r/whowouldwin Sep 10 '24

Challenge How long would Superman realistically last in our world.

921 Upvotes

Superman in this case is from Kansas and grew up there. We won't consider about the possibility of the alien ship landing elsewhere cus if that happens, there won't be any superman.

Superman is real and in our world now. His powers are also very real and so is everything related to him and krypton, including kryptonite.

How would we realistically feel about Superman? What would happen to Superman if he first shows up as a hero? Would we cheer for him or try to kill him?

Did one for Batman already. Now Superman.

This is Superman from the comics btw. We are also going to explore what Superman would be doing in our world.


r/whowouldwin Sep 09 '24

Challenge How long would Batman realistically last in our world?

785 Upvotes

I'm talking about the Batman from the comics and popular DC comics media who we see perform his batman-esque feats, not a batman from real life. We can also make Gotham city a real city.

Bring this batman over into our world, what will happen? How long would he last? Who can he take out? How much of a threat would he be for the government?


r/whowouldwin Sep 05 '24

Matchmaker Aliens come to earth and request one human that can defeat a full grown male chimpanzee in 1 on 1 hand to hand combat. If they lose then earth is destroyed, who gets chosen?

750 Upvotes

Aliens want us to prove our worth and request one human who can kill a chimp in a fair fight. No weapons or environment shenanigans just body and ability to the death.

The chimpanzee chosen by the aliens stands at 5’3, weighs 173 pounds and is a healthy bloodlusted adult male.

Which human are we choosing?


r/whowouldwin Sep 15 '24

Challenge Could Godzilla destroy The One Ring?

705 Upvotes

Assuming you could coax Godzilla to take The Ring Of Power to Mount Doom, would he be able to resist or be exempt from it's corruption?


r/whowouldwin Sep 13 '24

Challenge At what point would military technology make 'The Rumbling' from Attack on Titan ineffective.

648 Upvotes

We see 19th-ish century technology kill a few but not enough. It's widely accepted that modern military would deal with the Rumbling relatively easily.

Like, the obvious answer is 'the Nuke' because even a few could probably do the job. But would WWII levels of technology without the nuke be enough? Early cold war?


r/whowouldwin Sep 12 '24

Challenge How long would Spider-Man's crime fighting career last in the real world?

531 Upvotes

Assuming it's the same Spidey we know of in the comics with the same powers and what not, and he'll obviously be based on new York. How long would Spider-Man with his powers last against criminals in our world? How would media coverage about him be like? Would he end up killing himself cus his will to live will run out due to the hellscape of a job market we have? Will his relationships be even worse here? Will he get an even worse marvel treatment in real life? How long before cops or high level organised crime members get rid of him? Could Spider-Man be an actual threat to crime lords in new York? Would he get Paul'd? Is he gonna put dirt in your eye? Would he smack Andrew Tate?


r/whowouldwin Sep 15 '24

Battle I cant convince my friend that 20x 16yo with bats win vs an avg gorilla

405 Upvotes

In my opinion 20x 16yo of the most vicious predators in the planet with aluminium unbreakable bats and 10 mins of prep absolutely shitstomp a relatively peaceful herivore that is about 2-3x an adult. Do you guys agree? If so, anyone can give a good argument that i could use to convince my friend?


r/whowouldwin Sep 11 '24

Challenge Deaths by death note starts happening on our world. Would humanity stand a chance? How long would it take for the user to be found?

309 Upvotes

There were very specific situations that lead light to be found in the anime, but let's say a real death note appears and the deaths start happening, would humanity stand a chance?

1 - very dumb "internet troll" type person has the death note

2 - a regular teenager that is a fan of the anime has the death note (he won't commit the basic gaps, but still dumb)

3 - a genius teenager that is fan of the anime has the death note

4 - a genius unknown terrorist has the death note.

Bonus: light yagami himself magically appears on our world with a real human body


r/whowouldwin Sep 07 '24

Challenge Who is the weakest character capable of saving the Titanic?

303 Upvotes

You can place any character aboard the fated ship as a passenger. They are not allowed to prevent the accident from happening altogether so the iceberg impact still happens, but once it does they can take whatever action necessary to either save the ship itself or rescue everyone aboard while the ship sinks. So long as there are zero casualties it counts as a win.


r/whowouldwin Sep 09 '24

Matchmaker Who is the strongest person who The Deep could kill?

283 Upvotes

Round 1: The strongest character The Deep can beat at least 6/10 with no prep and a random location.

Round 2: The strongest character The Deep can beat at least 6/10 with prep and random location.

