Batman: Arkham Knight released six years ago, and fans have itched since to step back into the cape and cowl. Though Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham series may not have been heralded for its cosmetic skins to the same standard as Marvel's Spider-Man or Marvel's Avengers, it still maintains an exquisite catalog of nostalgic and influential suits from comic books and films alike.
Gotham Knights and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League lead the charge forward for AAA DC-related titles, but fans miss the direct playability and influence of Batman in particular. However, Matt Reeves' The Batman film has stirred that excitement in a gulf of explicit Batman-related content. One fan has since created an edit that imagines what the movie's iteration of the Caped Crusader would look like in video game form.
Twitter user Freezelizard shares a creative edit that adapts Robert Pattinson's The Batman suit into a cosmetic skin for Batman: Arkham Knight. Batman: Arkham Knight's high fidelity is unparalleled in the Arkham series and has made fantastic cosmetic adaptations from Batman's live-action movies. But with Pattinson's suit having been recently revealed and shown off in The Batman's trailers, Freezelizard has decided to rectify the fact that it is not currently included in Batman: Arkham Knight.
Freezelizard's edit superimposes The Batman's unique, tactical outfit overtop of Batman: Arkham Knight's hulking character model of Batman and the distinction in body types is alarming. While Ben Affleck's body-builder aesthetic for Bruce Wayne was convincingly and officially adapted into the Batman V Superman cosmetic for Batman: Arkham Knight, Pattinson's physique is much thinner and less reliant upon bulging muscles. Therefore, The Batman's suit is noticeably filled out in the fan's mock-up to compensate for the larger character model.
Because Batman: Arkham Knight includes cosmetic skins for nearly every other live-action Batman suit, without Batman Begins' suit included, it is only fitting that a fan shares interest in The Batman's inclusion. Indeed, many fans wonder whether Batman: Arkham Knight could feature an update early next year that adds The Batman's suit as a cosmetic and coincides with the movie's release, especially because the lack of current Batman-centric titles would otherwise miss the opportunity to feature the cosmetic in a timely manner.
Fans' admiration for Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham series remains prevalent to this day and edits like Freezelizard's are evidence that players would be satisfied with continued updates to Batman: Arkham Knight if it meant they could use them to enjoy new entries and iterations to the Batman mythology.
Batman: Arkham Knight is available now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.