Concept Art For Unmade BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT Sequel Reveals Older Bruce Wayne's Formidable New Batsuit

Concept Art For Unmade BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT Sequel Reveals Older Bruce Wayne's Formidable New Batsuit

Newly revealed concept art for Warner Bros. Games Montreal's Batman: Arkham Knight follow-up highlights the Batsuit that the returning, older Bruce Wayne was set to don while mentoring his son, Damian.

By JoshWilding - Sep 13, 2025 07:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Batman: Arkham

Batman: Arkham Knight concluded by killing Bruce Wayne. It brought Rocksteady's incredible trilogy to a close, and despite the Caped Crusader's death, rumours persisted for years about a potential follow-up.

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League filled that role, to some extent, but was forced to retcon Batman's return and subsequent murder at the hands of one Harley Quinn due to fan backlash. 

Back to this Arkham Knight follow-up, and while Damian Wayne was going to be its lead, Bruce would have returned as a much older Batman.

Thanks to concept artist Jerad S.Marantz (Spider-Man: Far From Home, Predator: Killer of Killers), we have a new look at Bruce and the formidable Batsuit he'd have donned while attempting to protect Gotham City. Based on what little we know about this unmade title, he'd have primarily served as Damian's mentor in a Batman Beyond-inspired story.

"I love Batman! I was so excited when I got a chance to design a suit for the Arkham universe," Marantz shared. "Unfortunately, this game was cancelled, but I am still so grateful to have had the time to do another Batsuit. This one was a fun take."

"It was a much older Batman," he continued, "and the suit was really holding this beaten and broken hero together. Batman is still my absolute favourite superhero. I could work on this guy forever."

It looks pretty cool, right? Well, lessening the blow somewhat is that this game wasn't being developed by Rocksteady; instead, Warner Bros. Games Montreal, the team behind the Batman: Arkham Origins spin-off, was working on the unmade game. The project was likely scrapped so the studio could focus on Gotham Knights, a title that received largely negative reviews.

The Batman: Arkham series began with Batman: Arkham Asylum in 2009, setting a new standard for superhero games. It followed the title hero as he confronted iconic villains like the Joker, Scarecrow, and Poison Ivy while uncovering a sinister plot within the walls of Arkham Asylum.

The sequel, Arkham City, followed in 2009 and expanded the world by placing Batman in a larger, open-world Gotham district, pitting him against villains like Hugo Strange, the Penguin, and Two-Face. Finally, Arkham Knight wrapped the series up in 2015 with a massive open-world Gotham, introducing the titular villain, the Arkham Knight, later revealed to be a resurrected Jason Todd. 

You can take a closer look at this new Arkham concept art in the Instagram gallery below. 

New Concept Art For Unmade BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT Sequel Features Damian Wayne As Batman, Huntress, And More
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SteviesRightFoo
SteviesRightFoo - 9/13/2025, 7:27 AM
Arkham Knight was inferior to the first 2, that being said, the concept for this game looked interesting
RegularPoochie
RegularPoochie - 9/13/2025, 8:51 AM
@SteviesRightFoo - true
Bucky74
Bucky74 - 9/13/2025, 9:04 AM
@SteviesRightFoo - Agreed, but it was still a great game.
JonAwesome
JonAwesome - 9/13/2025, 9:08 AM
@SteviesRightFoo - I’ll agree that the story and the feel of the first 2 games were better but the gameplay mechanics were so good in Arkham Knight. They should bring that over to a series of Arkham Origins sequels and bring back Paul Dini!
SummersEssex
SummersEssex - 9/13/2025, 9:19 AM
@SteviesRightFoo - absolutely. Still great fun to play but they botched the final third of the game bigtime.
Bucky74
Bucky74 - 9/13/2025, 10:27 AM
@JonAwesome - Agreed. The Batmobile was great but overused and those segments became annoying.

