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RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#18576: Dec 18th 2024 at 6:16:34 AM

Can't wait to see Superman on the big screen again.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
dcutter2 Since: Sep, 2013
#18577: Dec 18th 2024 at 6:17:20 AM

So there was a motion poster for the tease of the teaser trailer for the trailer of the film?

Does it qualify as edging at this point?

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#18578: Dec 18th 2024 at 6:18:17 AM

What the fuck is edging?

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
BigBadShadow25 With my last breath, I curse Zoidberg. from Basement at the Alamo (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Desperate
With my last breath, I curse Zoidberg.
#18579: Dec 18th 2024 at 6:25:25 AM

Ask your parents. I made the page but I’m keeping the sandbox draft around just in case.

You’re Gonna Carry That Weight.
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#18580: Dec 18th 2024 at 6:26:47 AM

Anyway, I can't wait to see Lex Luthor in the trailer.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
GateStarX The Formatter from The Great White North Since: Sep, 2012 Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
The Formatter
#18581: Dec 18th 2024 at 7:14:06 AM

So with two works out now for the new DCU film universe, I'm going to ask whether Sandbox.DC Universe 2024 should be launched or not?

Also the teaser for the teaser looks good.

Edited by GateStarX on Dec 18th 2024 at 7:14:33 AM

It's gonna be fun on the bun!
Bullman Enid Sinclair Since: Jun, 2018 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#18583: Dec 18th 2024 at 1:46:03 PM

With the Elite/Authority you have to show a case where unlimited unrestricted power shows you crossing the line.

The Authority embody this perfectly. They have no one to answer too and will do anything to protect the world including insane amounts of collateral damage.

Like Superman is already a massively powerful being, do you really want him working without any restraint or rules?

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Windona Beetle Brained from At the intersection of eternity (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Non-Canon
Beetle Brained
#18584: Dec 18th 2024 at 6:39:48 PM

The easiest way to show why a hero can't kill people they deem bad is to show someone of the Elite or Authority killing someone who is innocent due to bias/false information. A falsely imprisoned person can be released and compensated. A dead person cannot come back (easily in comic universes).

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#18585: Dec 18th 2024 at 6:57:32 PM

The Elite / Authority being an analogy to trigger happy policing would be a very good topical counter.

Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#18586: Dec 18th 2024 at 6:58:22 PM

Even if they can come back, there isn't exactly a lot of control on the matter, so they lose months or years of their lives, and the whole process of dying tends to really suck.

Wake me up at your own risk.
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#18587: Dec 18th 2024 at 6:59:36 PM

It would be neat if they also leaned into being like the Seven from the Boys in season 1 and 2 where they were more corrupt superheroes who did fight crime in brutal ways, above accountability, and happened to be celebrities.

As opposed to later seasons where they were more celebrities who aren't even fighting crime anymore.

Edited by RedHunter543 on Dec 18th 2024 at 11:00:07 PM

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#18588: Dec 18th 2024 at 7:18:29 PM

[up][up][up][up] That's probably one reason why Death Note never brings that up.

Cause if it acknowledges the concept of false accusations and imprisonment, then Light loses absolutely any remaining point he has.

[up] That would work since the Millar run portrays the Authority as rockstars constantly partying, having sex, and doing drugs.

When questioned about him owning an expensive luxury car Jack Hawkmoor's defense is "What I'm a big time guy, I have to have fancy stuff befitting people's perception of me. I can't be dressed like a homeless person after all, that would diminish my credibility"

Edited by slimcoder on Dec 18th 2024 at 7:20:51 AM

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Oshawott337 Since: Jul, 2020 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
#18589: Dec 18th 2024 at 9:19:34 PM

I recall Peacemaker (2022) in season 1 having one of the side characters bring up Batman's no kill rule (even though DCEU Batman had definitely killed before), so hopefully that's a sign that this verse will lean more into heroes who don't kill.

"Let’s see who’s stronger: someone that has something to protect, or someone that has nothing to lose."
AppleCider Since: Oct, 2024 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#18590: Dec 18th 2024 at 9:37:56 PM

He is a merc, so he goes against everyone. The new Superman cartoon had him as a recurring enemy.

What could he possibly do to Superman- waste time at him?

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#18591: Dec 18th 2024 at 9:40:56 PM

From context, I'm assuming that's about Deathstroke? In the cartoon in question, he helped run a shady government conspiracy and cleaned up it's messy loose ends and such.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#18592: Dec 18th 2024 at 9:43:08 PM

For extra context this is a Superman at the beginning of his career so his powers are unfamiliar and untrained.

Slade gets by through a combination of a power suit and fighting dirty, only taking on Clark when he has a small squadron of robots or other enhanced superhumans covering him.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
DoctorSleep Since: Nov, 2013
#18593: Dec 18th 2024 at 9:45:59 PM

[up][up][up][up]To be fair, Batman not killing a flamboyant criminal in the middle of Gotham Plaza is probably going to get more attention from the public than Batman killing a plain-clothes group of mercenaries hiding in an abandoned warehouse.

Edited by DoctorSleep on Dec 18th 2024 at 9:51:53 AM

AppleCider Since: Oct, 2024 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#18594: Dec 18th 2024 at 9:49:18 PM

[up][up]Dude, the guy's eyes are bulletproof. Slade wouldn't even be a distraction.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#18595: Dec 18th 2024 at 9:50:49 PM

[up] Hardly an incentive for him to try shooting Superman in the eye, then.

Ookamikun This is going to be so much fun. (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
This is going to be so much fun.
#18596: Dec 18th 2024 at 11:58:00 PM

Deathstroke also has a tendency to get wanked. Never forget Identity Crisis.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#18597: Dec 19th 2024 at 12:03:49 AM

MAWS just really likes using DCU characters.

The show also includes Amanda Waller as a main villain as well as Flash's Heatwave, the Mist a Starman villain, and Doom Patrol's the Brain and Monsiur Mallah.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#18598: Dec 19th 2024 at 12:05:45 AM

[up][up] Identity Crisis was also the arc that gave Atom's ex-wife the tech and expertise to run rings around literally everyone in the Justice League. It was a weird story.

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#18599: Dec 19th 2024 at 12:22:34 AM

[up][up] That reminds me, I need to finish the first season.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#18600: Dec 19th 2024 at 5:58:28 AM

IT'S HERE! BUCKLE YOUR PANTS!

Edited by TargetmasterJoe on Dec 19th 2024 at 8:58:57 AM


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