Poll of the Day > Is there a superhero that doesn't have a tragic backstory?

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Firewood18 09/25/20 11:24:22 PM #1:	Not orphaned, parents still alive or died peacefully, no childhood trauma? --- Nobody is perfect. Well, one guy was but we killed him. <cite>Firewood18 posted [p:945090618] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>Not orphaned, parents still alive or died peacefully, no childhood trauma? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lokarin 09/25/20 11:25:24 PM #2:	Original Booster Gold --- "Salt cures Everything!" My YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Nirakolov/videos <cite>Lokarin posted [p:945090646] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>Original Booster Gold </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zareth 09/25/20 11:31:34 PM #3:	Captain Marvel (Shazam!) is just that a wizard gave a kid magic powers, right? --- It's okay, I have no idea who I am either. https://imgur.com/WOo6wcq <cite>Zareth posted [p:945090829] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>Captain Marvel (Shazam!) is just that a wizard gave a kid magic powers, right? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smarkil 09/25/20 11:33:33 PM #4:	Zareth posted... Captain Marvel (Shazam!) is just that a wizard gave a kid magic powers, right? i dont know about the comics but the recent movie has him being an orphan --- I promise that if the game stinks I will make a topic about how I hate it and you can all laugh at me - Mead on Fallout 76 <cite>Smarkil posted [p:945090879] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>Zareth posted... </cite> <quote>Captain Marvel (Shazam!) is just that a wizard gave a kid magic powers, right?</quote> i dont know about the comics but the recent movie has him being an orphan </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkPizza 09/25/20 11:34:09 PM #5:	Edit: Actually, quite a few. Google led me to a place that has a list. Hal Jordan: Is a pilot. Found a dying alien who gave him the most powerful weapon in the universe. Wonder Woman: Amazonian princess. No dearth of anything when young. Captain America: Apart from the occasional bullying as a kid. Wally West Thor: Being a God and the prince of Asgard. The Fantastic Four (except Thing): Apart from the mission that granted them superpowers, they haven't had any tragedies happen to them. Doctor Strange (except the crippling accident that ruined his career as a surgeon and resulted in him taking up the mystic arts Black Panther: Ruler of an entire nation. Married to one of the most powerful women in the universe. Hank Pym: Scientist Supreme. Just has the occasional bouts of Inferiority complex. Iron Man: Genius billionaire with an arsenal of weapons. One of the smartest people on the planet. Problems: Drinking and the first terrorist abduction. Nothing tragic or devastating. --- Official King of Kings Switch FC: 7216-4417-4511 Add Me because I'll probably add you. I'm probably the LinkPizza you'll see around. <cite>LinkPizza posted [p:945090894] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>Edit: Actually, quite a few. Google led me to a place that has a list. Hal Jordan: Is a pilot. Found a dying alien who gave him the most powerful weapon in the universe. Wonder Woman: Amazonian princess. No dearth of anything when young. Captain America: Apart from the occasional bullying as a kid. Wally West Thor: Being a God and the prince of Asgard. The Fantastic Four (except Thing): Apart from the mission that granted them superpowers, they haven't had any tragedies happen to them. Doctor Strange (except the crippling accident that ruined his career as a surgeon and resulted in him taking up the mystic arts Black Panther: Ruler of an entire nation. Married to one of the most powerful women in the universe. Hank Pym: Scientist Supreme. Just has the occasional bouts of Inferiority complex. Iron Man: Genius billionaire with an arsenal of weapons. One of the smartest people on the planet. Problems: Drinking and the first terrorist abduction. Nothing tragic or devastating.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zareth 09/25/20 11:35:05 PM #6:	LinkPizza posted... What about Iron Man, though? He gets captured by terrorists and nearly dies from an explosion... --- It's okay, I have no idea who I am either. https://imgur.com/WOo6wcq <cite>Zareth posted [p:945090917] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>LinkPizza posted... </cite> <quote> What about Iron Man, though?</quote>He gets captured by terrorists and nearly dies from an explosion... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mead 09/25/20 11:38:25 PM #7:	Batman --- The Betrayer <cite>Mead posted [p:945091009] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>Batman </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
