Batman: Arkham Knight - Part 3

[Spider-Aziz]

Hellbat?

That figure? Yeah

 

[zenith16]

here's another one that was just put up


Steampunk Batman Is Another Of Square Enix’s New Figurines. July 23, 2014 . 7:49pm

The Batman figurine designed by Tetsuya Nomura isn’t the only Variant Play Arts Kai Batman that Square Enix are working on.

The Batman figurine designed by Tetsuya Nomura isn’t the only Variant Play Arts Kai Batman that Square Enix are working on. They also revealed prototypes for four other figurines at Comic-Con, as part of a “Timeless” range. These include a Steampunk, Wild West and Spartan Batman, and one other.

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source: Silicoera

 

[godisawesome]

If this is the ending Batman game in the Arkham continuity, I could see them bringing in Jason, Tim, and Dick as a kind of "settling all accounts" type of story. Maybe Bruce picks one of the latter two as his successor and then seeks a reconciliation and redemption for Jason. Joker's dead, but Two-Face is still alive; Jason could be back for some personal payback and Batman could successfully talk him down.

Alternatively, they'll emphasize how Jason is now as much a product of the Joker's madness as he is of Batman's training, and have a contrast between his chaotic nature and the Arkham Knight's more totalitarian manner. It could be Jason shows up to kill some big level baddies and subdue and control the underlings (his crime lord plan from Under the Red Hood) and sees completely wiping out all remaining Gothamites as being impractical.

 

[zenith16]

lol I doubt there will be any succession happening here but it'll be interesting, if they did that thing I mentioned where he has help by them other parts of the city that he's not in where people that are doing their best to evacuate and some criminals hech men and thugs are out for them selves agd it'll be kinda like the purge movies with out the rich(one percent ) people being the cause of the problem like that movie did.

if this is a siege of the city it only makes sense that would happen.

All the teams bat man created that aren't the justice league and have a connection to Gotham show up. Have batman talk to you as you play as those characters like dcuo pulled off that can be him, leading /assigning you objectives
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too much to hope for but at least it doable.


this is from the Arkham face book.

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[TX85]

Pretty cool phone cover

 

[Hunter Rider]

 

[craigdbfan]

Those look pretty freaking incredible. Have you seen the Arkham City Hot Toys? It's breathtaking.

 

[Two-Face]

Nope, I seen Nolan's Batman Hot Toys though.

 

[BrollySupersj]

Hot Toys never fail.

 

[The Caped Knight]

Looks like Tim Drake - Robin is in this game (I hope we get to play as him)

 

[Storm22]

Really hope we get some gameplay footage soon.

 

[hafizbat]

It says March 15, 2015 on the AK action figures. Is that the release date for the game, or the figures themselves?

 

[jonathancrane]

We've had some, already...

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Spoiler

Image broken, on my end at least
It doesn't show when I open it in a new tab

EDIT: Used a domain to access that, and the figures look great

 

[zenith16]

Tetsuya Nomura’s Batman Figurine Came From A Canceled Videogame Project. July 25, 2014 . 2:34am

Tetsuya Nomura talks to Siliconera about the origins of his Variant Play Arts Kai Batman design and why its armor looks similar to the Keyblade Armor in in the Kingdom Hearts series.

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Final Fantasy XV and Kingdom Hearts director Tetsuya Nomura is working on creating a Variant Play Arts Kai Batman figuring. Its origins are quite surprising, since it comes from a game project, a game concept that perhaps influenced character designs in the Kingdom Hearts series.

Nomura explained this in an interview with Siliconera at the San Diego Comic-Con this week.

Square Enix has been working with DC Comics to create Play Arts Kai figures for quite some time. How did you get involved with creating this Variant Play Arts Kai Batman figure?

Tetsuya Nomura: Many years ago, I worked on a different project and the concept and idea was kind of already there. Unfortunately, that project didn’t pan out and it never saw the light of day. When the merchandise team started expanding into the DC Comics Variant figures, they approached me and said, “We remember you drew a sort of Batman design back then. Would you be able to share that with us?”

