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Batsuit - Body Armor Durability

BATSUIT BODY ARMOR
How durable/strong is Batman's costume/batsuit? - The Bat Suit's durability Vs Bullets, Fire, Electricity, and other threats.

Hit from behind with a wooden chair with zero effect

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Kevlar in his cowl standing up to a wooden board headshot which has zero effect on him (Shadow of the Bat #90)

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Shields himself from two sai's thrown at him by a ninja Manbat using his cape that's reinforced with Kevlar (Batman Superman Annual #2)

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His suit protects him from being bitten by Man-Bat (Detective Comics v2 #26)

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Batwoman pulls down a brick (or concrete) wall on top of him from behind which has no real affect as he's then shown quickly regaining the upper hand over her with ease and showing that he's actually the one in control of the situation (Batwoman Annual #1)

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His body armor is insulated from even enhanced tasers (Batwoman #24)

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Withstands an unexpected electrical blast that's powerful enough to knock him off his feet but is just fine afterwards (even smiling) thanks to his body armor (Batman Superman #14)

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His costume is insulated enough to survive the electric shocks of an electric chair that he's tied to, as pointed out by Joker, albeit it doesn't take away the pain (Detective Comics #834)

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Setting his suit to maximum electrical charge he electrifies the air which in turn affects him immensely as well due to the numerous deadly spores in the air being zapped and busted away by his suit's powerful taser yet his suit still does a great job of protecting him from being killed. Notice also how his cape is able to protect Calendar Man from being killed or even harmed in the process showcasing how strong it's durability is (Batman Rebirth #1)

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His cowl protects him from being fatally burned by acid to the face without being harmed despite the acid being shot at point blank range (Detective Comics v2 #5)

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His suit is strong enough to protect him from being burned alive as he's sealed inside a vat of acid yet he comes out of it just fine although externally most of his costume is burned away (Batman v2 #14)

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His cowl protects his face from being severely burned by the Joker's acid and lethal hand buzzer (Batman v2 #17)

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His costume is fireproof enough for to withstand a flamethrower at point blank range unfazed (Batman #659)

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His cape protects him from the fire of Chimera with no damage done (Wonder Woman #165)

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His armor is able to withstand Blaze's (the queen of hell) hellfire blast which protects him from taking any serious damage although he does feel some of the effect from it (The Dark Knight v1 #5)

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Takes repeated gunshots at point blank range without slowing down although he's hurting afterwards displaying impressive stamina in the process (Batman #604)

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Bullets are shown bouncing off his costume with no effect on him (Batman Birth of the Demon)

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Neither bullets nor a tranquilizer dart are able to penetrate his suit or effect him although shot at close range (Gotham Knights #16)

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A thug is seen running away in fear while shooting at him with his sub machine gun and having no effect nor doing any damage to him due to his bullet proof armor (Gotham Knights #27)

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Is shot at close range several times and is unfazed (Batman & Two Face v2 #25)

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Shielding McKillen with his cape from a large amount of automatic gunfire despite being surrounded and trapped in the ground (Batman & Two-Face #27)

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Using his cape to shield himself from machine gunfire (Detective Comics #743)

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With just one arm, he blocks & deflects bullets being fired at him from a sub machine gun (Batman Confidential #33)

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Blocks & deflects bullets with just 1 armored gauntlet glove despite the attempt to sneak attack him (Batman & Catwoman v2 #22/Batman & Robin v2 #22)

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Using one arm to shield himself from The Wrath's automatic gunfire at close range and is completely unfazed as bullets bounce off his batsuit (Detective Comics v2 #23)

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Has a transparent bulletproof section in his mask that, when voice-activated, can shield him from point blank shots in the face (Batman: Odyssey #3)

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His cowl is also armored from bullets (Batman #576)

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In order to re-establish his urban myth within Gotham as being unkillable, he willingly makes himself a target for snipers and gets shot multiple times but is unfazed (Detective Comics #730)

