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BecauseWonder WomanandSupermanhave a great deal of superpower in common , comic book fans have naturally long theorized about how they stack up against each other in battle . That particular matter has been addressed more than oncein Clark and Diana ’s many duelsthrough the years . But the transitive belongings of superhero combat may not needfully apply here — just because the Kryptonian can baffle the Amazon in a fight more often than not , does n’t intend she ’ll shine to anyone who could beathim , as is made quite clear inDC vs. Vampires # 5 .
Since launch in late 2021 , the gothic Elseworlds miniseriesDC vs. Vampiresby James Tynion IV , Matthew Rosenberg , Otto Schmidt and Simone Di Meo sense like a cross between the horror element ofMarvel Zombiesand the paranoia ofSecret Invasion — and is no less stressful than either . Batman and Green Arrow find themselves allied against a growing population of infected superheroes , and the Themysciran warrior is just one of them . During a confrontation at the Batcave , Batman easily dispatches Superman with a blast of Kryptonite dust to the face but is nearly obliterate by Diana and only escapes thanks to thearrival of Robins Damian Wayne and Tim Drake . A panicked Ollie implores Bruce , “ What ’s Diana ’s weakness ? ” to which Bruce weakly respond : “ Her friend . ”
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Of course , that strategy is useless against a Diana who is actively attempt to exchange her friends to vampirism , or , failing that , simply take their lives . But it points to something broader about what makes Wonder Woman such a intimidating opponent . Since she does n’t have an easy exploitable weakness like Kryptonite , sorcery , yellow light , or flames , any fight she ’s in usually does moil down to raw powerfulness . On top of that , she ’s an unbelievably deft and experienced scrapper , which is how she can sometimes offset the outcome of encounters with physicallystronger characters like DC ’s version of Thor .
Even theDC vs. Vampiresseries has to regain a loophole to taint Diana in the first position . After Hal Jordan murders Barry Allen because his hyperspeed metabolism would make him too uncontrollable to turn , Diana confront him . She binds him in the Lasso of Truth but Jordan activates his vampiric tycoon of hypnosis . Unable to resist , Diana is pulled into a virulent embrace and transformed from glowing Grecian demigod to scheming undead terror . What ’s strange is this hypnosis apparently only mold because it ’s rooted in truth . Hal tells Diana she ’ll be more powerful as a vampire , so one can only imagine how that advance in strength and lessening in inhibition put the prospect of defeating her well beyond Batman ’s capability at nowadays .
Of naturally , Clark is n’t essay to anguish Bruce , and that hesitation may provide him more susceptible to the Kryptonite attack . But his purport is n’t necessarily relevant in this instance . The point is thatBatman has design a phone number of safeguardsand stratagies specifically to disableSupermanbecause his helplessness are much more measurable . But there ’s no amount of reddish solar radiation that can putWonder Womandown , and if the end of this issue is any indication , Bruce is going to need a lot more service very , very soon .
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