Superheroing 101 - Friday 11/19, 3rd period

[stykera]

“Last week’s movie was meant to be about becoming a hero,” Stark said once the students who were going to arrive were there. “And then we were going to discuss where heroes come from. Instead we had the little furry blue monster who’s a hero. So we’re back to what we would have discussed without that happening, this week. With the movie. Well, parts of movies.”

Stark wasn’t sure how many movie days he could get away with without an angry moose having Opinions on the matter. He hoped it was at least one more.

“So. Superheroes. They have to come from somewhere.”

What followed were clips of Ratguy’s origin story, which for some reason kept getting filmed over and over. Along with why can’t I remember the meta forSpider-Man’s which also seemed to have been redone several times. And then Really Strong Guy Who Can Fly who fell to Earth rather a lot. There were other heroes in the clips as well who didn’t repeat themselves.

“So. Some heroes, at least the fictional ones, are born with powers. Some just have a lot of resources. Some have powers given to them or forced on them. If you have powers, where did they come from? If you have heroes in your world, where did their powers come from? I’m not a hero but I...I’ve always been like this.” Stark reached up and tapped his mask gently. “Attuned to the dying.”

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Discuss!

[stykera]

Where do superheroes come from?

Are they born, are they made, do they just have lots of time and money to burn?

Re: Discuss!

[canlendanear]

"Well my powers are more based on my physiology," Alara explained, "I'm not a hero either but I do have elevated strength because I'm from a planet with high gravity and when I'm in a gravity such as Earth's ... it gives me my abilities,"

Re: Discuss!

[gospel_of_oblivion]

"I was born a mutant," Illyana said, making little portals pop and vanish around her fingers. "With most mutants, you think you are perfectly normal for a very long time, and then your powers kick in with stress or puberty. Some are born physically different and unable to pass, but many walk among humans, either unware they are different or hiding it from everyone."

"I earned my magic. I didn't choose to seek it out, but it's mine now. I can't just unlearn everything I know."