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Is shot by what appears to be a semi-automatic Model 82A1 Barret rifle in the chest twice and once in the arm while gliding in midair with no damage or harm being done to him or even so much as his suit as he's then shown still landing safely on his feet while the shooter ditches the gun and speeds away on his motorcycle once he realizes the weapon won't stop the Dark Knight (Batman v2 #52)

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Takes everything Vigilante throws at him (bullets, gas, and grenades) and still delivers a massive beat down in the process with Vigilante's weaponry having no affect on him nor doing any damage to his costume (Gotham Underground #8)

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Explosions/Bombs

How well does Batman's Body Armor/Batsuit protect him against bombs and explosive blasts? The best feats that showcase Batman's batsuit vs bombs and explosions and how strong it holds up against explosive attacks.

Has Arsenal purposely cause an explosion within the room they're trapped within in order to escape while shielding them both with his cape. When then find out that his cape has triple weave kevlar built in which completely protects them from harm to Arsenal's surprise (Batman Plus Arsenal #1)

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Shields himself and a thug with his cape from an exploding Luthor-simil robot (Batman Confidential #6)

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Despite being within close range of it, he still detonates his utility belt that results in a huge explosive blast that destroys the reinforced water tank and still comes out of it just fine even with his suit perfectly in tact (Detective Comics v2 #32)

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Blows up a building that he's still in and walks out unfazed along with his unconscious prisoner (Suicide Squad v1 #41)

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Destroys laboratory while he's still inside and comes out unharmed (Detective Comics #750)

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Is caught by surprise with a bomb being detonated while he's still in the building with it. Yet he walks out unfazed from the explosion although somewhat on fire (Detective Comics #743-744)

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While distracted due to fighting Deathstroke, Harley Quinn detonates numerous bombs she's set up ahead of time collapsing the building they're inside down on them and as a result burying them both underneath tons of debris. However, thanks to his body armor and despite enduring a rough battle with Deathstroke beforehand he's still able to stand up out of the large pile of debris just fine without any visible damage to his suit (Deathstroke v3 #5)

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Withstands a bomb that detonates within point blank range resulting in him free falling from several stories high while he was still on the train. He barely manages to break his fall in time before he hits the ground yet he gets back up shortly afterwards although he's badly hurt (Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #186 - #187)

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Being hit with two pounds of semtex doesn't seem to slow Batman down in the least as he's then shown (with an assist from his motorbike) easily taking out the thugs in an helicopter he was chasing while talking with Alfred (Batman v2 #2)

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Despite being hit by an explosive blast (a bozooka missile from Joker's henchman), he still runs right through it without being harmed then beats down on The Joker (Batman v2 #15)

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His body armor is powerful enough to protect him from an unexpected tank blast with little to no damage being done to him as he's then shown quickly recovering from it and even takes out the jokerized tanker shooting at him right afterwards (Batman v2 #38)

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His cape proves strong enough to shield 2 people including himself from being harmed by even a large destructive beam generated through advanced alien technology from an alien spacecraft used by Mongul that completely blows up the house they were inside (Batman Superman #5)

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Body Armor vs Super Powered

How strong is Batman's body armor/batsuit when he has to withstand attacks against powerful metahumans and high level super powered threats? 

Has shock absorbers in his costume's body armor that helps protect him from taking serious damage as mentioned by Alfred which saved his back from being broken again by "Bat-Bane" (evil Batman replacement) who was greatly pumped up and enhanced on a combination of Huge Strange's monster serum plus venom (Batman #665)

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His armor withstands attacks from an OMAC drone with no damage done to it even with the drone using protocols & weaponry designed soley to defeat Batman (The Omac Project #3)

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His suit protects him from Ultra The Multi-Alien's ambush attack and is even shown in good enough condition to dodge Supergirl's enraged heat vision attack afterwards (Superman Batman #31)

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Vs Mr. Toxic (Detective Comics v2 #10-11)

Mr. Toxic showcasing how lethal and powerful his radioactive energy is as he easily kills two men who's bodies are shown to have very quickly melted down to the bone

