dear god; they would be almost unstoppable i mean stark pretty much had the entire marvel universe under his thumb in civil war… batman figured a way to destroy the entire justice league… together… thats just scary
Wow, giving this alot of thot. Both men are geniuses. Both can be very driven individuals when up against something that matters to them. There’s no doubt in my mind that Stark holds the cards in brute force: the guy could make a phonecall and Wayne Manor and the surrounding acreage vaporizes. Stark is a superb inventor and designer with the cutting edge tech. The Ironman suit is incredibly powerful, although not infallible. But a tough nut to crack for sure. Wayne has some nifty gadgets, provided they don’t go up in flames as Alfred’s bedroom suite comes crashing down through the roof of the batcave during the first salvo of Stark Industry missles. I think Wayne probably has the edge in tactics, having a more analytical mind perhaps as far as planning and carrying out a battle. Sometimes that’s enough to thwart superior firepower (hello big marching Colonial British soldiers vs Minutemen hiding behind rocks). Sometimes not. In a man to man, suit to suit engagement, I’d bet heavily on Ironman, though.
Stark’s only real weakness, and I’m going by the movie incarnation because I’m not a comic book officianado, is this: He depends on his advanced tech to literally keep him alive. If Wayne ever figured out a way to nullify the power of Stark’s chest-piece power source, and had time to implement a plan, and could hang on long enough for the voltage to start dropping, well, things change fast.
But my vote is for Ironman. I have the feeling he’d be much more inclined to buy a round of drinks and fly us all to the Bahamas if he won. Batman, not so much. More likely some muttering and a long nap.
So true. As much as I like Supes he is more brute force and nobility. Where Bruce is the real Brains behind the operation. A win at any cost type.
I’m not sure he does I mean a well prepared batman would usually win against a foe, but Stark is just as ingenious as Wayne… plus he would kill if he had to, defeat batman.
as for tech on tech… well i probably don’t know enough batman gadget history, so if i’m wrong please let me know but . just saying Stark made amour that was powerful enough to hold his own with the likes of the hulk, or Thor…
best reason ever to vote for Stark, you slay me dude
Applied for a long time in the comics, not anymore though.
I wish we HAD included sidekicks. Cause War Machine? Especially now? Beat the crap out of everyone including Iron Man
In the black corner we have the bat. Brooding, fractured, single minded, flawed, but liable to party with supermodels in a hotel fountain (that he just bought) just to keep up appearances.
In the red/gold corner we have Iron Man. Cool flying suit, almost limitless technical resources and having fun 'cos he can. I mean c’mon, Stark has pole dancing stewardesses on his own commercial airliner fercryinoutloud!
But you know, I think I have to go with the Bat. There’s something noble about him as compared to Iron Man.
In any case, take Stark out of the suit and Bruce Wayne would kick his a$$ from here to kingdom come. Batman earned his chops thru hard training as Bruce Wayne. Iron Man uses his toys to get the same result.
Nope. It’s the Bat.
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the two suits are build for very different purpose…
Stark built his to pretty much take on an army. Batman built his to take on crime. It’s no surprise Stark’s suit has more fire power.
Probably if the writers choose to, they can put the two in a situation where one will have definate advantage. Say a croweded department store… they batman probably win, because Ironman can’t just blast away. But out in the open dragon ball style, then Ironman will have this fight.
Woah, Batman has pulled ahead overnight! Great discussion!
At his recent peak Iron Man had this thing called Extremis which was basically nano machines in him that allowed him to control his suit better, control electronics, stronger, faster, etc. He’d be chillin at a park, chattin up super models and then BAM have to fight and a folder skin suit would come out and he’d kick ass
Iron Man wins for me me. He has a lot less emotional baggage to get in the way plus he is a hell of a lot smarter. Wayne has his R&D department, Stark IS the R&D department.
Kinda funny how the poll gave IM a red bar and BM a darker blue (closer to black) bar. Just sayin’!
Lol! Too true. I LMBO (sounds too close to limbo) at that airplane scene. Next match up should be who can attract the most women within 24 hours, or even an hour, between them. d:
I have to vote Iron Man by law of averages. I love him in all forms, comics and screen alike (even 616 where there’s the huge fandom split as to whether or not he’s a facist jerk). Batman I only really like when Kevin Conroy is doing is voice. Or when Christian Bale is being him.
All depends on the setup. If you really put them in a dome ala Mad Max, without either having prior knowledge, then you have to give the edge to Stark. On the other hand, you give each side time to plan and I give the edge to the Caped Crusader. Stark may be his own R&D dept. but Bruce is a highly intuitive planner, he hunts for weakness, turns your own strengths against you. Long game goes to Bats as far as Im concerned.
Besides, if theres anything to be learned from Civil War, its that Tony Stark is a total douche.
it was Bruce Wayne by a hair - more character depth than Tony - and (let;s be honest here) Bruce is nuts. Gotta respect the crazy
more fear than respect…
I will say batman does seem to get the crazy mantel more than most heroes… when really he’s not that different than an emo spriderman. seems unfair i don’t think he’s more unbalanced than Stark. well maybe a hair at least stark surround him self with massive firepower at all times. but all of them are out there fighting crime in a costume.
If you recall Dark Knight returns…
[spoiler]Batman beats Superman.[/spoiler]
I refuse to accept any rational or logical arguments. Batman wins.
ps. Batman is a ninja. He’d disappear into the shadows, come back with some kind of gnarly electromagnetic pulse disrupter magnifier blaster, and biggity-bam, Stark would be left powerless in his suit.
<_< Yeah cause nobody has used EMP against stark and he hasn’t hard wired the suit to stop it form working.
/cough
Also just FYI, Dark Knight Returns is an elseworld, it’s not canon
LMAO. Spilled my coffee. LMAO again.
Yeah, I’m with ya. Batman is tenacious and clever. And he’d keep fighting and trying things until Stark would have to just give up.