For Damian Wayne's final fight in the Battle of the Week, we wanted to put a little spin on the brawl. We previously had Damian holding his own as Robin or fighting by his father's side, but for his last challenge, we thought it would be fun to use future Damian, the one who becomes Batman and is quite brutal. So, why not pit one future Batman against another future Batman? In this case, we wanted you all to think about whether adult Damian's savagery, gear, and healing would be enough to take down Terry McGinnis, a.k.a. Batman Beyond. Do you think Damian's advantages are enough to counter his opponent's variety of technology? According to most of the voters, the answer is no. Batman Beyond wins!
Damian Wayne may be the better hand-to-hand combatant, his methods may be more vicious, and he may be more tactical, but that just wasn't enough to convince a majority of the voters that he'd be the one walking away from this fight. Well, seeing as he can't die, he'd eventually walk away, but the point is the voters believe Terry's impressive physicals and the plethora of technology at his disposal would allow him to overcome the skill gap. From flight capabilities to a variety of projectiles and weaponry that's available to him, most of the community believes his power and versatility will lead him to victory. He may walk away with some cuts and he may have some very close calls in this fight, but for the voters, Terry's technological edge was the game changer.
In the end, Damian received 38% of the votes and Terry earned 55%. Only 7% of the voters thought this one is too close to call. It's unfortunate Damian lost his final fight, but hey, Batman's son gave it his all and the match did generate a good discussion. So, let's see what some Viners had to say about this one.
SynCig
As much as I like the concept of this fight, I don't think it'd be all that close. Terry would take 8 out of 10 fights fairly easily on the basis of his tech alone. Damian has more skill but the Beyond suit is essentially built to compensate for said lack of skill. It was originally built for an old and failing body of Bruce Wayne. With Terry in the suit, it is like Batman with training wheels. No disrespect intended to Terry. Damian could make things interesting with superior battle strategy and skill but at the end of the day the laundry list of things the Beyond suit can do would be too much for even the great Damian Wayne to handle.
comicace3
This is a nice battle but I will say I'll give the edge to Damian due to being more skilled and more ruthless. I'm implying that he still has the same if not better skill as current Damian. That with his healing should be enough to at least take some hits and KO Terry if not force him to make a tactical retreat. If I know anything about him its that morals on he won't be going full on which will cost him since because Damian has no morals in the future. People are going to say Terry outclasses Damian physically but mind you he wasn't skilled enough to go against an old Bruce Wayne, a Prime Bruce Wayne and loses battles he really shouldn't against fodder Martial Artists. He's skilled but not enough to take on Damian. Damian 6-7/10
ScouterV
I think Terry can take him.
Terry is pretty skilled in most instances these days, and I'd argue he matches Damian on pure skill at least, and even Damian admits he can't match Dick and Bruce anyway.
Terry has the superior gear. His batsuit and his gear are far more than what Damian has at his disposal, just from the Beyond series alone. I believe Terry has a new suit now, since fighting the Justice Lords or at least his old one has upgrades.
Terry, I think, would also have the tactical advantage. I believe he'd take Damian on a psychological playing field the same way he took Joker. He's arrogant (Damian,) and more than likely Terry will exploit that, though I don't know how Damian would react being older.
Then the physicals should be within Terry's range as well, as the suit already made him pretty powerful and he could take blows from Superman.
I honestly don't see how Damian could take this. At the very least, he could POSSIBLY stalemate if Terry can't put him down, but Terry can probably keep the damage up. I see Terry taking this 8/10 times.
LeuchIII
Bat-Damian has more training, healing ability, and is more likely to be lethal than Terry. The beyond suit I think gives Terry some major advantages (flight, weaponry) but discipline tempered with experience and edge of lethality gives Damian the edge over a admittedly formidable suit, particularly if Damian were to compromise the suit, Damian would capitalize on that and finish him. Bat-Damian 7-8/10
jwrose5
First, let's assume that they are not fighting in Gotham; thus neither have the home field advantage. They have similar skills, and both have a tactical mind. Damian is not as skilled as his father or Grayson, and admits it himself. Terry does have a technological advantage, and a variety of tools to match Damian. Standard gear means Terry has either Bruce or Grayson in his ear talking to him.
Terry has taken down Justice Lord Superman, Brainwashed Superman, his own costume and the Joker! And having a former Batman talking to Terry means there are two minds working together and one with decades worth of experience.
Sure, Damian has a healing ability and will cheat. He can be ruthless and egotistical, but Terry could use that to his advantage.
I give this to Batman Beyond.
MuyJingo
There is no question that Damian far outclasses Terry in terms of skill and experience. He had a huge head start and was trained by some of the worlds most skilled martial artists and tacticians. Terry relied on his suit and was talked through most missions by Bruce.
Not to say Terry is a slouch, but a lot of his feats are due to the tech advantage the beyond suit grants him. Which is fine. Terry relying on the suit is no different to GA relying on his bow. The suit gives him durability, being resistant to fire, electricity etc. which may be hard for Damian to get through from a distance, but not up close.
However, the real issue is Damian's healing ability. I think that is key here. While neither has knowledge of the other, it will be clear that Terry is in a suit that needs to be damaged, incapacitated etc, while it won't be clear to Terry that Damian has a hugely impressive healing factor.
To me, that gives Damian the edge. Terry can fly and maintain a distance advantage and cause Damian trouble with his discs....but it doesn't matter what he does. Damian will wake up(likely almost instantly, given how little a stream of bullets affected him) which Terry wouldn't be expecting, allowing for Damian to get the upperhand.
How? Most likely via explosives and good old manhandling. Terry's suit offers a lot of protection, but it doesn't protect him from blunt physical attacks. Even Joker was able to give him trouble in the suit, and we've seen any number of people attack him head on and for him to get winded/dazed. That's all the time Damian needs to go in for the kill winning strike.
I would say Damian, at least 6/10.
Kyle Higgins, writer of BATMAN BEYOND 2.0
HA very cool. I think Terry would win... because that's what I would write :P
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