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World's Greatest Detective

World's Greatest Detective

Spirit of Amadeus Arkham revealed

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How to unlock the World's Greatest Detective achievement in Batman: Arkham Asylum - Definitive Guide

This one's a hub of misinformation it seems! You need to scan all the "Chronicles of Arkham" to unlock this achievement.

I've taken the liberty to gather Chronicle locations using this excellent resource: http://www.gamesradar.com/f/batman-arkham-asylum-riddler-gui....

Locations are as follows:

ARKHAM EAST - CHRONICLE #1
Left of the Arkham Mansion stairs is a locked-off courtyard. Grapple over the wall, drop down and check the righthand wall - behind the railway - for a tablet.

ARKHAM EAST - CHRONICLE #2 (TOOL NEEDED: Explosive Gel)
Face the Botanical Garden staircase from the graveyard. You should notice a patch of destructible wall on the side of those stairs. Use your gel or your Ultra Batclaw to get inside and find the tablet.

ARKHAM WEST - CHRONICLE #1 (TOOL NEEDED: Explosive Gel)
Underneath the Penitentiary balcony is a destructible arch. You can spot it best while standing amidst the ambulances. Grapple up, explode the wall and scan the chronicle symbol.

ARKHAM NORTH - CHRONICLE #1
Find the crumbling building to the west of the main asylum gate. When going through the door, look up and right and you'll see an alcove. This is where the beetle symbol awaits.

ARKHAM MANSION - CHRONICLE #1 (TOOLS NEEDED: Batclaw, Explosive Gel)
(Mansion Entrance Hall) -You'll see this on your way from the Main Entrance Hall to the Main Hall. The door between them is locked at first, so you're forced to grapple into a ceiling air duct and crawl through. The tablet is halfway along that path, in a room right after a desctructible wall.

BOTANICAL GARDENS - CHRONICLE #1
(Abandoned Chamber) - Follow the same complicated path you did to get to Riddle #8. In fact, the exact spot where you stood to scan Riddle #8 is the exact spot you need to jump from to reach this chronicle. Make sure to get a slight running start, then leap towards the northern wall and catch hold of the ledge. Shimmy left and climb up to find the tablet.

BOTANICAL GARDENS - CHRONICLE #2
(Glasshouse Entrance) - When trying to exit the Botanical Gardens, Poison Ivy will block your way with huge, tentacle-like vines. Drop down through the floor and, before continuing with your mission, turn around and scan the beetle symbol behind you.

BOTANICAL GARDENS - CHRONICLE #3 (TOOLS NEEDED: Line Launcher, Ultra Batclaw)
(Titan Production Facility) - Remember when you used the Line Launcher for the first time, leaving the fight with Joker's two deformed henchmen and heading out to find Poison Ivy? You would have zipped across a gap to the exit. On either side of that exit, however, is a reward. On the right is a trophy. On the left is a destructible wall (you'll need to return with the Ultra Batclaw) and a Chronicle of Arkham.

CAVES - CHRONICLE #1
(Old Sewer) - Drop into the Old Sewer from the Batcave path and turn right. You should see the tablet only a few yards away from you, against the brick wall.

CAVES - CHRONICLE #2 (TOOL NEEDED: Ultra Batclaw)
(Pressure Control Junction) - In order to escape the Caves after shutting down the Titan pumps, you need to Ultra Batclaw a couple of walls down in the elevator shaft. Behind the first one, you'll find a message from Amadeus Arkham.

CAVES - CHRONICLE #3 (TOOL NEEDED: Ultra Batclaw)
(Control Room) - As you enter this area, you can turn left or right and see a destructible patch on either of the diagonal walls. The one on the right hides a chronicle tablet. Use the Ultra Batclaw to gain entry. (Having trouble re-entering the pump section later in the game? We did too! See our solution under Patient Interview #5.)

INTENSIVE TREATMENT - CHRONICLE #1
(Secure Transit) - You can't miss the beetle symbol as you're climbing the elevator shaft. It's near the very top, right before an encounter with enemies.

INTENSIVE TREATMENT - CHRONICLE #2 (TOOL NEEDED: Explosive Gel)
(Secure Transit) - You might also spot this tablet while climbing, if you have your Detective Mode turned on. About halfway up, through a crawl space, there's an empty room with two destructible walls. The chronicle's behind the left one... return when you have the explosive gel (or Ultra Batclaw).

