Should Batman be powered down

[Not Jake]

Batman needs to be human again. Bring him down some. Make him more vulnerable. That's the fun Batman. That's Year One and DKR. I don't care that his prime is in between those stories. Those are the best stories about him, and he happens to be decidedly imperfect in them. It's an endearing trait for him.

 

[Lackey]

It's pretty much official.

nope, it's not official

Batman started training when he was 14, not 12... but nowhere does it say that he started weightlifting then or that he can bench 725

 

[War Lord]

nope, it's not official

Batman started training when he was 14, not 12... but nowhere does it say that he started weightlifting then or that he can bench 725

Batman maintains the physical stature of a man in perfect physical condition and he constantly trains his physical abilities, strength, agility, reflexes and coordination until they reach mythical proportions for a human. Starting at a very young age, Batman conditioned his body with physical regimes such as strength conditioning, martial arts, yoga and biofeedback. These years of intenstive training have allowed him to become and remain one of the most physically capable men on Earth.

He may bench press approximately 725 pounds and is the near-equal or equal of the world's best athlete in any Olympic event. Batman is a ruthless combatant and fights with an unothodoxed mixture of styles that incorporate techniques from other cultures, mixed with the weapon styles of his uniform. These include batarangs, razor-wings and grappling lines. Batman is also an accomplished night fighter and is capable of fighting in an obscured or poorly lit environnment.

 

[War Lord]

You're not going to see DC release any actual stats on Batman, because he's supposed to be the perfect human specimen capable of anything any human has ever accomplished.

 

[War Lord]

nope, it's not official

Batman started training when he was 14, not 12... but nowhere does it say that he started weightlifting then or that he can bench 725

When Batman started training has varied depending on which biography you read. When it was pre-crisis, he was training even before 12.

 

[War Lord]

If you read the copyright, this was written 7 years ago. It is accurate for when it was written.

 

[The Riddler]

Yes. But lifting 400 pounds is much easyer than benching 725 pounds. In fact I'm pretty sure it's near impossible for any human to bench more than one rep of 725 pounds.

no, benching 725 lbs. is much easier than lifting 400.

 

[War Lord]

no, benching 725 lbs. is much easier than lifting 400.

I agree. Benching 725 once is easier than benching it 400 times.

 

[Lackey]

You're not going to see DC release any actual stats on Batman

then that makes it not official, like I said... it's someone's idea of what they think Batman stats should be

 

[Red Mask]

Batman is no Doc Savage or Captain America. He's just good enough for today's standards of physical and mental power.

 

[Lone]

Batman doesn't have any powers to be powered down(I believe many have mentioned this already).

I do believe however that he should be humbled...and that ass-whoopin Supes handed to him doesn't count 'cause you know Batman's gonna be an even bigger prick now.

 

[Sarge]

Amazo.

He barely escaped Amazo, and Nightwing was helping him...he didn't exactly win that fight.

 

[Pksoze]

Batman doesn't have any powers to be powered down(I believe many have mentioned this already).

I do believe however that he should be humbled...and that ass-whoopin Supes handed to him doesn't count 'cause you know Batman's gonna be an even bigger prick now.

What can be done he's a prick if he doesn't get his ass beat and a bigger one if he does.

Maybe he just needs to take a vacation.

 

[ShadowBoxing]

Here you go Shirley.

http://www.starnet-database.com/dbase_deo/profiles/batman/batman.html

In principle, whatever is close to the utmost of any physical ability, that is what Batman can do as far as DC is concerned.

see I told you guys....thats Jonty30

 

[War Lord]

see I told you guys....thats Jonty30

and Lackey's real name is Shirley.

 

[ShadowBoxing]

oh I wrote thats....I meant thanks

 

[Johnny Blaze]

He barely escaped Amazo, and Nightwing was helping him...he didn't exactly win that fight.

Meh, I'd chalk it up to Winick writing Amazo like a jackass. True, he seemed to be lacking his GL ring, WW's lasso, and J'onn's powers, but with the powers of Supes, Flash, and Aquaman alone he'd be able to turn Batman into paste.
I figure that Winick wanted to boost Batman a bit by having him take out a more powerful foe, but he should've went a different route than Amazo.

 

[SuGarRush]

It is naturally impossible for someone to be at Gold medal abilities in EVERY single event guys. The worlds strongest man CANNOT outrun the worlds fastest man. And fast is very very very different than quick. and quick is different than agile.
Only someone like Captain America, who has a reason to be at these unbelievable levels, should be so strong and all.
Bats is too skinny. My favorite depiction of Bats is Jim Lee, he draws him like a powerhouse, but the guy still couldn't bench 725. Maybe I'm just a lil bit off, but I'm a fairly normal sized guy and 725 is a ton of weight to me.
Bats should have his tail handed to him by Aquaman, Flash, Gl and Supes. Not to mention Powergirl, wonder woman, supergirl, blah blah blah.
He is one of the most talented all around HUMANS in DC, but not Meta, he's nowhere near meta levels...

 

[The Question]

I agree. Benching 725 once is easier than benching it 400 times.

I meant Lifting a 400 pound object off of someone.

 

[Pksoze]

Actually Batman's most ridiculous win came way before the Crisis and the uber bat era.

 

[SuGarRush]

hey lupus, I haven't read the comic, so I am asking, but couldn't have just squatted the thing off of her?
I mean heck I can squat a couple hundred on a good day, Bats shouldn't have a problem with it...

 

[The Question]

Actually, Batman couldn't lift the 400 pound weight. The fact that he couldn't save someone because he wasn't strong enough caused him to become dependant on Venom for a short while.

 

[TheStrider]

I meant Lifting a 400 pound object off of someone.

That makes no sense, in lifting you use leg muscles, back, and arm muscles. In benching you only use arm muscles, so that makes no sense.

 

[The Question]

Wait, no. I was saying that lifting 400 pounds is easyer than benching 725 pounds.

 

[SuGarRush]

yeah, thats what we were all trying to say too!
See I knew we all agreed, we were just too confused to understand each other...