Rocksteady Studios has given Catwoman a more prominent role than legendary sidekick Robin in Batman: Arkham City in order to "go places the Batman never would" and "do things the Batman never would". Like leaving your top half undone, for instance.
Catwoman is playable in the main campaign, taking up a solid 10 per cent of the estimated 40 hour completion time, while Robin has to make do with the status of downloadable also-ran.
"The thing about playing as Catwoman is you're playing as a criminal," marketing manager Dax Ginn told OXM in a revealing discussion of the game's playable cast and environment. "When you're playing as Batman, you're the good guy. When you're playing as Catwoman, you're the bad girl.
"So it allows you playing as her to explore the criminal underworld of Arkham City. You'll go places the Batman never would, you'll do things the Batman never would.
"Playing as Robin, you've got a very similar moral compass to the one Batman has. We wanted to create a real contrasting emotional experience for players when they make that control switch. Catwoman is about as far as you can get from Batman.
"That seemed like a creative decision that would give players a broader spectrum of experiences within the game, rather than Batman and Robin, who are quite similar in lots of ways."
Ginn also revealed that more Arkham City character announcements are on the way.