User blog comment:Thundrtri/Collab with Pach! Arsene Lupin III VS Batman/@comment-5795750-20130505035117

BG1's "Greatest Match-Up Yet, This + So-Pro's epic battle should be joint BOTY"

Weapons: The Batarangs can be thrown with great precision as much as the Walther can be shot - however the Batarangs have a double whammy to it since they can come with extra punch in the form of those explosives and electric attacks. Plus I think that Batman has bulletproof armour whereas Lupin appears to possess no armour whatsoever (or what I could see in the photo anyway) to defend himself from the batarangs unless he brings that in as one of his gadgets (and even then it might not be as strong as Batman's). Moving on to the next set of weapons - the bombs. From what you say, Batman's is very portable and perhaps he might carry a lot of them - then again, so would Lupin. Both sides have a gas masks and I think both might have heat vision goggles with them so that's that - its even for the bombs. As for the gadgets, well for every gadget Bats has, Lupin might counter but I think Batman has managed to use his batarangs to make his opponents lose his gadgets in the middle of a fight so... because of the lethality and versatility of the batarangs...

EDGE: Batman (just)

Vehicles: This one might just go to the Batmobile since it is designed to be more slick, has far greater weaponry on it than the Fiat, provides Batman much greater protection and while the Fiat is good in small spaces, Batman gets the homefield advantage and would know where Lupin might go so as to intercept and lay traps.

EDGE: Batman

X-Factors: OK I might as well split this up then into sub headings here so...

H2H Combat: Your description for Lupin's H2H combat sounds really impressive but Bats kinda gets the edge here since he knows a lot more fighting skills and has battled against opponents of a superhuman nature - I mean some of Batman's adversaries have had regenerative capabilities and superhuman durability in their repertoire of abilities. Sure Lupin is flexible and agile but Bats has got it too plus the muscles and training (and experience more or less) to counteract this.

EDGE: Batman

Marksmanship: Both are extremely proficient marksmen and will know how to handle their weapons properly - Arsene with his gun and Batman with his batarangs. And since both are very proficient with their weapons, they may as well be resourceful with them too.

EDGE: Even

Intelligence: The smartest detective ever vs the smartest thief ever. Both men are great planners but even with Arsene having prep time, he will never know the city as well as Batman can since he's never lived there and gotten the feel. What drags it down for Bats I think is that he may have never faced a thief like Arsene before - superhuman beings trying to take all of Gotham, yes; but someone with a very devious and sneaky way of stealing stuff and convincing people that something fake is real, c'mon thats really gutsy and smart and I think Batman will be fooled for a while (since determining whether something is fake or not takes a bit of time to think unless Batman knows it 100%). Also, Batman might have his gadgets on him but it could be easy for Arsene to slip him some dodgy weapons and gadgets and steal Bat's own from the pockets in his belt. I think for those reasons, Arsene just steals the edge here.

EDGE: Arsene (just)

Driving Skills: Both are extremely talented drivers and pilots by the sounds of things but I think Batman sorta gets the edge here because his car and the added gadgets within can provide a little bit of a boost to Batman's extraordinary driving skills. What might drag this down for Batman is that the vehicles he drives are mainly his own but then again, Arsene doesn't know much of the Batmobile either despite the prep time - so neither side knows what the other one's car is capable of unless they can know on the fly. Still...

EDGE: Batman (but barely)

Stealth and Escapism: Both combatants are really really really stealthy fighters and can escape situations using their stealth and adaptability well. I can't really know what to do here so...

EDGE: Even

Overall Winner:  Woah, OK! You just made me make the most difficult decision ever because this battle will be REALLY REALLY close, maybe even a tie. But in this situation, with regards to Lupin sneaking in to the Museum and stealing the artefact, he should do this no problem. Since he'll be chased over Gotham however, his escape from the city itself may not be such an easy task - especially since Batman knows the city a lot lot lot lot better than Arsene, has superhuman-like senses that give him the better reaction times and ways to escape and dodge and fight. Batman and Arsene are also very creative and perhaps unpredictable in their approaches to combat. In the end I must say that Batman's superior strength, senses, weapons and gadgets - the key weapons here being the batarangs that are, like I say again, versatile and lethal and capable of knocking things out of people's hands - and homefield advantage are just enough to secure him the win here. Sorry Arsene but you've been beat at your own game.