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===Post-Crisis=== | ===Post-Crisis=== | ||
Following the [[Crisis on Infinite Earths]], a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. The Batsuit | Following the [[Crisis on Infinite Earths]], a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. The Batsuit | ||
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| + | Eventually, Batman also upgraded the Batsuit to include the yellow oval in his chest and switched the black parts of the suit to a blue color, exactly like in the previous continuity. Batman used this design for years, but after recovering from the injury that Bane caused him by breaking his back, Batman decided to change the colors of his outfit back to the original black designs. However, he kept the yellow oval symbol on the chest for a little longer. (Robin v2 #13) | ||
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| + | When Jean-Paul Valley took over as Batman after Bruce Wayne was paralyzed by Bane, he started out wearing the standard Batsuit. His first modification came after his exposure to Scarecrow's Fear Toxin set off The System. The old leather gauntlets were replaced with more modern, armored weapons armed with razor sharp talons and a shuriken launcher. His first encounter with Bane lead to him modifying the entire suit entirely. The cape was replaced with a shorter one attached to an armored chestplate which also mounted a searchlight with the Bat-Shield on it. The costume was one piece and the legs mounted three razor sharp accouterments on each one. Finally, the old cowl was replaced with a full covered cowl. Eventually, Jean-Paul improved the cape and made it of kevlar and ceramic armor, which made it bulletproof. The body of the suit was covered with chainlink steel mesh inside a nomex shell. (Detective Comics v1 #673) | ||
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| + | When Gotham City was struck by an earthquake that destroyed the city entirely, the US Government declared it a No Man's Land. During this time, Gotham became a war zone and Batman changed his slim version of the utility belt to a bigger, 'more practical belt', with several pouches where Batman kept most of his weapons and equipment necessary for surviving in that hostile environment. (Batman: No Man's Land v1 #0) | ||
After his return, Bruce remained in hiding as he decided to observe the state of affairs since he disappeared. To maintain secrecy in the field, he built a new masked suit that had multiple superhuman abilities that were replicated by it as he began to watched events in Gotham. (Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Batman and Robin v1 #1) During this time, he came to be referred to as the '''Insider''' with only a few people aware that he was alive. (Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Red Robin v1 #1) | After his return, Bruce remained in hiding as he decided to observe the state of affairs since he disappeared. To maintain secrecy in the field, he built a new masked suit that had multiple superhuman abilities that were replicated by it as he began to watched events in Gotham. (Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Batman and Robin v1 #1) During this time, he came to be referred to as the '''Insider''' with only a few people aware that he was alive. (Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Red Robin v1 #1) | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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| + | The original Batsuit was a simple design with very few special enhancements. The first costume that Bruce wore consisted of a two-piece grey body suit with a bat-shaped emblem sewn into the chest region. The cowl was black in color and covered Bruce's head and half of his face, leaving only his mouth and chin exposed. It was equipped with long pointed ear pieces that served no apparent function other than cosmetic aesthetics. The cowl was attached to a black scalloped cape that hung down below Batman's knees. Originally, Batman wore a pair of short purple gloves and a standard belt with a round buckle. (Detective Comics v1 #27) | ||
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| + | Variations of the Batsuit included: | ||
| + | *'''Rookie''' : | ||
| + | *'''Hellbat''' : | ||
==Users== | ==Users== | ||
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*In the DC Animated Universe, the Batsuit made a number of appearances in the shared continuity setting: | *In the DC Animated Universe, the Batsuit made a number of appearances in the shared continuity setting: | ||
**In Batman: The Animated Series, the Batsuit made its first appearance in the setting of the animated television series. | **In Batman: The Animated Series, the Batsuit made its first appearance in the setting of the animated television series. | ||
| − | **In Batman Beyond, a new version of the Batsuit was shown in the future timeline of Neo-Gotham. It was developed by Bruce Wayne when he operated as Batman until he decided to retire from being a vigilante. Afterwards, the advanced Batsuit was used by Terry McGinnis after he adopted the mantle of the new Batman. | + | **In Batman Beyond, a new version of the Batsuit was shown in the future timeline of Neo-Gotham. It was developed by Bruce Wayne when he operated as Batman until he decided to retire from being a vigilante. Afterwards, the advanced Batsuit was used by Terry McGinnis after he adopted the mantle of the new Batman. |
| + | *In The Batman, the Batsuit appeared in the setting of the animated television series. A variation was a large armored and mechanised suit known as the [[Batbot]]. | ||
*In Beware the Batman, the Batsuit appeared in the setting of the animated television series. | *In Beware the Batman, the Batsuit appeared in the setting of the animated television series. | ||
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*In Batman, the Batsuit appeared in the setting of the live-action film. | *In Batman, the Batsuit appeared in the setting of the live-action film. | ||
