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Discussion in 'General Discussion Forum' started by 10mmCurator, Sep 25, 2007.

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  1. 10mmCurator

    10mmCurator Mildly Dipped

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    Jan 23, 2007
    Hi
    I'm just wondering what kind of superhero or supervillian you all like?

    I'm usually on the fence between Self Made (Batman, Punisher) or altered (Ghost Rider, Iron Man, Dare Devil) types. I always felt Superman had it too easy. The four groups are below. Obviously I didn't list all of the superheros. Too many of them and some I know nothing about. So pick your category and list your favorites.

    Born with superpowers. Ths includes Mutants, Alien, Genetically Altered before birth
    Superman, X-men

    Self made
    Batman, Punisher

    Altered. Includes, accidental, cyborgified
    Daredevil, Ironman, Hulk, Ghost Rider
    Poison Ivy, Bane, Spiderman etc

    Super powers from objects
    Green Latern, Booster, etc
     
    10mmCurator, Sep 25, 2007
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  2. SimpleMinded

    SimpleMinded Vault Fossil

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    Jun 17, 2003
    I always thought Superman was teh GHEY and I never really found an X-Men character that I thought was really that cool.

    Batman's pretty cool though and I enjoy the Spiderman character from the movies so I'll go with him as well :).

    I don't read comics so that puts me at a loss :-\.
     
    SimpleMinded, Sep 25, 2007
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  3. Loxley

    Loxley Water Chip? Been There, Done That

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    Apr 11, 2003
    Just this guy is my choice.

    Hmmm i like the ones that are not nice.....anything emo marvel is annoying. Best guy is
    Rorschach, because I can actually belive his ideology is real. I feel his backstory better than anyone else.

    So yeah, i like the superheros that go from ordinary man to hero, but that does not go all emo in the process.

    I prefer it if they are not the "nice captain goodside". Preferably ruthless killers.
     
    Loxley, Sep 25, 2007
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  4. Tagaziel

    Tagaziel Panzerkatze Orderite

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    Dec 10, 2003
    Punisher is not any sort of superhero. He's just, well, the ultimate badass.

    Which explains why I like him so much.
     
    Tagaziel, Sep 25, 2007
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  5. Lord 342

    Lord 342 Water Chip? Been There, Done That

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    May 21, 2004
    Never could stand Superman; he was just too over-the-top. What fun is it when no attacks harm him? I always liked Marvel's stuff better; most of their people with "Invulnerability" are just strongly resistant to attacks; massive trauma is still going to do something -it may be much less than your ordinary joe would suffer, but it's obviouslt not innefectual, either. You eventually got the feeling that if you dropped the Tsar Bomba on Superman he'd just get a tan.

    I like The X-Men, mostly, sometimes some other stuff from Marvel (Iron man, Spider Man, etc.). Batman's pretty cool because he was an edgy anti-hero when he first came on the scene and he's just an ordinary Joe with a lot of dough -and Ninja training... but still an ordinary Joe -sort of what Simon Templar would be if he made detective work his job and not his hobby.
     
    Lord 342, Sep 25, 2007
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  6. Sorrow

    Sorrow So Old I'm Losing Radiation Signs

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    Feb 9, 2006
    Punisher :D !
     
    Sorrow, Sep 25, 2007
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  7. Crowfoot

    Crowfoot Still Mildly Glowing

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    Jun 21, 2007
    Not a fan of any mainstream comics, but Sabretooth always floats my boat.
     
    Crowfoot, Sep 25, 2007
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  8. Wooz

    Wooz Vault Sweeper Admin Orderite Board Cop oTO

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    May 18, 2003
    Mighty Mightor!
     
    Wooz, Sep 25, 2007
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  9. Demonslayer

    Demonslayer Water Chip? Been There, Done That

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    Aug 8, 2005
    Spawn




    Wolverine

     
    Demonslayer, Sep 25, 2007
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  10. SuAside

    SuAside Testament to the ghoul lifespan
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    May 27, 2004
    not much of a superhero fan, but:
    spawn
    the crow
    wolverine
    deadpool
     
    SuAside, Sep 25, 2007
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  11. Sander

    Sander This ghoul has seen it all
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    Jul 5, 2003
    I like the heroes and villains with some more content, and conflict to them.
    Rorschach rocks, for instance. As does V as found in the comic book (the film lessens his impact and controversy).

    Also Belgarath from the somewhat childish Belgariad series.
     
    Sander, Sep 25, 2007
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  12. Mohrg

    Mohrg Sonny, I Watched the Vault Bein' Built!

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    Jun 27, 2003


    Punisher? Hah!

    Mohrg :twisted:
     
    Mohrg, Sep 26, 2007
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  13. Brother None

    Brother None This ghoul has seen it all
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    I prefer some content and a bit fleshed out. Generally altered and self made are best for this, object-powereds are always panties, born with superpowers is rarely interesting.

    But my #1 favourite:
     
    Brother None, Sep 26, 2007
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  14. Stag

    Stag Guest

    Thor is object powered, n00b.
     
    Stag, Sep 26, 2007
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  15. Brother None

    Brother None This ghoul has seen it all
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    Brother None, Sep 26, 2007
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  16. Montez

    Montez So Old I'm Losing Radiation Signs

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    Jun 20, 2003
    I've never really thought about them in terms of categories like that before, but I guess if I had to choose I'd pick self-made, then altered, since those two usually leads to more interesting storylines and characters than the other groups. Plus, I think those kinds of characters generally weather the uneven writing of the comics world better than the others. I can usually pick up a Batman, Hellblazer, or some other 'normal' guy comic, or even Spiderman, and find something worthwhile even if the writing or art sucks, but I can't say the same for Superman or the X-Men or others like that. Self-made and altered heroes generally have a solid enough character concept that they can't really be too affected by poor writing, but the other types can easily have any appeal or worth permanently destroyed by some hack with a gimmick or some stupid retcon.
     
    Montez, Sep 26, 2007
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  17. 10mmCurator

    10mmCurator Mildly Dipped

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    Jan 23, 2007
    I didn't really think of them in categories myself until a few years ago when one of my best friends asked me why I hated Superman and most of the X-Men. After a moment of thought, I finally told him that I thought those born with their powers have it too easy. Read a few Superman Comics until I got borred with how he rarely got hurt or rarely tired. It was like, "Oh wow Superman beat another fool! Eh whatever!" I bought the Death of Superman stuff just to finally see him "die". Then the idiots brought him back.

    The only X-man I actually like is Wolverine. He has to be the most fleshed out of them all even with all the holes in his memory. Plus he straddles two categories. Born with powers and altered.

    My favorites however have always been, Batman, The Punisher, Deathstroke the Terminator, Dare Devil, and Iron man.
     
    10mmCurator, Sep 26, 2007
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  18. Dracon M'Alkir

    Dracon M'Alkir Vault Senior Citizen

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    Jul 19, 2004
    Punisher.



     
    Dracon M'Alkir, Sep 26, 2007
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  19. Carib FMJ

    Carib FMJ Nuka-Cola Chaser

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    Nov 8, 2003
    X-23, Wolverine's genetic daughter... one bad girl





    Deadpool
     
    Carib FMJ, Sep 26, 2007
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  20. xu

    xu Water Chip? Been There, Done That

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    Feb 4, 2007
    Fuck superpowers, Ron Perlman in Stephen King's Desperation is da bomb!

     
    xu, Sep 26, 2007
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