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| “ | Tell everyone. All the punks, junkies, gunsels, enforcers... all the wise guys, leg-breakers, muscle boys... tell them they're finished. Tell them the streets belong to the Batman.
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Batman, real name Bruce Wayne, a superhero that is feutured in comic books published by DC Comics. He is a vigilante and detective who protects the city of Gotham by night and during the day takes the persona of a millionaire playboy at day. Through his numerous actions and sacrifices to protect both Gthe city of Gotham and the world, Batman is considered to be one of the greatest heroes of Earth next to Superman and Wonder Woman.
When young Bruce Wayne witnessed the cold-blooded murder of his parents by a mugger, he was left a changed man. Traveling the world, he trained in martial arts, detective skills, and criminal psychology to make himself into a weapon to be used against crime. Knowing that criminals were, by nature, a "superstitious and cowardly lot", Bruce decided to become the image of fear itself to strike terror into the hearts of his enemies, adopting the persona of Batman. Operating out of his native Gotham City, Batman ventures out on a nightly basis to bring to justice the killers, terrorists, and criminals that prowl his streets.
In battle Batman often makes use of various bat-themed weaponry, the most famous of these are the Batclaw, a grappling hook used to disarm opponents and navigate the terrain, the Batmobile, a heavily armed high-tech car, and the Batarangs, and bat-shaped shurikens that come in different variants used for surveillance (like the Seeing-Eye Batarang) and combat (such as the Explosive Batarangs).
Despite his huge arsenal Batman's greatest weapon his mind. He has proven himself a great detective, strategist, scientist, tactician, and commander on various occasions, whether it be taking on Gotham's underworld or working alongside his fellow heroes.
Battle vs. Judge Dredd (by JWarrior89)[]
Location: Mega-City One
Judge Dredd is riding his Law Master motorbike through the streets of Mega-City One, investigating reports of a masked vigilante who has been attaching criminals. A part of him actually feels respect for this guy; like Dredd himself, he fights to bring criminals to justice. However, he serves the Law, and cannot abide anyone who holds themselves above it.
Dredd arrives in the area where the man was last seen, and stops. He dismounts his bike and gazes at his surroundings; tons of tall buildings, plenty of cover and places to hide. Suddenly, he hears a man yell, followed by the sounds of a struggle. Dredd draws his Lawgiver pistol and runs in the direction of the noise.
Turning into a dark alley, Dredd sees Batman standing over a man who is bruised, bound, and gagged.
"Halt!" Dredd yells.
Batman turns and sees Dredd; pulling out his grappling hook, he shoots it in the air. Dredd fires his gun, but misses. As Batman shoots upward towards the roof, he throws a flashbang grenade. Dredd turns away as the grenade explodes, disorienting him. Recovering, he looks up, but Batman is nowhere to be seen. Swearing to himself, he radios in the location of the bound criminal for backup, then runs back to the Law Master to search for Batman.
Up on the roof, Batman leaps from rooftop to rooftop, finally descending into an old, abandoned parking garage. Finding his batpod, which he had stored there earlier, he gets on and drives off. For a few minutes, he continues driving. Suddenly, his bike is struck from behind. Looking back, he sees Dredd in hot pursuit.
"Pull over, citizen!" Dredd commands.
Batman responds by speeding away from Dredd, who fires his Law Master's machine guns. Batman steers to avoid them; a few bullets manage to hit the batpod, but inflict no major damage. Dredd fires his bike's laser cannon, but Batman avoids this as well by making a sharp turn onto a long bridge.
Without warning, Batman suddenly applies the brakes on his batpod, and Dredd zooms past him. Batman fires his own bike's machine guns, but Dredd is able to avoid the gunfire. Batman then fires his batpod's grappling hooks, which successfully latch onto the Law Master. Swearing again, Dredd swerves back and forth, but the grappling hooks hold firm. Batman prepares to fire the cannons on his bike, but Dredd suddenly gets an idea; just as they exit the bridge, he activates the Law Master's turbo boost, pulling the batpod behind him. He then makes a sharp turn around a corner; the grappling hooks finally come loose, and Batman and the batpod are sent crashing through the wall of a building.
Screeching to a halt, Dredd looks back at the crash site; there is no sign of movement. Cautiously, he gets off the Law Master, draws his Lawgiver pistol, and moves in closer. Looking through the hole in the wall, he sees the batpod on its side, but Batman is gone. Dredd slowly moves in, ears alert for any noises. Suddenly, Batman swings in from above on his grappling hook, kicking Dredd in the back and sending him crashing to the floor. The Lawgiver goes flying out of his hands, and Batman runs over and kicks it away.
Dredd gets to his feet, drawing his boot knife and nightstick. Yelling, he swings the nightstick, but Batman ducks and avoids it. Dredd follows through with a stab from the boot knife, but Batman blocks it and knocks the knife out of his hand. He strikes at Dredd with his bladed gauntlets but Dredd avoids the first blow and blocks the second.
For a while, both fighters are dead even, but Dredd suddenly gets a lucky brake and strikes Batman in the head with his nightstick. As Batman stumbles, Dredd runs over and grabs his Lawgiver.
"Rapid Fire!" he says.
"Rapid Fire." an electronic voice replies from the gun.
Dredd turns and sprays a hail of bullets at Batman, who barely manages to dive behind cover. Drawing his batarang, he throws it at Dredd, hitting him in the hand and forcing him to drop his gun. Batman takes advantage of this and retreats into the next room.
Dredd picks up the Lawgiver again and follows Batman. The next room is very dark, but Dredd's bionic eyes grant him 20/20 night vision, allowing him to see perfectly. He scans the room; looking up, he sees Batman watching him from the upper balcony, obviously relying on the shadows to hide him. Grinning, Dredd takes out a stun grenade and throws it at Batman, who leaps to the ground level to avoid it.
