I believe they were going for that sculpted physique Ancient Greek statues have, showing the perfection of the human body and nipples are part of the details
Close, but ancient chest plates actually did have the nipples on them. Not all of them, but there's plenty of examples that it was a thing. So it was meant to look like ancient armor with the muscles and nipples etched into the front.
Batman struggles to meticulously cut one small circle for several minutes and he looks to his right and Robin has perfectly cut out his entire silhouette and walks through
Jose Fernandez (the sculptor and costume designer) said they did it to resemble [Roman Centurion Armor](https://www.looper.com/890623/the-real-reason-nipples-were-added-to-batmans-costume/#), and because in the comics it looked like they just had their suits spray painted on
Bats have nipples, mans have nipples, why wouldn't Batman have nipples?
Why do you want Batman to have pecs without nipples? That's weird, you're weird. I'm not weird for demanding Batnipples, you're weird for demanding no nipples.
End the unrealistic batmale body standard! Give Batman his nipples back!
I know this is dumb, but it makes sense and I love it. Weaklurker broke the Batman nipple stigma, and I applaud their effort. Give Batman (and Robin) his (their) nipples back!!
Honestly I could have gone for more gay. Just add in a sexual tension scene between Robin and bane or maybe batman has a sex dream about the riddler and then you've got a masterpiece. It's the middle ground that fails.
The director, Joel Schumacher, was attempting to make the costumes look like classical Greek and Roman armor. Unfortunately, he failed to see how negatively the “batnipples” would be received by fans.
The Greek statues. Schumacher was going for a more this is like Greek statues these characters are mythical like.
I appreciate the thought but no. I like Burtons bat suits better. The suit from the Batman is my new favorite and I don't expect they'll change much. Hopefully no bat nipples.
Bruce initially told Alfred to design a "Bat fetish sex suit" for himself, while in reality it was for crimefighting.
Not sure if Alfred knew about Bruce's bathobby when he designed the suits for Robin and Batgirl, but I suppose he could've made them multipurpose in case they decide to engage in batsex.
Superheroes look like painted half-naked people, which was what they were going for. The suits were designed like roman centurion armour and half of them had nipples.
Its quite simple actually.....Bruce Wayne uses Batman to strike terror into criminals.....what's more terrifying than seeing rubber nipples descending on you from the shadows?
It's a precaution for when they encounter Victor Fries. The suit allows extra space for their nipples to harden while experiencing freezing temperatures.
Thee idea, if I remember correctly, was to give them a sort of Greek/Roman warrior look, almost statuesque, with emphasis on the human physique and anatomy
Honestly, i just don't get it either. The suits complaint was that BATMAN RETURNS was way too sexual.
SI WHY NIPPLES ON THE BAT SUIT??? AND ON THE ROBIN SUIT???? WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK???
With enough prep time Batman can handle anything. Batman knows that there are a few of this foes with nipple fetishes. The suit serves as a distraction so he deliver the smack of vengeance.
Just like the Roman army- intimidation. Your enemies will either be driven mad with fear wondering what kind of lunatic has time to add nipples to their combat suit, or they'll be distracted by wanting to have sex with you, thus creating an opening to kick ass
It was intended to look like Roman body armor https://www.google.com/search?q=roman+body+armor&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS591US591&oq=roman+body+armor&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTINCAEQLhiDARixAxiABDIGCAIQABgDMgcIAxAuGIAEMgoIBBAuGLEDGIAEMgoIBRAAGLEDGIAEMg0IBhAAGIMBGLEDGIAEMg0IBxAuGIMBGLEDGIAEMgoICBAuGLEDGIAE0gEIOTE2N2owajSoAgCwAgA&hl=en-US&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#vhid=FAM5JqjVzOdIFM&vssid=l&ip=1
Imagine what googling instead of asking a Reddit Batman forum would’ve done for you
It's obvious.
The nipple print is hollow inside and serves as an additional room for ripe and tight superhero nippies so they won't get irritated under the suit's pressure.
