Source: cbr.com
2. Azrael
Knightfall is better than people give it credit for being.
Bane ran Batman through a vicious gauntlet, culminating in their fight, which Bane won by breaking the Bat(‘s spine). In the aftermath, Bruce Wayne went looking for someone to replace him as Batman, Should he pick a fellow Justice Leaguer? Maybe another Gotham hero? Or perhaps that long suffering adult sidekick who’s been waiting to take over for a long time? Nope! He gave it to the former cult member who spent his time running around with a flaming sword. Jean-Paul Valley, AKA Azrael was given the Batsuit and immediately decided that it wasn’t good enough.
You know what it needed? Giant spiky murder gloves. And maybe a big razor sharp metal cape. And some belt-fed guns. And what the hell, just make it a scary death suit of bat-murder armor. Why not?
This incarnation, given the fan nickname Azbats, served for around a year until Bruce Wayne came out of his retirement and beat the stuffing out of him.
