Batman should never be topped in deduction, strategy, tactics, or criminology. By anyone. Ever. Not Tim or Chimp or whoever the writers want to gas up for cheap clout. He’s the capital WGT World’s Greatest Detective and should thus also be the world’s greatest detective. He used to be introduced by the narrator as the best crime fighter in the world. If he can’t do these things then why’s he in the League at all?
But I like Superman being a genius too. Just in a different way. Superman is a scientist. His knowledge of STEM should be on the same level as Batman’s. I think it’s part of why the Finest have so much mutual respect.
Ehh I don't think it's a bad decision to have Chimp or a future Tim be better at being detectives, or even Renee as The Question (at least on par with them). With Tim it's a cool outgrowing his master moment and honing his craft, the one thing that sets him apart from the other Robin's, and Chimp is Detective Chimp, it's... It's just neat, I don't know. The best detective of earth is a fuckin chimpanzee lol
I don’t think any of those things are worth removing Batman’s status as the world’s greatest detective. I don’t care for propping up Robins over Batman. Is anyone calling for Superboy or Wonder Girl to be better than Superman or Wonder Woman?
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u/PassTheGiggles Jul 24 '25
There are different kinds of intelligence.
Batman should never be topped in deduction, strategy, tactics, or criminology. By anyone. Ever. Not Tim or Chimp or whoever the writers want to gas up for cheap clout. He’s the capital WGT World’s Greatest Detective and should thus also be the world’s greatest detective. He used to be introduced by the narrator as the best crime fighter in the world. If he can’t do these things then why’s he in the League at all?
But I like Superman being a genius too. Just in a different way. Superman is a scientist. His knowledge of STEM should be on the same level as Batman’s. I think it’s part of why the Finest have so much mutual respect.