VS METAS - TACTICAL COMBAT
Defeats an upgraded tech enhanced Black Spider using a decoy he quickly setup on the spot to trick him and a nearby chainsaw to cut off his high tech spider legs (or arms) then takes him down (All-Star Batman #1)
Defeats enhanced martial artist and master assassin Zeiss using a clever battle tactic with his batarang (Batman #592)
Defeats Nobody (Morgan Duncard the son/protégé of the legendary manhunter Henri Duncard who happens to be one of Bruce's best teachers) in one of his most brutal and bloody melee battles which Bruce ends by dunking and holding down Nobody in a vat of acid (just long enough to burn off Nobody's armor). We also learn Bruce has made hearing modifications to his cowl to block Nobody's ultrasound attack having been beaten by the powerful ultrasound weapon in their previous battle (Batman and Robin v2 #7)
KOes a mind controlled Black Canary (who's also one of the best known martial artists in the world) with a kick after activating the ultrasonic noise damper on his cowl to shield his ears then quickly using chemical foam to cover her mouth to further prevent her from using her sonic scream (Vixen Return of the Lion #5)
Vs Azrael aka Azbats/Jean Paul Valley in Batman inspired power armor
Knightsend (Legends of the Dark Knight #63)
- Battles Azbats in Wayne Manor and in the Batcave. In the end, not wanting to take him down hard because he fears what this would do to his mind, the Dark Knight uses a clever tactic and the environment to have Azbats disarm himself and stop fighting
- Showing an impressive display of skill, speed, weaponry (tranquilizer dart), and use of his own environment (the Batcave) to decisively dominate the more physically powerful Jean Paul Valley in his Azbats/Batman power armor even forcefully pulling off his helmet (Gotham Knights #30)
Subdues the Talon known as The Butcher/Felix Harmon (also known for being the physically strongest of the super human Talons) using his grapnel gun fairly quickly although The Butcher does end up escaping (Talon #11)
Despite being amnesiac, Batman manages to defeat the immortal Vandal Savage through his physical prowess, gadgets, and weaponizing his grapnel gun against Savage (The Return Of Bruce Wayne #1)
Cleverly defeats a highly skilled immortal alien warrior named Feast by attaching his utility belt (that has plenty of explosives, chemicals, and other high tech equipment) to Feast's waist before he even notices then blows him up overloading his healing factor (which we see working both times when Batman uses his explosives against him). Afterwards, Batman is seen torturing him with a mere pen getting the information he needed out of him (JLA: Welcome to the Working Week)
Seeking to get revenge for his adopted son Dick Grayson/Nightwing who was almost killed, he hunts down KGBeast with the two engaging in a brutal and bloody fight which shows KGBeast actually getting the upper hand and seemingly is about to finish Batman off until he uses his grapnel gun at point blank range to break KGBeast's neck. Then, just like before in their last great battle Batman just decides to leave KGBeast helpless and for dead avenging his son (Batman v3 #57)
Vs Bane
- Defeats a venom enhanced Bane in melee combat with the help of his ultra sonic device to call upon a legion of bats to confuse Bane leaving him open to attack. This is quite impressive considering the fact that he's been infected with the Colossus virus by Bane which is killing him causing him to be severally weakened here yet he's still able to find a way to win (Batman: Europa #4)
- Defeats the Venom enhanced Bane in a brutal prolonged melee battle (Forever Evil Aftermath: Batman vs Bane)
Despite being very weakened to the point of barely being able to stand (according to Bruce's own words in the issue) he still defeats Branca (aka "Bat-Bane" Dr. Hurt's 2nd Batman replacement) with skill, strength, and weaponry (tranquilizers & electricity). Branca is a trained cop who's dosed with Venom AND Hugo Strange's monster serum greatly enhancing his physical ability and body growth well beyond basic super human levels. We see examples of this in the battle below when Robin attempted to run him over with his motorcycle but it fails to even hurt him with the motorcycle being dented in/ruined as result which shows off his super human durability then lifting the Batmobile over his head displaying his super strength (Batman #665)
After being defeated in his previous battle with Emperor Penguin due to severely underestimating him and not knowing how powerful he was, in the 2nd battle Batman immediately gets serious and uses some of his more powerful weaponry to take down Emperor Penguin who's finished off by the real Penguin after being beaten by Batman. It's deduced by Batman that Emperor Penguin injected himself with a combination of the Man-Bat serum, a variation of Bane's Venom, and had his durability enhanced giving him armor like skin thanks to Poison Ivy which explains why he had become so powerful to Batman's surprise. We also learn from Emperor Penguin that he willingly did this to himself for the sole purpose of preparing to combat and defeat Batman for years (Detective Comics v2 #20)
