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[MisterHero]

did Batman figure out it was a dream when he tried to read the newspaper?

lols. He figured it out because he could sense the heartbeat from his physical body was responding differently to the scenarios the machine was putting him through.

Pretty goofy story.

I should mention this happened when Superman was an energy being. So he was all over the place at this time.

 

[Puddles]

Yeah, but it's nothing compared to that bloody Superman Prime strip posted earlier

heck, most other superheroes would be far more devastating than Bats with the ring. Even Plastic Man

Batman without superpowers can already solo any hero out there with prep time. Now you give him the ring on top of that? Total slaughter. Even Squirrel Girl wouldn't stand a chance.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

It was a one shot Elseworlds story where Batman becomes the Green Lantern instead of Hal Jordan.

In canon, Batman did almost become the Yellow Lantern of sector 2814.

edit: totally beaten.

evil would have been totally fucked.

 

[Mistouze]

I would have loved for him to accept the ring and take over the Sinestro Corps. Batman Corps, like Batman Inc but IN SPACE!

 

[Poyunch]

Prep-time is terrible. That stupid excuse ruined Batman for me.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Batman without superpowers can already solo any hero out there with prep time. Now you give him the ring on top of that? Total slaughter. Even Squirrel Girl wouldn't stand a chance.

True but I dunno, I'm trying to be realistic here I don't know why, but in this thread I find it hard to maintain my usual 'Batman > all' position.

 

[DryEyeRelief]

evil would have been totally fucked.

I'm not familiar with green lantern at all, but I thought the yellow ring was for evil people.

 

[Poyunch]

True but I dunno, I'm trying to be realistic here I don't know why, but in this thread I find it hard to maintain my usual 'Batman > all' position.

Because he's a human that can only do so much. How can someone bound my the laws of the world take on others who ignore and even bend the rules to their liking? Prep-time?

Bullshit. Realistically, no hero is going to act like Magneto, standing still, and leaving themselves open. How can Batman take out the Flash if the Flash finishes Batman off before he can even react?

 

[bangai-o]

Because he's a human that can only do so much. How can someone bound my the laws of the world take on others who ignore and even bend the rules to their liking? Prep-time?

Bullshit. Realistically, no hero is going to act like Magneto, standing still, and leaving themselves open. How can Batman take out the Flash if the Flash finishes Batman off before he can even react?

Batman already reacted before the battle begun.

 

[Poyunch]

I'm not familiar with green lantern at all, but I thought the yellow ring was for evil people.

It is but there's also this whole color/emotion spectrum.

Red = Rage -> Orange = Avarice -> Yellow = Fear -> Green = Willpower <- Blue = Hope <- Indigo = Compassion <- Violet = Love

Each color represents a certain emotion, with green being the center and neutral color. Hypothetically Batman would be a perfect user of the Yellow power.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Because he's a human that can only do so much. How can someone bound my the laws of the world take on others who ignore and even bend the rules to their liking? Prep-time?

Bullshit. Realistically, no hero is going to act like Magneto, standing still, and leaving themselves open. How can Batman take out the Flash if the Flash finishes Batman off before he can even react?

Exactly. It's fun pretending Batman could take out the combined DC and Marvel character bases, but he is just a man, and that's so fucking obvious when reading this thread and seeing the upper limits of everyone's powers.

 

[Puddles]

Batman already reacted before the battle begun.

Fucking this.

Batman w/ prep time vs Flash is already ridiculously stacked in Batman's favor. With the ring, it's a complete slaughter.

Exactly. It's fun pretending Batman could take out the combined DC and Marvel character bases, but he is just a man, and that's so fucking obvious when reading this thread and seeing the upper limits of everyone's powers.

I really like that about Batman though. It's all about research and careful strategy. Reading a Batman comic is like reading a good mystery. Reading about Thor/Sentry/Galactus etc is like watching DBZ.

 

[Poyunch]

Exactly. It's fun pretending Batman could take out the combined DC and Marvel character bases, but he is just a man, and that's so fucking obvious when reading this thread and seeing the upper limits of everyone's powers.

That's why he should take over Sinestro Corps.

Fucking this.

Batman w/ prep time vs Flash is already ridiculously stacked in Batman's favor. With the ring, it's a complete slaughter.

Oh god you're serious. What the hell is he reacted to if he hasn't even made an action?

 

[ReiGun]

I'm not familiar with green lantern at all, but I thought the yellow ring was for evil people.

They're for people who can instill great fear, which, of course, is Batman's whole schtick. Though typically, yellow lanterns are bad guys.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

I'm not familiar with green lantern at all, but I thought the yellow ring was for evil people.

oh, I thought all the rings were good.

It is but there's also this whole color/emotion spectrum.