"Armor Piercing." Dredd says.
"Armor Piercing." his gun responds.
Dredd aims and fires, Batman running to avoid the shots. Aiming slightly ahead of Batman, Dredd fires again, this time scoring a direct hit right through Batman's leg. Yelling in pain, Batman drops to his knees; in desperation, he pulls out the batarang again, but Dredd shoots his hand, causing him to drop it.
His opponent helpless before him, Dredd holsters his Lawgiver and approaches Batman.
"You're looking at serious jail time, citizen," he says, "you know how long you get for resisting arrest? TWENTY YEARS! How do you plead?"
"Go to hell..." Batman growls.
"I knew you'd say that." Dredd grins.
Winner: Judge Dredd.
Expert's Opinion[]
Despite Batman's history of fighting psychopaths and super criminals, Dredd had much more training and experience. In addition, his weapons were much more powerful than Batman's. To see the original battle, weapons and votes, click here.
Battle vs. Captain America (Comics) (by Drayco90)[]
One moment the Batmobile was rushing through the rain-slicked streets of the dark Gotham City, hunting for the recently escaped Joker before more blood could be shed by the maniacal clown prince of crime, the next moment he was in a strange ruin pulled from the darkest of the Bat’s nightmares. As if by some unknown malevolent deity’s cruel hand, the city had seemed to collide with another. The titanic clock towers and grim buildings of Gotham’s infamous skyline were peppered across a landscape cluttered with completely different, unknown buildings transforming the Dark Knight’s beloved city into a war zone. Skyscrapers were collapsed in on each other, new roads appeared from nowhere, often going straight through Gotham’s own roads. There was no time for anyone to think, and in a matter of seconds, fires were spreading throughout the city. Cars wrecks were everywhere, as were the scenes of people dead from collapsed ruins. Batman sat contemplating in the seat of his car. Who knows how many were already dead? How many were suffering? Batman certainly didn’t, but if one thing was certain, it was this…Batman would find out. And when he did, there were answers to be had.
The other Avengers had been elsewhere when everything hit the fan. Thor was meeting with some of his old friends from Asgard to discuss matters of Osborn’s Siege, Stark was out testing the designs for some new suits, and so on. But Steve was still in Avengers Tower, alone save for Jarvis. He was exercising his usual routine when the power fluctuated and the sudden crashing sounds, roasting fires and screaming began. It was only seconds before he was suited up with Shield in hand but nothing would prepare him for the scene that met him outside. Sure he had fought in wars, but he never thought to see beautiful New York reduced to the same hell that Berlin had in the 40’s. A dead man in a “GCPD” uniform lay on the ground, not far from his police cruiser which had impacted into the gate outside.
“I’ve lived in this country for almost 80 years, and we’ve never had a Gotham City before…what’s happening to New York?” Cap wondered out loud as he closed the dead man’s eyes.
As he turned around, he saw the tower was jutting out of a ruined mansion. The gate that had buckled when the police cruiser hit it read two simple words…”Wayne Manor”.
The Batmobile screeched to a sudden stop, it's driver's face a mixture of somber expectation and outrage. A massive skyscraper rose high in to the sky, jutting out of the mansion of Bruce Wayne, and the tower's base no doubt went as far down as the Batcave. Batman growled and exited the vehicle, crouching through the shadows as he came across the star-spangeled man that stood amongst the wreckage. Batman knew criminals and terrorists, and this man was neither. His stance carried too much respect. Too much honor. Batman doubted the man knew anymore about what was going on than he did, but he couldn't risk losing an informant because of a hunch. He threw a batarang at the man, more of a courtesy to get his attention than as an attack.
Captain America saw the bat-shaped projectile from the corner of his eye, and effortlessly knocked the batarang away with his mighty vibranium shield. Batman stepped from the shadows- a figure cloaked in swirling black and blades.
"Why are you invading our world?" Batman growled. "Who are you and what do you have to gain from all this death?"
Captain America steadied himself, his grip on the shield tightened. "Listen buddy, I don't know what you're talking about, but I've been an Invader before- this is no invasion. Not on my part, and the way I see it, my city suddenly has parts of your city in it. My name's Captain America..."
With tremendous force, Captain America threw his shield at the Dark Knight.
"...And I don't appreciate being threatened or interrogated by strangers in black."
Batman only had a brief instant to process the Vibranium discuss before impact. He was used to fighting fast though, and barely ducked below the patriotic weapon. It was back in the Captain's hands in seconds, rebounding about the enviroment, and just as quickly Captain America was charging. Batman sidestepped the charge, and raised a batarang, attempting to use it like a dagger. Cap blocked the batarang with his shield, and delivered a quick jab, striking Batman in the stomach. The Detective staggered back briefly, and threw down his smoke pellet, a cloud of white dust surrounded the fighters.
Cap lost sight of his foe in the mess, but with his Detective Vision cowl, Batman could still see him. He came from behind, striking Captain America's shoulder with the blades on his gauntlet. Cap spun around, not thinking about the blood that was building beneath the wound, and delivered a hard strike to Batman's face with the shield. Batman fell backwards, bleeding from what he was sure was a broken nose. Either this man hits with force on par with Killer Croc, or that shield was made of something the Dark Knight had never seen before. Batman had to recover fast, shooting his grappling gun at the nearby fence, pulling him across his own lawn, throwing a batarang as he went. This time, the batarang struck true, cutting the side of Cap's face, allowing some of his blonde sideburns to be seen.
