Batsuit

In The Batman, released in March 2022, the bat symbol on Batman's chest is bladed, allowing it to serve as both an emblem as well as a functional tool and weapon.  To be more plausible, the bat symbol was made of metal Instead of leather.  In an interview with HeyUGuys blogger, Director Matthew Reeves clarified that the metal was not from the gun that was used to kill Batman's parents, Thomas and Martha Wayne.^[22][23]

Variants in publication

Batman keeps variant costumes for dealing with extraordinary situations; for example, he has been shown in a

Jean-Paul Valley

In the Knightfall story arc (1993–1994), the character Jean-Paul Valley redesigned the Batsuit during his tenure as Batman. Rather than appearing as a new costume, Jean-Paul developed it over time. Valley created an armored suit that contained more gadgets, including a shuriken launcher, flamethrower and other, more lethal weapons. This version of the suit did away with the traditional cape and cowl, and essentially an amalgam of Bruce Wayne's costume and Valley's Azrael armor. It featured armored and bladed wings and was highly bulletproof, capable of sustaining direct machine gun barrages as well as enduring the explosions from grenades and high intensity fire. The suit also featured an underwater rebreather. A circular ammo feeder affixed to the back of the suit provided Valley with continuous bat-shaped shuriken. It was then made to be more high tech, with the eyes appearing more as goggles, different color scheme, and more armor. After being caught in an explosion during his fight with the former Batman at the time, Bruce Wayne, the main color scheme turns into red-and-gold; the same colors of Azrael's armor. While the suit bears immense power, it also slows its user's speed and limits movement capacity.^{[citation needed]}

In the end, the suit became Valley's vulnerable point, as Bruce realized that his replacement had become too reliant upon the suit's gadgetry. In their final confrontation, Bruce, in his traditional bat costume, tricked Valley into discarding the armor by leading him into a narrow tunnel that forced Valley to remove most of the armor to follow Bruce. Upon seeing Bruce revealed in his Batsuit under blinding daylight after being forced to remove his helmet – the last part of the armour Valley had kept – Valley's fragile mind collapsed, and he acknowledged Bruce as the true Batman.^[24]

The gauntlets from this costume are now being used by Kate Spencer, the current Manhunter, who obtained them from an LAPD evidence room. They had been used by a small-time crook who unsuccessfully robbed the safe of a Gotham lawyer who keeps information on all his supervillain clients' loot.^{[citation needed]}

Dick Grayson

In

Rejected concept art by Tony Daniel showcased an outfit that was visually similar to the costume of Earth-Two's Dick Grayson. Another concept sketch by Frank Quitely depicted a plated design that heavily resembled the Batsuit worn by Bruce Wayne in the film The Dark Knight.^[26]

Troika

Though Batman rejects Jean Paul Valley's armor, he agrees that it is time to update his own Batsuit. While no different in terms of gadgets, the Batsuit that Batman wears, first in the Troika storyline, is noticeably darker than his previous costume, looking very similar to the suits worn in the film

After Bruce Wayne returns from his journey through time, he designs another Batsuit that differentiates from Dick Grayson's (concept drawings by artist David Finch) and adds further upgrades. It is notably similar to the Troika outfit, but it is actually an amalgam of Batman's previous costumes including that suit, for him to utilize some of their advantages with further upgrades, including a full set of electronics, including a heating and cooling system, secure broadband communications,^[27] and is capable of emitting an electromagnetic pulse, which disrupts electronic devices around him (such as rooftop security cameras).^[28] For combat efficiency, Batman added projectiles on the gauntlets to incapacitate opponents, and retractable knives on the boots' soles.^[20]

The shield is not just a bat-themed insignia adorned on the chest area. It can be used as a wide-beam flashlight and intimidating opponents, therefore could be "powered down to black or gray so that it camouflages itself when necessary."^[29]

The New 52

In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, Batman wore another version of the Batsuit designed by artist Jim Lee. This Batsuit was made of hardened plates on titanium-dipped tri-weave fibers and was broken into multiple pieces of armor over a more flexible bodysuit for greater mobility, similar to the ones in the film The Dark Knight and its sequel The Dark Knight Rises. The gloves were made of a dense but malleable leather with ribbing on the palm side of the fingers, raised piping, and convex metal knuckles on the topside. Mesh detail appeared just beneath the palm and inside the three recessed louver-like shapes located on both topside. The blades on the sides of Batman's gauntlets were retractable and capable of firing outward projectiles. The utility belt was a convex metal ampules form, and its buckle was made of beveled metal platelets. The back of the belt had an intricate containment device and could be detached to be used as a tool. Batman also adapted a para-cape that aerodynamically supported himself for gliding.^[30]

Justice Buster

When the Joker used a variation on his Joker toxin to turn the Justice League against Batman, Batman fought against them using a suit of armor described (by the Joker-like Superman) as the "Justice Buster" suit, created specifically for Batman to wage war against the most powerful beings on the planet. It allegedly cost more to create the suit than sixty percent of the world's nations put into their respective militaries, with a sizable portion of that budget going towards giving the suit the processing power necessary for it to outpace the

When James Gordon is 'promoted' to become a GCPD-sponsored Batman after the disappearance of the original, he wore two variations of the Batsuit, designed by the Powers Corporation. When he was in the field, he commonly wore a large high-tech suit of armor that included shoulder-mounted weapons, a large handheld gun, various electromagnetic generators, full-spectrum visual capabilities, and large bat-like wings to act as a bomb shield and refine its 'flight' mode – although this was commonly used when falling from the GCPD 'Bat-Blimp' rather than full solo flight – composed of nano-carbons that could even change color if the user wanted. When inside buildings, he wore a simple all-black bodysuit with a yellow bat outline on his chest while carrying a gun on a basic utility belt, lacking the usual cape, although the suit possessed a personal cloaking device that could turn Gordon totally invisible and was made of a material that could withstand the temperature of an incinerator long enough for Gordon to break out (even if it had to be repaired after the fire damage). When Gordon was acting alone, the robot Batsuit could run a 'nimble auto program' that would allow Gordon's home base to set a target and allow the suit to calculate how to reach that target, using basic contextual materials to act on its own accord. The suit proved powerful as a combat asset, and Powers Corp had plans to create a whole series of suits to be put into action across the country, but after the original sustained serious damage in battle with new villain Mr Bloom, who proceeded to take over all the other suits via remote control just before the original Batman returned, Gordon stepped back and returned to his role as Commissioner as Powers Corp abandoned the Batman program due to public loss of confidence, feeling that only the true Dark Knight could be Batman.[33]