Round 3: The strongest character The Deep can beat at least 6/10 with prep and can goad the character into a chosen location.

Bonus: Any character The Deep can beat at least once if he gets 10 chances Dormammu-style to fight and learn the character's skills and strategies.


r/whowouldwin Sep 03 '24

Challenge Raiden (MGR) is tasked with exterminating a Xenomorph Hive. How far does he get and why?

243 Upvotes

Raiden has full gear and the Muramasa after defeating Senator Armstrong. All feats and lore. However, he has no prior knowledge of what the capabilities are of a Xenomorph is except they are “not of this world” threat level.

Round 1: Raiden is dropped outside an entire US military taken over by 100 Xenomorphs and a single Queen. Can he accomplish this task with ease or dies on the first cut?

Round 2: He is dropped on the planet where Aliens takes place. How far does he get and why?

Round 3: Raiden has the standard H-F Blade and is dropped onto a Xenomorph Hiveworld. Location of the Queen, unknown. Can he clear the whole planet without suffering damage?

Bonus scenario: Can he kill 100 Xenomorphs with his bare hands and live?

On a scale of one to ten, how difficult do you believe this would be and why?

Please don’t hold back.

Note: This post has been edited to clarify a few things. Apologies on my part.


r/whowouldwin Sep 16 '24

Challenge Could the Killdozer destroy the Berlin Wall?

248 Upvotes

In 2004, Marvin Heemeyer modified a used Komatsu D355A bulldozer with steel and concrete armor and cameras for external visibility (also covered by bulletproof clear lexan). The dozer had three gunports and Heemeyer had a .50, a .308, and a .22 caliber rifle, along with multiple handguns in the cabin with him. The dozer was also stocked with enough food and water for a week. Throughout a two hour rampage during which he demolished 13 buildings, police fired 200 rounds and targeted the killdozer with multiple explosives which had no effect whatsoever, and Heemeyer was only stopped after he drove the dozer into a basement and got stuck.

Instead of Granby Colorado, Heemeyer and his killdozer are transported to East Germany in 1987, two years before the fall of the Berlin Wall. Can he successfully destroy the wall's defenses and allow East German citizens to escape freely to the West?


r/whowouldwin Sep 08 '24

Matchmaker What’s the weakest fat character that can survive the fat man?

224 Upvotes

By “Fat man” I mean The bomb dropped on Nagasaki in 1945 btw. Character has to survive the explosion by tanking it, regeneration from it etc.


r/whowouldwin Sep 05 '24

Battle Earth must send 5 animals to an intergalactic gladiator arena. Which should we send?

221 Upvotes

We must send 5 land animals to another planet where they will represent us as team earth, in gladiator matches against other planets. The animals will work as a team. Assume the other planets have alien animals, somewhat similar to our own (no crazy abilities). Cannot send humans.

Which 5 animals should we send if it is max 1 per species?

Which 5 animals should we send if we can repeat species?


r/whowouldwin Sep 13 '24

Battle The Eastern Front but Taylor Swift replaces Joseph Stalin and Kanye West replaces Adolf Hitler, who wins?

215 Upvotes

It is September 13th, 15 years ago Kanye West had ruined Taylor Swift's once in a lifetime moment at the VMAs. Now 15 years have passed and Round 2 will commence.

We go back in time to September 13, 1939. World War 2 has just started but there is a twist.

Adolf Hitler is replaced with Kanye West and Joseph Stalin is replaced with Taylor Swift. This is done Quantum Leap style where people look at 'Stalin' or 'Hitler' and they visually look normal, but mentally and personality wise they're obviously different people. They still retain their respective historical figures' knowledge of politics and warfare but they have the personalities of either Taylor Swift/Kanye West, which is the main factor as to how this changes the Eastern Front. For example, 'Hitler' AKA Kanye still has his addiction to nitrous oxide and Taylor Swift has her addiction with flying on private planes.

Round 1: Both in character, 'present day' versions of both (so yes, Kanye has his current... 'Beliefs') as the two start off in 1939 with their respective nations (the Soviet Union and Third Reich).

Round 2: FDR is replaced with Pete Davidson and Mussolini is replaced with Drake. How does this affect things?


r/whowouldwin Sep 11 '24

Challenge How many men with swords would it take to beat a grizzly bear?

