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Following the ending of The Batman, Robert Pattinson needs a new suit. Batman’s most challenging villains will test the limits of the Batsuit.In The Batman 2, Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne will need to make some new suit upgrades for DC’s sequel film. Bruce Wayne’s Dark Knight persona has become iconic for his changing appearance as the actor is recast and his suit steadily upgraded. Matt Reeve’s 2022 The Batman gave Robert Pattinson’s Batman a new and distinctive take on the Batsuit, but the cape and cowl will need to see some significant upgrades with Bruce Wayne having a whole new Batsuit in The Batman 2.At the beginning of The Batman, Bruce Wayne began his career in crime-fighting as the Drifter, showing the early stages of his brutal vigilantism. Now in year two, Batman dons a simple hand-stitched leather cowl and police-issued equipment on his suit. Following the catastrophic flood in The Batman’s finale, the world’s greatest detective is left with a Batsuit damaged from the watery aftermath of explosive chaos in Gotham City. As Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne heads towards his second feature film, The Batman and Matt Reeves have already teased bigger, more dangerous threats for his future.vBruce Wayne must build a new Batsuit for The Batman 2 because Batman needs to be better and stronger to survive the onslaught of future foes. When first introduced to the shadowy symbol known as Vengeance, Gotham is shown teeming with street gangs and villains who are not skilled fighters. With the likes of The Riddler (Paul Dano), crime boss Carmine Falcone (John Turturro), and The Penguin (Colin Farrell), these intellectual antagonists are easily overpowered by Batman. Logically, the next step is an evolution of Bruce Wayne’s iconic suit designed to withstand more violent and super-powered villains. In the final moments of The Batman, Joker (Barry Keoghan) is briefly seen in an Arkham cell. Arguably the Rogues’ Gallery member, the Joker is teased for a sequel and poses a more physical challenge than Edward Nashton, Oswald Cobblepot, and their goons. As the Clown Prince of Crime has a penchant for knives and explosives in various Joker iterations, Batman demands a higher degree of protection.Enhanced durability is one of the key features of most Batmobiles, which Batman drives into battle against Gotham City’s criminal element. The 1960s Batmobile automatically mitigated damage from The Riddler’s incendiary grenade in the Batman TV series, while the Tim Burton and Christopher Nolan Batmobiles could endure small arms fire and explosives with ease. The Joel Schumacher and DCEU Batmobiles were even more durable with the Batman & Robin Batmobile absorbing Mr. Freeze’s ice gun’s rays and the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Batmobile remaining unharmed by all attacks, save for running into Superman himself. The Batman’s Batmobile, however, simply uses bulletproof glass, which protected Batman from The Penguin’s automatic gunfire.