DC Rebirth

In the 2016 DC Comics relaunch, DC Rebirth, Batman's latest suit is similar to his New 52 suit. It is mostly grey and black with a purple lined cape, like most of his other suits. The gauntlets and boots are armored, and the utility belt is black with yellow lining. The bat symbol is still black but now outlined in either gold or yellow, depending on the colorist.^{[citation needed]}

Elseworlds

In The Dark Knight Returns, Batman initially goes into action wearing the standard Batsuit, but he dons a suit of powered armour when facing Superman. Features of this suit include an ultrasonic gun- along with sonic dampeners to prevent Batman being damaged by the same weapon- and the ability to plug directly into Gotham's power grid by connecting the suit to a lamp in Crime Alley. When plugged into the power grid, the suit was powerful enough to do some damage to Superman in a fight, but this required Batman to confront Superman at night after he had been hit with various other weapons, such as missiles from the Batmobile and an arrow of synthetic kryptonite. Three years later (The Dark Knight Strikes Again), Batman has returned to his original suit with a completely black cape and cowl, the cape's edges being so sharp that he is able to use them to carve a 'Z' onto Lex Luthor's face. During his initial rematch with Superman, after the Man of Steel had been worn down by various other attacks, Batman beat Superman into submission with a large pair of Kryptonian gauntlets.^{[citation needed]}

In Batman: In Darkest Knight, where Bruce Wayne is chosen as the Green Lantern instead of Hal Jordan, he mostly wears the standard Green Lantern uniform, but his attire includes a cape and cowl similar to what he would wear as Batman, although it lacks the "bat ears" of the traditional cowl.^{[citation needed]}

In Batman: Holy Terror, Bruce Wayne's costume is specifically stated as having originally been worn by his father when he portrayed a demon in a play. The general look is still the same as Batman's familiar attire, but the belt is almost triangular in design, the 'ears' on the cowl are wider without being a simple single point, and the bat-like symbol on the chest is more triangular, with a white patch at the top leading to a thin white line directly over the throat under the chin, possibly a reference to Bruce Wayne's civilian role as a priest.^{[citation needed]}

In Robin 3000, the Batman of this time period wears an outfit similar to the standard batsuit; the only clear difference is an artificial left eye, similar in design to Deadshot's familiar cybernetic substitute.^{[citation needed]}

In Batman/Houdini: The Devil's Workshop, most of Batman's attire is concealed under a long thick coat, the exact costume not entirely visible in the dark of the night, although his cowl is the familiar style apart from notably thinner 'ears' than usual.^{[citation needed]}

In Batman: Dark Knight of the Round Table, after Bruce of Waynesmoor has spent years living in Avalon before being trained by Merlin, he is granted a suit of armour that Merlin describes as having been forged by the power of the dragon, the metals forged by the dragon's fiery breath before being cooled in its blood, granting the wearer control over the forces of nature itself. While wearing this armour, Bruce also used his father's old sword.^{[citation needed]}

In Batman: Gotham by Gaslight and its sequel, the Batman outfit is presented with buccaneer-style gloves and boots and a floor-length cape with an upturned collar, along with a simple cloth cowl. The utility belt is shown with two short daggers and various pouches with unidentified contents.^{[citation needed]}

In Batman: Castle of the Bat, depicting Bruce Wayne as a Frankenstein-esque doctor while the Bat-Man is his reanimated father, the Bat-Man's initial attire is intended to aid in his father's altered awareness of his new senses and mask some of the necessary scarring, the familiar cowl accompanied by a short cloak around the shoulders and upper arms. As the Bat-Man 'evolves' he discards the cowl and his head becomes distinctly bat-like.^{[citation needed]}

In Kingdom Come and its sequel The Kingdom, an older Bruce wears a bracing powered exoskeleton due to his long career as Batman putting his body under serious strain, and then a completing armor when in action as Batman.^{[citation needed]}

In the Vampire Batman trilogy, Batman wears the familiar Batsuit even after he becomes a vampire, although he wields silver batarangs in the first novel in the trilogy in his final confrontation with Dracula and, in the second novel, uses cross-shaped throwing daggers made of wood with silver in the interior, these weapons specifically designed to help him kill the other vampires. After his surrender to his vampire side and several months decaying in a coffin, Batman occasionally transforms into a twisted giant bat form when flying and hunting his enemies, but he retains the usual suit in his human form, albeit with his body now so decayed that his ribs are clearly visible and his arms seemingly reduced to skin and bones rather than muscle.^{[citation needed]}

In Batman: Brotherhood of the Bat, some years after Bruce Wayne's death and humanity's decimation by a virus unleashed by Ra's al Ghul, Ra's takes control of the Batcave and uses some of Bruce's sketches of possible costumes to create an army of Bat-men based on Bruce's rejected costume designs. These costumes reflect darker or more heavily armoured styles that Bruce considered using before he decided to go with a simple design that could be adapted for multiple situations, feeling that others suffered such problems as impractically large capes, excess padding providing enhanced protection at the cost of mobility, or looking too demonic for his goal of becoming part of the darkness without appearing too intimidating for the people he was trying to protect. Later in the storyline, Talia is able to direct her son, Tallant, to oppose his grandfather, with Tallant donning his father's own Batsuit to infiltrate Ra's's plans and destroy his grandfather's army.^{[citation needed]}

In Elseworld's Finest—retelling the origins of Superman and Batman in the style of pulp fiction narratives in the 1930s—Bruce Wayne is a former playboy turned impoverished archaeologist. During a confrontation with Ra's al Ghul's men on a quest for the lost city of Argos, Wayne is badly injured by a poisoned sword, but is confronted by the spirit of the ancient warrior-wizard Kha. who offers Bruce life and himself redemption if Bruce will take on his mantle. Kha's armour consists of a black bodysuit with golden gauntlets and boots, as well as a golden necklace in the style of a bat and a golden helm that resembles a twisted bat.^{[citation needed]}

In League of Justice, depicting DC heroes in a fairy-tale realm, the 'Bat-Mancer' goes into action wearing armour underneath the head and wings of a giant bat.^{[citation needed]}

