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31. Oberon Sexton
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In like, week 8, we took our first trip back to Gotham (after week 1). There, the party encountered a man named Oberon Sexton. This man was an enigma, but he was compelling, and seemed to promise weapons and support to the party in exchange for helping to cause a little chaos.

In multiple trips to Gotham after that, he would pop up, including a visit to Renee Montoya's apartment to suggest that she absconded with the Question some time ago. Throughout these trips, it was becoming apparent that Sexton was to have a heavy hand in our fighting against Simon Hurt, the Court of Owls, and the OMAC's. He had a pretty sophisticated way of speaking, a seeming hate for Simon Hurt, and resources.

So fast-forward to a gala where the King of Spades is attending. The Terrible Trio had hired the party to do a heist here, but Sexton also wanted some chaos caused. The plan was to get Sexton on stage. Onstage he was put. And when the lights went out and back on, he struck at the king, revealing that this was no Oberon Sexton, but rather a prince - a clown prince of crime.
The Joker
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See, the Joker had a message for Simon Hurt - he refused to ally with Hurt, the ambassador of everything that Batman doesn't stand for. That was Joker's job. And he had grown tired of all the attempts to recruit him. So now Joker was set to get his payback.

Aside from this reveal being masterfully delivered, it is also delicious because we have difficulty with this - see, it's the Joker. He killed Sarah Essen-Gordon, one of a number of party member's favorite NPC's from campaign 1. He paralyzed Barbara. She can't even operate when his name comes up. I mean, working with Batman (Harvey Dent) is one thing, but the Joker? That is a difficult pill to swallow. And yet, it's a very potent pill. Oh, also, we have Harley Quinn back at Z'onn Z'orr, and puddin' broke her heart, so that's another person we're keeping this secret from.

We haven't had much chance to go back and explore this yet, as we quickly got to the Vegas/Tokyo split which would take up two months and everything since but I am SO hyped to return to Gotham and see how we plan to interact with the Joker more. He was a powerful force in Campaign 1 - almost never showing up, but always having his flavor around the city... and here I'am in campaign 2, and the Joker has decided that we are to be his allies. Spooky. Fits a theme though - a lot of Batman's rogues gallery are as likely to side against Hurt as with. Penguin, Man-Bat, Two-Face... makes sense that the Joker would be among that number.

Only thing remaining is to see how things go forward.

Hint for 30: This is the character on this list most familiar to people (not a pun)