216 Upvotes

Match takes place in an enclosed circular arena. The men start 5 meters away from the grizzly and are allowed to strategize before the grizzly closes the gap. Both sides bloodlusted. The men do not have any experience using swords.


r/whowouldwin Sep 06 '24

Challenge Which member of the Fellowship of the Ring could bench press the most? (LOTR)

208 Upvotes

How physically strong do you think the members of the Fellowship of the Ring are? Would general elf superiority make Legolas able to lift the most? Is dwarf strength greater than a powerful human like Boromir? Can Gandalf use any of his power to lift things with muscle?

If you had to rank the Fellowship of the Ring in terms of only pure raw strength, what order would they be in? The contest is bench press. Assume they all know how to do it. Gandalf is limited to his grey form and Eru isn't interested in getting involved. Everyone else is at peak. I was thinking books, but movies are fine too.

  • Bonus: What generally humanoid Third Age character could bench press the most? No giants or trolls or things of that nature.

r/whowouldwin Sep 14 '24

Challenge A saibaman appear on every planet in galactic republic, can they survive?

207 Upvotes

As the title said, one day with no warning, a saibaman appear. One per each planet, The location is random on each planet.

What planet can survive and what cannot? And ultimately can the republic as a whole survive or will they collapse?


r/whowouldwin Sep 09 '24

Battle Could the Western Allies have defeated Nazi Germany without the USSR?

191 Upvotes

Similar to my post about the USSR fighting Nazi Germany without Western aid, could the United States, Great Britain, and France have defeated Nazi Germany if the Germans hadn't broken their nonaggression pact with the Soviets (and we assume the reverse doesn't happen either)?


r/whowouldwin Sep 06 '24

Challenge Instead of 3 dragons, Aegon Targaryen tries to conquer Westeros with 300 trained T-rexes - can he do it?

191 Upvotes

The T-rexes are as smart as Game of Thrones dragons, they take orders just as well, and they have no issues adapting to the Oxygen content of Westerosi air - other than that they are indistinguishable from their real world counterparts. Aegon has the same bannermen that he called on to launch his canonical invasion of Westeros, and he has sufficient naval assets to land the T-rexes on mainland Westeros without issue.

Can he...

Conquer Westeros minus Dorne?

Conquer Westeros AND Dorne?

Establish a lasting dynasty based on Targaryens having a monopoly on T-rexes?

Does the scenario change at all if you switch from semi-realistic T-rexes to Jurassic Park T-rexes?


r/whowouldwin Sep 11 '24

Matchmaker Strongest Dragon Ball character that Rick Sanchez can beat.

174 Upvotes

Rick Sanchez is given 1 week prep and has access to all of his equipment. His goal is to defeat every character in Dragon Ball. Who is the strongest character that he can beat.


r/whowouldwin Sep 11 '24

Matchmaker Is there any real life fighter/martial artist who could've replicated the famous elevator fight scene from "Captain America: Civil War" movie?

172 Upvotes

The title is self-explanatory. Is there any real life martial artist or fighter, who could've replicated that fighting scene with MCU Captain America and group of a rogue S.H.I.E.L.D. agents (lead by Brock Rumlow, who later would be known as "Crossbones") in the elevator?

S.H.I.E.L.D. agents has their equipment. Martial artist/fighter is unarmed and must defeat* all agents all by himself. Agents must subdue the fighter/martial artist by using physical force and their gear.

  • "Defeat" means either KO, incapacitate or kill the agents.

r/whowouldwin Sep 12 '24

Challenge Most recent era the current US could solo the entire world in

169 Upvotes

What is the most recent time period that the present day U.S. military could destroy everyone else united against the U.S.?

Win condition is that all other militaries get wiped or unconditional surrender. There’s no need to occupy the entire world afterwards.

Some era examples: early Cold War, WW2, WW1, etc.

Edit: I forgot to mention nukes are banned both sides to make things interesting


r/whowouldwin Sep 03 '24

Challenge What kind of Zombie apocalypse could ACTUALLY cause Humanity's Extinction ?

169 Upvotes

You are able to choose how the Zombie Virus Spreads, its effects on the human body and the consequential behavior of the zombies.

Your end goal is to successfully eliminate all of humanity off the planet or to diminish their population to a degree of beyond return with your Zombie Virus. How is it going to be ?


r/whowouldwin Sep 12 '24

Challenge Every single world leader is assassinated at the exact same time. Can humanity avoid collapsing into war and destruction?

163 Upvotes

Without warning, the leaders of every nation on earth, be they presidents, kings, prime ministers, etc., die from a gunshot wound. The assassins are never discovered. Will the nations of the world be able to recover, or will the ensuing chaos, accusations, and conspiracy theories cause society to collapse?