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Author: JesseMB27

Aug 16th 2014 at 3:35:02 PM

I think as Waterlily said earlier, only characters that were created as fiction in the first place should qualify as superheroes, therefore figures from mythologies, religious traditions and/or folktales (who are assumed by their tellers to be real individuals) wouldn't qualify based on that.

Also, the [[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superhero Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition]] of superhero is "a ''fictional'' [emphasis mine] hero having extraordinary or superhuman powers; also :  an exceptionally skillful or successful person". (Also keep in mind the second that states that a superhero is also someone with exceptional skill.)

In addition, here is TheOtherWiki 's definition for additional consideration: "a type of hero or saviour possessing extraordinary talents, supernatural phenomena, or superhuman powers and dedicated to protecting the public."

I also say that in regard to Proto Superheroes specifically, a window of being created between circa 1875-1938 should also added as a requirement to meet this trope.