keyblader1985 09/26/20 1:03:46 AM #8:	Static happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, got superpowers, and decided to be a hero. --- Official King of PotD You only need one T-Rex to make the point, though. ~ Samus Sedai <cite>keyblader1985 posted [p:945093084] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>Static happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, got superpowers, and decided to be a hero. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WhiskeyDisk 09/26/20 1:08:28 AM #9:	keyblader1985 posted... Static happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, got superpowers, and decided to be a hero. Same with SpeedBall...until the "Incident". --- The SBA has closed for business, we thank you for your patronage Assassins. ~there's always free cheese in a mousetrap. <cite>WhiskeyDisk posted [p:945093175] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>keyblader1985 posted... </cite> <quote>Static happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, got superpowers, and decided to be a hero.</quote> Same with SpeedBall...until the "Incident". </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SKARDAVNELNATE 09/26/20 1:12:21 AM #10:	Superman had great upbring aside from learning he was adopted. --- No locked doors, no windows barred. No more things to make my brain seem SKARD. Look at Mr. Technical over here >.> -BTB <cite>SKARDAVNELNATE posted [p:945093253] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>Superman had great upbring aside from learning he was adopted. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
keyblader1985 09/26/20 1:21:37 AM #11:	Upbringing was fine. Destruction of his entire planet not so much. Superman wouldn't exist without both of those things. --- Official King of PotD You only need one T-Rex to make the point, though. ~ Samus Sedai <cite>keyblader1985 posted [p:945093425] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>Upbringing was fine. Destruction of his entire planet not so much. Superman wouldn't exist without both of those things. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 09/26/20 1:32:18 AM #12:	Firewood18 posted... Not orphaned, parents still alive or died peacefully, no childhood trauma? Yes, plenty. Hell, it's even true of some of the most famous superheroes. Ever hear of Wonder Woman? Zareth posted... Captain Marvel (Shazam!) is just that a wizard gave a kid magic powers, right? He was already an orphan by that point. keyblader1985 posted... Static happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, got superpowers, and decided to be a hero. Same deal with Miles Morales, except also add in he was bummed out by his world's Spider-Man dying and decided to take his place... really not a lot of build-up there. Speaking of Spider-Men, I guess Miguel O'Hara also kinda works because his mom's alive, his dad died of natural causes (and he hated him anyway... and then ~~it's revealed it wasn't even his biological father anyway, and his real dad is an even bigger jackass~~), and -- while he didn't have a happy childhood (his dad was a drunk, he was bullied, etc) -- there wasn't anything all that traumatic. And he winds up getting powers while attempting to treat a drug addiction ~~that we learn he never actually had (because again, his real dad is kind of a jackass)~~ and he just kinda reluctantly falls into the whole superhero thing (partly because his brother Gabe is a massive superhero fanboy... despite both being adults by that point) --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:945093635] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote><quote>Firewood18 posted... </cite>Not orphaned, parents still alive or died peacefully, no childhood trauma?</quote> Yes, plenty. Hell, it's even true of some of the most famous superheroes. Ever hear of Wonder Woman? Zareth posted... </cite> <quote>Captain Marvel (Shazam!) is just that a wizard gave a kid magic powers, right?</quote> He was already an orphan by that point. keyblader1985 posted... </cite> <quote>Static happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, got superpowers, and decided to be a hero.</quote> Same deal with Miles Morales, except also add in he was bummed out by his world's Spider-Man dying and decided to take his place... really not a lot of build-up there. Speaking of Spider-Men, I guess Miguel O'Hara also kinda works because his mom's alive, his dad died of natural causes (and he hated him anyway... and then it's revealed it wasn't even his biological father anyway, and his real dad is an even bigger jackass), and -- while he didn't have a happy childhood (his dad was a drunk, he was bullied, etc) -- there wasn't anything all that traumatic. And he winds up getting powers while attempting to treat a drug addiction that we learn he never actually had (because again, his real dad is kind of a jackass) and he just kinda reluctantly falls into the whole superhero thing (partly because his brother Gabe is a massive superhero fanboy... despite both being adults by that point) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Muscles 09/26/20 1:32:19 AM #13:	Superman unless you think growning up in Kansas is tragic --- Muscles Chicago Bears \| Chicago Blackhawks \| Chicago Bulls \| Chicago Cubs \| NIU Huskies <cite>Muscles posted [p:945093636] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>Superman unless you think growning up in Kansas is tragic </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