In Superman: Speeding Bullets, depicting a world where Kal-El was taken in by the Waynes and raised as Bruce, he initially goes into action wearing what appears to be the standard Batsuit, albeit with the mouth covered as well and visible padding around the edges of the arms and legs. After Lois Lane convinces him that he would have more power as a symbol in the daylight, he adopts a new Superman-style costume, albeit without the red 'trunks' and with headgear that encircles his ears and chin while leaving his face exposed.^{[citation needed]}

In Elseworld's Finest: Supergirl & Batgirl, where Barbara Gordon is Batgirl after her father was killed saving the Waynes and Bruce is essentially her Alfred rather than Batman, she initially wore the standard Batgirl costume from the comics. By the time of the storyline, she has adopted a darker costume, including metallic gauntlets on her forearms and wrists, shoulders, and exterior ankles, with the main suit consisting of nanites extending out from the belt to cover her body.^{[citation needed]}

In Batman: Dark Knight Dynasty, Bruce Wayne's distant ancestor Joshua of Wainwright initially acts as a member of the Knights Templar, but when faced with a raid on Vandal Savage's compound after the rest of his group have been slain by Savage's minions, he dons his old family armour, which includes a bat-like crest and a helmet in the style of the usual Bat-cowl, including small points and a visor that shields his eyes, although his equipment consists only of a sword and a short iron knife. In the present day, after Savage kills his parents on his wedding night, Bruce adopts the familiar Batman costume to hunt their killer, later adapting it into a spacesuit with its own air supply and the cowl now an actual helmet when he confronts Vandal on a space shuttle. In the twenty-fifth Century, Brenna Wayne devises three bat-themed costumes to track the source of the conspiracy against her family, with two being high-tech black-and-orange suits with such advanced weaponry as flamethrowers in the cape/wings, and the third a simpler black suit with gold trim.^{[citation needed]}

In Superman & Batman: Generations, depicting Superman and Batman 'aging' in real-time from their debuts in 1939 onwards, Bruce Wayne is shown wearing the standard Batsuit of each era, including wearing a Robin outfit in a story set in 1929 and wearing a fox-mask with an orange cape and purple shirt during an adventure when he was a child in 1919. Dick Grayson takes on the role of Batman between 1959 and 1969, again wearing a Batsuit similar to what was worn in the comics at this time, with this suit being worn by Bruce's son, Bruce Wayne Junior, when he takes over as Batman in 1969 after Grayson is killed by a trap set by the Joker, Bruce Junior switching costumes with Grayson to create the illusion that the Joker killed Robin rather than Batman. Between 1979 and 1986, after the death of his wife on their wedding day, Bruce Junior adopts an armoured Batsuit with a covered facial mask as his new costume. He wears this costume until 1999, when he rediscovers his long-missing father- Bruce Wayne having become immortal and young in 1979 after a confrontation with Ra's al Ghul- with Bruce adopting a new Batsuit in darker colours after his return to the role.^{[citation needed]}

In other media

Animation

Filmation and Hanna-Barbera

In the various superhero animated series produced by Filmation and Hanna-Barbera, including The Adventures of Batman (1968–1977), Super Friends (1973–1986) and The New Adventures of Batman (1977), Batman has been consistently depicted with the blue and gray Batsuit of the Silver Age comics from the 1950s and 1960s, with the chest emblem and utility belt from the "New Look" version.^{[citation needed]}

DC animated universe

Batman wears various Batsuits throughout the DC Animated Universe (DCAU):

Batman: The Animated Series

The Batsuit in Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1995) features a chest emblem and utility belt similar to the "New Look" version, and the emblem's design itself typically resembles the yellow-ellipsed bat symbol that was used in comics from the early 1970s through the late 1990s (as well as most Batman merchandise to this day and in the 1989 theatrical movie poster), but the cape and cowl noticeably feature Bob Kane and Bill Finger's original color scheme of black with blue highlights. Occasionally, the cape and cowl appear to be woven in one piece, and when he is not fighting the cape is usually seen covering Batman's entire body below his head (similar to how he is occasionally drawn in the comics). His utility belt uses capsules or cylinders that are both yellow (similar to his utility belt drawn in the comics). The costume lacks any armor qualities and is merely a gray bodysuit with no apparent special features that often becomes torn in serious fights. It is occasionally seen packed in Bruce Wayne's luggage or in his vehicles, and it is made clear that he has numerous spares. It is also shown that he hides lock picks and blades within his gloves in preparation of when his wrists being bound by handcuffs or ropes. The exact appearance of the suit was not always consistent in the series, such as the chest emblem's design or the length of the cape. This design was re-used in the feature films Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) and Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (1998).^{[citation needed]}

The New Batman Adventures

Batman's physical appearance was revamped in The New Batman Adventures (1997–1999) with his second major Batsuit's colors darker overall and the utility belt here uses pouches that is a very pale light brown. His gloves also have extended scallops and retractable claws, and his chest emblem was changed into a complete bat without the yellow ellipse. There were fewer highlights on the cape and cowl that were now dark gray and the cape itself was redesigned to always reach over his shoulders, even when it is not covering his entire body below the head and the tights were also changed to a dark gray. This suit is equipped with a parachute in preparation of Batman is unable to use his grapnel when falling. Overall, it resembles the Batsuit used in Batman: Year One. This design was re-used in the crossovers with Superman: The Animated Series and Static Shock, as well as the feature film Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003) and the flashback sequence in Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000).^{[citation needed]}

Justice League and Justice League Unlimited

Batman was again redesigned in Justice League (2001–2004) with his third major Batsuit as a mixture appearance of the previous two designs; the costume itself is basically the same one from The New Batman Adventures, but has the original color scheme from Batman: The Animated Series. Additionally, the artists added certain modifications to foreshadow the futuristic costume from Batman Beyond such as the lengthening of the "ears" on the cowl and the addition of heels on the boots. This design was re-used in the Static Shock two-part episode "A League of Their Own", as well as the follow-up series, Justice League Unlimited (2004–2006). It was eventually re-used again for the feature film Justice League vs. the Fatal Five (2019).^{[citation needed]}

