We already know Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is going to be full of Easter eggs from across the series’ 80+ year history, but I did not appreciate just how deep the developers over at TT Games were going to go.
Please be aware of some minor spoilers for Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight below.
A number of social media posts have started making the rounds online, showing Legacy of the Dark Knight’s brickified characters referencing real-world Batman lore, including the likes of Michael Cane’s Twitter post where the actor misspelled the name of the Batman film he starred in. For those unaware, back in 2024, Cane wrote a social media post quoting Alfred Pennyworth – his character from the Batman films – but, he accidently got the name of the film he was quoting ever so slightly wrong. “Why do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves up. Batman Begin,” Cane wrote.
Now, as I am sure you know, the film is actually Batman Begins with an s on the end, and soon after this tweet went out, many started playfully ribbing Cane for his slight slip up. Replies like “Time to Begin, Batman” festooned his feed.
It became a meme, and, well, the joke lives on in Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, with Cane’s original post being read out by Alfred’s blocky counterpart.
NO FUCKING WAY
— Sami (@samitron.bsky.social) 6 May 2026 at 19:11
Another incredibly deep cut from the world of Batman comes when Batman and Dick are fighting Two-Face in Legacy of the Dark Knight’s circus. During this set piece, the DC villain berates his goons for failing to thwart our heroes, saying to them: “I simply cannot sanction any more of your buffoonery.” This is a reference to Batman Forever. Or, more specifically, the filming of Batman Forever.
According to Jim Carrey, who played The Riddler in Batman Forever, his co-star Tommy Lee Jones wasn’t exactly his biggest fan, and when the two bumped into each other at a restaurant during the film’s production, Jones expressed his dislike for Carrey.
“It was before the biggest scene we had together in the movie,” Carrey recalled during a previous interview. “He started shaking, and he got up… he must have been in mid kill me fantasy, or something like that. He went to hug me and he said ‘I hate you. I really don’t like you’.” So, Carrey being Carrey, pulled up a chair to find out what Jones’ problem with him was, to which Jones reportedly said: “I cannot sanction your buffoonery.”
And which character was Jones playing in the film? Well, Two-Face, of course.
Not even the deepest cut
— Zondo (@zondo321.bsky.social) 7 May 2026 at 00:59
I am sure we can expect plenty more playful japes and quips on the game’s full release, especially as comedian Matt Berry has been confirmed as the voice of Bane. Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is due to release later this month, on 22nd May, across PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC (Steam, Epic). It will also come to Switch 2 at a later date.
I recently went hands-on with Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, and thoroughly enjoyed my time wandering between missions and the Batcave. “I would go so far as to affectionately dub it Arkham for kids,” I wrote in Eurogamer’s Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight preview, praising the game’s open world Gotham, its more sophisticated combat mechanics and – of course – its humour.
