After Batman was forced into retirement by Bane following the events of Batman #497, the mantle of the bat was passed down to former assassin Jean-Paul Valley, who went on a brutal crusade to rid Gotham of crime.
Built this for the 80th Anniversary of Batman. This is one of my favorite versions of the character and I figured it would translate well with constraction parts.
That is kind of the idea. When Azrael took over the mantle he visually distinguished himself as he drew further and further away from the kind of Batman that Bruce was, until he was essentially an antagonist in his own right. Eventually overthrown by Bruce when he returned, of course, but still. Knightfall’s a pretty good storyline, I’d recommend giving it a read