captpackrat 09/26/20 9:03:56 AM #14:	I'm probably showing my age here, but Andrea Thomas was a science teacher who discovered an ancient gold amulet which allowed her to become Isis. Fun fact: The Secrets of Isis was the first weekly American live-action TV series with a female superhero lead character, predating The Bionic Woman by 4 months and Wonder Woman by 7 months. --- Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum, Minutus carborata descendum pantorum. <cite>captpackrat posted [p:945099854] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>I'm probably showing my age here, but Andrea Thomas was a science teacher who discovered an ancient gold amulet which allowed her to become Isis. Fun fact: The Secrets of Isis was the first weekly American live-action TV series with a female superhero lead character, predating The Bionic Woman by 4 months and Wonder Woman by 7 months. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkPizza 09/26/20 9:22:27 AM #15:	WhiskeyDisk posted... the "Incident". I remember reading about that somewhere... SKARDAVNELNATE posted... Superman had great upbring aside from learning he was adopted. I was wondering about this myself when I found the other list... --- Official King of Kings Switch FC: 7216-4417-4511 Add Me because I'll probably add you. I'm probably the LinkPizza you'll see around. <cite>LinkPizza posted [p:945100245] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>WhiskeyDisk posted...</cite> <quote>the "Incident".</quote> I remember reading about that somewhere... SKARDAVNELNATE posted...</cite> <quote>Superman had great upbring aside from learning he was adopted. </quote> I was wondering about this myself when I found the other list...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JixHedgehog 09/26/20 9:33:07 AM #16:	Captain America? Were his parents ever mentioned in the movies? --- Not changing my sig until Nintendo announces the Switch XL 1/12/2017 <cite>JixHedgehog posted [p:945100479] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>Captain America? Were his parents ever mentioned in the movies? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DavidZ2844 09/26/20 9:39:48 AM #17:	Muscles posted... Superman unless you think growning up in Kansas is tragic Umm what about the whole home planet being destroyed along with his entire race and biological parents being wiped out? Id say thats pretty tragic <cite>DavidZ2844 posted [p:945100646] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>Muscles posted... </cite> <quote>Superman unless you think growning up in Kansas is tragic</quote>Umm what about the whole home planet being destroyed along with his entire race and biological parents being wiped out? Id say thats pretty tragic </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Noop_Noop 09/26/20 9:47:52 AM #18:	Freakazoid --- I think there might be something wrong with you <cite>Noop_Noop posted [p:945100848] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>Freakazoid </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nichtcrawler X 09/26/20 9:48:03 AM #19:	LinkPizza posted... Captain America: Apart from the occasional bullying as a kid. I think waking up in the far future is tragic enough. I also feel now like Ultimate had more tragic backstories in general, compared to the ones you gave for FF, Thor etc. --- Official Teetotaller of PotD Dovie'andi se tovya sagain! <cite>Nichtcrawler X posted [p:945100853] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>LinkPizza posted... </cite> <quote>Captain America: Apart from the occasional bullying as a kid.</quote> I think waking up in the far future is tragic enough. I also feel now like Ultimate had more tragic backstories in general, compared to the ones you gave for FF, Thor etc. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
