Guinness Record-Setting Batman Cosplay Suit Features an Insane Number of Working Gadgets
As once again evidenced by this past summer’s San Diego Comic-Con, there are few things fanboys and girls love more than dressing up as their favorite horror, sci-fi, videogame and genre-related characters. In terms of sheer detail, complexity and functionality, however, none can quite hold a candle to f/x specialist and longtime cosplayer Julian Checkley, whose unbelievably realistic Batman suit just earned itself a place in the record books.
In the new Guinness World Records: Gamer’s Edition video, Checkley is awarded the distinction of “Most functional gadgets on a cosplay suit” for his Dark Knight get-up, which in terms of its style, is modeled after those featured in Rocksteady’s immensely popular Batman Arkham videogames. How did he nab that accolade? By outfitting his costume with an astonishing 23 gadgets, all of which work as advertised. Those include:
Bat Shuriken
Folding Batarang
Ultrasonic Anti Dog Device
Bat-cam
Laser Designator
Gauntlet Flashlight
Ball Bearing Grenades x2
Medi-kit Pneumatic
Strobe Stun Gun
UV Lamp
Smoke Bombs x2
The Bat Flask
Fireball Shooter
Gauntlet Video Screens x2
Battery Pack
Bat Tracking Beacon
Cowl Respirator
Tranquilizer Gun
Gas Dispenser
Bat Sign Projector
GrapnelGun
Concealed Laryngeal Microphone
Two-way Radio
What this means is that Checkley is now officially ready to start grapnel-gunning across metropolitan skylines and combatting outrageously cartoonish villains with grenades, smoke bombs and a fireball shooter (which you can see in action here) — as well as then celebrating his success with a post-battle nip from the Bat Flask.
You can check out Checkley’s Guinness title-holding suit in the above video. And you can see even more of his amazing Caped Crusader cosplay here. (Via Mashable)