THE BATMAN: 10 Gadgets And Vehicles We Need To See Used By Robert Pattinson's Caped Crusader

With the cast of The Batman quickly coming together, we should hear more about the movie soon. In the meantime, these are the gadgets and vehicles we would love to see the Dark Knight embrace in 2021...

By JoshWilding - Oct 03, 2019 06:10 AM EST

Filed Under: The Batman

Underneath that suit, Batman is just a normal man. While he's a skilled fighter and at the peak of physical fitness, the Caped Crusader needs a variety of powerful gadgets, weapons, and vehicles to ensure he can even the odds when facing off with Gotham City's deadliest bad guys.

In The Batman, director Matt Reeves and star Robert Pattinson will deliver a fresh new take on the character, and while many of the movies that have come before have made good use of gadgets, these two have the chance to embrace the source material in an even bigger way as we see this new version of the hero utilize some long overlooked items form his arsenal.

Here, we take a look at the ten gadgets we hope to see included in The Batman in some way.

A few of these have been used before, while others have yet to receive the attention they deserve on the big screen. Either way, we think you'll agree that they should find their way into this tale!

To check out the article in its entirety, simply click on the "View List" button down below.

10. Bat-Grapple

One of a few devices we'll be talking about here that are often seen in Rocksteady’s series of Arkham video games, the bat-grapple is an iconic gadget which has also been used on many a comic book cover to show Batman swinging high above the streets of Gotham City.

Used to scale buildings, propel him into a glide and trap and hang the villains he battles during his adventures, the grappling gun has been used to great effect by the Caped Crusader over the years. With a story seemingly spanning the whole of Gotham City, a device like this would come in incredibly handy. Also, there’s just no getting around the fact that it would look incredibly cool in a movie!

Rather than using it as a weapon as Ben Affleck's Batman did in the heat of battle, he should be swinging through the city similar to what was briefly shown at the start of Justice League.

9. Smoke Pellets

Used to stun enemies or simply escape from them, Batman’s smoke pellets have played a large role in both the Rocksteady series of video games and the comic books over the years. When surrounded by a group of gun wielding thugs, the Caped Crusader has often used these to disguise his escape, only to appear behind them seconds later and take them down with relative ease.

They’re also utilized by Batman to generally just disappear because, let’s face it, even a man who is known to vanish without a sound (just ask Jim Gordon) sometimes needs a little cover to silently vacate certain situations. Assuming he really does confront some of his most deadly rogues, then Batman might just need a quick method to make his escape...or freak them out!

8. The Batplane

"The Bat" helped to make Batman airborne in The Dark Knight Rises, while the Caped Crusader used the "Batwing" to great affect in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

There's room for another Batplane in a movie, though, and the one taken from Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's superb Batman run would make for an incredibly cool visual on the big screen come 2016. The Batplane has served Batman extremely well over the years, allowing him to travel between locations extremely quickly and take the fight to the skies against his enemies.

The action will probably remain in Gotham City, but it's a big place and this could come in handy.

7. Explosive Gel

Used in the Arkham series of video games, Batman uses the explosive gel (deployed from a small gun and sprayed in the shape of a bat) to break down walls and even take out thugs from afar when they’re in close proximity to it. It was in that series we saw the Dark Knight use it to also take down enemies as tough as the Titan-infected Joker and Solomon Grundy.

With rumours pointing to a number of rogues making an appearance, you have to believe that at least some of them will be able to overpower Bruce Wayne and a gadget like this could come in extremely handy. Whether he should spray it in the shape of a bat, though, is debatable. That could be a little too cheesy for what sounds like a mostly very grounded film.

6. The Power Of Deduction

Okay, so the power of deduction isn’t a gadget as such (although Batman certainly incorporates a number of them at crime scenes), but this element of The Dark Knight’s personality has been sorely lacking from pretty much every big screen iteration of the iconic DC Comics character.

Batman v Superman and Justice League failed to give the Caped Crusader the chance to investigate crimes alongside Jim Gordon, but we know for a fact that will change when Matt Reeves take charge of the franchise. He's made it clear that it's a priority to delve into that side of the hero's background and it sounds like we'll finally find out why he's known as the "World's Greatest Detective."

5. A New And Improved Utility Belt

Batman has always been equipped with his utility belt in the movies, but have we truly ever seen it used as effectively as it could have been? The iconic DC superhero has so many gadgets in his arsenal that it would be impossible to list them all here, but the majority of them are actually contained within his utility belt anyway.

For example, his Bat-Grapple attaches to it and his Batarangs fold into it, while the vintage piece of comic book art above offers up an idea of the sorts of handy weapons and tools Batman keeps on him at all times. The smoke capsules in particular are something we’d like to see (as we’ve mentioned above), but this simple belt should serve our new Batman well.

4. The Batboat

If not handled correctly, the Batboat could end up looking laughable on the big screen. Over the years, Batman has used it to travel both on and under water, and there have been a few examples of it being used in an awesome way in the source material over the years. If we're getting a proper Batcave, this could actually be one of the hidden ways Bruce leaves it.

Putting Batman in the water would be something we've not seen much of on screen before, and it could even lead to a really cool and unique battle sequence, especially if he heads to The Penguin's floating Iceberg Lounge. That's a visual fans will definitely be used to seeing and one that has the potential to be something truly special in a live-action setting.

