Harbouring a Criminal

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Harbouring a Criminal
Number	DC-2
Game	LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
Universe	DC
Episode	Story
Chapter	Stop the Joker
Playable Characters	Batman* Robin*
Playable Vehicles	Batwing* Robin's Helicopter*
Unlockable Characters	Batman (Power Suit) Robin (Magnet Suit)
Unlockable Vehicles	Joker's Speedboat (Minikit)*
Super Hero Status	90,000

The Joker: "Watch the suit boys."

Policeman: "Thanks for helping out, Batman."

Robin: "I also was... a part of this..."

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes

Harbouring a Criminal is the second level of LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes.

Transcript

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Gotham City News

Vicki Vale: Scenes of chaos tonight at the Gotham City Theatre, where criminals - some apparently armed with "giant hammers" - have interrupted the prestigious "Man of the Year" awards. This was the fifth annual "Man of the Year" ceremony to be held in Gotham, but only the second to be brought to a permature end by a rampaging gang of costumed villains.

Destruction of Robin's Helicopter

The Joker: [Laughs]

[Batman climbs the stairs to Robin's Helicopter, but two goons use a searchlight]

Mime Goon: Ha... ha... ha... ha...

[The searchlight shines on Robin, causing the light to damage his eyes, causing him to lose control of his helicopter and destroy it]

Robin: Whoa, whoa, whoaaa.

[The helicopter is destroyed, but Batman and Robin survive]

Chasing the Joker

The Joker: [Laughs] Ah, my kind of party. Good food, good people... good goody bags. [Laughs] Huh? [He notices that Batman and Robin are coming] Hey, Batlame and Slobbin. Why are you guys hanging around? Ha! See what I did there...

Batman: We're here to get those valuables you stole, Joker...

Robin: And Bruce Wayne's man-of-the-year award!

The Joker: This is my award. Very clearly me.

[The Joker sticks a sticker of his on the prize]

Robin: But you j... You just stuck that on there...

[Robin loses control of his helicopter, falls a little but manages to recover it]

Batman: Robin... ...focus on your flying.

Robin: Sorry... Whoah.

[The Joker throws a bomb, misses, but open wind-up toys' jaws with teeth devour the rope ladder]

The Joker: Aww! I missed!

[A jaw cuts a part of the ladder]

[The Batwing arrives to save Batman]

The Joker: [Laughs] You like shark, Batman? Because I think they're going to like you.

[Sharks eat fish]

[A shark tries to eat Batman, but he scares it away]

[The ladder is cut in time, but the Batwing arrives so Batman saves himself by climbing on it]

The Joker: Aw, come on! [He starts the engines of his speedboat] [Laughs]

Landing

The Joker: [Laughs] Huh?

[Batman places the left wing of his Batwing into the sea and creates a wave to send the Joker onto dry land]

The Joker: [Laughs]

[One of the missiles launched by the Joker hits the Batwing, causing Batman to fall, but he still manages to land on solid ground]

The Joker: You like missiles, Batman? Because I think they're going to like you.

[The missile aims at Batman]

Electric Pies

The Joker: Let's see, what do we have... oh, good. [He takes things out until he finds electric pies] You like pies, Batman, because I think they're going to like you! [He throws the electric pies]

Dodgems

The Joker: You like dodgems, Batman, because... ah, forget it.

[Clown Goons arrive in a Giant Dodgem]

The arrest of the Joker

[The giant hammer hits the speedboat and the Joker against an object on the wall]

The Joker: Where does he get these unbreakable toys?

[The Joker hits the Batwing to try to destroy it, but pulls out a net that traps him]

The Joker: Aw, come on!

[The police arrive and take the Joker away]

The Joker: Watch the suit boys.

Policeman: Thanks for helping out, Batman.

Robin: I also was... a part of this...

[The police leave when Superman arrives, accompanied by his theme]

Superman: Hey, guys! Need a hand?

Batman: With what? Parking?

Superman: Yeah, sorry, I wanted to be there for your award-- I mean, Bruce Wayne's award, but I got tied up.

Robin: Me too. Kids weren't invited. [He gets sad]

Superman: I saw you put a big hole in the theatre.

Batman: I'll get it repaired.

Superman: I already did that. Also, I put your boat back in the water.

Robin: Hey, thanks!

Batman: Yeah, thanks.

Superman: You should really try not to make such a mess while you're fighting crime--

[Batman gets into his Batwing and closes its windows]

Superman: I can see you smirking in there. X-Ray vision...

