Batman's standard equipment consists of whatever the KMC person arguing in his favor wants it to. His belt only has maybe 10-20 pouches, but he still carries 100+ items including apparently liquid nitrogen bombs in glass containers, which doesnt seem especially safe. And yeah he'd just electrocute Reed if he got grabbed. Just like he did to Bane, Croc, Slade, Clayface, and others. Oh...except he didnt. As for gas, Reed wouldnt even think of using his arms like propellers to push the gas back at Batman. Oh I forgot Batman instantly has his gas mask on, which he also always carries....
Look I like Batman a hell of a lot more than Reed, but we arent being reasonable here. As soon as the fight starts, Batman will be dodging giant fists thrown from 20 feet away backed with enough force to stun Namor. I'd have to give at least 6 out of 10 to Reed.
How exactly does Batman get mauled by Superman? Superman cant knock Batman out with a flick of his finger? Or restrain him indefinately? I didnt see this comic, but that just doesnt sound right. A guy who can lift 100+ tons and move at the speed of light shouldnt have to maul a human. He should either be able to beat him quickly or stop him from fighting. Unless its another case of Clark being a douche bag.
Reed has controll over his body's form and density
Batman and Robin are accustomed to opponents with greater power
Amazo Brainiac[smarter than Reed] Omacs [ Faster and Stronger than Reed] Ivy Clayface Vixen Beast Boy Beast BoyII Madame Rogue Parasite and Etrigan have tested The Batman. All have failed.
Batman has beaten them yeah, but how often with standard gear? And of course Batman won, hes the goodguy. You always have to add your own grain of salt to the fights on these boards, since the hero always has to win in the end. He has had trouble with Clayface before who is kinda in the same vein as Reed.
Also the fact that he thought he'd need a virus to beat Plastic Man kinda shows that he wasnt confident he could take him otherwise.
Batman is sure to win. Because of his standard gear. Batman cannot fight reed with out his equipment just like reed cannot fight batman without his elastic power. So as it stands now they are on equal ground. However batman carries the various gas grenades, explosive batarangs, tear gas, sleeping gas, electric batarangs. Either one of these should be enough to take out reed. When used smartly in combination with any of the other standard gear batman is said to carry.
Originally posted by redhotrash
he thought he'd need a virus to beat Plastic Man kinda shows that he wasnt confident he could take him otherwise.
Plastic Man is DC Apocalypse with a sunny disposition, sans energy projection, Celestial Ship and TP.
Stalemating and then procceding to Subdue a Teamwrecking Bloodlusted Manhunter at his Telepathic Peak is a strong feat.
I still say Reed takes this. For one Batman simply cant carry that much gear on him at once. Gas would be useless since Reed can fan it back. Any type of grenade or explosive should work either as Reed can soften his hand, catch them, and throw them right back. This is also all assuming that Reed is going to stand there while batman goes through his pack.
