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== The Superhero == | |||
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[[Image:2heroes111.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The new gods]] | |||
For the most part, the modern [[Real Life Super Hero|Superhero]] acts more along the lines of the telling of legends of the gods like Zeus, [[Viking|Thor]] or [[Shinto|Amaterasu]] because so many of them are raised so high above man like [[Superman]] that [[life|The Human Condition]] hardly applies to them and their stories border more on the ideas of Dharma versus Chaos and almost every story is these new gods setting themselves against an enemy who desires the end of all we know, [[DC|The Anti-Life Formula]], wants to destroy or devour the current universe and remake it, [[Comic book fans|Galactus]], are a force of nature themselves like [[X-Men|The Phoenix]] or even innerspace demons/destroyers who do it for the [[lulz]] like [[Teen Titans|Trigun]].<br> | |||
The human role or tye human side of these larger than life characters is [[Literally]] pointless because how do you get a character like Superman to understand weakness when he can bench-press the planet [[Sailor Moon|Jupiter]]?<br> | |||
Much like the god stories of old, the Superhero's growth comes from the happenings of their friends like Jimmi Olsen or Lois Lane and much like the old god legends, these stories have ways of disenfranchising fans because all ailments, even death, are temporary and can always be fixed with a magical amulet.<br> | |||
Even [[Batman]] with his well advertised mortality and human weaknesses has his Lazereth Pits that have even brought back characters fans wished would have stayed dead like [[Batman|Jason Todd]].<br> | |||
=== The Modern Hero === | === The Modern Hero === | ||
Revision as of 21:16, 19 September 2017
Hero is a word best used to describe a corpse as it will be used in the first sentence of the letter sent home by the Commanding Officer before the body to describe how a person died along with other meaningless words like brave, thoughtless and humble. As it has lost all its original meaning over the years, as people have even used it to describe someone who powered through a tear inducing - painful dump, the word Hero is now best used as a word of condolence to the family of someone who was dumb enough to get himself killed. The military has a saying, "You meet a veteran at the gate with all the other passangers. A hero gets picked up with the luggage"
The Original Hero
The word Hero originates from the Greek word ἥρως (hērōs), meaning protector or defender and the Hero was nothing more than a character type no differant than the Slutty Girl or The Villain and was a resourceful, Ubermensch style character that is intrisicly flawed, perhaps by hubris, who put other's needs before his own and rose up, like David, to defeat what Joseph Campbell would describe as the ogre or the Dragon that was terrorizing his people or be someone like Parzival who begins his quest not knowing he has started on it by following Knights to Camelot who had impressed him with their talk. This first step by Parzival sets him off on an epic quest that will span years and will usually bring about a rebirth in him before the quest is completed and a rebirth or change for the better in the world when it is finished.
Where the first story of David is meant to be more of a history lesson and reenact events that serve as a lesson of faith to remind what a man is capable with G-D on his side, the second or the one refering to Parzival is meant more to teach an ideal as the story focuses more on Parzival's flaws like his loss of faith in G-D, loss of honor and guilt. Only by overcoming these flaws and truly understanding himself can Parzival be reborn spiritually and succeed at his quests.
In the Parzival story, or rather the epic quest the Enemy is less monsters and more themselves.
To quote Parzival from his grail quest, "Here I found it was myself who I was always standing against."
The Superhero
For the most part, the modern Superhero acts more along the lines of the telling of legends of the gods like Zeus, Thor or Amaterasu because so many of them are raised so high above man like Superman that The Human Condition hardly applies to them and their stories border more on the ideas of Dharma versus Chaos and almost every story is these new gods setting themselves against an enemy who desires the end of all we know, The Anti-Life Formula, wants to destroy or devour the current universe and remake it, Galactus, are a force of nature themselves like The Phoenix or even innerspace demons/destroyers who do it for the lulz like Trigun.
The human role or tye human side of these larger than life characters is Literally pointless because how do you get a character like Superman to understand weakness when he can bench-press the planet Jupiter?
Much like the god stories of old, the Superhero's growth comes from the happenings of their friends like Jimmi Olsen or Lois Lane and much like the old god legends, these stories have ways of disenfranchising fans because all ailments, even death, are temporary and can always be fixed with a magical amulet.
Even Batman with his well advertised mortality and human weaknesses has his Lazereth Pits that have even brought back characters fans wished would have stayed dead like Jason Todd.
The Modern Hero
The modern hero, is any person who manages to capture the attention of stupid teenage girls. An example of a proclamation of heroism:
- PrincessBrittany1122: liek, omgwtfbbq, that singer is liek, totaly HAWT, hes liek, totaly mi HERO!!!11
- SekcStephie6969: omigod i no he is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo mien 2!
The Real Hero
Everybody knows that real heroes, like Superman, wear leotards. Firemen are not real heroes, contrary to popular belief; they are actually part of the Illuminati Jewish conspiracy.
An hero
He was such an hero
to take it all away.
We miss him so, this you should know,
and we honor him this day.
He was an hero to take that shot
to leave us all behind.
God, do we wish we could take it back
And now he's on our minds.
Brother, nephew, son and friend
He was all these things and more.
Yes, we'll always remember seeing him
with his brains upon the floor.