Could superheroes even work in the real world?

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This is a subject that I have always been enamored with or enamored by. Furthermore, it begs the question of if superheroes could even work in real life here in the real world? Imagine a world of heroes or with a hero fighting crime. Kind of inconceivable to even think about but just imagine if it actually was a reality.

My stance on this subject being that conceivably I don't think it could work but it would be awesome if it did.
 
I don't think the depth and power of the control systems in our society can be understated. It's difficult to simply live off of the grid, can you imagine if you wanted to fight crime off the grid? Every government would be gunning for that kind of power in a crazy arms race. Every cell phone would be hunting for you, essentially.

The end result, I think, would be a bunch of corporate controlled superheroes whose abilities and natures would be farmed for additional products and control mechanisms. In short... superheroes would be a bit like reality shows in that they would be controlled and directed for profit.

This is aside from the incredible physics problems that should come about from most super powers.
 
This is a subject that I have always been enamored with or enamored by. Furthermore, it begs the question of if superheroes could even work in real life here in the real world? Imagine a world of heroes or with a hero fighting crime. Kind of inconceivable to even think about but just imagine if it actually was a reality.

My stance on this subject being that conceivably I don't think it could work but it would be awesome if it did.
I've had this talk at work many times . and sadly with the way thing are the heores if they were a thing wouldn't even be fight crime looking at what's going down state side Etc. they like be used for every thing that has to do witrh war by governments around the world if they were a thing. lt'b nice if they were fighting crime on their own or agents of some sort privatlely or for the law if they had good intention's. but with the world as it is Righ,right now it's not likely.

oh and you have to worry about if thing's might be worse cause of the people at the top telling who to attack. we're living in a world where a president said that teacher's should be carrying guns and he give a bonus to them for doing so . something weardly been fearing since that was said in Xmen books since they are teacher but they were Xaveier secret warrior mean they were his agents cause htye were doing what Xavier could do on his own any morev after battling lucifer the alien and the shadow king. (not to mention the fact one ofthe people that had authority to dismantle the X-men was FBI agent fred dunken. so Idon't like the idea super heroes / teacher in the Xmen case being soldiers) that was cable thing alone and the reason for it was to battle apoclypes so it wasn't chose for him inthe matter.


so while like them fight for law & order or more so justice. other good reasons like peace and stablity. oy it just wouldn't be case as we'd like it to seem. if it would be a thing ,it'd be interesting for sure. But it would also be extra dangerous too.

umm for example the thing is the whole flying car thing is more likely to happen. and the only reason that's not a thing right now is due to simple reason's such as drunk drivers and boater's for car's & boat's

Next to the fact that we don't have the right thing to make trafic control's for flying or sky car's . the point is there are thing's that haven't been solved there yet to a satisfactory level. and there are some very foolish people that make life dangerous as it is . so both on a personal level and outwardly. while there are responsible people .... The more foolish ,unstable and dangerous one's are too many as it is and they hapen too often.

it'd be interesting ,but it's also a matter of would it be good? yeah I'd be one of those that'd go cool , to see some certain thing's do exist. but when it become's harmful and hurt's other's in a large way's.


Yeah it's not that great at all. as with every thing it'll be a mix of both bad and good. but most times it's the bad stuff that take up every thing. espacially if it's done in massive ways.

It's also a matter of who's hand these things get into and who in control of it or them if they had boss's etc. there are so many factor's .

Young child / kid or just the geek side of me may find it cool. and some what would like to seeit. but I also know the chaos that will come with it.

there are too many dangerous and unstable people that should never have such things . we have alot of problem as it is.

I may sound split on it . But I know the ramafications.
 
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It would be awesome if we had our own personal superheroes who either have or don't have powers but actually fight not just for justice but for the overall good of the people. Like think Superman, Batman, Green Arrow, Iron Man, etc. but with real life ordinary people in society becoming heroes. Since I am from a metropolis like city that being Toronto it would be awesome if there were heroes. It also begs the question of if said heroes would be accepted or if they would be seen as vigilantes?
 
