Live Action Batsuits Tier List | 1989-2023

[@dargenmoss911]

I love how all the suits with nipples never landed in the "Nipples" category 😂😂

[@angeldavila2738]

Fr😂😂😂

[@drhacknslashzombietimelord6768]

Michael Keaton's Batman was the reason I went to see THE FLASH. It was the first time he appeared on screen as Batman in 30 years, and, he's still got it.

[@ProfessorLonely-pr2pd]

You took the words right out of my fucking mouth

[@panos4800]

That’s the reason everyone went to see Flash.

[@jeebusyaweirdo3733]

I agree, but I was also upset to see them bring him back for this and kinda solidify his ending. The big issue is many of us wanted to see an live action Batman Beyond movie with Michael Keaton coming back to play an older Bruce Wayne with a possible Nightwing Movie as a second option

[@edldragon7522]

Ya was gonna see it regardless

[@Mika-Fresh]

2:55 as a kid, Alicia Silverstone’s batsuit had my dark knight rising 😏

[@dylanrinker6831]

Ummmmm..

[@GlitchingRobin]

I'm scared of you

[@bonesack6931]

Touch grass

[@ApolloXL5]

I call it the Batsignal. XD

[@FEARisCOLD]

The Gotham suit hurts my brain when I look at it. I just dont get what they were thinking.

[@derickbrown6363]

Could you rank the Batmobiles next?

[@thestarkknightreturns]

My personal ranking 1. 89 and Returns Batmobile 2. Tumbler 3. Battinson's Batmobile 4. BvS 5. Forever

[@bl3343]

​@@thestarkknightreturns What about Batman and Robin, or Batman: The Movie (the one with Adam West)? I understand not including any of the animated Batmobiles since we don't have IRL examples that we can see at exhibitions or museums.

[@jackthegreek6092]

The thing that kills the Flash suit for me is the nose. They took away the edge in the middle 💔

[@mattcolvin338]

I pretty much agree with all but 2 rankings. To me the mechsuit is Dark Knight tier because when I first saw that suit in the teaser I literally screamed. I love the TDKR so much and to see Miller's designs done so faithfully while still keeping them contemporary was such a breath of fresh air. The other is the JL tactical suit. I love it so much and 100% agree if it used the BvS cowl it would've been perfect. I don't even mind the googles. I just wish they lit up white like I originally thought they would. Great tier list and thank you for helping tech me how to appreciate the craftsmanship of costumes and suits, Chris!

[@Ranger7Studios]

The Gotham suite looks like they slapped it together from a spirit Halloween store.

[@cookedit]

The cowl looks like it was moulded out of papier-mâché and spray painted black and the ab section is hideous.

[@raccoonbocs7268]

Isn't that kind of the idea? It was the first suit in the show

[@Iam123-i5j]

They should just went full on blue and gray with that one.

[@rickyrodriguez5226]

With a little halloween section from dollar tree lol

[@nammis77]

I love the 1989 Batman logo most of all.

[@TheOneWhoLaughs101]

The Batman Returns suit is my favourite movie Bat suit, that thing is slick AF!!!

[@BrandonHanna]

Batman Returns will always be my favorite suit.

[@bl3343]

My favorite is Batman Begins, but the Returns suit is a very close second. I think the Returns suit has the best color scheme.

[@nbarealtalker]

Batman Returns suit is by miles and miles the greatest suit to hit the screen. It’s perfect. The Sonar suit from Forever was good for a flashy gadgety suit.

[@JoFloboltz]

Happy 85th Anniversary to Batman 🦇

[@93142]

Thank you for giving praise to Val Kilmer's Suits, he is my favourite Batman!

[@dylanrinker6831]

"Clooneys suit isnt bad" In the words of Norman Osborn: "What?"

[@davidbucher2086]

" Do you bleed?" Awesome list, man , well done

[@DanielHog13]

Just discovered your CH tonight. After viewing this very solid List Ranking along w/ your commonsense comments, gave you a thumbs up & have subscribed. A no hyperbole 24mins worth watching. Kudos.

[@tahuaroa]

Batman Day is 21st of September? As in Earth, Wind & Fire? OMG!!!

[@sic6664]

"Losing the bat-edge", not loosing. Also the '89 suit will always be my favourite.

[@tphil5901]

Literally 89?? Or the "returns" suit. I feel they made the 89 suit better in returns

[@sic6664]

@@tphil5901 I don't like the abs in the Returns-suit.

