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Post by Skaathar on Nov 23, 2017 1:44:46 GMT
The idea that you can go around being a superhero and still keep your identity secret is, quite frankly, pretty ridiculous in this day and age of electronic information. It might work for small scale superheroes like Green Arrow and (maybe) Batman but for more world-known superheroes like Superman and Wonder Woman, there's just no way people won't discover your true identity sooner or later.
The MCU made the smart move: Just get rid of secret identities. Other than some of their smaller-scale heroes like Spiderman and Daredevil, everyone of the Avengers don't bother with a secret identity. Fox has also more-or-less done the same with the X-men and Fantastic Four.
One of these days DC will need to follow suit. You can only push the whole "I wear eyeglasses so you won't recognize me" costume so far.
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Post by President Ackbar™ on Nov 23, 2017 1:56:44 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Nov 23, 2017 2:27:15 GMT
With Wonder Woman especially, she could simply assume the role as the ambassador of Themyscira; she's a public figure now. She looks the same in her outfit and civilian attire.
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Post by merh on Nov 23, 2017 11:58:11 GMT
With Wonder Woman especially, she could simply assume the role as the ambassador of Themyscira; she's a public figure now. She looks the same in her outfit and civilian attire. It's protected by a barrier that keeps it hidden, isn't it? No one knows it exists outside of a handful of people on the outside (& everyone inside. Could you see if they were like us? A certain segment could be conspiracy theorists who think they are alone or the world is flat, etc)
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Post by Tristan's Journal on Nov 23, 2017 12:04:17 GMT
Only if you are ashamed of comic books. It has always been silly, and has nothing to do with modern technology. It's the ridiculous fun of having a dual identiy character: god and clown, playboy and vigilante.
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Post by merh on Nov 23, 2017 12:24:37 GMT
Only if you are ashamed of comic books. It has always been silly, and has nothing to do with modern technology. It's the ridiculous fun of having a dual identiy character: god and clown, playboy and vigilante. Scarlet Pimpernel is one of the first. Not a superhero. English nobleman pretended to be an airhead to cover he was saving people from the reign of terror as the Scarlet Pimpernel
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Post by Hauntedknight87 on Nov 23, 2017 12:55:29 GMT
But I like Batman and Spider-Man having secret identities!
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Post by THawk on Nov 23, 2017 13:42:59 GMT
They need to at least try, as would any rational person. All of your friends and relatives would be in constant danger of people knew your identity. They would constantly be trying to use them against you. Open season on your loved ones.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2017 14:05:59 GMT
Hey I'm Batman, do you wanna know my secret identity?
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Post by harpospoke on Nov 23, 2017 16:26:29 GMT
Only if you are ashamed of comic books. It has always been silly, and has nothing to do with modern technology. It's the ridiculous fun of having a dual identiy character: god and clown, playboy and vigilante. Agreed. Everything about CBMs is "outdated" if we really want to go down the list. Costumes? Super powers because of some kind of lab experiment gone wrong? Gods? Threat from the sky? Villain wants to take over the world? CBMs are fun and fun is one of the best things about living.
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Post by thisguy4000 on Nov 23, 2017 17:21:24 GMT
Wouldn't suggesting that secret identities don’t work count as expressing “shame” over the source material? Secret identities are a long established part of these characters, so why get rid of them?
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Post by brownstones on Nov 23, 2017 18:02:35 GMT
I like the trope, people might think it's dumb, but I like it.
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Post by thisguy4000 on Nov 23, 2017 18:08:52 GMT
I like the trope, people might think it's dumb, but I like it. It’s a little funny how for all the praise the MCU gets for embracing the source material, they’re generally pretty averse to the secret identity trope. The whole “I am Iron Man” thing at the end of the first movie felt like it was essentially giving the finger to the idea of secret identities.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2017 18:15:24 GMT
I like the trope, people might think it's dumb, but I like it. It’s a little funny how for all the praise the MCU gets for embracing the source material, they’re generally pretty averse to the secret identity trope. The whole “I am Iron Man” thing at the end of the first movie felt like it was essentially giving the finger to the idea of secret identities. They get praise for embracing the source material because they do. Ooh, there's one aspect of the original comics they didn't follow. Guess that means every bit praise the MCU gets is fake news, then, huh?
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Post by thisguy4000 on Nov 23, 2017 18:18:04 GMT
It’s a little funny how for all the praise the MCU gets for embracing the source material, they’re generally pretty averse to the secret identity trope. The whole “I am Iron Man” thing at the end of the first movie felt like it was essentially giving the finger to the idea of secret identities. They get praise for embracing the source material because they do. Ooh, there's one aspect of the original comics they didn't follow. Guess that means every bit praise the MCU gets is fake news, then, huh? I never said they don’t embrace the source material. Just that it’s funny how they took a very non-traditional approach to secret identities.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2017 18:22:00 GMT
They get praise for embracing the source material because they do. Ooh, there's one aspect of the original comics they didn't follow. Guess that means every bit praise the MCU gets is fake news, then, huh? I never said they don’t embrace the source material. Just that it’s funny how they took a very non-traditional approach to secret identities. Right. Thank you for clearing that up.
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Post by merh on Nov 23, 2017 23:07:48 GMT
I like the trope, people might think it's dumb, but I like it. It’s a little funny how for all the praise the MCU gets for embracing the source material, they’re generally pretty averse to the secret identity trope. The whole “I am Iron Man” thing at the end of the first movie felt like it was essentially giving the finger to the idea of secret identities. Does the world know Banner is Hull? Ant-Man? The world doesn't seem to know Strange exists Spiderman? Hawkeye? scarlet Witch?
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Post by merh on Nov 23, 2017 23:10:36 GMT
I have a secret identity We are not to tell people where we work. Just that it's law enforcement So we all keep pretty quiet about our job titles
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Post by thisguy4000 on Nov 23, 2017 23:53:59 GMT
It’s a little funny how for all the praise the MCU gets for embracing the source material, they’re generally pretty averse to the secret identity trope. The whole “I am Iron Man” thing at the end of the first movie felt like it was essentially giving the finger to the idea of secret identities. Does the world know Banner is Hull? Ant-Man? The world doesn't seem to know Strange exists Spiderman? Hawkeye? scarlet Witch? Pretty sure the world does indeed know Banner’s identity in the MCU. Also, since when have Hawkeye and Scarlet Witch ever been established as having secret identities? I’m pretty sure the world already knew that Witch’s name is Wanda Maximoff.
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Post by brownstones on Nov 24, 2017 0:09:32 GMT
Does the world know Banner is Hull? Ant-Man? The world doesn't seem to know Strange exists Spiderman? Hawkeye? scarlet Witch? Pretty sure the world does indeed know Banner’s identity in the MCU. Also, since when have Hawkeye and Scarlet Witch ever been established as having secret identities? I’m pretty sure the world already knew that Witch’s name is Wanda Maximoff. Pretty sure that Hawkeye's family is a secret and that's about it
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