Cap frowned and threw his shield, seeing the Detective was on a pre-determined path, but Batman cut the line pre-maturely, allowing him to roll out of the way. As the shield slammed into the Wayne Manor gates and rebounded, Batman fired his Grappling Gun at the shield, hoping to take the Captain's main advantage from him, but as the hook closed around the shield, the vibranium disk passed by without stopping, his hook bursting into pieces instantly. Batman looked at the Grappling Hook with irritation, and threw it to the ground, pulling another Batarang from his belt. He decided to fall back, dissapearing into the Manor, hoping that some of the rooms not harboring the Avengers Tower would be able to help him.
Captain America didn't want to, but knew he had no choice but pursue Batman into the mansion. His shield at the ready, Rogers entered the building, but wasn't prepared for his foe to be nestled in the ceiling tiles. Batman leapt out from above, kicking Cap to the ground. As the Avenger attempted to bring up shield for an attack, Batman responded with a swift kick to his jaw. Cap swung his legs out in a sweep and slammed his shield into the Bat's face a second time as he rose. Both men had some pretty debilitating unarmed wounds, but they had been through worse without slowing down. The fight, a flurry of blocks and punches, found the combatants in the Wayne Manor kitchen. Wayne himself noted that none of his servants were there, and could only pray that Alfred had followed his "special instructions" for such an event.
Captain America swung a punch, but Batman caught his arm, twisting it backwards, nearly breaking it. The Avenger gave a grunt of pain, and slammed Batman's head into the kitchen counter with his shield. The counter shattered under the force and the Dark Knight's vision blurred. Despite this, Batman could see the microwave from the corner of his eye. He elbowed his foe in the chest, allowing him time to recover and slam Captain America's head through the appliance. Cap returned back with a ground pound that was meant to stagger the detective, but on the floor of the kitchen that was already weakened by the appearance of Avengers Tower, the strike only caused the floor to shatter beneath the fighters. They tumbled downwards into the black caves beneath the manor. The Batcave.
Batman looked around, glad to see most of his equipment was unharmed, but saw his suspecions confirmed. What ever had forced these two worlds together had certainly put Avengers Tower right in the middle of Wayne Manor and the foundations came all the way down to the Batcave. Batman drew his last batarang, holding it like a blade as he searched for Captain America. Using his detective vision to scan the darkness also put a damper on his vision, and he never had a chance to see the shield coming behind him, rebounding off one of the many computers. The shield tore apart the cowl, blood dripping from the back of his head. Batman struggled to turn around, so great was the pain in his head. But he had to do it. He knew he had to. Captain America appeared over the wounded Bat.
"Sorry pal, but I've forgotten more about combat than you'll ever know. I don't want to take you down, you seem like an honorable man, if brutal." Captain America recovered his shield. "I don't know what in the Sam Hill is going on, but I'm willing to help you find out."
Batman groaned. "My name's Batman. All I know is that one second I was in Gotham City. The next? All this. So Captain, where are you from."
"New York." Captain America saw most of the technology in the Batcave was destroyed. "You have anywhere else we can go to figure things out?"
Batman thought to himself. "I have a few auxillary bases, but I'll need to get some rest and medical attenton first."
"Sorry about that." Cap replied in ernest. "Had to get a little rough with you. But we'll figure out what's happening to our worlds together, there's a fully stocked medical center in Avenger's Tower."
With that the two began to walk back to the Tower enterance, Captain America offering to help the wounded vigilante walk. The bat might not have won the fight, but together he was sure they could solve this mystery- and more importantly, fix it.
Winner- Captain America
Expert's Opinion[]
While this was a deadly close battle, in the end Captain America was wielding weaponry/gadgets that were more practical, had superior combat experience and while Batman was trained to physical peak, Captain America was taken beyond that point with the Super Soldier Serum, while constantly training to keep himself in that shape. Captain America also made up for his lesser intellect by matching with superior tactical skill and battlefield coordination. In the end, Captain America was simply a stronger, faster and more experienced fighter, causing him to barely claim victory. To see the original battle, weapons and votes, click here.
Battle vs. Arsène Lupin III (by Thundrtri and MrPacheco101)[]
TBW
Expert's Opinion[]
TBD
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Battle vs. Wolverine (Comics) (by Hipper)[]
Batman is seen walking around Gotham until he sees Wolverine kill the Joker.
"Hold it, clawed man. You cannot just kill a human being without reason."
"But he was insane, bub."
"That's not an excuse."
"I guess I'm gonna have to kill you next."
Batman throws a Batarang at Wolverine, but Wolverine dodges and reveals his claws. He then runs at Batman and slashes Bruce. Batman is knocked back and is hurt very badly. Batman then throws an Explosive Batarang at Wolverine, knocking Logan back. Batman then kicks Wolverine in the face, and uppercuts him away. Wolverine then runs at Batman, but Batman uses Smoke Screen to sneak away. Wolverine is sniffing for Batman and starts climbing a building.
He sees Batman ready for him, and kicks Wolverine back. Wolverine then leaps on Batman and starts scraping him with his claws. Batman throws Wolverine back and uses a grappling gun to pull down a water tank, knocking Wolverine off the building. Batman hops down and looks for Wolverine. Wolverine, very mad, leaps out of a trash can and onto Batman's back. He starts rapidly stabbing Batman, injuring Batman severely. Batman then uses a Grappling Gun to try and get away, but Wolverine cuts off Batman's arms, which blood starts coming out.
"Lights out, bub."
Wolverine then stabs Batman with both of his claws, brutally murdering the Bat. As Batman's body is lied dead, Wolverine walks away, while Robin, Alfred, Batgirl and Nightwing cry at Batman's funeral.
