Batman vs. Darth Vader

So there is a group of youtubers known as Bat in the Sun who produce internet videos for fans of comics, TV, movies and sci fi.  They call these videos Super Power Beatdowns and they are awesome.  The production quality is so good that I wonder who funds them, the acting isn't great but works really well for the 10 minute video.  AND on top of it all, they put our favorite characters that we fans have always loved and put them up against other fan favorites in a live action fight!  For example, click on this link (it's the same as the last 2 links) and you will see videos for Wolverine vs. Predator, Casey Jones (from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) vs. Kickass (from comics and now 2 movies), The White Ranger (from the Power Rangers and actually played by the dude who played the Green and White Ranger on the show) vs. Scorpion (from Mortal Kombat the video game), and Captain America vs. Master Chief (from the Halo video games).

These videos are really awesome and are great conversation starters.  The one I want to talk about today is the best video on their site; Batman vs. Darth Vader Alternate Ending.  They actually released this fight some months ago, and were met with outrage over the ending.  You can see the original video here.  So let's get into it with a breakdown of each character.

Batman:  Well we all know and love the Dark Knight, and we are all familiar with him at this point.  Just to refresh everyone:  Batman is human.  He has no super powers, but has become one of the top 3 heroes within the DC universe.  He has faced and beaten the likes of Superman and Darkseid (no easy feat)!  He is the world's greatest detective, a master of all known martial arts, and a master strategist and tactician.  I believe that with enough time to prep, Batman could beat nearly anyone he faces.  Nearly anyone.

Darth Vader:  Who doesn't know of Vader?  He is considered one of the most evil characters in cinema history (#16 according to IMDB) and is in the top 3 most powerful Jedi or Sith lords in the Star Wars universe.  Vader is a master of the Force, is responsible for hunting down and destroying all known Jedi in the galaxy, and also a master swordsman.  He is extraordinarily powerful; to give an example, he once "Force Choked" a member of the Empirical leadership over a teleconference!  Which means, that he was light years away from this dude, and was still able to kill him via The Force!  He is also a cyborg.  After his fight with Obi Wan Kenobi in Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith, Vader's body was so badly burned and injured that he had all his limbs replaced and a respirator connected to his chest to help him breathe.

Now back to the topic at hand; the video shows that the DC and Star Wars universes have crossed over and Darth Vader (using a kryptonite powered light saber) has taken Superman captive aboard the Death Star.  Batman, after interrogating Boba Fett for Superman's location, makes his way to the Death Star and finds Superman's location.  Since this is Batman we're talking about, he is already aware of Darth Vader and Vader's strengths and weaknesses.  So first Batman sticks one of his toys to a wall or electrical panel and then makes his way to the armory to steal a light saber.  On his way out, he meets Vader and the duel begins.

Right away we see how overpowered Batman is as Vader uses the force to immobilize him.  Batman attempts to retaliate using his grapnel gun, but Vader, again, uses the force to rip it out of Batman's hands.  Vader catches it, but Batman hits a button and the grapnel gun releases an Electric Magnetic Pulse that shuts down Vader's respirator.  This is a dead on representation of what Batman would do here... until Batman says something that made me wince, "I'll take my science over your magic any day."  Well, yeah, he would believe that, but I don't think he'd say that, nor would he downplay Vader's "magic" in any way.  Although, this could be a tactic Batman uses to make Vader underestimate Batman's intelligence or mask his main mission.

So, with Vader using the force to work his respirator, Batman is able to fight him man to man.  Ok, if you haven't watched the video yet, you need to stop reading this and go watch it because this part is one of the coolest things I have ever seen.  Here's the link again  BATMAN VS. DARTH VADER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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So how cool was that?!  Batman fighting Darth Vader with a light saber!!!! SO COOL!  Anyway, so THAT happens.  After a bit, Vader gets his respirator working again and sends Batman flying out the window.  Batman ends up in his BatWing and fires 2 missles at Vader that blow off his helmet.  Is that enough to stop him though?  NO WAY!  In the greatest display of his power, Vader "force grabs" the BatWing, shakes it a bit and then rips it in half, then grabs Batman by the throat in mid air.

Now, in the previous ending, Vader just breaks Batman's neck and that's it.  Game over.  If they hadn't changed this ending, I wouldn't have a problem.  So far this had been an incredibly accurate portrayal of both characters and how they would be if they were ever to interact.  However, the alternate ending changes everything and makes this even better?  OF COURSE BATMAN'S MAIN OBJECTIVE WAS REACHED BEFORE HE REVEALED HIMSELF AND FACED VADER!!!!!!  The whole reason Batman engages Darth Vader is to distract him from the little gadget he left on the wall!  As great a fighter as Batman is, he would know that he couldn't last long against someone as powerful as Darth Vader and wouldn't be able to get close enough to Superman's cell to release him directly.  And of course Batman would have a gadget that disabled the kryptonite that was keeping Superman imprisoned.

So what do you think?  Did this end the right way or was the original ending the way to go?  Either way, this was fantastic and so much fun.  Check out the other videos they have here's the link again.