Batman vs. Blade

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Batman vs. Blade

Batman

Batman is a superhero despite his not having super-powers. His resourcefulness, insight, and years of rigorous training make up for the absence of any other special abilities.

Physically, he is at the peak of human ability in dozens of areas, notably martial arts, acrobatics, strength, and escape artistry. Intellectually, he is just as peerless; Batman is one of the world's greatest scientists, criminologists, and tacticians, as well as a master of disguise. He is regarded as one of the DC Universe's greatest detectives. Rather than simply out-fighting them, Batman often uses cunning and planning to outwit his foes.

Weaknesses

Being human, Batman's character flaws can be exploited. In modern comics, Batman is shown to have become steadily paranoid over the years and tends to not trust other heroes, even those he has known for years, like Superman. Some enemies use this to isolate the Dark Knight. Batman is sometimes portrayed as arrogant, treating allies with various degrees of disrespect. At one point, Batman's arrogance and mistrust so infuriate the resurrected Green Lantern Hal Jordan that Jordan hits him across the face. Additionally, his childhood trauma makes him emotionally distant from even those closest to him, and a common theme among the younger heroes he often works with is how hard it is to gain his approval. These traits have developed over the last few decades, whereas older portrayals of Batman usually tend to show him as more willing to work with others.

Equipment

Batman designs or modifies the majority of costumes, equipment, and vehicles he uses as Batman, producing them through various divisions of Wayne Enterprises, including Kordtronics. At various times, characters such as Oracle, Harold, and Toyman III create, modify, or repair Batman's equipment. Additionally, sometimes Batman adapts or reverse-engineers the technology of other villains and heroes, such as Mister Terrific's T-spheres.

Over the years, Batman accumulates a large arsenal of specialized gadgets (compare with the later James Bond), the designs of which usually share a common theme of dark coloration and a bat motif. A notable example is Batman's primary vehicle, the Batmobile, usually depicted as an imposing black car with large tailfins that suggest a bat's wings; another is his chief throwing weapon, the batarang, a bat-shaped boomerang/throwing star. Batman's other vehicles include the Batplane/Batwing, Batboat, and Batcycle.

In proper practice, the "bat" prefix (as in batmobile or batarang) is rarely used by Batman himself when referring to his equipment, particularly after some portrayals (primarily the 1960s Batman live-action television show and the Super Friends animated series) stretched the practice to camp proportions. The 1960s television series Batman has an arsenal that includes such ridiculous, satirical "bat-" names as the bat-computer, bat-scanner, bat-radar, bat-cuffs, bat-pontoons, bat-drinking water dispenser, bat-camera with polarized bat-filter, shark repellent bat-spray, and bat-rope. In one episode, Batman and Robin stop by an outdoor hamburger stand which sells "bat-burgers", beef sandwiches supposedly named in his honor. The storyline "A Death in the Family" suggests that given Batman's grim nature, he is unlikely to have adopted the "bat" prefix on his own.

Batman keeps most of his field equipment in a signature piece of apparel, a utility belt. Over the years it is shown to contain a virtually limitless variety of crimefighting tools. Different versions of the belt have these items stored in either pouches or hard cylinders attached evenly around it.

In some of his early appearances, Batman uses side arms (see especially Detective Comics #32, September 1939), but he uses them less over time, later eschewing their use because a gun was used to murder his parents. Some stories relax this rule, allowing Batman to arm his vehicles for the purpose of disabling other vehicles or removing inanimate obstacles. In the 1989 Batman film, firearms figure more prominently in the Dark Knight's arsenal; machine guns and grenades are mounted on the Batmobile, and missiles and machine cannons on the Batwing.

