- "So let me get this straight. You do it dressed like a bat? Like an actual bat?"
"It's worked for 20 years in Gotham." - ―Arthur Curry and Bruce Wayne[src]
The Batsuits are Batman's assortment of tactical uniforms in his war on crime in Gotham City. Batman wears the suits to both conceal his true identity and to frighten criminals.
History[]
Standard Batsuit[]
Batman wearing the Standard Batsuit.
The Batsuit is typically used by Bruce Wayne when patrolling Gotham City, it is a technical grey tri-weave carbon fiber suit around his torso and legs, with a black hood and a large cape. His hands are protected by armored gloves and he has gauntlets on his wrists with three razor-sharp blades. The hood incorporates a robotic voice modifier to disguise the billionaire's real voice, and several retractable lenses.
Batman watches the Anatoli Knyazev's Contractors from a tower.
His feet and shins are protected by thick black armored boots. Around his waist is his utility belt, an arsenal of gadgets including Batarangs and his grapple gun. The suit is shown to have rips, tears and such, recalling his long and violent career in fighting evil. The suit protects him and his identity, but is also a symbol of fear to his enemies.[1]
Armored Batsuit[]
Batman wearing the Armored Batsuit.
When he managed to steal Lex Luthor's Kryptonite, Wayne prepared to face Superman, crafting a powered exoskeleton version of the Batsuit far more durable than the original version in order to withstand the Kryptonian's blows. Seemingly made of some sort of metal, this Batsuit has eyes that glow a slight blueish hue, making them visible in low light, unlike the original suit. The suit's armor and mechanisms can greatly increase effort, strain, and endurance to superhuman capabilities, making it useful in combat against opponents as powerful as Superman himself.
Updated Standard Batsuit[]
Batman wearing the Upgraded Standard Batsuit.
Following Superman's death, Wayne updated and improved his standard Batsuit, modifying the jumpsuits into square plate shapes that protruded from the musculature and also adding an entirely new cowl with very different ears and updated gauntlets. During the War for Earth, Wayne employed this suit during the attempted ambush of Steppenwolf with the newly formed Justice League.[1]
Tactical Batsuit[]
Batman wearing the Tactical Batsuit.
In order to take on Steppenwolf at the Battle of Pozharnov, Wayne donned an upgraded version of the regular Batsuit, which features another layer of armor, needing to up his "game" to fight along his far more powerful teammates and stop the alien invasion. The suit features goggles to help him pilot the Flying Fox and lighter, more lightweight armor than the armored version to help him take a beating while still being able to move and land quick punches.[2]
Blue and Gray Batsuit[]
Batman wearing the Blue and Gray Batsuit.
Eventually, Wayne would utilize an adapted version of his Batsuit, which features a full grey skin suit with a blue fitted cowl attached to his cape, beneath various pieces of light armor combined and attached to his torso, arms, and legs. It features a gold tactical belt and is also capable of gliding. Wayne employed the suit during the Chase of Al Falcone.[3]
Alternate Reality Versions[]
Knightmare[]
Batman wearing the Knightmare Batsuit.
In an alternate future where Darkseid returned to Earth and took control of Superman via the Anti-Life Equation, Batman wore a modified version of the standard Batsuit featuring a beige trench coat, a black balaclava, and goggles. He was equipped with his customized assault rifle slung across his back, a pistol holstered on his right leg, and a pair of binoculars. This version lacks the black cape.[2]
Flashpoint Timeline[]
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Batman's Crusade[]
Flashpoint Batsuits.
Bruce Wayne had 7 available Batsuits to use during his career as Batman. His Batsuits and gadgets were often stored within a secure vault hidden behind a bookshelf at Wayne Manor. Eventually, Bruce decided to retire from being Batman and with that, abandoned most of his equipment.[3]
Kryptonian Attack[]
Rescue of Supergirl[]
Batman wearing his main Batsuit.
Once Bruce was persuaded by Barry Allen to come out of retirement, he equipped his primary Batsuit and helped him and his in-universe counterpart on their quest to stop General Zod. They first flew to a Siberian Black Site in order to rescue Kal-El/"Superman". Batman used his suit-attached Speargun to grapple him and the Barrys up to the facility. Using the suit's cape, he glided down to a lower floor while fighting a mercenary team that operated at the site. At times, he'd also use the cape as a bullet shield. Batman later glided down to an escape tunnel beneath the cell of Kara Zor-El, who was discovered instead of Kal-El.
The trio safely returned to Wayne Manor with Kara. In the bathroom, Bruce stitched up his wounds while his suit parts lied on the floor.[3]
Battle at Edwards Air Force Base[]
Wayne wearing his Batsuit unmasked.
