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Destination Metropolis Research and Development Down to Earth
Research and Development
Research and Development
Number DC-9
Game LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
Universe DC
Episode Story
Chapter Mr Luthor is Expecting You
Playable Characters Batman*
Superman*
Unlockable Vehicles Police Car (Minikit)*
Super Hero Status 100,000
Evil Receptionist: "Mr. Luthor is expecting you."
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes

Research and Development is the ninth level of LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes.

Transcript[]

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Gotham City News[]

Vicki Vale: There's frustration tonight at the ongoing mayhem in our streets. Notorious bad guys like The Riddler and The Joker are still at large, with the Gotham City Police Department helpless. Presidential candidate Lex Luthor is due in town tomorrow, when he'll hold a really at City Hall. What message will he have for the hard-pressed people of Gotham? Will the city still be standing?

Arrival at LexCorp[]

[Batman and Superman arrive at LexCorp. The second hero opens the door to LexCorp and forces the first to enter]
Superman: Oh after you.
Batman: Grrr...
[Batman enters first and Superman second, but not before closing the door]
[The duo meets a receptionist]
Superman: We're here to see Lex Luthor.
LexCorp Secretary: And you are...?
Batman: Seriously?
LexCorp Secretary: Seriously.
Superman: I'm Superman, he's Batman.
LexCorp Secretary: Are those last names?
Batman: Even the receptionist is evil...
Superman: Just one name each.
Batman: Like Madonna.
LexCorp Secretary: [Sees on the clipboard] Oh, I see you're down here. Mr. Luthor is expecting you. First elevator.
[An alarm sounds and several LexBots arrive. The receptionist also reveals her true form, a silver LexBot]

Battle against the Evil Receptionist[]

Evil Receptionist: Mr. Luthor is expecting you.

The Gigantic Joker Robot[]

[Batman and Superman enter an elevator and the system's music plays]
Superman: What's that song? Sounds familiar...
Batman: I don't listen to music.
[A janitor gets on the elevator]
Janitor: Either you guys know the score of the game?
Batman: I don't follow sports.
Superman: 7-3, St. Louis. Ah.
Janitor: Heh. [Turns his head down] Shouldn't have asked.
[The elevator goes where the janitor needs to go]
Janitor: Nice costumes. [He's leaving]
Batman: Grrr... Hmm...
[Batman and Superman arrive where Joker Robot is]
Superman: Lex?
Lex Luthor: Right here...
[The container containing Kryptonite is opened, so Superman feigns his weakness. A pie is thrown towards Batman]
Superman: Huh... Hug...
[Joker Robot's identity is revealed]
Lex Luthor: You feel okay, Superman? I hope you voted before you got here, because you might not be leaving.
[The container containing Kryptonite is reopened and Superman continues to feign his weakness]
Superman: Huhh... Hug... You diseased maniac. No one is going to elect you President.
Lex Luthor: Oh, yes they will. Once we've flown over the country dispensing my friend Joker's gas, I'll win in a landslide. Since I was deprived of the man of the year award in Gotham City, we're starting at their city hall. Sorry you won't be there. When I'm president, I'll build a statue of you.
[The container containing Kryptonite is reopened, so Superman pretends to be defeated]
Superman: Huhh... Hug...
Batman: Grr... You're not going to build him a statue.
Lex Luthor: No, I'm not. But you won't be there to call me on it.
The Joker: Wait a second. What are you going to do to the dynamic dumb-dumb?
Lex Luthor: Joker, I have an election to win.
The Joker: But who will I play with if he's dead?
Lex Luthor: Robin's still around. If we eliminate Batman, Robin will probably put on the suit and say he's Batman...
The Joker: [Sighs] Won't be the same...
[A heavy object falls on Batman, also faking his death]
The Joker: Wow. Did not expect that.
Lex Luthor: Let's go get out the vote.
The Joker: All right...
[The large door to LexCorp opens, but the Joker takes control of the Joker Robot and fires the thrusters upwards]
Lex Luthor: What the--
[The Joker Robot destroys the roof of LexCorp, also bringing down the VTOL
Lex Luthor: Joker, do you know how expensive that was?
The Joker: Have no idea what it cost, no.
[The Joker Robot heads towards Gotham City, as the defeated duo get up and show that they faked their defeat]
[Superman (in the Batman suit) uses his super strength to lift the heavy object. Batman (in the Superman suit) stands up]
Superman: [In the Batman suit] Nice plan.
Batman: [In the Superman suit] Now we know what they're up to.
[The duo puts their respective suits back on]
Batman: We have to stop them.
Superman: You think?
[Superman flies through the roof that Joker Robot destroyed, while Batman uses a LexCorp Mini-VTOL to exit LexCorp]
[The level ends]

