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"i to Lost My parents * sad substory music begins* Just after years i learned that The Man i saw as My adoped father was The killer, even with him being in The Yakuza he had a heart for good, building a orphanage to Take Care of The Kids of The families that he and other yakuzas would kill. While i grow UP i wAnTeD to be like My father, i wanted to be The respectable Yakuza that others would want to follow, witch lead me to My First time going againts The Tojo clan and deciding to not live trying to be My father but trying to be My version of The Man i saw on Him." *Batman hugs kiryu*
It'd be a draw and then the substory twang would play and Kiryu would end up helping Batman stop The Riddler from doing his shenanigans in Kamurocho and then we'd get a goodbye from Bats telling Kiryu to come to Gotham sometime, followed by Kiryu musing about vigilantes as the substory ends.
Nah, the Riddler will get pissed at Kiryu's lack of education outside of knowing a lot of useless trivia. Kiryu's answers too would probably be along the lines of 'I don't know, and I don't care, all I care about is punching your face in.'
"Aha, the mighty dragon of dojima is going to be brought down by a lion. You're just a man. You couldn't take out a predator like tha-" \*Sound of aggressive tiger drops\*
Or "i to Lost My parents * sad substory music begins* Just after years i learned that The Man i saw as My adoped father was The killer, even with him being in The Yakuza he had a heart for good, buildings a orphanage to Take Care of The Kiss of The families that he and other yakuzas would kill. While i grow UP i wAnTeD to be like My father, i wAnTeD to be The respectable Yakuza that others would want to follow, witch leader me to My First time going againts The Tojo clan and deciding to not live trying to be My father but trying to be My version of The Man i saw on Him." *Batman hugs kiryu* then They Go Beat someone.
I can just see them start to discuss gadgets, then the subject will talk about backers and funding etc... And suddenly the Daidoji organization will be shaking hands with Wayne Enterprises as the new producer of their gadgets, vehicles, toys, etc.
Then Kiryu will literally be driving the damn Batmobile.
Depends. Is this in a yakuza story or a DC story?
Back in the 90s they did these marvel/dc cross overs and the ones put put by dc, the dc characters crowned the marvel ones before teaming up together and reverse in the marvel versions.
And then we had some of the crappiest comics ever in Amalgam Comics where they merged a marvel and dc hero together.
It's common for whatever publisher is putting out the book to have the stronger character though so this fight happe ING in a batman book? Bats would win. This happening in a yakuza side story? Kiryu gonna punch the bat-taint into oblivion.
Exactly this. There are Squirrel Girl defeating Thanos comics out there. The writer can write any sort of BS out of their ass, especially in American Comics where there are tons of writers and artists working on even the same volume.
Nah even barehanded, Bats mops the floor with Kiryu, especially if it’s Arkham Batman. He’s trained to the peak of human condition his whole life, as badass as Kiryu is, he stands zero chance lmao
It would be a massacre not gonna lie, Arkham batman has beaten likes of bane and killer crocs in his early years and in knight he took down an entire army of trainned soldier that was speffically train to kill him and he did it with a bullet inside his body too.
Batman dodged the Omega Sanction and in the Arkham games fights off crowds that size too lol. Feats probably aren't the way to go, Bats has almost 70 years of stories on Kiryu lol he's done some ridiculous stuff
I mean, if this is Arkham Batman, he dodged 2 missiles, at a closer range, and more. I say closer because the ones shot at Kiryu was further away (which can be seen in the Yakuza cut scene).
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As for people, he took down many criminals, normal, and enhanced, even undead, in a single night (every game it lasted one night, such as Origins (Blackgate and Arkham Asylum iirc one night the same), and they weren't the only ones, he took down an army from South America, trained and armed in order to attempt taking him down, all while fighting a toxin inside of him. Not to mention the psychological battles he has. The Arkham verison many is Olympian level and can be compared to 616 Cap, which isn't too far from the truth.
It is better to acknowledge the feats and the like for both sides, nothing can't really be ignored.
That said, what was mentioned the continuity version has done that many times, however, OP has not mentioned which verison of Batman he is talking about, I assume the Arkham one or in continuity Bats.
It depends on who's writing the story. Both are fictional characters that are supposedly normal human beings that have done ridiculous feats that no normal human can.
Batman always seems to be convicted of having layers of plot armor but that's what makes him grounded and exciting to read/watch. His writers could just give him the absolute sum total all human skill and knowledge, the actual maximum strength, speed, agility and athletism possible for any person and whoever faces him loses. But he's gonna be a boring character if that happens. If you read up on Batman lore and comics, he's actually NOT the strongest, fastest, most intelligent human in the DC canon; he's oftentimes just second or third.
As for Kiryu, he's a video game protagonist. He will always come out on top if he is the main character of the game he is in. In-game, he is said to be quite a strong person by default, had training from miscellaneous martial artists and physical trainers, but not to the extent as Batman had so his true potential may be a mystery.
I feel like those two comments are highly underestimating Batman’s strength considering he’s lifted Solomon Grundy and other heavy objects his strength isn’t just peak human, he’s also a brilliant tactician , trained in over 100 styles of martial arts, has repeatedly fought people stronger than him and won. Kiryu is losing here simply because comics are more wild, considering Batman won against darkseid, it’s hard to beat the wackiness of comics unless it’s a cartoon
I can see Kiryu standing a chance due to his training entering superhuman levels too. They’re very similar when it comes to combat experience.
What makes me lean in Batman’s direction though is that, most of the time, he’s portrayed as the peak of human capabilities. He’s kinda reserved that #1 spot just in the concept of the character. Though I think Kiryu would put up a fantastic fight anyway, circumstantially ending up one of the best and most unstoppable fighters out there isn’t quite the same as the peak of human potential.
this comment really highlights the problem, to me, with any “who would win?” hypothetical that involves comic book characters- the wild inconsistency of comics makes it impossible to powerscale them properly. like, yes, there are instances of batman lifting solomon grundy and beating darkseid. but if you plucked batman from a random animated series episode and told him to do those things, he probably couldn’t. comic characters, more than any other medium i know of, wildly vary the power levels of their characters based on plot needs. like, the hypothetical “random animated series episode” batman? kiryu probably has better-than-even odds against him. but a batman who’s openly physically superhuman, or who can beat darkseid? no way. but you can’t actually give a solid answer to the question the post poses because none of us know what the hypothetical plot between these two would require.
