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27th Apr '13 5:57:17 AM EricW

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24th Apr '13 7:22:15 AM EricW

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Superman is the modern IdealHero. Sure, plenty of people like to screw around with him, and the elseworld stories make BewareTheSuperman all the more appealing, but in the "modern" sense, superman is the ideal superhero: wise, strong, compassionate, loving, a balanced life in both superheroing and his normal life, idealistic and able to win fights without resorting to lethal violence. For that reason, his villains usually take one of his ideal traits, and turn them on their head. Not like batman per-se, but still somewhat similar.

* Lex Luthor: Superman, despite being an alien, was raised to believe that HumansAreSpecial, and strives to help humanity however possible with little thought for reward. Batman even calls Clark "One of the most human of us all." He also believes in being accountable for all he does. Lex, on the other hand, is everything Superman at once hates and yet needs. On one hand, he's [[ItsAllAboutMe Egotistical]], Prideful, greedy, manipulates what exists for his own benefit, and hates having anyone talk down to him. On the other, he's super intelligent, and would be exactly the kind of man that would change the world so that it wouldn't need a superman anymore. He's HumansAreBastards, but at the same time, embodies so much potential, that Superman is at once frustrated and distateful towards Luthor.

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Superman is the modern IdealHero. Sure, plenty of people like to screw around with him, and the elseworld stories make BewareTheSuperman all the more appealing, but in the "modern" sense, Superman is the ideal superhero: wise, strong, compassionate, loving, a balanced life in both superheroing and his normal life, idealistic and able to win fights without resorting to lethal violence. For that reason, his villains usually take one of his ideal traits, and turn them on their head. Not like Batman per-se, but still somewhat similar.

* Lex Luthor: Superman, despite being an alien, was raised to believe that HumansAreSpecial, and strives to help humanity however possible with little thought for reward. Batman even calls Clark "One of the most human of us all." He also believes in being accountable for all he does. Lex, on the other hand, is everything Superman at once hates and yet needs. On one hand, he's [[ItsAllAboutMe egotistical]], {{pride}}ful, greedy, manipulates what exists for his own benefit, and hates having anyone talk down to him. On the other, he's super intelligent, and would be exactly the kind of man that would change the world so that it wouldn't need a superman anymore. He's HumansAreBastards, but at the same time, embodies so much potential, that Superman is at once frustrated and distasteful towards Luthor.

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