Turtles Vs. Batman

[quinnmjohnson]

For me, I'm a bit biased since Leonardo is my favorite. But keep in mind that he did go toe-to-toe with the Shredder (who is arguably the most dangerous and skilled ninja / crime lord in the Mirage universe) and beat him. So Leonardo alone would be a huge challenge for Batman. Put all four Turtles together as a team and Batman's got some real trouble on his hands. However, as has been mentioned already, Batman is a master strategist, so if he had a chance to think things through and plan, he could give the Turtles real trouble too. There was that moment in the Dark Knight Returns where he basically beat (or at least equaled) Superman. I love his line (could have been from The Dark Knight Strikes Again): "Your problem is you've always been so powerful that you've never had to learn strategy." And that's where Batman truly excels.

All that being said, while the Turtles are more inclined to kill than Batman, they also prefer lives of peace and would never just go and spill innocent blood, especially from one as noble as Batman. And he'd feel the same way about them.

So again, I'm not sure on this one.

What I'd love to see though is Batman approaching a horde of his rogue's gallery (Joker, Two-Face, Scarecrow, etc.) from the shadows; they all smile, mocking him that he's dead meat; then he just says, "There's something you haven't thought about." The Joker says, "Like what?" Batman: "Back-up." Then the four Turtles emerge from the darkness behind him. Then the butt-kicking really begins!

One can dream, anyway.