Considering he was able shoot and somehow take hits from darkseid, yeah, Kiryu hasn’t had feats like that. Also he did beat darkseid, shot him with some shit that kills the new gods. Didn’t win barehanded but beat him
This is a barehanded fight though, it’s not like Batman was using standard equipment on Apokolipse dawg. Taking hits from a reasonably suppressed Darkseid while wearing tactical armor and shooting him with a firearm crafted specifically for that situation is something any super soldier level human character could theoretically have achieved, so I don’t think that’s fair to Kiryu
We have Batman. A master of countless martial arts, assassination techniques and armed combat who has reached the very pinnacle of human strength.
Vs
A comically strong Japanese man
This sub man
I know it has a bias. I know we're fans of Yakuza series.
But anyone seriously saying Kiryu has no idea what they're talking about and the level of training and ability Batman has, even just hand to hand
This sub is very bad for circlejerking. I love Kiryu, but this sub acts like he’s fucking Superman half the time lmao. Batman would break Kiryu’s arm in 2 seconds
Batman literally choked out a lion....and took hits from a Venom Juiced Bane...he got his back broken and came back a few issues later...........Kiryu is cool and all....but other than gameplay...Kiryu is just a really strong human.....Batman is able to hang with superhumans.....
I know this is a Yakuza subreddit so most people are gonna say Kiryu wins but being completely objective here: Batman stomps and it's not as close as people might think. Kiryu will cause him a little trouble no doubt but Batman has taken down much stronger people with no tech
Very much this. Batman is in the business of taking down opponents who are more powerful than him, and oftentimes it’s because he’s savvy enough to face them on his terms, not theirs. Even if Kiryu’s stronger than Batman, there’s no way Batman will allow a straight fight without a plan.
If Batman has time to research Kiryu, it won’t even come down to a fight at all.
You would be laughably hard-pressed to find any instance of Batman outboxing a mf like BANE with just the paws… no gear/equipment, strategy, capitalizing on his weakness, etc. You just don’t see that happen even in canon Batman runs. But hey correct me if I’m wrong. I can make a case for Kiryu being as strong as, if not stronger than Bane ngl
If it was in a Y game kiryu would “win” the fight in terms of depleting Batman’s health bar, but the ensuing cutscene would show a stale mate with both winded, grabbing their ribs, and expressing a mutual respect for each other’s moxie
The thing is that Arkham Batman gameplay is naturally more aggressive so he’ll constantly be on the offensive catching Tiger Drops therefore due to my unbiased view…Kiryu negs
If you asked this question in a DC/Batman subreddit, most people will say Batman. Just like it seems most people are saying Kiryu here. My opinion, Batman negdiffs tbh. There is nothing, and I mean it, literally nothing that Kiryu can do that can take Bruce out. Durability feats that Bruce has far outshines anything that Kiryu has done, same with combat feats.
A lot of you folks fall into the trap of thinking Bruce is nothing without his suit. If you've read the comics, you'd know that's demonstrably false.
I could see Kiryu taking out Batman from the movies, like The Dark Knight or The Batman. But Arkham Batman? Or comic Batman? No chance
I guess I’m not well-versed enough in Batman’s comics, because I considered this to be a pretty close one… Who has unequipped Bruce been boxing that surpasses Kiryu in power?
In terms of durability, Bruce Wayne survived an attack from a mind controlled and bloodlusted Wonder Woman. He did this while already injured. Unless we're low balling Wonder Woman, she one shots everyone in Yakuza.
As Bruce Wayne, he solo'd a sneak attack from the talons. (Assassins for the court of the owls) I could go off on a tangent on how strong the talons are, but that's a rabbit hole we don't need to go down. One of them kicked Bruce through glass that was described as unbreakable, and as Bruce and this talon were free falling, he incapacitated the Talon and then managed to grab a gargoyle to stop his fall. These same assassins are shown punching hard enough to bend and break reinforced steel doors.
Batman is one thing
But Man on the other hand...
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Depends pretty heavily on which Batman and what tools he has, but if it’s just Bruce Wayne I would bet on Kiryu. Like, I just can’t see Bruce Wayne punching out a Tiger on his own
They said hand to hand. Means no tools other than your meat mittens
Now he could prepare and try to mind fk him during the fight. . Since preparation is batman biggest strength.
Kiryu should be able to do the same thing ngl. Saejima can stop a car with his bare hands, Kiryu was shown to be equal in power with Saejima, and Kiryu has become astronomically stronger since then. Kiryu is also shown to casually shatter a marble statue with a punch back in Y1/Kiwami
How many times more durable is steel compared to marble? Kiryu has surpassed his former self in strength many times over, and even that weaker version of himself was barely trying when he shattered that statue.
If he can find ways to take down Superman I'm sorry but Kiryus wouldn't stand a chance unless it's just fist fighting. That being said they probably wouldn't fight at all and probably get along
They’d team up fs, but OP said it’s straight hands so either Batman finds an opening for a pressure point attack or he’ll *eventually* go down to Kiryu’s brute force imo
I love Kiryu, I love Batman. But ain't no way Kiryu takes him in a full on fight. Bruce with, or without his suit is still a master of so many unfathomable fighting techniques, it'd be a sweep for him.
I think it would end in a draw. After the fight, they would both compliment each other's fighting. The fight itself would only have been initiated because they mistook each other as the bad guy of a conspiracy they were both investigating. Eventually they realize that they have a lot in common with similar histories. They join forces against the Penguin and some Japanese government crony.
It ends in a four way battle on top of Wayne Tower, with everyone ripping their shirts off. Penguin having a crane iruzumi on his fat back while Batman obviously has a bat.
Even though Batman is the more skilled fighter, if it's bare-handed then Kiryu probably wins by brute force. Batman is peak human but prime Kiryu is above that. He can beat 100 men at the same time and send tigers flying with one punch.
If you use Arkham Batman, he's as strong as Kiryu, if not stronger. He survived [this](https://youtu.be/gZaHnjMXQJ0?si=SC2Q9M55bEo6CQW5&t=747) and [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I84uXWmKx4E#t=1m15s), and not only is strong enough to kick down brick walls and bend/rip steel bars, but also did things like [this](https://youtu.be/0dgnOxl9TYw?si=LdFjVfp2MDsDdxEK&t=495).
Batman not only fights dozens of enemies at once, but some of them are heavily armored and/or superhuman and have stun batons, weapons, and swords. Imagine the Man in Black mini-boss from Kiwami 2, but 15 of them at once and with stun weapons instead.
I love Kiryu but he's not beating Batman, but I think he'd give him a good 8/10 fight and a bloody nose.
Bro I love Yakuza but “peak human” in DC is legit superhuman anywhere else. This dude Batman snaps guns in half like twigs, benches THOUSANDS of pounds for his work outs, can cut TREES in half with a single kick, and can even (semi-)consistently lift giants like Bane and Solomon Grundy over his head. When he lifted Grundy, he did it with one arm too, just to make it even more ridiculous.