Story[]

When Batman and Superman arrive in Metropolis, they find a receptionist who doesn't know their names and questions if Batman and Superman are last names. After the receptionist says that Lex is expecting them, an army of LexBots arrive and the receptionist becomes a giant LexBot. After defeating the evil receptionist, they encounter many other robots that attempt to attack them. They eventually find Lex Luthor and the Joker and there is Kryptonite in the air. Superman (really Batman) fakes his weakness as a giant Joker Mech appears. After Superman (Batman) faints, Lex requests that he kill Batman (Superman) but Joker says he won't have anyone to play with. Superman (Batman) soon wakes up and they change into their normal costumes. The duo escapes but not before Lex and the Joker escape as well.

Walkthrough[]

Level Prelude[]

After finishing the previous level, you will appear on top of a building on the central island. Fly as Superman and head to LexCorp, which is marked with an arrow, to start the level. Remember that you can press the jump button twice so Superman can go faster and it doesn't take long to get there.

Level Walkthrough[]

You start in the LexCorp office, with a battle against an Evil Receptionist. She will jump towards a gold outline of a large letter "L". Fly like Superman, use his laser to destroy the golden outline where the receptionist is and the receptionist will return to the ground. Use the destroyed outline bricks to build a panel with the Power Suit and put it on as Batman. To defeat the Receptionist, wait until she stops shooting (you can easily check this by looking at the hearts under her little portrait; if they are red, you can attack her) and attack her with a Batman's explosive rocket. You must repeat the entire action two more times, but this time you must first eliminate all the LexBots that will attack you. When you take away all of her hearts, she will crash into a wall and be defeated. The wall will also be destroyed to reveal a green wall. Move Superman to the green wall and use his X-Ray Vision to connect all the red tubes. This way you will fix the escalators. Defeat the enemies on the first floor below the board, use Batman to destroy all the silver panels and build a panel that will be seen on the left wall. Pull a lever to open the elevator and move the heroes towards it to move to the next area.

In the next area, destroy the bricks on the right side - use Batman's explosive rocket to destroy the silver one and Superman's laser to destroy the gold one. Use the remaining bricks to build a panel with the Electricity Suit for Batman. Put it on as Batman, pass through a layer of Kryptonite and absorb electricity from an electrical outlet to cover the Kryptonite with a vacuum cleaner and disable the electricity so Superman can pass through. Move to the right, defeat LexBots and a LexCorp Scientist, use Superman's laser to destroy a golden object near the wall, and use Batman to charge an electrical outlet. After that, put the Power Suit back on, destroy a silver object on the wall and another one higher up on the conveyor belt. You'll cover up another Kryptonite so Superman can cross. Continue to the right. Use Superman's laser to draw a square on a gold grid and pull an orange ring with Batman's hook to open an elevator. The four LexCorp Guards that will come will have Kryptonite on their hands, so you will have to defeat them with Batman or Superman will be weakened. Have both heroes step on the two elevator buttons to go to the next area.

In the next area, defeat all the enemies, destroy a golden grate on the left with Superman's laser, and build a panel with the Sensor Suit for Batman. Put it on as Batman, activate invisibility, move to the valve below the camera and turn it to reveal a LexBot with a Bat Bike. Press the button on the left (you can't do this with Superman because the button is on a layer of Kryptonite) to turn on the Deconstructor and deconstruct the Bat Bike. Repeat this action (turn the valve and press the button) a couple of times, but watch out for the LexBots that come. The second one is a Batmobile and the third one is a dancing LexBot. When you turn on the Deconstructor for the third time, you will deconstruct the black wall behind it and LexBots will destroy the crystal and attack you. Defeat them, go through the destroyed glass and go to the fan to go to the next area.