captpackrat 09/26/20 9:53:35 AM #20:	Oh, and don't forget the Greatest American Hero, a school teacher who received a super suit from aliens. About the only "tragedy" in his past was that he was divorced. And his kid suffers from Chuck Cunningham Syndrome. --- Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum, Minutus carborata descendum pantorum. <cite>captpackrat posted [p:945100973] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>Oh, and don't forget the Greatest American Hero, a school teacher who received a super suit from aliens. About the only "tragedy" in his past was that he was divorced. And his kid suffers from Chuck Cunningham Syndrome. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ogurisama 09/26/20 9:56:59 AM #21:	keyblader1985 posted... Static happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, got superpowers, and decided to be a hero. Mom was killed in riots --- http://cdn-android.apptap.com/img/870/mobi.colortrilogy.bitlink/267135850.png https://i.chzbgr.com/completestore/12/10/5/uv4r7nGyrE6ylt2lHGWpiQ2.gif <cite>Ogurisama posted [p:945101043] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>keyblader1985 posted... </cite> <quote>Static happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, got superpowers, and decided to be a hero.</quote>Mom was killed in riots </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkPizza 09/26/20 9:58:09 AM #22:	Nichtcrawler X posted... I think waking up in the far future is tragic enough. Eh... To each, their own. I don't think it was that bad, though. To me, at least... Nichtcrawler X posted... I also feel now like Ultimate had more tragic backstories in general, compared to the ones you gave for FF, Thor etc. Are you talking about the ultimate versions of the heroes? --- Official King of Kings Switch FC: 7216-4417-4511 Add Me because I'll probably add you. I'm probably the LinkPizza you'll see around. <cite>LinkPizza posted [p:945101071] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>Nichtcrawler X posted...</cite> <quote>I think waking up in the far future is tragic enough.</quote> Eh... To each, their own. I don't think it was that bad, though. To me, at least... Nichtcrawler X posted...</cite> <quote>I also feel now like Ultimate had more tragic backstories in general, compared to the ones you gave for FF, Thor etc.</quote> Are you talking about the ultimate versions of the heroes?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blightzkrieg 09/26/20 10:08:12 AM #23:	JixHedgehog posted... Captain America? Were his parents ever mentioned in the movies? I think they mention at some point (I think in Winter Soldier) that his parents died and Bucky's family became like his family. --- https://imgur.com/mmESgwx <cite>Blightzkrieg posted [p:945101317] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>JixHedgehog posted... </cite> <quote>Captain America? Were his parents ever mentioned in the movies?</quote>I think they mention at some point (I think in Winter Soldier) that his parents died and Bucky's family became like his family. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fierce_Deity_08 09/26/20 10:29:40 AM #24:	Is being tortured until you mutate considered tragic? Well, Deadpool wouldnt call himself a hero though. --- Official Fierce Deity in my own mind. GT: OnikaraStar, PSN: Onikara, NNID: OnikaraStar <cite>Fierce_Deity_08 posted [p:945101914] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>Is being tortured until you mutate considered tragic? Well, Deadpool wouldnt call himself a hero though. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dedbus 09/26/20 10:52:24 AM #25:	Goku. Even though he has similar origins to superman shits just all an adventure to him. <cite>dedbus posted [p:945102611] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>Goku. Even though he has similar origins to superman shits just all an adventure to him. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rjsilverthorn 09/26/20 10:56:02 AM #26:	dedbus posted... Goku. Even though he has similar origins to superman shits just all an adventure to him. Aside from ~~accidentally killing his 'grandpa' Gohan.~~ <cite>rjsilverthorn posted [p:945102706] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>dedbus posted... </cite> <quote>Goku. Even though he has similar origins to superman shits just all an adventure to him.</quote>Aside from accidentally killing his 'grandpa' Gohan. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JOExHIGASHI 09/26/20 11:20:52 AM #27:	Vision War Machine Superman --- Next Xbox will be named Xbox1 2 <cite>JOExHIGASHI posted [p:945103364] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>Vision War Machine Superman </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ranagrande 09/26/20 11:40:09 AM #28:	the Incredibles <cite>ranagrande posted [p:945103926] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>the Incredibles </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Firewood18 09/26/20 12:27:15 PM #29:	ranagrande posted... the Incredibles ok. And I agree with Wonder Woman, Captain America, Vision, War Machine and Thor. --- Nobody is perfect. Well, one guy was but we killed him. <cite>Firewood18 posted [p:945105369] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>ranagrande posted... </cite> <quote>the Incredibles</quote> ok. And I agree with Wonder Woman, Captain America, Vision, War Machine and Thor. