Superheroing 101, Thursday, Period 4

[electrocynic]

Another week, another class. It was sort of horrifying how Electroclash was finding herself falling into a routine with this thing. Wasn't she supposed to hate it with all her heart and soul?

Eh. The SPA instructions were still a pain in the arse, at least. And she was having to consult them anyway. "Our esteemed friends at the Super Powers

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Discussion [Herping 02/09]

[electrocynic]

What do you think might be some of the most basic problems a superhero might run into?

Messy threads are welcome if you want to comment on each other's suggestions. Electroclash cares not about being neat.

Re: Discussion [Herping 02/09]

[withasword]

"There's always going to be someone wanting to earn their badass stripes by taking you down," Kate suggested. The easiest way to get noticed and instill worry in a population was to take out the biggest and most powerful protector. Taking out one person was generally considered simpler than, say, blowing up a building.

Re: Discussion [Herping 02/09]

[selfhelphero]

"Or by taking down the people close to you," Billy said. "Being a superhero means putting your loved ones in harm's way, if anyone ever finds out who they are."

Re: Discussion [Herping 02/09]

[batwaffles]

"Which is why a lot of the ones in my world tend to have secret identities," Stephanie agreed. "The few who don't are really badass."

Looking at you, former-mentor Black Canary.

She frowned. "And of course, the bigger a badass reputation a superhero has, the harder the bad guys'll try to take 'em down, publicly, which means more collateral damage and more innocent bystanders in harm's way . . ."

Re: Discussion [Herping 02/09]

[hasadestiny]

"And that's just people looking to make a name for themselves," Lex added. "When it's an actual personal grudge, you'd have all the stops being pulled out."

Sure the example Lex was thinking of was Warrior Angel and Devilicus here, but it wasn't like real people couldn't go to the same extremes, look at what happened to people who crossed his dad, who didn't exactly have superpowers.

Re: Discussion [Herping 02/09]

[hoorayimrich]

"It wouldn't be a game or have any time outs to recover from the last time someone attacked you," Tony added. "You'd have to always be on point to survive every time you went out in your... ridiculous costume."

Or suit of armor. SAME DIFFERENCE.