Poll: Is batman a superhero?
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Would you call the The Joker a villain or a supervillain? If you said villain because he doesn't have superpowers, you deserve a mouthful full of joker gas. A superhero is not defined solely by his power but his willingness to go above and beyond to do what is right. In my eyes, Batman is not just a superhero but the biggest superhero ever.
Batman basically does have powers. It's more true of Iron Man who can fly and shoot lasers out of his hands - that sounds like a superhero to me. The technology they have more or less gives them superpowers. Spiderman's main "power" is his web which he made himself. Where do you draw the line?
movie iron man isent one, comic book iron man IS since he has some alien power mumbo jumbo as far as im informed.Darkgoosey666 said:
but yes, batman is more of a hero then a super one. he just has slick stuff and enquipent. kind of like the a-team, but with enough money. lol.
Just to get really pedantic, the term "super-hero" is a bit of a ret-con. They tended to be called "costumed crime-fighters" or some such in the early days, since a large chunk of the earliest heroes did not have super-powers. Super-hero was a term copyrighted by DC & Marvel.Sinclose said:
Super-hero is more a state of mind in my opinion. The mythological characters all have super-powers, but aren't considered super-heroes. Dracula had super-powers, but wasn't considered a super-villain. The Exorcist & Omen didn't treat the subject matter as a super-powers, so it's the occult. While Buffy The Vampire Slayer & Angel did treat the subject matter like super-powers, so they're both thinly disguised super-hero shows. While mythological characters like Hercules & Thor are only super-heroes when super-hero writers get their grubby hands on them... but they turn everyone into super-heroes, including Bruce Lee inspired martial arts characters.
It depends entirely on who's writing him I think. In the (often terrible) main comic series isn't he depicted as having physical and mental capabilities that are at the peak of human potential or some such bullshit? IE he can run as fast as an olympic sprinter and punch like Mike Tyson. All of those things together make him sound pretty 'super' (as in abnormal) to me.
I'd say he does have a power... He doesn't ever appear to need to sleep!!! He works all day, (he must do to earn those millions, otherwise he would be overthrown by his comittee board for being a jack layabout, and earning millions for no work) and then appears to be Batman all night! So he must then have a power!? The power of eternal energy?
Batman does have powers. His detective abilities are absolutely superhuman, to the point where Superman only trusts Batman to take him out if Lex Luthor uses mind control or a "make Superman evil" ray.
If you can take a punch from a super villian where you go through a concrete wall and can get up from that, then yes, you are super.
Superpowers would make the ability to fight crime absolutely trivial. Do you think Superman ever thinks twice for his own safety before saving the world? He was never in any danger. Batman does what is right, without relying on such abilities. He is a hero. But, more to the point his heroism transcends normal human expectations and thus becomes super.
In a less ethereal argument- it's been noted that his strength, intuition and agility are much greater than of an average human, and so can be considered super human.
In a less ethereal argument- it's been noted that his strength, intuition and agility are much greater than of an average human, and so can be considered super human.
