--- title: Watch Henry Cavill Ask Kids If Superman Could Defeat Batman description: Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice star Henry Cavill polls some kids about which superhero they think is better. canonical: https://time.com/4233093/henry-cavill-try-asks-kids-batman-v-superman/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-22T22:59:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:30:24.045Z og:title: Watch Henry Cavill Ask Kids If Superman Could Defeat Batman og:description: They have pretty strong opinions og:url: https://time.com/4233093/henry-cavill-try-asks-kids-batman-v-superman/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Henry Cavill Ask Kids If Superman Could Defeat Batman twitter:description: They have pretty strong opinions twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Henry Cavill Try to Convince Kids That Superman Is Better Than Batman  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 22, 2016 10:59 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 22, 2016 10:59 PM UTC When in doubt over the answer to the age-old question of who would win in a [fight between Batman and Superman](http://time.com/4130608/superman-batman-dawn-justice-teaser/), it’s best to outsource the debate to the most “brutally honest” group of people out there: children. In a video released by Omaze on Monday, [_Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice_](http://time.com/4134314/superman-batman-trailer-wonder-woman-doomsday/)star [Henry Cavill](http://time.com/3183118/superman-batman-henry-cavill-ice-bucket-challenge/) polls some kids about which superhero they think is better. Despite the Man of Steel’s best attempts to convince them otherwise, the youngsters mostly seem to think that Gotham’s Dark Knight would have the upper hand. “Superman needs to get some upgrades,” one child explains. **Read More:** [Battle Lines Are Drawn in New _Batman v Superman_ Trailers](http://time.com/4192382/batman-superman-trailer-background-war/) The clip is part of [fundraising campaign](https://www.omaze.com/experiences/batman-v-superman?utm%5Fsource=social-youtube-omaze&utm%5Fmedium=video-anouncement&utm%5Fcontent=1&utm%5Fcampaign=environment-international&oa%5Fh=jsrno9) meant to encourage fans to donate to three different nonprofits (Eastern Congo Initiative, SEED Project and Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust) for a chance to attend the upcoming premiere of DC Comics’ latest film with Cavill and costars Ben Affleck and Jesse Eisenberg. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4233093/henry-cavill-try-asks-kids-batman-v-superman/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4233093/henry-cavill-try-asks-kids-batman-v-superman/"},"headline":"Watch Henry Cavill Try to Convince Kids That Superman Is Better Than Batman","datePublished":"2016-02-22T22:59:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:30:24.045Z","description":"Their answers are \"brutally honest\"","url":"https://time.com/4233093/henry-cavill-try-asks-kids-batman-v-superman/","keywords":["Newsfeed","movies","Ben Affleck","Superman","Batman","Superheroes","dc comics","Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4233093/henry-cavill-try-asks-kids-batman-v-superman/","name":"Watch Henry Cavill Try to Convince Kids That Superman Is Better Than Batman"}}]}] ```