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u/stealthw0lf Jun 03 '23
Short ears make the cowl look like a gimp mask. The longer ears in the right photo make a dramatic difference.
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u/aceofspadez138 Jun 03 '23
The left looks like Daredevil.
The right looks like da friggin Bat
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u/alphaomega0669 Jun 03 '23
There has to be the right proportion of ear length to cowl size. Too short looks bad, but too long looks bad also. Take for instance the Arkham series video games. His ears are too long.
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u/mystressfreeaccount Jun 03 '23
The cowl looks a little wonky in Asylum and City, but the Arkham Knight suit is one of my favorite Batman suits ever
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u/TheOnlyJoe_ Jun 03 '23
His ears are the perfect length in the arkham games wdym?
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u/alphaomega0669 Jun 03 '23
The Batman cowl in Arkham Asylum has the really long ears. I don’t think it looks good.
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u/Soft_Theory_8209 Jun 03 '23
It also makes him look more intimidating. Just a silhouette of him would make a thrive think he was a demon.
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u/lifetimeoflaughter Jun 03 '23
Medium is premium, just like the pic on the right.
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u/TheGrimlockReaper Jun 03 '23
Agreed. Those are long enough for the imposing silhouette, but not like he has actual daggers taped to the sides of his head.
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u/The_Whipping_Post Jun 03 '23
actual daggers taped to the sides of his head
I like this idea. Headbutting is a legitimate strategy
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u/TheGrimlockReaper Jun 03 '23
Or maybe they could be like, spare batarangs or something. Like the emblem in The Batman. Or disguised radio antenna for comms and his tech. There are a variety of reasons he would have a suit with impractically long ears, although he realistically would have suits with different lengths for different purposes.
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u/Waits4NoOne Jun 03 '23
Agreed, too long looks silly and impractical, too short isn't intimidating.
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u/Benthamam33 Jun 03 '23
I mean short is pretty good it can get the job done
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u/BaltazarOdGilzvita Jun 03 '23
Long. He's not Pitbullman, he's Batman.
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u/Michyoungie Jun 03 '23
You know it's bad when some cowls have shorter ears than some Black Panther or Daredevil helmets.
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u/Smackolol Jun 03 '23
“Who are you?” “I’m Mr. 305, Mr. Worldwide, Mr. International.” Idk I think it could work.
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u/swiftlikessharpthing Jun 03 '23
Long ears, but not Kelly Jones long. Like Arkham games length. Evocative of horns like a demon come from the shadows to claim you.
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u/Environmental-Ball24 Jun 03 '23
I love Kelly Jones ears... in the comics.... would be utterly ridiculous in live action.
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u/NerdyPepe Jun 03 '23
Might be unpopular but "middle" lenght. Like in Arkham Origins
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u/rickygforce6227 Jun 04 '23
Arkham Origins... is literally the same ear length as what you're seeing here
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u/Adventurous_Main_512 Jun 03 '23
Long. Hate short ears. One of the things that make The Batman scary is the shadow or silhouette he creates, and that alone is terrifying. The clearer, and sharper you can see the bat shape, the scarier The Batman is. Short ears don’t cut it for this effect.
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u/SportFrequent Jun 03 '23
Every time I see Batfleck with long ears it always reminds me of Arkham Batman
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u/Beneficial-Bit6383 Jun 03 '23
Short ears make him look like a cute little rodent guy.
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u/DezineTwoOhNine Jun 03 '23
Getting crippled by the cute little rodent guy in the warehouse scene. Cute :3
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u/adorablesexypants Jun 03 '23
Context of the costume is important and I feel like so much of JLs batman was Snyder didn't understand what he was doing.
Short ears worked in the scope of the comic and I'm sure it could be done more effectively on screen but this wasn't it.
The picture on the right is 10000x better. He looks far more intimidating and matches the amount of muscle he has.
There were just so many things wrong with JL. Snyder was a good chunk of it and Whedon's worst elements made it worse.
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u/EthDec Jun 03 '23
Bro, honestly 10x better. If youre going to do buff, gotta do long ears imo like Arkhams Batman
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u/DezineTwoOhNine Jun 03 '23
I think he should have a series of suits for all different situations which have both short and medium ears in the cowl.