The details of the Batman costume change repeatedly through the character's evolution, but the most distinctive elements remain consistent: a black scallop-hem cape; a cowl covering most of the face featuring a pair of batlike ears, and a stylized bat emblem on the chest. His gloves also typically feature three scallops that protrude from the sides. The most significant costume variations over the years involve the chest emblem–a yellow ellipse was added in 1964, and has come and gone since then; and the color scheme, alternately lighter colors (medium blue and light gray) or darker (black and dark gray). The length of the cowl's ears and of the cape vary greatly depending on the artist. In Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Batman explains that the bright yellow ellipse on an otherwise dark costume provides an attractive target, as drawing shooters away from a headshot. In his earliest appearances, Batman wears a bulletproof vest, but it was dropped soon after, in order to make the character even more human.

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Blade

Blade has all the strengths of a vampire, but none of their weaknesses. He has at times referred to himself as a dhampir, though this is not strictly true. He does, however, greatly resemble the creatures he hunts.

Blade can see in the dark, is a great deal stronger than a normal human being, has faster reflexes and a regenerative healing factor, can "smell" supernatural creatures of all kinds, and is immune to being turned into a full vampire via a vampire's bite.

Beyond his obvious vampiric abilities, Blade also seems to be something of a savant in the field of weaponry. Blade has mastered the use of every single type of weapon known to man, and can adapt new weaponry to his growing repertoire in mere minutes. It is unknown if this is because he is more than human, or if he would have possessed this ability regardless.

Weapons

In his earliest appearances in the original Tomb of Dracula comics, Blade relied on his two teakwood daggers (perfect for impaling opponents) and a variety of mahogany stakes to whittle down the vampire hordes. He was already an excellent hand-to-hand combatant and knife-fighter.

When Blade (along with two other vampire-hunters from Tomb of Dracula) was dusted off and given a place in the Midnight Sons during the early-to-mid nineties, his image was upgraded from combat fatigues to biker leather, and his weapons system was completely overhauled.

As a member of the NightStalkers, Blade boasted a silver longsword (later seen in the movies) and dual, self-forged katanas as his primary weapons of choice. Blade's katanas, which he still employs, are titanium, acid-etched, and silver plated.

After the demise of the Midnight Sons and the end of the Nightstalkers, Blade's arsenal continued to evolve. He eventually began to incorporate firearms into his cache of weaponry, using silver hollow point bullets filled with liquefied garlic.

By his appearance in the fourth volume of Tomb of Dracula, Blade had also begun using silver-based, UV flashbang grenades, which release an ultra-violet explosion while spraying silver shrapnel everywhere.

Source: wikipedia

Extra Info: At Gotham city, both men have 10-minute prep.

Batman takes it.

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Blade kicks the shit out of pointy ears. Preptime or no preptime.

Blade wins , faster , stronger , better.

Batman's taken down more powerful guys b4. But wit no prior knowledge of Blade he loses this one. I'm certain he already has defenses or serum for vampires, but those wouldn't work on Blade and the mistake would cost him.

No PIS/CIS Blade 8/10.
The way their normally written, Batman 7/10

bats..........

Originally posted by grey fox
Blade wins , faster , stronger , better.

Faster, stronger, better??? Please, Blade is not portrayed to be HALF as powerful as he is in the movies. He is not even close to being the fighter that Batman is as well. Blade is better??? Better at what? Batman has the durability advantage due to his suit, and he's also got the fighting advantage and he's got the gadgets advantage. Blade has weapons that mostly affect vampires, not human beings. Batman also has the ninja skills advantage:

Batman is a master of Haragei, a master who has expanded his physical senses over this plane of existence to another and thus becoming hyper aware of his surroundings without appearing to really being anything different from others. He is keenly aware of everything going on around him and also the microscopic and the astral world around himself. Furthermore he can feel that world around himself and thus being one of the most difficult targets for telepathy and also telepathic obfuscation. Along these lines the Bat has learnt and masters both the Sakki and Kiai. Kiai is the ability to feel the intent and thus be able to act accordingly. However Sakki is the force of the intention and with these three pillars the Bat can take the physical battle to another level, to the psychological, the mental plane. The Sakki and Kiai, completed with the mastery of Haragei can be used as physical weapons, a force of wills where every blow is even stronger than the physical ones. As a ninja and a master of haragei, Batman has learnt to cope without his sensory input, making him able to fight and function without any sort of handicap should he lose his sight or hearing, or other senses. The fact is that the Bat is far beyond the human senses and even though they are handy, they're not needed.

