Batman vs. Taskmaster

Originally posted by the ninjak
Yeah TaskMaster had a hard time against Finesse of the Avengers Academy. Like Echo.

Who is just another I can watch Bruce Lee movies and know everything about that skill.

TM may have good on hand weapons to deal with threats but Bruce has gadgets and the mastery of skills to bring him down.

Finesse is (possibly) his daughter, with the exact same skillset. Taskmaster knew this and wasn't out to kill her. I can't see how this is an argument in bruce's favor, since H2H (with no gadgets) Finesse would beat down bruce just as fast as Taskmaster would.

As for gadgets- I personally feel Taskmaster carries more on him than bruce does, thanks to carrying around copies of all of hawkeye's trick arrows, but I could be wrong. Which gadgets specifically do you think would give bruce an edge?

Originally posted by Space M ummy
Finesse is (possibly) his daughter, with the exact same skillset. Taskmaster knew this and wasn't out to kill her. I can't see how this is an argument in bruce's favor, since H2H (with no gadgets) Finesse would beat down bruce just as fast as Taskmaster would.

As for gadgets- I personally feel Taskmaster carries more on him than bruce does, thanks to carrying around copies of all of hawkeye's trick arrows, but I could be wrong. Which gadgets specifically do you think would give bruce an edge?

On paper Taskmaster should probably win, but there are things that need to be considered that aren't as easy to quantify as strength, speed, accuracy, equipment or skill. If the OP stipulated that CIS was off, I think most people would throw their money behind Taskmaster winning, but as it stands the personalities of the characters are important and Taskmaster's greatest down fall is he lacks drive or motivation. When Batman's back is against the proverbial wall, he looks deep inside and pushes himself to a level he normally couldn't reach. When Taskmaster's back is against the same proverbial wall, he starts looking for an exit. Tasky is content to coast on neutral, and it isn't enough to beat Batman.

Originally posted by srankmissingnin
When Batman's back is against the proverbial wall, he looks deep inside and pushes himself to a level he normally couldn't reach. When Taskmaster's back is against the same proverbial wall, he starts looking for an exit. Tasky is content to coast on neutral, and it isn't enough to beat Batman.

Big thumbs up! Psychology plays a big factor in these fights.
Where TM is a psychopathic opportunist who finds openings then retreats.
Bruce is a masochistic idealist who will always push till he captures his man.

Originally posted by srankmissingnin
On paper Taskmaster should probably win, but there are things that need to be considered that aren't as easy to quantify as strength, speed, accuracy, equipment or skill.

probably true, which is why I only gave taskmaster 8 or 9 out of 10 instead of 10/10. There's still the opportunity for bruce to do something amazing (given its his home turf, and his strength of character) but that's not going to be enough to take out someone who outclasses him in this way for the majority.

If the OP stipulated that CIS was off, I think most people would throw their money behind Taskmaster winning, but as it stands the personalities of the characters are important and Taskmaster's greatest down fall is he lacks drive or motivation. When Batman's back is against the proverbial wall, he looks deep inside and pushes himself to a level he normally couldn't reach. When Taskmaster's back is against the same proverbial wall, he starts looking for an exit. Tasky is content to coast on neutral, and it isn't enough to beat Batman. [/B]

now this I disagree with. It depends on what his motivation is. When motivated, Taskmaster is EXTREMELY competent and competitive. sometimes this is money, sometimes it's reputation, sometimes he's fighting to hold onto his memories. Taskmaster doesn't have as many showings as batman does (obviously) but there's more than enough examples of him going head to head with opponents that should be extremely difficult fights and coming out ahead.

If you're attempting to paint Tasky as a coward who cuts and runs when things get difficult (keeping in mind that cutting and running isn't an option in a forum fight), you might want to take a closer look at the character.