The Pact (group)

**The Pact** is the name of a group of the most notorious and dangerous criminals in the world, assembled to unite for a single purpose. It is currently unknown what the goals of the group is or who initially formed them. However, their arrival foreshadowed darker days in Gotham, particularly for Batman and the Gotham City Police Department.

## History

### Background

It is unknown who formed the Pact or the purposes of their operations. However, the group's members were all professional criminals or had ties to the underworld of Gotham City. Currently the only known members are the mysterious "John Doe", Bane, the Riddler, Dr. Victor Fries and Harleen Quinzel. For now, the Riddler is the leader of the group but it is unknown who the real mastermind behind the process of forming the Pact is. Also, it is unknown how they recruited Harley Quinn and John Doe to their cause. The group would work together on various different crimes, such as heists and raids on territory. However, they were all sworn to secrecy and were not to attract the attention of the authorities or crime fighters, such as the Batman. They are after a virus that was created by a secret organization called SANCTUS but it is unknown what they plan to do if they get their hands on it.

### The Enigma

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Upon arriving in Gotham, the Riddler set out to draw the attention of and kill Batman, whilst the other members planned their own attacks on the city. However, with the Agency following him, Riddler's attack on the Virago casino caused concern to the other members of the group, particularly with the possibility that their plans could be exposed. After an attack on Wayne Tower, Doe decided to talk to a "friend" he had made in Arkham Asylum, Bruce Wayne, and get him to join the group. Regardless of his decision on whether he wanted to get involved with the group, Doe also promised to help him track down the Riddler, after learning about his vendetta against the criminal.

After Riddler set up a trap for Batman, he tried to contact each of the members through Doe and have them witness his defeat of the vigilante. However, either because they were busy with their own crimes or him not contacting them, the other members of the Pact didn't turn up and left Riddler to battle Batman by himself. It's possible that one of the members, likely either Doe or Quinn, were responsible for Riddler's assassination.

### The Pact

Mere minutes after the Riddler's death, the Pact launched their own attacks on various landmarks and buildings in Gotham. Harley Quinn lead an attack on the City Brokerage, during which she stole millions of dollars in diamonds. Freeze lead an assault on GothCorp, during which he and his men stole parts in biotech and electronics, freezing personnel in huge ice formations. Bane and his men attacked the Gotham City Police Department's arsenal, stealing thousands of weapons and vehicles. During this, they confronted and defeated Batman, whilst also learning about the Riddler's death.

With Riddler needed for the next step in their operations, the Pact decided to retrieve their comrade's corpse from the Agency. Initially, they planned to fight through the agents guarding him with a fight, later events would lead to them changing their plans. However, to unlock it, they required a Phalanx Key, which was currently being help at Wayne Enterprises. They also sent Catwoman to steal an eye copy scanner that is required for their operations.

Doe was later contacted by Bruce Wayne, who had decided to join the group for unspecified purposes. After meeting up in the Stacked Deck bar, the two met up with Quinn, who gave Wayne the task of stealing the Phalanx Key from Wayne Enterprises. Despite a number of obstacles, including a number of conflicts with Harley, Bruce was able to retrieve it and hand it over to Quinn, during which she also stole an EMP generator. After meeting with the other members of the group, Harley was able to convince them to bring him into their base of operations, despite the skepticism of Bane.

After being brought to the group's base of operations, Old Five Points, Bruce Wayne was introduced to the other members and was advised to, by Quinn, to convince them to vote him into the group. Regardless of how he does, Wayne was voted in, *either through a tie, majority or landslide vote, depending on how well he can convince the others to let him join,* and the Pact left to retrieve Riddler's body. Using the EMP generator, they were able to deactivate the Agent's stun pistols and subdued a number of their men. However, despite their disadvantage, the Agents tried to fight back, causing a riot on the street. After getting Riddler's body to the escape vehicle, either Bane or Quinn can be left behind, depending on the choice made by Wayne. Despite Bruce's choices, it will either leave Bane or Harley to continue to lead the Pact.

#### Stop Quinn

If Bruce chooses to stop Harley Quinn's rampage, she will escape with the other members whilst Bane is left behind to fight the Agency. *If Bruce switched his Venom, he will notice the difference but continue to engage the agents.* After arriving back at the Old Five Points, Freeze warned them that Bane would likely survive and would hold a grudge against the group for leaving him. They then unlock the casket as Catwoman arrives with the component she collected.

#### Stop Bane

If Bruce chooses to stop Bane's rampage, he will escape with the other members whilst Harley Quinn is left behind to fight the Agency. Despite Doe's attempts to convince the other members to go back and rescue her, the decide to leave her, causing him to storm off when they return to the Old Five Points. They then unlock the casket as Catwoman arrives with the component she collected.

