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Warning : spoiler for Poison Ivy # 27!Batmanmay have a bigger nemesis than The Joker in the unexpected form ofPoison Ivy . As long as I ’ve been a part of the Batman residential district , it ’s basically been the Bat evangel that The Joker is his archnemesis . I mean , when there ’s so manyBatman and Joker comicsout there where they oppose each other , it ’s hard to fence with the whimsey , right ? It ’s practically blasphemous to suggest otherwise .
reserve me to blaspheme for a second by suggest thatBatman ’s archenemy is Poison Ivy instead of The Joker , based on what I read inPoison Ivy#27 by G. Willow Wilson , Marcio Takara , Arif Prianto , and Hassan Otsmane - Elhaou . I know , I just verbally desecrated the Batman bible , pitchforks are being readied with my name on them . But like a way - too - eager X user try out to convert you how red-hot the mom fromCaillouis , I need you to hear me out .
By looking at evidence of their retiring encounters , I can turn up why she isThe Caped Crusader ’s perfect analog .
Poison Ivy is A Better Match for Batman Than The Joker
One Too Many Stalemates
ByPoison Ivy#27,the Batman villain turned misunderstood herois framed for a terrorist attack that she had nothing to do with . As much as she has her history with being an eco - terrorist , the bombing of a market shop had nothing to do with her . Yet , for some reason , The Order of the Green Knighthas named Ivy as their drawing card publically , with each of these cult members being convinced that she will lead these cultists into the time to come .
This only turn out to perplex Poison Ivy ’s life , as being want for crimes she did not charge place Batman on her track . This issue , he catches up to her , tree her into an back street , forcing her totransform into her best costume armorto protect herself . However , The Dark Knight and the would - be Green Knight make a stalemate , which Poison Ivy points out as per their common routine . “A fight that necessarily terminate in the same stalemate,“are Poison Ivy ’s exact Bible as Batman corner her , staring each other down . “I ca n’t decide whether he never learns or I do n’t . "
What Makes Ivy and Batman Evenly Matched?
Analyzing Their History
Hedera helix might be a uncommon example of an opponent who meliorate and memorize with each battle
I think that last program line that Ivy ponders on is the key to answering if Poison Ivy and Batman are truly worthy of being each other ’s archenemies , but so does evaluating their chronicle together . Poison Ivy makes her on - gore launching inBatman#181 by Robert Kanigher and Sheldon Moldoff . Interestingly enough , or perchance ironically enough ( maybe both , so beak one),Poison Ivy debuts by declare that she will exceed every other female villain that came before her . This , to me , is more or less a declaration that she will be Batman ’s bighearted rival .
She certainly gives her herald a run for their money , as in their first brush , she arrange Batman under her trance ( literally , I think pheromone is a better Book for it ) . She would have been fully under her influence if not for his Boy Wonder , Robin . In her first appearance , she outsmart Batman in ways that Joker never could . More on that later , but first , permit ’s go deeper about what makes him and Poison Ivy equally gibe , ‘cause it ’s not just their first fight that set the tone . Poison Ivy would apply her power to overcome Batman in multiple example .
Poison Ivy is one of Batman ’s oldest opposition , and her reprehensively underrated intelligence , rather than a penchant for vehemence , makes her a major menace .
Batman would become inclined in clip , but that ’d convince Ivy to change her own plot , and vice versa each clock time they met . If they ’re so oftentimes in stalemates , perhaps they ’re evenly matched , but to Ivy ’s point about whether neither of them is learning from each other , it may be a sign of just the opposite . They learn each other ’s movement , mannerism , etc , after every encounter . Most baddie are still easygoing pickings for Batman after so many conflict , but Ivy is still a tough one . Hedera helix might be a rare example of an opponent who improves and learns with each struggle .
Is Ivy a Bigger Match for Batman Than The Joker?
Yes, Because She Actually Learns and Doesn’t Repeat the Same Mistakes or Oversights
Remember when I said that Poison Ivy outsmarted Batman in ways that The Joker never could a trivial earlier ? Let ’s unpack that a little bite . plainly , Batman ’s never go away to be predispose to kissing the Joker ( then again , their contention is like a romance , so you never know ) , but I do n’t mean as far as the method . It ’s the fact that when it come to battles of seduction , Poison Ivy has beaten Batman more times than The Joker ever has . No , I do n’t think sexual seduction , though I theorize that is a component deserving addressing .
Poison Ivy face off against Joker in the ultimate opposition , settling once and for all who Harley Quinn ’s upright wild-eyed involvement is .
When I say conquest , I intend force Batman past his boundaries to do more than what he believes in . The Joker ’s military mission statement has often been wrapped in pushing Batman past his terminal point . If he gets in Batman ’s head , Joker wins . If hegets Batman to pour down , Joker wins . The Joker has spent years trying to seduce Batman into ignoring his morals and principles , but fourth dimension and time again , he bomb . Poison Ivy has provided a unlike kind of seduction toward Batman , but she ’s succeeded multiple times . Unlike Joker , Poison Ivylearns from every time she fightsBatman .
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