Batman is easily DC’s most successful character in live action with multiple different film franchises and tv show appearances and seeing as you can’t have Batman without a Batsuit and with Micheal Keaton’s Batman returning in The Flash and there seemingly not being another live action Batman appearance for over two years, now would be a good time to look at every live action Batsuit and rank them from worst to best.
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00:00 - Intro
1:08 - "Honorable Mentions"
2:17 - Number 20
3:12 - Number 19
3:42 - Number 18
4:26 - Number 17
5:19 - Number 16
6:12 - Number 15
6:45 - Number 14
7:24 - Number 13
8:09 - Number 12
9:05 - Number 11
9:44 - Number 10
10:23 - Number 9
11:03 - Number 8
12:00 - Number 7
12:24 - Number 6
13:08 - Number 5
14:10 - Number 4
15:19 - Number 3
16:14 - Number 2
17:08 - Number 1
Having Gotham over Adam West is crazy
It's not, Adam looks way too goofy looking like a cheap Halloween costume for a child
@@ninjanibba4259that’s the appeal!
@@ninjanibba4259you’re comparing 1966 to 2019. That’s 53 years of evolution and difference of appeal as we got more black suits and got more used to it.
@@ElwoodBRICKS I don't want to hear that, 78 gave us a great Superman suit that's still one of the best today, this suit in 66 is not good at all and it's cheap looking, no one talks about it
@@ninjanibba4259 it was a goofy era of goofy comics and a goofy tv show
Am I the only one who likes the tactical suit and the flash batfleck suit? 💀
I love tactical suit.
I like the tactical suit but not the flash Batfleck Batsuit. The armor is ugly, too holey and not form-fitting enough for my taste.
Tactical suit looks pretty cool
Loved the tactical batsuit for its practicality. The Flash Batfleck suit added unnecessary honey comb holes.
I dunno I liked the flash Batman suit , because you can see he doesn't need to be menacing, it's day time and I think it actually is really good for that part
Hope that we'll eventually get a live action Batman Beyond suit. That's my favourite Batsuit.
Idk how the mask will work in live action
How come Batman Beyond is your favorite Batsuit. It doesn't even have the true Batman in it...
@@thestarkknightreturnscause it looks cool
@@kadegetslaid634bro forgot that Bruce wore the Beyond suit haha
@@thestarkknightreturnsso what it's still an amazing suit
Pattinson’s cowl is based off Gotham by gaslight & 66 Batman not daredevil. The caller and ears are Gotham by gaslight & the stitch in sections of the cowl are based on Adam West cowl. Matt Reeves is a HUGE 66 Batman fan. Also in the 66 movie the team of villains was riddler, Penguin, catwoman, & joker. With barry keoghan’s cameo, the Batman has the same lineup of villains.
Wdym by gaslight
@@thatweirdguyjason8620That's the title of an animated film Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
@@marzeloperas. And comic of the same name.
Woahhh just realized the Adam West references!😅
@@marzeloperas comic*
My favorite batsuit is the 1989 one. A comic booky suit that may be dated, but its timelessness is so iconic. All-black with the yellow oval.
I think that the Returns and Flash Batsuits correct a lot of the problems with the 1989 Batsuit (namely the Batsymbol, the quality of the material used for the Batsuit, and the texture/detail of the armor itself)
@@thestarkknightreturns yeah, both suits improve the original, and I love them equally.
Yea don’t get the slander.
Everyone that wears that Batsuit is still my Batman costume.
I also like the 89 suit. Yes, its stiff and has limitations but it photographed the best on film.
I would like to see a ranking of the Superman suits, I know that Superman wasn’t in The Flash. But he as great suits
He was in The Flash.
@@user-oz3um2ii7o in fact multiple Superman
Really only the Reeves suits and Cavill suits are good. The others are kind of meh.
@@bigdigclutch the superman suit from Superman and Lois is also pretty good. And the CW's version of the Kingdom Come suit is also pretty cool actually.
@@bigdigclutchI think Routh's Kingdom Come suit and Hoechlin's Fleischer-style suit look so good.
Batman's ears being changed from what it was in BvS ultimately makes the other suits a failure. They had the perfect BvS suit but I guess they were trying to sell merchandise? But still. Those ears made such a huge difference. After BvS he just looked like a darker Owl Man.
