Fight #1- Batman vs Iron Man.

----I don’t own the pic of the batman-iron man hybrid, credit to owner-----

When it comes to superheroes and who is better, there are a number of possible scenarios with their own different outcomes. Possible scenarios involving a fight between Iron man and Batman are- both caught unawares but equipped with their regular gadgets and suits, both caught unawares unequipped or both given prep time. 

Bruce Wayne has trained for 12-15 years, according to popular opinion. During this time, he has learnt several languages, studied law, trained in several martial arts. trained a while under an escape artist, studied mechanics, physics, biochemistry and the art of deduction. He has taken care of his physical fitness- he’s a teetotaller. He’s a strategist.He’s a genius. He has personalised boomerangs. He also has a few suits of armour, used against Firefly, Superman, and who else I’m not entirely sure, but not regularly.

Tony Stark is an inventive genius. He has incredible mental capacity and has built capable artificial intelligence systems. Contrary to popular belief he has had some physical training (from Captain America) and is not entirely defenceless on his own, but his physical prowess is not remarkable.

Moving on,

Bruce Wayne’s greatest weakness is probably the fact that after everything, he’s human. Find something superhuman to fight him for a long time- he’ll eventually get tired. But he nearly or completely neutralises this through strategy and his use of psychology in it. Against someone like Iron Man, with his AI anticipating and calculating Batman’s potential movements/attacks, Batman might have a problem.

Tony Stark does not really have this weakness- not with his suit on. Against a rival equally rich and intelligent, like Batman, his one weakness would be his total dependence on technology. The Iron Man suit is directly controlled by satellites and AI, to which Stark gives orders. Satellite system and AI down, he’s finished. Against someone who has no way to actually hack his tech, this problem does not arise. Against Batman, who’s mechanical intellect rivals Stark’s, it IS a problem. And also, he’s an alcoholic. That’s weakness.

To the fights themselves,

If both were to be completely unarmed, Bruce Wayne could crush Tony Stark. Crush. Stark’s bits and pieces could be mailed to Fury in a tiny red-and-gold jewellery box.

If both were armed but caught off-guard, it would be a tough fight. Taking into account Batman’s powerful, compact explosives and Iron Man’s way-tougher-than-iron suit, the edge would go to Iron Man. Unless Tony Stark were to be drunk at that given time. He could blow Batman up, but then again Bats could buy himself time by dodging and thinking of something in  the meantime. He’s good at thinking. But Iron Man definitely has the edge and greater odds. His AI could anticipate potential moves that Batman could make, it would sum Batman up, strengths and weaknesses.

If both were armed and given prep time- tougher fight. Iron Man has got himself some pretty tough armour, but Batman could do several things, including infiltrate Iron Man’s tech- it doesn’t even have to be a complete infiltration, five minutes of down satellite and dead AI would be enough. Batman could mark down weaknesses in the armour and attack those, he could use his own satellites and tech to interfere with Iron Man’s, he could use a compact bomb to blow the top off the armour, drag Stark out and finish him off, he could do a lot of things. You can’t beat Batman in strategy unless you’re the Martian Manhunter, and even then it’s arbitrary. The edge goes to Batman.

So we have ourselves three fights.

Fight 1 goes to Bruce Wayne, i.e. Batman.

Fight 2 is assumed to go to the one with the edge,that being Iron Man.

Fight 3 is assumed to go to the one with the edge, that being Batman.

Scores

Batman- 2/3

Iron Man-1/3