INTENSIVE TREATMENT - CHRONICLE #3 (TOOL NEEDED: Ultra Batclaw)
(Transfer Loop) - In the eastern roundabout area of the Transfer Loop, keep your eyes toward the ceiling until you spot a high wall grate. Grapple to the opposite air duct, use your Ultra Batclaw to pull down the grate and carefully jump across to grab onto the small ledge. Once inside the secret area, you'll find the tablet with no problem.

MEDICAL FACILITY - CHRONICLE #1 (TOOL NEEDED: Explosive Gel)
(Sanatorium) - When you enter the Sanatorium from the Medical Foyer, turn left and walk along the western side of the room. Tucked between the first and third patient rooms is an empty area with a destructible floor. Blast it and drop down to find the chronicle.

MEDICAL FACILITY - CHRONICLE #2 (TOOL NEEDED: Ultra Batclaw)
(Medical Foyer) - Go to the Sanatorium door, but rather than exit the Foyer, turn 180 degrees and check the wall opposite. It's destructible if you have the Ultra Batclaw and the beetle tablet is behind it.

MEDICAL FACILITY - CHRONICLE #3 (TOOL NEEDED: Ultra Batclaw)
(X-Ray Room) - This is where you first met Dr. Young, rescuing her from thugs. Grapple to the roof of the X-Ray area - which also holds a trophy - and turn back towards the exit. You should see a destructible panel on the wall. Pull it down with the Ultra Batclaw and jump in to scan the tablet.

PENITENTIARY - CHRONICLE #1 (TOOLS NEEDED: Cryptographic Sequencer, Explosive Gel)
(Extreme Incarceration) - In the room where you lock up Harley, check out cell #5 on the upper right side. Inside is a trophy... and beyond that, an Arkham chronicle. To get inside, you'll need to head back to the main control tower and go upstairs to the numbered security panels. Use your sequencer to hack into panel #5 and the door below will open. Nab the trophy, then destroy the cell's back wall with gel. The chronicle symbol is revealed! To escape afterwards, just grapple up.

PENITENTIARY - CHRONICLE #2 (TOOL NEEDED: Ultra Batclaw)
(Guard Room) - To gain access to this chronicle, you'll need to get rid of the Joker toxin in the Guard Room first. See the Prometheus Riddle for how to do so. Once the area's cleared, check the southern wall for a destructible panel, and beyond it, the beetle symbol.

PENITENTIARY - CHRONICLE #3 (TOOLS NEEDED: Explosive Gel, Line Launcher)
(Main Cell Block) - In the short hall that leads from the Main Cell Block to The Green Mile, watch the left wall for a destructible patch. Beyond is a long stretch of electrified water. To get across and scan the chronicle, you'll need the Line Launcher.

Then, as "All Time Best" and "Batman5273" said, go get that last scan. Voila!
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31 Aug 2009 00:26

4 Comments
this will be extremely helpful to those who need it well done
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By Rich Sips on 31 Aug 2009 00:43
thanks for the guide ;D
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By DEV1L MAY DIE on 10 Sep 2009 10:35
Great solution, thanks!
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By WeisGuy9 on 20 Apr 2010 11:26
easy to understand. thx
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By KGK Lunchbox on 22 Jul 2010 16:41
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After solving all of the riddler challenges, head back to the penitentiary and go to the room where you rescued the warden. There is a circle on the floor with the word BATMAN written in the center. Investigate it to unlock this achievement.
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its the security control center
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By L0TS OF PIE on 27 Aug 2009 06:00
I don't get how right now (08/27/09) more people have this achievement than they do Crack The E Nigma. That's not even possible seeing as how you need the other one before you can get this one. At least that's what everybody else is saying.
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By NutriWhip on 27 Aug 2009 22:04
you need to get all of the chronicles of arkam first not the riddles
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By rolley4245 on 31 Aug 2009 01:13
no u can get the riddles 1st and then the arkham things, and btw the ending to that is at the security control room.
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By rdfreeman33 on 17 Dec 2009 02:51
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Here is a great guide for ALL collectibles
http://guides.gamepressure.com/batmanarkhamasylum/

I found with a great map and photos of the area. In my case, I missed some of the Cave and Croc Lair ones, so it is handy to have a quick look at the general area.
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09 Mar 2010 14:17

Here is a Video Guide for those who don't want to read and want a visual aid. It's also quite convenient!

