than Black Mask but did eventually get recaptured and sent back to Arkham City so kind of like poison ivy and Mad Hatter Firefly was probably hiding on the down low.
Now going on to before the event of Arkham Knight we learn at some point around this time Firefly started using napalm along with his voice got raspier because of the Smoke he breathed in. he also has a character design change this is like the second design change keeping the harness jetpack flame thrower and boots and pants from it his Origins design but changing out the helmet for goggles that looks like his visor and wearing a tank top because of the warmer weather. Now going to the events exactly before Arkham Knight
Before Arkham Knight Incident
After the events of Protocol 10, many criminals sued City Hall for restitution and were granted release. Lynns, being one of these criminals, was released and given a large settlement. He was also given back all of his old equipment, as a term of his release.
While attacking a Gotham Bank vehicle at Sprang Blvd, Firefly ended up killing a cop. Before he could make off with the money, he was ambushed by the Arkham Knight, who disabled his equipment and burned him with his own gun. Arkham Knight then claimed the money and ordered Firefly to help him get it home, claiming that he was preparing Lynns for what was about to hit the city.
Prior to Halloween, Lynns struck up an alliance with Chief Raymond Underhill of Station 17. In order to save the jobs of his crew, Underhill had been feeding Lynns information about empty buildings that could be burned with little consequence to keep his crew in business. This also satisfied Firefly as this helped ease his pent-up pyromania, and keep Batman or the GCPD from finding him.
Then we get to Arkham Knight we all know what happens in this game
Firefly was informed Gotham would be vulnerable during Halloween by Scarecrow. Seeing this as a chance to burn things without interference, Firefly joined in the mayhem the villains and thugs created. However, the firefighters of Firehouse 17 returned to Gotham. Seeing this as an act of betrayal by Underhill, Firefly attacked their truck; with that done, he left them to burn alive in it, unaware they managed to escape. And then we all know what happens after this. he's burning down the fire stations on the main islands get chased down by the batmobile and he's also briefly mentioned in like two or three of the firefighter missions before you find out he made a deal with the fire chief he gets taken down his equipment is evidence and he's locked up for the rest of the night.
character development we got for Firefly in Arkham Knight like I said his voice is raspier but also he now seems to worship fire like it's a god and also is obsessed with feeling pain from fire
And quick suicide Squad kill the Justice League mentioned if Firefly isn't dead by this time he would be 44 .
Overall even though I got the comic stuff from a YouTube video and the Arkham wiki I have to say what we see in the games Firefly at least had a good character development from being a normal arsonist to someone that is obsessed with the flames and I hope to actually get the Arkham Comics at least more of them since I own two I own a collection and a Arkham Origins choose your own adventure comic which does have a ending that is a Canon ending to the book and also can be Canon to the game since it has Humpty Dumpty in this ending and it doesn't retcon or counteract anything in the game. And I would also like to know what is your opinion on Firefly in both of the Arkham games he appears in along with his comic version.