Was this project a game?

Yeah, it was game-related. It didn’t even start development as a project, it was just a concept and ideas, not a full game. Since the project was canceled, I can’t talk much about it.

The Batman figure, especially its armor, reminds me of the Kingdom Hearts series and the armor Keyblade users wear [in Birth by Sleep].

Actually, to be honest, the project that never got off the ground was done before Kingdom Hearts was conceived. It might be the opposite—the design from that early project influenced Kingdom Hearts and armor design in that series.



The cape kind of reminds me of wings was that your intention?

When it comes to Batman, one of his iconic features is his cape. In my mind, I also wanted to have bat wings and the core concept was the to have bat wings exist with the cape design.

Are you working on more Play Arts Kai figures or more Variant Play Arts Kai figures with DC?

Next to the prototype of the Batman figure at our booth is another display case with a teaser. That’s also part of my project. We’d like to stay within the Batman series and we are going to have more figures coming in that line.

For the second item, the design is complete and the sculpting is done. Hopefully, we can reveal that in the near future.

[Editor's note: The animal tracks in this photo are a clue to who it might be.]




As a character designer, what about the Batman universe do you find interesting?

I find the concept of a dark hero intriguing. Rather than having a straightforward hero fighting for justice, an iconic brooding hero with his own inner demons is an appealing part of the Batman series. The story itself isn’t a cheerful tale either, it has a dark tone which is also appealing.

How is creating a 3D game character different from designing a figure?

The design process and steps to take for figure creation and character creation in 3D are actually pretty similar. With a game character, you have a backbone and setting for the story. There’s a narrative, but for a figure there is just that object someone purchases. Of course, with Batman there is a backstory. That might be the biggest difference between creating a 3D game character and a figure.

When making this Batman figure, every time we had to submit any sort of figure design or concept to the licensor, we had to give an explanation of what the concept is. So, we did have to craft a narrative for this particular Variant Play Arts Kai Batman.

In the end, it wasn’t that different. Maybe the largest difference is the wings. If this was a game character, you can show the movement of the wings opening and closing. With a figure, you need to figure out where to place the parts to make that mechanic work when someone is looking at it.

Can you tell us about the back story for the Batman figure?

We haven’t announced details yet. We’re figuring out how to announce those.

There are a lot of Square Enix figures based on your characters. Which figure is your favorite and what characters did you make that you want to see figures of?

I’d love to have figures of the three lead characters from Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep.

And, hmm… it hasn’t been released as a figure yet, but it would probably be Batman. For other characters I would just look at a 2D image to review it. For this figure, I worked with the sculptor directly so I have a soft spot for it.

Read more stories about Batman & Interviews & Play Arts & Square Enix on Siliconera.

source: Siliconera

 

[Drz]

Soooo Awesome.

 

[The Joker]

^ Is that Black Mask part of the AK figures, too?

 

[TheFirstAvenger]

I think it's an Arkham Origins figure.

 

[Storm22]

Hope Robin's playable in some form in this game, really enjoyed playing as him in the AC. Not a big fan of Red Hood's look but hopefully he'll be fun to play as.

 

[zenith16]

I think it's an Arkham Origins figure.

yup

Hope Robin's playable in some form in this game, really enjoyed playing as him in the AC. Not a big fan of Red Hood's look but hopefully he'll be fun to play as.

it might not be his only look since they do other skin's keep that in mind

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Why is Red Hood wearing a red hood atop of his helmet?

 

[BradenPickering]

The card behind them says DC Multiverse, so they must be doing a new wave of Arkham Origins/Knight characters in the 3.75 inch size.

 

[zenith16]

Batman Art Exhibit Swoops In To Coincide With Comic-Con

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Warner Bros. and DC have unveiled their latest effort to celebrate Comic-Con and the 75th anniversary of Batman.
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[badgrammar]

Why is Red Hood wearing a red hood atop of his helmet?

Because he's gangster like that, yo.

 

[zenith16]

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