User blog comment:Thundrtri/Collab with Pach! Arsene Lupin III VS Batman/@comment-5931345-20130518144743

Batarangs vs Walther - I got to give it to Lupin. Batman's batarangs are used to disable oponnents and as a close quarters weapon but it needs stealth and suprise to be really effective. Not to mention that its range is pulp compared to an actual pistol. Batsuit can deflect 9mm ammo but I'm 76% that explosive ammo from the walter will knock Batman. During the Fake Batmen arc one of the fake batmen managed to almost kill Batman with an IED ported in a homemade spud gun. Its one reason that the Batsuit is weak against explosives (but its pretty much whose the writer). And with a walther Lupin can empty a whole mag of explosive bullets to batman that'll knock him out or potentially kill him. But only potentially.

Bombs - Again I have to give it to Lupin. Smoke bombs, stun bombs, explosive gels and anaesthetic gas ( Batman's favorite but is missing in the list) may put Lupin down. But Lupin's bombs are just more practical and fits perfectly for his job. And like I said earlier one of the Batsuit's weaknesses is explosives. A grenade type cigarette is not only powerful but also has some suprise in it. That's something Batman won't expect.

Gadgets - for a third time I give this one to Lupin. His gadgets are far useful than Batman's. This is probably because in the situation Batman would be expecting to fight than Lupin who primary goal is to escape. When Lupin is already on the run the only useful gadgets Batman has are the grapple, cowl glider, and the bolas. The others would be stuck in the utility belt for the duration. Lupin's gadgets like the glue and explosives, will slow Batman down.

Batmobile vs Fiat - Even. The batmobile's got missiles and turrets, but he wont kill. And its far faster because it is built primarily for speed and that engine would outpass the Fiat's. But the Fiat's oil attack would probably send the Batmobile to skidadle. Its not the first time the batmobile slipped I've seen Joker and Penguin did it. And we're talking about oil here, if batman uses rocket boosters it will ignite the oil and probably burn his sweet ride.

Xfactors - Batman easily takes this. He fought a wider variety of enemies. He is far smarter and stronger (but Lupin's faster). When the fight goes up close Batman's knowledge of 127 martial arts would smash Lupin. Being a billionaire he has more resources. And the fight is in his own turf so he's got hometown advantage. His feats of preps far outweighs Lupin's. Most of all Batman is trained by Zatara in escapology, so he would slightly expect what the thief might do to escape (but off course its Lupin and he's a unpredictable dude).

Winner - its an awesome Comic vs Manga Battle, one of the most oldest and long lasting popular battles out there. In the battle between West and East, I have to side with the East. Lupin wins in my opinion. Simply because his gadgets, weapons, and not to mention his skills, would be more useful in the situation. Even though Batman is in peak human skills, body speed would matter most, something Lupin excells at. Lupin's preps may not be as awe-inpiring as Batman, but if its as simple as escaping and your really good at it, Lupin's preps may be better. Lupin has experience in dodging and escaping. And even though Batman had training from Zatara, Lupin has the advantage og his heritage, its in his blood to be an escape artist, so he has more experience. Lupin can escape a whole army, hight tech opponents, supernatural whatnot, and even escape a whole country in high alert (Castle of Cagliostro reference which is my favorite Lupin movie), so one man like the goddamn Batman won't be enough. But really even though I vote for Lupin and judging by the amount of votes for Batman, Batman might win by unanimous.