# Marvel Universe battle royal! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 9, 2005, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-universe-battle-royal/311758 "2005-07-09T16:09:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-universe-battle-royal/311758/21 "2005-07-10T01:59:25Z")
> [@Fenris](#): > > Punisher just isn’t good enough: he doesn’t have good enough aim or fast enough reflexes. The times we’ve seen him fire at characters like Daredevil, he almost always misses. Yeah, but super-powered Daredevil is gonna hear the gun being cocked and has his radar sense to help him avoid the bullets. A non-powered Daredevil would be toast. ---
**Author:** ![percussion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@percussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/percussion)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-universe-battle-royal/311758/22 "2005-07-10T02:07:19Z")
Iron Man/Tony Stark would win all the females would be charmed by him (or after him for his money) all the males would be ether A) bought out with his millions or B) Distracted by his “hello, i have huge gonads” moustash trust me! ---
**Author:** ![Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine_and_Smiles)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-universe-battle-royal/311758/23 "2005-07-10T17:44:08Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > Yeah, but super-powered Daredevil is gonna hear the gun being cocked and has his radar sense to help him avoid the bullets. A non-powered Daredevil would be toast. But that’s not a ‘power’ of his, is it? It’s not like Wolverine’s healing factor. He’s just a guy who has honed his skills. And you can’t take that away! ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-universe-battle-royal/311758/24 "2005-07-10T17:55:50Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Is Conan the Barbarian officially part of the Marvel Universe? Because if he is, my money’s on him. I gotta second this, with Captain America, Shang Chi (Master Of Kung Fu), and the Punisher fighting it out for 2, 3 & 4. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-universe-battle-royal/311758/25 "2005-07-10T17:57:59Z")
> [@Sunshine and Smiles](#): > > But that’s not a ‘power’ of his, is it? It’s not like Wolverine’s healing factor. He’s just a guy who has honed his skills. And you can’t take that away! Unless he’s been retconned, Daredevil’s non-sight senses and his radar sense are super-human. Originally the explanation was that the radioactive matrial that blinded him mutagenically enhanced his other senses and gave him his radar sense. He was mentored by a fellow called [Stick](http://www.marveldirectory.com/individuals/s/stick.htm) who did hone his own non-sight senses and developed a “proximity sense” similar to DD’s radar sense, but DD’s own super-senses are as much “powers” as Wolverine’s healing factor is. ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-universe-battle-royal/311758/26 "2005-07-10T18:42:51Z")
> [@](#): > > I’m thinking someone like Iron Fist, who’s a master of (kung fu, is it?). While everyone relies on their powers and would be essentially a regular person without them, Iron Fist still has his knowledge of the martial arts. While Iron Fist is good, his natural skill is greatly augmented by the skill of the whatever dragon. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-universe-battle-royal/311758/27 "2005-07-10T22:06:44Z")
I’d toss my money on either Iron Man or Captain America, depending on whether or not Stark’s gadgets are allowed. Cap has the edge, though, since he’s got a lifetime of experience fighting with nothing more than his own physical abilities and a damn good rebound with his shield. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-universe-battle-royal/311758.md?page=1)