Subject: Batman's Martial Arts for Ranma's Father was Re: [FFML] A reply from Hitomi re: Ranma's Father
From: Disruptor
Date: 4/6/1999, 9:03 PM
To: "ffml@fanfic.com" <ffml@fanfic.com>
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dangaioh@earthlink.net

Damien Hailey wrote:

   1.. Spotting Batman: This one I have to agree with Hitomi-san.
Anyone with decent experience in martial arts, especially one who
trained or trained with Wayne, will be able to spot that a mile away.
Even if he uses stealth to hide it, one fight and it�ll be broadcast.
Why do you think Wayne never gets into a fight in his civvies, to the
point of getting beat up?

In the Animated Series, Didn't Batman say something about how the ninja,
who's name I can't spell, was able to find out about his identity
because he had fought him as both Batman and Bruce Wayne?  He said
something bout how fighting styles were like fingerprints, no two are
alike.

That's correct.  Heck all that needs to be done to make Batman and Ranma on
the same level is give Bruce the personality of the TV series version and
the skills of the comic book version.  There was a joke on the DC newsgroup
that the comic book version of Batman can beat the rest of the JLA(Superman
& Captian Marvel included) with both hands tied behind his back.  DC has
gone a little overboard with making Batman the premier martial artist.
There are the top 10 Martial Artists in the world and right above them is
the Batman, he's no longer considered a human martial artist.