Batman: Aren't there people somewhere else that need your help right now?

[Superman hears in his super ear that people need help]

Superman: Yeah, actually there are. I should go. See you guys!

[Superman flies away]

Robin: Bye Superman! He's so nice.

Batman: I was doing a systems check. See you at the Batcave.

[The level ends]

Story

Batman and Robin pursue the Joker in Robin's Helicopter but Batman calls help and signals the Batwing. Near the Gotham Fair, Joker attempts to defeat the duo with pies, missiles, and dodgems but it doesn't work and the police arrive to take Joker to Arkham Asylum. Suddenly, Superman arrives, apologizing to Bruce for missing the Man of the Year Ceremony but Batman doesn't care (even though Robin says he's so nice), causing Superman to leave.

Walkthrough

Level Prelude

After finishing the previous level, you will be on the rooftop of the Harbourside Theatre. To start this level, you must find a way to call Robin's Helicopter. You won't be able to move until you jump, so press the jump button to jump and move. First, destroy a box in the local terminal and use the bricks received to build a panel of Batman with the Sensor Suit. Put it on as Batman and use it to scan a green wall and move the red levers inward. Then use other bricks to build a panel with the Acrobat Suit for Robin. Put it on as Robin, transform into a ball and move along the platform on the right. Start running to the left and do so until you pick up a container and destroy it. Use the new bricks to build a terminal and use it to call Robin's Helicopter. Finally, get into the vehicle to start the level.

Level Walkthrough

In the first area, you will need to repair Robin's Helicopter (to do this you will need to find three pieces). The first one is right next to the helicopter. Use the bricks on the floor and then move to the left and throw a Batarang at two pincers over the doors. When they fall, go inside, destroy the machine and use the bricks to create a panel with the Power Suit for Batman. Use Batman to put it on. In this suit you can use rockets to destroy silver objects. Head to the reflector in the left corner and destroy it this way. Use the bricks to build a panel with the Magnetic Suit for Robin. Put it on as Robin, stand near the neon "Oscar", wait for a blue beam from the suit to point at a blue horizontal brick, and press the action button to take it out. Do the same with the second horizontal brick and then go up the blue pipes to reach the higher ground. Move to the left and use a hook on the orange hook on a tapestry. When you reach the highest floor, jump to the handhold on the left and climb up. When you get higher, use magnesium on the blue bricks on the right side. After that, use the blue bricks to reach the right side of the building. Eliminate all the goons and use magnesium to lower the elevator. It will provide transportation for Batman and give you parts to repair the Robin's Helicopter. Use the elevator to take Batman to the highest floor, move him towards the orange handle and pull it by quickly pressing the action button. Then use Robin's magnesium to go down the ladder. On the next floor, use Batman's rocket to destroy a silver circle and use Robin's magnesium on top. Then use a hook to reach the highest floor. Move to the left, destroy the silver reflector with Batman and use the bricks to create a rope. Use a hook on the support and when you reach the highest floor start heading to the right eliminating the enemies. After a while, you will reach another blue brick. Use magnesium on Robin and then use a hook on the handle to get up to the platform on the right. Use Batman to pull the handle and get the last part of the bricks for Robin's Helicopter. Now you just have to go back to the ground, repair the helicopter and get on it to go to the next area.

In the next area, you will chase the Joker. Your task is to aim at his speedboat and shoot. When you lower its entire health bar, you will take a heart from it. It has a total of four hearts, which will mean that you will have to lower its entire health bar four times. Sometimes, he will hide in a tunnel underground, so you will have to wait for him to come out of it. After each eliminated heart, you will also have to face other enemies (Clown Goon Boats and Joker's Helicopters) - just aim at them and press the attack button. The Joker will also throw missiles at you, so you will have to shoot them so they don't bother you. Spend the Joker's Speedboat health four times to remove the four hearts and proceed to the final area.

In the final area, you will face the Joker while he is on his speedboat. Use Batman to destroy the silver part of the Joker Digger on the left and use the bricks to build a cannon and push the green part of the mechanism. Then, use the super strength of Batman's Power Suit to fire the cannon at the Joker and take out a heart. After that, the Joker will throw electric pies at you. Move to the top right corner of the location and use the bricks to build a Joker's face on the wall. Then launch a Batman's rocket at its teeth and use the blue bricks to repair the blue tubes on the left side. Switch to Robin, climb the blue pipes to reach the top, destroy the bricks on the highest platform and use magnesium to take out two blue poles. The Gotham Funland sign will fall towards the Joker and he will lose another heart. The last thing you need to do to defeat the Joker is destroy a Giant Dodgem that appears when he has a heart. First launch a rocket or Birdarang at the turret to destroy the hood and then open it with Robin's magnesium. After that, launch a Batman's rocket to the engine and at the end build a big hammer and use it against the Joker using Batman's super strength to defeat him and finish the level.

