 On two occasions Grant nearly went against Dennis O 'Neil 's early wish that Anarky not kill opponents . These events include his appearance during the Batman : Knightfall saga , in which Grant briefly portrayed Anarky as preparing to kill both the Scarecrow and Batman @-@ Azrael . Grant also implied Anarky was a lethal figure in " The Last Batman Story " , part of Armageddon 2001 crossover event . In the story , a time traveler shows Batman a possible future in the ( relatively ) not @-@ too @-@ distant year of 2001 . An aged Batman is framed and sentenced to death for murder , but Anarky , now an adult , sympathizes with the fallen hero and breaks into the prison in an attempt to rescue Batman . However , Batman resists his help , on the basis that Anarky has killed others in the past , and the two never reconciled their differences . 
