Final Fantasy Batman
Well, we passed the line of no return when it comes to Damian Wayne-Demon-Antichrist Batman. Why stop now? Returning to the incredible work of Square Enix’s Play Arts Kai toy line, the world renowned artist and character designer for Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts, Tetsuya Nomura, designed a new Batman the world of comics, video games, or television has never seen before.
Behold, the Play Arts Kai Variant Tetsuya Nomura Batman available for pre-order and to be released sometime this month. He is both nightmarish but awe-inspiring. Where to begin – from his intricately designed armor, to his cape re-imagined as a pair of mechanized wings, right down to the extra pair of pairs ending in razor sharp talons… this Batman is quite possibly the worst Batman you could ever hope to run into. Even scarier than that of the Arkham Knight Knightfall Batman in all honesty.
In adapting this costume into Arkham Knight, certain combat mechanics can be altered – such as enabling the extra pair of appendages to grab, throw, and punch extra enemies, especially those that are farther away or behind Batman. The mechanized wings could provide inspiration for more intense and complicated aerial takedown attacks. Furthermore, considering what we’ve seen of Nomura’s Batsuit, what would his Batmobile look like?
As an honorable mention, Nomura also designed a beautiful and right-out badass adaptation of Catwoman. Sporting a sleek, elegant and dangerous armored suit of gunmetal grey/black and purple, this new rendition is what would happen if Selina Kyle and Raiden from Metal Gear were combined. Just imagine both of Nomura’s creations tag-teaming together in Arkham Knight’s Dual Play mode? Game over, man, game over.