Batman Beyond

An extremely different variant of the Batsuit is featured in

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Other

DCAU

costumes

Flashbacks from the Batman: The Animated Series episodes "Robin's Reckoning" and "The Mechanic" as well as Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) show Batman's earliest costume that (according to the reference book Batman Animated) was based on the Batsuit from Batman: Year One with elements from Bob Kane's original Batsuit (which was also similar to how his basic costume would be designed in all further subsequent DCAU appearances). Batman also has an alternative suit of black armor in The New Batman Adventures episode "Torch Song" capable to withstand extreme heat and flame (such as Firefly's attacks) and presumably bulletproof as well. During the alternative timeline created by Vandal Savage's disruptions of World War II in the Justice League episode "The Savage Time", Batman's Batsuit reflected the state of war he lived under: a helmet (with seemingly no eyes but likely has a visor), several rigid armor plates and incorporates firearms into his arsenal (unlike in the primary timeline). Another alternative-universe version of the Batsuit worn by the Justice Lords incarnation of Batman in the Justice League episode "A Better World" featured lighter gray colors on the cape, cowl and chest, and jet black on the rest of the bodysuit, seemingly inspired by the Phantasm costume worn by Andrea Beaumont. The cape was also extended to cover the upper torso and shoulders entirely, with the Bat insignia embedded into the chest portion. The insignia itself was also changed to become more angular, and was colored a metallic silver, a version of the same logo appears on the Batman Beyond era Batsuit. The Justice Lord Batsuit also did not use separate colors for the "underwear" portion, had a silver-gray utility belt, and the gauntlets had no scallops. In the Batman Beyond episode "Disappearing Inque", Bruce Wayne had a prototype Batsuit that resemble the Bat-Armor from DC Comics's award-winning comic book epic Kingdom Come which he used to fight Inque. This Batsuit can increase Bruce's endurance and offer him some protection, but hindering his movements due to its colossal size and puts a strain on his weakened heart (he had originally designed it after the fourth batsuit had limitations in one more attempt to help compensate for his ailments but failed). It lacks a scalloped cape or wings, indicating that Bruce was not finished of building it prior to him going into retirement.^{[citation needed]}

The Batman

In

computer system called the "Batwave"; The belt's buckle can be removed and used for several purposes, such as for a tracking device, for controlling the Batmobile, the Batbot, or as seen in "The Cat and the Bat" fly remote-controlled batarangs. It also has a longer cape that, just like the DCAU costumes, sometimes covers his entire body below the head. In the episode "Fleurs Du Mal", it is shown that the suit is linked to the Batwave, to monitor his physical and mental activities. Despite this regular default Batsuit, Batman uses some other variations of the Batsuit as well in the series to tackle certain situations and villains.^{[citation needed}

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• In the episode "Traction", the Batman is badly injured by the immensely powerful
  Bane, due to which he is forced to build a prototype exo-skeleton called the "Batbot" to battle the villain. The Batbot is controlled by Bruce Wayne while sitting inside its cockpit. It is shown to possess superhuman strength to match that of Bane, along with enhanced levels of agility and endurance. It has two turbo retro-thrusters for flight on its back as well. The Batbot is also shown to be controlled via the Batman's utility belt (for example, in "The Cat and the Bat" episode).^{[citation needed}
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• In the episode "The Big Chill", when
  flamethrowers attached on either side of the waist. Also, the blades on the Batman's gloves emit high electric sparks to melt any ice in his path. The arctic Batsuit reappears in the episode "Fire and Ice", and is depicted to sustain heavy amounts of damage but protects its wearer, when the villain Firefly maneuvers the Batman into a fuel tanker that is about to explode. The Batman survives, but injures himself and has the suit damaged.^{[citation needed}
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• In the episode "Swamped", when the Batman has to battle Killer Croc, he uses a special hydro Batsuit, that does not get wet or allow water to enter it. It is totally black in color, and the Batman somehow sheds or retracts his cape in his suit when he goes underwater to battle Killer Croc.^{[citation needed]}
• In the movie
  Christian crosses.^{[citation needed}
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• With arsonist Garfield Lynns' transformation from Firefly to a nuclear-powered Phosphorus in "White Heat", Batman designed a black NBC suit, built by Alfred, to protect himself.^{[citation needed]}
• On the episode "Artifacts", it is shown that, decades into the future, an elder Batman would adapt a simpler Batsuit resembling of Frank Miller's
  Batman: The Dark Knight Returns graphic novel.^{[citation needed}
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Batman: Gotham Knight

In

In Darkness Dwells", it is shown that there's an infrared scope built within the cowl, along with a rebreather that can be folded within it. In addition, there is a wireless relay communicator built in the cowl, with its signals locked with quantum cryptology and bounced through a dozen different satellites (presumably the WayneComs). As per the animation styles for each segment, the suit varies between versions of the Batman Begins costume and the comic book costumes, including the similarity to the outfits from The New Batman Adventures and Justice League.^{[citation needed}

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Batman: The Brave and the Bold

In Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008–2011), Batman wears a slightly modified version of the blue and gray suit worn during the Silver Age comics from the 1960s and 1970s. The Batsuit also resembles the "New Look" costume. According to the show's creators, this was deliberately done to invoke a less dark and violent depiction of Batman following the release of The Dark Knight.^{[citation needed]}

Though similar in appearance to the older costumes, this Batsuit is unique in that it possesses a much larger amount of gadgetry than any other costume shown to date, and has many characteristics of the Batsuit in Batman Beyond. Thus far, this version has been shown to not only contain multiple Batarangs and other standard Bat-paraphernalia, but also a collapsible sword (hidden inside his utility belt with a sound similar to a lightsaber), wings, deep space gear, scuba equipment, and multiple rocket thrusters. Also, the emblem on Batman's chest can now transform into an emergency Batarang, becoming hard and rigid after being exposed to some sort of magnetic field emitted by the suit. Also, the 'ears' on the mask can become long blades with the push of a button, sharp enough to pierce a robot's head.^{[citation needed]}

In the episode "Game Over for Owlman",

Justice Society. This costume also appears in the feature film Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2018), first worn by Batman in another flashback sequence and later worn by Fred Jones when each of the Mystery Gang borrow the displayed costumes in the Batcave.^{[citation needed}

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Young Justice

The Batsuit worn by Batman in

Waynetech. As a nod to the 1960s Batman series, the suit is seen being accessed via a switch concealed within a bust of William Shakespeare.^[34]