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nichtcrawler X 09/26/20 2:17:58 PM #30:	LinkPizza posted... Are you talking about the ultimate versions of the heroes? Yeah, 1610. The start to especially Thor's arc is nothing like it is anywhere else I think. --- Official Teetotaller of PotD Dovie'andi se tovya sagain! <cite>Nichtcrawler X posted [p:945108985] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>LinkPizza posted... </cite> <quote>Are you talking about the ultimate versions of the heroes?</quote> Yeah, 1610. The start to especially Thor's arc is nothing like it is anywhere else I think. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 09/26/20 2:39:41 PM #31:	DavidZ2844 posted... Umm what about the whole home planet being destroyed along with his entire race and biological parents being wiped out? Id say thats pretty tragic On one level, sure, but technically he never even knew about it until high school so... it kinda takes away a lot of the punch. It's a far cry from having your parents murdered in front of you and then spending the rest of your life obsessed over that moment, or being raised by an uncle by whose life you know you could have saved if you had used your powers to stop a guy. By contrast, Superman was very far removed from the tragedy, only learning about long after the fact. Noop_Noop posted... Freakazoid Oh, that's a pretty good one. Loved the show, too bad it didn't run longer. (Although I guess there were also comics afterward?) --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:945109652] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>DavidZ2844 posted... </cite> <quote>Umm what about the whole home planet being destroyed along with his entire race and biological parents being wiped out? Id say thats pretty tragic</quote> On one level, sure, but technically he never even knew about it until high school so... it kinda takes away a lot of the punch. It's a far cry from having your parents murdered in front of you and then spending the rest of your life obsessed over that moment, or being raised by an uncle by whose life you know you could have saved if you had used your powers to stop a guy. By contrast, Superman was very far removed from the tragedy, only learning about long after the fact. Noop_Noop posted... </cite> <quote>Freakazoid</quote> Oh, that's a pretty good one. Loved the show, too bad it didn't run longer. (Although I guess there were also comics afterward?) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 09/26/20 2:46:26 PM #32:	Zeus posted... On one level, sure, but technically he never even knew about it until high school so... it kinda takes away a lot of the punch. It's a far cry from having your parents murdered in front of you and then spending the rest of your life obsessed over that moment, or being raised by an uncle by whose life you know you could have saved if you had used your powers to stop a guy. By contrast, Superman was very far removed from the tragedy, only learning about long after the fact. It arguably goes even farther than that - Krypton is often portrayed as kind of a shitty place, and Jor-El isn't always super loving or altruistic (whereas the Kents are ALWAYS portrayed that way). So one could easily make the argument that Superman's childhood is pretty much better off in every meaningful way than it ever would have been on his own home planet. It's pretty much the opposite of tragic, and even the "Oh shit, I'm apparently from a doomed planet and my real parents died saving me" part is something he's intellectualized as an adult more than something he ever really experienced AS tragedy. It tends to make him wistful about his homeworld, his people, and their culture from time-to-time, but he very much tends to think of himself as being "human" first and foremost. He's a Kent first, and an El a very distant second. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:945109900] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote>On one level, sure, but technically he never even knew about it until high school so... it kinda takes away a lot of the punch. It's a far cry from having your parents murdered in front of you and then spending the rest of your life obsessed over that moment, or being raised by an uncle by whose life you know you could have saved if you had used your powers to stop a guy. By contrast, Superman was very far removed from the tragedy, only learning about long after the fact.</quote> It arguably goes even farther than that - Krypton is often portrayed as kind of a shitty place, and Jor-El isn't always super loving or altruistic (whereas the Kents are ALWAYS portrayed that way). So one could easily make the argument that Superman's childhood is pretty much better off in every meaningful way than it ever would have been on his own home planet. It's pretty much the opposite of tragic, and even the "Oh shit, I'm apparently from a doomed planet and my real parents died saving me" part is something he's intellectualized as an adult more than something he ever really experienced AS tragedy. It tends to make him wistful about his homeworld, his people, and their culture from time-to-time, but he very much tends to think of himself as being "human" first and foremost. He's a Kent first, and an El a very distant second.