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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
I think the first and foremost question of what makes a superhero is whether or not someone has powers. It's not a necessity, but it should be the first thing under consideration, and someone with powers fighting crime should be a superhero by definition. They have super powers, and therefore they are a super hero.
In the event that they have no powers, a codename or alternate moniker is a necessity. And I don't think "the Cavalry" counts as it. It's a nickname, and one that May herself can't stand.
The primary difference between Skye and May is that Skye has actual, genuine superpowers.
Merchandising program focused on Black Panther.
They probably should've announced one for Black Widow after Ao U now that I think about it since there was so much talk about how she should be getting way more merchandise.
I wonder what release date Inhumans will end up with due to Indy.
edited 16th Mar '16 9:42:50 AM by LordofLore
I'm not sure what about the Suicide Squad movie precludes Katana from being a superhero in it, either.
The blunt answer (no offense to Chloe) is that Quake probably gets passed over in a lot of these discussions because a lot of people stopped watching the show after Season 1.
edited 16th Mar '16 11:09:38 AM by comicwriter
Chloe Bennet may not be aware of Arrow. Hell, we don't even know what definition of superhero she's using.
Forever liveblogging the AvengersSince we talked a lot about Hydra and if they'll keep returning in the movies and shows I just have to say that if there's ever a DC and Marvel crossover we need to see this scene.
If kidnapping someone doesn't fit a strict enough standard of "illegal", I don't see what will. And Hall only provided the opportunity, he didn't call up Quinn and say "Hey, I want you to spring me, here's the plan". Quinn still had a SHIELD convoy attacked for the sake of removing someone from their protective custody, all under the impression Hall didn't want to be found. Regardless of what Hall wanted, that's still plenty illegal.
Superhero media leaves the definition of superhero a bit vague.
Are Star Lord and the Guardians of the Galaxy superheroes even though its less crime they fight and more preventing the universe from ripping itself a new asshole slash whatever the hell they do under bendis still haven't gotten back to that.
Half of them use their real names instead of codenames and they have uniforms instead of costumes.
Forever liveblogging the AvengersI mean, yes, he is guilty as sin, but I'm just saying that the things he did couldn't exactly be construed as "illegal." And he used that to his advantage. That was kind of the point of his character.
edited 16th Mar '16 1:56:24 PM by alliterator
And if we're going to count "fighting crime" only as "that which is overtly and blatantly illegal and can be proven in a court of law", we're cutting out a positively ridiculous number of things.
Does that mean that whenever Superman tangles with Lex Luthor, he isn't acting as a superhero since Luthor can weasel his way out of any lasting legal repercussions? That idea strikes me as just absurd.
May's not a superhero because she doesn't have powers, and she doesn't have an actual alternate moniker, since "the Cavalry" is less a codename and more a nickname she hates. It has nothing to do with whether or not she fights crime.
edited 16th Mar '16 2:05:56 PM by Khfan429
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I generally find the in-universe definition of a superhero different from the out of universe one. To use the example someone posted earlier, there's really no world where I wouldn't consider Black Widow, Falcon, and Hawkeye superheroes, even if you wanna technically make the argument that they were using military tech and uniforms.
That goes for most people. I don't know very many people who don't consider the Guardians superheroes either.
Well, relative to humans, most of them have enhanced abilities, i.e. "superpowers." But, then again, they're not humans, so maybe they don't count as having superpowers, since they're not necessarily more powerful than other members of their species? (Except for Gamora or Rocket, I suppose.) Because, if all aliens counted, Lady Sif and the Warriors Three would count, and I don't think many people count them as superheroes.
When we're done, there won't be anything left.

Going by the normal criteria for it, the only MCU character that would fit would be Daredevil.