Versus Battle Why is batman even on the justice league?

[Bob74h]

Most he can offer is money, beyond that he's just a trained human with kevlar armor and some explosives
like ironman on the avengers at least has superpowered armor which allows him to keep up with gods like thor, Compare that to batman who needs like the justice buster or hellbat armor both of which he very rarely uses on missions so how does he handle darkseid or brainac yknow superhuman lv foes, he just does not and gets bodied


Batman is entertaining to watch in self contained stories where he deals with human level threats like the joker and scarecrow, When he's stuck in a team of superhumans. he just is so out of place like where superman is flying around the planet in a minute, Batman has to get in the batmobile or batwing to go anywhere at a decently fast speed mind you that's not even that fast compared to even wonder woman.


He literally uses ninja tactics too, hiding in the dark blending in with black clothing and striking from behind.
Imagine he tried that arkham city style pounce on doomsday, it just gets negated and he gets whipped around like a doll

 

[RYNO]

His the one will use the JL weaknesses against them if they go rogue, just watch the animated JL series it shows pretty good showcase why his in the JL and his stare down with darkside with threat of destruction of darksides planet.

 

[AL sama]

saying this for a guy who single handedly almost destroyed the whole justice league is kinda funny

not to mention he is shown to be the greatest detective ever

 

[Bob74h]

saying this for a guy who single handedly almost destroyed the whole justice league is kinda funny

only can do it with the justice buster something that he never uses versus any of the superpowered characters such as starro as a another example

, just watch the animated JL series it shows pretty good showcase why his in the JL and his stare down with darkside with threat of destruction of darksides planet.

Superman had to fight darkseid, batman couldt do anything
Did you even see the world of cardboard speech and episode it aired within?

Even in the dcau, batman has been shown to take damage from gunfire and punches from random criminals, he's not even close to darkseid's level

 

[BleakAsh]

in the animated series the guy developed plans to neutralize each and every one of the JL member in case they got brain washed.. everyone was upset and said that would never do such to Batman

Batchad called them fools and walked away like the sigma he is.

 

[matt245]

I really like Batman, but we gotta admit that without his plot armor he wouldn't last long.

And regarding why he is in the JL, well, someone has to make plans and they also gotta pay them bills lol

 

[Astaro]

Ask the writers at DC

 

[Seatonnes]

He funds them, is supermans best friend, can single handily stop them all
idk???

 

[Chrono]

Batman's intelligence gathering and prep work is his superpower.

 

[DoflaMihawk]

Thats like asking why is anyone else in the Justice League besides Superman, it's not like the others could handle Darkseid alone either. Everyone brings different strengths to the team.

 

[AL sama]

the greatest detective has no value whatsoever?? funny funny

 

[Peroroncino]

who knows...

 

[TheAncientCenturion]

I agree whole heartedly lol. Batman can work in a JL set up but besides the friendships he has with Clark and Diana, he’s not thriving.

I’d rather see Batman as an ally who gets the occasional crossover, being his own lone knight in Gotham, than always up there. It can be his choice to save face.

 

[Desa]

Great ressources. Great strategy. I generally enjoy having the guy that is all about the let's not just punch the big guy. It only annoys me when he becomes a god that can take the league by himself.

 

[Bob74h]

gy. I generally enjoy having the guy that is all about the let's not just punch the big guy.

but he's functionally useless in any fight versus characters not from gotham


he gets wiped around like a punching bag versus anyone remotely superhuman


like when darkseid solo'd batman

 

[Finalbeta]

Yeah he didn't look better than Peak human for the series standards in all honesty

 

[Bob74h]

Yeah he didn't look better than Peak human for the series standards in all honesty

yea he's not supposed to be anything above peak human
His rogues gallery are mostly just normal humans, edward nygma,victor fries,selina kyle and ra al ghul as examples


if he just outright was punching out darkseid then his own isolated comic book runs wouldt make any sense

 

[Desa]

but he's functionally useless in any fight versus characters not from gotham

he gets wiped around like a punching bag versus anyone remotely superhuman

like when darkseid solo'd batman

That is a good pick because Batman is indeed too weak to fight Darseid but he is useful in making a deal for darseid to let go of supergirl. His role is strategy and investigation which I think is a good addition to a group of heavy hitters.