Short stubby ears are hideous
2:20 The 1940 serial Batman was truly unique. I mean, this version of the character keeps the batsuit in a filing cabinet and hates the Japaneses to death. How the hell he hasn't been honored/parodied in modetn products like TBATB?!
I know what u mean always mention the serials when I hear people try to say Adam west is the original Batman even though he is my all time favorite Batman he wasn’t the first but the first serials from 43 changed Alfred came before the serials he was a short stocky man but dc liked William Austin’s look as Alfred that he became the template for how Alfred was supposed to look in comics and television and movies
Totally agree on what the top 3 should be. I would just switch #1 and #2. Both absolutely nail what they’re going for, I just love how they were able to adapt the earth 1 style suit with the uniquely shaped cowl. Can’t fault you for putting the bvs suit above it though. I love it as well.
BVS ? no I said THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS! BATMAN VS SUPERMAN IS NOT THE SAME! THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS was a Masterpiece and BVS was not!
I wonder what the new dc universe Batman suit will look like it should be grey and blue in my opinion
Yeah, if it looks like the suit from Batman Hush, with a shiny blue cowl. I will weap with joy.
I agree with you with the Ben Affleck that suit being number one just a nice clean, not over detailed suit, he looks like he’s Batman
It deserves to be at last
@@KindScorpion280 😂
@@darricktv9857 😗
@@KindScorpion280"because Affleck is the worst live action batman ever. He looks so fat, plus the worst batman movie ever out there"
@KindScorpion280 are you gonna cry about it?
I would switch #1 and #2, Pattinson's suit is what should the batsuit would look like in real life
My top 5 Batsuits (best to worst): 1. Batfleck's BvS Batsuit 2. Bat-Keaton's Flash Batsuit 3. Battinson's Batsuit 4. Bat-Keaton's Returns Batsuit 5. Batfleck's regular JL Batsuit
This is much better list
@@latindwarf8173 thanks buddy. I must confess I absolutely love Bat-Keaton's Flash Batsuit. It's how I ever imagined a modern version of a Keaton Batsuit would be. Plus, it brought back the yellow oval in 27 years, since Batman Forever!!
That Gotham suit look like Kick Ass when he tried to stop those car thieves 🤣
🥇2022 The Batman Suit 🥈BVS Normal Suit 🥉BVS Armour Suit 4. The Dark Knight Suit 5. Batfleck Josstice League Suit 6. Keaton's 2023 Flash Suit 7. Batman Begins Suit 8. Batfleck ZSJL Suit 9. BVS Nightmare Suit 10. Batman Returns Suit 11. Batman 1989 Suit 12. Batfleck 2023 Flash Suit 13. Batman Forever Panther Suit 14. Batman Forever Suit 15. Gotham Batman Suit 16. Batman & Robin Rubber Suit 17. Batman Nipple Suit 18. Batman 1966 Suit 19. Batman & Robin Serial Suit 20. Batman Serial Suit
Black Lion PLEASE do Top 10 Best Episodes of Arrow and Supergirl!
He did top 10 episodes of arrow when arrow ended
yes!
He should do top 10 arrowverse episodes or seasons
Don't make him relive Supergirl, be nice
You know damn well, he didn't finish Supergirl
The 89 suit is my all time favorite! Definitely should be part of the top 5
The Ben Affleck suit from the flash is really hard to talk about cause in the movie it serves the purpose it was made for given how Batman was taking heavy collisions it makes sense. Obviously it's not a good suit beside that but it also shows the fact about Batman suits ever changing to fit the situation he is in and that's something I love about the Ben Affleck's Batman. So ya I do think it's perfect without it actually being perfect
Batman Returns and the Sonar Suit from Batman Forever are GOAT’d.
The “honeycomb” suit is literally a grounded design that makes sense. It’s to protect him from any accidents on the bike. It looks fine and makes sense.
My favourite one is the suit from the dark Knight Rises, I actually prefer a singular/only slightly diverse color scheme and a more armor-like suit.
This is absolutely amazing as always keep up the great work can’t wait to see more🔥🔥🔥
I totally disagree with your opinions on the Batfleck tatical suit, i dont think it loses the batman identity at all, the abs arent too much because thats such a comic book thing to do.
