SUPERHERO by WIKI

The Machinist said:
Batman's power is his superhuman ability to be an all american bad ass.
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And to be able to beat Superman everytime they tussle. Superman must be really dense to lose to Bats. I can hear Superman asking himself "I wonder what's in that lead compartment in his utility belt?"

Superman is like a hot blond chick. When you are born with such immense power you never really need to develop yer brain. Don't get me wrong, I like Superman and I love hot blond chicks!
 
Best definition of Superhero I know comprises three major traits:

1: Remarkable or superhuman abilities

2: A distinctive look, name, title, and/or similar.

3: A moral outlook which compels them to perform remarkable deeds.

I think Indy (or James Bond, or Sherlock Holmes...) is borderline in all three of those areas. He's clearly got far greater survival skills, archaeological knowledge, and skill with a whip than the average human. He's got a distinctive name and a trade-mark hat and weapon. He has a firm belief that knowledge belongs to the world and should be preserved rather than used for evil or horded in a personal colelction, which drives him do feats of derring-do and all that. It's not quite as clear-cut as Spider-Man, or even Batman, but it's conceivable. I think that's about the bottom of the scale, though.
 
Oh, as for John Constantine--

He has limited magical abilities, a distinct name, and he's driven (not really *morally*, but...) by his nature to fight demon spawn and all that junk. So he qualifies fairly readily, I think.
 
Following the link that John started the thread with, and scrolling down a bit to Common Traits: Extrodinary powers. As has been noted, some classic super heros have no "Super Powers". A la Batman. Wikki lists "Mastery of Skills" as a trade-off for superhuman traits. To some extent, I'd have to assume that Batman/Green Hornet type skills mastery would have to be accetable. At least I hope so. It would lead to more interesting characters and less reliance on SFX.
 
I don't know about people growing up overseas but I can't imagine anyone growing up in this country not knowing what a Superhero is. I have never been much of a comic book fan and have never liked the superhero movies, especially the Superman franchise OR Batman...until Batman Begins, that is. I could care less about all the rest. Just couldn't get into it. I did like Batman Begins and Unbreakable. Spiderman 2 was watchable. That's about it so this fest will be interesting for me. I was about 13 when I read my last comic book. I went on a comic book binge while I was sick with the measles. After that, for some reason, I never wanted to read another one.

Someone out there, give me something like Batman Begins or Unbreakable and I'll get excited.:thumbsup: :beer: :beer:
 
but john, barry posted this as HERO fest not SUPER HERO fest, in an OFFICIAL DEFINITION THREAD

I was gonna do something like "A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE"

I'm gonna cross post this in the other two or three threads about this since there seems to be no clear official word and there's no official thread or sticky :)

Barry_S in another thread said:
Please don't ask us, it's up to YOU to decide. Really. Don't ask me to get geekier than I already am. The term "hero" is thrown around a lot today, so you might want to put the bar a little higher lest you include the really helpful lady at your vet--or at least put a cape on her. :)
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Based on this defintition I took was developing something about a man who was seen as a hero in his community and then does something that might seem heroic on some level but turns out to just be graphic and awful and at the opposite end of the human spectrum - animalistic anc base and violent an primal

because THIS mod (Barry) in THIS definition left it open to MORTALS with heroic qualities ... in other words someone that commits or is capable of committing an act of heroism!

Now somehow Jarred seems to have made it just SUPER hero's b uy nature of calling it SUPER hero in another thread after Barry's.

Glad it's not two weeks before the contest. I'm also only 65% as interested now.

But maybe Jarred was just being loose with his language when he typed SUPER hero after Barry had just typed hero, and excluded jantors for going to work everyday and commuting 90 minutes each way, but including tellers that stop a bank robbery, a dad that throws him or herself in front of a bullet to save his kid, etc.

I, hope it's left to the more broad definition that may include extrordinary mortals/and or movies that deal thematically with what it is / means to be a hero. :thumbsup:
 
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Batman has the power to rock! You and I both know that. Don't stand up here in front of these nice people and lie. Shamefull.

Just sad, really.
 
Batman is a superhero

Jaysus Ache Christy

Why is this so complicated for everyone ?

It's a superhero; quick fixating on the samaritan crap. If you want to make Marge the Maid rescue a baby from a burning building then personally I'm giving you a ZERO in score.

I expect S U P E R HE R O 's
 
John_Hudson said:
It's a superhero; quick fixating on the samaritan crap. If you want to make Marge the Maid rescue a baby from a burning building then personally I'm giving you a ZERO in score...
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Here, here John!
I agree totally...
now, make it a super robot maid like Rosie & we'll talk.
rosie.jpg
 
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