what makes a superhero a superhero?

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Posted by Vivid Boy on May-20-2008 00:28:

what makes a superhero a superhero?

is it just fighting crime? is it just doing heroic things?

My friends, I believe we have been geting ripped off for years. I believe 2 of the greatest superheroes of all times should indeed not be considered anything other then 2 rich mother******s with too much time on their hands.

The two culprits? Batman and Ironman. Both have 2 huge movies coming out this year and I dont consider either one a superhero. To be a Superhero I believe one most possess super powers. Whether acquired at birth or by fluke later in life by a radioactive accident, this is the one quality each superhero must possess to enter this league of the elite.

Batman is just a rich bastard with a white belt in karate and has a utility belt covering his crappy low rank. Iron man another rich sissy with enough money to develop a suit that lets him hang out with "the cool kids"(reminds of a the chinese skier that always has the best equipment but never skied in his life). Take away their money, and they're nothing. You want to know how to kill batman and ironman? Stop Buying wayne enterprises stocks and Stalk weapons and both these "superheros" will be waiting in the soup kitchen line up for this weeks serving of bandaid and rubber band tomatoe soup.

Fuck Bruce and Fuck Iron Man.

Thank you and goodnight

Posted by jon jon on May-20-2008 00:34:

Re: what makes a superhero a superhero?

quote:
Originally posted by Vivid Boy
Fuck Bruce and Fuck Iron Man.

Posted by jon jon on May-20-2008 00:34:

ps.

Posted by I_Am_Vince on May-20-2008 00:40:

Well as uncle Ben says "With great power comes great responsibility" these two gentlemen have a lot of money and power, they've used their money/power to protect the people and risking their lives. They could've easily done nothing sit at home, watching TV, but they choose to exercise the practice of the stronger helping the weaker. That itself makes them a superhero. Just like how we call our fire fighters, soldiers, police officers heroes for putting their life on the line and helping others.

Posted by barbina on May-20-2008 00:42:

super heroes aren't real

Posted by Intuition on May-20-2008 00:48:

Re: what makes a superhero a superhero?

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Originally posted by Vivid Boy
To be a Superhero I believe one most possess super powers.

I thought I was the only one who believed this. However, I still enjoy watching movies about them (I thought Batman Begins was great). But still, X-Men is incomparable.

Posted by ChemEnhanced on May-20-2008 01:00:

a cape

Posted by DigiNut on May-20-2008 01:19:

You don't need super powers. You just need a costume, a secret identity, and the ability to kick some serious ass.

Sure, Batman may rely on money and expensive technology more than the other superheroes, but do you think Bill Gates or Donald Trump could pull that shit off? Hell no!

Posted by soupastah on May-20-2008 02:16:

quote:
Originally posted by Invasionmix
Well as uncle Ben says "With great power comes great responsibility" these two gentlemen have a lot of money and power, they've used their money/power to protect the people and risking their lives. They could've easily done nothing sit at home, watching TV, but they choose to exercise the practice of the stronger helping the weaker. That itself makes them a superhero. Just like how we call our fire fighters, soldiers, police officers heroes for putting their life on the line and helping others.

that just makes them heroes...

Posted by FunkyCrew on May-20-2008 02:22:

Posted by Jer on May-20-2008 03:31:

quote:
Originally posted by FunkyCrew
Tony Sparks

Posted by FunkyCrew on May-20-2008 03:34:

^ shush you :P

Posted by Jer on May-20-2008 03:41:

quote:
Originally posted by FunkyCrew
^ shush you :P

Posted by Porky on May-20-2008 03:53:

quote:
Originally posted by Jer.

omglol

sorry fonkee you got pwned!

Posted by FunkyCrew on May-20-2008 03:54:

quote:
Originally posted by Porky
omglol

sorry fonkee you got pwned!

Porkee, you shush too

Posted by Porky on May-20-2008 04:04:

Back on topic.

While we might not have real life superheroes with 'superpowers', a few people come to mind when i think of 'superhuman'.

1. Michael Jordan

Game 3 or 4 of their 5th Championship against the Utah Jazz. MJ gets sick before the game with a flu, comes to the game dehydrated and under the weather. Where mere mortals would have called in sick to rest, Jordan goes out and scores 40+ points on the road including the game winner. Superhuman? Yes. One of the most inspiring games I've ever watched.

2. Lance Armstrong

Recovering from lung and testicular cancer in 1999 we have no idea what to expect from him. Instead of racing half assed like he did before cancer, he focuses his entire life to winning, and goes on to conquer Tour De France an unprecedented 7 Tour de Frances in a row. Superhuman.

Posted by VERTiG0 on May-20-2008 08:15:

This girl is a superhero.

Posted by Jer on May-20-2008 09:33:

quote:
Originally posted by VERTiG0
This girl is a superhero.

Posted by Silky Johnson on May-20-2008 11:33:

Tony STARK.

Posted by elFreak on May-20-2008 11:51:

when you die during the filming of the movie.

Posted by Abercrombie on May-20-2008 16:39:

Posted by Abercrombie on May-20-2008 17:13:

quote:
Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
a cape

No Cape!