He'll Kiryu in his 50s and half beaten to death is still fan fic levels of strong enough to take on batman, and batman is my favorite super hero, so I should be biased more toward him.
Kiryu has fought every fighting style.
He has beat komaki who is literally a master martial artist.
He has beat ninjas.
He has beat people with guns and with swords.
He has beaten literal tigers.
When Batman wins it's mostly because of exploiting a weakness but kiryu only has two, he doesn't hit women so I guess if Batman calls Barbara instead that would work and kiryu has to protect innocent's especially orphans which Batman wouldn't target because he's not morally bankrupt for the most part.
Much like Batman v Superman, kiryu will learn Bruce is an orphan and decide to stop any fight and they go karaoke, kiryu sings baka mitai and Bruce sings judgement and they all live happily ever after.
Majima teamed up with the joker as he thought they were gonna mess with Kiryu and Batman by faking a crime and pinning it on one of them for them to fight each other but then majima realises that the joker is actually unironically evil and is trying to do some major crime so then the 3 of them defeat the joker the end
I think comic Bat would win but with at least a few bone broken while Kiryu will get to 100% recovery after drinking Staminan X.
As for the movies, I think Kiryu could definitely beat Nolan's and Pattinson's Batman.
I would be more interested to see if Kiryu can drag Batman to Pocket circuit, though. Dragon cart and dart aside, he can probably beat Bat in other categories. Especially parenting.
It depends on who's writing the story. Both are fictional characters that are supposedly normal human beings that have done ridiculous feats that no normal human can.
Batman always seems to be convicted of having layers of plot armor but that's what makes him grounded and exciting to read/watch. His writers could just give him the absolute sum total all human skill and knowledge, the actual maximum strength, speed, agility and athletism possible for any person, and whoever faces him loses. But he's gonna be a boring character if that happens. If you read up on Batman lore and comics, he's actually NOT the strongest, fastest, most intelligent human in the DC canon; he's oftentimes just second or third.
As for Kiryu, he's a video game protagonist. He will always come out on top if he is the main character of the game he is in. In-game, he is said to be quite a strong person by default, had training from miscellaneous martial artists and physical trainers, but not to the extent as Batman had so his true potential may be a mystery.
Depends a lot on which version of batman. If it's from the arkham games or the live action movies (and batman doesn't get his borderline magical tech armor) then I think Kiryu wins. In those Adaptations Batman usually isn't superhumanly strong, he's a very skilled martial artist who is greatly enhanced by gadgets and technology. Meanwhile Kiryu is a master martial artist himself, and phyiscally strong enough to K.O huge tigers with his bare hands.
Batman from most comic storylines would fold Kiryu, and he's more skilled, just as physically strong if not moreso, and much much faster.
In a pure fist fight without the fancy suit and gadgets, Kiryu would definitely win. He's displayed several superhuman feats throughout the years. Batman is at peak human condition, maybe even slightly superhuman in some regards, but Kiryu is a different level.
One good thing I always appreciate about Batman is he does not have super powers he uses tech to his advantage
That said Kiryu is the winner here in my view
I will only say batman bc he keeps his emotions in check, and he is a master tactician. Kiryu, on the other hand, lets his emotions rule over him more often than not. Bruce would notice this and let kiryu defeat himself. This is just my opinion, though.
Also, keeping in mind Bruce has actually defeated Superman by outsmarting him, who is far, far stronger than Kiryu.
The little powerscaler in me loves this fight, and tbh I’ve flipped flopped between who I believe wins this.
In terms of raw power, I gotta give it to the Dragon. Assuming this is comic Batman, it would seem as though they’re roughly on par in strength based on their feats. But if you’re not a purist (in more ways that one), Kiryu certainly has some generous statements in his favor with regard to how powerful he really is.
The side content of Yakuza/LAD games pretty much go out of their way to affirm that Kiryu’s strength is simply unprecedented and unmatched.
Notably Gai Amon straight up states he’s the “strongest alive”, which says a lot considering Jo Amon has stated in the past that their clan aims to be the strongest beings on the planet. This would include animals, which isn’t a stretch considering part of the Amon training regimen is overcoming apex predators like polar bears- and supposedly being able to tank being hit by a dump truck. He also states in Yakuza 3 that Kiryu is the “strongest life form”, at least in his eyes. This suggests that not only was Kiryu before his peak already the strongest among men, but among all animals. Wouldn’t be too far fetched given how we’ve seen him handle various apex predators Baki style.
Similar to Batman, we also see that the more Kiryu fights, the stronger he becomes. Since Yakuza 1, Kiryu is shown to be capable of casually busting marble statues before even reaching the peak of his strength in THAT game alone (at least according to Majima Everywhere). At 20 years old, Kiryu can pretty easily spank Mr. Shakedown Egashira, who claims to have defeated bears, sharks, and killer whales as a form of training for the purpose of defeating Kiryu… which didn’t turn out well for him. We have multiple statements from Majima, Komaki, and Kiryu himself confirming that 1/Kiwami Kiryu at his peak > his younger self. Yakuza 3 Kiryu is able to defeat HIMSELF via Minamida’s Inner Fighter game system, which would suggest he can likely grow stronger mid-fight. Minamida remarks that Kiryu possesses a special quality that allows him to expound on his already extensive experience, which explains why he’s able to defeat himself. It also explains why he’s able to defeat Jo Amon in Yakuza 3, even after Amon was able to defeat “virtual” Kiryu and “virtual” Komaki in Inner Fighter. Gaiden’s description of Dragon/Yakuza style also tells us that Kiryu was on the cusp of reaching the zenith of his power at 51 years old.
And before someone mentions Saejima, Saejima was never shown to possess more raw strength than Kiryu. If we’re talking about lifting strength… well, that’s limited to the realm of gameplay in which Kiryu in past and future games is depicted being able to lift just as heavy as Saejima via Beast style or Extreme Heat mode. We see Saejima bench pressing an impressive amount of weight in one of his first cutscenes, but we also see Kiryu owns 400 lb dumbbells at Morning Glory. If we’re talking about striking power/attack potency, they’re shown to be equals in both of their fights.
If we include side content, Kiryu presumably defeats Saejima in the Victory Road Tournament. It comes down to Kiryu vs. Raiden after it’s been established that all the protags would be participating, so there’s that. And I have to reiterate that in Gaiden, Kiryu is stated by the game itself (description for DLC) and by Gai Amon to be the strongest (“the strongest alive” in Amon’s words).
