Really not a fan of any depiction of Batman in which he's wearing armor

[Reid2Achieve]

The Dark Knight.... Knights wear armor

 

[King Sun]

Just saw the trailers for the new Arkham game and it looks like he comes more strapped than Robocop.

Not to mention he's worn some of type of armored suit in just about every single one of his movies dating back to the 89 Burton film.

Why would Batman need to wear armor???

 

[Kill Dat Noize]

Simply put, Batman needs armor. He doesn't have superhuman reflexes. He doesn't dodge everything. He gets hit. If you're naive enough to believe that he's completely invulnerable then yeah, you should stick to watching the BTAS cartoons.

And yet isn't Batman TAS widely regarded as the purest and most definitive interpretation of the character by most fans? Did he need to wear armor in that? When nikkas was unloading rounds at point blank range and comin up short did you ever have trouble suspending your belief or did you just come to accept that Batman got it like that and was skilled enough not to get hit. You think he needed armor?

I'll take any variation of Batman that actually leaves things to the imagination over one that tries to plausibly depict him as a real world concept.

He's fukkin Batman. He doesn't need armor. That's what makes him Batman.

 

[jwinfield]

Why would someone who doesn't intend on being hit need to wear armor.

 

[Uncle Trill]

I like it. He needs to move with the times

 

[Czerka]

And yet isn't Batman TAS widely regarded as the purest and most definitive interpretation of the character by most fans? Did he need to wear armor in that? When nikkas was unloading rounds at point blank range and comin up short did you ever have trouble suspending your belief or did you just come to accept that Batman got it like that and was skilled enough not to get hit. You think he needed armor?

I'll take any variation of Batman that actually leaves things to the imagination over one that tries to plausibly depict him as a real world concept.

He's fukkin Batman. He doesn't need armor. That's what makes him Batman.

I think it has more to do with aesthetics. Armor looks cooler than spandex on the big screen

 

[Norrin Radd]

And yet isn't Batman TAS widely regarded as the purest and most definitive interpretation of the character by most fans? Did he need to wear armor in that? When nikkas was unloading rounds at point blank range and comin up short did you ever have trouble suspending your belief or did you just come to accept that Batman got it like that and was skilled enough not to get hit. You think he needed armor?

I'll take any variation of Batman that actually leaves things to the imagination over one that tries to plausibly depict him as a real world concept.

He's fukkin Batman. He doesn't need armor. That's what makes him Batman.

And yet isn't Batman TAS widely regarded as the purest and most definitive interpretation of the character by most fans?

That's a blanket that doesn't apply to everybody and assuming it does is ridiculous.

When nikkas was unloading rounds at point blank range and comin up short did you ever have trouble suspending your belief or did you just come to accept that Batman got it like that and was skilled enough not to get hit. You think he needed armor?

Because it was a children's cartoon, Jr. Is that your only exposure to Batman? Do you not read comics?

When Batman was created, there was no such thing as Kevlar. Police weren't walking around wearing bulletproof vests. As times change, technology changes. You wouldn't expect Iron Man's armor to look the same today as it did in the sixties, would you? That wouldn't make sense.

But there's really no point in arguing about this with someone who thinks Batman can dodge bullets and is on the same level as Superman.

 

[Jazzy B.]

you know damn well why he wears armor.

This is clearly a troll thread

 

[Master Teacher]

I think it has more to do with aesthetics. Armor looks cooler than spandex on the big screen

batman's costume will only work in comic books
which is why tim burton made him black and all the other suits are influenced from that

 

[Spaceman Piff]

 

[DLo]

I'm ok with Batman wearing some armor but he is starting to look like Robocop. Why does the armor have to be so damn bulky?