r/whowouldwin • u/Historical_Ostrich • Aug 03 '25

Battle Which superheroes/villains would lose to a real world SWAT team if they were stripped of plot armor?

The SWAT team will employ real world tactics and resort to deadly force if necessary. Whoever they're facing off against has their standard gear and will resist to the best of their ability, but they don't get any of their standard plot armor.

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u/trenbollocks Aug 04 '25

The likes of Punisher and John Wick would get shredded by a proper tier-1 SOF team in nearly any real-world situation (sans plot armour, obviously).

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u/dudemanlikedude Aug 04 '25

John Wick has actual armor though. There's a scene in 4 where he removes his jacket and several dozen slugs drop onto the ground.

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u/NC_Ion Aug 04 '25

You can actually buy bulletproof dress suits so he would have an advantage.

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u/CosineDanger Aug 04 '25

Varying levels of bulletproof, varying levels of wearability.

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u/WarlockEngineer Aug 04 '25

The bullet will still kill you even if the suit is not pierced. The suit will pierce the wearer.