Batman Battle of the Month: Batman vs. X-23

Great setup

X-23 IS AWESOME!

Considering that this is a random encounter (so no prep-time B.S.) combined with her skill set negating a lot of Batman's strengths, I would go with X-23. Not to say that there's no way the Dark Knight can win, it's just easier for me to envision X-23 coming out on top.

As much i love batman i don't see him coming out of this one with the victory, maybe with sleeping gas he can knock her out but other then that X-23 take this

Wasn't Cassandra Kane Batgirl able to hold her own against Bruce? And X-23 is pretty much her with a godlike healing factor and built in weapons. She takes it.

There's similarities between the two, but in terms of skill, X-23 is not Cassie.

I'm leaning towards Laura here.

So it begins!

How long does X-23 have to be knocked out for: a few seconds, minutes or longer? Also, does Batman have knowledge of her powers before hand?

I don't think X-23 can finish off Batman before he works out her abilities and uses them to his advantage.

I say Batman

Temporary knockout/temporary incapacitation have never been strictly defined in this segment. I'd say more than a handful of seconds (6+, perhaps?) -- enough time to Batman to think his enemy is defeated and then use a grappling line to leave the region.

No, it's a random encounter between two individuals from different worlds, so neither character has immediate knowledge on the other.

Normally I would side with Laura/X-23 but as it's Batman my vote would be too close to call

Reasons

• They are both strategist of the highest calibre
• They are both accomplished fighter, trained but masters
• Batman has held his own against the most formidable of foes
• Most of Laura's opponents had been again enemies similar to her, she has never fought anyone that comes close to Batman's skills as far as I know.
• They are both accomplished trackers in their own way

And although this might have tipped things in laura's favour, I would still vote on it being too close to call

Those would be

• If somehow trigger scent came into play, Batman would have a though time of it, but he's dealt with similar.
• X-23 would go in with the intent to kill, Batman has also dealt with similar.

@k4tzm4n: Does Batman know anything about her before the fight starts?

@k4tzm4n: Does Batman have any knowledge about his opponent beforehand?

No, it's a random encounter.

This may sound like a stupid question but I'm not really an expert in comicvine speak: what are scans?

Due to Batman's attraction to teenagers and women in tight black leather.... X 23 seduces him then slices the jugular with her BEYOND HUMAN reflexes and speed. Lol

Scans are just images taken directly from comic book issues.

Batman.

X-23. Her healing factor and her ninja skills!

Batman's gone up against a dozen talons while in his bath robe and pj's, and he's fought off a talon while starving and thirsty, and hallucinating.

Talons have a healing factor, and I may be mistaken but I'm pretty sure they have heightened senses as well as decades of experience. I think the easy decision to give it to x23 should be reconsidered

This is a tough one

What is this respect you speak of? I know of no such thing :p

I'd say X-23. If it's a random encounter, Batman will most likely go for H2H upon seeing that X-23 is carrying no weaponry. X-23 isn't as skilled as Batman, but with the damage output her claws can do to Batman, and given the fact that her regenerative healing factor would nullify a majority of his hits (Though she'd still feel them, that's for sure), I'd say that he wouldn't win this fight. On the other hand, Bruce has experience fighting just about all kinds of foes. I don't think he'd beat X-23, but would he make it easy for her? Heck no.

Batman would take her out in a minute. No chance. And why has Batman been in every other fight on here? Your going to get a lot of silly people saying Batman because hes the god damn Batman and stuff so its kind of redundant having him fight. Have more obscure characters duke it out.

first off, x-23 cant beat batman because she is a girl.

Second, she is out of her league. But her up against a Batgirl, maybe you'd have a fight.

You apparently aren't in the know. X-23 solos.

Well, it is called the "Batman Battle of the Month" and he technically hasn't been in it for the past 3 months.

LMAO

@hawkguy: Funny you say that since X-23 is is also called Talon.

As for me, I have to go with X-23. Although the Talons possess a healing factor, I doubt that it is on the mutant level like Wolverine. And according to X-23's page, "[Her] healing factor is believed to be superior to that of Wolverine's, due to the fact that, apart from her claws, the rest of her skeleton has not been coated in adamantium." She also has super human senses, agility, and reflexes. Im not saying this is a walk in the park for Laura. This fight can easily last all night. I think it will end with Bruce bleeding out.

(Oh, hey! The girl in my avatar next to me is also an X-23 cosplayer.)

I mean really, X-23 clearly wins.

Of course Batman!

Hmm since it is a random encounter this could be a long fight. Yes, Batman has taken down master assassins but even he got tripped up by the Talons. X-23 is an amazing fighter and has gone toe to toe with Logan. Too close to call.

Bats is one of my top five favorite, BUT i think X-23 would win the fight.

Nah.

Hahaha! That's fine.

I'm gonna have to go for X-23 (6 out of 10 fights) and here's why.

In a random encounter, 30 feet away - both of them can see each other & analyse the threat. Neither character is stupid, so they'll evaluate the target. Now Bat's is designed to look intimidating, seemingly posing a greater threat, whereas X-23 frankly doesn't look anywhere near as intimidating. Batman will underestimate X-23, that's a given. I really don't see a scenario where he knows of her healing factor & claws before they trade blows, so the surprise will tip the favour towards X-23.