Beware the Batman

Taking advantage of the

computer generated imagery used to create the show, the Batsuit worn in Beware the Batman is more detailed than previous versions. Like the suits seen in most of the live-action films, the new Batsuit is entirely black and sports a raised bat-emblem on the chest without the yellow-ellipse, as well as a more helmet-like cowl, and it is very similar to the outfits from The New Batman Adventures, Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. The suit's utility belt was also redesigned for the show, and an actual model was built by Glen Murakami in order to make it as realistic and practical as possible.^[35]

The Lego Movie

In The Lego Movie (2014), the Batsuit Batman wears resembles the one from Tim Burton's live action movies as well as the Batman comics from the 1990s.^{[citation needed]}

The Lego Batman Movie

In The Lego Batman Movie (2017), Batman wears the same Batsuit from the previous movie but now has a new belt piece and has glowing eyes like they did in Dawn of Justice. Batman also owns hundreds of types of Batsuits such as the ones seen from his first appearance in the comics, the 1960s version, the armored version from Dawn of Justice, the 1943 serial and Batman Beyond. Other Batsuits are briefly seen such as Suba Bat, Glam Bat, Regge Man (which becomes the Robin costume), Nightwing, Com-Bat, St Batricks, etc.^{[citation needed]}

Batman: The Killing Joke

In Batman: The Killing Joke (2016), Batman's Batsuit resembles the one used in Batman: Year One and its comic counterpart.^{[citation needed]}

Live-action

1940s movie serials

The movie serials of the 1940s featured a black and gray version of the Batsuit and it resembles the one from the early Batman comics.^{[citation needed]}

1960s TV series

The live-action Batman television series of the 1960s, starring Adam West, featured a blue-purple and gray version of the Batsuit with the cape shortened (to avoid West and stunt doubles getting tripped up) and smaller ears on the cowl (for closer shots during filming). There were also light blue eyebrows painted on the navy blue face plate, along with a light blue-line on the nose. The rest of the cowl was blue satin fabric that would turn purple after hours of filming under the hot studio lights.^{[citation needed]}

1989–1997 film series

Main article:

Batman (1989 film series)

Batman (1989 film)

Tim Burton's Batman films feature a matte-black Batsuit with the yellow-ellipsed bat emblem, brass utility belt, and heavy armor placed on the chest, forearms and boots, with the chest plate sculpted to look like a well developed upper body. This becomes the basic template on which all subsequent live-action Batsuits are based. On several occasions in the live-action films, Bruce Wayne's appearance in this Batsuit template has been likened to that of "a giant bat", especially when his cape is spread wide in front of terrified criminals.^{[citation needed]}

In Batman (1989), the basic design of the suit, by Bob Ringwood, is essentially the Neal Adams version of the costume, which was still in vogue in the comics during the 1980s. This movie suit^[36] was notable for its introduction of the grapple gun with a motorized reel (which was later adopted by the comics), for the black eye makeup worn under the mask (which has been used in every live-action Batman film since), and for the construction of the cowl (which made it nearly impossible for Michael Keaton to turn his head while wearing it). The costume was constructed of black kevlar-like material over metal plating (layers of foam-latex over a Neoprene bodysuit in reality, hi-tech body armor in the context of the film), instead of the light-gray spandex seen in the comics and in the 1966 live-action Batman television series. Keaton was told not to put on too much muscle in preparation for the role, as there was uncertainty to how it would effect the costume they were sculpting on bodycasts made during the filming of The Dream Team. Keaton's lean build proved helpful when adding layers of armor to his silhouette with the bodysuit.^{[citation needed]}

Batman Returns

In Batman Returns (1992),^[37] Bruce is seen choosing his Batsuit and accessories out of many spares from a large walk-in closet carved into a wall of the Batcave. The suit used in this film differs slightly from the previous version, being that it was made out of a thinner, slightly more flexible foam latex material and featured more angular shapes in its representation of anatomy. The overall design of the suit was meant to reminiscent of art deco and industrial design like the rest of his retro-futurisic gadgetry. It also features a chest emblem more similar to a traditional bat symbol seen in the comics and in Batman: The Animated Series, than the previous film's costume. At one point in the film, Batman's cape is shown to be able to change, through use of a fold-out spring-loaded framework, into a glider that allows him to glide through the sky. Christopher Nolan would use a similar approach with the cape in his Batman films. Michael Keaton insisted on making the costume's groin area easily allow him to urinate between takes, which resulted in new seam lines running down the leg and a groin flap hiding a zipper on the slacks.^{[citation needed]}

Batman Forever

Robin costumes (on the DVD commentary, Schumacher claimed they were inspired by statues of the Greek gods), though they are noticeably absent from the secondary suits Batman wears during the climaxes of both films.^{[citation needed}

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In

Robin and Dr Meridian, which otherwise would have been impossible with the standard Batsuit. The Batsuits in this film were created from a less dense mixture of foam rubber, which resulted in much lighter suits and allowed more flexibility for Val Kilmer and the various stunt doubles, while increasing durability. More than 100 Batman and Robin costumes were created to allow for the range of stunts, from underwater scenes to scenes involving fire and extreme fighting. The "sonar" Batsuit was subsequently used by Christopher Nolan when auditioning actors for the lead role in Batman Begins, and was worn by Christian Bale and Cillian Murphy among others.^[39]

Batman & Robin

In

nipples and an enlarged codpiece. While Bruce is giving Alfred his medicine, he wears the same prototype "Sonar Suit" from Batman Forever, minus the cowl and gloves.^{[citation needed}

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The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012)

Main article:

The Dark Knight Trilogy

Batman Begins

The Batsuit in the reboot Batman Begins (2005) is given the most complete description ever seen in a Batman film and the comic books.^[41] Derived from the Research and Development Program within Wayne Enterprises' Applied Sciences Division, the suit is described by Lucius Fox as a Nomex survival suit originally intended for advanced military use but was considered to be too expensive for the United States Army and military in general. Based on an advanced infantry armor system constructed from Nomex, the first layer of protection is an undersuit with built-in temperature regulators designed to keep the wearer at a comfortable temperature in almost any condition. The second layer of protection consists of armor built over the chest, calves, thighs, arms and back. This armor features a kevlar bi-weave that can stop slashing weapons and can also deflect any bullet short of a straight shot impact, and reinforced joints that supposedly allow maximum flexibility and mobility, which Batman finds still hinders his movements due to its weight. The armor is then coated with a matte-black latex material for camouflage and to dampen Bruce's heat signature, making him difficult to detect with night-vision equipment. Made of a graphite material, the cowl acts as a protective helmet. The cowl's Kevlar lining is supposed to be bulletproof. A manufacturing defect in the graphite used in the production of the first shipment of the cowl's components made its outer shell incapable of withstanding blunt trauma (a flaw Alfred demonstrates to Bruce using a baseball bat). The second shipment (not shown) was supposed to fix this problem. An advanced eavesdropping device is concealed within the cowl's right ear and enables Batman to listen in on conversations from a distance.^{[citation needed]}

