Batsuit
The Batsuit is a costume that features in DC Comics.
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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
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
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 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 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:
- Justice League v2:
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