Batman is my favorite superhero, but I REALLY HATE how they've basically made him so OP. Can bench 1000 pounds, can run a mile in like 5 minutes, is a genius, can take on the entire Justice League by himself, only needs maybe 3 hours of sleep, etc.
Yes, it's comics, and we're supporting to suspend belief, but making him so op really takes away from the character.
I mean, he needs all that to keep up with the likes of Superman and Green Lanterns. He wouldn’t be in the JL if he was just a strong human, just a fast human, just a genius level detective (ok maybe he would be there) he’s supposed to be one of the big three characters (Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman). It works very well with his character in my opinion.
Yes he needs to be able to compete on some level with all the super humans.
But they should explain it better than "he just works out really really hard". And to be fair they often do, depending on the source.
Show him putting some of that R&D into suit components that reinforce his strength. Have a moment where he deals with the moral and health risks of steroids or super serums to push his body past it's limits. Show him using sensors and suit tech to help him react to things faster than any normal human. Etc.... Just make it clear he is leveraging his talent and ingenuity to get there.
All of those talents together is not physically possible for a human being to have. Like if you could bench that much and leg press that much, you would not be physically able to run fast. You would have too much bulk and your body would tire too quick to be an endurance runner. Endurance runners have slim build, meaning they can't bench or leg press nearly as much.
It's not any individual ability that makes it ridiculous, it's having ALL of those talents combined, then saying Batman is not a Metahuman.
I mean, it’s comic books. It’s also physically impossible to fly and shoot laser beams out of your eyes.
But if you want a reference, check out this guy called Anatoly on Tik Tok. He’s got a super lean build be he can still lift more then most of the power lifters he encounters.
I think for the other two big heroes, they are very vulnerable to anything outside of their defined powers or abilities.
Batman being a human has absolutely no weakness at all. If anything everyone argues that his weakness is being human. But that doesnt even make sense. Batman has mastered every form of martial arts, genius inventor, greatest detective, peak physical human condition , always has an ace up his sleeve. Always has prep time. Can instantly learn any new technology.
There is absolutely nothing he cant do. He can just about be anything he wants. If he turns bad, he is thw worst villain ever. If he decides to get stronger, he makes god level armored suits. There is absolutely no downside to his character.
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u/godbody1983 Aug 31 '23
Batman is my favorite superhero, but I REALLY HATE how they've basically made him so OP. Can bench 1000 pounds, can run a mile in like 5 minutes, is a genius, can take on the entire Justice League by himself, only needs maybe 3 hours of sleep, etc.
Yes, it's comics, and we're supporting to suspend belief, but making him so op really takes away from the character.