FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 5 hours agoOf the three most popular superheroes, Superman was born with powers, Batman created his powers, and Spiderman had powers thrust upon himmessage-squaremessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down13
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minus-squareInfiniteGlitch@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up23arrow-down1·5 hours ago Batman created his powers If I remember well, Batman does not have superpowers. He’s a guy who’s rich, trains a lot, is smart and due to being rich is able to get great equipment to use.
minus-squareIvan Overdrive@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·50 minutes agoHis superpower is being rich enough to be called eccentric instead of just crazy. You know, crazy, like the label used on all the villains he fights.
minus-squareMagiilaro@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up11·4 hours agoOne could argue that his genius level intellect and his master detective skills (best detective in the world) are borderline superhuman.
minus-squaretoynbee@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 hours agoA long time ago, I read that his superpower was, or was theorized to be, luck. No idea if that’s canon anywhere.
minus-squarevalkyre09@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 hours agoAt first I thought, not very lucky to have your parents gunned down in front of you. Now I’m thinking how lucky he was to also not be shot. Damn…
minus-squaretoynbee@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 hours agoPossibly the hypothetical power hadn’t manifested, or maybe had done so only in part, at that point.
minus-squarenieceandtows@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·4 hours agoThen it could be argued that he was born with his powers
minus-squareFreshParsnip@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·4 hours agoIron Man is a better example of a superhero who created powers for himself, but he isn’t one of the three most popular
If I remember well, Batman does not have superpowers. He’s a guy who’s rich, trains a lot, is smart and due to being rich is able to get great equipment to use.
His superpower is being rich enough to be called eccentric instead of just crazy. You know, crazy, like the label used on all the villains he fights.
His superpower is plot armour.
One could argue that his genius level intellect and his master detective skills (best detective in the world) are borderline superhuman.
A long time ago, I read that his superpower was, or was theorized to be, luck. No idea if that’s canon anywhere.
At first I thought, not very lucky to have your parents gunned down in front of you. Now I’m thinking how lucky he was to also not be shot. Damn…
Possibly the hypothetical power hadn’t manifested, or maybe had done so only in part, at that point.
Then it could be argued that he was born with his powers
Iron Man is a better example of a superhero who created powers for himself, but he isn’t one of the three most popular