Red = Rage -> Orange = Avarice -> Yellow = Fear -> Green = Willpower <- Blue = Hope <- Indigo = Compassion <- Violet = Love

Each color represents a certain emotion, with green being the center and neutral color. Hypothetically Batman would be a perfect user of the Yellow power.

oh wow. interesting.

 

[Poyunch]

They're for people who can instill great fear, which, of course, is Batman's whole schtick. Though typically, yellow lanterns are bad guys.

Also I do believe they make you more aggressive.

 

[WanderingWind]

I really like the Rainbow Corps thing. Especially the way they handled Orange/Avarice. Red was kind of stupid and ill designed though.

 

[MisterHero]

Prep-time is terrible. That stupid excuse ruined Batman for me.

Prep time and "Always being prepared" is the epitome of Batman yet Superman is called the Boy Scout. *shrugs*

 

[Poyunch]

I really like the Rainbow Corps thing. Especially the way they handled Orange/Avarice. Red was kind of stupid and ill designed though.

At least we got a cat out of it.

 

[WanderingWind]

Prep time and "Always being prepared" is the epitome of Batman yet Superman is called the Boy Scout. *shrugs*

Well, boy scouts are always prepared to like, carve soap box derby cars and exclude people from their short pants club. Batman is always prepared to kick ass and take names.

 

[Hot Coldman]

That's why he should take over Sinestro Corps.

I would read that story, and then read it again immediately. So much potential...

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

I really like the Rainbow Corps thing. Especially the way they handled Orange/Avarice. Red was kind of stupid and ill designed though.

what? red is the best after orange (larfleeze) people walk around with a lot of anger and sometimes it gushes out.

 

[Puddles]

Oh god you're serious. What the hell is he reacted to if he hasn't even made an action?

Batman isn't going to engage The Flash in combat until he's good and ready.

Sure, we can hypothesize about a scenario where someone took control of The Flash with mind control or whatever and sent him to kill an unprepared Batman, but that would never happen. Batman would be ready for that too.

You can cite the panels where Batman loses to Wonder Woman, but it's pretty clear that battle was PIS.

Disclaimer: Sure, if the writers put Batman and The Flash/Superman/etc in a steel cage with neither one being prepared, obviously Batman would lose. But that would never happen.

 

[Poyunch]

what? red is the best after orange (larfleeze) people walk around with a lot of anger and sometimes it gushes out.

Sorry Hope is the best. It's got the Rayner seal of approval.

 

[Hot Coldman]

The Black Lanterns sound pretty good to me. I mean, there's a lot of dead people.

 

[WanderingWind]

what? red is the best after orange (larfleeze) people walk around with a lot of anger and sometimes it gushes out.

I only read the blackest night stuff, but what, red replaced the user's blood with plasma that they barfed out? Pretty shitty end of the stick when others got to, you know, not throw up their powers.

 

[MisterHero]

Well, boy scouts are always prepared to like, carve soap box derby cars and exclude people from their short pants club. Batman is always prepared to kick ass and take names.

But Batman built a derby car, it just has tons of weapons on it

Though that explains why Bruce's new suit didn't have outside underwear.

 

[goober]

Prep-time is terrible. That stupid excuse ruined Batman for me.

Is prep time explicitly mentioned in the comics?

 

[Poyunch]

I only read the blackest night stuff, but what, red replaced the user's blood with plasma that they barfed out? Pretty shitty end of the stick when others got to, you know, not throw up their powers.

Green and Blue are the only ones that don't screw you over honestly. I even used to like the Indigo Tribe until I found out they can only feel compassion and nothing else.

 

[Narag]

Is prep time explicitly mentioned in the comics?

No but Morrison abused it for his batgod stuff in jla. Batman invented a machine to hide his heartbeat from superman in one throwaway scene.

 

[ReiGun]

what? red is the best after orange (larfleeze) people walk around with a lot of anger and sometimes it gushes out.

Sorry Hope is the best. It's got the Rayner seal of approval.

Man it's all about that Indigo.

 

[WanderingWind]

Green and Blue are the only ones that don't screw you over honestly. I even used to like the Indigo Tribe until I found out they can only feel compassion and nothing else.

Wait, what? Really? A bunch of hotties who can only pity fuck you? Comic writers projecting much?

 

[Puddles]

The Sentry has the power of a million stars, Thor can throw his hammer hard enough to exceed the speed of light, and you guys bitch about prep-time? SMH.

Prep time >>>>> breaking the laws of thermodynamics and relativity.

 

[Pickles the Firecat]

At the end of Sinestro Corps. War, I would have bet money that the answer to a question like this would be Sodam Yat in a few years. Superman with the power of Ion + time to train = some for real bullshit power levels. But I guess that's done and gone now.