[@kaykay_2]

BVS and JL suits look exactly the same to me… I didn’t even know they were different 😂

[@diggs9684]

These types of videos are great! I'd love to see more superheroes suit, film outfits & masks tier lists 👍

[@gentalrobots3988]

I feel insane because I usually don’t like the busy overly armored bat-suits like The Dark Knight suit or the Arkham Knight video game suit yet somehow the Patterson suit is my favorite the cowl looks like it doesn’t fit his face but I don’t know!! I just love it it seems…Real

[@Cotygeek]

It's because each line, each detail of Pattinson's suit has function. Each piece looks like something that's been added to the suit over time. It's not just design for design's sake.

[@gentalrobots3988]

@@Cotygeek totally if I saw any other actor in their batsuit in person I’d think wow that’s the most incredible suit I’ve ever seen but if I saw Batterson I’d think “fuck he’s going to kill me” lol

[@sonofyah_chosen1950]

Batman begins and the Batman suits are lowkey the best suits hands down

[@Toyboughtdave]

Love this! Great ranking. Agreed on how you ranked the suits. The worst of the worst is Gotham. One suit you forgot to do was the OnStar suit. Granted it was just the Clooney suit in black with a yellow emblem but that’s my favorite of the 90s era suits.

[@dinocollins720]

Another fantastic video! Thank you!

[@Ace_of_Horns]

I love a good suit ranking video. Grabs popcorn 🍿🥱

[@HappyBirthdayRoboto]

I thought this was a great list and for the most part agree with the rankings, well done.

[@masterofallgoons]

Never cared for the Bale Bobblehead Bat Suits. The Affleck one looks really good in certain angles, but puffy, bloated, and weird in others. Sometimes it really works, but they needed to be more selective in how they shot it at times.

[@michaelramirez1074]

Never clicked on a video so fast.

[@DonWeaselYeehawEdition]

I actually think Battinson's cowl is my favorite. I love the skull look, and the way it hollows put his eyes (like a...skull? 💀). I completely agree with ranking the Batman Begins suit over TDK. The removal of the thicker cowl was a necessity, but it really took away from the haunting silhouette Batman had in Begins and kinda just made him look like a Super-Cop (in my opinion). Great video!

[@realJoeMavro]

Unpopular opinion: the 1st Batman Forever suit is my favorite. I like that it's a sleeker and shinier version of the 89 suit and unlike the 89 suit, which I can immediately tell is rubber, the Forever suit in the dark looks like it could be rubber, leather, or metal...much more threatening. Plus it plays into the idea that criminals seeing Batman for the first time sometimes can't tell if he's even human.

[@crxvtec0069]

Funny how none of the actual nipple suits were placed into their respective nipple tier 😂 I agree with every placement except for one : the BVS armored suit deserves to the be in the dark knight top spot. It was faithful to the comic, he beats Superman in it, and that scene where he’s standing in the rain, eyes glowing, he lights up the bat signal is just pure Batman perfection. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@WeerdWulf]

Every Day is Batman Day 🦇 Happy 85th Anniversary to our Dark Knight 🫡 Batfleck looked the bomb in his Dark Knight Returns inspired suit in BvS. Bale's suit in TDK was fantastic and functional but I was a teen when Keaton played Batman in 1989 and his suit is still my favourite

[@Cotygeek]

From my understanding the team that put together the Gotham suit were initially excited to get the job...until the studio notes came in basically (and I'm overly simplifying things here) telling them that they couldn't make the suit too good because they don't want it to detract from the movies.

[@Mathemoto]

Decent list, my personal best combo is the body of '89 but with the cowl of Returns. Surprised for the high praise on the Pattinson suit, the cowl is absolutely hideous, which ruins the entire suit for me. By far the worst cowl ever created for Batman. Bale's Dark Knight/Rises suit also gives a bitter after taste.

[@dannycruz5446]

I was about to comment, the '89 suit & returns cowl is my ideal theatrical bat getup. Also, i agree with your other takes too.

[@FEARisCOLD]

Something about Keatons first suit still just does it for me. Kilmers first suit is my next favorite for opposite reasons.

[@bpetey5970]

9 minutes in and I’m agreeing with all your choices. Batfleck suit is goated.

[@maltesefalcon85]

i agree with all of your dark knight picks although im half and half on the rest, if you pick up the mc farlane figures you can do headswaps of the batfleck suits to try your bvs with justice league idea. personally bvs is the best official batsuit ever made but i gotta go with batman dead end by sandy collera for the best live action suit. im not a fan of armour and segmented armour even less. my favourite comic batsuit is the neal adams/norm breyfogle suit

[@shawtywithnobrim1931]

The batfleck glazing is insane

[@CrimsonIdol92]

My thoughts on the Keaton flash suit is along the lines of your thoughts on the batfleck tactical suit, I like it from the neck down. I’m not a fan of the cowl, especially when it’s in the light. And while I like the suit itself, it just looks too tight on him. Again all my nitpicks I have are mostly when he’s in the light, they aren’t as bad when he’s in the dark.

