theultimateend said:
Superman is a terribly designed character
Funny I was about to say the same thing about Goku.
But yes Goku would wipe the floor with Superman (probably literally at some point) as the difference in power is just too big, Superman is not as strong as he used to, haven't been since the 80's
Superman is not a badly designed character there are a lot of angles to come from (Other than being Moses from space)
- Him being an alien while wanting to be/feeling as/growing up as, a human.
- The responsibility of being this icon this beacon of hope while just wanting to be an equal (for some reason I thought Pinnochio)and trying hard not to disappoint people by not living up to the image they made up about you
- The whole being something else than your fellow man and being feared/hated for it (Luthor and his kind) screams the best of spiderman and the x-men.
- An exploration the different powers the mythos have; The raw power of being a Kryptonian under a yellow sun, the power that comes with being a famous icon with the peoples hope, adoration, hatred, fear and envy to Luthors powers that stem from Intelligence, willpower, money, political savy (knowing the right people and knowing the right things about others), the willingness to play dirty.
The reason so many people dislike superman is not that he is a badly designed character, but the fact that DC does not have a single vision of what Superman is, what his personality is, what he is capable of.
And this does that there are as many supermen as there are writers and that degrades the character as a whole
Take for example the whole personality issue, as in who is the real person an who is the mask Clark Kent or Kal-El I say Clark Kent, but a lot of authors disagree and that gives a different story and a completely different Superman
OT:This video reminds me why I hate these kinds of discussions/shows.
weird match-ups, adding powers to characters while ignoring others in favour of a result that have already been decided by the creators bias.