1. Replace Batman- Night Thrasher (parents killed, no powers, good equipment)
2. Replace Superman- Blue Marvel (powerful, even keeled)
3. Replace G.L Hal- Nova Prime (Mirrors GL membership)
4. Replace Wonder Woman- Angela (Warrior princess type)
5. Replace M.Manhunter- Vision (alienation)
6. Replace Flash- Makkari (True speedster capable of achieve Flash levels by running, more soldier than leader)
7. Replace Cyborg- Ironman (especially similar with recent changes to both characters)
8. Replace Aquaman- Namor (self explanatory)
Originally posted by tkitna
1. Replace Batman -Nighthawk
2. Replace Superman - Hyperion
3. Replace G.L Hal - Quasar
4. Replace Wonder Woman - Valkyrie
5. Replace M.Manhunter - Vision
6. Replace Flash - Speed Demon
7. Replace Cyborg - Iron Man
8. Replace Aquaman - Namor
That's sort of cheating IMO, Nighthawk was based on a Batman archtype
Originally posted by Blue Area Vet
1. Replace Batman- Night Thrasher (parents killed, no powers, good equipment)
2. Replace Superman- Blue Marvel (powerful, even keeled)
3. Replace G.L Hal- Nova Prime (Mirrors GL membership)
4. Replace Wonder Woman- Angela (Warrior princess type)
5. Replace M.Manhunter- Vision (alienation)
6. Replace Flash- Makkari (True speedster capable of achieve Flash levels by running, more soldier than leader)
7. Replace Cyborg- Ironman (especially similar with recent changes to both characters)
8. Replace Aquaman- Namor (self explanatory)
Good list bro, with only one point I have to make. Again, on Bruce. If it was 'a replacement for Batman', then people like Night Thrasher / Moon Knight / Captain America and most of the other picks made would work. Yes, I'm sure some may seem 'weaker' and others 'stronger,' but they could fill the niche Batman fills in Gotham (for example).
However, it is about 'replacement for Batman on a JLA-esque team.'
That's a major factor as Bruce's role on the team is not for (a) fighting skills, (b) equipment, (c) or his tactical skills even. Definitely not because he's scary (there are people on the JLA if, with a good writer, would be shown to be the real scary monsters they are - I fully understand why Lex hates/fears Superman, and someone like Manhunter would be a night terror).
Bruce's role is simply strategy. That's the only reason he's in the JLA. His fighting skills are useless when compared against gods, his equipment is silly contrasted against what a GL could do, and MM is the tactical lead for several JLA iterations.
Bruce's role is strategy, as is best seen in the Obsidian Age arc, where his mind was not only the thing that saved the team, but was the most powerful thing at play.
Based on that, on a JLA team the best person to replace him would be Black Panther. Not because they both look foreboding, or can fight, or have money - but because T'Challa has similar strategic abilities. For the same reason, someone like Reed is a better Batman analogue (in the JLA) than someone like Night Thrasher or Moon Knight.
After all, the JLA don't need someone who's only ability is fighting (even Wonder Woman covers the 'fighter' bit far better than any human could).
It's about strategic mindset, and that's something Cap (a tactical genius), Moon Knight (a close copy, even to the 'batarangs' and 'batwing'😉, or Nighthrasher (similar genesis) don't have, yet that is the ONLY reason Batman has the respect he has amongst the various gods and goddesses (and monsters) in the JLA.
His fighting skills, tactical leadership, money, equipment, etc is all laughable to the JLA. Goodness, even his genesis story is nothing to the likes of Superman and MM (who both lost their entire races). Only his mind keeps him in the JLA, and any replacement who doesn't have strategic intelligence would quickly be found useless.
Absolutely useless.
Originally posted by spetznaz
Good list bro, with only one point I have to make. Again, on Bruce. If it was 'a replacement for Batman', then people like Night Thrasher / Moon Knight / Captain America and most of the other picks made would work. Yes, I'm sure some may seem 'weaker' and others 'stronger,' but they could fill the niche Batman fills in Gotham (for example).However, it is about 'replacement for Batman on a JLA-esque team.'
That's a major factor as Bruce's role on the team is not for (a) fighting skills, (b) equipment, (c) or his tactical skills even. Definitely not because he's scary (there are people on the JLA if, with a good writer, would be shown to be the real scary monsters they are - I fully understand why Lex hates/fears Superman, and someone like Manhunter would be a night terror).
Bruce's role is simply strategy. That's the only reason he's in the JLA. His fighting skills are useless when compared against gods, his equipment is silly contrasted against what a GL could do, and MM is the tactical lead for several JLA iterations.
Bruce's role is strategy, as is best seen in the Obsidian Age arc, where his mind was not only the thing that saved the team, but was the most powerful thing at play.
Based on that, on a JLA team the best person to replace him would be Black Panther. Not because they both look foreboding, or can fight, or have money - but because T'Challa has similar strategic abilities. For the same reason, someone like Reed is a better Batman analogue (in the JLA) than someone like Night Thrasher or Moon Knight.
After all, the JLA don't need someone who's only ability is fighting (even Wonder Woman covers the 'fighter' bit far better than any human could).
It's about strategic mindset, and that's something Cap (a tactical genius), Moon Knight (a close copy, even to the 'batarangs' and 'batwing'😉, or Nighthrasher (similar genesis) don't have, yet that is the ONLY reason Batman has the respect he has amongst the various gods and goddesses (and monsters) in the JLA.
His fighting skills, tactical leadership, money, equipment, etc is all laughable to the JLA. Goodness, even his genesis story is nothing to the likes of Superman and MM (who both lost their entire races). Only his mind keeps him in the JLA, and any replacement who doesn't have strategic intelligence would quickly be found useless.
Absolutely useless.
Good point and I said my choice would have been BP prior to the OP saying he wanted power level to be the biggest factor.