I already wrote about Superman and Thor. I'm writing this one about Batman since people have been asking for it and I love his character too much.
10. They originally planned for him to be an opposite to Superman.
Superman was DC's biggest character and probably the only popular superhero back then (besides Human Torch and Namor, but the were nowhere as well-known). They wanted to create a darker character without any powers as opposed to a light-hearted one that relies on them too much, even though they both fight for the same thing.
Together they're the two most iconic comic book characters of all time.
9. He's the second best detective on Earth (in my opinion)
Say hello to Detective Chimp.
He's a chimp that can talk and has the intelligence of a human. He's solved cases just as advanced but the reason I place Batman below him is because Batman relies too much on his tools. (Also, Detective Chimp's initials would be DC. Get it? No? Okay 😞)
8. Bruce Wayne's name was based off two real heroes.
• Robert the Bruce, a Scottish national hero.
• Mad Anthony Wayne, a hero of the American Revolution.
Also, Batman is the name of a rank given to soldiers who are assigned to a commissioned officer as personal servants.
7. His online screen name is JohnDoe297.
6. There’s a Batman College Course.
Brb changing schools now.
5. He once took on Superman and the US army at the same time.
This happened in The Dark Knight Returns. As I said in the Superman take, this isn't canon but it's a pretty good story. It's set 10 years after Robin's (Jason Todd's) death. A lot of fans don't consider this a victory for Batman since he had help from Robin (Carrie Kelly) and Green Arrow, but Superman had more help than him. He had the entire US army backing him up.
This was a weakened Superman since the sun hadn't come up for days (bad weather conditions, long story). He was still strong enough to pick up and throw tanks, but so was Batman because of a powerful suit he created. He lasted 40 minutes without Kryptonite and only used it as a last resort.
There's also a two-part animated movie adaptation that I'd recommend watching for people who haven't seen it yet. They did leave out a few good dialogues from the comics but the soundtrack and the animation make it worth it. I expected Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice to be based off of it too but it was very different (and a huge disappointment).
4. He could have been a Yellow Lantern.
The Yellow Lanterns of the Sinestro Corps are powered by fear, so when a ring attempted to choose the best person on Earth when it comes to instilling fear, it chose Batman. Yup, criminals are that scared of Batman.
3. He's got a bunch of mechanical armors.
And the one mentioned above is not his most powerful armor. His most powerful is the Hellbat armor(although that was built for him by Superman and the rest of the League).
You can ignore the part saying "IRON MAN, WHO?" though. Iron Man has suits that are more powerful than even the Hellbat. After all, Bruce isn't much of an engineer. He's a detective.
2. He's got contingency plans for the entire Justice League.
This is an obvious one for comic book fans. Batman is a man with trust issues and has contingency plans for anyone he considers a potential threat, including his friends. There's a comic called JLA: Tower of Babel in which Rha's Al Ghul gets his hands on the plans and uses them to defeat the League.
There's an animated movie called Justice League: Doom that's loosely adapted from it. It doesn't have the same plot but it's based on the same idea. This is another movie I'd suggest watching.
1. He (along with supporting characters) was partially inspired from Sherlock Holmes.
So we have one of the best detectives in the world who takes help from a retired army doctor. He's not liked by any of the cops except one. There's a femme fatale that started out as a villain but progressed to be an anti-hero, and an arch-nemesis who wants to watch him burn. Seem familiar? Other inspirations for the character include Zorro, Shadow, and Dracula.
Bonus fact: They even had a crossover.
I'm writing my next two ones about Spider-Man and Wolverine.
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10. I thought so :) 9. Hmm, I've never heard of Detective Chimp... my favorite detectives are Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. 8. That's fascinating, I never knew those facts :D 7. Interesting. 6. Cool, a college that teaches you how to become Batman :P 5. Really, that comic kinda reminds me of the movie (Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice) - despite being non-canonical. 4. He turned down the Yellow Lanterns? That guy is so modest... 3. Yep, he would kick Iron Man's butt ;) 2. I knew that, very cool plan. 1. Batman traveled into the past to meet Sherlock Holmes? That would be a great movie. What can I say, great Take, one of the best ever 👍
Well for #9, I was only talking about detectives in DC comics lol. I like Batman more but the chimp has solved better cases overall.
And #5, well I guess it's similar in the sense that he beats Superman and that Robin is dead. But the reason they fight is completely different. The movie made Batman seem like an asshole but I feel Superman was being a dick in the comic. Just my opinion though :P
Human torch and namor are okder than batman? I didn't know that
And i love the babel and n52 justice league arcs where he goes over his strategies to take down ewch league member i like the n52 one more when he tell superman the reason he doesn't want him banging wonderwoman is because she has no weakness and he's the only one that could stop her if she went crazy
Is he a detective all he seems to do is kick the shit out of people. In the real world those guys would be charging Batman with assault and false arrest Since he never takes the witness stand those "bad guys" would be back on the street as soon as they got out of hospital. I like the punisher because he doesn't put his bad guys on jail to escape on a weekly basis for an orgy of violence and murder, no he puts his in the ground.