*In Batman: Year One, the Batsuit made an appearance in the animated film adaptation where Bruce Wayne created it after he decided to become the vigilante known as the Batman. | *In Batman: Year One, the Batsuit made an appearance in the animated film adaptation where Bruce Wayne created it after he decided to become the vigilante known as the Batman. | ||
| + | *In The Dark Knight Trilogy, the Batsuit appeared in the setting of the shared continuity: | ||
| + | **In Batman Begins, the Batsuit made its first appearance in the live-action film. The glider-cape concept was developed by Wayne Enterprises. A technology which they referred to as memory cloth, in its natural state, the memory cloth remained flexible, but by sending a current into the fiber, it would realign the molecules, making them rigid. The shape of the memory cloth could be tailored to the specifications of the user. Former board member Lucius Fox provided Bruce Wayne with a sample of memory cloth which he later incorporated into his costume. When asked why he needed such material, Wayne told him that he wanted it for 'base jumping'. | ||
*In The DC Extended Universe, the Batsuit made multiple appearances in the shared continuity setting. | *In The DC Extended Universe, the Batsuit made multiple appearances in the shared continuity setting. | ||
**In Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Bruce Wayne had created the Batsuit in order to fight crime as the Batman. For his battle against Superman, he built an armored exoskeletal Batsuit designed to aid in him fighting the Kryptonian. | **In Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Bruce Wayne had created the Batsuit in order to fight crime as the Batman. For his battle against Superman, he built an armored exoskeletal Batsuit designed to aid in him fighting the Kryptonian. | ||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
| − | *''Detective Comics v1'': (1939) | + | *''Detective Comics v1'': ([[1939]]) |
*''Batman v1'': | *''Batman v1'': | ||
| + | *''Robin v2'': | ||
*''Justice League v2'': | *''Justice League v2'': | ||
Latest revision as of 06:32, 26 December 2024
The Batsuit is a costume that features in DC Comics.
Contents |
Biography
Pre-Crisis
The Batsuit was a special costume that was developed by Bruce Wayne for use as his crime fighting superhero persona of Batman.
While in his study thinking over a method on how to be a more effective crime fighter and a solution on the means of fighting injustice, Bruce Wayne saw a bat through his window. Realizing that the only way to fight the criminals, the crime and the evil of this world was to adopt a symbol Bruce adopts the persona of a bat in order to conceal his identity and to strike fear into his adversaries. (Detective Comics v1 #33)
Post-Crisis
Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. The Batsuit
Eventually, Batman also upgraded the Batsuit to include the yellow oval in his chest and switched the black parts of the suit to a blue color, exactly like in the previous continuity. Batman used this design for years, but after recovering from the injury that Bane caused him by breaking his back, Batman decided to change the colors of his outfit back to the original black designs. However, he kept the yellow oval symbol on the chest for a little longer. (Robin v2 #13)
When Jean-Paul Valley took over as Batman after Bruce Wayne was paralyzed by Bane, he started out wearing the standard Batsuit. His first modification came after his exposure to Scarecrow's Fear Toxin set off The System. The old leather gauntlets were replaced with more modern, armored weapons armed with razor sharp talons and a shuriken launcher. His first encounter with Bane lead to him modifying the entire suit entirely. The cape was replaced with a shorter one attached to an armored chestplate which also mounted a searchlight with the Bat-Shield on it. The costume was one piece and the legs mounted three razor sharp accouterments on each one. Finally, the old cowl was replaced with a full covered cowl. Eventually, Jean-Paul improved the cape and made it of kevlar and ceramic armor, which made it bulletproof. The body of the suit was covered with chainlink steel mesh inside a nomex shell. (Detective Comics v1 #673)
When Gotham City was struck by an earthquake that destroyed the city entirely, the US Government declared it a No Man's Land. During this time, Gotham became a war zone and Batman changed his slim version of the utility belt to a bigger, 'more practical belt', with several pouches where Batman kept most of his weapons and equipment necessary for surviving in that hostile environment. (Batman: No Man's Land v1 #0)
After his return, Bruce remained in hiding as he decided to observe the state of affairs since he disappeared. To maintain secrecy in the field, he built a new masked suit that had multiple superhuman abilities that were replicated by it as he began to watched events in Gotham. (Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Batman and Robin v1 #1) During this time, he came to be referred to as the Insider with only a few people aware that he was alive. (Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Red Robin v1 #1)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. The Batsuit
Overview
The original Batsuit was a simple design with very few special enhancements. The first costume that Bruce wore consisted of a two-piece grey body suit with a bat-shaped emblem sewn into the chest region. The cowl was black in color and covered Bruce's head and half of his face, leaving only his mouth and chin exposed. It was equipped with long pointed ear pieces that served no apparent function other than cosmetic aesthetics. The cowl was attached to a black scalloped cape that hung down below Batman's knees. Originally, Batman wore a pair of short purple gloves and a standard belt with a round buckle. (Detective Comics v1 #27)
Variations of the Batsuit included:
- Rookie :
- Hellbat :
Users
- Bruce Wayne :
- Jean-Paul Valley :
- Dick Grayson :
- Jim Gordon :
- Jace Fox :
- Terry McGinnis :
Notes
- The Batsuit was created by Bill Finger where it made its first appearance in Detective Comics v1 #27 (May, 1939).
