What about having the powers from birth but having them surface in an act of bravery as you attempt to defend or save someone? Heck according to your logic, Cap, Monkey D. Luffy had one of the most heroic power gaining moments in history: he ate a fruit his friend left on the counter.
Yeah but Carter seems more believable given that real folks are able to do things in a lower G enviroment than they can normally. Burroughs claimed that Martian gravity was less than Earth’s making Carter stronger than the Martians. And Mars does have less gravity than Earth. Agility, though, I’m not sure he’d be more agile in a lower gravity enviroment. But you wouldn’t get heat vision, x-ray vision, super breath, the ability to fly (you’d be more like Hulk in that you could make more super jumps but that isn’t true flight), and so many other powers Superman gains from a yellow sun.
knight1192a over 12 years ago
There’s nothing heroic about getting one’s super powers. The heroic element is how you use those powers
Arbitrary over 12 years ago
What about having the powers from birth but having them surface in an act of bravery as you attempt to defend or save someone? Heck according to your logic, Cap, Monkey D. Luffy had one of the most heroic power gaining moments in history: he ate a fruit his friend left on the counter.
James Hopkins over 12 years ago
I think blind, stupid luck is how the Flash got his powers.
knight1192a over 12 years ago
Yeah but Carter seems more believable given that real folks are able to do things in a lower G enviroment than they can normally. Burroughs claimed that Martian gravity was less than Earth’s making Carter stronger than the Martians. And Mars does have less gravity than Earth. Agility, though, I’m not sure he’d be more agile in a lower gravity enviroment. But you wouldn’t get heat vision, x-ray vision, super breath, the ability to fly (you’d be more like Hulk in that you could make more super jumps but that isn’t true flight), and so many other powers Superman gains from a yellow sun.