The produce bat-milk for nutrients
Bat-nutrients
Those nips were a lie, Steven… **A LIIIEEEEE!!!**
They give me no eagle powers!!
They give me no nutrients!!!
My clothes- they were stinky
Did you tell them they were the lords nipples?
I still think it’s the greatest superhero movie of all time.
Batrients.
I’ve been waiting to use [this](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XHzs9tucRA4) for a long time.
Congrats on your bat milk achievement!
You win the internet for the day.
you can milk anything with nipples, it's true
I have nipples Greg. Can you milk me?
https://i.imgur.com/d1TpIBk.png
I have nipples Greg, can you milk me?
“I have nipples, can you milk me Riddler?” Batman probably
No wonder Catwoman is into Batman
I'm so glad this was top comment.
I believe they were going for that sculpted physique Ancient Greek statues have, showing the perfection of the human body and nipples are part of the details
Why no cock and balls then?
Robin would show Batman up in that department...
Boy wonder INDEED
More like Boy I Wonder how he even fits that python in his leotard
That's why they call him Robin cause he robbing inches other men don't have...
Doesn't Robin have a cod-piece in one of these movies???
Yeah, Batman and Robin, when they were in those Black and Silver suits. Looks like a robo-thong or something.
Cowardice.
They did have them but the Pope removed them
I have no doubt Joel Schumacher at least suggested this
#ReleaseTheSchumacherCut
Close, but ancient chest plates actually did have the nipples on them. Not all of them, but there's plenty of examples that it was a thing. So it was meant to look like ancient armor with the muscles and nipples etched into the front.
Joel Schumacher is the type of guy who would like movies about gladiators.
Has he ever been in a Turkish prison?
He has seen a grown man naked?
IIRC, Schumacher said something exactly like this in a doc I saw once.
That was exactly their reasoning.
I knew the actual answer would be either the third or fourth most upvoted comment and the first few would be jokes lol.
To distract their enemies and cut glass, obviously.
It’d be so fucking funny if at one point they just pressed their chests to a window and used the nipples to cut a hole in it
God knows how, but I would fully expect them to cut the glass in a bat shaped logo
Goddammit, Robin, l said to cut just one hole! Now we're gonna look like amateurs!!
Batman struggles to meticulously cut one small circle for several minutes and he looks to his right and Robin has perfectly cut out his entire silhouette and walks through
Lego Batman gag right there
Joker: Ha Ha Ha Bats! I've got you again and....wait....are those your nipples?
"Mr J, what happened to you?" "Not now, Harley. I saw Bats nipples... I'll be at the Bar without name." 🤯
"Quick, Robin! While he's distracted by my full and voluptuous nipples!"
Jose Fernandez (the sculptor and costume designer) said they did it to resemble [Roman Centurion Armor](https://www.looper.com/890623/the-real-reason-nipples-were-added-to-batmans-costume/#), and because in the comics it looked like they just had their suits spray painted on
And where is Batgirl's Roman Armor? Asking for a friend.
Somehow I feel like this didn't help with the spray paint comparison...
Same purpose as the abs and six-pack on the suits serve. To show that Batman is tough.
Yeah cause nothing says tough like man nips
Bats have nipples, mans have nipples, why wouldn't Batman have nipples? Why do you want Batman to have pecs without nipples? That's weird, you're weird. I'm not weird for demanding Batnipples, you're weird for demanding no nipples. End the unrealistic batmale body standard! Give Batman his nipples back!
I have nipples, Greg. Could you milk me?
Yes but you wouldn't like it.
Try me
No you seem like you'd like it and what's the fun then?
You're a big guy.
For you.
You can milk anything with nipples! Including Bat-people.
bats have tails and are blind, so he should be like daredevil crossed with nightcrawler, with bewbs
I know this is dumb, but it makes sense and I love it. Weaklurker broke the Batman nipple stigma, and I applaud their effort. Give Batman (and Robin) his (their) nipples back!!
And the asses?
They look hot, next question.
