Why Batman is not a super hero

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  • Alright this one "Called me out" (being a huge fan of the Dark Knight) LOL... If you got with this arguement you have to rule out non "meta human" heros such as
    * the green lanterns (already noted)
    * Elektra
    * DareDevil
    * The Punisher
    * Green Arrow
    and a whole host of others.. Why if Batman is NOT a superhero .. is he the ONLY member of the Justice league of America that is NOT metahuman ?

    Oh come on. Are you going to say Taskmaster isn't a super villain? DareDevil is a BLIND superhero. I don't know how I can reiterate that and make it sound more "super human".

    As for Frank Castle... he is a vigilante, I don't know how many consider him a superhero- I never did.

    BUT Daredevil is was just a blind "normal joe" that worked and worked and worked on his other sharpening his other senses.. How is that any different than Bruce Waynes martial art skills , deductive reasoning and other mental prowess gained through intense training ...

    You didnt answer my JLA part of the question :wink:

    I would've never caught myself defending Mr Lame DareDevil; however, he has SUPER senses. I don't know how many blind people you know that can move like he does, or take down TaskMaster ALONE. Not even The Avengers could take down Taskmaster.... Deadpool can, but that's a different story.
    As for the JLA portion, I don't answer stupid questions. Lmao, just kidding, I just really have to pull something outta my butt to answer this.
  • Bonita_Lynne_58
    Bonita_Lynne_58 Posts: 2,794 Member
    Eff all y'all. I have a close personal friend who knows Super Grover. Ha! Take THAT b*tches.

    Sweet!:flowerforyou:
  • mikeyrp
    mikeyrp Posts: 1,616 Member
    He can shoot his uni-beams without his suit.
    Its still just a bit of technology. Batman could have one fitted if he asked nicely...
  • Batman is kinda the money bags of Justice League... I don't recall him being issued a lot, but that's just because I'm not a huge fan of DC comics in the first place. I have seen his movies though, and he always stays back and never ventures with the rest of them.
  • He can shoot his uni-beams without his suit.
    Its still just a bit of technology. Batman could have one fitted if he asked nicely...

    If Batman were to get blown up and survive off technology, yes I would then call him super. But he didn't get blown up and he doesn't shoot uni-beams out of his chest. So, he's not. THERE! lol
  • AmberJslimsAWAY
    AmberJslimsAWAY Posts: 2,339 Member
    But he's hot... I mean, the etched muscles on his suit?? *swoon*
  • SinIsIn
    SinIsIn Posts: 1,865 Member
    Would Bane be considered "super"??
    do you have to be born a "super" or can you become one?
  • capaxinfiniti
    capaxinfiniti Posts: 367 Member
    He can shoot his uni-beams without his suit.
    Its still just a bit of technology. Batman could have one fitted if he asked nicely...

    Exactly. :drinker:
  • But he's hot... I mean, the etched muscles on his suit?? *swoon*

    I always thought he looked like a tool, :laugh: :laugh:
  • maab_connor
    maab_connor Posts: 3,927 Member
    Alright this one "Called me out" (being a huge fan of the Dark Knight) LOL... If you got with this arguement you have to rule out non "meta human" heros such as
    * the green lanterns (already noted)
    * Elektra
    * DareDevil
    * The Punisher
    * Green Arrow
    and a whole host of others.. Why if Batman is NOT a superhero .. is he the ONLY member of the Justice league of America that is NOT metahuman ?

    Oh come on. Are you going to say Taskmaster isn't a super villain? DareDevil is a BLIND superhero. I don't know how I can reiterate that and make it sound more "super human".

    As for Frank Castle... he is a vigilante, I don't know how many consider him a superhero- I never did.

    BUT Daredevil is was just a blind "normal joe" that worked and worked and worked on his other sharpening his other senses.. How is that any different than Bruce Waynes martial art skills , deductive reasoning and other mental prowess gained through intense training ...

    You didnt answer my JLA part of the question :wink:

    Matt was blinded by radioactive materials. they scrambled his DNA (as they are wont to do) and made him a meta.
  • He can shoot his uni-beams without his suit.
    Its still just a bit of technology. Batman could have one fitted if he asked nicely...
    Good point .. In fact alot of the technology (teleportation , global monitoring etc) used on the watch tower (the JLA's orbital watch tower on the moon ) was provided by Wayne Tech ..
  • Would Bane be considered "super"??
    do you have to be born a "super" or can you become one?

    Spider man became a super.. You don't have to be born into it. I would consider Bane a super-villain yes. Isn't he apart of the SSSS?
  • _binary_jester_
    _binary_jester_ Posts: 2,132 Member
    But Aquaman is a superhero.

    Enough said.
  • kennethmgreen
    kennethmgreen Posts: 1,759 Member
    He has a bullet proof codpiece, your argument has been further invalidated.
    Like the red one here? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZjAantupsA
  • :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
    Would Bane be considered "super"??
    do you have to be born a "super" or can you become one?

    Spider man became a super.. You don't have to be born into it. I would consider Bane a super-villain yes. Isn't he apart of the SSSS?

    HAH!!! I caught you in your own words... Bane is only super becuase of the steroid Venom... a product of TECHNOLOGY!! :laugh:
  • But Aquaman is a superhero.

    Enough said.

