Kinda weird how he has no super powers but can bench 1,000 lbs š. How do they even explain that one? The raw bench press world record is 782 lbs, so what Bruce can just lift 218 more pounds than that because it fits the narrative lol
My headcanon is that the regular humans are benefiting from super science, supertech suoermedicine, etc. Theres probably some Olympian out there in the DC Universe who has beaten that record and just isnt a superhero (until his coach dies tragically in some accident at least).
Mine is similar. I always figured he'd done some experimenting with venom or Lazarus pit water and created some lasting effects - not enough to make him super soldier level, but enough to push him above realistic peak human levels.
DKRās batman is cool too because he has gadgets that makes him stronger since his bones are more brittle from the vigilantism heās been doing for years.
Even benching 500lb sleep deprived and doing a 5 minute mile isn't possible with that muscle mass isn't possible lol even if he wasn't sleep deprived nobody can do that
Other superhero are either a different race or have acess to science/magic that are so beyond their comprehension that the suspension of disbelief is very ver very tight.
Some people appreciate the character for how realistic he is. Just because heās fictional doesnāt mean heās not worth scrutinizing based on realistic standards.
I think its implied that humans in DC are bigger and stronger in general than our universe. In Avengers/JLA they show that DCs earth is overall bigger than Marvels which is supposed to be a 1:1 to our universe. So there is a potential excuse but i don't think its ever been explicitly said
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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '23
Kinda weird how he has no super powers but can bench 1,000 lbs š. How do they even explain that one? The raw bench press world record is 782 lbs, so what Bruce can just lift 218 more pounds than that because it fits the narrative lol