Vs Mr. Freeze - wearing an exoskeleton power suit that greatly enhanced his strength and durability
Despite still being injured due to his first fight with Mr. Freeze, shortly after their 2nd battle he's still able to win their last real battle (they briefly fight after this but its not much of a fight that goes anywhere with Freeze finally giving up) by first cracking his helmet (which is bullet proof and able to stand up to explosives) with a reinforced batarang then busting it open with brute strength exposing his weakness while impressively withstanding the pain of being locked inside a bear hug (Legends of the Dark Knight #203)
Clayface(s)
- In his second encounter with Clayface 2 (Matt Hagen) after being defeated the first time around he is able to defeat Clayface through use of weaponry (flares and gas) and skill (Legends of the Dark Knight #90)
- Quickly handles Clayface 3 by using skill plus the environment to his advantage. Notice how we see him skillfully counter and get out off being pinned to the ground despite Clayface's vastly superior super strength (Legends of the Dark Knight #201)
- Easily defeats Clayface by using Mr. Freeze's freeze ray gun against him (Batman v2 #16)
Vs Human Flea - man with special suit allowing him to accelerate at super human speeds plus grants him super human leaping
Shadow of the Bat #11-12
Round 1 - Flea is chased away by Batman
Round 2 - Is caught off guard yet still able to subdue Human Flea by catching him with his batline on a pole
Uses the Bouncer's (who uses an elastic suit to bounce around at super human speed) own elasticity against him causing the Bouncer to lose control and take out the other thugs in the room (Batman #336)
Turns Spellbinder high tech illusions right back on him then KOes him (Batman #336)
Batman faces the Calculator (i.e. the same villain who we'll later see in Identity Crisis) and manages to beat him despite the super-villain can materialize out of thin air counters to the abilities & gadgets of any hero he meets, but not before Calculator manages to press a special button that will give him the win in their following meeting (but it's Bats who will ultimately have the last laugh by winning the third round) (Detective Comics #468)
Takes Heatstroke out by bringing down a bunch snow on her from above using a concussive blast capsule (Batman and the Outsiders v1 #9)
Shown dodging then cleverly deflecting Heatstroke's aim so her fire blast is redirected into the block of ice that's holding Katana's sword melting it enough for Katana to get it free. Afterwards, he takes advantage of Heatstroke's distraction and almost brings her down through use of hardening chemical foam capsules but she is rescued by Coldsnap before he can finish subduing her (Batman and the Outsiders Annual #2)
Quickly defeats Livewire (Superman villain) by wrapping one of his gloves over the other which protects him from being seriously hurt by Livewire's massive electrical aura then punches her into a puddle of water taking her out (Superman Batman #44)
Takes down Ocean Master (Aquaman's brother) temporarily by surprise attack through the smart use of the environment (the water) and potassium powder (Justice League v2 #16)
KOes Blackbriar Thorn (Green Lantern Alan Scott/JSA magical level threat) with a batarang (Superman Batman #84)
Knocks out a mind controlled Nightshade (Captain Atom level threat) with a batarang and helps Superman out with Gorilla Grodd (Superman Batman #3)
Battles Dr. Light (Titans and sometimes Justice League level threat) inside the Fortress of Solitude and manages to gain the upper hand on him with weaponry then defeats him by calling down dark matter energy inside the Fortress to cancel out Dr. Light's powers making him helpless against the Dark Knight (Superman Batman #43)
Defeats a mind controlled Ray with one of Dr. Midnight's blackout bombs (JLA #31)
Justice League International v2 #12:
- Malik twin brother of Lightweaver (Malik) who possesses the same powers (creating light constructs very much like a Green Lantern) just like his deceased brother proves powerful enough to successfully take out the JLI single-handedly
- Batman joins the fight and manages to take down Malik solo using weapons and skill
KOes Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) with 1 punch after exploiting the power ring's former weakness to yellow using the filter on his laser pen (Brave and the Bold #155)
Defeats a Starro controlled Flash (Wally West) by lowering the air temperature in the building to the point where the Starro's hold is weakened then helps motivate Wally to fight off Starro's control over him then has Wally execute his plan to sabotage the temperature so Starro's hold will be broken (JLA: Secret Files & Origins #1)
