10 Best Batsuits In DC History

9. Suit of Sorrows - Detective Comics

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The Suit of Sorrows is very different from most on this list, being an actual suit of traditional armour. It's an ancient relic connected to the Order of St. Dumas, which also introduced Azrael into the Batman canon.

The Suit is composed of chain mail made from armour and weapons of fallen warriors of the Order. It was given to Batman by his long-time love interest Talia al Ghul, meant to help with his ongoing war against her father, supervillian Ra's al Ghul.

The armour was imbued with magic, enhancing Bruce and making him stronger and faster. However, he made a conscious decision to stop using it, as he felt it also enhanced his anger and proclivity for violence. At one point he was thinking about destroying the armour, but kept it as a testament to his own will.

It was lucky that he held onto it, as a few years later he needed it, ironically enough, against Talia and an army of ninja assassins. He must have really wanted to win that fight, as he also injected himself with Man-Bat serum and added both a jetpack and taser arms to the Suit.

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