The utility belt is a modified climbing harness in bronze with the chest and shoulder straps removed for ease of movement. It features magnetized impact-resistant pouches and canisters attached to the belt at ergonomic points for ease of reach. It carries a magnetic gas-powered grapple gun, an

mini-cam, money and other unspecified equipment.^{[citation needed}

]

Batman's cape is made of "memory cloth" also developed by Fox. It is essentially flexible in its normal state, but becomes semi-rigid in a fixed form (Batman's wings) when an electric current is passed through it from the microcircuits in the palms of his gloves.^[citation needed]

Bruce also adds metal gauntlets with scallops on the forearms, an innovation derived from his experience as a pupil of Ra's al Ghul's League of Shadows. Mainly used to block against knives or other stabbing weapons, Bruce managed to surprise Ra's by breaking the blade of his ninjatō in multiple places with the gauntlets.^{[citation needed]}

The left boot heel contains a high-frequency sonic "sounder" which can summon bats (first seen in Batman: Year One).^{[citation needed]}

Prior to the latest upgrade to the Batsuit in the next film, Batman still uses the original less flexible Nomex-based suit. Interrupting a drug transaction between Scarecrow and Chechen, he uses a pneumatic mangler that allows him to bend a gun barrel and tear through the sheet metal of a van while chasing after Scarecrow.^{[citation needed]}

The Dark Knight

Batman's Batsuit is changed in The Dark Knight (2008) due to Bruce Wayne's growing frustration over his overall lack of mobility (leading to an incident where he gets mauled by Rottweilers while breaking up a drug deal). In this new design, the bodysuit is made of hardened kevlar plates on titanium-dipped tri-weave fibers and is broken into multiple pieces of armor over a more flexible bodysuit for greater mobility. But as a trade-off, the flexible armor leaves Batman more vulnerable to injury from knives and gunfire in favor of increased flexibility and lighter weight. While the cowl of the Batsuit in previous film incarnations has been attached to the shoulder and neck, the Batsuit's cowl is now a separate component inspired by the design of motorcycle helmets, allowing the wearer to freely swivel and move his neck without moving the rest of his upper torso (by Bruce's personal request to Fox as 'it would make backing out of the driveway easier') as was characteristic in all the previous cinematic versions of the Batsuit. Also, a strong electric current runs through it that prevents anyone except Batman from removing it, to further protect his identity.^[42]

In this Batsuit, the iconic blades on the sides of Batman's gauntlets are now retractable and are capable of firing outwards as projectiles.^[42] The bat emblem is smaller than the previous one and it bears a greater resemblance to the Batman logo that has been associated with the rebooted film franchise.^{[citation needed]}

The suit again has an external 'memory cloth' cape, but, now has the ability to fold into a backpack shape as demonstrated during the base-jump in Hong Kong. It is unclear in the film if once deployed, as a glider, it can return to this backpack shape automatically. According to costume designer Linda Hemming this backpack idea was developed, at the request of Christopher Nolan, as a fall back if the cape were to get caught up in the rear wheel of the

Batpod in motion. However, the concept was not used in the Batpod sequences after the film crew realized they had failed to account for the motion of the Batpod blowing the cape behind the rider, keeping it free from the rear wheel.^{[citation needed}

]

One notable modification was made to the utility belt; an air-powered charge-firing rifle, which allows Batman to fire timed explosive charges from considerable distances and can be folded into two halves into a box-like shape to fit into his utility belt's compartment.^[citation needed]

The Batsuit also has "sonar-vision", where signals emitted by

mobile phones are converted into images in a similar way to echolocation, in which bats use sound to see. In order to view the images, lenses fold down from Batman's cowl to cover his eyes. Aesthetically this gives Batman, for the first time on film, the "white-eyed" appearance he is always depicted within the comic books and various animated films/TV series.^{[citation needed}

]

The Dark Knight Rises

This exact same costume is re-used in

Bane, the costume is initially damaged when Bane severely beats Batman and tears off part of the cowl after cracking the graphite. The rest of the costume is disposed of by Bane's henchmen after carrying off Bruce's badly injured body, as he is shown wearing ordinary rags when imprisoned in the Pit. After he escapes from the prison, Batman is able to acquire an identical Batsuit from the underground bunker (the same one he used as an interim batcave while Wayne Manor was under reconstruction in the previous film).^{[citation needed}

]

DC Extended Universe

Main article: DC Extended Universe

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Concept art of the Batman's exoskeleton in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Michael Wilkinson designed the costumes for Batman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).^[43][44] It is influenced by the Batsuit seen in The Dark Knight Returns,^[45] and is noted by Bruce and Alfred to include additional armor to compensate for Bruce's greater age, as well as a device in the cowl to alter Bruce's voice when in the suit, both to make his voice impossible to identify as well as add an extra level of intimidation. The Batsuit is made of a Kevlar-titanium weave, is highly durable, making it resistant to knives and low-caliber firearms, the cowl and neck area of the suit consists of fabric-coated titanium alloy plating, 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 some areas are somewhat vulnerable as a thug is successfully able to stab Batman with a knife in the upper arm. The cape also provided for gliding capabilities, although Batman rarely uses this, relying on the Grapple Gun instead.^[45] Unlike the Batsuits in the Tim Burton, Joel Schumacher and Christopher Nolan films this suit is black and grey as opposed to all-black or all-blue.

A second Batsuit was unveiled at

Superman's strength as well as to protect Batman from Superman's attacks. It is also armed with a grenade launcher to fire kryptonite gas grenades and a kryptonite spear, both of which are necessary to weaken Superman to the point where Batman can fight him directly. The armor is damaged in the fight with Superman, prompting Batman to return to his usual costume when he departs to save Martha Kent from her abductors.^{[citation needed}

]

Suicide Squad

In

Deadshot and Harley Quinn

.

