Discussion: Super Superiority

This is a partner class to "Superheroes: Dolls and Drabbles."

This class is a discussion about which Superhero, in your opinion, is the best. Feel free to cit sources, or make up your own opinion. It can be any comic book, anime or similar superhero. This does not include regular people like firefighter or police.

Please make sure your posts are at least 100 words long and make sure you have a good quality of work.

Points: 40 availble for participation
10 Quality of work

Total: 50 points
**Bonus Points available for best participant. Added after addition question in my next post**

*House with the most participants gets an extra 10 points*

My favorite superhero is Leo Wyatt.

I like Leo because he wants to do his job and never slacks off. Leo never saw his job as boring or useless, he was always there to make sure everything was done right the first time around. He kept the charmed ones on track and gave them the knowledge they needed to defeat the demon of the day. Leo is also a good superhero because he doesn’t pretend to be one, he is always very modest and doesn’t gloat about his powers. Another reason why i like Leo Wyatt from Charmed is because he isn’t afraid to show his emotions. (107)

To keep the discussion going: If you could blend two superheroes to make the ultimate hero who would they be and why.

I want to say Batman, except for technically he is not a superhero, but a vigilante. This is somebody who punishes lawbreakers personally rather than relying on the legal authorities. Though despite this he is, by my opinion, a better than Superheroes. Superheroes fight crime mostly because they feel that having powers makes them responsible. As Uncle Ben from the Spiderman series said, “With great power comes great responsibility.” Of course they can use the power for evil, but the ones that become Superheroes are ones who typically feel guilty if they just sit around. Bruce Wayne (aka Batman) on the other hand decided to do something about the crime in Gotham City even though he was an ordinary bystander. Well not completely ordinary since he is rich and has his own family business. Nonetheless he was a citizen who decided to change what he felt was wrong and try and make things better. Another like this would be Tony Stark, who in hero form is Iron Man.

A superhero is a fictional character, e.g. from a cartoon, who has superhuman powers and uses them to fight crime or evil. So by that definition I would say my favorite, or the best by my opinion, would be Daredevil (aka Matt Murdock). He was blinded and given powers due to a radioactive accident and personally I find him fantastic. Yes he doesn’t have quote on quote powers in what we typically think of, though thanks to the radioactivity all of his senses were enhanced giving him superhuman abilities, which are by definition superpowers. The reason I see him as the best is because he isn’t fighting because he feels it’s his responsibility because of having superhuman senses, but because he wants to avenge his father’s death.

As for two superheroes together, I would say Daredevil and the Human Torch (aka Johnny Storm). With Daredevil’s heightened senses and fighting skills and the Human Torch’s flying ability and fire/plasma powers, they would be the ultimate hero. Just think about it, they’d be able to sense any presence, fight using fire or one-on-one combat, and they’d be able to fly wherever they need. This means they could hear some crime, fly to it, and even start attacking before they got close. And if there was a hostage meaning fire wouldn’t be so safe, they could sneak up behind with the flying ability (or use any stealth learnt due to heightened senses) and just attack from the back. Quick snap of the neck or pressing the right point of the person and knocking them out. Yes, that seems like they perfect crime-fighting hero to me.

Thank you all for participating. Your scores are as fallows.

Hufflepuff
pickles: 40

Ravenclaw +10 points for most participants
stephy : 30 points
elana: 50 points

Slytherin
drkangelcat: 75 points (It was by far the best post and had the most description and reasoning. Well Done!)