Winner : Wolverine
Expert's Opinion[]
While Batman was smarter than Wolvie, Logan easily had this battle. His claws, healing factor and speed easily outclassed Batman in every way.
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Battle vs. Spider-Man (Comics) (by MovieStuff65)[]
Despite the rain and the fog that made it nearly impossible to see with the naked eye, Batman's goal could never be clearer. The only sound that could be heard over the constant pitter-patter of the storm was the Batmobile's engine, but even that went silent as its hatch opened and driver left. His suit keeping all but his exposed mouth and chin protected from the evening chill, Batman aimed his grapple hook upwards and shot into the sky, silently taking to the roofs as the journey for the night's first case began.
Perching himself on a roof's corner in the slums, Batman watched in silence as the scene unfolded - half a dozen police cars in the parking lot of a seemingly abandoned dock warehouse, the flashes of red and blue breaking through the night's darkness. He removed a pair of binoculars, looking through them as he spotted the men he was looking for in the crowd - Commissioner Jim Gordon, distinctive moustache and glasses setting him apart from the beat cops, and his old partner Harvey Bullock, fedora sagging under the weight of the rain.
Taking several steps back, Batman leaps over the gap between roofs, landing in well-practiced silence to get closer. From the shorter distance, and with the aid of hacked GCPD radios, Batman could hear the tail end of the argument between the two veteran officers.
"...he would've been here by now," Bullock was muttering angrily, hands tightly gripping a thermos of coffee to keep himself warm. "We'll leave enough for your pal, but let's let our boys get in there to figure this out."
"No one moves until he gets the first look." Gordon said firmly, glancing at the buildings. Although he didn't know it, Gordon's eyes passed briefly over the shadowed vigilante, who smiled faintly at his old friend's trust. Before Batman could validate that faith, the bright high beams of a new car entered his peripheral. He turned with curiosity - too nice for the gangbangers who had been going in and out of this location, but not another squad car or slick convertible for any city hall residents looking for a photo op.
He returns the binoculars to his eyes, barely able to make out a license plate. "Oracle, I need an ID on that plate." Batman says into his cowl, not bothering to ask for confirmation on her end before aiming his grapple gun to a higher vantage point. As he ascended, he watched as the driver exited - a young, Asian woman, wearing faded black denim jeans and a matching leather jacket. Not a GCPD officer by the looks of it, but she carried herself with the same confidence that the few good cops tend to have.
"Oracle, I need-"
"Yeah, yeah, facial recognition. Let's see...Oh boy, dad's got it tough on this one. That's..."
"Captain Yuri Watanbe, NYPD." the woman says, flashing a badge at the two uniform officers in her way. She shoves past them without protest, approaching the commissioner, who looks at her with no indication of his attitude.
"Yeah, whatever toots," the older, fatter man said to her, turning to face her with a sneer. "GCPD's got jurisdiction on the docks, at least until your fatso mayor sorts out otherwise with Reál."
"This may still be Gotham territory, detective Bullock," Yuri says, emphasizing the rank as she glanced at the shield on his trenchcoat, "But this is an NYPD case. Tombstone's one of ours, and we've got permission from your mayor to oversee your investigation."
A cough from Gordon silenced the bickering pair, expression breaking into a friendly smile as he puts a hand on Bullock's shoulder. "Glad to see you've been taking the sensitivity training to heart, Bullock." He turns to their guest, shrugging. "Apologies for my friend. He's a bit rough around the edges, but he means well."
Yuri nods, softening, before nodding at the warehouse. "Have you sent anyone in yet?" Gordon shakes his head, nodding at the uniform officers setting up crime tape or interrogating witnesses. The older police commissioner glances past Yuri just briefly, and she spots more squad cars arriving behind her. "We just arrived, and we're still waiting for forensics. Would you like us to?"
The younger woman shakes her head, apparently satisfied by his answer. "Not yet, I've still got people I'm waiting for too. Go ahead and finish setting up, I've got to call one of them anyway." She says, smiling politely at the pair. She turns and walks back towards her car, ignoring the brief shadow passing over her as she wiped raindrops from her phone screen.
Landing as quietly as he could after falling a dozen feet out of the air mid web-swing, Spider-Man smiled beneath his mask as he got the call he'd been waiting for. "Why, if it isn't my favorite former top cop. What can Spider-Cop help you with today?"
"I'm going to regret helping you. I got you time to get in there, but you've got to be fast."
"I knew it, you do care. You can't see it beneath the cloth mask, but I'm blushing. Speaking of cloth, probably wasn't the best idea to wear this suit in this weather." Spider-Man chuckled as Yuri groaned on the other end of the line, carefully opening a rooftop shutter to the warehouse.
"I can tell that these GCPD folks aren't like the cops we know. One of them was chomping at the bit to get in there."
"Seriously Yuri, thank you. I know how tough an ask this was." He answers, crawling along the roof and looking around the catwalks. "Gotta go, but I'll make sure Tombstone gets a nice, five-knuckle hello from you." Satisfied that catwalks were unoccupied, Spider-Man lowered himself from the roof, sliding down a webline as the call disconnected.
Spider-Man spins around and lands on the railing, before placing himself beneath the catwalk. "Now if I were a b-tier criminal in need of a tan, where would I hide my secret home away from home..." He wonders to himself, looking below into the maze of shipping containers and crates of cargo that made up the interior. A brief bit of movement caught his eye. Spider-Man spotted a cowled figure emerge from the shadows, looking at the ground, seemingly unaware of him.
As he followed a single pair of faint footprints that didn't lead to an exit, a creak of straining metal caught Batman's attention. A glance above revealed the source of the noise, Spider-Man's red and blue costume just shades of green in the cowl's night vision. Judging by their relaxed posture, they hadn't realized they'd been caught, so Batman kept up the charade as he continued following the trail.
