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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JoeGKushner" data-source="post: 5491223" data-attributes="member: 1129">So what we're saying is that characters like Batman can overcome injuries that would lead to permanent crippling effects, outfight the greatest martial artists, use alien technology, create technology that is super human (i.e. when he's fighting Predators in essentially Iron Man armor), etc... but hey, underneath all that plot protection, he's just a normal guy and damn lucky that no one's just randomly shot Bruce Wayne in the head?I'm going with a different definition then; Protagonist capable of doing whatever the plot demands at any time regardless of how outlandish it may be and at times having enough power to rip apart the universe such as when Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman had evolved into godlike entities in Trinity.Makes calling him 'normal' seem kinda pointless at that point."Well, being killed in the present and travelling through numerous time lines.... and then ... and then..."At what point would someone go, "Gee, Batman isn't quite human."When he's using the high tech bits from Kingdom Come? When he's using supernatural weapons? Or does all equipment get a nod of forgiveness too because, hey, in theory "anyone" could use it?</blockquote>