r/whowouldwin • u/Forward-Detective390 • 6d ago
Battle Batman beyond vs Taskmaster
Batman beyond(Terry Mcginnis) vs Taskmaster. I already know that batman beat taskmaster during a crossover so can his successor from the future do the same?
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u/DelcoMan 6d ago edited 6d ago
This was barely a panel in JLA vs. Avengers, if I recall. Not really something to be taken seriously. There's also a whole page of captain america one shotting Bane with a shield throw that's equally ridiculous. best to ignore that one, especially given it's age.
Batman has VERY little chance of beating Taskmaster in a straight up fight. We know this because Prometheus, DC's C-list Taskmaster Knockoff beat the daylights out of Batman AND Shiva on two separate occasions by copying their fighting styles. The ACTUAL Tony Masters would have a field day.
But on to the actual question of Tasky vs. Beyond- that one is a tougher call, because Taskmaster can sometimes struggle with people who are legitimately superhuman. Some things in Terry's favor to consider:
1.) Terry is going to be a lot stronger than Taskmaster
2.) Terry is going to be a lot more durable than Taskmaster
Some things in Taskmaster's favor to consider:
1.) Taskmaster is going to be substantially more skilled and experienced than Terry is by a mile. The gap is laughable. There isn't much that Terry could ever do that Taskmaster hasn't seen other heroes try a thousand times before.
2.) Taskmaster is going to be substantially more heavily armed than Terry is, and definitely has equipment that can do SEVERE damage to that suit.
3.) Terry is going to be extremely reliant on the suit's capabilities. If Taskmaster knows this or is able to figure this out mid-fight (likely) this can go badly.
I see this scenario going one of two ways:
1.) Terry immediately rushes Taskmaster, tanks whatever strikes he is able to land and KOs him immediately with superior strength
2.) Taskmaster is able to evade or block potential knockout blows long enough to get a read on Terry. He then is able to neutralize Terry's combat abilities with predictive movement, and knocks out the suit with an EMP arrow or just straight up kills terry with an adamantium arrow to the skull.
Scenario #2 is honestly a lot more likely, given how experienced Taskmaster is. Bum rushing him isn't really likely to work, especially since Terry doesn't have any significant super speed.