Could you be a hero?
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LMAO Dude who are you tryinG to be? Kira? XD Killing all criminals huh?Haydyn said:
Peronally Id probably be a good guy yough id have tiwsited morals XD Id encourage people to save them selves ratehr than depending on me
I'm more super villain material than super hero, so... >=)
I suppose whether I do anything at all depends on the nature of the powers I woke up with, really. Maybe I'd have powers that just make my own life easier.
I suppose whether I do anything at all depends on the nature of the powers I woke up with, really. Maybe I'd have powers that just make my own life easier.
If I woke up with super powers, well that would rule. Though I doubt I would be some selfless super hero constantly saving people and doing good deeds all over the place. I don't think I would be a bad guy either. I would be somewhere in between. In that gray area. I would occasionally do good things, but I would also do self serving things like stealing money and getting chicks. I would also probably be more of a dick than I am now. I mean, honestly, who is going to argue when I could throw a car at them?
I totally couldn't be a hero. What I'd probably do is make my powers public, get an easy acting career, rise to celebrity status, and then use my fame to gain political power.
Well, I've got a heroism medal so I'd hate to break that track record.
I would definitly be a hero and puff up my ego. What kind of hero depends on what powers I got really.
Also, I really need to buy inFAMOUS.
I would definitly be a hero and puff up my ego. What kind of hero depends on what powers I got really.
Also, I really need to buy inFAMOUS.
I would try to be a hero but the government would be after me.
1-I have superpowers. I'm the only person on earth with superpowers.
1-The government would consider me a danger to everyone, they would try to capture me, and probably try to dissect me.
So my answer is no. No I could not be a super hero. So since I wouldn't be a hero I would just use my powers to play hilarious pranks on people.
1-I have superpowers. I'm the only person on earth with superpowers.
1-The government would consider me a danger to everyone, they would try to capture me, and probably try to dissect me.
So my answer is no. No I could not be a super hero. So since I wouldn't be a hero I would just use my powers to play hilarious pranks on people.
Remove consequences and even the best can fall. Look at all the pro athletes and politicians who have all kinds of scandals because they beat women or drive drunk and run over someone, those guys are coddled their whole lives so when they become adults they are complete bastards who don't think of others because they have someone covering up for them.Silva said:
If you know that your actions have little to know real consequences than you become corrupted.
Look at the Milgram Experiment:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment
Saying that you will be good and act like a hero assumes you are above corruption and that is at best optimistic and at worst hubris.
And by the way we live on a planet where someone out there will die every nine seconds. It may be hard for someone to kill in the west where you have a robust police force to enforce the law and the opportunities to support yourself that you won't find in the Third World where you may very well starve to death.
I don't think anyone can answer this question with any true honesty. I mean, I believe it's just something you couldn't possibly understand until you're in the position.
The character of Superman has shaped many of the values I hold in my life. I do my best to help people when possible. I try to be forthright, courteous and a good person. But if I were to receive all his powers, do I know for a fact that I'd have it in me to be objective and not misuse my abilities?
I read somewhere early on in this thread that someone would topple some bad dictators, but that's exactly my point. As a person who has ascended to the high echelons of power, would I have the right to interfere with someone else's government? That could potentially alienate people. Instill fear instead of faith. Let's not forget that people's perceptions of what is and isn't a hero is relative.
Say I relegated my ability usage to only stopping disasters (floods, earthquakes, volcano eruptions, or transportation problems like a falling airplane or a sinking boat), would that be enough? Would I attempt to stop crime? If I did that, it's a fine line to walk between being a good Samaritan and a vigilante, at least in the legal sense.
I'd like to think that I'd be wise with my abilities, help people to the best of my abilities. Be the altruistic hero that I admire so much in the comics. Remember, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
The character of Superman has shaped many of the values I hold in my life. I do my best to help people when possible. I try to be forthright, courteous and a good person. But if I were to receive all his powers, do I know for a fact that I'd have it in me to be objective and not misuse my abilities?
I read somewhere early on in this thread that someone would topple some bad dictators, but that's exactly my point. As a person who has ascended to the high echelons of power, would I have the right to interfere with someone else's government? That could potentially alienate people. Instill fear instead of faith. Let's not forget that people's perceptions of what is and isn't a hero is relative.
Say I relegated my ability usage to only stopping disasters (floods, earthquakes, volcano eruptions, or transportation problems like a falling airplane or a sinking boat), would that be enough? Would I attempt to stop crime? If I did that, it's a fine line to walk between being a good Samaritan and a vigilante, at least in the legal sense.
I'd like to think that I'd be wise with my abilities, help people to the best of my abilities. Be the altruistic hero that I admire so much in the comics. Remember, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
I think it would take me a long time to come to grips with the fact that I have powers. I think I'd want to initially just bury my head in the sand, but eventually my sense of justice would probably prevail and I'd do the right thing. So probably yes, but it would take a while.
well, if i had the power i wanted (controlling radiation and mutation), i'd probably just claim part of the world for myself and be a big mysterious super-doomfuckery master.
I'm thinking new zealand, that place has awesome mountains.
I'm thinking new zealand, that place has awesome mountains.
it really depends on perspective what i would be. i would go after criminals, but rather then just catch them i would either seriously injure or kill them, depending on their crime and what mood im in.
i consider that a form of justice, but nearly everyone else i know disagrees with me, so yeah.
i consider that a form of justice, but nearly everyone else i know disagrees with me, so yeah.
I would be more middle-of-the-road, definitely would not be some Superman or the like.
I would first set myself up VERY nicely, then I might become a mercenary... depending on what superpowers I had.
Might lend my services to the highest bidder, and become rich off it.
I would first set myself up VERY nicely, then I might become a mercenary... depending on what superpowers I had.
Might lend my services to the highest bidder, and become rich off it.