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After depicting the characters from the "Reign of Superman" storyline, I thought I'd take a stab at depicting Azrael from the infamous "Knightfall" storyline.

While I really like the storyline, as it does a good job of creating a contrast between a ruthless vigilante like Azrael and Bruce Wayne's "softer" methods, while at the same time showing a slow descent into extremism on Azrael's part, I'm really not a fan of the costume Azrael wears during it.

Granted, it's not a "bad" costume per se. It just doesn't say "Batman" to me. The similarities to Batman's regular suit are there, but largely superficial. There's no identifying symbol or aspect to connect it to the regular Batman suit. Yes, it does look heavily armored, but I think there was perhaps a way to get that look and have a closer design to the original Batman suit. Plus, I think if they were trying to depict a "darker" and "edgier" Batman, the color choices on the costume are very questionable. The dominant color on the costume is yellow, which makes the character look MORE like a standard hero than a dark vigilante. Plus, some parts of the costume- the white belly, the belt on the left leg, the fins on the legs- just seem superfluous and more form than function.

I really think this costume could have used another pass before it debuted.

Description
After depicting the characters from the "Reign of Superman" storyline, I thought I'd take a stab at depicting Azrael from the infamous "Knightfall" storyline.

While I really like the storyline, as it does a good job of creating a contrast between a ruthless vigilante like Azrael and Bruce Wayne's "softer" methods, while at the same time showing a slow descent into extremism on Azrael's part, I'm really not a fan of the costume Azrael wears during it.

Granted, it's not a "bad" costume per se. It just doesn't say "Batman" to me. The similarities to Batman's regular suit are there, but largely superficial. There's no identifying symbol or aspect to connect it to the regular Batman suit. Yes, it does look heavily armored, but I think there was perhaps a way to get that look and have a closer design to the original Batman suit. Plus, I think if they were trying to depict a "darker" and "edgier" Batman, the color choices on the costume are very questionable. The dominant color on the costume is yellow, which makes the character look MORE like a standard hero than a dark vigilante. Plus, some parts of the costume- the white belly, the belt on the left leg, the fins on the legs- just seem superfluous and more form than function.

I really think this costume could have used another pass before it debuted.