I just had a thought during a long drive into work that we can divide "superheroes" into 3 distinct categories:
1. Beings with an intrinsic natural ability- Superman, Aquaman, The X-Men, Thor, Hellboy
2. Beings with a gadget or suit that gives them special abilities- Iron Man, Ant-Man, The Falcon, Batman
3. Beings that have had some change that makes them special- Spiderman, The Flash, The Hulk, Wolverine, Green Lantern, Captain America
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Wolverine is (1) and (3). It's only (1) that lets him survive (3).evan price wrote:I just had a thought during a long drive into work that we can divide "superheroes" into 3 distinct categories:
1. Beings with an intrinsic natural ability- Superman, Aquaman, The X-Men, Thor, Hellboy
2. Beings with a gadget or suit that gives them special abilities- Iron Man, Ant-Man, The Falcon, Batman
3. Beings that have had some change that makes them special- Spiderman, The Flash, The Hulk, Wolverine, Green Lantern, Captain America
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evan price wrote:I just had a thought during a long drive into work that we can divide "superheroes" into 3 distinct categories:
1. Beings with an intrinsic natural ability- Superman, Aquaman, The X-Men, Thor, Hellboy
2. Beings with a gadget or suit that gives them special abilities- Iron Man, Ant-Man, The Falcon, Batman
3. Beings that have had some change that makes them special- Spiderman, The Flash, The Hulk, Wolverine, Green Lantern, Captain America
In the case of Batman and Iron Man, starting out as #1 is why they act as #2.
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Well, no, y'see. Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne are rich geniuses but without their gear they are just normal people.Jericho941 wrote:evan price wrote:I just had a thought during a long drive into work that we can divide "superheroes" into 3 distinct categories:
1. Beings with an intrinsic natural ability- Superman, Aquaman, The X-Men, Thor, Hellboy
2. Beings with a gadget or suit that gives them special abilities- Iron Man, Ant-Man, The Falcon, Batman
3. Beings that have had some change that makes them special- Spiderman, The Flash, The Hulk, Wolverine, Green Lantern, Captain America
In the case of Batman and Iron Man, starting out as #1 is why they act as #2.
"Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist" as Stark says in The Avengers.
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I forgot Wolverine was a mutant first...Greg wrote:Wolverine is (1) and (3). It's only (1) that lets him survive (3).evan price wrote:I just had a thought during a long drive into work that we can divide "superheroes" into 3 distinct categories:
1. Beings with an intrinsic natural ability- Superman, Aquaman, The X-Men, Thor, Hellboy
2. Beings with a gadget or suit that gives them special abilities- Iron Man, Ant-Man, The Falcon, Batman
3. Beings that have had some change that makes them special- Spiderman, The Flash, The Hulk, Wolverine, Green Lantern, Captain America
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1. Beings with an intrinsic natural ability- Superman, Aquaman, The X-Men, Thor, Hellboy
2. Beings with a gadget or suit that gives them special abilities- Iron Man, Ant-Man, The Falcon
3. Beings that have had some change that makes them special- Spiderman, The Flash, The Hulk, Green Lantern, Captain America
4. Beings that are Batman
There, fixed it.
2. Beings with a gadget or suit that gives them special abilities- Iron Man, Ant-Man, The Falcon
3. Beings that have had some change that makes them special- Spiderman, The Flash, The Hulk, Green Lantern, Captain America
4. Beings that are Batman
There, fixed it.
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The members of the Green Lantern Corps derive their power via their power rings. There are non-human members of the GLC which would fall into category 1 when compared to humans.Kommander wrote: 1. Beings with an intrinsic natural ability- Superman, Aquaman, The X-Men, Thor, Hellboy
2. Beings with a gadget or suit that gives them special abilities- Iron Man, Ant-Man, The Falcon, Green Lanterns
3. Beings that have had some change that makes them special- Spiderman, The Flash, The Hulk,[strike]Green Lantern[/strike], Captain America
4. Beings that are Batman
There, fixed it.
I would agree that category 4 is the best.
Side note: I need to try harder not to let my children become comic book collectors like I was, but it's hard when I enjoying watching the new DC/Marvel cartoons more than they do.
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Wife and I have slightly different superhero categories, also determined on a car trip:
1. Aliens with superhuman abilities-Superman, Darkseid, Orion, the rest of the New Gods, Galactus, etc.
2. Tech based-Green Lantern Corps, Iron Man, Cyborg, Ant-Man, etc.
3. Mutants (born with their abilities, mostly human)-Wolverine, the X-men, Black Canary, etc.
4. Mutates (changed to get their abilities, still mostly human)-Hulk, Captain America, Flash, etc
5. Supernatural-Hawk and Dove, Specter, Captain Marvel, Hercules, etc.
6. Peak human-Batman, Green Arrow, Mr. Terrific, etc.
1. Aliens with superhuman abilities-Superman, Darkseid, Orion, the rest of the New Gods, Galactus, etc.
2. Tech based-Green Lantern Corps, Iron Man, Cyborg, Ant-Man, etc.
3. Mutants (born with their abilities, mostly human)-Wolverine, the X-men, Black Canary, etc.
4. Mutates (changed to get their abilities, still mostly human)-Hulk, Captain America, Flash, etc
5. Supernatural-Hawk and Dove, Specter, Captain Marvel, Hercules, etc.
6. Peak human-Batman, Green Arrow, Mr. Terrific, etc.
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Where does the Punisher fit into your taxonomy?
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Re: Superhero Categories
Split from the Does Not Follow thread at OP's request.
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