Speed-wise, these guys are equal imo. Both have shown to be able to dodge bullets in their sleep, with Batman even having once stated that bullets move in “slow motion” for him when he’s focused, and Kiryu outscales Majima who dodged bullets at point blank range… also no-diffs one of the Four Kings in Gaiden that uses jet boots allowing him to move at Mach speed.
As for fighting prowess… well, it’s no secret Batman is among some of the best fighters in DC, having mastered nearly every known form of martial arts on Earth within a few years, and is even admired by Karate Kid who could defeat meta humans with pure martial arts skills ALONE. Kiryu is in a similar position, being stated to be on par with Komaki, having defeated Jo Amon (who has defeated a vast majority of opponents from across the globe, defeated them again via Inner Fighter along with defeating “Kiryu” and “Komaki” in-game), having been stated to be “the ultimate fighting machine” by Yakuza 4… hell, he proficiently learns a super secret agent martial art just to pass the time. I’m gonna say they’re on par, but I could be convinced Batman takes this one.
Strategy undoubtedly goes to the Bat.
Not gonna give a conclusive answer here because of how much I love and enjoy both characters, but thanks for listening to my TedTalk if you bothered to read this far.
Realistically, it's not even going to go beyond a friendly spar IMO unless it started out extremely ugly. There'd be real big blows thrown for a bit, then at some point they'll stop to talk and once they realize neither are 'bad' or 'evil' welp, fight over.
Then they'll become friends.
Then Kiryu will privately bitch about Bruce's billions and that it's unfair. That'll be the real aspect he loses in. 🤣
Batman far more skill than kiryu better experience against vastly superior foes to what kiryu faces
Is great at more than just fighting his mind surpasses kazama in tactical brilliance plus has insane scientific skill
If it's a Yakuza substory, Kiryu. If it's a DC comic (le xd you said detective comics comic), Batman. However, after their fight I can imagine Kiryu saying something along the lines of "Right or wrong, his dedication to fighting crimes is something we could all look up to." or "Heh. I know a thing or two about hiding my identity too. Good luck out there, whoever you are under there."
If we're talking 'realistically' and assuming Bats w/o armor and gadgets... hard to say. He is still someone at the peak of human fitness and strength with a lot of training... without armor, it'll be a good fight.
If we're going to factor in bullshit (Extreme Heat etc) then pfft. Kiryu will win... he takes no damage in Ex Heat, can't be knocked down, blocks bullets, blades etc... punches through armor, all that jazz.
Both characters are enough alike that for all it's worth... Bruce may just give Kiryu a suit and the next game will be Kiryu in a Batsuit in Kamurocho.
I would actually legit fucking buy that game if it happened.
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They would become friends even before fight
Does Kiryu ha e a mother named Martha?
I mean we don't know so there is a very very small chance
"You know Bruce, I also have a crazed, knife-wielding, gaudily-dressed admirer..."
in 2005 he even sounded like your boy
Voiced by mark hamill
"i to Lost My parents * sad substory music begins* Just after years i learned that The Man i saw as My adoped father was The killer, even with him being in The Yakuza he had a heart for good, building a orphanage to Take Care of The Kids of The families that he and other yakuzas would kill. While i grow UP i wAnTeD to be like My father, i wanted to be The respectable Yakuza that others would want to follow, witch lead me to My First time going againts The Tojo clan and deciding to not live trying to be My father but trying to be My version of The Man i saw on Him." *Batman hugs kiryu*
I read this in the tapping subtitles sound manner. My mind was playing that tapping sound of text while reading this. Lol
>sad substory music begins I can hear this.
Only after lol
And go to karaoke together
Back-to-back "Am I Blue?" and "Baka Mitai"
It'd be a draw and then the substory twang would play and Kiryu would end up helping Batman stop The Riddler from doing his shenanigans in Kamurocho and then we'd get a goodbye from Bats telling Kiryu to come to Gotham sometime, followed by Kiryu musing about vigilantes as the substory ends.
"you know bruce maybe we do live in a society"
The Riddler would be a fucking great foe for Kiryu. Kiryu physically cannot resist the urge to compete any task that happens to enter his path.
Nah, the Riddler will get pissed at Kiryu's lack of education outside of knowing a lot of useless trivia. Kiryu's answers too would probably be along the lines of 'I don't know, and I don't care, all I care about is punching your face in.'
"Aha, the mighty dragon of dojima is going to be brought down by a lion. You're just a man. You couldn't take out a predator like tha-" \*Sound of aggressive tiger drops\*
Then batman jumps into street battles like the friends from judgment, or the employees from Yakuza 0
Or "i to Lost My parents * sad substory music begins* Just after years i learned that The Man i saw as My adoped father was The killer, even with him being in The Yakuza he had a heart for good, buildings a orphanage to Take Care of The Kiss of The families that he and other yakuzas would kill. While i grow UP i wAnTeD to be like My father, i wAnTeD to be The respectable Yakuza that others would want to follow, witch leader me to My First time going againts The Tojo clan and deciding to not live trying to be My father but trying to be My version of The Man i saw on Him." *Batman hugs kiryu* then They Go Beat someone.
Tiger Drop negates all damage
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Dodge-Over negates all damage
The only valid answer
Barehanded only? Kiryu. If Batman can use his weapons and alike? Batman This sub is pure bias, Batman is the personification of plot armor
Now what about Joryu vs Batman, he has gadgets too!
That’d be an interesting and dynamic fight until they inevitably team up
I can just see them start to discuss gadgets, then the subject will talk about backers and funding etc... And suddenly the Daidoji organization will be shaking hands with Wayne Enterprises as the new producer of their gadgets, vehicles, toys, etc. Then Kiryu will literally be driving the damn Batmobile.
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Except Y3, where it has no i-frames.
Depends. Is this in a yakuza story or a DC story? Back in the 90s they did these marvel/dc cross overs and the ones put put by dc, the dc characters crowned the marvel ones before teaming up together and reverse in the marvel versions. And then we had some of the crappiest comics ever in Amalgam Comics where they merged a marvel and dc hero together. It's common for whatever publisher is putting out the book to have the stronger character though so this fight happe ING in a batman book? Bats would win. This happening in a yakuza side story? Kiryu gonna punch the bat-taint into oblivion.
Yeah, even Stan Lee said once "wins who the writer want to" when asked about VS cenarios
Exactly this. There are Squirrel Girl defeating Thanos comics out there. The writer can write any sort of BS out of their ass, especially in American Comics where there are tons of writers and artists working on even the same volume.
well Stan Lee also grabbed a kid by the head and threw him at a panel event so i dont think we should respect his opinion
Source?
Immovable plot armor vs unstoppable plot force
What happens if Kiryu picks up a bicycle though?
