Which superhero could the world really use?

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2003-03-08 05:49am

Ok, I am obviously biased here, but I think that if could bring one superhero to life the obvious choice is Superman. This guy could handle
anything from a cat up in a tree to a full blown war.

Who would you pick for one superhero we could bring to life and why?

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2003-03-08 06:05am

Batman! You must give the Bean Fund one million Dollers or I will revel your secret identiy!

No money? Ok how about a loan? A nice tax free loan to... What? What are you doing Batman? BATMAN Put down the Gun! Batmaaa....(Bang!)

Robert Treder · Post by **Robert Treder** » 2003-03-08 06:14am

I say 'no' to Superman. Seriously, from a civilian p.o.v., he's pretty sketchy. Sure, he saves the world all the time, but if he wanted, he could destroy us all. Call me crazy, but I don't like trusting aliens to have unwavering moral righteousness.

I think the answer depends on what you want the superhero to do. If you think the world could use a superhero to wipe out all war and terrorism on the planet, then maybe you'd prefer someone like Superman or Captain Marvel or Thor.

But I personally would feel more comfortable with a less powerful hero. One that could turn the tide of any battle he was in, yet could ultimately be held accountable to whatever human organization he served. Possible choices: Iron Man, Vision, Human Torch, Spider-Man, Colossus, Iceman, etc. Maybe a Green Lantern.

Akm72 · Post by **Akm72** » 2003-03-08 06:28am

ZENITH!

STATUS
Superhero-cum-pop star

DATELINE
1987

LOCATION
London

WEAPONRY
None. Strong enough to punch clean through a super-Nazi's rib cage, Zenith didn't need weapons.

SOUNDBITE
"I'm nineteen, I can fly, I can flatten ballbearings between my fingers and I'm practically invulnerable to damage. What can possibly go wrong?"

TRADEMARK
Vanity, hedonism, and a general air of smug self-satisfaction.

MOTIVATION
The son of former 60s super-heroes Dr Beat and White Heat, both of whom disappeared under mysterious circumstances, Zenith had little interest in super-heroics. He was more interested in good old-fashioned hedonism, using his famous heritage to bolster his singing career.

PARTNERS
His long-suffering agent, Eddie; Siadwel Rhys, aka the Red Dragon; Ruby Fox, aka Voltage; Peter St. John, aka 60s super-hippie Mandala, aka the Minister of Defence.

Sir Sirius · Post by **Sir Sirius** » 2003-03-08 06:34am

Doh, Reed Richards AKA. Mister Fantastic. He's powers aren't that great, but what I wan't is the brain.
Give us Reed and mankind should have hyperdrive in a few years. Not to mention timemachines, shrinking devices, power armours, flying bathtubs Etc.
Anthony Stark AKA. Iron Man would be another good choice, as would Forge of X-Men, Henry Pym the Antman. Get the super-genious's rather then the muscle man I say.

Wait what about Herbert Edgar Wyndham, the High Evolutionary? He can build planet's. Though I think that I would still go with Reed, HE ain't quite sane.

Robert Treder · Post by **Robert Treder** » 2003-03-08 06:43am

Good choice, Sirius. Now that I think about it, Reed would be a really good choice. But I wonder if he wouldn't be tempted to subjugate the world with his uber-inventions given that we would have no superheroes to stop him.
I just don't trust people with superpowers.

Sir Sirius · Post by **Sir Sirius** » 2003-03-08 06:57am

I think Reed is too much of a boy-scout to try that.

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2003-03-08 06:58am

How about The Punisher? I mean, shit he can always shoot people!

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-03-08 07:11am

Superman wrote:How about The Punisher? I mean, shit he can always shoot people!

So can a SEAL team.

Post by **Vympel** » 2003-03-08 07:19am

Sea Skimmer wrote:
Superman wrote:How about The Punisher? I mean, shit he can always shoot people!
So can a SEAL team.

Ah, but where is their cool skull, hmmm?

Next of Kin · Post by **Next of Kin** » 2003-03-08 08:25am

For some reason, the Greatest American Hero William Katt comes to mind. The world could use him at this very moment!

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-03-08 08:29am

Next of Kin wrote:For some reason, the Greatest American Hero William Katt comes to mind. The world could use him at this very moment!

He would have been greater if he had`nt lost the instruction book

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2003-03-08 10:23am

Nexus, all he does is wack mass murders.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-03-08 10:33am

Spawn.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-03-08 10:46am

Ah, but where is their cool skull, hmmm?

In the heads of the dead. I say the real superhero we need now is JFK or FDR. Seriously.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-03-08 12:11pm

Eh the problem is that we either get Superman or Dr. Doom.

Boy scout with uber power or megolomaniac.

Or something the world would have no use of currently.

Yogi · Post by **Yogi** » 2003-03-08 01:16pm

Professor X. A phone call later, Sadam is cheerfully destroying all his WMD, while inviting the inspectors in for tea and cake.

Lonestar · Post by **Lonestar** » 2003-03-08 02:08pm

Easy, either Thor (The Lord of Asgard version)

or Captain Marve (Genis-Vell) Insane, and Cosmically Aware!

The way I figure it, Thor would try to help stuff on Earth, thus inadvertantly starting off WW3, and Genis would see it coming and prevent it.

At least until Thor layed the OdinForce Smackdown™

BlackWarMewtwo · Post by **BlackWarMewtwo** » 2003-03-08 03:19pm

Since we have no supervillains, I don't think we need any of them.

I can't think of a superhero who wouldn't cause more harm than good in the real world. They're best confined to fighting supervillains.

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2003-03-08 03:32pm

Jenny Sparks of The Authority. While she does well against supervillans I think it's her abilities to "kick world leaders in the balls" so to speak that could cut through a lot of crap and get some positive changes going.

I also wouldn't mind the Spirit of Vengence version of Ghost Rider. Besides being dame scary looking I think he'd do a lot to cleaning up all kinds of evil with his penance stare. Not too many criminals and despots are going to be in the shape to hurt people after they've felt all the pain they've inflicted on others. GR would be busy but that penance stare would likely clean up a lot of problems. At the very least it would be good against gangs.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-03-08 03:36pm

The classic roster of the Avengers.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-03-08 03:46pm

Yogi, X from Actionman?

Typhonis 1 · Post by **Typhonis 1** » 2003-03-08 03:47pm

FREAKAZOID

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2003-03-08 03:55pm

Batman kicks ass, and he's the only superhero I trust without a supervillian to keep him in check. If he gets out of line, you can shoot him.

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2003-03-08 04:47pm

We DO have supervillians. Remember the Unibomber? Or how about that Lesko guy that wears question marks and talks about giving free government money? Obviously, he is a supervillian with some type of super scheme up his sleeve!