The Sonar Batarang was a special batarang variant used by Batman. Created alongside the Sonar Batsuit, it could be guided by the suit's sonar lenses to target objects more accurately.
History[]
Batman had created the Sonar Batarang at some point before the Batcave's destruction at the Riddler's hands. It was among the equipment to survive the event and donned by the Dark Knight prior to his battle with him and Two-Face at Claw Island.
Battle on Claw Island[]
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The sonic batarang targets the Box's antenna.
In his final confrontation with the Riddler in his control room, Batman used the Sonar Batarang to destroy the Box device used by Riddler to gather his information. After distracting Nygma with a riddle, Batman donned his sonar lenses and threw the batarang, guiding it into the antenna in the room's ceiling. This caused its destruction and Riddler's mind quickly fell apart. The batarang had also bought Batman enough time to save both Chase Meridian and Robin from Riddler's trap.
Behind the Scenes[]
In the Lee and Janet Scott Batchler's original drafts for Batman Forever (then titled Batman 3), Batman made use of a Laser Batarang to destroy the Riddler's box. He made use of a "Remote Controlled Batarang" attached to high-tensile wire to rescue Meridan. However, the Batarang was not connected to the Sonar Batsuit's Lenses, which were instead used by Batman to see through holographic projections made by Riddler in Claw Island's control room. In Akiva Goldsman's revisions, the Sonar Batarang was instead indicated to be a "high energy Batarang".[1] The Batarang's prop was designed by Christopher S. Ross.
Notes[]
- The sonar batarang seems to share a number of similarities with the Super-Batarang previously used in Batman Returns.
- Some have questioned the need for the sonar batarang to destroy the Box, especially since device seems so large that it could have been disabled with a regular one. However, it's likely the lenses were used to see the device's components and Batman used it to ensure he'd destroy the necessary ones.
- The original Sonar Batarang prop was later donated to the Smithsonian Institute in 2013. It was mistakenly labeled to originate from Batman & Robin, though it's description correctly states the gadget originates from Batman Forever.[2]