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Topic	Black Panther's 16 Year Old Sister Is Smarter Than Tony Stark
Skye Reynolds 02/02/18 12:34:05 AM #47:	ThanksUglyGod posted... Skye Reynolds posted... ThanksUglyGod posted... But whether it's Peter, Riri, or Shuri, teen prodigies have been a staple of Marvel since forever, so I don't see why people complain about it now. Spider-Man's first solo issue had him meeting the Fantastic Four with the established heroes commenting on his potential. They didn't introduce Spider-Man as stronger than the Thing or smarter than Reed Richards. So if Riri was just a little less smart than Tony Stark people wouldn't have a problem with her? Why's that? Doesn't she have more potential than Tony did when he was her age? Having Tony admit that she's more advanced than he was at her age would've been fair. As for her being more or less intelligent, that's not so much the issue as them coming out and saying it. When you're going up against time tested characters, you earn every scrap you get. We've got a boxer named Muhammad Ali. He's a four time world champion, the only person who can claim that. Now we've got an amateur boxer who's just made their debut and we're already making the claim that they're faster and stronger than Ali. Do you see the problem with that? You're setting someone up for failure when you're telling people right at the starting gate that they're objectively better than their predecessor. If there were any truth to that, it'd be the audience saying it. Let people meet Riri first. Let them admire her own accomplishments. And when it comes time to state that she is matter of fact more intelligent than Tony Stark, make it a claim that people will accept because they've seen how her work compares to his. <cite>Skye Reynolds posted [p:895290608] in Black Pant... [t:76266516]...</cite> <quote><cite>ThanksUglyGod posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Skye Reynolds posted...</cite> <quote><cite>ThanksUglyGod posted...</cite> <quote>But whether it's Peter, Riri, or Shuri, teen prodigies have been a staple of Marvel since forever, so I don't see why people complain about it now.</quote> Spider-Man's first solo issue had him meeting the Fantastic Four with the established heroes commenting on his potential. They didn't introduce Spider-Man as stronger than the Thing or smarter than Reed Richards.</quote> So if Riri was just a little less smart than Tony Stark people wouldn't have a problem with her? Why's that? Doesn't she have more potential than Tony did when he was her age?</quote> Having Tony admit that she's more advanced than he was at her age would've been fair. As for her being more or less intelligent, that's not so much the issue as them coming out and saying it. When you're going up against time tested characters, you earn every scrap you get. We've got a boxer named Muhammad Ali. He's a four time world champion, the only person who can claim that. Now we've got an amateur boxer who's just made their debut and we're already making the claim that they're faster and stronger than Ali. Do you see the problem with that? You're setting someone up for failure when you're telling people right at the starting gate that they're objectively better than their predecessor. If there were any truth to that, it'd be the audience saying it. Let people meet Riri first. Let them admire her own accomplishments. And when it comes time to state that she is matter of fact more intelligent than Tony Stark, make it a claim that people will accept because they've seen how her work compares to his.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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