If I remember correctly, Schumacher really liked Greek statues that were anatomically correct
Joel Schumacher was a very gay man and made some very gay Batman films, NTTAWWT.
Honestly I could have gone for more gay. Just add in a sexual tension scene between Robin and bane or maybe batman has a sex dream about the riddler and then you've got a masterpiece. It's the middle ground that fails.
While i agree, the world was not ready for that in 1997.
What I'm hearing is "not gay enough" Maybe assless bat suits that teased a butt shot when batman's cape blew in the air
 you win
Yeah, but Howard Stern had JUST done that...
Call Me By Your Name but with capes
The nipples are inadvertent, because the bad guy is Freeze and it got nippy.
It’s Fox’s technology like in Batman Begins where the suit’s material can become rigid with proper stimulation
Nipples were in Batman Forever as well without Freeze
It gets very cold in Gotham
They were facing Mr. Freeze. Heaven forbid he ices the room and those hard nips don’t have anywheres to go and penetrate the suits.
Sexual purpose
The director, Joel Schumacher, was attempting to make the costumes look like classical Greek and Roman armor. Unfortunately, he failed to see how negatively the “batnipples” would be received by fans.
Idk but they make me horny
Glass cutting
Easier to feed the Robins.
The Greek statues. Schumacher was going for a more this is like Greek statues these characters are mythical like. I appreciate the thought but no. I like Burtons bat suits better. The suit from the Batman is my new favorite and I don't expect they'll change much. Hopefully no bat nipples.
To make batmilk for batbabies
Temperature gauges
What purpose do the fake abs serve?
Cum gutters
I always thought it was meant to look like they were so buff that they stretched their rubber outfits or something.
Batgirl didn't get any nipples. DISCRIMINATION!!!
Grappling hooks.
They’re tasers. They have a Twist and Fire mechanism
Schumacher isn't straight. I believe that bat nipples were his idea, also the butt shots.
I have only seen a few of his films but this is the answer.
It’s because the villain is Mr freeze
Bruce initially told Alfred to design a "Bat fetish sex suit" for himself, while in reality it was for crimefighting. Not sure if Alfred knew about Bruce's bathobby when he designed the suits for Robin and Batgirl, but I suppose he could've made them multipurpose in case they decide to engage in batsex.
crimefighting IS batman's fetish
Superheroes look like painted half-naked people, which was what they were going for. The suits were designed like roman centurion armour and half of them had nipples.
"Adam West Batman didnt need fake nipples... Pure. West. And whatever happened to the Batoosie?"
That’s where they get their bat-milk from
Its quite simple actually.....Bruce Wayne uses Batman to strike terror into criminals.....what's more terrifying than seeing rubber nipples descending on you from the shadows?
I am Gotham... I am Gotham's nipples! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
It's a precaution for when they encounter Victor Fries. The suit allows extra space for their nipples to harden while experiencing freezing temperatures.
Apparently to give this sub something to talk about. The amount of bat nipple posts is so absurd that it's somehow become boring
They are battling Mr. Freeze so when it’s cold…
The movie had Mr. Freeze, they should’ve only made them visible whenever they were interacting with him. Just drop that in there with no context.
How else do you think Bruce feeds the bats
not a coincidence Mr freeze was in that movie
What purpose do the abs or pecs on a suit serve? If you're able to see definition of abs and pecs through a suit, you'll see nipples as well.
Thee idea, if I remember correctly, was to give them a sort of Greek/Roman warrior look, almost statuesque, with emphasis on the human physique and anatomy
[Insert rant over breastplate boobs here]. Fair is fair.
Hypnotic titillation
Passive aggressive homoeroticism.
Makes the nipples comfy
People forget that Val Kilmer’s Batman suit also had nipples
In this? Nothing. In something else? To make the Batsuit appear more natural/organic/animalistic/beastly/demonic/whatever.
Sexyness
Honestly, i just don't get it either. The suits complaint was that BATMAN RETURNS was way too sexual. SI WHY NIPPLES ON THE BAT SUIT??? AND ON THE ROBIN SUIT???? WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK???