If supervillains preceded or paralleled superheroes most people might well accept heroes operating in order to counter them. Although both kinds would, unless they were invulnerable, probably just be shot.

If they were just vigilantes with costumes, no powers, no one would like them especially if they were just trying to fight ordinary rather than super crime.
 
If supervillains preceded or paralleled superheroes most people might well accept heroes operating in order to counter them. Although both kinds would, unless they were invulnerable, probably just be shot.

If they were just vigilantes with costumes, no powers, no one would like them especially if they were just trying to fight ordinary rather than super crime.

Very good points and I think society would be torn. Most people would see them as heroes who are actually doing their part to make their city their overall world a better place and then the other half that being the government would see them as vigilantes for the most part that they are doing it without supervision.
 
I think superheroes/vigilantes could exist in the real world ( we already have some people dressing up as costumed vigilantes ).

however, the idea of maintaining a secret identity like our favorite CB characters might be harder to pull off.

certainly, maskless heroes like Superman or Supergirl probably wouldn't work in our modern real world - not with all the scrutiny, social media, etc. Such heroes would have to be publicly known like celebrities, imo. So everyone would know the Kents are the Supers, for example.

and I'm sure there will be sanctions and regulations imposed at some point. Governments just wouldn't allow super powered individuals ( both good and bad ) to fight in the streets and skies and operate among us without any form of restrictions or control.

so, realistically, I could see government ( or private company ) sanctioned teams of superpowered individuals - the teams you'd send in to take care of superpowered threats that regular humans wouldn't be able to handle.
 
I think superheroes/vigilantes could exist in the real world ( we already have some people dressing up as costumed vigilantes ).

however, the idea of maintaining a secret identity like our favorite CB characters might be harder to pull off.

certainly, maskless heroes like Superman or Supergirl probably wouldn't work in our modern real world - not with all the scrutiny, social media, etc. Such heroes would have to be publicly known like celebrities, imo. So everyone would know the Kents are the Supers, for example.

and I'm sure there will be sanctions and regulations imposed at some point. Governments just wouldn't allow super powered individuals ( both good and bad ) to fight in the streets and skies and operate among us without any form of restrictions or control.

so, realistically, I could see government ( or private company ) sanctioned teams of superpowered individuals - the teams you'd send in to take care of superpowered threats that regular humans wouldn't be able to handle.

Exactly the government would try to pull a Civil War type deal with superheroes but obviously if they operate inside the law then why should they be seen as vigilantes?
 
We'll find out in two more years.
 
RE; "....if superheroes could even work in real life here in the real world?"

Depends entirely upon the superhero.
If you`re talking The Batman, then NO. He would be hunted down and caught or killed sooner or later.
Superman could work, but only because his powers would effectively make him impossible to stop.
Likewise with The Flash or Green Lantern.
(And...Not to leave Marvel out of the question...)
Spider-Man would have a good run, but he too, would inevitably be captured or killed.
Captain America would be okay (Cap is Government sanctioned...actually ISSUED, for that matter).
The X-Men would all be caught or killed ...high-probability, by some sort of big honkin` government robots.

See... It all comes down to POWER. The activities of superheroes are by-and-large..ILLEGAL, and certainly actionable by law.
No matter how noble their intentions, anyone acting on their own initiative without Official Sanction would be objected to by someone, and thus open to Prosecution ( and quite likely; persecution) .

Too bad too...I have this amazing super power that I would love to use..
....But I don`t wanna get SUED!
 
If there were any, they'd be like a combination of the Avengers in the MCU, or the Fantastic Four.

The Avengers (and most other heroes in the MCU) don't have secret identities. They also draw a lot of attention from the government who will want to have many different controls in place.

And the FF are celebrity superheroes who are also publicly known, but like rock stars.

But eventually they could end up like the X-Men who are feared and even hunted once something goes wrong and the glamour of it all wears off.

