Originally, Batman didn’t use armor because the closest thing to Kevlar back when he first debuted were slow police rookies. Over time, though, the character deliberately kept his costume light to motivate himself to be so fast and stealthy that he would never be caught in the same zip code as a flying bullet. That’s the version we saw with the best on-screen portrayal of Batman ever, i.e., in the ‘90s animated series. That character is just a guy in tights. No armor anywhere on him. Also, no Bat Bulge, which does kind of imply that the animated Batman tucks and tapes his batpole before each mission, but we sadly don’t have time to get into that. Now, to be fair, Batman did eventually start incorporating some armor into his Batsuit, but it was initially a single, reinforced chest plate hidden underneath his bright-yellow logo.
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Frank Miller explained that as Batman wanting to draw fire to the only part of his body that was armored if there was absolutely no way to avoid getting shot at. It was a last resort kind of thing, and it specifically only works with a BRIGHT, noticeable logo. Robert Pattinson’s bat logo, however, is black and blends with the rest of his suit. (Probably because it’s made from the gun that killed his parents, an idea that might have been inspired by Kevin Smith’s comic book.)
You see where I’m going with this, right? Even if the entire Batsuit is bulletproof, you still need something that would draw enemy fire to one, extra-reinforced part of it. Because without it, criminals would start aiming at the part of Batman’s costume they know is not impervious to bullets: HIS FACE, WHICH HE LEAVES UNCOVERED.
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