He stops at one shipping container, with noticeably less dust and smaller than the others. If he wanted the surprise, now was the time. He deactivated the night vision of his cowl, before throwing open his cape and revealing a batarang in his hand. Spider-Man reacted first, a web ball slamming Batman's hand into the shipping container's door, trapping his hand against the steel.
"Nice to meet you, mister dark, brooding, and handsome," Spider-Man says, descending on another webline. Batman tugged against the web, only grunting in response. "I wouldn't bother, if I were you. It's like sand, trying to get rid of it only makes the mess worse. Trust me, I've had to clean web out of these spandex more times than I can count."
The figure opened his other hand, revealing several small round objects that fell to the floor. The Spider-Sense flaring in his head, Spider-Man averts his eyes just as the flashbang pellets went off. Blinking rapidly and looking down again, Spider-Man only saw Batman vanish into a smoke cloud that had gathered where he once stood. He slid down the webline, eyes still protected but still waving his hands in an attempt to disperse the smoke.
"Oh great, ninjas. I didn't know that Tombstone had started outsourcing," Spider-Man said, the tingle in his head warning him to flip, narrowly avoiding a trio of batarangs flying towards him. Batman grimaced as his opponent's talking continued, crouching into the shadows to observe.
"You don't seem like the Hand, though. Too Tim Burton-y for them." Batman darted in before the last of the smoke dispersed, swinging his fist to connect with Spider-Man's turned head, only for the wall-crawler to duck beneath his blow, folding into a hand stand, and kicking upwards.
The Dark Knight stumbled backwards, Spider-Man's heel still grazing his chin with enough force to draw blood. He steps back and takes a boxing pose as Spider-Man backflips towards him, blocking another kick but sliding backwards from his sheer strength. Immediately aware he was outmatched physically, Batman swung his cape at Spider-Man, who shifted backwards. "What are these things, anyway? Not knives, not boomerangs..." The webhead taunted, catching the batarang.
The ache in his head warned him just as the explosive batarang's timer went off, and Spider-Man tossed the shuriken aside just before it could blow up his face. The flash and heat still sent him reeling, slamming back into a shipping container. Batman leaped forward, slamming three quick jabs into his opponent's stomach, grunting in exertion as he felt how little these punches were doing. He retrieves another smoke grenade from his utility belt, pulling the pin as he planted his boot into Spider-Man's chest and kicked himself backwards.
Spider-Man shot a web into the smoke, just missing the escaping Batman as the webline flew harmlessly over his shoulder. He loosed another web upward, swinging into the more open terrain of the warehouse's loading deck and out of the smoke. "You know, it's not too late to talk this out. It looks like you've got a thing for bats, I got a thing for spiders. We could still work it out," he says into the darkness, his natural night vision only offering unhelpful shades of grey against the crates.
Batman observed from above in the catwalks, gauging his opponent. He drew another pair of batarangs, tossing each in separate directions. Each swerved in the air, before spinning around - one back towards him, the other behind Spider-Man's head. He watched as Spider-Man briefly glanced in the general direction of the former, before suddenly reacting and dodging the latter. Affirming his suspicion, Batman tossed several batarangs, hoping to overwhelm whatever danger precognition he was using to dodge everything.
Spider-Man's senses kicked in, ducking to avoid several batarangs, but another tingle hit just as Batman swung in from above, grappel hook giving him momentum as he kicked into Spider-Man. Not relenting, Batman tossed his grapple gun aside and unholstered another, shooting the line at Spider-Man. The webhead dodged, shooting a pair of weblines ahead, preparing to catapult himself forward. His Spider-Sense kicked in, and he turned to catch the chair that Batman had dragged towards them with his grapple gun. Another pang shot through Spider-Man's head just as the Caped Crusader's fist collided with his jaw.
Taking a breath, Spider-Man struggled as Batman's assault of quick kicks, batarangs, and jabs overwhelmed him. The constant input forced Spider-Man on the defensive, and every time he attempted to raise his arms to web-sling away Batman knocked them aside. "You know," Spider-Man started, Batman's knee temporarily interrupting him, "Despite how it would look from the outside, you're not actually," he continues, a batarang cutting him from behind and tearing part of his mask, exposing a patch of brown hair. "Doing that much. I can give you some tips on your left hook if you want."
"Shut up and fall dammit!" Batman relents, taking just a single second to catch his breath. Spider-Man uses the lull to reach for his own utility belt. The Spider-Signal flared in Batman's face, forcing him to stop again as he covered his eyes. "Only right before I beat up strangers in costumes worse than mine." Spider-Man taunts, bending down and delivering a swift uppercut.
Lifting Batman a solid three feet off the ground, Spider-Man followed up by jumping into the air, spinning and delivering another kick directly into Batman's back. As the Dark Knight collapses onto the ground, vision rapidly fading, he attempts to escape, drawing a smoke pellet in one hand and his grappel gun in the other. "Oh no, not this time!" A web forces the grappel away from Batman's hand and onto the ground, shattering it just as the smoke bomb releases.
He could feel another web wrapping around his ankle, and he watches helplessly as he's dragged upside down, dangling from the catwalk. Blinking rapidly, Batman reaches for his utility belt just as Spider-Man snatches it away with a web, letting it fall harmlessly to the ground sixty feet below. Blood rushing to his head and now exhausted and beaten, Batman looks at the also upside-down Spider-Man, who gives a friendly neighborhood wave.