Quickly escapes from his binds before Gorilla Grodd (Flash level threat) even notices, knocks out gorilla soldiers (off panel but you can hear it and see them unconscious), then takes out Gorilla Grodd with batarangs and a lowblow attack. Afterwards, he gets some payback on Grodd by chaining him up and torturing him (JLA: Classified #3)
Battles the russian super soldier Ivan Illyich Gort aka Steel Wolf (Firestorm level threat who's meta with super strength and invulnerability) to a standstill keeping him off balance through the use of skill (countering his every move) and stealth tactics. He even manages to make Steel Wolf feel pain twice despite his invulnerability (Suicide Squad #40)
Beats Brick (Green Arrow villain and meta with super strength and invulnerability) with some clever combat maneuvering plus powerful gadgets (Green Arrow #71)
Takes down Lashina of the Apokolips Female Furies by putting a gas capsule in her mouth (Suicide Squad v1 #10)
KOes Artemis with a tranquilizer dart to the neck after being knocked down to ground by her (Superman Batman #9)
Takes out Sela (ancient counterpart of Wonder Woman) by stabbing her in the back with a batarang (most likely hitting a nerve) coming to Wonder Woman's aid (JLA #74)
Vs Titan Super Gladiator (Batman Superman #10):
- Titan Super Gladiator is strong enough to knock down even Superman
- Despite being weakened and just coming out of coma, he KOes Titan Super Gladiator in melee combat
Easily humbles Metallo (Superman level threat), using a metal rod to take his heart out in a single, swift, move (Superman Batman Annual #3)
Unexpectedly attacked by Martian Manhunter, Batman manages to fight him off by improvising on the spot or exploiting J'onn's weakness to fire while withstanding a great deal of punishment in the process as Superman points after doing an x-ray scan on Batman's body. Later on in the story arc we find out that J'onn's old alien sidekick Zook was the one responsible for attacking Batman who has the ability to shapeshift plus perfectly mimic all the powers/abilities (including the weaknesses) of the super powered alien beings he morphs into (Superman Batman #28)
In his first Post-Flashpoint meeting & battle against Superman, he's able to hold his own against the Man of Steel (who underestimates Batman and is holding back as noted by Bruce) and sends Clark flying out a building with a powerful blast from a explosive batarang. Shortly after, their fight is then ended due to outside interference (Batman Superman #1)
Using fast acting hardening foam he temporarily subdues Superman by cleverly attaching him to priceless objects so it would take his time to get out without breaking them. In addition, he makes Clark believe the adhesive foam he's tied up in is heat vision resistant so he wouldn't use it making things even harder. NOTE: This fight was overall staged to trick Lex Luthor despite this Clark still admits in the last picture that he didn't see the string trick coming from Bruce who successfully managed to fool Superman (Detective Comics #756)
Subdues a berserk Superman with a kryptonite bullet and frees him from Brainaic's control despite being in a very uncomfortable position (i.e. hanging in the air from a bat-rope tied to Superman's leg) being smashed against and through buildings (Batman Superman: The Trust, story by Chip Kidd and Alex Ross)
After deducing then confirming that Kid Amazo can copy not only all the JLA's abilities/powers but also their psychology, he uses that known fact and power right back against Kid Amazo by calling in a lot of bats into the area they were in via the device on his belt exploiting his childhood fear of bats to scare Kid Amazo off. We also see Bruce impressively withstanding a ton of punishment from Kid Amazo throughout the battle even knocking him back off his feet at the ending before he flies off (JLA Classified #40)
Despite being ambushed inside the JLA Watchtower, he still outsmarts & defeats Amazo singlehandedly by teleporting him into pieces across multiple locations on earth using his JLA teleporter. Also, we see Batman survive being sent into space without much to protect him and still cleverly find a way to make it back safely inside the JLA Watchtower (Legends of the Dark Knight v2 #2 - originally from the Digital First Series)
A rock-like creature named Titus has just taken out Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern John Stewart, Flash, Superman and Wonder Woman, tying up the last 2 with Wonder Woman's lasso. It's up to Atom and Batman to try and stop him. While Ray Palmer only manages to distract briefly Titus before being taken down, Bats manages to hurt the foe and to take him down momentarily also indirectly freeing Supes and Diana in the process and actually performing better against Titus then most of his teammates (JLA Classified #52)
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