Nick Fury
Nick Fury is known for his tactics and strategy in battle, but he’s also an expert at preparation – to the extent that he’s considerably better than Batman at it.
Batman may be specifically prepared for the event that any of his fellow Justice League members go rogue, but Nick Fury is ready for pretty much any specific apocalyptic event (take his appearance in the Age of Ultron comic book arc as an example, in which he specifically said as much, and in which he was ready for Ultron’s global takeover and enabled the heroes to travel through time to combat Ultron in the past).
As a high-up member of S.H.I.E.L.D., Fury takes advantage of the global satellite system linked-up to the organisation. He can, therefore, remain one step ahead of any opponent at any given time by keeping tabs on them while they prepare their schemes.
Moreover, Fury possesses better technology and gadgets than Batman – yeah, really. Anything S.H.I.E.L.D. has ever produced, Fury has a version of it in his possession (look back at S.H.I.E.L.D.’s history to understand just how potent this makes Fury). This includes a Helicarrier – as Fury stole one for himself in the Secret Warriors series.
Fury has years of experience in the military, S.H.I.E.L.D. and the C.I.A. to utilise – as well as experience going all the way back to World War II (Fury literally lived through the conflict and remains relatively youthful thanks to the anti-ageing properties of Professor Sternberg's Infinity Formula). As a result, he really can concoct plans beyond Batman's capabilities and with resources Batman only dreams of having access to.
Often, when Fury activates a contingency to stop a current threat, it’s one he’s had in place for fifty-plus years "“ that level of preparation is insane.
These are by no means the only characters in Marvel who could out-prep Batman – there are many more of varying levels of power who can do so – but this small list just proves a point.
What do you think? Could these guys out-prep Batman? Does Batman win “because Batman”? Which other Marvel characters could out-prep the Dark Knight? Have your say below.