"Now, let's talk before the blood pooling gets too dangerous for you. First, introductions. My name is Spider-Man, I'm a Virgo, and I enjoy long walks on the Coney Island boardwalk. It's a pleasure to meet you."
Expert's Opinion[]
A fairly simple win for the Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, whose strength, web-slinging, and Spider-Sense all limited Batman's best assets. The Dark Knight's greater strategic mind and martial arts skill meant he could've beat the wall-crawler if he was careful and precise, but he would have had to operated with perfection at every single moment to prevent Spidey from getting the chance to go on the offensive. The moment he got breathing room, the Amazing Spider-Man proved why he was the superior comic book icon.
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Battle vs. Boba Fett (Legends) (by GardenofSound)[]
TBW
Expert's Opinion[]
TBW
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Battle vs. Nemesis (Icon Comics) (by GSFB)[]
On top of a 30 story buidling, Batman leaps down from his extended grappling hook and scans his surroundings. He tracks the Supervillian Nemesis, a rival like no other. For the past month he has spread chaos across Gotham, from blowing up the subway stations and leveling Wayne Tower to the attempted rape of catwoman and the mass release of prisoners from Stonegate penetentiary. Robin alone has seen him, and is still breathing by tube in the hospital after a knock down drag out fight with Nemesis. The man even entered wayne manor and nearly killed Alfred. Batman is at the end of his sanity, and he fears that, for the first time in his life, he might accidentally kill Nemesis in the coming fight.
As he walks around a small handyman shed, he sees Nemesis, who at the same time sees him. Nemesis smirks, knowing that the apex of his visit to Gotham is at hand. The two warriors are still for several seconds.
Batman makes the first move, throwing a bat lasso onto Nemesis. Nemesis pulls out his energy knife and cut the lasso. He pulls out twin mini-uzis, but before he can aim they are both knocked out of his hands by Batarangs. Batman charges, roaring like a savage animal, enraged at the vile villain for hurting those he loves. Nemesis smiles brightly, preparing for a counter offensive.
Nemesis whirls around and kicks at Batman, who dodges and punches Nemesis in the gut, sending him flying twenty feet. Nemesis coughs,shakes his head, then counters a kick by Batman and commences two Judo chops and a Karate throw. Batman lands on his feet and launches a series of Jeet Kun Do strikes, which are countered by Nemesis using Jeet Kun Do blocks. Batman lands a kick to Nemesis' face and attempts pressure point strikes, but Nemesis blocks and rams his knee into Batman's chest, breaking several ribs. Batman, grunting and ignoring the pain, lands a Karate punch to Nemesis' faces, drawing a gush of blood. He then uses an Akido move, a Kotagashi, on Nemesis' left hand, forcing the villian down. Nemesis is held for several seconds, but then kicks into the groin of Batman and jumps to his feet. He too tries to land pressure point strikes, but Batman blocks and knees him in the face, making him spill teeth. Nemesis lands left and right hooks and lifts the caped crusader above his head, aiming to throw him off the skyscraper. Batman counters, with a pressure polint tap to Nemesis' wrists and landing on his feet behind him. Nemesis applies pressure points to his wrists to counter what Batman did, but right after Batman lands a powerful kidney punch, sending the supervillian reeling and screaming.
For hours and hours the battle on the roof continues, man against man, hand to hand, Karate kick to Judo strike, boxing combo to Akido bone breaking. Both men are bloodied, battered, their capes and costumes torn to shreds. Batman takes the worst of it, though their blows have been equally distributed, for the wear and tear on his body, after nearly 2 decades of being Batman, take their toll on him in the fight. Hi stamina is still good, but Nemesis has more, and while Batman's movements are slightly slower, Nemesis' are still as fast as when the fight started. He knows he will go down soon if he does not finish him off.
Nemesis, smiling leaps for a final attack, hoping to ram his knee into Batman's face, caving it in. Batman counters with a mighty uppercut tht sends Nemesis flipping in mid air. Before he falls Batman lands a roundhouse kick to Nemesis' face, nearly knocking him out. Batman lands onto Nemesis when he falls, turns him over, and preforms a Boston Crab, breaking Nemesis' back. Turning Nemesis over, he pummels the Supervillian in the face, until his jaw is shattered.
"Go ahead," Nemesis manages to say, barely able to stay conscious. Batman raises his right hand, tenses up, screams, then lowers his hand, refusing to kill.
"Not this time, Chum!" Batman says. Nemesis smiles, yet unable to continue the fight. Batman stands above him, looking skyward, as a lightning bolt behind him flashes.
Expert's Opinion[]
TBW
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Battle vs. Ultraman (Ultra Series), Ultraseven, & Zoffy alongside Superman (Comics) and Wonder Woman (Comics) (by Kazanshin)[]
TBW.
Expert's Opinion[]
This battle was highly evenly matched. The two sides were essentially tied in physical statistics, leaving the outcome down to their individual abilities. Although the Trinity had more particular specialties which allowed them to harness their individual advantages, they simply did not have the survivability to withstand the constant energy assault of the Ultras. Meanwhile, although the Ultra Brothers were more general fighters, their impressive durability, healing abilities and items gave them the upper hand in a war of attrition, allowing them to grind down the Trinity with their powerful beam attacks and psychic abilities.
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Battle vs. Cluny the Scourge (by Wassboss)[]
Batman is flying though Gotham city scanning the streets below looking for any signs of danger. He has been hearing rumours that a large rat like person has been terrorising innocent citizens. He perches on top of the tallest building and gets ready to swoop down the moment he hears or sees something suspicious. Suddenly he sees a hunched over figure heading towards the bank. He flies down to investigate.
