Dark Knight

[The Grumpy Celt]

The thing that bugged me the most in this movie involved the Batmobile.

Maybe he had Fox modify it.

 

[Richards]

[sblock]Well, theoretically it wouldn't even need the big blasting cannons the Tumbler sports. Seeing that it does feature a "cannon seat", one could assume that the vehicle would have an "ejector seat" that didn't leave the driver undefended. If the Tumbler was built to make bridges damn fast, it would have to be built for situations where such speed is needed, i.e., in the midst of combat. And if the Tumbler is the first to cross a river or canyon, it'd also be the first target. [/sblock]

Yes, but if you want to design an

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"escape pod" for your military vehicle that's expected to take heavy fire

, I doubt that patterning it after a

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motorcycle, where you're now riding ON TOP of your escape pod with no protection from enemy weaponry whatsoever

, would be the most logical approach.

Johnathan

 

[John Crichton]

Yes, but if you want to design an

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"escape pod" for your military vehicle that's expected to take heavy fire

, I doubt that patterning it after a

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motorcycle, where you're now riding ON TOP of your escape pod with no protection from enemy weaponry whatsoever

, would be the most logical approach.

Johnathan

True. However...[sblock]... if it was designed by Fox, he would know that Batman would most likely use it in an urban environment (Gotham City), therefore the Batpod would be very useful. Something built for speed, maneuverability and general utility could be very helpful. [/sblock]

 

[Richards]

True, but I doubt such subsequent modification would keep the Batmobile looking exactly the same as it did when it was originally designed as a military bridge-layer (save for the paint job).

Johnathan

 

[The Grumpy Celt]

I still say he had Fox modify it.

There is a year between “Begins” and “Dark Knight.” And they were already playing a kind of wink-wink nudge-nudge game about why Bruce needed the stuff. “Yeah, I need body armor, night vision goggles and base jumping equipment ‘cause… I totally go to wicked parties with mosh pits and I need that stuff to look trendy.”

So at some point Bruce went to Fox and said “That car I got from you for… camping upstate? Yeah, it needs a mobile ejector seat ‘cause… well, raccoons are really mean.”

And then Fox said “Yeah. Right. Well, try not to commit too many Federal offences this time.”

 

[Klaus]

Yes, but if you want to design an

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"escape pod" for your military vehicle that's expected to take heavy fire

, I doubt that patterning it after a

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motorcycle, where you're now riding ON TOP of your escape pod with no protection from enemy weaponry whatsoever

, would be the most logical approach.

Johnathan

[sblock]Maneuverability would be a better defense than anything enclosed, since this is a escape pod for something that was enclosed. Think of it like an ejector seat for a jet fighter that had better maneuverability and a machine gun on it.[/sblock]

 

[Klaus]

Yes, but if you want to design an

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"escape pod" for your military vehicle that's expected to take heavy fire

, I doubt that patterning it after a

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motorcycle, where you're now riding ON TOP of your escape pod with no protection from enemy weaponry whatsoever

, would be the most logical approach.

Johnathan

[sblock]Maneuverability would be a better defense than anything enclosed, since this is a escape pod for something that was enclosed. Think of it like an ejector seat for a jet fighter that had better maneuverability and a machine gun on it.[/sblock]

 

[John Crichton]

True, but I doubt such subsequent modification would keep the Batmobile looking exactly the same as it did when it was originally designed as a military bridge-layer (save for the paint job).

Johnathan

I think you are being a tad-bit nitpicky there.

Especially since we have no idea if it looks exactly like it did in the first movie.

 

[Relique du Madde]

That is assuming that the "batpod" was not an unused preexisting feature of the batmobile.

 

[John Crichton]

That is assuming that the "batpod" was not an unused preexisting feature of the batmobile.

Well, sure.

In that case there was plenty of time to make modifications to it during the time Bruce was creating the Batman in the timeframe of the first film.