Summary
Modding is a great way for games to remain relevant and flourishing, andBatman: Arkham Knightis no different. Thanks to the efforts of dozens of fans,Arkham Knighthas received many mods that allow players to roam Gotham City in various new ways, whether it is through new mechanics ornew suits.
Batman: Arkham Knightalready had many options for alternate costumes, but that didn’t stop some fans from wanting more options. With mods, so many new suits can be added to the game with a few clicks of a mouse, with some replicating iconic looks from comics, movies, and other video games.
15Batman - Beware The Batman Animated Series
The Forgotten Animated Series That Deserves More Love
InBatman: Arkham City, fans were treated to a suit based onBatman: The Animated Series,which maintained the visual style of the series but with 3D models.Batman: Arkham Knightstrangely did not do that again, but the fans made up for it with Batman skin mods based on nearly every animated version of the character, including the often forgotten and underratedBeware The Batman.
The mod comes from YanDaniel on NexusMods, imitating the 3D animated visuals ofBeware The Batmanwith The Dark Knight’s suit having the glossy rubber-like texture enhanced by the already beautiful visuals ofArkham Knight. Fans ofBeware The Batmancan use the suit to play out the fantasy of the lost second season that they never received.
14JoeMama’s Batman Forever Sonar Suit
The Prototype Batsuit That Turned Val Kilmer Into An Iconic Batman
The developers at Rocksteady went through the trouble of adaptingthe live-action Batman suitsof Adam West, Michael Keaton, Christian Bale, Ben Affleck, and Robert Pattinson, but not Val Kilmer.Batman Foreveris still a major part of Batman’s cinematic history, which is why modder JoeMama can be thanked for bringingVal Kilmer’s Sonar Suitfrom the climax intoBatman: Arkham Knight.
Not only does it accurately replicate the metallic gray suit with the massive symbol, JoeMama even added the detail of remodeling Batman’s face to better resemble Val Kilmer. TheBatman ForeverSonar Suit also fits intoArkham Knightsince it was one of the first movie suits to embrace a high-tech armored look, which would later become the standard after movies likeBatman Begins.
13Red Hood Zero Year
Sometimes There Is No Beating The Classics
Despite being a fan-favorite character with a plethora of designs to choose from, Red Hood was given only one alternate costume. Menkimedi collaborated with LonelyOMEGA to create the Red Hood Zero Year mod, which gives fans of the character a look that many agreed should have been in the game from the moment Red Hood’s DLC dropped.
TheZero Year skinis based on Jason Todd’s debut as the Red Hood inBatman: Under The Red Hood. It is what many fans think of when they think of Red Hood, from the brown modified biker jacket to the white eyes that arguably look better than the baseArkhamversedesign for the character.
12Catwoman Injustice Regime
The Cat Who Could Take On Metahuman Foes
Catwoman is another character that did not get treated well in terms of skins, whereas herInjusticecounterpart had several choices in both games. With theRegime version of CatwomanfromInjustice: Gods Among Us, Selina is brought back to her origins with an emphasis on purple, but updated to match a more armored look.
Thanks to NaturalGuy on NexusMods, Regime Catwoman can be playable inBatman: Arkham Knight, with her hook-like claws and altered character model designed to look like a remastered version of theInjustice: Gods Among Usmodel. It’s also fitting since Grey Griffin voices Selina in both theArkhamverseandInjusticefranchises.
11Batman Rebirth Styled V8
A Better Reward For Playing Through The Game Twice
As beloved asBatman: Arkham Knightis, most would agree that the Prestige suit is not worth grinding for 240% and going through the game twice, including New Game Plus mode. It’s the base suit but is virtually unchanged aside from the symbol being yellow. Becuase of this, theBatman Rebirth Styled V8 modis a better option for those wanting to skip that process.
It mostly changes the suit’s colors, but the changes are across the entire suit with brighter grays and vibrant golds. However, as the name suggests, it is inspired by the DC Rebirth comics, so the symbol features a golden trim, but the trim is detailed to look like more than a new coat of paint, giving the symbol more depth. As a nice bonus, Batman is sporting white eyes straight out of a comic book.
10Batman: The Long Halloween
Perfect For A Halloween-Set Batman Game
Of all the DLC suits that were canceled, the suit based onBatman: The Long Halloweenwas arguably one of the more unfortunate.Batman: Arkham Knighttakes place on Halloween night, which would make The Long Halloween suit ideal for a DLC, but it was for naught as it was cut alongside other suits.
A few modders have attempted to putThe Long Halloweenversion of Batman into the game, but the mod by MStill aims for a comic book-accurate design but withArkhamversedetail in the same vein as the Batman Incorporated and New 52 skins. It has long ears, a condensed symbol, and the option to pick between white eyes and regular eyes to suit the player’s preference.
9Arkham Origins Robin
Missing Robin Design Resurrected By Fans
This skin was originally introduced inBatman: Arkham Origins, but it was only featured in the fun but now-defunct multiplayer mode. It remains the only time fans have witnessed whatDick Grayson looked like as Robinin theArkhamverse, at least until creator unwiredx created a mod that allows Tim Drake to become Dick Grayson inBatman: Arkham Knight.
The mod was developed using the suit fromArkham Origins, but tweaked to match Dick Grayson’s character model inArkham Knight. Little details like that go a long way with fans of theArkhamverseand show how much dedication some modders have to a game that is almost a decade old.
8Harley Quinn Arkham Skin Pack
Allows Fans To Relive The Evolution Of Harley
Instead of one, theHarley Quinn Arkham Skin Pack by BRONXBXis a mod that gives Harley Quinn four different skins, each from a differentBatman: Arkhamgame. Fans of how Harley Quinn was designed inBatman: Arkham AsylumandBatman: Arkham Citycan rejoice, as the mod remasters those costumes forArkham Knight.
As a nice bonus, the mod gives Harley her Dr. Harleen Quinzel appearance fromBatman: Arkham Origins. The only shame is that the skins cannot be appreciated in the open world, as all other characters besides Batman are reserved for the Challenge Maps.
7Burton-Keaton Skin Pack
Over Three Decades Of A Revolutionary Batman
While there is a skin based on theBatmanmovie from 1989, the othersuit worn by Michael Keaton DouglasinBatman Returnswas strangely absent. However, thanks to the efforts of RRe36, fans ofthe iconic version of Batmancan be treated with three new suits forBatman: Arkham Knight, with more detail and even more resemblance to Keaton Douglas.
On top of the remastered 1989 andBatman Returnsskins, there is the inclusion of the suit worn by Michael Keaton Douglas inThe Flash. WhileThe Flashwas a divisive film overall, most fans would agree that Batman was a highlight, with a nicely upgraded suit that is replicated to near perfection here by the modder.
6JoeMama X IceMage - Beyond Evolved
Proof That A Batman Beyond Game Could Work
Rocksteady’s take onBatman Beyondfeatured in the game was unique, leading to it becoming a fan-favorite on the roster of costumes. With that said, fans ofBatman Beyondhave voiced that they would prefera more accurate depiction of Terry McGinnis,which is where the combined forces of JoeMama and IceMage come in.
Complete with animated pieces of the suit, glowing cyberpunk technology, and a more true-to-form design, the creators designed a suit that strikes a fine line between being accurate to the cartoon and updated to fit a more cinematic style. It also shows the potential foran open-world cyberpunk-themed adventurein the future based onBatman Beyond.