Secret identities wouldn't ever work. People can analyse even how someone walks and tell if it them now. And they can do biometric recognition of the eyes, so you couldn't really wear a mask which exposes that.
 
We'll find out in two more years.
Did our future hero announce himself 4 years ago? Man does time fly.

He'll probably end up like Daredevil did in episode 2 of his first season, without the hot nurse saving his life.
 
No. Costumed heroes end up like the freaks in Watchmen. People who want to be like superheroes become firemen/women or PEACE Corps volunteers.
 
Even if superheroes don't hide their identities and everyone knows that it is them then really what crime are they committing? They are fighting crime in the sense of preventing it or stopping it in order to save someone or save people in general from being put in harm's way essentially making society a better place
 
Even if superheroes don't hide their identities and everyone knows that it is them then really what crime are they committing? They are fighting crime in the sense of preventing it or stopping it in order to save someone or save people in general from being put in harm's way essentially making society a better place

I guess the presumption is that they would not just be patrolling and have a crime happen in front of their face or enhanced senses, but rather would find out something happened from a victim/news media and then go forward to make sure that never happens again.

Thus you run into the hero's investigation leading to illegal searches and detainment at best.
 
Ask Phoenix Jones ;)

But I think the trouble is that the costume would create a target on the wearer's back, the ones that would be "foiled" mostly aren't looking for trouble.
 
There was an organization that at one time had great sway in the nation and held a firm grip on our imagination as a country. This group wore masks while working under the cover of darkness and carried out extrajudicial "justice" as they saw fit in a land where they felt the law was not on the side of the common man.


They were called the Klu Klux Klan.
 
There was an organization that at one time had great sway in the nation and held a firm grip on our imagination as a country. This group wore masks while working under the cover of darkness and carried out extrajudicial "justice" as they saw fit in a land where they felt the law was not on the side of the common man.


They were called the Klu Klux Klan.

Well...I was gonna think either that or the 5th of November fellows
 
This is one of the issues I deal with in my book series (not a shameless plug). I took the idea of how governments using common sense would deal with the Superheroes/Villains crap. There's a mandatory registration in effect for everyone with powers. Doesn't matter if you're Superman or Batman, you have powers/wear a costume then you register.

Registering means you get mandatory training, healthcare (for the fights/powers going nuts) and insurance for when the fights cause damage.

The big teams came together and worked with the UN to setup various laws all over the world to make sure everyone complied. Of course the bad guys didn't join in but once they get arrested, they get registered in the system.

Heck, the main character used to be a therapist for Supers. He went to college and everything. :p
 
Yeah but if superheroes actually did exist today in our modern day society what if they didn't want to register themselves under said act? I mean there are some people who would want to operate within the law but they would want to stay hidden and not have to face certain restrictions which is what that registration act would do
 
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Yeah but if superheroes actually did exist today in our modern day society what if they didn't want to register themselves under said act? I mean there are some people who would want to operate within the law but they would want to stay hidden and not have to face certain restrictions which is what that registration act would do

The idea is everyone does it. Period. The vast majority of them are registered and with the benefits behind doing so, it's an obvious thing to do. Anyone who doesn't want to is arrested for breaking the law. The higher-up Supers make sure that everyone follows it and even if they don't agree with it in its entirety, it's far better than allowing potential nukes to go off all over the place if they have a bad day.

You refuse to register under whatever 'ideals' you have, freedom of speech, "**** the police" or whatever, then various Supers will show up, kick your ass then you go to jail and get registered anyway.

It's not gun control or the war on drugs. It's making sure that both the Supers and more importantly the public feel safe with powered individuals around them. If the public feels that anyone could all of a sudden Hulk out when they stub their toe or go on a city leveling rampage if they get onions on their hamburger then that starts the paranoia against Supers. Paranoia leads to giant robots murdering people in the streets, internment camps and potentially 'bad futures' like how the X-Men seem to find every other week.
 
You know some world goverment is probably working on something akin to a super soldier thing somewhere. It's funny to think it's just comic book ****, but someone will take that idea and run with it. If they haven't already.
 

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