In the next area, move to the right. After a while, you will come to a container of acid. Use Superman's laser to destroy all the golden objects above. One of them is on the right side, so you will have to fly to the right side to destroy it. Also destroy the green monitors that are between two containers of acid. To disable the second container, fly to the upper platform with Superman and pull an orange handle. Jump down, build a lever, and pull it to activate a hook handle on the right side. Then use it to reach the top with Batman. Move to the right, destroy the local boxes and use the bricks to build a panel with the Bat Suit for Batman. Put it on as Batman, jump to the platform under the Kryptonite layer, and use the wave gun on the glass wall to disable the third container. Move to the right and use Superman's laser to destroy a green-yellow block (aim for the gold wall). Next, have Superman stand on the button that will be shown and when the floor rises, move Batman over its edge and slide to the second side of the gap. Move towards a glass door on the left and destroy it with the wave gun. Enter the room and pull a lever to deactivate the Kryptonite layer. Use Superman's laser on the gold wall on the right to cut it and go through the tunnel to the final area of ​​the level.

In the final area of ​​the level, eliminate enemies, move towards the green wall at the top of the stairs and use Superman to change all the red gears. Destroy the machine in the center of the room and build two armchairs. Sit in one of them and you will begin to control a large robot that will have to fight against a robot boss, the LexCorp Prototype Robot. If you try to attack it from the front, you won't hurt it. Wait until the boss starts charging, dodge quickly and when it loses its way, attack it. Repeat this tactic four times until the robot is destroyed. After the fight, leave the robot and go to a crank turned by the scientists and turn it to cover the tubes where the LexBots come out. Defeat all the enemies in the area and go to the room on the right side. Use Batman's wave gun to destroy the glass controls near the doors, use Superman's laser on the gold wall to destroy it, and at the end, have both heroes get on the elevator to 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. (S) In the first area, on the left side of the escalator to the left, you will find a golden item. Destroy it with a heat character to reach this minikit.
    2. (F) In the same area, on the right side of the right escalator, at the top of the screen, you will find black bricks. Deconstruct them with the Lex Luthor's Deconstructor and build a LexCorp Micro-VTOL to reveal this minikit.
    3. (F) In this same area on the right side of the balcony, which can be reached using a flying character or a hook character, destroy the silver objects with Batman in the Power Suit or the Penguin and hang from a handhold. When the door opens, go inside, destroy two boxes, and use Green Lantern to build a vacuum cleaner out of green bricks. It will crash into a wall, be destroyed, and you will reveal this minikit.
    4. (F) At the location with the conveyor belt on the wall, use a magnet character on the blue bricks to reveal a crank. Then turn the crank and you will make the conveyor belts change position. Fire a Batman's explosive rocket at the conveyor belts and wait for it to reach the minikit to get it.
    5. (S) Destroy five screens with Lex Luthor as President that you will find throughout the level to reveal this minikit.
      1. The first one is in the place with the conveyor belt (on the left side of the elevator).
      2. The second one is in the location with the camera in the lower left corner.
      3. The third one is on the wall right after you go up with a large fan.
      4. The fourth one is found after crossing platforms with acid and looking at the top of the screen.
      5. The fifth one is found after passing through the large Kryptonite area and looking at the wall at the top.
    6. (F) At the location with the camera, move to the bottom right corner, destroy a glass object with Man-Bat or Black Canary, pull a lever, and open a gift with the Joker to reveal this minikit.
    7. (S) On the second platform with acid, go around it to find this minikit behind a round wall.
    8. (F) After passing the Kryptonite area, you will reach a place with a large chemical mark. Clear it with Aquaman, use a magnet character on the blue bricks and collect minikit.
    9. (S) In a room with robots, after a fight with the LexCorp Prototype Robot, use a flying character to fly up to the ceiling near the wall and reach this minikit.
    10. (F) In the same place, clear the chemicals in the lower right corner with Aquaman, build an electrical outlet, use the Joker on the electrical outlet, use the Flash to quickly run four buttons on the ground, and use the same character to build two speakers with deconstruct bricks and reveal this minikit.
  • Civilian in Peril
    • (F) In the first area, jump to the second balcony and move to the left. You will find a citizen surrounded by chemicals. Use Aquaman to clean the chemicals near the citizen and save him.

Unlockables[]

The minikit model in this level is a Police Car. In Gotham City you will be able to continue to Down to Earth.

Data[]

GameLEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
Start pointLexCorp Office
CharactersBatman
Superman
LengthMedium
Unlocks Police Car (Minikit)
Enemies to defeat LexBot*
LexCorp Guard*
LexCorp Scientist*
Bosses to defeat Evil Receptionist*
LexCorp Prototype Robot

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