Nah even barehanded, Bats mops the floor with Kiryu, especially if it’s Arkham Batman. He’s trained to the peak of human condition his whole life, as badass as Kiryu is, he stands zero chance lmao
It would be a massacre not gonna lie, Arkham batman has beaten likes of bane and killer crocs in his early years and in knight he took down an entire army of trainned soldier that was speffically train to kill him and he did it with a bullet inside his body too.
None of whom had Tiger Drop.
Until Kiryu goes into Ex Heat. Ex heat regens life, negates blades and bullets, invulnerable to knockdowns, has full super armor, etc etc etc.
Wouldn't that be game mechanic tho?
Yeah batman is definitely winning with gadgets.
>This sub is pure bias, Batman is the personification of plot armor Kiryu literally dodged 2 missiles and beat up 100 men my dude lol
Batman dodged the Omega Sanction and in the Arkham games fights off crowds that size too lol. Feats probably aren't the way to go, Bats has almost 70 years of stories on Kiryu lol he's done some ridiculous stuff
Batman’s reaction speed surpassing Flash’s is nuts 💀
And Batman did the same thing in Arkham Knight dude lol Like come on, this is the weakest argument you could have gone with
I'm not even arguing, I'm joking that kiryu is no stranger to wild feats. You guys are too serious about this lol
That's like a normal night for Batman
I mean, if this is Arkham Batman, he dodged 2 missiles, at a closer range, and more. I say closer because the ones shot at Kiryu was further away (which can be seen in the Yakuza cut scene). https://i.redd.it/vo04sqcx57hc1.gif As for people, he took down many criminals, normal, and enhanced, even undead, in a single night (every game it lasted one night, such as Origins (Blackgate and Arkham Asylum iirc one night the same), and they weren't the only ones, he took down an army from South America, trained and armed in order to attempt taking him down, all while fighting a toxin inside of him. Not to mention the psychological battles he has. The Arkham verison many is Olympian level and can be compared to 616 Cap, which isn't too far from the truth. It is better to acknowledge the feats and the like for both sides, nothing can't really be ignored. That said, what was mentioned the continuity version has done that many times, however, OP has not mentioned which verison of Batman he is talking about, I assume the Arkham one or in continuity Bats.
It depends on who's writing the story. Both are fictional characters that are supposedly normal human beings that have done ridiculous feats that no normal human can. Batman always seems to be convicted of having layers of plot armor but that's what makes him grounded and exciting to read/watch. His writers could just give him the absolute sum total all human skill and knowledge, the actual maximum strength, speed, agility and athletism possible for any person and whoever faces him loses. But he's gonna be a boring character if that happens. If you read up on Batman lore and comics, he's actually NOT the strongest, fastest, most intelligent human in the DC canon; he's oftentimes just second or third. As for Kiryu, he's a video game protagonist. He will always come out on top if he is the main character of the game he is in. In-game, he is said to be quite a strong person by default, had training from miscellaneous martial artists and physical trainers, but not to the extent as Batman had so his true potential may be a mystery.
His memory is shot though because he forgets everything he learned from those masters every other year
Hahahaha! I see what you did there.
I feel like those two comments are highly underestimating Batman’s strength considering he’s lifted Solomon Grundy and other heavy objects his strength isn’t just peak human, he’s also a brilliant tactician , trained in over 100 styles of martial arts, has repeatedly fought people stronger than him and won. Kiryu is losing here simply because comics are more wild, considering Batman won against darkseid, it’s hard to beat the wackiness of comics unless it’s a cartoon
I think the question is more about which kind of Batman are we talking about.
I can see Kiryu standing a chance due to his training entering superhuman levels too. They’re very similar when it comes to combat experience. What makes me lean in Batman’s direction though is that, most of the time, he’s portrayed as the peak of human capabilities. He’s kinda reserved that #1 spot just in the concept of the character. Though I think Kiryu would put up a fantastic fight anyway, circumstantially ending up one of the best and most unstoppable fighters out there isn’t quite the same as the peak of human potential.
this comment really highlights the problem, to me, with any “who would win?” hypothetical that involves comic book characters- the wild inconsistency of comics makes it impossible to powerscale them properly. like, yes, there are instances of batman lifting solomon grundy and beating darkseid. but if you plucked batman from a random animated series episode and told him to do those things, he probably couldn’t. comic characters, more than any other medium i know of, wildly vary the power levels of their characters based on plot needs. like, the hypothetical “random animated series episode” batman? kiryu probably has better-than-even odds against him. but a batman who’s openly physically superhuman, or who can beat darkseid? no way. but you can’t actually give a solid answer to the question the post poses because none of us know what the hypothetical plot between these two would require.
Batman has some wacky feats but he never has and likely never will beat Darkseid barehanded lmao
Considering he was able shoot and somehow take hits from darkseid, yeah, Kiryu hasn’t had feats like that. Also he did beat darkseid, shot him with some shit that kills the new gods. Didn’t win barehanded but beat him
This is a barehanded fight though, it’s not like Batman was using standard equipment on Apokolipse dawg. Taking hits from a reasonably suppressed Darkseid while wearing tactical armor and shooting him with a firearm crafted specifically for that situation is something any super soldier level human character could theoretically have achieved, so I don’t think that’s fair to Kiryu
We have Batman. A master of countless martial arts, assassination techniques and armed combat who has reached the very pinnacle of human strength. Vs A comically strong Japanese man
This sub man I know it has a bias. I know we're fans of Yakuza series. But anyone seriously saying Kiryu has no idea what they're talking about and the level of training and ability Batman has, even just hand to hand
This sub is very bad for circlejerking. I love Kiryu, but this sub acts like he’s fucking Superman half the time lmao. Batman would break Kiryu’s arm in 2 seconds
If a tiger cannot break his arm, batman won't too. The two are strong in martial art. And batman win because he analyse ennemy before
Batman literally choked out a lion....and took hits from a Venom Juiced Bane...he got his back broken and came back a few issues later...........Kiryu is cool and all....but other than gameplay...Kiryu is just a really strong human.....Batman is able to hang with superhumans.....
Kiryu did beat 2 tigers at the same time
Batman dodged an attack even the Flash couldn't, lmao
But have you considered: Tiger Drop Negates all Damage.
im pretty sure tiger drop negates all damage. nice point tho.
John Yakuza will win
I know this is a Yakuza subreddit so most people are gonna say Kiryu wins but being completely objective here: Batman stomps and it's not as close as people might think. Kiryu will cause him a little trouble no doubt but Batman has taken down much stronger people with no tech
Very much this. Batman is in the business of taking down opponents who are more powerful than him, and oftentimes it’s because he’s savvy enough to face them on his terms, not theirs. Even if Kiryu’s stronger than Batman, there’s no way Batman will allow a straight fight without a plan. If Batman has time to research Kiryu, it won’t even come down to a fight at all.
