Rogues Gallery vs. Rogues Gallery

Spider-Man's vs. Batman's Rogues Galleries.


Riddler vs. Mysterio


Killer Croc vs. The Lizard


Clayface vs. Sandman


Poison Ivy vs. Swarm


Killer Moth vs. Hobgoblin


Bane vs. Venom


Man-Bat vs. Man-Wolf


The Penguin vs. Kingpin


Joker vs. The Green Goblin


I could really find match ups for Electro, Shocker, Two-Face, Scarecrow, and a few others.

Interesting match ups, maybe we should start with the first one and move onward 'cause I feel it'd be fun to discuss?

Yep. I matched up Riddler and Mysterio because they're the most mentally taxing of the bunch when you think about it. Spider-Man has to rely on his Spider-Sense for Mysterio and Batman has to be quick on his wit for Riddler. It'd be an interesting match-up to watch.

Yeah, and they're different enough to make it interesting but I suppose it's all about who makes the first move, and it just seems to me that Mysterio is more prepared to defend himself in the moment where Riddler takes time to set things up and toy with Batman.

Oh and yeah, it would be pretty cool to see them square off simply because they both tend to toy with the hero.

True. Mysterio is always prepared for something but even he has to set up the bigger stuff where as Riddler prepares most everything unless we're talking about the Riddler with the mind rape cane but I was thinking more along the lines of the one from Arkham City and the like. It would be a great battle of minds if nothing else. I think Mysterio would ultimately win it.

Yeah, I am more familiar with the Riddler who sets up a game to toy Batman with, but I don't know if he could outsmart or recognize some of Mysterio's tricks considering he is very intelligent and that's why I'm almost certain that Mysterio would win.

Yeah. Don't get me wrong, Riddler is a friggin' genius but aside from illusions, some of Mysterio's tricks are ALSO backed by Robots and other manner of dangerous things. The illusions over them are distractions. Point to Mysterio.

Onto a harder one. Killer Croc vs. Lizard. Now, I personally would have to go with the Lizard for a couple of reasons. He regenerates and that tail alone can derail a freight train. But that isn't to say Killer Croc wouldn't put up a serious fight.

Well, yeah, he has that to his advantage and I don't know exactly at what level Killer Croc's strength lies.

I thought Croc had regenerative abilities as well?

Nope. Just big, scaly, and with an absurd amount of inconsistent super strength. Sometimes that strength is enough to juggle trucks, other times it's barely enough to hoist a car.

...Kinda seems like Marvel's gutting the competition so far.

I mean, Croc is pretty damn stupid, too.

That's true but it depends on the version of the Lizard we're going with. Are we going with the Lizard that has some essence of Connors' brain or the one that's nothing more than a feral beast that fights on instinct and can't even speak?

I'm not sure, I'm not very familiar with the Lizard who still has some knowledge of what he's doing.

I mostly acknowledge that version of Lizard because I've seen more of him. But I actually like the feral version more. For the sake of argument we can say that it's the feral one. Killer Croc would honestly be in trouble either way. He either gets trashed because his opponent is smarter or gets trashed because his opponent is mindless and therefor unpredictable.

Yeah, I'm more convinced that Lizard wins it.

Fine by me. Sandman vs. Clayface I really don't have any idea about. Not even a remote idea of any real advantage. Water makes them both useless. Heat makes them both useless. Both their powers are really close. It's a tricky one.

Well, first version of Clayface I ever saw was the one from the Animated Series in which Clayface was originally an actor who had to made himself handsome through some kind of miracle cream or whatever and during a dispute he got covered in it and so became Clayface, I don't know exactly how the comics portray his powers.

They're pretty much the same. Water melts him. Too much heat melts him. He has to stay consistently damp. As for Sandman, water turns him to Mud in which form he's useless. Too much heat turns him to glass in which he's completely useless. He has to stay dry but it'd take a RIDICULOUS amount of heat to turn him to glass. I don't think Clayface can manipulate Clay that isn't an actual part of him. That's something Sandman has over him. He can manipulate any sand he touches.

I guess it mostly has to do with convenience, I suppose, where they are and where they end up.

Pretty much. I think Sandman could outlast Clayface in heat resistance so if they fought somewhere getting REALLY hot over time, Clayface would be at a disadvantage first...maybe.

It seems like Clayface is more about shapeshifting.

Yeah but he can also harden his body into weapons like Sandman can. Sandman can also expand his body and even become a giant. Clayface I don't think can do that. At least I've never seen him do it.

I've seen it in Arkham City... If I remember correctly.

Did he grow all that big? I mean he was big but Clayface has always been huge so I dunno. I think I'd sooner just call this a toss-up.

Yeah, I can't call the winner, especially with so little knowledge as I have, of Clayface, at least.

I don't expect anyone to really know a whole lot about Swarm but basically here's what Marvel.com says...

"Swarm is a composite being of hundreds of thousands of bees driven by a human intelligence. Swarm is technically intangible, as his body is merely an aggregate of tiny forms, and he can fly through the air or assume any shape and size he desires. Swarm can also mentally influence the actions of other bees, the full range of which may extend over hundreds of yards in radius. At first, Swarm seemed capable of only controlling other bees, but he has exhibited the ability to communicate/control other insects as well."

Comparing this to the more recent interpretations of Poison Ivy who can actually control plants and isn't just a plant freak, I'd say it's a pretty decent fight. I'm tempted to ultimately give it to Poison Ivy though.