A superhero can just say go fuck yourself to law enforcement.
At this point they would probably be seen as supervillains by most people, especially if they are routinely destroying half of the city they are “saving”.
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Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 hours agoI wasn’t asking for permission from the local government.
Like how people get fines for things like feeding the homeless. A superhero can just say go fuck yourself to law enforcement.
Actually could be an interesting hero/villain idea. Lawful evil hero sucking the cocks of government and chaotic good villain feeding the poor.
ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 3 hours ago
scops@reddthat.com 1 hour ago
Haven’t read the comics yet, but the show Invincible has an interesting deconstruction of this topic. When Mark comes on the scene, superheroes are popular and generally seen as virtuous.
Mark and his opponent are so much more powerful than any other heroes who came before and he’s unable to stop their battle from destroying huge chunks of a city and killing thousands.
The government understands his limits and the elevated stakes, but the people on the ground vilify Mark and he has to deal with his guilt and their hatred throughout the series.
MNByChoice@midwest.social 1 hour ago
It is a bit of an older troupe, 1970’s at least. Hero saves city, but few knew of the villains plot. Hero run out of town, and villain runs wild.
zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 1 hour ago
Cyclops being picked up by a sentinel