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/ScoutsOut389 Aug 04 '25

A tier one SOF team is a whole other beast from a municipal SWAT team.

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u/Starlord777175 Aug 04 '25

The Hostage Rescue Team is considered equivalent to a tier 1 unit, and they are still considered SWAT

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u/Jewniversal_Remote Aug 04 '25

Considered by who? Lol. Lmao even.

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u/WarlockEngineer Aug 04 '25

FBI HRT is a very well trained and equipped unit, but they should not be equivocated to a city SWAT team.

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u/TheWayoftheWind Aug 04 '25

They should also not be equated to a Tier 1 Special Operations Team. Maybe they are equally skilled and trained in Hostage Rescue on paper, but Tier 1 teams just have so much more experience and a vastly different mission.

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u/Jewniversal_Remote Aug 04 '25

Right. In the most respectful way possible, it's similar to the joke that goes "those who can't do, teach. Those that can't teach, teach PE". The cream of the crop rises and makes it to Tier 1. Those that didn't quite make the cut or have separated from the military go kick down doors for a 3-letter. Those that didn't make the cut to join the military in the first place, go become cops.

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u/clandestine801 Aug 04 '25

While the FBI HRT isn't considered an SoF unit, especially when they're attached to a domestic agency (though do operate overseas w/ T1 & JSOC units ), they recruit from T1 SoF and SoF guys in general. And this is a well documented fact. With that said, HRT is by no means, even remotely your average SWAT team.

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u/Ezbior ​ Aug 04 '25

damn the FBI even got their own in house estrogen thats crazy

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u/zoro4661 ​ Aug 04 '25

"Join FBI, become woman" is one hell of a hiring offer