Riddler vs Marvel Street-Levelers

[Shai-Hulud]

The Riddler comes to NYC Marvel 616, and after getting a sense of how things operate, begins a string of crimes. These range from museum thefts, to the kidnapping and murder of corrupt high society socialites and politicians.

He leaves the usual kinds of clues, geared towards a Batman-level intellect.

Let's further assume Riddler at his best, as opposed to any jobber versions.

What happens? Which, if any, of the NYC Marvel street-levelers can stop him?

[Shellhead]

Daredevil would have the best chance. Matt is extremely intelligent, though not as smart as Batman, and his heightened senses offer the possibility of picking up on clues that the Riddler didn't intend to leave.

[Cthulhu_of_R'lyeh]

Daredevil would have the best chance. Matt is extremely intelligent, though not as smart as Batman, and his heightened senses offer the possibility of picking up on clues that the Riddler didn't intend to leave.

Is Peter Parker not a Street-Leveler anymore?

[Shellhead]

I dunno. How many subway cars do street-levelers usually lift?

[Sharpandpointies]

Agree with Shellhead for Matt being a good starting point for 'someone who has a decent chance before too much chaos happens'.

Parker wouldn't be horrible, either, once he figured out the MO. He's smart, sensible, and pretty good at coming up with solutions. He'd have a chance at pulling it off.

I don't think either of them would do as well as Batman, mind.

Edit: If we're (sensibly) tossing out Peter, fair enough.

[Cthulhu_of_R'lyeh]

I dunno. How many subway cars do street-levelers usually lift?

At least one, from the look of it.

Agree with Shellhead for Matt being a good starting point for 'someone who has a decent chance before too much chaos happens'.

Parker wouldn't be horrible, either, once he figured out the MO. He's smart, sensible, and pretty good at coming up with solutions. He'd have a chance at pulling it off.

I don't think either of them would do as well as Batman, mind.

Edit: If we're (sensibly) tossing out Peter, fair enough.

Riddler might give up if Peter starts quipping back, though.

[The Drunkard Kid]

Daredevil would have the best chance. Matt is extremely intelligent, though not as smart as Batman, and his heightened senses offer the possibility of picking up on clues that the Riddler didn't intend to leave.

Ditto Wolverine, depending on whether he is being written as a super spy ninja or drunk thug that day.

[Cthulhu_of_R'lyeh]

Ditto Wolverine, depending on whether he is being written as a super spy ninja or drunk thug that day.

Honestly both would work out.

[Shellhead]

Somehow I think that the Riddler would have a mental breakdown if he was apprehended by Wolverine.

[Cthulhu_of_R'lyeh]

Somehow I think that the Riddler would have a mental breakdown if he was apprehended by Wolverine.

"He solved a riddle that was two riddles, how is that possible."

[Alan2099]

Ditto Wolverine, depending on whether he is being written as a super spy ninja or drunk thug that day.

What do you think would be more infuriating for Riddler, if Wolverine admitted that he didn't even bother with the riddles, he just tracked the guy by smell OR if Riddler tried to use something for clues that Wolverine was surprisingly knowledge about?

"What, ya' think I don't know anything about (obscure 1920s French Author) I used to play poker with that guy."

[The Drunkard Kid]

What do you think would be more infuriating for Riddler, if Wolverine admitted that he didn't even bother with the riddles, he just tracked the guy by smell OR if Riddler tried to use something for clues that Wolverine was surprisingly knowledge about?

"What, ya' think I don't know anything about (obscure 1920s French Author) I used to play poker with that guy."

If the museum exhibits he's robbing are Japanese-themed, there's a decent chance that Logan will be on site for unrelated reasons when Riddler starts the caper.

Honestly though, barring PIS, Riddler would take a week to familiarize himself with Marvel NYC and then decide to move somewhere else since there's a decent chance that you could field a fairly high-level superteam from the heroes and villains you can run into just buying lunch in Marvel NYC.

[Shellhead]

What do you think would be more infuriating for Riddler, if Wolverine admitted that he didn't even bother with the riddles, he just tracked the guy by smell OR if Riddler tried to use something for clues that Wolverine was surprisingly knowledge about?

"What, ya' think I don't know anything about (obscure 1920s French Author) I used to play poker with that guy."

In the second scenario, Riddler would be surprised but then realize that he underestimated his opponent.

In the first scenario, Riddler would be like: "NO. NO. NO. You can't... that isn't..." and then get hauled off in a straitjacket.

[The Drunkard Kid]

"He solved a riddle that was two riddles, how is that possible."

The trick is to be a super spy ninja and a drunk thug at the same time.

[Shellhead]

The trick is to be a super spy ninja and a drunk thug at the same time.

So that is what Wolverine means when he says "I'm the best there is at what I do, but what I do isn't very nice."