Collectables

S means that the collectible can be obtained both in Story and in Free Play. F means the collectible can only be obtained in Free Play.

• Minikit Canisters
  1. (F) In the plaza with Robin's Helicopter in the upper right corner, use a heat character to destroy a large gold object and reveal this minikit.
  2. (S) In the first area, destroy five movie advertisements to reveal this minikit:
     1. You can build the first one after removing two blue horizontal bricks.
     2. The second one is on the right side of Robin's Helicopter.
     3. The third one is a little to the bottom left of a large silver reflector.
     4. The fourth one is a little to the left of golden posts.
     5. The fifth one is at the end of a hallway on the left.
  3. (S) Use Batman with the Power Suit or the Penguin to destroy the silver reflector in the left corner of the theater and use the bricks to build a bicycle. Hop on it to the right and collect the studs along the path until you find a minikit.
  4. (S) Near the large silver reflector from the previous minikit, use Batman with the Power Suit to destroy the parts holding the left "Oscar" neon and reveal this minikit.
  5. (S) After reaching the highest parts of the building, use the rope to climb the round pillar. Use a ladder to reach the lower floor and move to the left where you will find a hidden minikit.
  6. (S) On the round pillar with the last part of Robin's Helicopter, go behind the pillar and you will find another hidden minikit.
  7. (S) During the chase you will go through a roller coaster - destroy two cars to reveal this minikit. Don't worry if you missed one, the chase will repeat in circles and you'll have a chance to shoot the one you missed.
     1. The first one is on the route that is near the water, before the Joker hides.
     2. The second one is on the higher route, a little after the Joker hides.
  8. (S) During the fight against the Joker, move to the bottom left corner, enter the Bat Dodgem, and drive to the right to reveal this minikit.
  9. (S) During the fight against the Joker in the Gotham Funland Entrance, destroy the remains of four cars to reveal this minikit.
     1. The first one is a little up from the Bat Dodgem.
     2. The second one is a little to the right of the Joker's Speedboat.
     3. The third one is a little to the left of the Joker's Speedboat.
     4. The fourth one is near the suit dispensers (note that these dispensers only appear in Free Play if you switch by accident, but you can still destroy the car in Story).
  10. (F) When you take the Joker's first heart during his fight, use a heat character to destroy the wheel locks on his digger on the left, enter the vehicle, and drive to the truck trailer stopped in the lower right corner. Build two ramps for the digger to go up and raise its front by pressing the attack button to reveal this minikit.

• Civilian in Peril
  • (S) At the beginning of the level, move to the right side and help the man who is attacked by two criminals to save him.

Unlockables

The minikit model in this level is a Joker's Speedboat. After completing the level, you unlock Batman (Power Suit) and Robin (Magnet Suit). In Gotham City you will be able to continue to Arkham Asylum Antics.

Data

Game	LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
Start point	Harbourside Theatre
Characters	Batman Robin
Length	Long
Unlocks	Batman (Power Suit) Robin (Magnet Suit) Joker's Speedboat (Minikit)
Enemies to defeat	Joker Goon* Clown Goon Mime Goon Two-Face Goon* Clown Goon Boat* Joker's Helicopter* Giant Dodgem*
Bosses to defeat	Joker's Speedboat The Joker*

Gallery

Image of the level seen from the Batcomputer

Lego Batman 2 DC Super Heroes- Level 2-Harboring a Criminal Trophy-Achievement - HTG

LBM2 Walkthrough

LEGO Batman 2 DC Super Heroes 100% Guide - Harboring a Criminal (All Minikits, Citizen in Peril)

LBM2 Minikits

Trivia

• In the American version of the game, the level is still known as "Harbouring a Criminal", although the word "Harboring" lacks a U in the United States, so it should be "Harboring a Criminal". This is probably something that Traveller's Tales forgot to change when developing the game and would later become an oversight throughout the LEGO Games series.
• In the final scene of the level, Batman breaks the fourth wall by saying "See you at the Batcave."