I know there are plenty of arguments to be made about who the “best” superhero is. But if you think the best superhero is anything but Batman, you’re wrong.
Okay, okay, I’ll hear you out… but I need you to know, Batman really is the best of them. I
The caped crusader has been capturing people’s hearts and minds for decades. And it’s not hard to see why:
Bruce Wayne’s edgy billionaire vigilantism gets combined with the cool tech and suit. It’s a winning combo.
And if you want further proof, just take a look at how great Batman and his associates can be rendered down into sweet, blocky Minecraft pixels (spoilers: they look pretty great).
While the DC Universe films have had varied reception among fans, and have been of varying quality, the Batman v. Superman suits were pretty sick.
The modernized, bulky, heavily-armored batsuit in that film saw Batman bending guns and going toe to toe with Superman.
I know this skin won’t give you that kind of combat buff.
But it will give you the same level of cool aesthetics (if not more).
I mean really, the way this skin expresses the bulk looks incredible. On top of that, this might have the best cape I’ve ever seen in a Minecraft skin.
The Arkham series of video games which started back with Arkham Asylum in 2009 has launched multiple Game of the Year winners.
The game’s Batman in this series diverged from the modern movies renditions of him with their mystique and drama.
Instead the games portrayed a cool, collected, straightforward Batman like back in the comics and original animated series.
This skin by creator Kill3rCreeper takes all the designs that the Arkham games honed and mastered, and distills it all into beautiful Minecraft pixelation.
There’s a genuine debate as to whether or not Batman would have found the success that it has as a franchise if not for the Joker.
The Joker’s mysterious origins and anarchic ideals make him the perfect foil (and villain) for the Batman.
Over the ages, we’ve been blessed with some amazing Joker performances.
Well this MC skin by creator Bungify is a tremendous version of the mangled and sinister Joker from the Arkham series, voiced by Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill.
Perhaps being the best known and most influential Batman series, Christopher Nolan’s trilogy featured the legendary performance by Heath Ledger as the Joker in 2008’s The Dark Knight.
This trilogy has probably the best Batman movies of all time, and one of my favorite batsuits of all time.
Christian Bale’s Batman was subtle and strong.
And we get that same design in creator marz888’s custom-made MC skin.
I know he’s a supervillain and whatnot, but the premise of a villain who makes things cold is inherently funny.
Combine that with Arnold’s rendition of Mr. Freeze in the 90’s and all I can muster for this character is love.
To be honest, it’s easy to love the character when creators like pens_and_pencils make such flawless renditions of him.
The red eyes and pale blue frozen exterior around the head of this skin draws the eye, and looks as remarkable as any of the best skins I’ve seen before.
We haven’t gotten a quality live-action version of her character yet. And what a missed opportunity that is.
Thankfully, PlanetMinecraft creator Roobus agrees with me. And they took the liberty of making this iconic Batman character into a perfect Minecraft skin.
I love the way this skin’s textures go between meshing directly with the skin of the character, and sticking out and above it.
I don’t know how those 3D effects work.
But clearly Roobus does, and I have to give them props for it.
With Margot Robbie’s rendition of the character blowing up in popularity, there was no way a Batman skin list could be complete without Harley Quinn on it.
The character’s unhinged persona and bicolor design made her a fan favorite pretty much from the moment she was created.
And let’s be honest, we all get it.
Harley Quinn is fun, scary, and enticing all at the same time.
She’s a perfect counterbalance to the flat and realistic grit of Batman.
Because of how realistic and down-to-earth Heath Ledger’s Joker was, I didn’t think the design would be something that shines in Minecraft skin form – but boy was I wrong.
Somehow, skin creator Wagendenburger took the terrifying realism of Ledger’s Joker and made a not-cartoony (and very proportional) Minecraft skin.
This one is unmistakable.
Anyone who sees this skin will recognize it as The Dark Knight’s Joker.
And anyone who sees it ought to have the same reaction: I want to download that now.
