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    Default Who is the absolute most powerful Batman villain?

    I'm talking in terms of pure strength and powers here.

    I know a lot of Batman villains doesn't have superpowers so I guess they won't be in this thread. But I'm sure there has to be one who is ridiculously powerful. I'm thinking Clayface or Dr.Phosphorus?

    Feel free to bring up villains from the 60s and 70s as well.

    Off the top of my head I also think of that Scarecrow monster Batman had to fight once. He seemed crazy powerful but was short-lived.


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    Poison Ivy controls plants that can go all over Gotham and underground.

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    From a purely physical standpoint? Probably a toss-up between Bane, Clayface, Amygdala, and Grundy.

    Form a martial arts standpoint? Shiva.

    Poison Ivy powers are also pretty crazy depending on how far writers take her abilities.

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    Bane and Poison Ivy.

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    Poison Ivy probably.

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    Not really an easy question, would you consider Psycho Pirate a Batman villain? are you just asking about proven classics or do guys like Mr Bloom count?

    Sticking to the classics:
    Poison Ivy in terms of raw superhuman power, though a case can be made for Clayface
    Ra's in terms of resources
    Riddler and Hugo in terms of brains
    Shiva in terms of fighting I guess
    Bane as the ultimate combo of power, brains,fighting and resources.

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    Bane
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    No love for

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    There are some of the goofier villains like Zebra-Man, Doctor Double X and the Outsider that were iirc way more powerfull than the typical Batman villains.
    Dr. Phosphorus is also quite powerfull, as is the Mad Monk.

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    Bane or Poison Ivy or maybe Solomon Grundy I would say.
    "So you've come to the end now alive but dead inside."

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    Clayface in recent Detective Comics was Kaiju level. And he's not someone that can really be punched and what not.

    Bane, to go along with his near superhuman strength and massive size, also has a strategic mind on par with Batman and R'as.

    Ivy, hard to say if she really is a villain anymore. But ever since she was connected to the Green, she's been a major force to be reckoned with. I think only Swampthing trumps her in connection to the Green.

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    ugh....strength wise? I'd say Bane. Poison Ivy is there too, at least in my opinion.

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    I am with Bane and Ivy too..

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    I think Ra's Al Ghul is a strong contender. He's the only one who truly has the measure of Batman and is his equal in every way, both mentally and physically.

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    Ivy just controlled the entire planet and the only way to stopping her was talking her down. So, uh, her.

    But I guess she will either die, become the next Avatar of the Green, or both.

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