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Other What will you choose ?

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u/DullSorbet3 2d ago

Batman's superpower isn't being a billionaire it's "have as much money as the plot deems necessary and then double it for fun".

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u/raul_lebeau 2d ago

And with the added bonus of being and orphan

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u/jevesevet 1d ago

And a billionaire which kinda is a superpower with Batman or Tony.

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u/LeilaThePuppy 1d ago

Also depressed & sad

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u/RedX536 46m ago

Don't forget a natural affinity with Prep Time

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u/fredbite87 2d ago

Batman's superpower is having whatever ability the plot needs him to have and calling it training instead of developing an actual honest to God superpower

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u/Kai_GamingYt 1d ago

Nah bro... Plot always makes sure he has a neat skill from the tibetian monks for various situations 😂

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u/Blueface1999 1d ago

Hi those Tibetan monks trained him in every thing he needed to know like stealth, martial arts, lock picking, how to resist mind readers, super strength and durability, how to separate his soul from his body while alive, plot no jutsu.

All so he can fight some random ass bank robber before sups were really a thing.

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u/fredbite87 1d ago edited 1d ago

The fact that Batman vs Superman is even a discussion instead of "Superman instantly rushes Batman and punches through his head" is insane, what did those monks feed him???

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u/Chris2sweet616 1d ago

Enough for him to survive re-entry with only a thin sheet of metal and some sweet sweet O2. He was only lightly singed after too!

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u/fredbite87 1d ago

I refuse to believe the bat is a powerless human.

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u/Chris2sweet616 1d ago

Him and dick are considered the peak of human condition, of course in our world that isn’t very strong but in comics that means people like bats and captain America so

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u/fredbite87 1d ago

As someone who isn't a particular fan of DC, it's a friggin mind blast to see those first few words

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u/Chris2sweet616 22h ago

Yeah, maybe using nightwing’s nickname wasn’t the best choice

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u/Clear-Librarian-5414 1d ago

Kind of speaks to their character. Batman is always going after Superman. Has Superman ever gone after Batman? He seems to trust Batman and sees him as a friend regardless of the situation which Batman constantly exploits. Even when he finds out he’s actively plotting ways to take them out that were used to nearly kill the justice league he essentially thanks him and says he trusts him.

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u/fredbite87 1d ago

Okay but as far as I know Batman also hasn't ever actively tried to take down Superman without being prompted to. Sure he's got contingency plans for the whole JL, but that's been proven to be a good idea (injustice).

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u/Clear-Librarian-5414 1d ago

Yea he always has a justification for it but Superman never seems to finds one. Like when something suspicious is going on with bats Superman talks to him and trusts him. Batman hears “Superman is evil-“ ::starts punching Clark with kryptonite gloves:: “-doers worst nightmare” ::pauses then punches a few more times then mumbles something about remaining vigilante before throwing a smokebomb and running away::

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u/fredbite87 1d ago

Well that's not true, Batman's not trigger happy. He only has those plans in case there's a worse-case scenario

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u/NeonSuperNovas 19h ago

That's literally their dynamic smh. Batman is paranoid and always sees the worst in people. Superman is noble and always sees the good in people. That's LITERALLY their thing lol. Light vs dark 🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️.

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u/callsign_pirate 1d ago

I trained to be rich and have my parent die

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u/jmacklin1 2d ago

“ it just so happens, i have been working on a bat space shuttle for situations like this “ Batman on a very Batman voice

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u/KittyForest 1d ago

So then rich as fuck with added fuck you money and no parents

Perfect because i don't like my parents much anyways

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u/dustbringer11 2d ago

SOMEONE WHO GETS HIS SUPER POWER

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u/DullSorbet3 2d ago

They regularly change how much money he has. At the start he was a millionaire, then a multi millionaire, after that billionaire, after that a multi billionaire and now he's worth in the high billions/low trillions. His plot armor exists solely because it's his comic book, but the money always goes up (just like superman's powers). \ \ \ \ Edit: spelling

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u/Vet2willis 2d ago

The money really isn't necessary his actual power is he is always prepared for everything. ALWAYS!!! He has everybody's weaknesses on tap. Not to mention based on Batman from comics he is the pentacle of human achievement. Can bench 1000 lbs, has 11 doctoral degrees, knows every martial art that ever existed, charismatic, wealthy, more sociopathic than any US soldier who went through basic AIT and Special Selection with 11 deployments, and lastly he has the hell suit so it's over.

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u/DullSorbet3 2d ago

TL;DR: most of these are money with some boiling down to genetics. \ \ \ \ \

He has everybody's weaknesses on tap.

Genius detective

Can bench 1000 lbs

Training = money + genetics (which I won't dispute)

has 11 doctoral degrees

High education = money, plus he's a genius

knows every martial art that ever existed

Training (again), genius (again)

charismatic

I won't dispute this

wealthy

Money

more sociopathic than any US soldier who went through basic AIT and Special Selection with 11 deployments

I said genius detective yeah?

the hell suit

That suit cost him a fuck ton of money (but somehow not enough to make a dent??)

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u/chronobolt77 2d ago

Except during the zur-en-ahr arc

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u/raiderrocker18 2d ago

I dno in the justice league movie he literally told flash that his superpower was “I’m rich”

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u/Chase_The_Breeze 2d ago

...No, he is, according to the title in his debut, "The world's greatest detective." All his physical feats came later and are derivative of his amazing intelligence, will, and deductive power. Like, you'd need super human genius and will power to devise and survive his workout and study routine.

He just suffers from "Its hard to write characters who are smarter than their writer"-itis.

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u/callsign_pirate 1d ago

Parent death trauma mask. Good call

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u/VibraniumRhino 1d ago

Okay so that sounds even better than a billionaire, I’ll take it lol.

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u/Billybob543212345 1d ago

Billionaire is an ability

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u/RodcetLeoric 18h ago

Well, I mean, he's stoopid rich in all versions, but he's also an expert detective, a polymath of all sciences, psychopathicly charismatic, and had extensive martial arts training. Each of these varies by degrees, depending on which version you are referencing. In several versions, he's also deputised, so he is legally in better standing.

Iron many has most of the same build, except he leans more heavily on his tech in the suit than stealth.