r/whowouldwin 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/Neutral_Myu Aug 06 '25

A good example of this was in the batman begins game

In that you essentially had to takedown silently enemies with firearms because they could almost kill you with a single volley ( and enemy placement was pretty smart) and then in some cases you usually had the chance to scare them off/disarm by making them so afraid that they drop their weapons and run or get separated for a stealth takedown

Bu facing even a fun wielding dude alone in that game meant that you were either going to die, even at full health or finish him with a fourth of health at best