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Superhero films are taking the world by storm, essentially becoming the modern equivalent
of the Western genre.
All these movies have many people wishing they could have superpowers, but would a world
with superheroes really be that great?
Let’s explore.
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Now get ready, it’s time to ask the question: What if Superheroes were Real?
If superheroes were real, there’s a good chance that we would see a super registration,
similar to what we’ve seen in the X-Men and Avengers films.
If there are a number of people with incredible powers, who could potentially change the world
in a moment, it would be important to know who was around, and what they were capable
of.
Unfortunately, this would be difficult to instate and enforce.
When it was first brought up, there’s a good chance that a number of supers would
have a problem with it, and it could even bring about a war that could be the end of
life as we know it.
The likelihood of registration succeeding would, of course, depend on the prevalence
of these powers.
If there were just a handful of superheroes, like in The Avengers or Justice League, it
would be easier to keep track of them.
However, if it was more prevalent, like in X-Men, the show Misfits, it would be far too
difficult to keep on top of all of those with powers.
It would be especially hard in cases where the superpower wasn’t visible, since they
could do it in secret.
Furthermore, the danger presented by these supers would depend greatly on the strength
of the powers.
If it was just slight augmentations to humans, it wouldn’t be much of a problem.
But if there were people with Superman-level powers, they could singlehandedly take over
the world, regardless of government intervention.
If these powers existed, it would likely be a matter of time before they took advantage
of their abilities to gain power in the world.
Now, I’d be remiss if I didn’t discuss the Incredibles.
This movie delved into what the world would be like if people had superpowers.
However, as great of a movie as it was, it isn’t the most realistic depiction, in my
opinion.
It seems unlikely that superheroes around the world would be willing to hang up their
costumes and get a desk job.
Particularly given the heavy-handed approach of the government, it would likely result
in a super revolt rather than a reluctant return to the everyday grind.
As funny as it is to see the super strong Mr. Incredible try to keep his frustration
in check, chances are not everyone would be so restrained.
Supers would also face significant pressure to fight for their country if wars were to
break out.
This would again go back to the prevalence and strength question; if there were many
supers, or they had particularly impressive powers, they could completely replace conventional
military.
And there’s a good chance that many would fight; just one super joining one side would
likely force others to join their respective countries.
This could lead to essentially the war of the superheroes, with each country sending
their most powerful supers to do battle.
Invisible people would be sent on recon missions, telepaths could deduce enemy plans, and extract
information from prisoners, and if someone had Superman’s powers, they would basically
win.
Because Superman is way overpowered.
One thing that we see in comics that we might NOT see as much in the real world is these
heroes fighting petty criminals.
If there were people with superpowers around who intended to fight crime, there’s a pretty
good chance that normal people would be far too terrified to commit crime, especially
knowing that they might unknowingly be mugging someone who could snap their neck like a twig.
Crime would largely be the domain of other supers, who felt they would be able to defeat
any vigilante that might try to stop them.
Furthermore, we might not even see that many superheroes!
As much as we may marvel at the idea of fighting crime, humans are pretty darn selfish, and
often abuse any power they’re given to benefit themselves.
Sadly, it seems that a large portion of these people would use their powers for personal
gain, rather than in the name of helping others.
Plus, a lot of people would be too scared to actually fight criminals, super or otherwise,
because that’s a great way to get killed.
And getting killed kinda sucks.
Real life superheroes wouldn’t have the plot armour of comic book heroes, and a stray
gunshot could easily kill most supers.
This would make it even more likely that these people would keep their powers hidden, and
stay behind the scenes.
However, not all would hide their powers.
There would be a good deal of money to be made for someone with a superpower.
They could use it to help others for pay, go on talk shows and show off their gifts…
or, if they were particularly strong and especially villainous, they could pull a Doctor Evil
and threaten the world for money.
Finally, one thing that superheroes are rather well known for is a reluctance to kill others,
often risking their own safety to assure that they didn’t kill anyone.
This lack of death would be unlikely for a number of reasons.
For one, most people don’t have quite so strict a system of morals, and would probably
be less careful when fighting.
But also, even the most careful person would accidentally kill someone if they had super
strength, or a dangerous power.
One punch that’s too strong could pop a bad guy’s head right off.
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