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Why do so many people love the character of Bruce Wayne/Batman?
Batman stories are the ultimate tale of turning pain and suffering into something positive. It’s a story everyone can relate to because the world can suck, and everyone has dark days of their own. People admire his passion to overcome all of this pain, how he never gives up, never lets his pain define or control him. Everyone feels feelings of fear, anger, depression. It’s in everyone’s nature as a human being to feel those things whether you like it or not. It’s what you choose to do with that pain is what defines you as a human. Batman chose to turn all of those negative emotions of his parents death into a symbol of hope that can bring people together. Hope that Batman can save you from pain. Batman is what Bruce Wayne became to deal with the tragedy of life, and he’s fighting for his identity. Yes Bruce Wayne is a flawed crazy person, he is at times mean, stubborn, abusive, dark, brooding, and damaged. He even feels guilty being happy, that's why he can never find love, and why he constantly pushes people away to protect them from how terribly he feels about himself and the mistakes he's made every day. But deep down he is still a good person, he fights to make sure no one will ever have that one bad day that he had again. His mission is not about finding a way to kill evil but to redeem it. His mission is an impossible task, maybe he should kill madmen like the joker. What makes him fascinating is the fact he has that moral code that he never crosses that line. It’s too easy to kill and be done with it, but Batman never makes the easy choice. Whatever challenge life throws at him, he always tries his hardest to never let that make him bitter, or angry at the world. A lesson I take from Batman is “it’s not who you are underneath, it’s what you do that defines you.”
So yeah, I liked the game
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Why does everyone love the character of Peter Parker/Spider-Man?
Central to Spider-Man's ideology as a hero is the lesson learned from his Uncle Ben's death: "With great power comes great responsibility." This is his whole driving force to being a hero. He is trying to live up to that name of Spider-Man. He sees himself as a failure for what he's done in his life so far and how he’s been living it, as this angry unappreciative child. Because of this Peter constantly grapples with the concept of responsibility as he's growing up to become a man, balancing his personal life with his superhero duties. Peter's story is ultimately how to become a man. That's why he chose the name Spider-Man and not Spider-Boy, it's something he strives to become. The central theme of responsibility should be in every Spider-Man story. It's a theme that anyone can relate to even though he's a made up character, because anyone can get overwhelmed with their own responsibilities and challenges in their everyday lives. Because of this, Peter Parker's humanity is at the forefront of all of his stories. He too, like anyone, experiences personal failures, heartbreak, financial stress, and the ordinary struggles of life. His vulnerabilities, including guilt over not saving Uncle Ben, make him a deeply human character. In the beginning when he gets his powers and before Ben dies, he isn’t even a hero. He doesn't automatically start saving people, he’s not a good guy. He actually tries to use his powers to get more money so he could ask out a girl, he goes to a wrestling match to beat up Crusher Hogan for the prize money, or he’ll join a football team and abuse his powers to get back at his school bully Flash Thompson. It isn’t until Uncle Ben dies where he actually starts thinking about all the mistakes he’s made in his life. He starts off, and he tries his best to be a hero, and he’s of course not perfect and makes a lot of those same mistakes. It is funny too, because being Spider-Man, having all of these great powers, does in no way favors him and his life at all. He’s constantly late to obligations, he can’t hang out with friends and he can’t show up to his job. His powers just get in the way of all that. Like say he has to be somewhere at 5:00, but oh no, The Rhino just leveled a city block and there’s nobody there to stop him. He could just leave to go hangout anyways, but what about all those people who would die because of him? No, he can’t let that happen again. He has multiple mental breakdowns after getting the ♥♥♥♥ beat out of him, and people who he lets down are just constantly disappointed in him. And Peter gets pissed off because he does all this good with zero recognition after sacrificing so much, and yet he still just gets ♥♥♥♥ on in the end. If Peter Parker wins, Spider-Man loses, but if Spider-Man wins, Peter Parker loses. So you may ask, why still be Spider-Man then? Because of Uncle Ben. Peter will never be able to tell Uncle Ben ever again how his day at school was, never get to hug him again. But as Spider-Man, he can give those moments to the people he saves. Peter may have lost his father figure, but thanks to Spider-Man, John Fortnite will still be able to have a life growing up with his dad. So you can think about it, in some ways, every person Spider-Man saves is just Uncle Ben. So even if Uncle Ben isn’t around, his idea lives on in Peter’s example, and is essential in every single Spider-Man story, no matter what. People see themselves in his mistakes and triumphs when Peter is just pulled too thin balancing the weight of the world on his shoulders, and they celebrate his resilience to just overcome all of that, and it's inspiring.