That’s the suit with the goggles right? That suit would be perfect without those. I wish Batfleck wasn’t just a glorified cameo in these trash movies
@@knilla2k yeah, the goggles weren't the best part of the costume but I didn't have a problem with them
he look like penguin than a bat with that goggle , honestly they should have just stayed with batman v superman suit , that was the best live action suit
BVS batfleck looks like he could eat Nolan's Bane alive. I didn't think of it much until I saw the preview images at the end of the video and realized he was so terrifying. Especially over here at 18:06 .
Battinson's chest symbol is not made from Joe Chill's gun. That's bullshit. Its been debunked. Also, TDK suit is a big downgrade from the more imposing and theatrical suit from Begins.
I agree with you about TDK suit
13:03 It’s so funny, because the subtlety of the logo is one of the things I like best about this suit.
I don't know if this is applicable, but the symbol should be more visible, because the greatest concentration of armour is there, and if the criminals should aim for something, it should be that.
My favorite batsuit of all time is the Batman Returns suit. It's just something about the way that suit was designed that just does it for me. They nailed that s***!
Sorry to disagree, but Michael Keaton's costumes are my favorite in terms of color scheme. In terms of functionality though, I guess I'd go with the Dark Knight costume. I know the gray bodysuit is popular with most comic book fans, but the only one of those that I like is the Batsuit from Batman the Animated Series. If that's wrong, I don't want to be right.
I always loved the suit in Batman 89 and Batman Begins as they made him more monster/creature-like. Perfect for striking fear in his enemies.
I gotta say that I find your ranking pretty fair when it comes to the burton/shumacher suits cause something that I find hypocritical with people is when they put the 89 suit in a top spot while one of Shumachers suits (ex.Batman forever) will get a bottom spot for really no major reason other than “nipples” and I feel that’s unfair since Burton and Schumacher suits really aren’t that dissimilar when you look at them. All black muscle suit, limited movement, with cowl, gauntlets, and boots looking standard. The only other big differences between the suits are something like the yellow belt and logo on Keaton. I know it’s all personal opinion when it comes to rankings but it’s the hypocrisy that gets me
why does he have a issue with the Color Black Batman is supposed to be Dark and Mysterious and in the shadows and Black helps with that. That is why The 1989 costume and Batman Begins 2005 suit are my top 2 favorite's cause they look the Most like Batman to me cause hes Intimidating and strikes Fear into Pepole and make him look scary like a creature more then any of the others and The 89 suit has the Classic Yellow Logo so thats a plus to
The bat symbol is supposed to stand out. With all black like the TDKR.
@skillzjr3152 you mean that motorcycle suit that makes Bale look Skinny please thats nothing
@@jcasali3391 yes it is, the whole point of Batman is to bring fear to ppl. The symbol is supposed to be visible 💀
Fr he be tryna judge these suits on practicality like, bruh, these r movies abt a man dressed up as a bat. Who gives a shit abt that.
for real man i agree this wasent the first time i had a issue with his ranking like with spider-man for some reason he despises Tobey maguire and perfers Andrew and Tom@@elijahshewell1176
Ima have to disagree on the Batfleck suit, I honestly prefer Robert Patterson suit over his Batman Vs Superman suit. It just doesn’t make sense for Batman to go into a gun fight with cloth like material as opposed to some kind of armor. The rest of the list I agree with tho 🔥
How dare you put the nipple suit above Adam West. It may have been campy, but at least West’ suit had class.
I think they should have used the same grey suit from BVS in The Flash but the colors should have been same as the flash. It would have looked even more comic accurate.
I have to disagree that the skin tight spandex can't work for Batman. The actor from the fan film Batman: Dead End absolutely nails it because he has the physique to look large and intimidating despite the suit not having the look of thick armor plating. It also has the best cinematic shot of stylizing the cape when he jumps from a roof into an alley, the cape sprawled out around him so when he stands up, it looks like he's "melting up" from the ground like a living shadow.
The Batsuit from Arkham is the best version. It may not be in the cinematic universe, but I've seen cosplayers bring the suit to life.