Bruce later suited back up without a cowl while chatting with the Barrys. When fully suited, he flew them and Kara Zor-El to Edwards Air Force Base, where a war between Zod and the United States Military unfolded. His aircraft, the Batwing, was later attacked by Nam-Ek, forcing him to glide out. Batman eventually landed and deployed several Sticky Bombs on Nam-Ek, who then swung Bruce to the ground by his cape before being knocked unconscious by the bombs. Barry immediately ran over to check on Bruce and tried unmasking him. Though Bruce stopped him, knowing he wanted to die being Batman.[3]
Earth-66[]
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Bruce Wayne was seen donning his Batsuit and chasing his archnemesis, the Joker, while a multiversal collision occurred around him, which ended up being reverted by Barry Allen.[3]
Capabilities[]
The Batsuits have numerous function to help Bruce in his crime fighting duties:
- Advanced Durability: As the Batsuit is made of a technical carbon fiber tri-weave, it is extremely durable, making it highly resistant to knives and low-caliber firearms, as well as fireproof (withstanding the full force of both Firefly and Knyazev's flamethrowers at close-range). The cowl and neck area of the suit consists of a molded fabric made from Kevlar and Nomex protecting his neck and head from blade injuries and small caliber firearms (a man using a knife could only cause sparks to fly when trying to stab Batman in the back of the neck). Not even bullets can pierce the suit at point-blank range, but a direct strike to the upper arm could at least somewhat pierce the suit. Most impressively the gauntlets are with specialized polymer solar cells, designed to capture and dissipate energy. Not only are they capable of blocking Parademon and Kryptonian Plasma Bolts, but also Superman's Heat Vision without for a short time before being overloaded by the energy.
- Enhanced Strength: The Armored Batsuit amplifies Batman's striking power to considerable superhuman levels, enough for him to dominate Superman when he was weakened from Kryptonite gas, which left him only a small fraction of his godlike strength, able to easily swing him around by the cable of his grappling gun, smashing him right through multiple stone columns, and deliver blows strong enough to rattle and visibly harm the weakened Kryptonian to where he was stunned for a while. However, even the armor's enhanced strength quickly faltered when Superman had began to recover, to where Superman was able to block a kick and toss Batman back when he wasn't fully restored and though Batman was still able to pin him down for a while to deliver blows, his blows went from being able to just turn Superman's head back, no longer able to have any significant affect on the mighty alien and only irritating him, to soon barely even fazing Superman and finally Batman was not even able to move Superman at all, his punch to the face sounding like a normal person trying to punch hardened metal and he was completely overpowered to where Superman easily knocked him down and tossed him like a rag doll, forcing the Dark Knight to resort to shooting another kryptonite gas grenade at Superman to finally defeat him.
- Enhanced Durability: The nature of the Armored Batsuit allows for Batman to be protected much better against physical attacks, even against those from enemies as strong as Superman, as it was unscathed after the mighty alien blew him back and tackled him through a building, and hurled him into the Bat-Signal. Superman, however, was holding back greatly in their confrontation, to where he stated the armor would not have protected Batman from death at all, had Superman actually wanted to kill him. When Superman was still not trying to kill him but finally had enough of Batman's resistance, he was able to use only slightly more strength than he used to toss Batman around with light blows to easily damage Batman even through the armor, leaving him stunned and reeling from being tossed aside, and a punch to the face was able to crack Batman's armor.
- Identity Concealment: The Batsuit's cowl helps Wayne to conceal his identity; to keep his friends and families safe from harm.
- Intimidation: Wayne uses the suit to terrify his enemies.
- Communications System: Inside the suit's cowl is a communications system connecting the suit's wearer to the Batcave.
- Utility Belt: The suit contains a utility belt that stores many of the Batsuit's signature tools, such as the Grapple Gun and Batarangs.
Suits[]
Alternate Reality Versions[]
Gallery[]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice[]
Promotional[]
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Suicide Squad[]
Behind the Scenes[]
Justice League[]
Promotional[]
Behind the Scenes[]
Zack Snyder's Justice League[]
Promotional[]
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Concept Art[]
Behind the Scenes[]
The Flash[]
Promotional[]
Concept Art[]
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Behind the Scenes[]
The Batman[]
Concept Art[]
Trivia[]
- The look of the Standard Batsuit, as well as the Armored Batsuit, is heavily influenced by the outfits worn by Batman in the graphic novel The Dark Knight Returns.
- The Standard Batsuit marks the first time Batman uses the iconic grey-and-black costume design from the comic books in a live-action film since 1949.
- Jerad Marantz was nominated for a Concept Art Award for his design concept of the Tactical Batsuit as seen in Zack Snyder's Justice League.
References[]
External Links[]
Batsuit on DC Database- Batsuit on Wikipedia
