Okay, there are a lot of Batman fans out there, so I realize I'm probably going to get slammed for this. But I think Batman is one of the most overrated "superheroes" of all time. (This is in quotes because of the dictionary definition of superhero. Technically, a superhero has to have superpowers in order to be called a superhero. I totally agree with this by the way.) I just want to see if anyone out there agrees.
1. He's a human. This may be considered "inspiring" to most people, but in my opinion "superheroes" should have superpowers in order to be "super." The dictionary definition is (dictionary.com): "a hero, especially in children's comic books and television cartoons, possessing extraordinary, often magical powers." So, according to this, Batman isn't even a superhero in the first place.
2. Most "superheroes" are believably unrealistic. Batman is not. Superman is an alien from Krypton, which had an old sun. In coming to Earth, his body was given powers because of the radiation from our young sun. Could it happen if Superman were real? Possibly. Wonder Woman is from a race of women who were given powers by Greek goddesses. Could it happen if Wonder Woman and Greek goddesses were real? Yes. Batman, however, is supposedly (I have been told by my friends) the smartest person in the DC universe along with being the greatest fighter in the DC universe. He's also a billionaire. He has also mastered over 100 martial arts? The only way he could be this multi-talented is if he had powers. There's no way an actual human could do all this.
3. He relies on way too much stuff. The Golden Age Batman had a batmobile, batboat, batcyle, and a batplane. I think they got rid of most of those later, but still. His utility belt can do over 10 different things and the Batcave can do a bunch. Adding this to his smarts and fighting abilities, he's getting close to being overpowered for a human.
4. I will admit that he has AWESOME villains. I'm willing to bet that if they got rid of his villains and replaced them with lame ones, Batman would not be as popular as he is today. (Although they obviously are a little overrated too if they haven't killed Batman yet.)
I have more, but those aren't as prominent as these. Does anyone agree?
Rules:
No hating. This is not meant to attack Batman fans. I'm just stating my personal opinion and want to see if anyone agrees.
No cussing. PERIOD.
I don't want to hear that Superman is overpowered. Originally, he only had superspeed, superstrength, indestructibility, and he could jump an 1/8 of a mile. Only later did they add on the other stuff. (I know this is random but I get very tired of hearing it.)
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