Originally posted by Zack MBatman didn't know who he was. The first fight could just as easily be chalked up to Bruce being surprised that he was fighting a skilled opponent rather than some clown in a tiger mask. I'd also like to point out that that fight happened around 30 years ago and back then, Batman got owned way more often than he did later on.
Stalemating Batman twice is good enough. I think the first time, BT had the upper hand.
With all of that said, Bronze Tiger is still a very solid martial artist and is certainly in the high street level bracket; but Blade is closer to being around mid meta level and is also a solid martial artist.
Originally posted by DarkSaint85
Yeah....what feats DOES BT have?
- vs bats
- vs stroke (not sure if stroke was at his best)
- vs dragon (dragon's heart wasn't really in it, though)
- vs some obscure Luke Cage-esque characters like that steel-something and the big dude who got his ears clapped
- vs catman
He has the rep as one of the most formidable MA in DC... below Karate Kid(s), obviously.
Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
Didn't he one-shot Batman or something? Or was that pre-crisis?
yeah the first meeting he got the better of bats. skill wise he is close to batman, no doubt. he lacks.....everything else bats has though. and lol at stalemating bats a couple times being enough... wtf is happening around here? 😑 it might be enough to say he;d be a great match against daredevil. but blade is def superhuman so bt needs feats to suggest he could match that. he has almost none. so cool or not, great MA or not, it's not enough--or shouldn't be enough for anyone looking at this impartially at least. /shrug
Originally posted by deathslash
Batman didn't know who he was. The first fight could just as easily be chalked up to Bruce being surprised that he was fighting a skilled opponent rather than some clown in a tiger mask. I'd also like to point out that that fight happened around 30 years ago and back then, Batman got owned way more often than he did later on.With all of that said, Bronze Tiger is still a very solid martial artist and is certainly in the high street level bracket; but Blade is closer to being around mid meta level and is also a solid martial artist.
A skilled MA doesn't get surprised. 😛
Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
- vs bats- vs stroke (not sure if stroke was at his best)
- vs dragon (dragon's heart wasn't really in it, though)
- vs some obscure Luke Cage-esque characters like that steel-something and the big dude who got his ears clapped
- vs catman
He has the rep as one of the most formidable MA in DC... below Karate Kid(s), obviously.
That's the thing. I've heard of his rep, but those feats you mention, only the one vs Bats and maybe Catman is worth mentioning. Maybe that's all you need.
But at least KK has his WTF feats.
Originally posted by leonidas
yeah the first meeting he got the better of bats. skill wise he is close to batman, no doubt. he lacks.....everything else bats has though. and lol at stalemating bats a couple times being enough... wtf is happening around here? 😑 it might be enough to say he;d be a great match against daredevil. but blade is def superhuman so bt needs feats to suggest he could match that. he has almost none. so cool or not, great MA or not, it's not enough--or shouldn't be enough for anyone looking at this impartially at least. /shrug
Being superhuman is quite often not enough, either. Just saying.
Good for Blade he does have *some* skill and weapons.
Originally posted by DarkSaint85
That's the thing. I've heard of his rep, but those feats you mention, only the one vs Bats and maybe Catman is worth mentioning. Maybe that's all you need.But at least KK has his WTF feats.
All DC MAs are overrated, it's nothing new 😛
Yeah, KK has retarded feats, but when he actually had to fight another MA (Batsie), he ended up looking like Rihanna after the infamous Chris Brown incident.
Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
Being superhuman is quite often not enough, either. Just saying.Good for Blade he does have *some* skill and weapons.
All DC MAs are overrated, it's nothing new 😛
Yeah, KK has retarded feats, but when he actually had to fight another MA (Batsie), he ended up looking like Rihanna after the infamous Chris Brown incident.
DC's streets/MA>>>Marvel's. Especially since Wildstorm was incorporated in their universe.
DC already has the best MA in western comics. And they have 4 versions of him. They also have a stronger catalog of traditional MA like Batman, Nightwing, Shiva, etc...
Then you have your super soldiers. Thanks to merging the Milestone and Wildstorm universe, DC has the edge as well. WS generally has the better super soldiers.