(Just to clarify, the reason Bats will most likely underestimate X-23 is because she has no visible weapons - whereas in reality, she has 2 sets of claws & 2 blades in either foot. If Batman went in for a hand-to-hand takedown without this information, he's toast. He's an excellent combatant, but even his armour isn't strong enough to take on adamantium blades!)

X-23 will see that Batman is kitted out on armour, and I doubt that she'll miss the fact that he has gadgets, so she'll see him as a threat.

Both characters are fast, theres no doubting that. I see Bat's getting the first blow on, due to his gadgets - so he may chuck a few batarangs, or potentially a gas pellet. Neither of these will put X-23 down & her healing factor should prevent the gas from proving effective (in theory) - however, they may be effective enough to help Batman secure a win. Depending how fast they are thrown, it may cause X-23 to use her claws (e.g. to block a batarang) - which will, of course, reveal that she is a greater threat than initially thought, and may lead to Batman taking a step back & planning out a takedown.

It's worth noting that it's only X-23's claws that are coated in adamantium, so she's not difficult to knock out (in comparison to Wolverine).

If Batman can get the drop on X-23, it's game over - he'll do a swift takedown & won't give X-23 a chance to react. The main issue with this is that it's all very circumstantial. If Batman can see all sets of claws before engaging in hand to hand & deducing that she has a healing factor, then I can see it being in Bat's favour, but that's difficult to determine without trading a single blow. I dunno, he's considered the worlds greatest detective, maybe his analysis would save him the majority of the time, but even then, X-23 is skilled as well (& willing to take that killing blow).

In a set of random encounters, I believe X-23 will take it. All she has to do is get a good jab in with her claws, or a single kick to connect, and it's pretty much over for Bat's. He's good, but he gets tagged a lot, and this will most likely prove to be his downfall in a straight up fight.

First time contributing to one of these fights, I apologize if what I've said is completely wrong! :D

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@k4tzm4n: What if I copy/paste it? Would I get the cred?

Will do, thanks! And thanks for the welcome.

You'd get the "Shia LaBeouf of the Week" award.

LOL!

LMAO!

Looking at things, I think I would have to back Laura for the majority here. Bruce does indisputably have the skill advantage in terms of raw technical skill, but I do think Laura has the means to compete. She's been able to defeat and stalemate fighters like Wolverine and Daken(Under circumstantial means no doubt, but still impressive), and is a rigorously trained combat herself. Laura even got a very decisive victory over Lady Deathstrike. She also has another edge here in terms of skill that I think will help her. In contrast to her father Wolverine whom is a more instinctual combatant, Laura is a more tactical adversary. She's taken advantage of Wolverine holding back on her to bleed his wounds out, has been noted on panel to know how to come up with a copious amount of ways to kill someone on the fly. She obviously isn't Batman's superior in this regard, but Laura using her tactical skill along with her other advantages like the healing factor and damage ouput via the claws is an advantage that shouldn't be forgotten. The healing factor is another X factor here. Granted, since Laura does not have an adamantium skeleton, she can be injured in more ways to be injured, but her feats like surviving getting napalmed, reattaching limbs, tanking shark bites, etc. do lead me to believe that she can soak the equipment Bruce usually pops out to deal with street levelers at first glance. I do think that Laura's healing factor gives Bruce the advantage that he can let loose more, but I see him using lighter gear like tasers, low grade bombs, etc. which Laura can soak in copious amounts due to her healing factor which is vaunted as being superior to that of even Wolverine's due to the lack of adamantium poisoning at first when he doesn't know the ludicrous extent of Laura's healing factor before he jumps to the heavy stuff in that belt. I think Laura brings superior weaponry as well. The adamantium claws mean she can put more crippling damage at a higher rate on Bruce than I can see him replicating on here. She's got the speed that I would say is fairly comparable to Bruce's along with her ferocity to put damage on him in spades. Overall, this is a good matchup, but I think X-23's skill, durability/healing factor, and weaponry should net her a majority.

I sling mud at all of you!!!

That said, if this fight were to go down in a comic, Batman would win hands down. He's the damn Batman!!

If we look at on paper stats and abilities, coupled with feats, not so much. But the real clincher are the morals that are in place. Laura's durability is off the charts and Bruce is going to start this fight looking at a teenage girl. He will pull his punches. She won't. Ultimately, that would be his undoing. Were he to know what he's up against, I see this fight going poorly for Laura. Bruce has the gadgetry, the smarts and the martial ability to take her down. But not going in blind.

Laura takes a majority due to this being a random encounter and Bruce getting all tangled up in his stringent moral code. Testing the waters before doing what he'll need to do will be his undoing.

x 23 is a ruthless character, she doesn't hold back. she will slice and dice batman. and again x 23 is very very flexible with insane skills. she is more like spider man in terms of acrobat, reflexes, speed, agility, x 23 is even more durable than batman. i don't even see batman taking her out. if her claws touch batman, lol batman is dead.

Love em both but Batman has her on sheer experience alone.