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[chickdigger802]

Arkham Knight announcement got me thinking, besides the iconic cool factor of the iconic phallic mobile busting out of a waterfall, and having to meet the quota of a car chase scene, why should batman be using his batmobile at all when the batwing seems like a better way to move to places fast, and gliding around seems like a more tactical batmany thing to do?

Any specific examples in comics that gives validity to the batmobile as a tactical tool outside of taking down some bike gangs or evil racers or what not? I guess it being remote control has tactical uses, but it always seemed a bit odd to see batman drive around on public streets from place to place.


And you'd totally get creases on the cape from sitting down in a seat!

 

[Rhomega Beta]

Flying an airplane through a city with skyscrapers doesn't seem very practical.

 

[The Elite]

Batman deals mostly in low level street crime on a daily basis. A plane or glider would be overkill.

A motorcycle wouldn't be a bad idea for regular use.

Imagine Batman utilizing the Batwing in a purse snatching situation.

 

[chickdigger802]

Batman deals mostly in low level street crime on a daily basis. A plane or glider would be overkill.

A motorcycle wouldn't be a bad idea for regular use.

Imagine Batman utilizing the Batwing in a purse snatching situation.

batmobile would be overkill there too. I can't imagine that thing having the best emission rating.

maybe its a hybrid now though.

 

[The Elite]

batmobile would be overkill there too. I can't imagine that thing having the best emission rating.

maybe its a hybrid now though.

He drives the Batmobile into the city and parks it while he does his business. In certain situations it comes in handy. If Joker decided to bomb the city from a blimp I'm sure Batman can call in the Batwing remotely.

 

[Exotoro]

same reason we still have cars

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

He doesn't really use the batmobile much in any of the comics I've ever read. Usually you just see him jumping around the city with no explanation on how he got there.

 

[teruterubozu]

Because the Batmobile is the product of the Automobile Era in the US (1930s-1950s). He's an American Hero.
It's basically a mobster car all decked out.

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

it's just an old relic from the early days of comics, really, back before airplanes were common.

 

[Jedeye Sniv]

Because chicks dig the car.

 

[Mistouze]

Because he's a fictional character.

 

[Kinyou]

Clearly the reason why Batman Beyond is superior

 

[Mac the KNife]

Flying Batmobile solves all problems.

 

[Pyrrhus]

More importantly, how does he refuel the Batmobile? Does it run on 87 octane? What am I saying? He's rich. Of course he uses Premium. But where? Does he just pull in at random service stations and then pay in cash? If he's got a pump in the Batcave, couldn't people trace his location by that?

 

[luxarific]

Because this is a male power fantasy.

 

[Ephemeris]

It's all situational. Plane, car, bike depending on the scenario.

flying batmobile ftw though (even though I was never really its biggest fan; definitely the most practical.)

Also, what's not to love?

 

[biggersmaller]

He built the car first. Plus, it has fire shooting out the back...

 

[Slair]

More importantly, how does he refuel the Batmobile? Does it run on 87 octane? What am I saying? He's rich. Of course he uses Premium. But where? Does he just pull in at random service stations and then pay in cash? If he's got a pump in the Batcave, couldn't people trace his location by that?

He has Alfred do it, fills up a shit load for Bruce's "car collection".

 

[zeemumu]

A car is just more practical on his patrols. Easier maintenance and lower fuel costs. The Batwing is more for long-trips that have to be made in short amounts of time.

 

[chickdigger802]

Flying Batmobile solves all problems.

Never really understood why batman beyond needs the flying batmobile when he could pretty much fly with his jetpack feet.

More importantly, how does he refuel the Batmobile? Does it run on 87 octane? What am I saying? He's rich. Of course he uses Premium. But where? Does he just pull in at random service stations and then pay in cash? If he's got a pump in the Batcave, couldn't people trace his location by that?

e85.

you order gas online.

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

To be honest, I don't feel like we've ever had a batmobile that emphasises the same qualities that the character and suit do.

It's always been incredibly conspicuous and brutish, whereas batman is also very stealthy and agile and mysterious.

