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Today, we’re looking at a question that I know you’ve all been dying to answer - what
superheroes would die if they drank bleach.
Profound, isn’t it?
If ingested, bleach can cause severe damage to the esophagus and stomach, potential leading
to death.
So in thus hypothetical scenario, we’re taking a look at the superheroes who don’t
quite have a stomach of steel capable of holding bleach.
This means superheroes with invulnerability to toxins, or superheroes capable of manipulating
matter, so the bleach they consume would be less hazardous, wouldn’t be effected by
drinking bleach.
This isn’t to say that none of the heroes on this list aren’t impressive, they’re
just susceptible to poison, specifically bleach in this case.
So with that in mind, lets jump into our list of the top 10 superheroes who would die if
they drank bleach.
10 Iron Man Tony Stark is an incredibly impressive man,
even without the suit on.
But that’s it, isn’t it - he’s a man.
While one can argue that Tony would be able to create the necessary antidote or tech to
remove or prevent the effects bleach could have on his body, if he drank it willingly
without any precautions in place, he’d likely end up dead.
9 Squirrel Girl In recent years, fans have been declaring
how underrated and awesome Squirrel Girl is.
And I agree - she’s been privy to some excellent writing that’s helped shape the character
into a heroine many adore.
And she’s pulled off some pretty spectacular feats, like beating up Wolverine and chilling
with Galactus.
But one thing she can’t do?
Drink bleach.
8 Spider-man One of the reasons why Spider-Man is so beloved
is because of how relatable he is.
But Peter Parker’s humanity isn’t the only thing we can identify with; he’s also
very much human, a regular kid, who also just so happens to not have invulnerability under
his list of abilities.
One can argue that his body may be able to metabolize bleach due to how his body reacted
to the radiation from the spider bite that gave him his powers, and how in other story
lines, like in Spider-Man Reign, his body fluids have become radioactive - i.e. his
semen gave MJ cancer.
But that seems unlikely if he consumed a large concentration of it.
7 Robin While there’s multiple men who have taken
up the mantle of Robin and would likely succumb to the effects of bleach, for the purpose
of this list, we’re only going to take a look at one of them - Damien Wayne.
100% would die if drank bleach.
He also doesn’t have the experience that his predecessors have gained in terms of endurance,
so if you put all of the Robins, past and present, into a room and forced them to drink
bleach, my money is on Damien going down first.
Just saying.
6 Batgirl Barbara Gordon is a mortal woman capable of
extraordinary feats.
She’s incredibly intelligent, kicks some serious butt, and has grown to be a major
fan favourite when it comes to female superheroes, especially resonating with younger demographics,
which is pretty darn cool.
And we’ve seen that regardless of all of the extraordinary things she can do, Barbara
is still human - in the Killing Joke, she’s brutally maimed and paralyzed.
And while she manages to recover and rehabilitate herself, eventually learning to walk again
by the time the new 52 and Gail Simone’s run with her occurred, she’s still vulnerable
to the same weaknesses that humans have; like toxins and chemicals and bleach.
5 Nite Owl I and II Both Nite Owls in Watchmen are pretty much
just regular dudes.
Both move on to live regular lives after their careers in caped crusading.
It’s part of what makes both characters so fascinating, with one dealing with the
nostalgia and trauma of the past, and the other trying to live up to the superior man,
Dr Manhattan, all while discovering what he is is a perfectly acceptable version of manhood.
So yeah, both would totally die if they drank bleach.
Moving on.
4 Storm Storm has survived through a lot.
While she may not have a massive arsenal of abilities, what Storm can due via her weather
manipulation powers has proven not only useful, but quite powerful since she was introduced
during Giant Size X-Men #1 in 1975, to the point of many considering her to be one of
the most powerful mutants on Earth.
She’s even shown on occasion her ability to manipulate interstellar and intergalactic
media.
But, despite all of this, while she could likely endure a small does of bleach, the
chemicals would surely erode her insides if she drank a significant amount of it.
3 Jessica Jones Jessica Jones’ recent influx in popularity
comes from the hit Netflix show based on the character, which deviates quite a bit from
the characters narratives in the comics.
But hey, I’m a big fan, so definitely not complaining here.
But the two aren’t all that different when it comes to bleach.
Ah yes, look at that, bleach bringing us all together.
Jessica is capable of superhuman strength, endurance, and flight.
Which is pretty consistent with the show.
Meaning, despite the Netflix version being an impressively enduring alcoholic, her body
lacks the invulnerability to withstand or metabolize the kinds of chemicals found in
bleach.
She’d likely be able to consume a small amount and live, but a whole glass of it?
Tough chance.
2 Charles Xavier One of the most powerful telepaths in the
Marvel universe, Charles Xavier has many tricks in that cranium of his - mind control, memory
manipulation, psychic attack capabilities, the list goes on.
Perhaps his genius level intellect would enable him to detect that he was consuming bleach
if someone tried to poison him.
That, or you know, mind reading abilities.
Dead give away there.
Or perhaps he could astral project out of his body if he was poisoned severely enough,
potentially saving his life.
But, the fact of the matter is, his body would still succumb to damage and potentially death
if he knowingly drank bleach.
1 Batman Batman is the kind of hero who most definitely
would be able to stomach damage from consuming a small amount of bleach.
He’s got a pain threshold that can endure what a real mortal couldn’t imagine.
That being said, he’s still mortal, and a significant amount of bleach would obliterate
his esophagus and stomach and surely result in death.
Although, Batman does have two advantages here.
Knowing him, he’d be able to avoid being poisoned by bleach, and would likely detect
it, either via his own sharpened senses, or by the tech he’s got in his batsuit.
And, if he had the foresight that he was going to have to consume bleach, you bet he’s
either craft a device to distill it, or create some sort of antidote capable of removing
all of the chemicals in bleach when it entered his body.
There we have it friends!
A little arbitrary, but hey, this was a list about bleach.
So, yeah.
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