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 09/26/20 3:19:40 PM #33:	ParanoidObsessive posted... Jor-El isn't always super loving or altruistic (whereas the Kents are ALWAYS portrayed that way). Except in Man of Steel! ZING --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:945110917] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>Jor-El isn't always super loving or altruistic (whereas the Kents are ALWAYS portrayed that way).</quote>Except in Man of Steel! ZING </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kungfu Kenobi 09/26/20 5:13:00 PM #34:	ParanoidObsessive posted... It arguably goes even farther than that - Krypton is often portrayed as kind of a shitty place, and Jor-El isn't always super loving or altruistic (whereas the Kents are ALWAYS portrayed that way). So one could easily make the argument that Superman's childhood is pretty much better off in every meaningful way than it ever would have been on his own home planet. It's pretty much the opposite of tragic, and even the "Oh shit, I'm apparently from a doomed planet and my real parents died saving me" part is something he's intellectualized as an adult more than something he ever really experienced AS tragedy. It tends to make him wistful about his homeworld, his people, and their culture from time-to-time, but he very much tends to think of himself as being "human" first and foremost. He's a Kent first, and an El a very distant second. Compare and contrast classic Supergirl who remembers vividly the destruction of Krypton, along with the demise of everyone she ever knew and her entire way of life. I think this is the perspective people are projecting on to Superman, a perspective more in line with the level of development of the reader rather than an infant. --- This album is not available to the public. Even if it were, you wouldn't wanna listen to it! <cite>Kungfu Kenobi posted [p:945114587] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>It arguably goes even farther than that - Krypton is often portrayed as kind of a shitty place, and Jor-El isn't always super loving or altruistic (whereas the Kents are ALWAYS portrayed that way). So one could easily make the argument that Superman's childhood is pretty much better off in every meaningful way than it ever would have been on his own home planet. It's pretty much the opposite of tragic, and even the "Oh shit, I'm apparently from a doomed planet and my real parents died saving me" part is something he's intellectualized as an adult more than something he ever really experienced AS tragedy. It tends to make him wistful about his homeworld, his people, and their culture from time-to-time, but he very much tends to think of himself as being "human" first and foremost. He's a Kent first, and an El a very distant second.</quote> Compare and contrast classic Supergirl who remembers vividly the destruction of Krypton, along with the demise of everyone she ever knew and her entire way of life. I think this is the perspective people are projecting on to Superman, a perspective more in line with the level of development of the reader rather than an infant. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 09/26/20 6:25:14 PM #35:	Metalsonic66 posted... Except in Man of Steel! I file that film in the same mental folder I do Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Which is to say that no such movies actually exist. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:945116909] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote><cite>Metalsonic66 posted...</cite> <quote>Except in Man of Steel!</quote> I file that film in the same mental folder I do Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Which is to say that no such movies actually exist.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 09/26/20 6:27:00 PM #36:	ParanoidObsessive posted... I file that film in the same mental folder I do Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Which is to say that no such movies actually exist. Jonathan Kent cared more about the dog than he did the kids on that bus lol --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:945116970] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>I file that film in the same mental folder I do Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Which is to say that no such movies actually exist.</quote>Jonathan Kent cared more about the dog than he did the kids on that bus lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkPizza 09/26/20 7:04:32 PM #37:	Metalsonic66 posted... Jonathan Kent cared more about the dog than he did the kids on that bus lol Dogs are pretty great, though... --- Official King of Kings Switch FC: 7216-4417-4511 Add Me because I'll probably add you. I'm probably the LinkPizza you'll see around. <cite>LinkPizza posted [p:945118175] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>Metalsonic66 posted...