@the_red_viper:
Exactly my point. I don't see him deciding it's necessary to kill Batman. He killed the Nazis because he had no other choice, he couldn't take hundreds of soldiers as captives. It was a war.
Today, in modern times, as an Avenger and a superhero in general, he doesn't normally kill.
Steve has the choice, Bruce doesn't because he works in a limited capacity with his 'no kill' rule.
Steve can both maim and kill, Batman only has the option to maim, the extent to which is arguable because I can't recall many instances where he seriously maims an opponent (taking a limb, a few digits, popping an eye or two, etc.) when he has that option, especially since you bring up that Steve's instances of killing in the capacity as a superhero is fairly rare.
I don't see it coming to it.
The point is that Steve has that option, Bruce doesn't, it's still a consideration for the DeadliestWarrior. I'm certain that Steve would come out on top of the fight well before that before it comes down to that however.
Why, though? I see no reason for that at all. Killing blows are harder to land (require more precision and more force) than non-lethal blows.
Why? Because it takes far more restraint to use the appropriate force to just cause a knock out rather than risk serious damage to internal organs that could lead to death.
Breaking ribs, using concussive gadgets, etc is way easier than snapping someone's windpipe or neck. Requires less precision, less force, easier to get the chance to land a crippling blow than a killing blow. Especially with Batman's arsenal.
Haha no it isn't, a strike to the neck is a laughably easy way to kill a person, it takes a lot more effort to make sure you even use enough force to not cause any permanent damage to the person that would cause them to suffocate to death.
No idea. Like I said I'm no expert on Ra's.
Ra's is relatively featless and overrated as a physical threat unless for whatever reason he puts people in the position to swordfight with him, and is pretty much the only thing he's been shown to actually have an edge over most of his opponents with a few exceptions, yet he has still been matched or outdone by Batman in that art despite having centuries of experience over him.
I was making the point with my post that bringing up Ra's al-Ghul was a poor decision, he's a relatively featless fighter compared to many other examples.
Consider this: both fighters are not holding back. Steve aims for the throat while Batman aims for the ribs. Who's gonna have an easier time hitting his mark?
A throat shot is going to kill Bruce, a shot to the ribs will probably leave Steve momentarily unhappy but still alive.
You seriously underestimate how easy it is to kill with a throat strike, why do you think maneuvers involving the neck are restricted in most legitimate fighting circles?
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