Which one? there's like 6 even if we're only counting the canon ones (so excluding stuff like the Batman Beyond suit) My personal favorite Arkham suit is the one from Arkham Knight you get after unlocking fear takedowns, I love how armored it is while still looking like he has a full range of movement.
Bro just caused a riot at Hollywood because of his ranking 💀💀💀💀
These are my rankings for some of the live action bat-suits. 1. Adam West 1960s: 6/19 2. Michael Keaton 1989: 6/10 3. Michael Keaton 1992: 8/10 4. Michael Keaton 2023: 9/10 5. Val Kilmer 1995 v1: 5/10 6. Val Kilmer 1995 v2: 8/10 7. George Clooney 1998 v1: 4/10 8. George Clooney 1998 v2: 4.5/10 9. Christian Bale 2005: 6/10 10. Christian Bale 2008-2012: 10/10 11. Ben Affleck 2016 v1: 4/10 12. Ben Affleck 2016 v2: 10/10 13. Ben Affleck 2017/2021 v1: 4.5/10 14. Ben Affleck 2017/2021 v2: 10/10 15. Ben Affleck 2023: 6/10 16. Robert Pattinson 2022: 9/10 17. David Mozous Gotham prototype suit and first technical suit: 9/10 and 8/10
My favorite live action Batsuit is one from The Batman, although my favorite in general outside of the comics is the one you get after unlocking fear takedowns in Batman Arkham Knight.
Patterson with the Batman begins symbol and not that colour would look amazing
My perfect batsuit is the BVS suit with the yellow oval Batman Returns emblem, less muscle padding, a more yellow belt, and slightly longer ears.
Do you think you can do a future video where you predict what the next projects of dcu chapter one before sdcc? Especially with the rumor of being 25 projects being in Gods and monsters
Come on u can't tell me the black suit with the yellow logo isn't good even if u weren't born in the 90s I would suggest u not watch it bc the combat is very different to the times we are now but the suit in the movie And the soundtrack OMG 😲 😍
Goggles make Batman look like Owlman
I don’t know why everyone loves the Batman versus superman outfit… He looks so big and clunky and chunky there… It’s terrible they definitely made it better in justice league at least I thought so… The only thing I probably would’ve kept over from Batman versus superman would have been his Cowell… That being said I prefer the black look of Batman begins for the Keaton movies… It just looks better on screen than black and gray or blue and gray… Actually blue and gray looks terrible… It might work for the comics but it does not work for movies
I love the Batman Forever panther suite.
My favorite suit is the Adam west suit cause like the series they were going for a more comic accurate design with some liberties taken like the eyebrows and the nose being outlined in white but back then the suit colors was a lighter grey and lighter blue the tone of the series was emulating the tone of the comics with the show actually reading a tone of comics to get the the accuracy right
What's the background music, btw great video.
The best looking Batsuit I have ever seen is in the fan-film 'Batman: Dead End'. It looks just like the Batman Year One suit.
Honestly, I think I would have put the Adam West costume ahead of the Birds of Prey abomination, and the Clooney/Kilmer Batsuits. I didn't like ANY of those. My favourite has been Affleck's Batsuit from Batman vs Superman (the regular one, not the armour). The only thing I might have liked is for its ears to be a little taller... not MUCH, just a little.
I agree with him 100 percent on every ranking
I adore the sonar suit from Batman forever, probably in my top 3
Batfleck hands down 🙌
Best suit- The Dark Knight Rises(2012) Worst suit- Batman & Robin(1997)
I know everyone has their own preferences but to me the Ben Affleck suits are horrible … he looks like a Batman who used to eat McDonald for several years.
It looks like a decent quality Halloween costume you would buy at Spirit, not something that should be in a blockbuster movie.
Affleck and Pattinson are my favorite Batmen
Except Patternson isn't a BATMAN
@@dancooke8811 Yes he is, keep crying about it forever lol
@@dancooke8811 Yes he is, keep crying about it forever lol
Black and Grey. Black and Blue is not practical or would look good in a movie. All black batsuit makes perfect sense for live action.