#### *Fractured Mask*

After unlocking the casket, the remaining members put Wayne and
Catwoman onto replicating Riddler's eyes, allowing them to bypass the
Agency retinal scanners. After completing the task, Bane or Quinn,
depending on who was left behind, returned from fighting the Agency and
confronted the person who Bruce fought with. After Quinn incapacitated
the men sent after her, she took control of the Pact and told the rest
of the group about her suspicions of a mole in their ranks. She then
sent Bruce, John and Catwoman to investigate Riddler's hideout whilst
the others prepared to raid the black-site.

During this time, Bane searched for a mole within the men, during
 which he murdered a number of them. Another couple were lost when
Freeze tested a prototype freezing grenade, hoping to use it against the
 fire suppression systems. After learning of these, Quinn took control
of the mole hunt herself, during which a laptop belonging to Riddler was
 stolen by either John or Catwoman for Batman.

After narrowing down the search of the mole to two people, Quinn
ordered them to set up one of Freeze's cryogenics chambers to execute
the person in. Bane, having learnt about Project LOTUS
 from either Bruce or John, deduced the black-site to be underneath the
Bodhi Spa and, having followed Bruce, suspected he may be the mole after
 seeing him meet with the Agency. After being brought in for
questioning, Bruce can either give himself or Catwoman up as the mole,
leading the Pact to try to execute them in the cryo-chamber. *If Catwoman was chosen, she damages the device in a failed escape attempt and is placed into one of Riddler's murder-boxes.* Whilst they leave the person to die, the Pact began their raid on the black-site.

#### *What Ails You*

Depending on who Batman gave up as the traitor, the following will happen to the Pact.

* Give up Catwoman
* Take the Blame

If Bruce had given up Catwoman, he will accompany the Pact to raid
the black site, though ensures there are relatively few casualties. He
also takes over as the tech guy when John "fails" to understand the
tech. Eventually, the group make it to the lab, but Bruce is able to get
 in whilst the other members are forced to contend with an auto-turret.
After dealing with it, they notice Bruce activating the terminals and
realize he has betrayed them.

Whilst Bane breaks down the doors, Bruce activates the thermal
failsafe to destroy the virus. After managing to open the doors, Bane
engages Bruce and tries to kill him whilst Freeze extracts as much of
the virus as he can. With help from John, Bruce is able to escape Bane
prevents Freeze from escaping with the samples. However, Harley knocks
the vials out of Freeze's hands, stealing the last one and locking him
in the airlock. Shortly after she escapes, the Agency arrive and defeat
Bane by continually electroshocking him. However, John escapes whilst
Freeze learns about Bruce's ties to the Agency.

If Bruce took the blame for stealing the laptop, Catwoman will
accompany the pact to raid the black site. During the theft, Harley
encourages the other members to murder as many people as possible,
including security guards, scientists and staff at the Spa alike.
Eventually, the group make it into the lab, leaving Catwoman and their
men on guard. Whilst they try to retrieve Project LOTUS from the
incubator, Batman arrives and Catwoman sides with him to defeat the
Pact.

After subduing their men, Batman confronts the Pact and engages
Bane and Freeze, whilst Catwoman confronts Harley Quinn. Eventually,
John joins the fight, but only in attacking Freeze when he attempts to
kill the vigilante. After escaping Bane's grasp, Batman is able to
defeat him and destroy the Project LOTUS samples by either throwing Bane
 into the case or attaching and detonating a sticky bomb. Whilst trying
to escape with the remaining samples, Freeze is caught with Batman's
grappling line, but Quinn betrays him by knocking them out of his hands,
 stealing the remaining one and locking him in the airlock. She then
escapes as the Agency arrives, with John and Catwoman leaving whilst
Batman meets the agents. Whilst the former escapes, the latter is
captured soon afterwards.

With Bane and Mr. Freeze captured whilst John and Harley were in
hiding, the Pact was considered broken. The Agency would also raid the
Old Five Points, taking samples of Riddler's blood for leverage and
accelerating composition of his body to prevent Quinn from retrieving
more samples. John, having witnessed it from a safe area, would relay
this knowledge to Quinn, forcing her to decide to force them to give
them over.

In a desperate attempt to get the samples, Harley headed to the
Bonus Brothers Carnival to grab a GCPD armored vehicle and attacked the
Gotham Bridge, threatening to destroy it unless Waller handed over
Riddler's blood. However, due to the tampering of an agent
 and the virus only making her condition worse, Harley's demands were
unachievable. Depending on whether Bruce is able to talk John into
helping the Agency capture her, the following will happen.

* Success
* Unsuccessful

If Bruce was able to get John to come to help capture Harley, they
arrive to help Waller bring the situation to normal. After failing to
convince her to stand down, John asks to her. *If Bruce is able to*
trust him, he will be able to help subdue Quinn, leading to the final
member being taken into Agency custody. However, if Bruce is unable to
trust John, the Agency's aggression leads to him returning to Harley's
side, reforming the Pact with it's final two members. With that, they
activate the explosives and escape into the night.