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Batman is caught by surprise and hit by a blast radiation from Mr. Toxic yet his suit still impressively protects him from being killed or even being seriously hurt although he's very slow and in great pain. Despite being greatly weakened due to the radiation, he's still able to defeat Mr. Toxic also displaying amazing stamina in the process

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Wonder Woman #164

- Withstands a huge blow from the goddess Eris (who's possessing Poison Ivy's body) and is quickly back on his feet

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- Slammed into the ground by the god Deimos (who's possessing Joker's body) with concern from Wonder Woman but recovers just fine

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Vs Clayface aka Ultimate Clayface

Just give you an idea of how powerful Clayface is and proving why he's Batman's physically most powerful rogue here are a few feats/battles showcasing how powerful he is even against top tier super powered characters:

- Clayface vs Powergirl - Briefly overpowering Powergirl

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- Clayface vs Supergirl - His punches prove powerful enough to send Supergirl flying through the bank

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- Clayface vs Wonder Woman - Withstands attacks from Wonder Woman while he's morphed into Cheetah with zero damage being done to him, Diana's magic lasso slips right through his body, is shown strong enough to restrain Wonder Woman with 1 hand, and absorbs her entire being into his body stealing her godly powers for himself since she's made out of clay

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Batman impressively takes a HUGE amount of punishment from Clayface who takes Batman by surprise no less. Despite being trapped by Clayface's fused debris and ice, with his brute strength Batman manages to break free then quickly takes down Clayface and Mr. Freeze despite his weakened state (This is actually a combined feat of durability and stamina) (Shadow of the Bat #75)

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Able to withstand an enraged onslaught from Clayface despite being ambushed and weakened already yet he's still able to fight back plus get away (Detective Comics v2 #15)

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Takes a punch to the face from Clayface and is still standing (The Dark Knight v2 #22)

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Despite taking repeated attacks from Frankenstein, he's still able to defeat the monster man in battle (Batman & Robin v2 #19)

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Takes a punch from The General (aka Shaggy Man who's powerful enough to easily take on the entire JLA solo) and is shown right back up on the attack shorty afterwards (JLA #26)

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Withstands unexpected attacks from Mongul who's shown powerful enough to send both Superman and Wonder Woman flying with his punches and is still fine afterwards (Infinite Crisis #1)

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Is caught off guard by an unexpected attack from Martian Manhunter and is still impressively able to fight him off despite the punishment he just withstood. Later on in the story arc we find out that J'onn's old alien sidekick Zook was the one responsible for attacking Batman who has the ability to shapeshift plus perfectly mimic all the powers/abilities (including the weaknesses) of the super powered beings he morphs into (Superman Batman #28)

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Despite Captain Marvel's (Shazam) magical invulnerability he's able to punch him several times in the face without his hands being injured or even noticeably being hurt at all due to the durable strength of his gauntlet gloves (Robin Rises Omega)

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His suit is able to stand up to the durability of Superman's skin for a short while however it should be noted that Superman was weakened due to Batman exposing him to kryptonite (Batman #612)

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Withstands a kick to the face from Superman who's weakened due to being exposed to the kryptonite Batman is using against him (Batman Superman Annual #1)

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Is slammed against a wall by Clark Kent (before he became Superman) who has him in a choke hold and is still shown fighting back afterwards then escaping (Superman American Alien #4)

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Withstands a massive punch from a mind controlled Superman who's ordered to kill him yet through sheer will is able to get back up on his feet although he's badly injured (Superman Batman #39)

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Max Lord has taken control of Superman's mind and made him think that Batman is one of his worst foes and has ruthlessly murdered Lois. So, Supes viciously attacks Bats in the Watchtower, seemingly going for the kill. The Dark Knight is able to withstand the punishment the Man Of Steel unloads on him, manages to stall him by activating the Watchtower's countermeasures, and seemingly manages to stay conscious for a short while after Superman's heat vision blasts him right before Wonder Woman arrives for the save (Batman ends up in a coma and and in need of Purple Ray treatment, though) (Adventures Of Superman #642)

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Withstanding attacks from an enraged Kid Amazo who boasts about having the strength of Superman and is still able to fight him off (JLA Classified #40)

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