I think adam wests suit still holds up, always makes me smile
Dude, the goggles makes perfect sense in the Desert and on the tactical suit. The coat as well. There was an old TV series where they wore the coat in the desert as well. Let me guess, you never seen that series before. It was called Rat Patrol, starred ChristopherGeorge. As for the tactical suit, he wore the goggles because it gave him reading on what he was looking at. I guess you missed that part too. That tactical suit was one of the best Batman live action suits to date. As for the Flash suit, it's Barry Allen's firt suit, it's suppose to look bad.
BvS suit was just perfect
Affleck's BvS suit is indeed great. I have only a few problems with it. I would replace the cowl with Keaton's second cowl (Batman Returns) for the ears and the shape of the eyebrows. I would also replace the belt with the Keaton belt (which was perfect, like in the comics but a little more detailed). But on top of all, I would get rid of the huge bat on Affleck's chest. I love the yellow oval. I think the logo was best on Kilmer's regular Batman suit. My second favorite Batman suit would be Kilmer's regular Batman suit, but with Keaton's belt and Keaton's second cowl.
Even though ''Bob Kan'' came up with the idea for the character. Kane's early vision of Batman included {red tights with no emblem, a domino mask and black Bat Wings}. Kane also originally wanted to depict ''Bruce Wayne'' as a blond and not a brunette. But it was in Batman's co- creator artist (Bill Finger)...Who we have to thank for visual aesthetic that defined the character for all time. That being [The cowl, the cape, and the darker color scheme for the costume]. All of which came from ''Bill Finger''.
Do a video ranking the final seasons of each Arrowverse show.
I will never not be sad we didn't get more of the bvs batfleck. Such potential with all the dark knight returns themes
Unpopular opinion: batman begins suit better than dark knight. I always thought dark knight/rises batman looked way to tiny in that armor. Also very busy. The begins siluette is much cooler
Clooneys bat logo was awesome😅
As someone who hates the batflek suit I really hate seeing it get that much praise he looks so disproportionate and I really hate his symbol on his chest
I mean your welcome to your own opinion but I freaking adore it man
I agree with your top 5 choices, but prefer Bale's first (Batman Begins) suit to his second one. They're both good, but the first one was truly menacing, while the second sacrifices presence for utility, which does make sense for the sequels, as criminals are already afraid of him. FYI - Batlfeck's cowl (and sometimes also his cape) in BvS was CGI. If you watch the making of the warehouse fight scene you'll see that his stunt double wasn't wearing a cowl or even a cape. Also, while the yellow utility belt looks nice and is somewhat iconic, it would ruin his stealthy profile. Batman Begins solved this by making it a bronze color (12:47) so something similar might work.
Ngl the nightmare suit is lowkey fire, it looks like the one he wears in the batman death metal comics, i understand why its so low ranked but tbh should be more appreciated.
I love the BvS suit and agree it's the best look, my issue was it was never really explained properly. It has functional aspects like armour- able to take bullets and knife attacks- but it's meant to look like a cloth suit. Additionally when Bruce is looking at it, it "holds" the form despite it seeming to be a cloth suit over Affleck's body. While Affleck was jacked, he was not as huge as the suit which had different muscle shapes and insertions than him. So aesthetically it looks great, it made no sense logically.
It makes perfect sense, the "muscle" is armor (likely some kind of soft impact hardening armor and probably some plates on the chest itself where the symbol is), with a kevlar fabric shirt going over it. We see this concept in JL, where he takes his outer shirt off to reveal an armor shirt underneath.
@@Phantom8941 but that's completely unnecessary extra detailing to make a muscle suit that is anatomically that of a bodybuilder that should function as armour....how would it function in real life? It's not even Affleck's physique. If you look at it, it has all the striations etc like a competition classic bodybuilder. How would it even move? I know it was mainly just meant to look like the comic batman.
Also the undersuit shown in JL is not the same shape etc as the exterior suit. It just makes no sense (if one actually cares for such details)- I just enjoy the movie but I do wonder how it functions. When I first saw it, I thought it wasn't meant as armour but a true cloth suit.
@@livingweaponnightmare New suit, new undersuit; why make it look like muscles - so he looks like a creature and not like guy wearing armor; I said how it could theoretically function soft when moving hard when sharp impacted, ala non-newtonian fluids, its not even that advanced we have compression foam that mimics it already, throw in some kevlar fabric, maybe some ceramic or metal plating and you've got a nice protective suit
Bro I don't understand why adam west and the first batman live action batsuits have gauntlets if they're made of cloth lmao makes no sense.