[@divine_masculine69]

dude THANK YOU for the appreciation of Val Kilmer’s Batman. the most underrated Batman ever

[@sadboi7537]

89 suit is the best, as well as being the best Batman film, without question.

[@thebatmanbadass30000]

There are so many questions 😆

[@miguelitoreyes5514]

Nah, The Batman clears the rest and it's not even close. The truest adaptation of Batman with the best live action Gotham, and arguably the best Batsuit.

[@tphil5901]

​@@miguelitoreyes5514 I feel the batman gets overrated by many. Great film. Love the aesthetic but it's way over hyped. Also while Pattinson did a fine job with what he had.. it's just not Batman to me in looks and fighting style. The batsuit is horrible IMO. Batman isn't supposed to be a 190lb half caped kid. "My" Batman is a large peak athletic man. Very Arkham series like. And Affleck's is the closest to that we've gotten. Affleck was my favorite Batman and it's sad he never got to make his solo Arkham/"the raid" script he was working on. That's just me tho

[@gantz0949]

💯 agree knightmare and BVS are my tops

[@paulc1553]

Mine: 5. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. 4. Batman Returns. 3. Batman 1989. 2. Batman Begins. 1. The Batman.

[@damionwayne8701]

Hey Chris, can you do a tier list on the chucky dolls or anything chucky related? please

[@SDCCooper]

Two disagreements 1. I'd swap the Returns and 89 suits around 2. The Flash suit would go down to the middle. The suit is fine. But the neck of the cowl is awful and really distracting.

[@sev124]

Dark Knight Suit FTW

[@bigwhopper6501]

Jose fernandez put nipples on the suit as an experiment, Joel saw it and liked it so much he kept it in

[@SeanMelendez-df3zg]

Batmens [1943-2022] Lewis Wilson Robert Lowry Lyall Wagner Adam West Michael Keaton Kevin Conroy Will Freidle Rino Romano Jason Bateman Christian Bale Brecken Meyer Adrien Brody Ron Perlman Jeremy Sisto Randy Spears Nicolas Cage Diedrich Bader Michael Dobso Kirk Thornton Dave Gazzana William Baldwin Alec Baldwin Daran Norris Bruce Greenwood Charlie Sheen Ben McKenzie Troy Baker Peter Weller Sean Schemmel Kevin McKidd Roger Craig Smith Val Kilmer George Clooney Ben Affleck Robert Pattinson

[@larryfenix]

Batman 1989 still my favorite.

[@Dohsoda]

Keaton's Batman & Batman Returns suites are my favorite. So, its a tie. Affleck's tactical suit from Justice League suit is pretty great, in my opinion. Finally, the Batman Begins suit is a great and simple design.

[@aarong6382]

You get the matte look for the panther suit when Robin pulls him from the rock pit.

[@thebatmanbadass30000]

I'd personally give the batman s tier, aka a dark knight, rank over the sonar, but hey, that's you. lol but awesome video!

[@GlitchingRobin]

66 should have been apart of the ranking, he had a movie, and modern day movie cartoons, he most definitely should have been added

[@Backinthedat]

As for the ice suit they used the torso from Kilmers sonar suit but used the legs from Clooneys panther suit. Real mix and match

[@RiseBeneath]

Noice!

[@Backinthedat]

The test suit and test with LW from Batman 66 was only done to please the studio but West had already been cast

[@Bat_Dad_116]

My list would be very close to yours. I’d switch Begins with Pattinson and the two Kilmer suits.

[@Downhuman74]

For all the shit Batfleck gets, he's easily the most unhinged Batman of them all. His Batman - at least in the BvsS - actually feels dangerous and damaged. And the suit shows signs of that damage. Pattinson's Batman (and suit) came a close second. That's not to say he's my favorite -- Keaton's portrayal would set the tone for everyone to follow and hasn't been topped.

[@thatguyisthisguy]

The Battinson suit reminds me of the TellTale Season 2 Batsuit.

[@PeterTennant]

West Batsuit to this day is the best Superhero costume ever made. Best Batman suit period.

[@oleiscool]

If pattinson’s lost the collar and had a pointy nose it would be perfect

[@jeremyshelton2306]

Justice for Adam West Batman!!!!! I always have to go with the Keaton Batman suits. Even if he couldn't move his neck.

