Batman Dismantles Every MCU Villain, Ranked From Easiest Wins to Most Brutal Takedowns

Let me get this out of the way: Batman is the guy the Justice League quietly worries about. Zero superpowers, maximum danger. If he broke bad, it would be a global problem. This is the same dude who cooked up an antidote to the Lasso of Truth and put Superman on the mat using a kryptonite-laced suit and gadgets in Zack Snyder's 2016 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.' He is patient, methodical, and way too good at weaponizing homework. So, what happens if you drop Bruce into the MCU and ask him to handle their worst? Short version: he can. And because I know how he works, I am not limiting him to MCU toys only. Sometimes he pulls from his DC toolbox, sometimes he calls in friends. Cameos happen. Below, a ranked run from least to most brutal.

Some baddies get off with a bruise and a lecture. Others? They drew the short straw.

1. Obadiah Stane (Iron Man, 2008)
   Power-hungry, treacherous, and rocking an oversized suit he barely controls. Batman clocks the weakness immediately: the Iron Monger is a big, angry appliance. Bruce stares him down, taps a high-end EMP remote, and the lights go out. No prep, no drama, just click.

2. Mysterio (Spider-Man: Far From Home, 2019)
   Quentin Beck has no powers, just resentment toward Tony Stark and a swarm of hologram drones tied to E.D.I.T.H. Sure, Batman could EMP this too, but where is the fun? He adds drone-spotting optics to the cowl to see through the illusions. If those get trashed, the guy has the willpower to bull through fear tricks anyway — it is basically Scarecrow with a Marvel paint job. Once he tags a single drone, he plants a chip that chains the whole network down.

3. Loki (Thor, 2011 and beyond)
   Not easy. Bruce takes prep time, asks Odin for a consult, hikes to Jotunheim, and studies Frost Giant biology. With a few Asgardian pointers, he brews a Frost-Giant-specific kryptonite equivalent. To avoid stabbing a mirage, he rigs hologram/footfall detectors to confirm the real, physical Loki — then delivers the Jotunheim cocktail straight to the trickster.

4. Red Skull (Captain America: The First Avenger, 2011)
   He is a botched first-draft super-soldier. Batman flips the experiment: reverse the rage, the face, the whole power-up. It is basically a cure — the nicest thing Bruce will ever do for a lifelong Nazi. After that? Steve Rogers handles the cleanup. Maybe Wonder Woman drops by to make sure it sticks.

5. Aldrich Killian (Iron Man 3, 2013)
   A bullied science guy bent out of shape by Stark-level arrogance, then juiced into trouble. Batman has a soft spot for the Aldriches of the world. He synthesizes an antidote for the Extremis mess and lets the man have a life back.

6. Ultron (Avengers: Age of Ultron, 2015)
   Comic-book Ultron is nightmare fuel. The MCU version is still dangerous. Batman borrows Stark tech and taps J.A.R.V.I.S. to slip into Ultron's thought process and rewire the personality tree. Maybe he parks Ultron in a sleep state. Maybe he flips the alignment switch. Either way, the robot stops trying to end humanity.

7. Yellowjacket (Ant-Man, 2015)
   No blood feud with Scott Lang, but he is volatile and mean. His obvious weakness is electricity. Batman either hits him with a giant bug zapper or goes gentler with a targeted EMP. Down he goes.

8. Kaecilius (Doctor Strange, 2016)
   One of the MCU's most serious villains, and yes, he deserved more screen time. Bruce fights magic with engineering. Think 'sorcerer' but with firmware. He corrals Kaecilius into an emotionless, looping trap — endless misery, zero chance of release — because letting him back out is a worse idea.

9. Vulture (Spider-Man: Homecoming, 2017)
   Michael Keaton plays him as a blue-collar survivor who only wants power and resources. Against a kid, he had the edge. Against Batman, different game. Bruce studies the Chitauri salvage from the 2012 Battle of New York, taps Bruce Banner and Tony Stark for a quick R&D sprint, and spins up a purpose-built batsuit for aerial hijinks. Vulture is outmatched. Also, fingers crossed we see him in 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' to kick off 'Avengers: Doomsday.'

10. Killmonger (Black Panther, 2018)
    Michael B. Jordan's Erik is a top-tier villain — one of the only ones brought back for a sequel, alongside Loki. The tech angle is simple: hack Shuri's Kimoyo beads, strip the tools. The hard part is the man. Even without the gadgets, he is a savage fighter. Bruce meets rage with precision, then undercuts Erik's physical edge by reverse-engineering Bane's boosters to safely drain that extra bulk. Skinny, strategic, and a fight people will talk about for years.

11. Yon-Rogg (Captain Marvel, 2019)
    Jude Law plays him as pure villainy. Batman's answer is cruelly elegant: trap Yon-Rogg inside a dream where he beats Captain Marvel again and again. Great for his ego — until he figures out it is an induced, endless coma. Then it is just torment.

12. Ghost (Ant-Man and the Wasp, 2018)
    Not evil, just in pain. Stopping her is ugly. Bruce builds ultrasonic shockwave walls that destabilize her phasing and keep her contained. It works, but that sonic room is not a fun place to live.

13. Taskmaster (Black Widow, 2021)
    She mirrors whatever you do — Hawkeye one second, Cap the next. Watching Batman fight would be the best lesson she could ever get. So he denies her the lesson. Cloak active, Bruce goes invisible. You cannot copy what you cannot see.

14. Thanos (no Gauntlet) (Avengers: Infinity War, 2018 / Avengers: Endgame, 2019)
    Without the stones, he is brute force plus big ideas — still lethal. Titan, his dead home world, is soaked in things that would kill him. Bruce makes a field trip, distills the nastiest compounds, forges a single-purpose toxin round, and puts it center mass. Point-blank. Done.

15. Abomination (The Incredible Hulk, 2008)
    Think Bane by way of gamma labs. Terrifying, but Emil Blonsky is still inside that nightmare. Before the transformation, Stern studied Banner's DNA in detail. Using a sample of Banner's and a sample of Blonsky's, Batman formulates an antidote. Side effects are savage: Blonsky ends up stuck as a half-transformed, powerless creature who cannot die and suffers constantly. Physical and mental pain. Forever.

16. Hela (Thor: Ragnarok, 2017)
    Her power is rooted in Asgard. You can blow Asgard up — we have seen that — or exile her. Batman chooses exile. He builds a pocket dimension with zero access to Asgardian energy. It is dark, draining, and exactly where her vengeance festers with no way out.

17. Galactus (Fantastic Four: First Steps)
    Seeing the big guy on a movie screen was a relief. He is the ultimate Earth-level threat. Batman calls Reed Richards, they compare notes, and together they strand Galactus in a dimension that leaves him adrift for eons. No planets on the menu, just empty calories forever.

That is the bracket. Argue with me, I am ready. And yes, every MCU movie mentioned here is streaming on Disney+.