    I know, I know. Just because they're superheroes doesn't mean they're awesome. I just cringed when I defended DareDevil.... However, he meets the criteria.
  • :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
    Would Bane be considered "super"??
    do you have to be born a "super" or can you become one?

    Spider man became a super.. You don't have to be born into it. I would consider Bane a super-villain yes. Isn't he apart of the SSSS?

    HAH!!! I caught you in your own words... Bane is only super becuase of the steroid Venom... a product of TECHNOLOGY!! :laugh:

    Yes, if Batman were to INJECT himself with it, then he would be super. >_< Just as if he were to get blown up and have a chest reactor, he would be super. But he has none of the above.
  • devilwhiterose
    devilwhiterose Posts: 1,157 Member
    Down with Justice League.

    LONG LIVE MARVEL!!!
  • maab_connor
    maab_connor Posts: 3,927 Member
    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
    Would Bane be considered "super"??
    do you have to be born a "super" or can you become one?

    Spider man became a super.. You don't have to be born into it. I would consider Bane a super-villain yes. Isn't he apart of the SSSS?

    HAH!!! I caught you in your own words... Bane is only super becuase of the steroid Venom... a product of TECHNOLOGY!! :laugh:

    Yes, if Batman were to INJECT himself with it, then he would be super. >_< Just as if he were to get blown up and have a chest reactor, he would be super. But he has none of the above.

    but there is no proof that he's NOT meta.
  • Next thing someones gonna say Hawkeye, Clint, doesn't qualify as a superhero... Really.. Lol, I have arguments for days about Marvel characters...
  • _binary_jester_
    _binary_jester_ Posts: 2,132 Member
    Down with Justice League.

    LONG LIVE MARVEL!!!
    Thank you.
  • :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
    Would Bane be considered "super"??
    do you have to be born a "super" or can you become one?

    Spider man became a super.. You don't have to be born into it. I would consider Bane a super-villain yes. Isn't he apart of the SSSS?

    HAH!!! I caught you in your own words... Bane is only super becuase of the steroid Venom... a product of TECHNOLOGY!! :laugh:

    Yes, if Batman were to INJECT himself with it, then he would be super. >_< Just as if he were to get blown up and have a chest reactor, he would be super. But he has none of the above.

    but there is no proof that he's NOT meta.

    What would qualify him has super?
  • :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
    Would Bane be considered "super"??
    do you have to be born a "super" or can you become one?

    Spider man became a super.. You don't have to be born into it. I would consider Bane a super-villain yes. Isn't he apart of the SSSS?

    HAH!!! I caught you in your own words... Bane is only super becuase of the steroid Venom... a product of TECHNOLOGY!! :laugh:

    Yes, if Batman were to INJECT himself with it, then he would be super. >_< Just as if he were to get blown up and have a chest reactor, he would be super. But he has none of the above.

    I think this line is getting a little blured .. Does being a "metahuman" make a superhero or can a person with superior tech become a superhero too ? Or are you saying that the person with superior tech ... the tech has to somehow modify his physiology to make him a superhero ?
  • _binary_jester_
    _binary_jester_ Posts: 2,132 Member
    ...but the Wonder Twins

    FORM OF...a bucket of ICE!

    Take that!
  • :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
    Would Bane be considered "super"??
    do you have to be born a "super" or can you become one?

    Spider man became a super.. You don't have to be born into it. I would consider Bane a super-villain yes. Isn't he apart of the SSSS?

    HAH!!! I caught you in your own words... Bane is only super becuase of the steroid Venom... a product of TECHNOLOGY!! :laugh:

    Yes, if Batman were to INJECT himself with it, then he would be super. >_< Just as if he were to get blown up and have a chest reactor, he would be super. But he has none of the above.

    I think this line is getting a little blured .. Does being a "metahuman" make a superhero or can a person with superior tech become a superhero too ? Or are you saying that the person with superior tech ... the tech has to somehow modify his physiology to make him a superhero ?

    The technology has to modify his physiology to make him a superhero. Batman carries gadgets and is very technology suave; however, nothing alters him.
  • By the true definition he is not a Superhero...really he is just a vigilante. That being said, in a lot of people's eyes he is the true superhero because even without super powers he saves the day! LOL

    ^^ THIS!!
  • ilookthetype
    ilookthetype Posts: 3,021 Member
    Love it. Batman would tear Superman apart, but that's not debatable- it's already happened and even Superman admitted it. Superman is badass too and one of the most symbolic characters in any comic; however, Batman's got this.

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    Yeah, we all know who would "top" in that relationship...

    *high five* we made the same joke.

    *twin powers ACTIVATE* I totally missed that you'd said it.
  • You know how lame Ant Man is? He is still a super hero.
  • maab_connor
    maab_connor Posts: 3,927 Member

    but there is no proof that he's NOT meta.

    What would qualify him has super?

    like i said earlier - he and Lex are on par for intelligence. it's been foreshadowed in real canon (and was canon in Smallville, if you like that pretty drivvel) that Lex's intelligence is Meta. it can be argued that Bruce's is too.

    plus, you can't tell me that his level of -pardon the pun- batsh!t crazy obsession isn't Meta of some variety.
  • dmpizza
    dmpizza Posts: 3,321 Member
    You have a point.
    The character Sheldon on Big Bang Theory said that to be Batman he would only need more capital funding.
    Think of Batman like most characters in Watchmen. They are not "magical" but they are at an extreme of ability.
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