WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Batwoman Season 2, Episode 15, "Armed and Dangerous," which aired Sunday on The CW.
Batwoman is the most recent official Arrowverse show, with the connected universe of the CW DC shows dating all the way back to 2012. Starting with the relatively grounded Arrow, the universe has had varying degrees of comic book accuracy. This extends to the costumes of its superheroes and villains, with certain crimefighters looking way better than others.
Batwoman herself has a pretty good looking costume that's both high-quality and accurate to the comics, and she's now joined by one of her allies. Luke Fox is officially taking on the mantle of Batwing, and his costume is not only straight out of the comics, but one of the best in the Arrowverse.
Why the Arrowverse's Batwing Suit Stands Out
The suit itself is a sturdy body armor, not unlike Batman's costume in the Christopher Nolan trilogy. This gives it a cinematic feel, elevating it beyond the rest of not only Batwoman's costumes, but most of the costume design in the Arrowverse. Batwoman's costume is comparatively boring, being a mere leather suit with none of Batwing's bells and whistles. Furthering this is the blue lighting in the suit, which gives it a futuristic feel befitting its hi-tech nature. This reflects the almost toyetic aspects that Fox supposedly designs the suit with in the show.
All of this gives the impression of a suit whose wearer is ready to take on anything that the criminals of Gotham dish out. The one aesthetic drawback, however, is the somewhat cheap looking and cumbersome mask, which, when combined with the more antennae-like ears, make Batwing resemble a human version of Optimus Prime. Despite this, the featureless mask does enhance the potential fear factor against criminals, making Batwing seem like a less-than-human fighter, whose loosened connection to the more obviously human Batman and Batwoman turns him into an even bigger specter of fear. Comparisons could also be drawn to both the costumes of Batman Beyond and Arkham Knight, which only highlight how much better the costume looks by comparison.
Why Luke Fox Becomes Batwing
Up until this point in the show, Luke Fox hadn't shown much interest in becoming a superhero himself. Instead, he relished in simply helping Kate Kane and later Ryan Wilder in their own quests as Gotham City vigilantes. Things became more personal for him, however, in the show's latest episode, when he was seemingly fatally shot in the chest. Fighting for his life as his friends tried to heal him, Luke reflected on his own personal failings as well as the loss of his beloved father, Lucius.
It seems that he'll be mentored by John Diggle in upcoming episodes, which likely will lead to his becoming Batwing. If the Batwing suit is anything like the one from the comics, it will also have regenerative properties. This could help him fight crime while also recovering from his injuries. No matter how long it takes for him to become Batwing, he'll definitely look great when it finally happens.
Batwoman stars Javicia Leslie as Ryan Wilder, Rachel Skarsten as Alice, Meagan Tandy as Sophie Moore, Camrus Johnson as Luke Fox, Dougray Scott as Jacob Kane, Nicole Kang as Mary Hamilton-Kane and Wallis Day as Kate Kane. New episodes air Sundays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.