Justice League

In

Justice League (2017), the Batsuit has several additional pieces of armor, most notably on the arm and biceps. The cowl is more elongated, and the suit overall is lighter in texture. In the final battle at the climax, Bruce dons the Tactical Batsuit. This Batsuit consists of titanium armoured plates over a fireproof skin suit. The cowl also features small armoured plates on the ears, and Bruce also wears goggles, similar to Nite Owl from the Watchmen franchise.^{[citation needed}

]

Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021), a director's cut restoring the eponymous director's intended vision for the film, also features a reprisal of Batman's Knightmare outfit from Dawn of Justice during the film's epilogue sequence, which depicted another premonition of Wayne recruiting Joker into his insurgency opposed to the corrupted Superman. In addition, Bruce and Alfred add energy dissipating gauntlets to the primary suit, which are implied to have been inspired by Wonder Woman's metal bracelets (Alfred claims "it was Master Wayne's idea.").^[48]

The Batman franchise

The Batman In The Batman (2022), the Batsuit is worn during Bruce's second year in his campaign as Batman. Sporting a homemade aesthetic, the Batsuit has armor plating to protect against gunfire while retaining mobility, and his signature utility belt to house gadgets. Also, the insides of the Batsuit's gauntlets have built-in retractable grappling guns that Batman can use instantly and have inbuilt winches that can support his weight as they pull him upward. Additionally, the Bat symbol on his chest is detachable and can be used as a blade, sharp enough to cut a high-tension wire.^{[citation needed]}

Batman's cowl is made of leather but its interior is reinforced to protect against blunt force trauma, explosions, and gunfire. Unlike previous Batsuits with the cowl and cape as one piece, the cowl is separate and allows for head and neck mobility. The cape is attached to a collar that wraps around the cowl and is shorter in length than the previous capes. The suit also contains a wire trigger that folds the cape into a wingsuit that allows Batman to glide, such as when he evades the police from the top of the Gotham PD building. Furthermore, the suit contains a small slot for injecting adrenaline into his body, as shown when he uses it to get up and tackle the thug trying to strangle Selina Kyle, after being knocked down by a shotgun to the chest at very close range.^{[citation needed]}

When Bruce is undercover during most of the film, he appears to store his gloves and gauntlets, cowl, and cape inside his backpack, while wearing a hoodie with a ball cap as well as a mask covering the lower half of his face, and a helmet for when he is riding his bike, though he abandons these at the end of the film in favor of his regular Batsuit.^{[citation needed]}

Aside from his grappling guns and wingsuit, Batman's other gadgets feature electric discharge gloves that Batman can use to incapacitate enemies, small charges that allow him to blow up objects or structures, and contact lenses that he wears that record video for analysis as well as live streaming for the Batcave. The contacts also allow for Batman's detective vision which enables him to use facial recognition to find people, though it takes time. Batman also carries a laptop in a protective case he keeps in the Batmobile, possibly containing other crimefighting gadgets.^{[citation needed]}

In a first for live-action portrayals of Batman, the black eye makeup that most Batman actors have used behind the scenes when wearing their cowls is featured prominently in the film as a plot device, showing Bruce actually applying the makeup before putting on the cowl, as well as keep the eyeliner on even when he has removed his cowl.^{[citation needed]}

Gotham TV series

In this

season 3, when he saves a nuclear family from the armed robber. His first "proto-Batsuit", shown in this episode, consists of black coat, black sweater, black gloves and simple robber-like black mask with triangle-shaped eyes.^{[citation needed}

]

At the start of

next season, while Fox invents new gadgets for him to use in combat.^{[citation needed}

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The only actual batsuit appeared in the final episode, based heavily on Christian Bale's suit, barring a rougher formed version of the cowl and 3D version of the Bat-symbol (similar to the costume from Batman Forever).^{[citation needed]}

Titans

The Batsuit appears in the season finale of Titans, titled "Dick Grayson", in a dream world created by Trigon.

Batwoman

In the television series Batwoman, the Batsuit is shown in the Batcave at Wayne Tower and it was later used by Kate Kane as Batwoman. A key element in some later episodes focuses on the strength of the Batsuit, which is capable of enduring weapons fire from most standard weapons without any damage, to the extent that Bruce Wayne and Lucius Fox designed a gun specifically capable of penetrating the suit in the event of it being stolen.^{[citation needed]} Lucius Fox's journal is an encoded book containing secrets, such as a fail-safe in the Batsuit that would kill the wearer. Season 1, Episode 19 "A Secret Kept From All the Rest" shows one excerpt which information that was copied from the Batsuit page on Wikipedia, with slight grammatical changes.^[49][50]

Video games

Batman: Arkham

In Batman: Arkham Asylum and its subsequent sequel Arkham City the Batsuit appears more akin to that of the cloth versions often seen in the comics. But underneath the aesthetic layer was a series of armor to protect against ballistic damage. Throughout the course of the games the suit takes on more and more progressive damage. The mask contains a "Detective Mode" visor to allow Batman to investigate crime scenes, see through walls, track enemies, collect data, navigate and locate signals. The gauntlets contain not only Batman's signature spiked blades but also a hardened mini computer and remote for his vehicles. His cape is similar to the one in the Nolanverse films which permits him to glide across vast distances. His utility belt contains an array of gadgets, some of which he builds or receives over the course of the games. The suit itself is also upgradable via perks the player can purchase throughout the games.^{[citation needed]}

Utility Belt Arsenal

• Introduced in Arkham Asylum:
  • Grapple Gun - for ascension of buildings at high speeds, to boost gliding ability, disarming criminals from a distance and opening up heavy doors.
  • Line Launcher - Fires a parallel line in opposite directions to accelerate over distant obstacles or tightrope walk across silently.
  • Batarang - for disabling thugs, opening doors or destroying things, with sonic versions that distract and then disable enemies with high frequency sound and a remote-controlled version that can navigate around and through obstacles.
  • Cryptographic Sequencer - Computer and communicator allowing Batman to hack into various systems and open various electronically locked doors; in Arkham Knight, it is upgraded to a remote hacking device and can overtake drone controls and use digitally-controlled mechanisms to distract.
  • Explosive gel - Allows Batman to spray stable explosive and demolish obstacles and walls and destroy hazardous materials.
  • Smoke pellets - create a cloud of smoke when thrown to mask Batman's presence to sneak up on armed opponents or to escape dangerous situations.
• Introduced in Arkham City:
  • Freeze Grenades - disables thugs by freezing them in place or creating floating ice for Batman to safely navigate bodies of water; in the prequel Arkham Origins, this is initially a "glue grenade".
  • Disruptor - Disables
    mines, weapons crates, and various firearms; in the prequel Arkham Origins and the final sequel Batman: Arkham Knight
    , the disruptor takes the form of a gun and in the latter game can also make mines, weapons, and gadgetry backfire on the enemies using them.
  • Remote Electric Charge (REC) gun - shoots a burst of electricity that can shock people and power up generators.^[citation needed]