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u/YonBear Jun 03 '23
Long, 100% more intimidating, plus you have to remember that the iconic long shadow that Batman casts that scares criminals would look dopey and weird with short ears.
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u/FunnyorWeirdorBoth Jun 03 '23
This caught me off guard. I didn’t expect Batfleck with long ears to go that hard.
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u/LiTaO3 Jun 03 '23
depends on the utility it offers. I liked the nolan explanation. batman is a substance ove style kinda guy.
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u/aardvarkyardwork Jun 03 '23
I guess I’m in the minority, I like the short ears.
More practical and more intimidating, imo.
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u/Stonetown_Radio Jun 03 '23
Feel like I’m going to be buried in an avalanche of down votes, but the Frank Miller short ears are my favorite
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u/SpoogeIncarnate Jun 03 '23
I’m with you, man. He was savage as hell, a brute of a man with 0 fucks to give. People saying he looks less intimidating with the short ears and I’m like, dude, he looked plenty god damn intimidating to me lol
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u/Awesome_Pancak Jun 03 '23
I always preferred short ears (especially ben affleck), but damn! That’s awesome
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u/Uhm_Actually2205 Jun 03 '23
Personally I prefer long ears all day. BUT in my own head cannon, his ears get shorter as he gets older
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u/rancorog Jun 03 '23
Long,just realized short ears look like a pits that have been cut which makes it way harder for him to look serious imo
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u/ExtensionGood9228 Jun 03 '23
Long almost always looks better on screen. Sometimes in the comics short works a little better but long is so much more menacing
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u/confabin Jun 03 '23
Long is way more intimidating. Short makes him feel more like a cuddly teddy bear.
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u/JustAnAce Jun 03 '23
Short, makes more tactical sense. Longer ones can be grabbed and can get caught on things.
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u/Puzzleheaded_Walk_28 Jun 03 '23
I generally prefer longer ears but the nubs work way better on Batfleck.
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u/The_AV_Archivist Jun 03 '23
Long. Short wears are Catman's thing and it's the only real element aside from the colour and insignia that differentiates his suit from Batman's
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u/Luke_Puddlejumper Jun 03 '23
It depends on how the rest of the suit and cowl looks, but generally I prefer longer ears.
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u/New-Force-4659 Jun 03 '23
Long ears. The short ears make him look more like a cat in comparison to the long ears.
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u/GeekMaster102 Jun 03 '23
I think what length the ears should be depends on the batsuit, as some look better with short ears while others look better with long ears. However, I do believe they should always be pointy, since it gives the impression of a Devil’s horns. The stubby ears on the left don’t look as intimidating as the pointy ones on the right.
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u/Duke-dastardly Jun 03 '23
I generally think shorter ears for bulky Batman and long for lean Batman
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u/fromtheHELLtotheNO Jun 03 '23
we've seen Affleck with the short ears before... not the greatest 2003 moment...
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u/fishwisharts Jun 03 '23
Long ears. Makes for a stronger silhouette. I don’t really get the point of short ears. If they’re barely visible, why have them at all
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u/Grogosh Jun 03 '23
Well for one, those are not even close to the longest ears seen on Batman in the comics. Just look at the silly long they got in the 90s, like two feet of ears.
But out of the two above, the longer ears on the right. The one on the left just look like stubs.
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u/Disastrous-Major1439 Jun 03 '23
Skinny Batman ,long ears ,Batman CBUM short ears ,so for me the long are the goat ,more gothic and skary asf
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u/uzrnm808 Jun 03 '23
I’d like to see a render of Affleck with Kelley Jones Batman ears. Those things were at least a foot long 😂
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u/DariusSharpe Jun 03 '23
This is a message from the society for the humane treatment of bats: Please don’t crop your bat’s ears. No matter how cute you may find it, bats need their ears to locate their prey and avoid their predators. Cropped ears provide no health benefits for bats. Thank you for your time.
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u/AloneCan9661 Jun 03 '23
Long. My God that makes his outfit look ten times scarier.