Because of all of his struggles, Spider-Man hilariously just belittles his villains while he’s mid battle, and it’s hilarious until you realize he’s doing it to cope with the amount of pressure he holds in his life. But that’s just who he is, as Peter he’s this nerdy child, but as Spider-Man he's his perfect self, he actually gets to be a man, one of the cool guys. And he actually loves swinging around the city, it’s a sort of stress relief, like say going for a walk. A lot of times, he’ll just sit on a rooftop eating pizza, and just listen to the city, because he loves his city. His jokes help keep him focused on the problems, and also has the added bonus of sometimes throwing bad guys off guard. It’s funny, that's actually something a lot of people do in their own lives, they tend to make jokes to kind of brush off what's going on. Or they’ll do something else and procrastinate, instead of working on the real problem. And of course that’s not healthy because then, he also overwhelms himself and there's a lot of moments where he just panics and is just freaking out. But it's a flaw he has and it's great character work. And universally, it doesn't matter who you are or what you look like, you can relate to that.
Over decades, Spider-Man has grown from a teenager to an adult, experiencing marriage, loss, even becoming an entrepreneur. It's cool to see that because of how he can evolve and change given the responsibilities he has to deal with, and that's the same as everyone in life.
The Spider-Man mask, and secret identities as a whole are very important. It allows Peter to escape from his personal life's pressures while also symbolizing how many people balance so many problems at once. This mask also serves as a beacon of hope for the everyday person, showing that anyone can be a hero too. Spider-Man's stories often emphasize themes of empowerment for kids and teens, showcasing how someone can tackle immense challenges with courage and ingenuity with his smarts. He is a symbol for youth that even the most ordinary can do extraordinary things. Spider-Man captivates because he embodies classic heroes journey storytelling, where personal growth, moral lessons, and the battle between personal life and duty are important. No wonder he's the most popular superhero on the planet, he's just like everyone else.
Spider-Man is just different from any hero that came before. He's not even the popular jock teenager, previously that would've been the hero. Spider-Man is the outcast, the nerd in the corner. He’s an angry young man, and you see him on his journey of redemption. And he’s still upset, and he's wounded, and he's just angry at the world, he's just had a life of just being dumped on, and the wound is still very fresh on being responsible for the death of Uncle Ben. Then he finally gets his powers, and he has to grapple with that too. He constantly goes on the journey of "can I use my powers to make money for my poor Aunt May, or could I use my powers to be famous? He grapples with that for a long long time, even past his origin. And as Spider-Man, he just gets beat up all the time, every new villain that shows just absolutely kicks his ass. Most of the earlier stories are just that: the villain shows up, wrecks him, and sometimes he's crying, or he's wounded, he throws his costume in the trash, he's like never again. Then he just has to gather himself, and say how can I beat them? They’re older than me, they’re smarter and stronger than me, what do I have that they don't? So then he goes back to who he is, he's a kid who loves science. So he thinks how can I create something that can cancel out their powers. All of the stories in the beginning are just that story, and from that moment on, every other superhero story has just been sort of trying to replicate that, or just do the opposite. He literally changed everything.
Peter Parker is unable to ignore people in pain, because he understands the cost of turning a blind eye. A lesson I take away from this character is to always try my best to help someone, anyone, because you don’t know what they’re going through. And if anything I say or do can help make them feel better, anything at all, then I should do it.
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