In the prequel Arkham Origins the Batsuit takes on a more heavily protected armor look, more akin to the Nolan version in The Dark Knight: the ears are shorter and the cowl looks less like a mask and more like a combat helmet; and because of the added armor, only the cape gets progressively damaged, while the suit itself gets only scratched. Alfred constructs a concussion detonator (which attaches an orb of light that stuns enemies caught in the blast) for Batman, who also appropriates Deathstroke's remote claw gun (which fires a grappling claw that itself can shoot a grapple line to another object and pull it back to where it was fired) after defeating the assassin in the Penguin's lair; and after the death of the assassin the Electrocutioner, Batman obtains the killer's taser gloves from his body, using them for the rest of the game. In the DLC content "Cold, Cold Heart", when facing Mister Freeze, Batman adopts a prototype Extreme Environment suit to cope with severe winter conditions. The suit adapts the taser gloves as Thermal Gloves to melt large quantities of ice, and is equipped with thermal batarangs that are heated to destroy icicles and other objects. The suit protects Batman from cold and cryo-vapor, and its honeycomb structure avoids any significant increase in weight despite its new bulk.^[51]

In the final sequel Arkham Knight the Batsuit takes on its most advanced and detailed look ever seen. The suit consists of two parts: a skintight MR fluid bodysuit with hard points made of titanium-dipped tri-weave (a la The Dark Knight), and armor plating more akin to that of an armored knight of Medieval Europe. The armor panels are highly articulated as seen in the trailer where Bruce is suiting up, and able to expand and contract with the form of the wearer—the chest armor is motorized and has high tensile wire to hold the pieces in place as he breathes and moves—giving the suit a far less bulky appearance than other previous versions and allowing it to compress around wounds caused by anything that gets past the armor's defenses. Arkham Knight also introduces to the utility belt arsenal the voice synthesizer, a gadget that allows Batman to digitally recreate the voice of someone else should that voice be needed to command enemies or digital systems.^{[citation needed]}

The

Aaron Cash in red, with no eyes or mouth. This visor is later broken but repaired when The Knight is redeemed and featured as the mask of the main character in the Red Hood DLC pack.^{[citation needed}

]

Batman: The Telltale Series

The Batsuit (known as the "Batsuit Mark I") in the first season of Batman: The Telltale Series draws on comparisons from the suit in Arkham Origins. The cowl features short ears and the following functions: thermal vision, the ability to distort Batman's voice, a VR function for planned attacks and investigating crime scenes, and the ability to view reflected images, which comes in handy when a kidnapped Alfred adjusts his glasses to send images via a video Lady Arkham sends to Bruce Wayne in Episode 5. The gauntlets contain a 3D computer-like terminal whenever Batman needs to activate certain gadgets or his drones, and they allow him to scan evidence without ever touching anything; they also allow him to overhear conversations when he presses his fingers to a wall or window.

Towards the end of Episode 4, the player has the choice to oust Penguin as CEO of Wayne Enterprises and protect Batman's tech, or to oust Two-Face as mayor of Gotham and protect Wayne Manor from being burnt down. If they choose to take on Penguin and protect Batman's tech, Lucius Fox will repair damage the Mark I sustained in Episode 3 when Lady Arkham blasted Batman with her concussion staff (the only other way to repair said damage is if Wayne convinces Fox to quit at Wayne Enterprises and work for Batman full-time) and give Wayne the Batsuit Mark II when he goes to rescue Alfred and face Lady Arkham. The Mark II's main body is light grey with an armored frame similar to the Exoframe Batsuit from The Dark Knight Returns, with the gloves (which feature no bracers), boots, cape, and cowl remaining all black. The cowl's ears are longer, and the yellow accents on the utility belt are predominant to show the suit's upgraded tech. With the heavy protection of the suit, Lady Arkham's concussion staff will barely scratch it in the final battle.^{[citation needed]}

If the player takes on Two-Face at the cost of Batman's tech, the Mark I is rendered useless by a disruptor when Batman takes on the Children of Arkham in a hostage situation at the start of Episode 5. As a result, Wayne is forced to use a prototype Batsuit for the ending of the game. The suit is similar to the New 52 suit and is little more than a skin tight suit with basic cowl functions, which forces Batman to use basic detective skills to deduce where Alfred has been taken. The utility belt has fewer yellow accents as a result of the limited tech Batman has at his disposal. Due to the low protection, the suit is heavily damaged while fighting Lady Arkham.^{[citation needed]}

For the second season, The Enemy Within, Batman utilizes a new suit similar to the kevlar-plated suit from The Dark Knight trilogy (known as the "Batsuit Mark III"). This all-black suit functions like all the other suits, is additionally heat-resistant, can also seal itself over wounds to prevent blood loss, and has varying other features (such as a gas mask). The gauntlets can also launch Bat-Anchors, grapple lines which behave like those from the remote claw gun from Batman: Arkham Origins. The Mark I suit and whichever suit the player used at the end of the first game are featured on display in the Batcave.

With each new Batsuit, the cowl's ears lengthen; the Mark III's ears are also slightly curved. At the beginning of each game, the player can choose one of four colors for Batman's tech and the Batcomputer: blue, red, yellow, and purple. This choice does not affect either game much (in season 2, the player can also change the color at any point from the game's main menu^{[citation needed]}), though this is played with in season 1: each color will have a different hidden message left by the kidnapped Alfred for Batman to find him; and if the player has Fox working directly in the Batcave and checks on the color via the Batcomputer's spacebar before making the antidote for Lady Arkham's drugs, Fox will make a comment that references a Batsuit from different Batman media (i.e. choosing red, Fox will comment giving the suit a red Bat symbol, to which Wayne replies, "Maybe in the future," a reference to the suit from Batman Beyond).^{[citation needed]}

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