The 10 most comic book accurate suits in Batman: Arkham Games

Key points

• Comic-inspired outfits honor different DC eras, from the Bronze Age to the New 52, ​​enhancing the gaming experience.
• Some suits are accurate replicas, while others are adaptations that blend the comics with the style of the game.
• The developers have rewarded PlayStation players with Justice League 3000 as an exclusive costume.

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

Many of the comic book-inspired costumes for Batman, as well as other characters, take different paths, some trying to mimic the comics identically down to the art style, while others adapt the comic book design to fit the game's visual style. They're a treat not only for gamers, but also for comic book readers who feel a little nostalgic seeing their favorite comics come to life digitally.

10 70s Batman suit

Blue has always worked on Batman

• First appearance: Batman #232 (1971)

Fans of the classic gray and blue color scheme will enjoy this costume, which brings Bronze Age Batman back to life Batman: Arkham City. The yellow insignia, the vibrant blue cowl and the bright gray bodysuit are what characterize the respective Batman costume in a period of comics, when the stories returned to darker tones.

In the 1970s, Batman was brought to life by creators like Neal Adams, Dennis O'Neil, Len Wein, and Gardner Fox, creating a revamped version of Batman's Golden Age design. It became the new standard for a long time, so much so that the dress was brought back into fashion Batman: Arkham Knight to pay homage to a beloved era of Batman.

9 Catwoman dress from the 90s

Selina Kyle acted and slayed in the '90s

• First appearance: Catwoman n. 1 (1993)

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

The skin inside Batman: Arkham Knight could have easily just glued skin onto Catwoman's basic design, but Rocksteady went even further by giving her a more comically accurate design with very long hair and wider, doll-like eyes.

8 The Dark Knight Returns costume

The old Batman who beat Superman

• First appearance: The return of the Dark Knight

The return of the Dark Knight was a seminal 1980s Batman graphic novel, featuring the idea of ​​an older Batman coming out of retirement during a dystopian era. He has heavily influenced Batman over the years in comics, animation, and even some live action films Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice he took concepts and designs directly from the comic.

Players can play as the stocky, older Batman in both Batman: Arkham City AND Arkham Knight. However, the Arkham Knight version keeps the same character model as Bruce Wayne, which doesn't fit the costume as well. However, Arkham City changes Batman to match his appearance in the graphic novel, with Bruce looking much more brutal with exaggerated body proportions.

7 Batman Flashpoint suit

Thomas Wayne looks even scarier than in the comics

• First appearance: The flash point paradox

Batman: Arkham Knight it still has impressive images nearly ten years later, and Rocksteady has used those images to create updated versions of famous outfits that wouldn't be unsuitable for live-action films. One such case is the Flashpoint Batman suit worn by Thomas Wayne in The flashpoint paradox story, which showed an alternate timeline in which Bruce Wayne was killed as a child.

Flashpoint Batman has always been more paramilitary in design and Rocksteady has embraced this, giving him plenty of armour, padding and bags to match his armored style. However, Rocksteady retains the shoulder spikes and red eyes that he is known for as the evil version of Batman, resulting in a costume that is comic book-accurate yet updated to match the realistic imagery.

6 Batman Inc. suit

When Bruce Wayne returned from the dead

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

This short-lived costume from the comics is present in both Arkham City AND Arkham Knight and both games follow a similar path, translating the suit to fit the highly detailed world Rocksteady built. The Batman Inc. lawsuit comes when Bruce and some of his greatest allies form an international team that protects more than just Gotham City.

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

5 Red Robin dress

When Tim Drake became a new but familiar hero

• First appearance: Final Crisis n. 14

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

The caped version of Robin allows Batman to show his respect towards his adoptive father, Bruce, while also embracing a unique identity, similar to what Dick Grayson and Jason Todd did with Nightwing and Red Hood. Sadly, the Red Robin costume never returned Batman: Arkham Knightdespite the return of Tim Drake.

4 Justice League 3000 suit

The cloned Dark Knight of the distant future

• First appearance: Justice League 3000 #1

Not all Batman: Arkham Knight the player was lucky enough to get the file Justice League 3000 suit, as it was exclusive to PlayStation owners. That hasn't stopped Rocksteady from going all out with the suit, with a design straight out of the comics where DC's greatest heroes from the Justice League are cloned as superbeings in the distant future.

Batman's suit was designed with a hexagonal mesh on the fabric to demonstrate that his suit was technologically advanced and was faithfully recreated in Batman: Arkham Knight. Besides that, Rocksteady also gave the Justice League 3000 armor plates that move dynamically, showing how much they cared about armor in the game.

3 New Batman 52 costume

The Batman who helped define the 2011 DC reboot

• First appearance: Justice League n.1 (2011)

Batman: Arkham Knight came out towards 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 costumes to be added to the game, the New 52 design would fit Rocksteady's Batman.

It has all the baselines that DC fans know and love from the New 52 Batman, who has gone up against many iconic and evil villains, including the Court of Owls and Darkseid. The developers also managed to capture the bulky proportions seen in Greg Capullo's artwork with the pot-bellied shoulders and logo stretching across the entire chest.

2 Noël Batman dress

The perfect dress for the Christmas holidays

• First appearance: Batman: Noël

With Batman: Arkham Origins which takes place on Christmas Eve, no dress fits better than that Batman: Noël skin, taken directly from Lee Bermejo's illustration page. He has the symbol attached to the cape, the sturdier Kevlar style material and a militaristic belt.

Since then, Lee Bermejo's Batman has become an iconic suit in comics Batman: Noël came out in 2011. Not only was it featured in the popular prequel game, but fans loved it so much that Rocksteady brought it back Batman: Arkham Knightwhere it looks even better with the improved fidelity.

1 Batman costume for the first appearance

The Batman costume that started all Batman costumes

• First appearance: Detective Comics #27

Without Batman and DC they wouldn't be what they are today Detective Comics #27and Rocksteady paid homage to this by including Batman's original costume Batman: Arkham Knight. The long slanted ears are featured alongside the purple gauntlets, earless symbol, and shorter cape, a design that continues to influence modern Batman costumes, including Batman: Caped Crusader.

While the suit first appeared in Batman: Arkham OriginsTHE Arkham Knight improved version in almost every way, right down to the suit's fabric detail that looks like Batman is wearing a modified long-sleeved shirt. The First Appearance dress may not fit the technologically advanced style of Arkham Knightbut it remains a historical dress with which to cross Gotham City.