Ironman Philosophy

If Ironman says it, it must work....

 

My obsession with Superheroes (especially those by DC/Marvel Comics) have been persistent over the years. I have written about them before -

Self and Its Nemesis , What kind of Superhero would you be? ,

I don't tend to shift loyalties too often, but now, after so many years, Ironman has actually replaced Batman as my favourite no. uno.

(Chris Nolan and Christian Bale really made Batman awesome, but when it comes to Ben Affleck , officially the throne as been siezed by the eternal bad boy of Hollywood - Robert Downey Jr.)

And here's why I think Ironman is cooler than Batman -

1. Batman is a psychological mess who gets swallowed by misery very now and then. Bruce Wayne is a reclusive character, who prefer to suffer in silence. Ironman deals with it. For, all his womanizing ways, and alcoholism, he is the one with the guts to come out in public.

 

2. For once, I think Tony Stark's Armor Suit is way way cooler than standard superhero body suit of Batman ( and the cape is an outdated technology).

 

3. Tony Stark lives because of a magnetic chest plate, yet, he is not afraid to reveal his identity to the world.

 

4. Both Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne inherited huge empires, weapons in case of Ironman. Both make good use of technology, but Ironman builds them on his own (he made his Armor Suit to escape from his kidnappers, whereas, Batman hires a team to design for him. Every time, Batman goes into his underground technology lab, Morgan Freeman presents him with a state-of-the-art gadget.)

 

5. Bruce Wayne took years to perfect his technology, traveling around the world to learn the best combat skills, Tony Stark had a day to come up with a strategy to escape and still manages to say "I'd better not get shot in the face".

6. Ironman is the founding member of the superhero team The Avengers. Batman works alone, despite of Robin's occasional appearance, he is a loner.

7. Tony Stark has a good sense of humour and a secretary called Virginia "Pepper" Potts. Bruce Wayne has Alfred.

 

8. Batman stands on higher moral grounds. But let's face it, his obsession with righteousness is a bit over the top and ridiculous. Ironman owns an arms and weapon industry. But he can deal with collateral damage, (as he calls it "Peace means having a bigger stick than the other guy").

 

9. As much as I like the Bat-mobile, Ironman's Armor Suit - cyborg exoskeleton with self-contained environment, assorted, gadgets, weapons, communication systems and repulsor flight system, functioning like Stark's Second Skin is awesome.

10. Last but not the least, Batman has an array of super-villains who are impressive characters themselves and they share stage with our superhero. Ironman is not always on the right side or the right frame of mind, but he takes the center stage.

But, if you still don't like my arguments, please check out what this website has to say -

http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-ways-iron-man-objectively-better-than-batman/