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

Wait, what? Really? A bunch of hotties who can only pity fuck you? Comic writers projecting much?

well, they can also have the "compassion" to kill you if they feel you are pathetic instead of deserving of a pity fuck. a least that's what John Stewart did recently.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Breaking the laws of physics is standard for comics though, it's the norm. Every other superhero can do it.

Batman is a human. 'Prep time' is bordering on a superpower. Batman has no superpowers.

 

[Poyunch]

The Sentry has the power of a million stars, Thor can throw his hammer hard enough to exceed the speed of light, and you guys bitch about prep-time? SMH.

Prep time >>>>> breaking the laws of thermodynamics and relativity.

See it's less of a problem since these guys aren't JUST humans.

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

No but Morrison abused it for his batgod stuff in jla. Batman invented a machine to hide his heartbeat from superman in one throwaway scene.

Batman is just that God-tier.

A simple act of getting food poisoning and explosive diarrhea all night would be all a ploy that somehows leads to a major event 10 years in the future where he stops the entire Justice League from being mind controlled and destroying half the world.

 

[Puddles]

Breaking the laws of physics is standard for comics though, it's the norm. Every other superhero can do it.

Batman is a human. 'Prep time' is bordering on a superpower. Batman has no superpowers.

Makes for a better story when the human defeats them all.

Strategy is the best superpower.

Batman is just that God-tier.

A simple act of getting food poisoning and explosive diarrhea all night would be all a ploy that somehows leads to a major event 10 years in the future where he stops the entire Justice League from being mind controlled and destroying half the world.

This man gets it.

 

[Poyunch]

Makes for a better story when the human defeats them all.

Strategy is the best superpower.

No matter how smart an ant is, an ant shouldn't be able to take down a car.

 

[ReiGun]

My only problem with prep time (at least the way most people I talk to about it present it) is that Batman's plans are basically perfect. Like there is apparently no chance whatsoever he could fail. It also seems to assume that his opponents in these imaginary fights are idiots and wouldn't even think to have a plan to fight against him.

Also, the anti-Wonder Woman plan in Tower of Babel is stupid. "She's tire herself out fighting an opponent she can't beat!" Bah!

 

[Poyunch]

My only problem with prep time (at least the way most people I talk to about it present it) is that Batman's plans are basically perfect. Like there is apparently no chance whatsoever he could fail. It also seems to assume that his opponents in these imaginary fights are idiots and wouldn't even think to have a plan to fight against him.

Also, I really hate the anti-Wonder Woman plan in Tower of Babel

What was it?

 

[Narag]

Batman is just that God-tier.

A simple act of getting food poisoning and explosive diarrhea all night would be all a ploy that somehows leads to a major event 10 years in the future where he stops the entire Justice League from being mind controlled and destroying half the world.

Now you've got me reading tvtropes' batman gambit page to refresh my memory.

 

[ReiGun]

What was it?

The infect her with something that makes her fight an imaginary enemy that is her equal in every way and thus can't be beaten. Batman's figuring in creating this plan that Wondy's pride would lead her to fight this imaginary friend forever. Just rubs me the wrong way.

 

[WanderingWind]

well, they can also have the "compassion" to kill you if they feel you are pathetic instead of deserving of a pity fuck. a least that's what John Stewart did recently.

John Stewart is purple now? Please tell me he's still making guns and shit out of purple energy.

 

[Chamber]

My only problem with prep time (at least the way most people I talk to about it present it) is that Batman's plans are basically perfect. Like there is apparently no chance whatsoever he could fail. It also seems to assume that his opponents in these imaginary fights are idiots and wouldn't even think to have a plan to fight against him.

Also, the anti-Wonder Woman plan in Tower of Babel is stupid. "She's tire herself out fighting an opponent she can't beat!" Bah!

I thought the anti-Green Lantern plan was worse. Make him blind? Really? Really?!

At the end of Sinestro Corps. War, I would have bet money that the answer to a question like this would be Sodam Yat in a few years. Superman with the power of Ion + time to train = some for real bullshit power levels. But I guess that's done and gone now.

This guy was such a disappointment power wise. Kyle was far more impressive with the Ion whale than Yat was.

 

[Fimbulvetr]

A simple act of getting food poisoning and explosive diarrhea all night would be all a ploy that somehows leads to a major event 10 years in the future where he stops the entire Justice League from being mind controlled and destroying half the world.

So now he's the Aizen of western comics?

 

[SpacedCadette]

John Stewart is purple now? Please tell me he's still making guns and shit out of purple energy.

dat camo

 

[ReiGun]

I thought the anti-Green Lantern plan was worse. Make him blind? Really? Really?!

The resolution to that one was hilarious though.

"If your ring is causing you to be blind, why don't you just imagine yourself not blind?" I laughed so hard.

 

[WanderingWind]

Well, that's just goddamn ridiculous. lol.