[@Brawr183]

If only there was more villains used through the films because a rouge gallery could be cool

[@damionwayne8701]

I like it, we are starting with keaton and ending with keaton lol

[@whooligan7159]

I think my favorite suit was the Knightmare Batman from BvS.

[@Anthonycheesman33]

Ben afffleck Batman look was amazing the writing for his character was nipples .

[@Dreeza68955]

Was "nipples"? 😂 Ahhh I see nvm😂😂

[@mitchell7309]

Tier 1: 89 / BB / BvS / TB Tier 2: BR / TDK(R) / Armored BvS / Flash Tier 3: Knightmare / Panther BF / Sonar BF Tier 4: JL / Tactical JL Tier 5: BnR / Ice BnR / Affleck Flash And you’re tripping about not liking The Batman’s cowl the skull look is amazing and for the first

[@deathcold_longplaysua4846]

You forgot Batman from Titans TV show. But eh, whatever. Anyway, I mostly agree with your tier list.

[@TheSauceYouGetLostin]

I like the fan theory that the Clooney Batman is a continuation of the 60s TV series. My unpopular opinion is that Clooney has the most potential as Batman, it was just wasted by a bad movie. Looking at him as Danny Ocean, you see he can play a suave sophisticated intellectual. At the same time he can be cold and calculating. I really wish they had given him a second shot at the cowl, he really deserved it and we could have been singing a whole different song

[@Tarnx2007]

8 minutes in and I’m already disagreeing with the list

[@codyemery7534]

did you sell the robin suit?

[@Backinthedat]

What was the reason for now having the Batman suit from Batwoman ?

[@dobi287]

I guarantee you he can't get thru without talking about nipples. It's the most played out cliche to "notice" about the 90s suits.

[@bonesack6931]

Cry more

[@WelbornJeff]

I’ve really enjoy yo your tier list videos! But it’s “losing” not “loosing” 😊

[@ed1rko17]

1. Pattinson's 2. Keaton's 3. Bale's Dark Knight 4. Affleck's 5. Kilmer's 6. Clooney's

[@robertthewolfman]

Oh yeah!

[@NeonRazer42]

Lol You created the worst category Nipples based on Clooney's Nipples batsuit and didn't put his suit there.

[@spencerravsten8170]

I know I shouldn't be upset that Clark Bartram's batsuit from the Batman: Dead End fan film isn't on this list. But I am.

[@andrewtaylor2369]

You missed out Titans.

[@YourBrother84]

Im curious where the Titans "Batsuit" would rank on here.

[@NoahBehlmaier]

My favorites outfits is Robert pattinson and Ben affleck

[@Weinertroner]

Lewis Wilson's suit is the rarest to find

[@zenquantum1246]

The Dark Knight suit doesn’t make it to The Dark Knight list! Ouch! 😓

[@RobiticDuck]

I still say the Forever and BaR suits are underrated 😢

[@baronbayne9899]

Okay putting the sonar suit that high up is actually a bit dumb imo. It’s so underrated apparently, that it becomes overrated. The colour alone should make it mid tier only.

[@dobi287]

Missed Titans and bat woman and if you really want to be pedantic the Onstar mashup suit

[@AfrikanCaesar]

Ain't no way you ranked either of Val Kilmer's suits over the Robert Patterson suit

[@williambrown6185]

The best Batman suit is from Batman: Dead End.

[@kwible3682]

Pattinsons suit is my favorite by far

[@wolfsunkist6546]

Michael keaton batman all the way

[@vjollila96]

I dont tolerate slander towards bat nipples!

[@adamwoolston253]

Not putting the actual nipple suit in the nipples tier is a choice

[@TheDrexLord]

My Ranking 20. Gotham 19. Ice 18. 43 17. 47 16. Blue Black 15. Sonar 14. Batfleck Flash 13. 66 12. Panther Suit 11. Knightmare suit 10. 89 9. Flash Suit 8. Armor 7. Retuns 6. TDK 5. Begins 4. Justice Lueage 3. The Batman 2. Tactical 1. BVS

[@Iam123-i5j]

The gotham suit shouldve just been blue and gray.

[@hyperjan]

Gotham was given a last minute final season with a much smaller budget and lots of restrictions. Is the suit good? No. With all they had going against them I’m not going to criticize them like that

[@step2807]

With Gotham I understand why it wasnt as good as it could be. It was one scene and also it is a low budget show........But there are cosplays that look better made for cheap so it is unacceptable

[@chadblanton4865]

There was a batman in 1939

[@a14yearold]

please do this for superman or spider-man

[@BerishaFatian]

Battinson suit is the best.