While walking through my local comic shop, Rocking Rooster, I overheard the shops owners talking about their favorite superheroes. One of the men made a claim that his favorite superhero will always have to be Batman. I thought to myself in no possible way can batman be considered a superhero. When compared to real heroes such as Superman or Wonder Woman, Batman just doesn’t hold up. A real superhero has to have some type of super human ability, face villains with the strength of gods, and always work for the good of the people, not above the law. I have found that it makes much more sense to include Batman in the category of vigilante, as he tends to compare much better to vigilantes such as Green Arrow.
The first and most obvious reason
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that Batman cannot be considered among the Superheroes is he has no powers. Batman does not have super strength, telekinesis, or the power to control the ocean like other super powered beings do. He is in fact simply a man dressed up in a bat costume and trained in multiple types of fighting. Any rich man or woman who studied fighting and could dish out money for gadgets and their constant repairs could potentially become the Batman. Yes many argue that batman is highly intelligent but intelligence at his level is in no way considered a superpower. All humans through constant learning and adaption can potentially reach his level of intelligence. When keeping this in mind, it is easy to see that heroes that belong in the superhero category our quite the opposite of Batman. A true superhero must have some type of special ability that cannot be obtained by the average human. A second reason that Batman cannot be considered a superhero is while he works alone he works outside of the law. The superheroes in the justice league such as Superman and Green Lantern work with the government and follow laws while attending to criminals. Batman, like all vigilantes, was born because of the corrupted police department thinking that he must take it upon himself to save the citizens of Gotham whatever the costs. Batman however is wanted by the few moral leaders left in the Gotham city police department. He works outside of the law to attend to his own agenda. While fighting criminals he does not give the criminals a chance to surrender rather he knocks them unconscious and accomplishes what he believes needs to be done. On top of that the majority of the criminals that batman spends his time fighting such as the Joker and Two-Face were born either from Batman’s actions or inactions during specific events. The final reason that I believe Batman cannot be called a superhero is the villains he fights.
Batman’s villains are all gangsters and clinically insane humans who could easily be in the real world. None of his villains have any type of power or special abilities instead they use firearms and henchman to accomplish their goals. Many times it is up to Batman to stop these violent criminals from committing crimes that we see daily such as robberies and murders. A true superhero fights super villains with god like powers. Batman could never stand-alone against a villain such as doomsday or darkseid who both have multiple powers such as super strength and teleportation. He simply isn’t a contender to defend the earth against a god like threat as oppose to a real superhero such as Superman.
When compared to the other members of the justice league Batman is simply outmatched in every way. He belongs on the streets fighting lower level threats rather then among alien wars fighting to save our world. While Batman is quite a hero and does many heroic things such as saving the citizens of Gotham he still has to oppose the law of the country to do it. When looking at this evidence it’s easy to see that people of Gotham fear the Batman and want him brought in by the Gotham city police. For these reasons he cannot be categorized as a superhero and deserves the title of
vigilante.
In conclusion my expectations were met because we all want to be a certain hero in our everyday lives but sometimes don’t know which one is actually the better and more positive one. Strength, power, intelligence, and authority are the most important things the outlaw hero and official hero will bring even if they are above a certain rule or really beneath it. Outlaws are not always the bad guys, but are not always the good guys either. In this case Batman is the good guy disguised as the bad guy. Official heroes are always the good guys no matter the circumstance. Superman in this case is the good guy disguised as the actual good guy. Being above the law or against it, official heroes and outlaw heroes will always paint the picture that you can be strong, powerful, intelligent, and have the authority you deserve.
Therefore, is a misunderstood outcast, rather than valued, kingly hero. However If batman isn't a hero because of the damage he does, then none of the superheroes are heroes. Superman does damage to buildings roads people, even he could be considered an anti hero by these terms. Batman's motivation is revenge but the fact is he isn't going after black people or something. He saw what happened to him and he was motivated to stop it from happening
But I do know one thing, Batman was there for us when we needed him the most. He separated us from our darkest nightmares every night. He guarded our houses and protected our families, our friends, and our children. Batman stood up for what he believed, he always had us, the people of Gotham in his best interest. What more could we have asked Batman to do? I could stand up here and say "I never knew the man," but that might not be the truth. During my life, I have known many men, many men who are full of strength, courage, and virtue. Any of these men could have been the Batman and I would have never been aware. However good men still walk among us today, even without Batman. These good men and women are my hope, my consolation for
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