give the fact that neither have superhuman abilities and are – in the main speaking – both mortal gentleman , the Marvel and DC fandom have long - deliberate who would bring home the bacon in a fighting betweenIron ManandBatman . While each side make valid point , there ’s really no need for there to be a debate at all any longer as Marvel and DC already sustain that Iron Man can beat Batman ( for one reason ) .

Bruce Wayne became Batman after traveling the world and mastering every martial art have it away to military man . Not only that , but Bruce also strengthened his mind to the point where he became the world ’s greatest police detective . Mix these perfect attainment with Bruce ’s vast riches , and the vigilante , Batman , is born . While Batman on a regular basis deal with street - stratum crook and pretty accomplishable supervillains , he also bring together the ranks of superheroes who are essentially gods . Superman , Wonder Woman , and the Flash have powers on a cosmic scale , yet Batman still proves to be one of the Justice League ’s best members , especially when he utilizes his high - tech suits ( likethe Hellbat Suit , for representative ) . Similarly , Iron Man has time and again proven to view as his own against god - tier up opponent with rest . Rather than center on martial arts or detective oeuvre like Batman , however , Tony Stark became Iron Man after institutionalise his lifespan to create increasingly potent suits of armor – some that have proven strong enough to kill literal immortal , with each of them being his own original aim .

Batman Doesn’t Build His Own Suits, Iron Man Does (Literally)

Inthe Amalgam UniversecomicBruce Wayne : broker of SHIELD#1 by Chuck Nixon and Cary Nord , the previously separate universes of Marvel and DC have collide to make one cohesive reality . In this world , Bruce Wayne did n’t become Batman after his parent were killed in front of him . Instead , Bruce became an agent of SHIELD and was trained by none other than Nick Fury . As a SHIELD federal agent , Bruce Wayne was arguably just as skilled in fighting as he was as Batman , though he had the supply benefit of an entire privy organization behind him ( one that he primarily funded himself ) and the lack of a moral sense , as that was beaten out of him during his training with Fury . essentially , Bruce Wayne is n’t afraid to kill as a SHIELD agent like he was as Batman . However , one thing did remain the same : Bruce does n’t design his own tech . Not only that , but in the Amalgam Universe , Tony Stark is the one who make Bruce Wayne ’s appliance for him .

Iron Man literally create Batman ’s tech in the Amalgam Universe , which is utterly pure given how they normally operate in their respective universes . Tony Stark is single - handedly responsible for building every single suit within his Iron Legion , whereas Batman has his suits and contrivance design for him . For this reason , devotee have argued that Iron Man could beat Batman , since he has a deeper understanding of the suits he creates compared to Batman . Sure , Batman get the hang his tech before using them , but Iron Man ’s suits are almost literally a part of him , indicating that Iron Man would have the advantage during fight . So , when the Amalgam Universe showed Iron Man designing Batman ’s technical school , the comic essentially confirm this line of reasoning .

Iron Man being the one who designs Batman ’s tech in the Amalgam Universe is seemingly the confirmation fans have been waiting for from both Marvel and DC that Iron Man is better . Batman may have mastered all his suit and technical school , but Iron Man literally builds his from scratch – and in one grammatical case , he build up Batman ’s from scratch , too – which all but confirmsIron Man ’s superiority overBatman .

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