Batmobile

The Batmobile from the 1966–1968 live action adaptation of the Batman comics was one of many versions of Batman's vehicle which he pilots. Like the many appearances of Batman in the film, The Batmobile does appear in the movie, as part of the Racetrack race scene.

Appearance[]

The car is based on a concept car promoted by the Ford Motor Company as the Lincoln Futura, but was soon modified into the Batmobile. It has red lines with a black color, with the Batman logo imprinted on its side of red coloring. It has dome-like windows, with a red car bulb on it's top, with three thrusters on it's back top, and has a single car thruster it's back side. It only has one headlight on each side, and has back fenders resembling bat wings.

Role in Ready Player One[]

It is one of the many cars participating at the Copper Key race, being piloted by it's franchise and known pilot Batman. The Batmobile is first seen position in the back, but when the race starts, it is positioned upfront, on the second row, close to the Bigfoot monster truck piloted by Aech. When the race starts, the Batmobile gets a head start, but is bumped by an IOI car, but still remains in the front. When Art3mis and Parzival race forward upfront, the Batmobile is still racing upfront.

The Batmobile would later pass the various traps on the bridge to New York City, the Racetrack's world template, and managed to jump over the Hot-Wheels-like bridges, and makes it down to the New York streets, where it manages to pass the stalled Pork Chop Express, now as a race hazard. The Batmobile isn't seen for these racing portions, possibly behind the majority of the lead pack of IOI and user cars. It manages to pass through the Wrecking Ball stage of the track, managing to drive around the sinkhole which serves as the last hazard of the Wrecking Ball stage.

The Batmobile manages to pass through the stage hazard with the Jurassic Park Tyrannosaurus Rex, most likely passing the T-Rex before it got its jaws on the cars. It manages to come to the bridge stage of the track, where the next, final and most difficult hazard is; King Kong. It manages to be up ahead, being sandwiched between the Bigfoot monster truck and DMC DeLorean (piloted by Aech and Parzival respectively), who races for the first portion of the bridge, before Kong jumps and smashes the bridge in half.

With the Batmobile and Bigfoot truck being behind the smashed bridge, they both went for the breaks. The Batmobile stalled near the sudden drop of the broken bridge, however, Aech, breaking the Bigfoot truck at the last second, stalled too late, and accidentally bumped the Batmobile, with it's driver, Batman, protesting before flailing when the Batmobile falls off the bridge.

The Batmobile reappears when Parzival re-enters the race, with the Batmobile being in the back position, behind next one lot away from the Mad Max V8 Interceptor. When Parzival goes backwards and underground of the race, the Batmobile either survives or crashes, when it re-enters the bridge jump, but is often confused for Christine, who has similar headlights, but either way, on of them crashes, but it is not known who crashes.