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/foulfowl129 Aug 04 '25

Hot take? Batman would eventually take some hits by sheer luck in numbers in many portrayals. Smart Batman would actually fear guns and stay far far away and be a predator picking them off like the Arkham games. Batman that eventually jumps in the fray and moves against multiple opponents would eventually just dumb luck take a round.

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u/TheGreatPizzaCat Aug 05 '25

I definitely think it depends on the version of the character and circumstances/environment.

Peak performance post-crisis Bruce is ridiculously inhuman, and has enough consistent feats & enhancements to make up for a lack of plot armor imo (seriosuly who decided to let Batman have nth metal).

I do see every on-screen depiction getting killed if they went in batarangs-blazing, honestly faster than a lot of people would want to believe too.