Chi is another facet and a tactic the Batman uses, much like Sakki, it can be projected through the combat. Batman has been shown, on numerous occasions, to be able to perform feats impossible to humans. He has been shown to kick down trees, punch through concrete and mortar walls. He has been shown to be able to lift up a stone totem that weighed over a ton. He can project his Chi out of his body and aid him physically, because of this it is no big feat for him to punch through living trees and walls. By focusing his Chi inside his body he can ignore the physical damage and pain he receives. Through his training, Batman has trained himself to ignore exhaustion, sleep deprivation, emotions and also pain and agony. To anyone looking at the Bat, there is nothing remotely human about him other than the chin. As a Bat, when under control, he feels no emotions, no fear, no love, he is completely indifferent to the world around himself and thus he is in tune with it as Tao teaches. He flows from one motion to another in the river of life, this granting him the sixth sense, intuism he always listens to, the thing that has saved his life on many occasions.

This form, this Tao was taught to him by Mistress Shao-La in the Himalayas. Bruce Wayne had heard about a master with great power residing in the mountains and the young boy wanted to learn more. He went to the master who'd teach him the Tao and also self-control. The light side of this force would give him the control over his emotions and the ability to be in tune with the world, but it wasn't enough for him. Bruce Wayne wanted power, true power and after Shao-La told him about Master H'Sien Tan he would venture out there and learn.

From H'Sien Tan Bruce Wayne learnt the path of personal power. He learnt from the man that he had two destinies and by choosing one of them he'd receive everything he had ever wanted and the second would make him nearly omnipotent. This path would be the path of personal power he sought to avenge and to protect. In time it would also consume him. This little story is part of the package H'Sien Tan taught Bruce. The acceptance. The acceptance of one's fate, one's death and one's power. It was also a craft he taught to Bruce, to know, to feel the world and the energies around himself, to harness those energies and glean answers from them. This form of spiritualism has served Bruce well, but also it has twisted him and he has found ways to distort it, making him appear the victim even if he has wanted it. From H'Sien Tan he also learnt a way to control himself, not just his emotions but his body. Bruce is capable of, instinctually, command his body to stop bleeding, force healing on himself and even more importantly, he is able to ignore the toll exhaustion and the lack of sleep inflicts on him. Also Tan taught him the way to slow down his heart, the flow of his blood, to the level of dying and yet remaining alive.

The dark forces of Tao, the greed, is a powerful mistress and because of this the person who wields these arts needs to be mentally strong to wrest the control lest it controls him in his path to power. This dark art comprises partly of alchemy and magic mixed in with the mental control and hypnotism and this is the most formidable teaching Tan had to give Bruce.

Batman is able to force his presence on others, much like the way the Wrath of God appears. He can grow in people's minds, project his terror on them and destroy their minds, but at the same time he can push his presence inwardly and just disappear from their mind's eye, right in front of them and none will know how nor why. Furthermore he has learnt the power of suggestion, the ability to appear as something else to anyone and this is the key behind his quick costume changes and his disappearances. To add to this, his skills in these arts have given him a willpower matched by nearly none as he can ignore anything and go through stone and rock. The last skill Tan gave to Bruce was the art of the Tiger Fist, a punch so powerful it can rend through mountains, a skill, an art known to only 5 people on Earth and only 2 of them survive 'til this day.

As a ninja, a shadow assassin, Batman has been taught to use his surroundings to his advantage and so he knows when there are people in the correct vantage points, he knows how to conceal himself so that he is virtually invisible and he knows the ways to use the surroundings offensively. This lesson is part of the reason why the Bat was created in this visage. Bruce knows the hearts of the men and he can defeat them before engaging them in combat. In ancient times in Japan, the warrior caste, the Samurai, used the Ninja because their honor couldn't handle the deceitful tactics. However, Batman has no qualms with this and actually he uses quite a lot of deception as he does his work. Chu Chin Li and later on David Cain taught him the assassination tactics and skills, so he is aware of how a possible assassin will work and will think, and he can prepare against these situations.

