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The Lone Marauder

Munique, my Playa in Saints Row: The Third for the Switch.

Mikaela, my vault girl in Fallout 4

Had lots of time to get into it since this pandemic’s had me shut inside all the time.

Are y'all high?

Bruce 

- an average human dude - has no superpowers to speak of - trained fighting for like, 10, 20 years tops - uses fancy but breakable human-made gadgets

Diana

- literally a deity - “only a god can kill another god” - trained fighting for 500 to 2,000 years (depending on who you ask) under Antiope, the greatest general in the history of a legendary warrior race - can fly - can literally level a building with a single punch - can control lightning - able to take punches by someone capable of crumbling a gun with their bare hands - can toss a tank with her bare hands like it’s nbd - has magical weapons originally made for & owned by gods

Being a man doesn’t give you the ability to defeat a deity who’s trained for centuries under the best of the best, has magic powers, and magic weapons, you twats.

1. …Did you actually read my original post? At all?

I’m perfectly aware of Batman’s fighting abilities and tactical skills. 

However, you’re blatantly ignoring the fact that while Bruce is “an expert in all forms of martial arts [and] a master tactician” SO IS DIANA. 

What’s more, you’re also ignoring the fact that Diana has trained for between 25 to 100 times longer than Bruce has, and under MUCH more qualified and skilled tutors than the League of Shadows could ever hope to be in their wildest dreams.

Like I point out in my original post, Bruce has trained for maybe 20 years under the instruction of some rando ninja assassins. 

Diana trained for 500-2,000 years (depending on which version of her you’re going with), and her instructor was either the greatest general in history or War itself. And you can bet your ass her training included tactical planning.

As Batman once put it, “she’s skilled… a warrior born”.

So in arguing that “he could beat her because of his training” what you’re saying is that a man with only 20 years of training could beat someone who’s trained between 25 to 100 times longer than he has. 

That makes as much sense as saying a guy with no training whatsoever could beat Bruce Lee or Jackie Chan. 

“if anyone has a weakness he knows it, and he has contingency plans for all members of the justice leagues”

HE LOST

BADLY

NO

No he’s not

Clark has studied the science of a planet that is MILLIONS of years more advanced than earth

Diana comes from a culture where they can cure all injuries and disease with a magic ray and build invisible jets 

Cyborg can literally access all human knowledge just by Googling with his Brain

Barry can read at super speed and learn any skill he needs in a second

Bruce…is a man who spends most of his time in a cave and throws exploding knives at people

Batman is perfectly good at what he does in Gotham, but people acting like he’s somehow better than the rest of the Justice League is just….PAINFULLY ridiculous

Who was outwitted by a yellow billboard. 

Intelligence is really difficult to measure, especially with super powers. Is it the ability to learn things? If that’s the case, the smartest member would certainly be the Flash. Wally’s brain works just as fast as his legs, and he’s capable of running several trillion times the speed of light. He’s capable of reading every book ever written in less than a second, and could quickly become an expert on literally anything.

Is it the ability to know things? If that’s the case, then the answer is obviously Cyborg. With a brain that interfaces with the internet, he literally knows the sum total of human understanding. Currently, he’s even interfaced with a Motherbox, so he knows the sum total of all understanding, ever!

However, there are some things that simply aren’t objective, and knowing or learning everything won’t guarantee success. Wally and Vic are both capable of messing up in interpersonal relationships, and frequently make the wrong decision. What’s optimal isn’t always what’s correct. Wally once used his insane speed to end all crime in Central City, full stop. However, by doing that, his interpersonal relationships and mental health suffered. He has an obligation to humanity, but he also has an obligation to himself and to his family. What comes first?

What is intelligence? Is it the ability to understand the world around us? The ability to understand people? The ability to grow? The ability to defeat someone in a game of wits? The ability to solve complex equations?

A fair case could be made for any of these things! But no matter what, or what combination, of these you choose, Batman never wins! There is no category that he’s the best in! The best argument I once saw for Batman was that he is the smartest because he surrounds himself with the smartest people, but that falls apart when you look at his self destructive tendency towards isolation. Him being the smartest member of the Justice League is just Bad Writing.