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So, as Greenskar has stated, Tony would pretty much be the hands-down winner, given this thread's original scenerio.

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Ok, if Bruce is allowed to bring his "family" in on this battle, then why can't Tony? Oh, yeah, because it would devolve into an ever-excalating arms race between both sides which ends with Mr. Myxzptlk and Franklin Richards rebooting both Universes because "they're no fun anymore."

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Originally Posted by Crazy Jetty

And more in general, for those who say there's no way Batman could realistically take Ironman, and that Batman has been overinflated and is now a Mary Sue?
I disagree. Here's why:
Batman's true "superpower" is he has one of the steepest and fastest learning curves in all comics. Something everyone tends to forget, Batman usually loses in his first few encounters with a new foe.
Hell, quite often his old familier foes get the upperhand over him, in confrontations.
So the first time Batman and Ironman butted heads, of course Batman would lose. Batman has absolutely no hope. But, Tony doesn't kill, and I don't think there's absolutely any way Ironman has to capture and contain Batman that Bruce couldn't get out of. So it's a given that Batman would get away from their encounter.

By this, you're assuming there would be more than one encounter? Tony has killed before when he had to. But even if Iron Man won't kill him, that doesn't mean he'd simply let Bruce walk (or limp) away. He'd throw his ass in Prison 42 for being a highly-skilled loony in tights.

Of course, if you want to debate Bruce's ability to break out of Prison 42 or any other Marvel Supervillain prison, we can start a different thread....

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But this is indeed where Ironman's connection to Stark would be a disadvantage. It means researching him would be easy. (Assuming this is a continuity where Ironman's identity is still secret) Bruce would eventually put two and two together and figure out his identity. And then he'd start trying to figure out the chinks in the Ironman armor. It may take a few tries, but I think Batman would eventually have no problem overcoming Tony's armor.

Ok, so we're running with the idea of multiple encounters between the two heroes. Adding to that, the fact that after numerous failures, Bruce has become obsessed with taking Tony down anyway. This is starting to sound like a fan-fic crossover instead of a one-off showdown.

You're also assuming that Bruce would consistantly be facing the same armor over and over. So what if Bruce has a exceptionally steep learning curve? So does Tony. He is a futurist, after all.

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Ultimately, I think it would end with the two coming to an understanding. Basically that Batman thinks Ironman should get out of Gotham.

Who said this fight would take place in Gotham?

(I'm just being contrarian on this point)

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If this were a Civil War type senerio, then I think Batman would be Tony's most dangerous foe. Batman would employ his full Bat Family, and be in total ninja mode.

I honestly think Bruce would be on Tony's side, if there were a Civil War-type event that spanned both universes. Bruce already keeps files on everyone with or without their consent. How much of a leap would it be for him to publically promote registration as law?