Meanwhile Cluny the scrouge is preparing to rob the bank. He has grown tired of harassing citizens and has decided to “Borrow” some money from the bank. Suddenly batman swoops down and kicks him square in the face knocking him down. Cluny is sent sprawling and hisses in anger. “I have reason to believe you have been attacking innocent civilians and i am asking to stop” says batman his face giving away no emotion. Cluny just growls at him and pulls out his sling firing a church railing at batman hitting him square in the shoulder.
Batman shrugs off the hit and throws his baterang which narrowly misses his foe. Cluny laughs at his attempt. “Is that all you got” says cluny pulling out his spear. “No “says batman smiling “This is” as the baterang hits cluny in the back of the head. Cluny grabs the back of his head in pain and thrust forwards with the spear but batman expertly blocks it with his gauntlets. He then snaps the end of the spear rendering it useless. Cluny snarls and swings at batman with the blunt wooden handle. Batman is caught off guard and is knocked down. Cluny unsheathes his sword and swings it at batman.
Batman dodges the swing and thrust forwards with the gauntlets but is blocked by cluny’s sword. Cluny then cuts one of the gauntlets off with the tip of his sword. Batman is shocked at the cutting power of the sword which gives cluny the chance to cut the other one off as well. He then thrusts forward and makes a shallow cut on batman’s side. “That ain’t fair” says batman looking at his snapped off gauntlets. “Life’s not fair” snarls cluny stabbing forward which batman easily avoids. “Too right” says batman whipping out his grapple gun and taking away his sword.
Batman grabs cluny by the head and slams his head into his knee. He then delivers two quick jabs stunning cluny before delivering a powerful roundhouse kick to the chest sending cluny flying. Cluny hits the side of the bank and makes a large crack in the wall. “Your gonna pay for that you flying vermin” says cluny his teeth gritted in anger. “Says the giant rat” batman a smile creeping over his face. Cluny shouts a war cry and jumps at batman swinging his tail in a circle around him. Batman manages to get out of the way of the main tail part but the tip of the tail spike scrapes his cheek wiping the smile off his face. Cluny then jumps on batman pushing him to the floor and standing triumphantly on top of him.
“There are many ways i could kill you “says cluny putting his face extreamly close to batman’s. “I could slit you throat with my tails spike or i could impale you though the chest with it”. “Oh wait” says cluny an evil smile forming on his face “I think I’ll strangle you it seems much more cruel”. “And what make you think you’ve won” says batman questioningly. Cluny presses his face right into batman’s “Shut up” He whispers and spits on his face. Batman suddenly brings his knee up and knees him in the face and pushes him off. He then sticks some explosive gel on his fur and leaps behind cover. Cluny furiously tries to pull it off but it won’t come off.
Batman hears the explosion and peeks over the wall he took cover behind. Strangely he does not see his foes body. He is so engrossed with his search he does not see or feel the long tail like thing as it wraps around his neck. Suddenly he is yanked of his feet and starts to squirm on the floor as the hold tightens. He tries to pull it off but his hand is sliced off by the spike at the end. Cluny smiles as batman’s life slowly ebbs away. The last thing the dark knight hears is “Told you i would strangle you”.
Cluny releases his grip when he is sure his foe is dead. He then picks up explosive gel from batman’s utility belt. He sticks it to the side of the bank and gets back a good distance before it explodes. He stares greedily at the notes piled up to the ceiling. “God i love being a villain” says cluny as he steps into the bank.
Winner Cluny the Scrouge
Experts Opinion[]
While Batman was more fought harder foes than cluny he rarely if ever kills his foes. This means that his weapons were not designed to be as lethal as they could be. Cluny on the other hand had weapons designed to kill because he actually needed to kill his foes.
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Reason[]
The battle has been declared unfair for Cluny due to Batman's superior technology, experience, and skill.
Battle vs. Ezio Auditore da Firenze (by Wassboss)[]
Batman is standing patrol on top of Gotham city’s tallest building when he hears a cry for help. He immediately glides down to the commotion. Meanwhile Ezio Auditore da Firenze having just killed his target is about to leave when batman flies down and sends him flying with kick to the face. “Well, well, well” say batman “so you are the guy who has been killing innocent people”. Ezio answers by throwing several throwing knifes at him. Batman dodges them with ease. “So that’s the way you want it” says batman. He then charges at ezio but is met with a throwing knife just missing his head followed by two more thrown in quick succession scraping his shoulder.
Batman getting annoyed now pulls out a baterang and throws it at ezio. It misses him initially but gets him on the rebound. Dazed ezio pulls out the mace of the bull and swings it at batman just missing his head. He then swings it again catching batman off guard and knocking him away. He heads towards him but batman pulls out his grapple gun and takes the mace away from ezio. “Not so tough now are you” says batman pulling out his baterang and throwing it at ezio again. Ezio answers by slicing it in half with is hidden blade. “Try me” he says smiling. Batman gets out his gauntlets and they begin to duel.
After several long minutes of duelling batman starts to get the upper hand. He kicks ezio down and steps on his blade snapping it. Batman stands over him and says in a mighty voice “you were good but not that good”. “Oh” says ezio “it’s not over yet” and fires his hidden gun at batman. It hits him square in the shoulder. The shock sends him stumbling back in pain. Ezio reveals two more hidden blades and charges again at batman. Batman tries to stab ezio with his uninjured arm but ezio easily dodges it. He then gose into a fury slashing at batman with all his speed and strength. Batman dodges most of the slashes but some manage to hit him leaving behind several gashes in his chest. “What do you have to say now you flying rat” say ezio still furiously slashing at batman. “This” say batman and pushes ezio back and runs off into the night. “Well i guess i win” says ezio. He turns around when suddenly he notices the sticky gel attaches to his chest. “Aw crap” he says as he is blown to smithereens.
