Poll: Batman vs Ironman

[Space Spoons]

Depends on what your perception of "better" is. In terms of raw effectiveness, Iron Man outclasses Batman in every way. Batman is limited to stopping street level crime, and while he does a great job of it, Iron Man tackles bigger problems on a global scale.

On the other hand, one could certainly make the argument that Batman's intentions are more noble. He genuinely believes in protecting Gotham City, so no one will ever have to go through what he did. Iron Man, on the other hand, does what he does out of a mixture of seller's remorse and a love of joyriding.

I think they're both great heroes, really. I couldn't pick just one.

 

[Paksenarrion]

You've all forgotten one very simple thing. Take away all the money, all the equipment, everything else. What doe Tony Stark have? A bad ticker. What does Bruce Wayne have? He's still fucking Batman. With or without the suit, Batman is Batman to his very core. It's something fundamental to his being that he cannot change, for better or worse.

End of the Goddamn thread. Goddamn.

 

[commodore96]

BATMAN because he doesn't need a suit to kick ass

 

[LongAndShort]

Batman, but I'd be a close fight.

Game changers would be who struck first and how much time each was given to prepare (and since I reckon it'd be a friendly fight, I'd reckon on them getting some time).

And, to follow the trend, Batman has Alfred, who is awesomeness with an English accent.

 

[tthor]

batman. he's a fucking millionaire ninja!

ironman is just some rich playboy with a fancy suit. and a tool is only as good as the person using it

EDIT: and if it really did have to come down to it, batman would just have a kickass exoskeleton built so that he could combat Ironman; the exoskeleton wouldn't be nearly as fancy as the Ironman suit, but it would still be MORE than enough for batman to repeatedly kick ironman's ass across the pavement. why? because HE'S THE GOD DAMN BATMAN!

captcha: INTENSIVE edetic

 

[Shepard's Shadow]

Batman because I don't like Ironman and I've liked Batman since I was 5 or so.

 

[Maxtro]

I think it's really down to who makes the first move.

A sneak attack by Batman and Iron Man is done. Likewise, I don't think Batman could withstand an attack by Iron Man.

It could be an interesting fight.

 

[tzimize]

I think it's really down to who makes the first move.

A sneak attack by Batman and Iron Man is done. Likewise, I don't think Batman could withstand an attack by Iron Man.

It could be an interesting fight.

In a fight, yes. But I'm pretty sure Batman would predict Iron Mans attack no matter what, and be ready.

OT:

Comic wise: Batman.

Movie wise: Close call, but still Batman. Even though the Iron Man movies kicked all kinds of ass and were a lot more fun than Batman. Hm. I'm conflicted here. My loyalty to Batman is clouding my judgement. But I have to go for Batman. Every time.

 

[CptJackRabbit]

I would choose Batman because of the villians. Iron Mans token villians are about the same, whereas Batman's has range, from the clever Joker to the science of Mr. Freeze, to the raw power of Bane, the poison of Poison Ivy to the allure of Catwoman... ok catwoman sucks... to the mutant like Croc. Batman has experience, takes on all these challenges, and still maintains a playboy billionaire lifestyle, with none the wiser. I dont think Stark could have done that.

 

[Manicotti]

I identify with Iron Man a lot more (mostly the narcissist thing. Also I like building my own toys).

And I'm never really going to forgive Batman for NOT killing off his foes. I mean really. It's kind of hypocritical to say you want to clean up Gotham when the most you do is throw a bunch of mutant terrorist psychopaths into the same prison they've showed every ability to be able to just walk right out of. Either you cut crime off at its source, you force it to play by YOUR rules (ie becoming a crime lord like in Under the Red Hood), or you're just asking for more people to suffer in the end. And that doesn't strike me as particularly heroic.

 

[WolfThomas]

I like Iron Man more because often he's shown as a flawed character, his drinking, general hedonism and dickishness during things like civil war. On some level I find this more relatable, it feels more realistic. Batman can often be written as too Mary-sue-ish. Don't get me wrong, I love batman stories, but sometimes I find him frustrating.

As for a fight we honestly all know it would go like this:
-Iron-man beats Batman
-Batman designs a device to fight Iron-man
-Batman subsequently wins
-Greater threat arises (Jokers got Mandarin's ten rings, oh shit!)
-They team up to defeat him
-Both depart each gaining a fresh perspective on what it takes to be a hero

 

[CptJackRabbit]

I like Iron Man more because often he's shown as a flawed character, his drinking, general hedonism and dickishness during things like civil war. On some level I find this more relatable, it feels more realistic. Batman can often be written as too Mary-sue-ish. Don't get me wrong, I love batman stories, but sometimes I find him frustrating.

As for a fight we honestly all know it would go like this:
-Iron-man beats Batman
-Batman designs a device to fight Iron-man
-Batman subsequently wins
-Greater threat arises (Jokers got Mandarin's ten rings, oh shit!)
-They team up to defeat him
-Both depart each gaining a fresh perspective on what it takes to be a hero

Truth