The 10 Most Comically Accurate Suits in Batman: Arkham Games

Key things

• Comic-inspired suits honor the different eras of DC, from the Bronze Age to the New 52, ​​and enhance the gaming experience.
• Some suits are exact replicas, while others are adaptations mixing comic book art with the style of the game.
• The developers have rewarded PlayStation players of Justice League 3000 as an exclusive costume.

With five major titles in Batman: Arkham In the timeline, Batman wears suits unique to their respective game, which have become famous among fans. However, as the games progressed, the developers were kind enough to reward players with suits that replicated various Dark Knight suits from comic book history.

Many of the comic book suits for Batman, as well as other characters, take different paths, some trying to imitate the comics identically down to the art style, while others adapt the comic book design to match the visual style of the game. They are a treat not only for gamers, but also for comic book readers, who digitally relive pleasant nostalgia when looking at their favorite comics.

10 Batman suit from the seventies

Blue has always worked on Batman

• First appearance: Batman #232 (1971)

Fans of the classic gray and blue color scheme will enjoy this suit that brings Batman from the Bronze Age to life. Batman: Arkham City. The yellow badges, bright blue hood, and bright gray jumpsuit are what make the Batman suit appropriate in an era in comics where stories have returned to darker tones.

In the 1970s, creators like Neal Adams, Dennis O'Neil, Len Wein, and Gardner Fox brought Batman to life, creating an improved version of Batman's Golden Age design. It became the new standard for a long time, so much so that the suit made a comeback Batman: Arkham Knight pay homage to the beloved Batman era.

9 Catwoman suit from the 90s

Selina Kyle starred and was killed in the 90s

• First appearance: Catwoman #1 (1993)

It's a shame that Catwoman and other characters can't roam Gotham City freely Batman: Arkham Knight because they have well-made skins. For example, Catwoman was given a DLC suit from her solo comic run between 1993 and 2001 by Jo Duffy and Jim Balento, giving the character a then-modern design reminiscent of her first appearance with a purple color scheme.

Skin in Batman: Arkham Knight could have easily skinned Catwoman's basic design, but Rocksteady went further by giving her a more comically accurate design with very long hair and wider doll-like eyes.

8 The Dark Knight Returns suit

The old man Batman who defeated Superman

• First appearance: The Dark Knight Returns

The Dark Knight Returns was the defining Batman graphic novel of the 1980s with the idea of ​​an older Batman retired during a dystopian era. It has heavily influenced Batman over the years in comics, animation, and even some live action movies Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice he took concepts and designs straight from the comics.

Players can play as a stocky and older Batman in both Batman: Arkham City and Arkham Knight. However, the Arkham Knight version retains the same Bruce Wayne character model, which also doesn't fit the suit. However, Arkham City changes Batman to match how he looked in the graphic novel, with Bruce looking much more rugged with exaggerated body proportions.

7 Flashpoint Batman Suit

Thomas Wayne looks even scarier than in the comics

• First appearance: The Flashpoint Paradox

Batman: Arkham Knight still has impressive visuals nearly a decade later, and Rocksteady used those visuals to create updated versions of the famous suits that wouldn't be bad for live-action movies. One such case is the Flashpoint Batman suit worn by Thomas Wayne in The Flashpoint Paradox story that showed an alternate timeline where Bruce Wayne was killed as a child.

The Flashpoint Batman has always been more paramilitary in design, and Rocksteady has embraced that aspect, giving him plenty of armor, padding, and pouches to match his weapon-carrying style. However, Rocksteady retains the shoulder spikes and red eyes that he is known for as the evil version of Batman, resulting in a suit that is comically accurate while still being updated to match the realistic visuals.

6 Batman Inc. Suit

When Bruce Wayne came back from the dead

• First appearance: Batman & Robin #16 (2010)

This short-lived suit from the comics is part of both Arkham City and Arkham Knight and both games follow a similar path, translating the suit to match the highly detailed world that Rocksteady has built. Batman Inc. Suit is when Bruce and some of his greatest allies form an international team to protect more than just Gotham City.

Grant Morrison Batman Incorporated the design mixes new and old together to fit a more superhero version of Batman that is more than just a vigilante. It's more armored while still featuring the tried and true template for the character, and in both games Batman can wear the suit during story and challenge maps.

5 Robin red suit

When Tim Drake became a new but familiar hero

• First appearance: Final Crisis #14

Tim Drake is known as the third Robin, but he is also known as Red Robin, which became his signature appearance after Batman died in the comics. For some, it helped turn Tim Drake into an iconic version of Robin, making him an ideal inclusion when Robin became playable in Batman: Arkham City.

The cloaked version of Robin allows Batman to show respect to his adoptive father Bruce while also adopting a unique identity, similar to what Dick Grayson and Jason Todd did with Nightwing and Red Hood. Unfortunately, the Red Robin suit did not return Batman: Arkham Knightalthough Tim Drake is back.

4 Justice League 3000 suit

A cloned dark knight from the distant future

• First appearance: Justice League 3000 #1

Not everyone Batman: Arkham Knight the player was lucky enough to get Justice League 3000 suit because it was exclusive to PlayStation owners. That didn't stop Rocksteady from going all out with the suit, with a design straight out of the comics, in which DC's biggest heroes from the Justice League are cloned as super beings in the distant future.

Batman's suit was drawn on the fabric with a hexagonal mesh to show that his suit was technologically advanced and that it was faithfully recreated in Batman: Arkham Knight. In addition, Rocksteady even gave Justice League 3000 suit armor plates that move dynamically showing how much they cared about the suits in the game.

3 New 52 Batman suit

The Batman that helped define the 2011 DC Reboot

• First appearance: Justice League #1 (2011)

Batman: Arkham Knight came out at the end of the New 52 era, when Batman was always designed to be covered in high-tech armor. So it makes sense that of all the comic book suits to be added to the game, the New 52 design fits Rocksteady's Batman.

He has all the lines that DC fans know and love about the New 52 Batman, who has gone up against many iconic and evil villains, including the Court Of Owls and Darkseid. The developers even managed to capture the bulky proportions seen in Greg Capullo's drawing with bulbous shoulders and a logo that stretches across the entire chest.

2 Noël Batman suit

The perfect suit for the holiday season

• First appearance: Batman: Noël

WITH Batman: Arkham Origins set on Christmas Day, no suit fits better than that Batman: Noël a skin that is taken directly from Lee Bermejo's illustration page. It has a cloak-linked symbol, a more durable Kevlar-style material, and a militaristic belt.

Lee Bermejo's Batman has since become an iconic suit in comics Batman: Noël came out in 2011. Not only did it appear in the famous prequel game, but fans loved it so much that Rocksteady brought it back Batman: Arkham Knightwhere it looks even better with increased fidelity.

1 First appearance of Batman's suit

The Batman suit that started all Batman suits

• First appearance: Detective Comics #27

Batman and DC wouldn't be what they are today without them Detective Comics #27and Rocksteady paid homage to it by including the original Batman suit Batman: Arkham Knight. The long slanted ears are present alongside the purple gloves, earless symbol and shorter cape, a design that continues to influence modern Batman suits, including Batman: The Caped Crusader.

While the suit first appeared in Batman: Arkham Origins, Arkham Knight version was improved in almost every way, down to the detail of the suit's fabric, which looked like Batman was wearing a modified long-sleeved shirt. The First Appearance suit does not have to match the technologically advanced style Arkham Knightbut it remains a historical suit to walk around Gotham City with.