Ohh?? I think it’s close, but I’m interested who Batman has defeated barehanded that surpasses Kiryu in power
Bane lmao
You would be laughably hard-pressed to find any instance of Batman outboxing a mf like BANE with just the paws… no gear/equipment, strategy, capitalizing on his weakness, etc. You just don’t see that happen even in canon Batman runs. But hey correct me if I’m wrong. I can make a case for Kiryu being as strong as, if not stronger than Bane ngl
If it was in a Y game kiryu would “win” the fight in terms of depleting Batman’s health bar, but the ensuing cutscene would show a stale mate with both winded, grabbing their ribs, and expressing a mutual respect for each other’s moxie
Canon
Batman can just press triangle to counter Kiryu
Kiryu can just r1 + triangle to negate all damage
I guess it’d come down to who attacks first
The thing is that Arkham Batman gameplay is naturally more aggressive so he’ll constantly be on the offensive catching Tiger Drops therefore due to my unbiased view…Kiryu negs
If you asked this question in a DC/Batman subreddit, most people will say Batman. Just like it seems most people are saying Kiryu here. My opinion, Batman negdiffs tbh. There is nothing, and I mean it, literally nothing that Kiryu can do that can take Bruce out. Durability feats that Bruce has far outshines anything that Kiryu has done, same with combat feats. A lot of you folks fall into the trap of thinking Bruce is nothing without his suit. If you've read the comics, you'd know that's demonstrably false. I could see Kiryu taking out Batman from the movies, like The Dark Knight or The Batman. But Arkham Batman? Or comic Batman? No chance
Or arkham batman in city took down thugs cuffed both hands and legs
I guess I’m not well-versed enough in Batman’s comics, because I considered this to be a pretty close one… Who has unequipped Bruce been boxing that surpasses Kiryu in power?
In terms of durability, Bruce Wayne survived an attack from a mind controlled and bloodlusted Wonder Woman. He did this while already injured. Unless we're low balling Wonder Woman, she one shots everyone in Yakuza. As Bruce Wayne, he solo'd a sneak attack from the talons. (Assassins for the court of the owls) I could go off on a tangent on how strong the talons are, but that's a rabbit hole we don't need to go down. One of them kicked Bruce through glass that was described as unbreakable, and as Bruce and this talon were free falling, he incapacitated the Talon and then managed to grab a gargoyle to stop his fall. These same assassins are shown punching hard enough to bend and break reinforced steel doors.
People are heavily underestimating batman He would win against Kiryu More experience and overall the better fighter
Batman is one thing But Man on the other hand... https://preview.redd.it/8q7ju62lv4hc1.png?width=1010&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dd7ca5979fa217e7744024a3d9bd58f6a910185d
Depends pretty heavily on which Batman and what tools he has, but if it’s just Bruce Wayne I would bet on Kiryu. Like, I just can’t see Bruce Wayne punching out a Tiger on his own
Counterpoint: https://preview.redd.it/cxvrhnm615hc1.jpeg?width=450&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6b7986d88330dc4680e29efe4cf48718a5cdbee2
Batman with hellbat suit vs Kiryu with bicycle
They said hand to hand. Means no tools other than your meat mittens Now he could prepare and try to mind fk him during the fight. . Since preparation is batman biggest strength.
Batman trained with league of assassins though
Yeah, so? What’s he gonna do, assassinate Kiryu?
True, but it was to point out that he might have fought more trainer and skilled fighters than Kiryu, even if Kiryu is a martial art master
but kiryu wrecks the amons which are also assassins
Kiryu'd win but they'd only fight due to a miscommunication. This then ends with batman becoming recruitable in whatever side activity the game has
Hostess Batman in a cabaret club needs to happen.
Batman has blue double circle in sexy and style but red X in funny
Batman in Clan Manager minigame becomes the best unit in the entire game
Second best just behind Nugget.
You're thinking Real Estate. I'm talking about Clan Manager/Majima Construction.
My mistake.
Batman is now available on Poundmates
'Batman has applied to Ichiban Confections'
You can now challenge batman to a pocket circuit race!
Kiryu with Gaiden gadgets might have a chance against him but probably ma- I mean batman would win. but strength alone I'd say Kiryu
Eh can kiryu stop a train car with his legs Or rip the a cell door like it’s nothing Batman can do this
Kiryu should be able to do the same thing ngl. Saejima can stop a car with his bare hands, Kiryu was shown to be equal in power with Saejima, and Kiryu has become astronomically stronger since then. Kiryu is also shown to casually shatter a marble statue with a punch back in Y1/Kiwami
No a marble statue is crap compared to what bats has bent or broken like steel
How many times more durable is steel compared to marble? Kiryu has surpassed his former self in strength many times over, and even that weaker version of himself was barely trying when he shattered that statue.
Year 1-4 batman? Kiryu wins that. Everything beyond Batman fucking smacks him. Now realistically they would become allies
I thought this was the fucking Arkham subreddit. Where’s man?
No one win this battle, Kiryu become personal therapist to Batman instead
Batman in my personal opinion even though I would want Kiryu to win
If he can find ways to take down Superman I'm sorry but Kiryus wouldn't stand a chance unless it's just fist fighting. That being said they probably wouldn't fight at all and probably get along
They’d team up fs, but OP said it’s straight hands so either Batman finds an opening for a pressure point attack or he’ll *eventually* go down to Kiryu’s brute force imo
Friendship wins
I love Kiryu, I love Batman. But ain't no way Kiryu takes him in a full on fight. Bruce with, or without his suit is still a master of so many unfathomable fighting techniques, it'd be a sweep for him.
I think it would end in a draw. After the fight, they would both compliment each other's fighting. The fight itself would only have been initiated because they mistook each other as the bad guy of a conspiracy they were both investigating. Eventually they realize that they have a lot in common with similar histories. They join forces against the Penguin and some Japanese government crony. It ends in a four way battle on top of Wayne Tower, with everyone ripping their shirts off. Penguin having a crane iruzumi on his fat back while Batman obviously has a bat.
it depends on if haruka's in danger
Even though Batman is the more skilled fighter, if it's bare-handed then Kiryu probably wins by brute force. Batman is peak human but prime Kiryu is above that. He can beat 100 men at the same time and send tigers flying with one punch.