This is the game they should have made instead of that Suicide Squad drivel
SteviesRightFoo
SteviesRightFoo - 9/13/2025, 10:57 AM
@SummersEssex - its not terrible by any means but that batmobile stuff became incredibly tedious and boring
SummersEssex
SummersEssex - 9/14/2025, 12:47 AM
@SteviesRightFoo - I didn’t mind it too much, but it did get old after a bit. I agree with a lot of the detractors that it didn’t really feel like Batman but it was a fun addition, just became too central to the plot for a bit, and would have preferred if it stayed out of the main story line more.
Kadara
Kadara - 9/13/2025, 7:37 AM
Wow, i love it.
ClungeOfSteel
ClungeOfSteel - 9/13/2025, 7:39 AM
💖✨️

LOOKS LIKE BATFLECK 👀

JAMES GUNN IS THE BLUEPRINT 💥

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RegularPoochie
RegularPoochie - 9/13/2025, 8:52 AM
@ClungeOfSteel - Holy jizz, Batman.
Methos5000
Methos5000 - 9/13/2025, 7:59 AM
Bruce did not die in Arkham Knight. He faked his death, it is blatantly obvious in the game.
MaxPaint
MaxPaint - 9/13/2025, 8:02 AM
So they cancelled an older Batman game and went for that Gotham Knights atrocity. Who even makes these decisions?
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 9/13/2025, 8:16 AM
@MaxPaint - Sweetbaby Inc affiliates. No doubt.
DannyBrandy20
DannyBrandy20 - 9/13/2025, 9:04 AM
@MaxPaint - Gotham Knights was so bad

Stealth takedowns, graphics, etc
MuadDib
MuadDib - 9/13/2025, 8:13 AM
Sad that this series is definitely over as it’ll never be the same without Kevin Conroy
WEAPONXOXOXO
WEAPONXOXOXO - 9/13/2025, 9:23 AM
I wish they would get back to making Batman games like that again.....
My Boarderland 4 is coming today. And later Allsgood's mom will too.
ElJefe
ElJefe - 9/13/2025, 5:17 PM
@WEAPONXOXOXO - 🤣
OrgasmicPotatoe
OrgasmicPotatoe - 9/13/2025, 9:34 AM
I just finished replaying through Arkham Knight. Still the best of the trilogy ! I know I've seen all the criticism about it, but none of them stick for me.

We should have had at least another Arkham game, or a Batman Beyond game. Neither materialized, all we had was years of waiting and the obvious bomb that was always gonna bomb SS:KTJL. It's like losing money is their goal, and they'll reach it no matter what.
OrgasmicPotatoe
OrgasmicPotatoe - 9/13/2025, 9:35 AM
...but in the meantime 👀👀 ?si=FUUh2G9OCQvBO-0n
Thebronxknight
Thebronxknight - 9/13/2025, 11:58 AM
Josh Brolin would have made a great Batman.
ElJefe
ElJefe - 9/13/2025, 5:20 PM
@Thebronxknight - Agree!
TheVandalore
TheVandalore - 9/13/2025, 12:36 PM
Getting 250% Gold Bat symbol on all 3 games, playing them so much I found "fall though the floor for eternity" glitches in all 3, just.... So many hours on all 3 games. Core memories from my growing up years, for sure.

Asylum had the best story but the weakest gameplay, City was just a masterpiece, then Knight had the most fleshed out game mechanics and world but the weakest story and pacing of all 3. None of them are anything close to bad or average games, all 3 are GOATed to me.

Ranking:
1. City
2. Asylum
3. Knight

I don't even talk about the other games in this universe, they don't count.
TheVandalore
TheVandalore - 9/13/2025, 12:38 PM
In my opinion, a solid perfect trilogy, BUT... If I did want more from this universe, it would be a cyberpunk futuristic style Batman Beyond game, or obviously the long rumored Superman game.
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 9/13/2025, 1:25 PM
Shame we never got this, it's crazy how well Arkham Knight still holds up graphically.
Asterisk
Asterisk - 9/13/2025, 1:30 PM
Call me crazy but we need more DC games without Batman. Speaking as someone whose favorite thing on planet Earth is Batman
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 9/13/2025, 5:05 PM
Losing the opportunity for a final solid Kevin Conroy story to chase a terrible games as service model (that completely failed)is a legendary fumble

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