Because Batman won't take the stand. How many cases get thriwn out every year because police hadn't a warrant. Look at RKelly he videoed himself with a twelve year old the night he won a grammy and the case was dismissed ss the tape was inadmissible.
On the planet Krypton, Batman wouldn't need any special suit to defeat Superman, because, when they are situated on a planet in the red sun system, Kryptonians are no stronger than any other humanoid. In fact, an average Vulcan or a Klingon could easily beat any Kryptonian 😆
Yeah I know. In fact, there was one comic where he even used a lamp which generates the energy of a red sun to weaken Superman so he could defeat him. Wonder Woman intervened in the last minute though, so that didn't work out.
I know the most powerful ones would probably be the Extremis suit, which was removed from him, the adaptive armor, which is nothing compared to the Hellbat, and the EndoSym suit (did I spell that right?), which is also nothing because Batman with the Hellbat armor on fought a cosmic god on equal footing.
The Hellbat is actually equal to the Bleeding Edge armor which actually made Iron Man the most powerful superhero on Earth. He later used Odin's help to enhance the Bleeding Edge with Asgardian magic and Uru armor.
Don't even get me started on Galactusbuster and Phoenix Killer
Sure he is... Even though Galactus made his first appearance 4 years BEFORE Darkseid. Look it up.
And it would make sense if you said Thanos instead of Galactus, but Galactus is nothing like Darkseid. His powers are completely different and so is his character and his backstory. Imperiex would be a better comparison but even he came more than 30 years after Galactus.
I also like how you only only payed attention to that an ignored the other suits I mentioned. You clearly know nothing about the characters you're talking about so don't even try.
And FYI, don't expect me to be a Batman hater because I love the character (more so than Iron Man), but he's not as good an engineer. He's a better strategist, a better detective, and better at battle plans.
"You clearly know nothing about the characters you're talking about so don't even try. " You have no clue of how many issues of Batman I have read, so that was out of place.
I wasn't talking about Batman or Darkseid since you do seem to be well-versed there. I meant Iron Man and Glactus. Half the stuff you said about them is wrong.
Unless Iron Man has an armor that somehow can magically defeat someone in the same league as the Spectre, you can't state with certainty that armor is stronger than the Hellbat.
Since when did Hellbat defeat Spectre? He managed to go toe to toe with Darkseid but even then, he was getting his ass kicked until blasting him with the energy from bat symbol. Darkseid was weakened from his battles with Earth 2 but he was still winning. The only DC characters more powerful than Spectre are Dermiurgos, Lucifer, and the Presence.
I never said that. My logic goes Hellbat = Darkseid. Darkseid<Galactus Hence, if Batman could match Darkseid, he should be able to beat Iron Man no matter what.
Do you actually know about Galactus' abilities? He was one of the creators of the universe and literally eats planets in order to survive. Darkseid is nowhere on his level since even all of Apokolips would lose to him. The only version of Darkseid that could defeat him is PC Darkseid, but Hellbat definitely can't win against him because it could barely keep up with a weakened version of Darkseid.
Also, I'm NOT saying that Glactus is a better villain. Darkseid is definitely a better character but he's nowhere as powerful.
Darkseid was at one point destroying the universe just by existing. And Batman killed that Darkseid without a suit. In fact, that's the only time Batman has killed.
And he did it using a bullet that was made by Darkseid. And that's also a normal thing for Galactus since he keeps the universe in balance by existing. The reason no one has tried to kill him till now is because his death would literally end the universe. (Also, final crisis Darkseid is just as powerful than Galactus. The only version above him is PC Darkseid)
Either way, this discussion was about who has more powerful suits. Not who would win in a fight. I CAN think of many ways Batman would win.
Omfg loveeee it my child. I never knew some of this and I love Bruce😝👏👏👏 you made your mom proud😭 next you have to Spidey haha! I just keep giving you characters lol so demanding aren't I?😂 You better not answer that!
A Batman college course? A BATMAN COLLEGE COURSE? AND I WASN'T TOLD? SON OF A BITCH AT CHRISTMA- I GOTTA CALL MY SCHOOL IMMEDIATELY! I JUST FOUND MY FUCKIN MAJOR BITCHES! WHOOOOOO!!!
Pretty good though I feel like the question is up their for detective work (probably one of the best characters in DC in my opinion (at least the first one was)). Good take!
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