Enjoy and thanks for watching!
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28 Oct 2014 15:18

In short, get every Amadeus chronicles shown on the map (23), then go to -> Arkham West -> Penitentiary -> Security Control Room (south of the map) -> Look at the floor of the tower
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02 May 2021 14:41

You find Chronicles of information documenting the villain's from previous crimes around Arkham Island. they are located everywhere but they are fairly easy to solve. The following guides will help you find any articles you may be missing:

Arkham East
Arkham West
Arkham North
Arkham Mansion
Botanical Gardens
Caves
Intensive Treatment
Medical Facility
Penitentiary

Once you have collected everything and all the stones you will hear from the Riddler one last time. Once he has finished talking head to the Penitentiary and go to the security booth. Head up into the booth and scan the big circle on the floor, the achievement will unlock once you collect this last article.

If your having trouble finding the security booth its in the same room with Clayface and the mysterious man with one arm.

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You find Chronicles of information documenting the villain's from previous crimes around Arkham Island. they are located everywhere but they are fairly easy to solve. The following guides will help you find any articles you may be missing:

Arkham East
Arkham West
Arkham North
Arkham Mansion
Botanical Gardens
Caves
Intensive Treatment
Medical Facility
Penitentiary

Once you have collected everything and all the stones you will hear from the Riddler one last time. Once he has finished talking head to the Penitentiary and go to the security booth. Head up into the booth and scan the big circle on the floor, the achievement will unlock once you collect this last article.

If your having trouble finding the security booth its in the same room with Clayface and the mysterious man with one arm.
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To get this trophy that's called "World's Greatest Detective", you must discover who is behind the spirit of Armadeus Arkham.

To do this, you will need to find all the Chronicles Of Arkham that are scattered all over the island and scan them all.

When you do this, the "spirit" implores you to search and find him.

The easy answer to this is back in the Penitentiary. It's back at the Security Control Room, in the little cell where Quincy Sharp hands you the card needed for the cryptographic sequencer that Batman uses for the first time in the story.

Climb up those stairs until you reach the end of the path and look down on the ground. You will see messages created on the floor, the center of it repeating "Batman" over and over again. Scan that final chronicle one more time and the answer to the mystery will be revealed.



Have fun and good luck! Here is a video showing you where you need to go and how to find the final Chronicle Of Arkham.

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14 Apr 2016 22:37

You find Chronicles of information documenting the villain's from previous crimes around Arkham Island. they are located everywhere but they are fairly easy to solve. The following guides will help you find any articles you may be missing:

Arkham East
Arkham West
Arkham North
Arkham Mansion
Botanical Gardens
Caves
Intensive Treatment
Medical Facility
Penitentiary

Once you have collected everything and all the stones you will hear from the Riddler one last time. Once he has finished talking head to the Penitentiary and go to the security booth. Head up into the booth and scan the big circle on the floor, the achievement will unlock once you collect this last article.

If your having trouble finding the security booth its in the same room with Clayface and the mysterious man with one arm.

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In short, get every Amadeus chronicles shown on the map (23), then go to -> Arkham West -> Penitentiary -> Security Control Room (south of the map) -> Look at the floor of the tower
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05 Sep 2022 00:00

Find all "Spirit of Amadeus Arkham" messages.

The last message:
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05 Jul 2017 00:00

Once you've scanned all but 1 (23/24) Chronicle of Arkham head back Penitentiary building in Arkham West. From here head to the Security Control Room to where you will find Commissioner Gordon behind the glass cell. Turn around to find a set of stairs. Head up them, and on the floor will be the last Chronicle of Arkham.

For a visual reference, see the following video:

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You find chronicles of information documenting the villain's from previous crimes around Arkham Island. They are located everywhere, but they are fairly easy to solve. The following guides will help you find any articles you may be missing:

Arkham East
Arkham West
Arkham North
Arkham Mansion
Botanical Gardens
Caves
Intensive Treatment
Medical Facility
Penitentiary

Once you have collected everything and all the stones, you will hear from the Riddler one last time. Once he has finished talking, head to the Penitentiary, and go to the security booth. Head up into the booth and scan the big circle on the floor; the achievement will unlock once you collect this last article.

If your having trouble finding the security booth, it is in the same room with Clayface and the mysterious man with one arm.
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