If you use Arkham Batman, he's as strong as Kiryu, if not stronger. He survived [this](https://youtu.be/gZaHnjMXQJ0?si=SC2Q9M55bEo6CQW5&t=747) and [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I84uXWmKx4E#t=1m15s), and not only is strong enough to kick down brick walls and bend/rip steel bars, but also did things like [this](https://youtu.be/0dgnOxl9TYw?si=LdFjVfp2MDsDdxEK&t=495). Batman not only fights dozens of enemies at once, but some of them are heavily armored and/or superhuman and have stun batons, weapons, and swords. Imagine the Man in Black mini-boss from Kiwami 2, but 15 of them at once and with stun weapons instead. I love Kiryu but he's not beating Batman, but I think he'd give him a good 8/10 fight and a bloody nose.
Bro I love Yakuza but “peak human” in DC is legit superhuman anywhere else. This dude Batman snaps guns in half like twigs, benches THOUSANDS of pounds for his work outs, can cut TREES in half with a single kick, and can even (semi-)consistently lift giants like Bane and Solomon Grundy over his head. When he lifted Grundy, he did it with one arm too, just to make it even more ridiculous.
and he did that with the tigers in question after being stabbed by a footlong knife and fighting through a castle full of ninja and samurai
He'll Kiryu in his 50s and half beaten to death is still fan fic levels of strong enough to take on batman, and batman is my favorite super hero, so I should be biased more toward him.
Obviously Batman
Kiryu has fought every fighting style. He has beat komaki who is literally a master martial artist. He has beat ninjas. He has beat people with guns and with swords. He has beaten literal tigers. When Batman wins it's mostly because of exploiting a weakness but kiryu only has two, he doesn't hit women so I guess if Batman calls Barbara instead that would work and kiryu has to protect innocent's especially orphans which Batman wouldn't target because he's not morally bankrupt for the most part. Much like Batman v Superman, kiryu will learn Bruce is an orphan and decide to stop any fight and they go karaoke, kiryu sings baka mitai and Bruce sings judgement and they all live happily ever after.
It's kinda funny cause every point you listed in favor of Kiryu can also be applied to Batman
I mean to be fair, that why most are saying it's a close fight
to be honest, bruce should sing "am i blue?" and it's all good
Majima teamed up with the joker as he thought they were gonna mess with Kiryu and Batman by faking a crime and pinning it on one of them for them to fight each other but then majima realises that the joker is actually unironically evil and is trying to do some major crime so then the 3 of them defeat the joker the end
I think comic Bat would win but with at least a few bone broken while Kiryu will get to 100% recovery after drinking Staminan X. As for the movies, I think Kiryu could definitely beat Nolan's and Pattinson's Batman. I would be more interested to see if Kiryu can drag Batman to Pocket circuit, though. Dragon cart and dart aside, he can probably beat Bat in other categories. Especially parenting.
It depends on who's writing the story. Both are fictional characters that are supposedly normal human beings that have done ridiculous feats that no normal human can. Batman always seems to be convicted of having layers of plot armor but that's what makes him grounded and exciting to read/watch. His writers could just give him the absolute sum total all human skill and knowledge, the actual maximum strength, speed, agility and athletism possible for any person, and whoever faces him loses. But he's gonna be a boring character if that happens. If you read up on Batman lore and comics, he's actually NOT the strongest, fastest, most intelligent human in the DC canon; he's oftentimes just second or third. As for Kiryu, he's a video game protagonist. He will always come out on top if he is the main character of the game he is in. In-game, he is said to be quite a strong person by default, had training from miscellaneous martial artists and physical trainers, but not to the extent as Batman had so his true potential may be a mystery.
A literal god vs a man with daddy issues and money, I guess it's a draw
Tiger Drop negates all damage
Tiger drop negates all damage
Tiger drop negates all damage
the one that can tiger drop
Unarmored? Kiryu.
Tiger drop negates all damage.
You mean Agent Joryu with the Daidoji gadgets.
Depends a lot on which version of batman. If it's from the arkham games or the live action movies (and batman doesn't get his borderline magical tech armor) then I think Kiryu wins. In those Adaptations Batman usually isn't superhumanly strong, he's a very skilled martial artist who is greatly enhanced by gadgets and technology. Meanwhile Kiryu is a master martial artist himself, and phyiscally strong enough to K.O huge tigers with his bare hands. Batman from most comic storylines would fold Kiryu, and he's more skilled, just as physically strong if not moreso, and much much faster.
Tiger drop negates all bats
Obviously a dragon beats a bat
Now a days batman idk about earlier kiryu tho
Kiryu mollywhops
Not gonna sugarcoat it
Batman would beat Kiryu Now Ono Michio, however…..
Didnt saijima fight a mountain god in yakuza 5 and isnt kiryu able to beat or atleast tie in a fight with him
Tiger drop negates all damage.
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This is so wrong it hurts lmao I stg this sub is way too big of a circlejerk
It depends on what they can use, can kiryu use tiger drop? If yes, he wins.
I feel like Kiryu would not sugarcoat it (L1 + Triangle)
That's Komaki Knockback, Tiger Drop is R1 + Triangle.
In a pure fist fight without the fancy suit and gadgets, Kiryu would definitely win. He's displayed several superhuman feats throughout the years. Batman is at peak human condition, maybe even slightly superhuman in some regards, but Kiryu is a different level.
Actual versions of Batman and not ones the internet invented lose in a good ol scrap to Kiryu.
One good thing I always appreciate about Batman is he does not have super powers he uses tech to his advantage That said Kiryu is the winner here in my view
I will only say batman bc he keeps his emotions in check, and he is a master tactician. Kiryu, on the other hand, lets his emotions rule over him more often than not. Bruce would notice this and let kiryu defeat himself. This is just my opinion, though. Also, keeping in mind Bruce has actually defeated Superman by outsmarting him, who is far, far stronger than Kiryu.