If Bruce was not able to get John to negotiate, Batman arrives to help
the Agency capture Quinn. After forcing her out of the van, Batman
engages her in a fight and subdues her, only to be told of her demands.
Just as Waller orders her agents to attack, Doe arrives and takes the
detonator from Harley, taking control away from her. After activating
the bombs, the two jump off the bridge into the night, the Pact reformed
 with only two members.

#### *Same Stitch*

Depending on whether John became a vigilante or a criminal, the following will happen.

* Vigilante Joker
* Villain Joker

After the capture of the other members, Waller would put together the group as a team to work for the Agency,
 using electrified collars to keep them in control (and bombs should
they step too far out of line). Several weeks after the events on the
Gotham Bridge, Waller assembles the team to help capture Batman and Doe,
 the latter now going by the alias "Joker". When the duo are spotted
near Riddler's old hideout, the Agency deploy Bane to capture them.
However, he quickly becomes out of control and tries to kill the two,
only for Batman and Joker to subdue him. The Agency later recover Bane
after the fight, bringing back to Waller.

After catch Batman in a meeting with Special Agent Iman Avesta,
Waller assembles Quinn, Bane and Catwoman on the roof of the GCPD. As
Batman reveals Waller's involvement with SANCTUS's survival, they are
called of from attacking the vigilante. When Joker makes his presence
known after they make a truce, Waller orders the group to attack them.
As the battle progresses, it finally comes to a close when Joker throws a
 number of bombs as a distraction, one of which comes close to the
group. Batman has the option of saving them from it or a group of
agents. *If the former is chosen, Catwoman will secretly help him to the Batmobile shortly afterwards.*

Harley Quinn is later deployed to assist in capturing the Joker
and rescuing Waller, who has been taken hostage by the vigilante.
However, this is only a pretense to give her temporary freedom. Given
derestriction to use lethal force if necessary, she almost orders the
Agency to kill Batman and his allies whilst they investigate a crime
scene, only for Batman to subdue her and have her take back into Agency
custody. *After he is able to save Amanda Waller, she may either*
release Catwoman, or give up both Quinn and Bane to stand trial,
depending on what he requested during negotiations.

Over the next couple of weeks after the confrontation on the Gotham
Bridge, Quinn and John, now going by the alias "Joker", use the
abandoned Ace Chemicals Processing Plant
 to create more samples of LOTUS. Using their men, they plan bombs
around the city and threaten to detonate them unless a list of
outlandish demands are met. After setting off one in Wayne Tower, they
then begin detonating the bombs around the city, with Quinn using it to
find another person to synthesize a safe version of the virus whilst
Joker using it to get revenge on Bruce. However, Joker betrays Harley by
 secretly handing over the map of the bomb locations to James Gordon, in return for Batman.

Joker later captures Bruce and his allies, luring or taking them
to the abandoned Carnival Funhouse, so he can use them in a twisted
scheme of revenge. At Quinn's request, he also agrees to murder them all
 with the virus. After assembling the group together under the pretense
of a "family dinner", Joker and Harley brutally beat the group and force
 them to unveil their secrets, including Tiffany's murder of the
Riddler. After the game, Bruce is able to distract Harley from
activating a LOTUS bomb by either exposing Joker's infatuation with him
or revealing that he gave the bomb locations to Gordon.

Mad at these turn of events, Harley temporarily strangles him and
 takes off his gasmask to ensure he also dies. However, Bruce, using a
knife he and Tiffany have recovered, cut the wire to the dispenser
before Harley can activate it. After freeing his allies, he and Selina
Kyle fight both Joker and Quinn. During the battle, Joker leaves Quinn
to fight whilst he flees, leaving her to be defeated by Selina. Chasing
the Joker to another part of the carnival, Bruce brutally defeats the
criminal, though saves his life by using a Bat-Stunner as defibrillator.
 Following this, Joker and Quinn are captured by the GCPD and the Agency
 and sent to both Arkham and Blackgate respectively.

## Members

* Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn
* The Riddler
* Bane
* Dr. Victor Fries / Mr. Freeze
* Bruce Wayne / Batman
* Selina Kyle / Catwoman
* Former Leader
* Former Leader
* Briefly Leader and Muscle
* Tech Provider
* Undercover
* Expert Thief
* Arrested
* Deceased
* Arrested
* Arrested
* Defected
* Defected

Known associates of the group include weapons dealer Rumi Mori and muscle Eli Knable both of whom were quickly dispatched, with Mori eventually betraying the Riddler and Knable being captured by the Batman. There was also various thugs working for Bane and the Riddler as hired muscle, including one man called Timothy. If John Doe became a criminal, then there will be various thugs in clown masks working for him and Harley, including John's friend named Willy Deever and a Wayne Enterprises mole known as Kent.