What's the difference between Batfleck's BvS suit & Justice League suit? Don't get me wrong, I 1000% agree that it's the number 1 live-action suit, but what's so different between the two?
The JL suit is more armored in appearance (check the abs) and has an uglier cowl. It’s more cat like or panther like. If you look at the BvS suit, it’s more human in appearance and has a more accurate looking cowl to the TDKR artwork.
I like the BVS Batsuit, as Ben was scary as heck in it.
That suit looked good too bad the movie wasn't the same level.
Top 3 Keatons flash suit.. snydercut , the Dark knight Best movie suits that look classic and realistic
1) BATMAN TAS Suit 2) The Dark Knight Returns Suit 3) BATMAN Returns Suit 4) BATMAN Beyond Suit 5) BATMAN ARKHAM KNIGHT Suit 6) BATMAN Year One Suit 7) BATMAN The Dark Knight Trilogy Suit 8) HELLBAT 9) "Bat Nipples" Suit 10) Adam West Suit
Idk if you have ever done it, but can you rank the Arkham suits in each game. Like rank all the suits in City, Origins, and Knight. I don’t think you can change the suit in Asylum. Also I love and 100% agreed with this vid, except I might have put the Batman Returns suit a bump or two higher.
The Gotham suit is the worst hands down, I prefer any of Clooney's suits in comparison.
Blame Warner Bros for that and their stupid mandates
4:19 Wasn’t the drawn in eyebrows (and nose) taken from the comics?
Will you do animation and game costumes?
Bros insane, the tactical suit is legit
1:50 The "Caped Crusader" (have no idea why you called it that way) is based on his Year 1 Suit, and is actually extremly accurate.
Imo Batman probably has the worst track record when it comes to live action suits. The BVS suit is the only one I think it's genuinely excellent. And the TDK suit is aaaaaaass. The cowl is terrible with literally 0 chin game, and the weirdly wide ears.
How would you rank cameos in the Flash
16:46 I have to point out at no time did the 2022 bat logo function as a batarang. Nor is there any hint it was made from a gun. It was however a pretty nifty cutting blade. He threw other things a lot, though. I personally loved how his suit made him seem like a constantly morphing shadow when in combat. IMHO.
val lookin better than keaton and George in the LATEX suit is such a W
it's defend on time.. not defend to you..on that time the rubber muscles suit is great looking.
Of course someone in current day would put the older suits in dead last but just remember the tech suits and stuff wouldn’t be here without the old ones
Yeah so top 3 preferences are between a mobile body armor look, a homemade body armor look, and a Kevlar based body armor cloth look. All look great in their own way.
I hope the Dcu Batman has an Updated Adam West Suit with the Material of the Brandon Routh kingdom come suit to make it look different.
My top 3 are 1.) Batman V Superman 2.) TDK 3.) Original keaton.
I really hate the fat logo and short ears from batflacks suit. Every time I see it my stomach turns
You're judging BATMAN SUITS based on "usefulness"?... 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Keaton's suits are perfect. Period. I don't care if he can turn his head or not as long as he looks cool and menacing (which he does). His Batman understood that you don't have to be jumping around like a monkey and doing roundhouse kicks to be "tough" in fact, If anything I think his limited mobility gave him an otherworldly appearance. I especially love the way his cape was practically closed all the way to the front. Bale suits (ALL OF THEM) are horrible and his cowl makes him look like an asthmatic that mouth breaths.... And with his Batman voice it was so laughable it wasn't even funny.
Was the batsuit the same for "the dark knight rises"?
Battinson's cowl is inspired from the design of Adam west's cowl and human skull. Nolan should have used a new suit for the third movie. BvS suit is great.. but a bit over-padded and neck area needed to be improved (which they did in the JL suit). Affleck's costume test suit was perfect.
Unpopular opinion: I love the bat-nipples suits!
Am i the one who think Affleck knightmare suit is underated?
Not at all, it was even brought into the comics.
Can you do a complete flash TV show timeline
Just realized that in The Flash, Batman goes without the arctic suit, despite going to the arctic. 🤷♂️
Imagine the BVS suit with the Batman begins mask, and logo would be the best