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Subj: More about omnipotence...
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 at 12:55:44 pm EDT (Viewed 447 times)
Reply Subj: Re: Superman is a terrible hero.
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 at 11:46:42 am EDT (Viewed 453 times)



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      A hero who is as omnipotent as Superman is boring as hell.



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    The flesh is invulnerable, but the spirit can be broken.


That's true - and one recurring theme I use here with very powerful characters is a realization that interference breeds dependence. If one very powerful character tries to right all the wrongs in the PV, suddenly the PV becomes completely dependent on them, and they don't get a moment of peace ever again. Or alternately, they're abused by people who they weren't able to save.

Allegations of racism and sexism would inevitably be thrown - i.e. you didn't save my son because he's black, or from a bad neighborhood, or muslim, or because he's male and you only save females, or because she was too old and you only save young women.

That said, renouncing citizenship is stupid. Being American doesn't exclusively mean I'm only American and I represent the USA for better or worse. It can also mean I just so happen to live on American soil, or I agree with the ideals set forth by the American ideal. This should anger off the entire immigrant population, they fight to be American because they believe in the ideal, and still believe in it when they're sometimes deported.






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