Alternate Versions
Gallery
GCPD's Project: Batman suits.
Hellbat armor.
Terry McGinnis's suit.
X-7 prototype suit.
In other media
Television
- In the DC Animated Universe, the Batsuit made a number of appearances in the shared continuity setting:
- In Batman: The Animated Series, the Batsuit made its first appearance in the setting of the animated television series.
- In Batman Beyond, a new version of the Batsuit was shown in the future timeline of Neo-Gotham. It was developed by Bruce Wayne when he operated as Batman until he decided to retire from being a vigilante. Afterwards, the advanced Batsuit was used by Terry McGinnis after he adopted the mantle of the new Batman.
- In The Batman, the Batsuit appeared in the setting of the animated television series. A variation was a large armored and mechanised suit known as the Batbot.
- In Beware the Batman, the Batsuit appeared in the setting of the animated television series.
Films
- In Batman, the Batsuit appeared in the setting of the live-action film.
- In Batman: Year One, the Batsuit made an appearance in the animated film adaptation where Bruce Wayne created it after he decided to become the vigilante known as the Batman.
- In The Dark Knight Trilogy, the Batsuit appeared in the setting of the shared continuity:
- In Batman Begins, the Batsuit made its first appearance in the live-action film. The glider-cape concept was developed by Wayne Enterprises. A technology which they referred to as memory cloth, in its natural state, the memory cloth remained flexible, but by sending a current into the fiber, it would realign the molecules, making them rigid. The shape of the memory cloth could be tailored to the specifications of the user. Former board member Lucius Fox provided Bruce Wayne with a sample of memory cloth which he later incorporated into his costume. When asked why he needed such material, Wayne told him that he wanted it for 'base jumping'.
- In The DC Extended Universe, the Batsuit made multiple appearances in the shared continuity setting.
- In Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Bruce Wayne had created the Batsuit in order to fight crime as the Batman. For his battle against Superman, he built an armored exoskeletal Batsuit designed to aid in him fighting the Kryptonian.
- In Justice League, the Batsuit appeared in the 2017 live-action film where the regular version was worn by Bruce Wayne. During the fight against Steppenwolf, he was shown to had worn a special variant that was known as the tactical suit.
- In Batman: Hush, the Batsuit featured in the setting of the 2019 animated film where it was worn by Bruce Wayne as he operated as Batman. Whilst pursuing Catwoman, Batman's grapple line was severed by a sniper shot from Hush causing him to fall down over a considerable distance. The fall had badly injured him requiring surgery with sometime to recover after which Alfred Pennyworth suggested he use a new Batsuit with extra-padding to help him in the field.
Video games
- In the Batman: Arkham games, the Batsuit made a number of appearances in the shared continuity setting,
- In Batman: Arkham City, Bruce Wayne was taken to the grounds of Arkham City where Alfred Pennyworth had a remote controlled Batplane drop a container that held the Batsuit so that Wayne he could operate as Batman.
- In Batman: Arkham Origis, the Batsuit featured in the prequel game set prior to Batman: Arkham Asylum with it being worn by the vigilante Batman.
- In Batman: Arkham Knight, the Batsuit returned as part of the Arkham games and was worn by Bruce Wayne.
- In Batman: Arkham VR, the Batsuit featured in the video game tie-in where it was designated as Batsuit Version 7.43. The suit contained its own data recorder and was linked to the Batcomputer allowing it to reconstruct digital scenes.
- In Batman: The Telltale Series, the Batsuit featured in the video game series with it being worn by Bruce Wayne. It contained a number of features such as a cowl that distorted the users voice, a computer on the wrist and the gloved fingers had microphones that allowed Batman to listen to conversations behind glass.
- In DC: Unchained, the Batsuit appeared in the setting of the mobile video game with the various versions of it being present as alternate skins for Batman.
- In MultiVersus, the Batsuit appeared in the setting of the fighting crossover video game.
Appearances
- Detective Comics v1: (1939)
- Batman v1:
- Robin v2:
- Justice League v2:
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