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Post by Sir Woodrow on Dec 19, 2007 19:59:33 GMT -5
I was thinking if Super Heroes actually existed would we at all feel safe or would we live in a world filled with more fear and panic than the world we currently find ourselves in?
For Example who would we be more afraid of Bin Laden or knowing Darkseid could try and enslave us all at any moment?
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Post by Cela on Dec 19, 2007 20:15:59 GMT -5
Truth be told, I imagine humanity wouldn't be phased. How often has Supervillian X destroyed an entire city... planet? Yet there are never any reaction shots of mourners.
If anything it would be a bit creepier in highschool with all the kids having X Ray vision
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Post by RedSmile on Dec 19, 2007 20:19:32 GMT -5
If Super Heroes were real, so would be Super Villians.
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Post by Sajoa Moe on Dec 19, 2007 20:21:12 GMT -5
If I could be a superhero, I would be Justice Guy.
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Post by Rube on Dec 19, 2007 20:25:22 GMT -5
They wouldn't wear spandex. Well, some would.
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Dec 19, 2007 20:27:32 GMT -5
Would the UN really let someone like Doom be in charge of a nation?
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Post by RedSmile on Dec 19, 2007 20:29:45 GMT -5
Would the UN really let someone like Doom be in charge of a nation? The UN has let plenty of real turds run countries before |
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Dec 19, 2007 20:33:50 GMT -5
Would the UN really let someone like Doom be in charge of a nation? The UN has let plenty of real turds run countries before True, but could you imagine the weapons inspectors giving their reports about Latveria? "Not only does Latveria house weapons of mass destruction they also have an army of robots in Doom's likeness ready to defend their borders." Thank god we would have S.H.I.E.L.D. |
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Post by Batman on Dec 19, 2007 20:59:44 GMT -5
Superheroes are real.
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Dec 19, 2007 21:01:09 GMT -5
Oh yeah sorry about that Dark Knight. |
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Post by "American Cream" Dusty Loads on Dec 19, 2007 21:04:12 GMT -5
It'd be cool only if I got to meet the man/tiger in my sig.
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Post by jobber2thestars on Dec 19, 2007 22:53:56 GMT -5
If superheroes were real, they would be in a form like they are in the Watchmen and DKR. They would be freelance for awhile, but eventually, would work for the government. Being a superhero would be illegal, anyway, since any form of vigilante justice is frowned upon by the justice system.
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Post by shiranui on Dec 19, 2007 23:14:32 GMT -5
I'd probably be trying to get Starfire (Koriand'r) into my bed, unsuccessfully of course.
Unless, of course, I had some decent super powers myself. That way I'd be cooler than Dick Grayson.
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Dec 19, 2007 23:16:22 GMT -5
If Super Heroes were real, so would be Super Villians. At which point there'd actually be a job description out there for a career I'd love to be involved in. |
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Dec 19, 2007 23:18:10 GMT -5
Hey guys I'm right here. No need to talk about me like I don't exsist.
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Dec 20, 2007 1:29:51 GMT -5
I was thinking if Super Heroes actually existed would we at all feel safe or would we live in a world filled with more fear and panic than the world we currently find ourselves in? For Example who would we be more afraid of Bin Laden or knowing Darkseid could try and enslave us all at any moment? If normal people had powers, the world would fall into chaos. I believe that most 'supers' would become villains because they are motivated by their own self-interest. Why go to work when you could just rip the door off of a bank vault? Granted, not all powers are nasty, but those that aren't would just be used for entertainment anyways (at least, it would take extraordinary circumstances to motivate 'supers' with B-grade powers into action... like the Legion of Substitute Heroes becoming revolutionaries when the Dominators took over Earth). But the ones who decide to 'uphold' the law would be more dangerous. Who would you rather deal with if you were caught doing something illegal: a cop (where you'd be arrested and have a chance to be defended in a court of law) or a 'super' vigilante? If you're lucky, you'd be 'citizen arrested' and place into the system, but if not, you'd be beat up or even killed... Anyways, to answer the original question: I wouldn't feel any safer, but I'd be more worried about the vigilantes than the villains. I wouldn't worry about Darkseid deciding to blow up my part of the planet, 'cause there ain't sweet FA I could do about it, but I'd worry about being incinerated by a laser beam if I accidently ran through a 4-way stop. |
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Post by Alucard on Dec 20, 2007 3:47:01 GMT -5
I'd be getting high on Fear Toxin.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Dec 20, 2007 13:59:02 GMT -5
the world would be a terrifying place to live in. I mean, I know full well that if I had the kind of powers Superman did, at the very LEAST I'd probably turn into a bloodthirsty vigilante, and a dictator at worst. that's why I always liked the Wildstorm stuff, they built an entire fictional world around the concept.
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Post by Cap'n Crud on Dec 20, 2007 15:02:11 GMT -5
I'd say it would be even worse because in every single anime I've watched or comic I ever read the heroes themselves treat the city like a rental. Japan gets levelled in almost every anime cartoon that ever existed except InuYasha because they're wasn't much around to destroy back in medieval Japan.
Sure they'd kick the bad guys' azzes back in line but at what cost?
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Post by shiranui on Dec 20, 2007 15:09:13 GMT -5
I'd say it would be even worse because in every single anime I've watched or comic I ever read the heroes themselves treat the city like a rental. Japan gets levelled in almost every anime cartoon that ever existed except InuYasha because they're wasn't much around to destroy back in medieval Japan. Sure they'd kick the bad guys' azzes back in line but at what cost? If Godzilla and his giant monster friends were real, Japan and especially Tokyo would be totally screwed. It would be stomped flat, then rebuilt in less than a year only to be stomped flat AGAIN, and this would go on forever. |
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