3. A Number Of New Batmobiles

A new Batmobile is obviously a must for The Batman and the image above should give you an idea of the various designs employed in the comic books over the years. Christopher Nolan successfully created a vehicle which fitted in perfectly with the realistic tone he created for The Dark Knight Trilogy, while Zack Snyder definitely embraced the comic books a little more.

Whatever comes next, it still needs to look believable – a Batmobile like the one in Tim Burton’s movies wouldn’t exactly work – but it would be good to see Reeves lean a little harder into the source material and come up with something that's grounded while still quite fantastical in some ways.

2. Bat-Computer

It’s not that easy to find a picture of the Batcomputer online, but fans of the comics will know that there’s nothing more iconic than an unmasked Bruce Wayne sitting in front of his bank of monitors as Alfred stands over his shoulder. Nolan delivered on this in The Dark Knight Rises in some respects, but it would a real treat for fans to get to see a much larger version in The Batman.

It's all very well and good keeping things realistic (something even Zack Snyder did in Batman v Superman and Justice League), but an over-sized version like the one above would be a fantastic visual and something different to what we've seen in the character's previous big screen adventures.

1. Kryptonite Ring

This probably would have been better in Batman v Superman, but as Easter Eggs go, it would be awesome. Geoff Johns once established that Batman has a plan in place to take down every single member of the Justice League if necessary, so there's really no reason why this version of the character couldn't have a similar arsenal.

Ultimately, it may depend on whether this version of the Dark Knight lives in his own world or one where there are other heroes we simply don't get to see or hear about! Either way, showing this ring tucked away somewhere in the Batcave would be appreciated by fans and would indicate that the hero has been formulating all sorts of plans for a while now.

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Philvis - 10/3/2019, 7:04 AM

Bat-Grapple, aka Grapnel Gun.

SpideyPuffsMJ - 10/3/2019, 7:04 AM

Bruh. They're still casting for Christs' sake. Chill.

GhostDog - 10/3/2019, 7:06 AM

Josh when he woke this morning knowing damn well he was gonna hit us with another 10 List

knocturnalzen10 - 10/3/2019, 8:04 AM

@BlackBeltJones - you better take this list to the m***** F*****g BANK Jones ! !!!!!!

ScottMalkinson - 10/3/2019, 8:50 AM

@BlackBeltJones - he had to make rent. Lol

theFUZZ008 - 10/3/2019, 9:22 AM

@BlackBeltJones - Possibly the worst article ever posted to this site.

inkniron - 10/3/2019, 7:39 AM

@TheDoctor1225 - He'll be in the post credits' stinger. Everyone get your new fan casts in now!

Pitydafool - 10/3/2019, 7:24 AM

I'm just hoping they nail the suit.

GhostDog - 10/3/2019, 7:25 AM

Reeds2Much - 10/3/2019, 7:25 AM

dragon316 - 10/3/2019, 7:25 AM

All stuff included in article looks like Batman robin movie all over again with ring , what does Batman need ring for Superman is not in movie this stuff looks to much fan is making movie not Hollywood it self but half stuff that is mention I agree Batbelt , batmobile is must have can’t wait to see what batmobile will look like better not disappoint how it don’t know about batplane and batboat like see batwing / batplane in it but batboat was never my favorite of his

Kevwebsz - 10/3/2019, 7:29 AM

I'm dying to see Batman doing some super parkour, mixing gliding and grappling during a chase. Bonus points if he's with Robin. I'm hoping we get at least 1 day in the life kind of scene. Like Batman stopping a villain from robbing a bank or something.

whynot - 10/3/2019, 7:31 AM

Honestly would prefer his gadgets to be centered around a detective aspect. He doesn’t need a boat or a plane lol I mean a plane sure maybe in one of the future movies but too many gadgets make him seem silly. I think although we’ve scene Batman do detective work he still has never been shown to be the worlds greatest detective. A man that can stand toe to toe in the same room with virtually gods and be the most dangerous person in that room bc he has a plan that can kick most of there a$$. I’m hoping this is the DCEU new Batman and not outside the world. Would be strange to have WW Shazam and Aquaman in the same world but every other hero existing outside it. Just pull a war machine and recast and pretend nothing happened

ComicBookPsycho - 10/3/2019, 7:32 AM

If half of the stuff on this list isn't in the movie, then it isn't a Batman movie. What a ridiculous article.

GhostDog - 10/3/2019, 7:34 AM

The less gadgets the better. The less the super advanced the better. Early in his career, let his wits do most of the work.

Standard stuff like batarangs, smoke pellets, grapple gun, tasers, some infrared lenses in the cowl, is fine. Even a gun disruptor. No bat plane or mech suits just yet.

MartinTanley - 10/3/2019, 7:37 AM

I guess this just proves I'll click on anything

SpideyPuffsMJ - 10/3/2019, 7:59 AM

Those Catwoman choices earlier were pretty uninspired. But I honestly need to watch Casino Royale or something to get me hyped for Jeffrey Wright as Jim Gordon. Just to wash the taste of Westworld S2 out of my mouth. They literally had my man slowly walk around looking confused ALL SEASON LONG. Did nothing with his character and had him looking dumb af.

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9. Smoke Pellets

8. The Batplane

7. Explosive Gel

6. The Power Of Deduction

5. A New And Improved Utility Belt

4. The Batboat

3. A Number Of New Batmobiles

2. Bat-Computer

1. Kryptonite Ring

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