Favorite Superhero/Mythical figure

[Clark Kent 55]

4 hours ago, Ace said:

Batman. 

 

I know why a lot of people don't like him. Besides his super hero persona, his regular persona just isn't that relatable but, I like tragic heroes tbh. 

Every Superhero has a tragic history.

[Ace 632]

20 minutes ago, Clark Kent said:

Every Superhero has a tragic history.

Most don't dwell on it like he does. Most get over their history, they move on. Some may have to face it at some point, but they usually confront it and move past it for the better. Batman's history is a constant reminder for him though. 

[Clark Kent 55]

24 minutes ago, Ace said:

Most don't dwell on it like he does. Most get over their history, they move on. Some may have to face it at some point, but they usually confront it and move past it for the better. Batman's history is a constant reminder for him though. 

Correct, Batman does take his tragedy a little bit more harshly then most Superheroes, but i would argue all the mainstream heroes, do. The main reason batman is loved is not because of his tragedy but because hes a Human.

Superman - until he met his cousin in a time-travel pod 25~ years after landing on earth has thought he was the only one alone. The only survivor of his Race. In my opinion that is more tragic then your parents being shot in a dark ally by a movie theatre. Personally I could not fathom how to handle it if I thought I was the only one in my species, with no one to relate to my biology or my ancestral history.

 

[Ace 632]

12 hours ago, Clark Kent said:

Correct, Batman does take his tragedy a little bit more harshly then most Superheroes, but i would argue all the mainstream heroes, do. The main reason batman is loved is not because of his tragedy but because hes a Human.

Superman - until he met his cousin in a time-travel pod 25~ years after landing on earth has thought he was the only one alone. The only survivor of his Race. In my opinion that is more tragic then your parents being shot in a dark ally by a movie theatre. Personally I could not fathom how to handle it if I thought I was the only one in my species, with no one to relate to my biology or my ancestral history.

 

Yeah, that's actually true. That's another reason. I just thought most people forgot about it because of who he is as a person. Some billionaire with a tragic past  who trained with a secret society isn't exactly at the top of the relatable list. Although beyond all that you see him taking beatings as Batman which takes it's toll on his body when he takes the suit off later, you see him falling asleep at work meetings and struggling to meet his other obligations. He's trying to be something more than human, and it shows. 

 

I think the only other two super relatable superheroes that I can think would be the Flash and some iterations of Spiderman. I vaguely remember both of these as just being super ordinary guys when they weren't in the suit who were often down on their luck and sometimes also struggled to balance their lives. 

 

I never get the Superman love though. Being the only one of your kind is awful, but he is human passing. It seems like an easier hurdle to get over in the long run. He's also probably one at one of the lowest points on the relatable scale when it comes to superheroes. 

[s-Raven 11]

Edited August 18, 2020 by s-Raven

[Mona 298]

On 8/16/2020 at 10:45 PM, True 2k8 said:

For real though, Batman wins.

Batman?? REALLY

 

 

 

[Pietru 1,250]

You are the only superhero in your life

Jokes aside, not really sure as I don't think I've liked any superhero stuff I've seen so far lmao

Edited August 19, 2020 by Pietru

[Geezerpunk 22]

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[Clark Kent 55]

On 8/18/2020 at 7:01 AM, Ace said:

Yeah, that's actually true. That's another reason. I just thought most people forgot about it because of who he is as a person. Some billionaire with a tragic past  who trained with a secret society isn't exactly at the top of the relatable list. Although beyond all that you see him taking beatings as Batman which takes it's toll on his body when he takes the suit off later, you see him falling asleep at work meetings and struggling to meet his other obligations. He's trying to be something more than human, and it shows. 

 

I think the only other two super relatable superheroes that I can think would be the Flash and some iterations of Spiderman. I vaguely remember both of these as just being super ordinary guys when they weren't in the suit who were often down on their luck and sometimes also struggled to balance their lives. 

 

I never get the Superman love though. Being the only one of your kind is awful, but he is human passing. It seems like an easier hurdle to get over in the long run. He's also probably one at one of the lowest points on the relatable scale when it comes to superheroes. 

So I guess it comes down to who you really are. I enjoy Batman alot, I've been reading his Dark Metal stuff and it is really good stuff. However I would argue when it comes to Superman readers always think about how invincible he is, not his backstory. So Superman tries to set an example on how humans should be. That is what I've always admired about him. His love for Human kind has always outweighed any other emotion he has. Even in his darkest moments, fighting Lex Luthor his love for mankind has always outweighed his hated for Lex. To me that outweighs anything Batman has ever done. Batman chooses to cut everyone off, whilst Superman chooses to embrace and spread his hope to mankind.

[Pope 1]

Probably Heimdallr in Thor/MCU. A black god? You know he must've had like a 3 footer coiled up underneath his armor.