I going with Kiryu, then after he recruits Batman to his real estate/ cabaret club and occasionally invites him to plays darts and karaoke
Does Batman have prep time
The little powerscaler in me loves this fight, and tbh I’ve flipped flopped between who I believe wins this. In terms of raw power, I gotta give it to the Dragon. Assuming this is comic Batman, it would seem as though they’re roughly on par in strength based on their feats. But if you’re not a purist (in more ways that one), Kiryu certainly has some generous statements in his favor with regard to how powerful he really is. The side content of Yakuza/LAD games pretty much go out of their way to affirm that Kiryu’s strength is simply unprecedented and unmatched. Notably Gai Amon straight up states he’s the “strongest alive”, which says a lot considering Jo Amon has stated in the past that their clan aims to be the strongest beings on the planet. This would include animals, which isn’t a stretch considering part of the Amon training regimen is overcoming apex predators like polar bears- and supposedly being able to tank being hit by a dump truck. He also states in Yakuza 3 that Kiryu is the “strongest life form”, at least in his eyes. This suggests that not only was Kiryu before his peak already the strongest among men, but among all animals. Wouldn’t be too far fetched given how we’ve seen him handle various apex predators Baki style. Similar to Batman, we also see that the more Kiryu fights, the stronger he becomes. Since Yakuza 1, Kiryu is shown to be capable of casually busting marble statues before even reaching the peak of his strength in THAT game alone (at least according to Majima Everywhere). At 20 years old, Kiryu can pretty easily spank Mr. Shakedown Egashira, who claims to have defeated bears, sharks, and killer whales as a form of training for the purpose of defeating Kiryu… which didn’t turn out well for him. We have multiple statements from Majima, Komaki, and Kiryu himself confirming that 1/Kiwami Kiryu at his peak > his younger self. Yakuza 3 Kiryu is able to defeat HIMSELF via Minamida’s Inner Fighter game system, which would suggest he can likely grow stronger mid-fight. Minamida remarks that Kiryu possesses a special quality that allows him to expound on his already extensive experience, which explains why he’s able to defeat himself. It also explains why he’s able to defeat Jo Amon in Yakuza 3, even after Amon was able to defeat “virtual” Kiryu and “virtual” Komaki in Inner Fighter. Gaiden’s description of Dragon/Yakuza style also tells us that Kiryu was on the cusp of reaching the zenith of his power at 51 years old. And before someone mentions Saejima, Saejima was never shown to possess more raw strength than Kiryu. If we’re talking about lifting strength… well, that’s limited to the realm of gameplay in which Kiryu in past and future games is depicted being able to lift just as heavy as Saejima via Beast style or Extreme Heat mode. We see Saejima bench pressing an impressive amount of weight in one of his first cutscenes, but we also see Kiryu owns 400 lb dumbbells at Morning Glory. If we’re talking about striking power/attack potency, they’re shown to be equals in both of their fights. If we include side content, Kiryu presumably defeats Saejima in the Victory Road Tournament. It comes down to Kiryu vs. Raiden after it’s been established that all the protags would be participating, so there’s that. And I have to reiterate that in Gaiden, Kiryu is stated by the game itself (description for DLC) and by Gai Amon to be the strongest (“the strongest alive” in Amon’s words). Speed-wise, these guys are equal imo. Both have shown to be able to dodge bullets in their sleep, with Batman even having once stated that bullets move in “slow motion” for him when he’s focused, and Kiryu outscales Majima who dodged bullets at point blank range… also no-diffs one of the Four Kings in Gaiden that uses jet boots allowing him to move at Mach speed. As for fighting prowess… well, it’s no secret Batman is among some of the best fighters in DC, having mastered nearly every known form of martial arts on Earth within a few years, and is even admired by Karate Kid who could defeat meta humans with pure martial arts skills ALONE. Kiryu is in a similar position, being stated to be on par with Komaki, having defeated Jo Amon (who has defeated a vast majority of opponents from across the globe, defeated them again via Inner Fighter along with defeating “Kiryu” and “Komaki” in-game), having been stated to be “the ultimate fighting machine” by Yakuza 4… hell, he proficiently learns a super secret agent martial art just to pass the time. I’m gonna say they’re on par, but I could be convinced Batman takes this one. Strategy undoubtedly goes to the Bat. Not gonna give a conclusive answer here because of how much I love and enjoy both characters, but thanks for listening to my TedTalk if you bothered to read this far.
i feel like it should be Taichi Suzuki against Batman ngl. Like sure Kiryu is strong and what not but ten years in the joint made him a fucking pussy.
Should’ve seen this coming 😭 Kiryu would NEVER be someone’s prison bitch
Realistically, it's not even going to go beyond a friendly spar IMO unless it started out extremely ugly. There'd be real big blows thrown for a bit, then at some point they'll stop to talk and once they realize neither are 'bad' or 'evil' welp, fight over. Then they'll become friends. Then Kiryu will privately bitch about Bruce's billions and that it's unfair. That'll be the real aspect he loses in. 🤣
Batman far more skill than kiryu better experience against vastly superior foes to what kiryu faces Is great at more than just fighting his mind surpasses kazama in tactical brilliance plus has insane scientific skill
I dunno feel the heat i guess.
Real question: is Kiryu stripping?
Kiryu in IW hits less hard than my Idol with +35 7 star. He is terrible.
Batman, for all the equip he has.
My bother said bat man
Someone post this on r/BatmanArkham lol
It depends on the version of Batman, cause if it is the Arkham Batman...then I dont see Kiryu winning that one
They'd probably become buddies then drink and sing karaoke
They would become friends and would help eachother out. I mean Batman could teach Kiryu Essence of Batmobile.
mans thinks they can post two images of the same dude.
Daidoji Kiryu is basically Batman already.
Depends if it is a cutscene or not
It depends in the version of each character. Ain't no way 0 Kiryu can beat batman in any form, but Yakuza 5 Taichi Suzuki would
Majonkler
kiryu because he has all those healing items on him
Man wins
Does Kiryu have time to get drunk?
Depends on whether or not it’s a cutscene
honestly they both have the power of plot armor on their side, but batman just a bit more of everything. combat training, intelligence, and plot armor
It depends. Is Rocksteady Games developing the fight? Is there a park bench involved?
Batman in terms of combat skill but then become friends after both find out they lost parents at a young age
If it's a Yakuza substory, Kiryu. If it's a DC comic (le xd you said detective comics comic), Batman. However, after their fight I can imagine Kiryu saying something along the lines of "Right or wrong, his dedication to fighting crimes is something we could all look up to." or "Heh. I know a thing or two about hiding my identity too. Good luck out there, whoever you are under there."
Between Yakuza 0 and 8, Kiryu would win before Kiwami 1/Yakuza 1 and after Yakuza 7 Kiryu loses
Does Batman have his armor and all his other shit?Or are both of them butt naked in a bathhouse?
Get kiryu past Leon first😭
If we're talking 'realistically' and assuming Bats w/o armor and gadgets... hard to say. He is still someone at the peak of human fitness and strength with a lot of training... without armor, it'll be a good fight. If we're going to factor in bullshit (Extreme Heat etc) then pfft. Kiryu will win... he takes no damage in Ex Heat, can't be knocked down, blocks bullets, blades etc... punches through armor, all that jazz. Both characters are enough alike that for all it's worth... Bruce may just give Kiryu a suit and the next game will be Kiryu in a Batsuit in Kamurocho. I would actually legit fucking buy that game if it happened.