I'd love to see a take on the car that manages to bring out these qualities.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Its just a silly cool-lookin' thing that probably doesn't make much sense when you think about it for more than 5 seconds. The traffic in Gotham City(which is like, the DC universe equivalent of NYC unless you count Metropolis) must be stupid crazy, he probably couldn't get anywhere.

When he sees the Bat-signal, what is he gonna do, just park the car outside and take an elevator up to the roof or some shit?

Batman needs a car like Spider-Man needs a car. They're mobile, dynamic characters that you can mold around the urban environments, from crashing through windows to swinging by his grappling hook or hanging goons off of gargoyles or sneaking off of fire escapes.

Unless you have a bitchin' flying Batmobile that is, then by all means party on, dudes

 

[suaveric]

Never really understood why batman beyond needs the flying batmobile when he could pretty much fly with his jetpack feet.

I was under the impression that the rocket feet in the Beyond suit were just temporary boosters, not meant for long flight.

 

[Slayven]

#YOLO

 

[soundscream]

Its just a silly cool-lookin' thing that probably doesn't make much sense when you think about it for more than 5 seconds. The traffic in Gotham City(which is like, the DC universe equivalent of NYC unless you count Metropolis) must be stupid crazy, he probably couldn't get anywhere.

Metropolis = NYC

Gotham = Newark

So its not as impractical, but its still a stretch.

 

[explodet]

Planes aren't allowed in death races.

 

[TEJ]

Why is it that you can't tug on supermans cape? I'm pretty sure that he wouldn't care if you did. How would you tug on it anyway? Unless you're some mega powerful villain you won't be fast enough.

And if there' proof that Tony Stark has a heart then why does Iron Man want revenge?

 

[Messypandas]

Its an intimidation thing. The Batcar looks like a tank and sounds like the horseman of the apocalypse riding into town. When you hear that thing coming, you know your shit is about to get pushed in. Same reason he dresses as a bat. Practical? No. Intimidating? Fuck yeah.

 

[QuicheFontaine]

Because chicks dig the car.

Why would you make me remember Batman and Robin, Jed?

Why?

 

[GentlemanCrow]

He lives in the outskirts of the city. Dude ain't take the bus.

 

[Jest Chillin]

Its an intimidation thing. The Batcar looks like a tank and sounds like the horseman of the apocalypse riding into town. When you hear that thing coming, you know your shit is about to get pushed in. Same reason he dresses as a bat. Practical? No. Intimidating? Fuck yeah.

This. Half of the intent of Batman's arsenal is to intimidate.

 

[Shig]

It's more a matter of them just omitting a lot of its use because a dude driving around isn't as fun to portray as a dude flipping off of buildings and shit.

But make no mistake, something's going down across town, it's much more practical to go by jet-car than it is to hoof it across rooftops the whole way.

(Also probably doesn't help that comic properties are really bad at portraying relative locations between scenes or having any sort of consistency in regards to city layout and landmarks. Where's the Iceburg Club in relation to Ace Chemicals? Who the fuck knows. Everything just kind of occurs at one nebulous, ever-changing epicenter of "The City.")

 

[Mac the KNife]

Never really understood why batman beyond needs the flying batmobile when he could pretty much fly with his jetpack feet.

Batmobile's faster? The jetfeet were really only used to gain lift, he just glided once airborne.

 

[Defuser]

Considering most thugs batman faces carry guns, his bulletproof suit/cape ain't gonna last him long hence the batmobile if it's bulletproof.

 

[Slayven]

What y'all need to be asking is why doesn't he use the Batsaucer and Boomtube Glove more often.

 

[Sorcerer]

 

[Rodney McKay]

That's what he did in Arkham Origins, just flew everywhere and glided down.

I can only assume it was because the roads were so snowy and he couldn't find chains for his tires that year. Having your jet constantly flying around waiting for you to call it to pick you up must be a massive waste of fuel.

 

[Prisoner]

same reason we still have cars

why we still got monkeys?