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This was my first attempt at making a semi-practical version of the Dark Knight. My favorite feature, his Giant Ears of Death, are probably the least practical thing on him. Anyhow, I went with the white eyes, and my explanation is that they are infrared lenses that retract into his cowl when he doesn't need them. I also gave him a lot of extra storage space in the form of more belt pouches and cargo pockets. I mean, Batman carries a lot of stuff around with him, so I thought a few tiny little belt pouches wouldn't exactly do the trick. Anyhow, here's the explanation of the stuff that's not readily apparent:
The outer suit is Kevlar woven spandex (the same stuff that motorcycle racers use). Under that, he wears knee pads (slightly visible in this picture). Also under the suit is ceramic plate armor, and that's why his chest muscles look a little too angular. The idea is that the armor is in segments and overlaps at the joints, so that it gives him a complete range of motion while still affording him some protection against direct gunshots. I never liked the big ol' chestplates from the movies because I always thought batman should be more acrobatic, so I came up with this idea to suit that. Anyhow, he also has a knife mounted on the side of his big buckley boot (yay for big buckley boots, and alliteration!), and two long fighting knives at the back of his utility belt. If you look closely you can see all of them. Also, again if you look closely, you can see the handle of his grappling gun thingy slightly hidden by his right thy. So, any thoughts?

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This was my first attempt at making a semi-practical version of the Dark Knight. My favorite feature, his Giant Ears of Death, are probably the least practical thing on him. Anyhow, I went with the white eyes, and my explanation is that they are infrared lenses that retract into his cowl when he doesn't need them. I also gave him a lot of extra storage space in the form of more belt pouches and cargo pockets. I mean, Batman carries a lot of stuff around with him, so I thought a few tiny little belt pouches wouldn't exactly do the trick. Anyhow, here's the explanation of the stuff that's not readily apparent:
The outer suit is Kevlar woven spandex (the same stuff that motorcycle racers use). Under that, he wears knee pads (slightly visible in this picture). Also under the suit is ceramic plate armor, and that's why his chest muscles look a little too angular. The idea is that the armor is in segments and overlaps at the joints, so that it gives him a complete range of motion while still affording him some protection against direct gunshots. I never liked the big ol' chestplates from the movies because I always thought batman should be more acrobatic, so I came up with this idea to suit that. Anyhow, he also has a knife mounted on the side of his big buckley boot (yay for big buckley boots, and alliteration!), and two long fighting knives at the back of his utility belt. If you look closely you can see all of them. Also, again if you look closely, you can see the handle of his grappling gun thingy slightly hidden by his right thy. So, any thoughts?