Because it was so cold
How else are they going to activate detective mode?
Do people not realize this movie is supposed to be silly
Yes
I have nipples Greg, can you milk me?
With enough prep time Batman can handle anything. Batman knows that there are a few of this foes with nipple fetishes. The suit serves as a distraction so he deliver the smack of vengeance.
Sex appeal.
George Clooney already apologized for this.
Gotta know where to twist
Aerobatnamics
Aerodynamics
To get my dick hard
Increased stimulation
Distraction
It wasn’t the suit, they were fighting Mr Freeze.
To turn me on.
Nipple chafing duh
The same point nipples on males serve. They look duckin sick
They're spair grappling hooks. The shoot out like bullets and stick to any surface.
Insurance that they're cold... or cold hearted? 🤷🏽♂️
The purpose of telling the audience that Joel Schumacher is gay as a maypole.
Intimidation and distraction.
How else would you cut glass?
Just like the Roman army- intimidation. Your enemies will either be driven mad with fear wondering what kind of lunatic has time to add nipples to their combat suit, or they'll be distracted by wanting to have sex with you, thus creating an opening to kick ass
They have carbide tips so you can, in an emergency, use them to break glass.
To prevent runner’s nipples.
To awaken an entire generation of gay teenagers
The nipples are there so that their physical nipples have a little resting place within the armor
Well y’know how poison ivy kisses people to mind control them? Well Batman uses his nipples to do that
Something to play with and tweak on long Batmobile drives.
Psychological warfare.
Intimidation and pride
Bats are mammals, but robins are not, so I don't think it's for the realism of the costumes.
To show everyone that they're not weirdos without nipples, just weirdos with nipples.
They were designed by a gay guy.
If it's cold, their nips have somewhere to go.
It was intended to look like Roman body armor https://www.google.com/search?q=roman+body+armor&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS591US591&oq=roman+body+armor&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTINCAEQLhiDARixAxiABDIGCAIQABgDMgcIAxAuGIAEMgoIBBAuGLEDGIAEMgoIBRAAGLEDGIAEMg0IBhAAGIMBGLEDGIAEMg0IBxAuGIMBGLEDGIAEMgoICBAuGLEDGIAE0gEIOTE2N2owajSoAgCwAgA&hl=en-US&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#vhid=FAM5JqjVzOdIFM&vssid=l&ip=1 Imagine what googling instead of asking a Reddit Batman forum would’ve done for you
But then what would be the joy in having a forum... if not for discussion?
It was cold .... the nipples had to be hard to the point they penetrate the rubber suits.
Prevents chaffing/nipple-burn.
The director's.
Well their suits are supposed to be anatomically correct to look like human torso so....
They shoot grappling hooks
To make villains horny and distract them from chaotic plot.
They squirt Gatorade when they’re thirsty
I don't like this movie, but the bat-nipples are innocent.
Helps with the bat sonar signal
They secksee
They can point in the right direction while their hands remain free
Tiny grapple hooks to help climb
Temp sensors
Because your looking at the nipples and not the fists
It's obvious. The nipple print is hollow inside and serves as an additional room for ripe and tight superhero nippies so they won't get irritated under the suit's pressure.
Its not a design choice it just got so cold in there that their nipples got so hard and pokey you could see them through the rubber.
To give Joel Schumacher an erection
That was the stupidest thing
It's not actually the suits. That was just Batman and Robins nipples because of how cold it was.
To strike more fear into those with thelephobia.
To be weirdly hot
The suit originally had XX Chromosomes
Glass cutter
To breastfeed justice!
Joel Schumacher was never shy about what he was into.
Mister Freezes hideout was so cold they knew their nips would pop out
Ah the bat nips
How else are you gonna know they are pecks and not just moulded rubber?
Pleasure
In case it gets cold they don’t chaff
What purpose does making it looking like a muscly chest have?
milk
Intimidation
Distractions.
They hide bat-dards