Japanese sword fighting or Kendo is part of the Bushido class and way of life and also practiced by Batman and Bruce Wayne. From Bushido and Taothe Batman has taken the meditation skills taught to him by Shao-La for clearing his mind and his conscience, even if Alfred tends to call it brooding. Many a time the Bat has solved a case while meditating or sleeping, which is quite the same thing for him as he utilizes the sleeping techniques Shao-La taught him.

The ways of the Shadow Warrior are quite many and there are different rumors and different legends about the ninjas, and when concerning the Bat most of them hold true. However the main thing about the ninja is that they're adaptable and Batman has taken this strategy in his heart and cherishes it. He adapts to any situation and if he isn't able to conquer, he will find another way to do it.

Originally posted by batdude123
Faster, stronger, better??? Please, Blade is not portrayed to be HALF as powerful as he is in the movies. He is not even close to being the fighter that Batman is as well. Blade is better??? Better at what? Batman has the durability advantage due to his suit, and he's also got the fighting advantage and he's got the gadgets advantage. Blade has weapons that mostly affect vampires, not human beings. Batman also has the ninja skills advantage:

Blade has all the strengths of a vampire, which have been portrayed as physically superior to humans. He's also been training since he was a kid and he's deadly accurate with his projectile weapons. He's also fast enough to slice a vampire into pieces before the vampire even realizes he's been cut.

BTW swords can be just as effective on humans as they can be on vampires.

Originally posted by Accel
Blade has all the strengths of a vampire, which have been portrayed as physically superior to humans. He's also been training since he was a kid and he's deadly accurate with his projectile weapons. He's also fast enough to slice a vampire into pieces before the vampire even realizes he's been cut.

BTW swords can be just as effective on humans as they can be on vampires.

Yeah, I know all of that. Big friggin' whoop. Read the rest of what I posted.

Batmans beaten stronger, faster, better skilled foes than this.

Originally posted by batdude123
Yeah, I know all of that. Big friggin' whoop. Read the rest of what I posted.

I saw it, but the ability to amp up chi and kick down trees won't work on someone who can shrug off being plowed into concrete walls. Blade also isn't going to let Batman make him afraid and since he can see fine in the dark, Bruce's ninja-like stealth is useless, even in the dark.

movie Blade or comic Blade?

Blade is stronger then Batman. That's it. That is his only advantage (other then his tame healing factor which wont help much). Batman is faster then Blade, he is more agile then Blade and he is a much, much better fighter. Marvel vampires are a walking joke and to bad for Blade he is too. In anything other then an arm wrestle Batman wins.

Originally posted by grey fox
Blade wins , faster , stronger , better.
hell yah

Batman 8/10

Originally posted by srankmissingnin
Blade is stronger then Batman. That's it. That is his only advantage (other then his tame healing factor which wont help much). Batman is faster then Blade, he is more agile then Blade and he is a much, much better fighter. Marvel vampires are a walking joke and to bad for Blade he is too. In anything other then an arm wrestle Batman wins.

The image of Batman and Blade having an arm wrestle made me giggle.

offtopic which marvel and DC characters carry a sword ?

Originally posted by srankmissingnin
Blade is stronger then Batman. That's it. That is his only advantage (other then his tame healing factor which wont help much). Batman is faster then Blade, he is more agile then Blade and he is a much, much better fighter. Marvel vampires are a walking joke and to bad for Blade he is too. In anything other then an arm wrestle Batman wins.

How do you figure Bats is faster?

Originally posted by diabloman
offtopic which marvel and DC characters carry a sword ?

All the time? or just sometimes?

'Cos Wonderwoman is often seen using a sword.