Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Are you a superhero?

From amptoons,
To be a superhero, a character must fight for the good of society1, and possess at least 4 of the following 5 traits…

1. The character has a second identity, the “super” identity; assuming this identity sets the character apart from ordinary society. This second identity is so distinct that another person can conceivably adopt it, becoming “The New Robin” or whatnot.
2. The character has superhuman abilities. This includes “powerless” characters, if they are frequently shown accomplishing extraordinary or virtually impossible feats, such as Batman’s acrobatic skills.

3. The character has an extraordinary (not merely distinctive) appearance or costume, for the society the character lives in.

4. The character is dressed or presented in a manner which emphasizes an extraordinarily powerful and/or well-defined musculature, and/or to emphasize their secondary sex characteristics.

5. The character inhabits a continuity/shared system of stories in which most of the protagonists fit the above criteria.

3 comments:

Jordan said...

I am a superhero because I live in THE FORTRESS OF OBVIOUSNESS (like this article)

Octopunk said...

Thanks. I was looking for the right way to put that, and you did it for me.

That's your superpower!

Mine is that I can make the moon crash into the Earth, but I can only do it once.

Anonymous said...

Lol.

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