How Iron Man Would Defeat Every Justice League Member

3. Batman

Justice League Iron Man
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To some, Batman is the greatest hero in all of comics. At the physical peak of mankind, with one of the brightest brains on the planet, and an entire fortune behind him, Bruce Wayne is a tough nut to crack - even for someone as capable as Tony Stark.

In a pre-arranged hand-to-hand fight, Batman would be the favourite for this battle. Given his methodical approach to everything, time to prepare for such a stripped-back battle would allow the World's Greatest Detective ample opportunity to formulate a victory plan.

The thing is, any such meeting between Batman and Iron Man would feature the pair in their trademark outfits 99% of the time. Whilst the Batsuit is full of plentiful wonderful toys, it simply cannot hold a torch to any of Stark's armoured attires when assessed for practicality and the sheer abilities said suit gives its owner.

Bats has been known to disrupt similar threats with his electromagnetic pulse technology, but the catch here is that Iron Man's armour is immune to EMP interference. Added to that, these suits also give Stark the ability to fly and keep himself at a safe distance from the Dark Knight.

One other trick that Tony has in his back pocket for this encounter if really needed, is his Bleeding Edge armour. For those not aware of that get-up, this nanites-constructed armour is tethered to Stark's conscience and is so powerful that it essentially makes him the most powerful human on Earth.

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