Batman flies back down after a couple of hours and picks up the remains of ezio’s corpse. He then takes it away and chucks it in the dump. “As i said before you ain’t that good” whispers batman as he glides off into the distance.
Winner Batman
Expert's Opinion[]
While Ezio brought some good weapons to the fight it was Batman's experience against tougher enemies that won him the battle.
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Reason[]
The battle was declared unfair for Ezio because he is unable to pierce Batman's armor and because of Batman's tech advantage.
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Battle vs. Green Goblin (Comics) (by Thats random369)[]
In the Batcave, Bruce Wayne is searching on the bat-computer for all the information he can find on a new criminal called the "Green Goblin" that has just come to Gotham. Alfred walks into the room, "Would you like a drink master Bru...oh I see your still looking into our new little friend." says Alfred. "Apparently there was a very similar criminal in New York, his attacks stopped about the time he appeared in Gotham. I looked into all flights to and from Gotham within the month of his arival but nothing has come up that would be helpful. This guys good." says Bruce. "Perhaps you should get some rest sir, remember you have your big meeting with Norman Osborn tommor..." A loud boom is heard. Bruce runs upstairs, batarang in hand, to see what happend. He sees a giant hole in the main entrance and the Goblin on his glider. "Hope you have ensurance Mr. Wayne, or should I say... Batman!"
A very surprised Bruce throws his batarang at the goblin, who isn't fast enough to react in time and gets his wrist sliced. Aaagghh! screams the Goblin grabbing his wrist. You will pay for that... but not tonight, I'm afraid I have a busy day tomorow so I'll have pospone your death to later this week." says the Goblin as he flies away on his glider. Bruce picks up the batarang off the ground and stares at it for a minute or so. "That was unfortunate." says Alfred. "Not as much as one might think" says Bruce, "I now have evidence to find out his identidy." says Bruce holding up the batarang. He runs the blood on the batarang through the bat-computer. The computer has only one match... Norman Osborn.
The Next Day...
Norman enters the meeting room with a smirk on his face. He sits at the head of table "Sorry I'm late gentlemen now, lets begin." bla bla bla a bunch of 2 hours wirth of boring buisness talk. Everyone around the table stands up and prepares to leave. "Its a true pleasure to meet you Mr. Wayne." says Osborn extending his hand. "Its good to finally meet you in person." says Bruce, shaking Osborns hand, while at the same time sticking a microscopic tracking device on his hand. "I hope to see you soon." says Bruce. "As do I, as do I." says Norman with a devilish smirk.
Batman enters Norman Osborn's hotel room through the balcony. As soon as he enters he sees a bloody knife on the carpet, in the blood is the tracking device. The Green Goblin emerges on his glider behind Batman. "Did you really think I wouldn't have expected you to do something like that at the meeting. Your intelligence is highly overrated!". Batman turns around just to kicked in the face by the Goblin. Batman falls backwards onto the floor. "Now I will finish you!" taunts the Goblin, unsheathing his sword. The Goblin slashes at Batman's neck, only for Batman to block it with his gauntlets. The goblin tries to get his sword unstuck, but his attemps fail as Batman snaps the tip of the sword off and then punches him in the chest. The Goblin falls off his glider and lays crumpled on the floor for a second, the sword goes flying off the balcony. Batman walks towards him prepared to defeat the Goblin. The Goblin presses a button on his glove, which makes two blades emerge from the tip of the glider. The glider suddenly goes darting at Batman. Batman isn't quick enough to dodge it and gets a large gash on his side, the glider gets stuck in the door. Batman shakes it off and throws three batarangs at the Goblin. The Goblin dodges the first two but the third hits his glider control glove causing the glider blades to conceal themselves into the glider, making it unstuck. The furious Goblin throws two razor-wings at Batman and runs for his glider. Batman quikly dodges them with ease. The Goblin is now mounted on his glider and trying to escape. "I'll see you in hell Batman." he exclaimes as he throws two pumpkin bombs at him. Batman, quickly realizing what they are when it starts beeping, jumps off the balcony.
He uses the batclaw to propel himself at a nearby rooftop as the hotel room explodes. He follows the Goblin to a safehouse in North Gotham. The Goblin is talking on a intercom to someone. "The Batmans dead. We had a deal I kill the Batman you stop sending your people after me, its getting boring slautering them, its just too easy. Keep up your end of the deal or your next!". Batman waits till he done talking then throws a sonic shock batarang hurtling at the Goblin, who doesn't notice it until Batman detonates it. The Goblin falls over and starts twitching uncontrolobly on the ground for a few seconds (the Goblin's armor is the only reason he wasn't knocked out completely). Batman swoops down and kicks the Goblin in the face. "Who wants me dead?!" interrigates the Batman. "You would like to now wouldn't you, you bastard." exclaims the Goblin mockinly. The Goblin knees Batman in the groin and stands over him, prepared to kill him. Batman thinks fast and throws a batarang at a falty light fixture, making the room pich black. The Goblin is distracted for a second, which gives Batman enough time to escape, he turns his sight to night vision and grapples onto a high beam.
Batman sprays explosive gel on the goblin glider than escaped through a skylight the Goblin turns on an emergency light and stumbles onto his glider, the serum is whering off. He attemps to escape to somewhere, but as soon as he's in the air Batman detonates the gel making the glider explode, knocking the Goblin onconsious. He catches the Goblin with his batclaw hangs him from a fire escape, He then sets off a distress flair and leaves him for the Police.
Winner: Batman
Expert's Opinion[]
Batman won because he has fought more powerful foes and was intelligent enough to work around the Green Goblins tactics.
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