</cite> <quote>Jonathan Kent cared more about the dog than he did the kids on that bus lol</quote> Dogs are pretty great, though...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 09/26/20 7:06:08 PM #38:	True. --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:945118276] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>True. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JixHedgehog 09/27/20 12:38:23 AM #39:	Blightzkrieg posted... I think they mention at some point (I think in Winter Soldier) that his parents died and Bucky's family became like his family. Ah, gotcha --- Not changing my sig until Nintendo announces the Switch XL 1/12/2017 <cite>JixHedgehog posted [p:945128878] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>Blightzkrieg posted... </cite> <quote>I think they mention at some point (I think in Winter Soldier) that his parents died and Bucky's family became like his family.</quote> Ah, gotcha </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 09/27/20 1:19:35 AM #40:	ParanoidObsessive posted... It arguably goes even farther than that - Krypton is often portrayed as kind of a shitty place, and Jor-El isn't always super loving or altruistic (whereas the Kents are ALWAYS portrayed that way). So one could easily make the argument that Superman's childhood is pretty much better off in every meaningful way than it ever would have been on his own home planet. Which makes it weird that his birth parents always seem to get statues while his adopted parents don't >_> --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:945130052] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>It arguably goes even farther than that - Krypton is often portrayed as kind of a shitty place, and Jor-El isn't always super loving or altruistic (whereas the Kents are ALWAYS portrayed that way). So one could easily make the argument that Superman's childhood is pretty much better off in every meaningful way than it ever would have been on his own home planet.</quote> Which makes it weird that his birth parents always seem to get statues while his adopted parents don't >_> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BigNasX 09/27/20 1:51:40 AM #41:	Invincible. Mark Grayson develops superpowers as a teenager after finding out his dad is a Viltrumite (alien race similar to Kryptonians). --- Can't nobody tell me nothing <cite>BigNasX posted [p:945130755] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>Invincible. Mark Grayson develops superpowers as a teenager after finding out his dad is a Viltrumite (alien race similar to Kryptonians). </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BigNasX 09/27/20 1:53:04 AM #42:	LinkPizza posted... Eh... To each, their own. I don't think it was that bad, though. To me, at least... Are you talking about the ultimate versions of the heroes? Waking up and finding out all your friends, family, or anybody else you ever loved is dead, isn't tragic ? --- Can't nobody tell me nothing <cite>BigNasX posted [p:945130785] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>LinkPizza posted... </cite> <quote>Eh... To each, their own. I don't think it was that bad, though. To me, at least... Are you talking about the ultimate versions of the heroes?</quote> Waking up and finding out all your friends, family, or anybody else you ever loved is dead, isn't tragic ? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
likehelly 09/27/20 3:46:10 AM #43:	LinkPizza posted... Iron Man: Genius billionaire with an arsenal of weapons. One of the smartest people on the planet. Problems: Drinking and the first terrorist abduction. Nothing tragic or devastating. are you sure are you sure nothing tragic has happened to tony stark before he was iron man maybe something related to his parents, perhaps --- // / <cite>likehelly posted [p:945132790] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>LinkPizza posted... </cite> <quote>Iron Man: Genius billionaire with an arsenal of weapons. One of the smartest people on the planet. Problems: Drinking and the first terrorist abduction. Nothing tragic or devastating.</quote>are you sure are you sure nothing tragic has happened to tony stark before he was iron man maybe something related to his parents, perhaps </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkPizza 09/27/20 9:36:42 AM #44:	BigNasX posted... Waking up and finding out all your friends, family, or anybody else you ever loved is dead, isn't tragic ? Not really. Youre also in the future. And you dont know for sure if theyre all dead. ~~And it turns out, theyre not. Two of the people hes closest to are still there. One is really old, and the other is just alive... Plus, Other than those two, Im not sure if he had friends or family...