The Caped Crusader VS Iron Man

Thank you to my opponent for proposing this debate. I will be arguing that Tony Stark (Iron Man) could best Bruce Wayne (Batman) on the field of battle. I will seek to demonstrate that Stark/Iron Man is both independently and situationally superior to Wayne/Batman.
 
Point 1: Superior Standard Combat Ability
 
For clarity, I am defining standard in this context as most commonly recognisable, which might well be interpreted also to mean the form associated with minimal necessary force against fodder. Thus, in this case, it would be the typical Batman we see in the movies, best represented in Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins, and Tony Stark’s Mark II suit.
 
In the defined context of standard combat ability, Iron Man has a substantial advantage over the Dark Knight. While my opponent has correctly identified Bruce Wayne’s superior hand-to-hand fighting ability – mitigated in any case by the Stark armour’s longstanding predictive avoidance measures – he quite simply lacks the strength to harm Stark or disable the functions of his suit by brute force.
 
Iron Man, by virtue of mechanical thrust, can strike both faster and harder than Batman, and is able to withstand greater levels of physical stress as a result of his metal armour. He also possesses short-range firepower far in excess of anything possessed by Batman, most notably the repulsor units embedded in the suit’s hands and chest, which have been shown to be capable of severing limbs and disintegrating flesh and bone. His manoeuvrability is greater owing to his standing flight capabilities, and this remains true even against Batman’s powerful, yet unwieldy vehicles.
 
Point 2: Superior Standard Range of Operation
 
Likewise, Iron Man possesses a much greater range of operation than Batman. Even accounting for Batman’s vehicles, Iron Man is able to travel faster and higher than his counterpart, has no discernible inferiority in close-quarters manoeuvrability (for example, flying through gaps), and is capable of substantially more lethal long-range attacks, not least the target-seeking cluster weapons, including missiles, which are a feature even of his earliest suits.
 
Point 3 & Rebuttal 1: Situational Adaptability
 
As my opponent has noted, Batman has beaten each member of the Justice League, despite being greatly naturally disadvantaged. While admirable, this in itself proves very little; a common trope of the superhero genre is the accomplishment of goals against seemingly insurmountable odds, including against villains with enhanced abilities. For every being of exponentially greater power whom Batman has bested, we could easily find the equivalent for Iron Man.
 
There is, however, reason to suppose that Iron Man could outwit Batman due to evidence of his superior situational adaptability. Both characters are rich and intelligent men capable of inventing elaborate and sophisticated technology to neutralise the other; but where both men have extensive research facilities, only Iron Man has any notable situational adaptability. To quote Obadiah Stane, “Tony Stark was able to build [a working, portable arc reactor and fully operational Mark I battle suit] in a cave with a box of scraps.” Stark has the ability to use the elements of his environment in unorthodox ways to create effective defensive and offensive tools [1]. When you factor in his self-developed AI programs and later adaptive nanotech innovations, it becomes clear that ‘in the field’, so to speak, Tony Stark has a greatly enhanced situational adaptability that Batman simply cannot match.
 
Rebuttal 2: Electro-Magnetic Pulse
 
Using an EMP device is a predictable strategy against a man who uses an electronic means of combat, so it makes sense that Iron Man’s suit already contains several failsafe defences against that sort of attack. For a start, transient surge protection is pretty standard, even in the real world, to mitigate against the threat of disrupted voltage flows [2]. Next, the tough alloys that make up Iron Man’s suit act much like a Faraday Cage, protecting the internal electronics from outside interference [3]. Further, as the listed source cites, there are several occasions in which an EMP has been used on Stark in the comics, and the suit has responded to them in several ways, not least by simply detecting the threat and rebooting to avoid permanent damage – the process takes around 10 seconds, during which he remains sealed inside a tough metal armour [4]. An EMP would have little to no effect on Iron Man’s suit.
 
Rebuttal 3: Technological Prowess
 
“With his jet, Batmobile, and other weapons and gadgets, Batman could easily beat Iron Man.”
 
My opponent seems to be forgetting that there are literally hundreds of unique versions of the Iron Man suit, most of which can be operated remotely and by advanced combat AI – as demonstrated in Iron Man 3. This diversity again adds to Iron Man’s adaptability in combat, and renders any discernible advantage in accessories null and void. Stark is a master of electrical and mechanical engineering, and a developer of the among the most advanced Artificial Intelligence system in his universe – there is nothing Bruce Wayne can develop which cannot be at least matched by Stark.
 
Rebuttal 4: Intellect
 
My opponent claims that Bruce Wayne has a superior IQ to Tony Stark. He has cited no evidence for this. It appears that his misconception comes from the fact that Marvel do not rank their heroes by IQ, but by an intelligence score included in their Power Grid rankings [5]. Thus, while DC have attributed to Wayne a 192 IQ, Stark is listed as an Intelligence 6 hero, which is defined as an IQ of 160 or above. My opponent seems to be conflating this with Stark having a 160 IQ, though of course his IQ could be anywhere between 160 and outright omniscience. Indeed, the company Alphatest have calculate that Stark’s IQ rests around the 270 mark, which gives him a substantial advantage in the domain of IQ over Bruce Wayne [6][7].
 
Thank you.
 
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Man#Skills
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surge_arrester
[3] https://interestingengineering.com/how-does-a-faraday-cage-work
[4] https://www.quora.com/What-happens-when-an-EMP-hits-Iron-Man
[5] https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Power_Grid
[6] https://www.iq-test.net/tony-stark-iq-pms77.html
[7] https://www.iq-test.net/batman-iq-score-pms73.html