~~ likehelly posted... are you sure are you sure nothing tragic has happened to tony stark before he was iron man maybe something related to his parents, perhaps I just got that from a site. But I also dont know anything about his parents. Were they also captured by the terrorist or something? --- Official King of Kings Switch FC: 7216-4417-4511 Add Me because I'll probably add you. I'm probably the LinkPizza you'll see around. <cite>LinkPizza posted [p:945137918] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>BigNasX posted...</cite> <quote>Waking up and finding out all your friends, family, or anybody else you ever loved is dead, isn't tragic ? </quote> Not really. Youre also in the future. And you dont know for sure if theyre all dead. And it turns out, theyre not. Two of the people hes closest to are still there. One is really old, and the other is just alive... Plus, Other than those two, Im not sure if he had friends or family... likehelly posted...</cite> <quote>are you sure are you sure nothing tragic has happened to tony stark before he was iron man maybe something related to his parents, perhaps</quote> I just got that from a site. But I also dont know anything about his parents. Were they also captured by the terrorist or something?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
likehelly 09/27/20 12:29:23 PM #45:	they were assassinated when he was a kid or teenager it's the reason why everyone parallels stark with Bruce Wayne, because they're the same --- // / <cite>likehelly posted [p:945142783] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>they were assassinated when he was a kid or teenager it's the reason why everyone parallels stark with Bruce Wayne, because they're the same </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkPizza 09/27/20 12:58:28 PM #46:	likehelly posted... they were assassinated when he was a kid or teenager it's the reason why everyone parallels stark with Bruce Wayne, because they're the same Oh. So, that's why he became Iron Man? --- Official King of Kings Switch FC: 7216-4417-4511 Add Me because I'll probably add you. I'm probably the LinkPizza you'll see around. <cite>LinkPizza posted [p:945143823] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>likehelly posted...</cite> <quote>they were assassinated when he was a kid or teenager it's the reason why everyone parallels stark with Bruce Wayne, because they're the same </quote> Oh. So, that's why he became Iron Man?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 09/27/20 1:08:17 PM #47:	LinkPizza posted... Oh. So, that's why he became Iron Man? He was burned by a radioactive Iron --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:945144215] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>LinkPizza posted... </cite> <quote>Oh. So, that's why he became Iron Man?</quote>He was burned by a radioactive Iron </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
captpackrat 09/27/20 2:12:30 PM #48:	LinkPizza posted... Oh. So, that's why he became Iron Man? I thought he was turned to steel in a great magnetic field when he traveled time for the future of mankind. --- Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum, Minutus carborata descendum pantorum. <cite>captpackrat posted [p:945146739] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>LinkPizza posted... </cite> <quote>Oh. So, that's why he became Iron Man?</quote>I thought he was turned to steel in a great magnetic field when he traveled time for the future of mankind. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkPizza 09/27/20 2:21:25 PM #49:	Metalsonic66 posted... He was burned by a radioactive Iron I think he needs to be bitten by radioactive iron... captpackrat posted... I thought he was turned to steel in a great magnetic field when he traveled time for the future of mankind. That would be all of Marvel with the way they travel through time and space... --- Official King of Kings Switch FC: 7216-4417-4511 Add Me because I'll probably add you. I'm probably the LinkPizza you'll see around. <cite>LinkPizza posted [p:945147098] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>Metalsonic66 posted...</cite> <quote>He was burned by a radioactive Iron</quote> I think he needs to be bitten by radioactive iron... captpackrat posted...</cite> <quote>I thought he was turned to steel in a great magnetic field when he traveled time for the future of mankind.</quote> That would be all of Marvel with the way they travel through time and space...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 09/27/20 2:24:17 PM #50:	LinkPizza posted... I think he needs to be bitten by radioactive iron... Irons don't have teeth, silly. Well, except maybe Jeremy. --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:945147207] in Is there a... [t:79000150]...</cite> <quote>LinkPizza posted... </cite> <quote>I think he needs to be bitten by radioactive iron...</quote>Irons don't have teeth, silly. Well, except maybe Jeremy. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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