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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 5409282" data-attributes="member: 8835">amen.the more powerful the hero, the less gadgets he carries. Superman carries none.&nbsp; batman had to carry a ton of stuff.&nbsp; He has no superpower, only having extraordinary training, conditioning and problem solving.Like the typical D&amp;D adventure, most supers problems can be solved with fighting.&nbsp; Most supers powers are combat useful.&nbsp; Therefore, not a lot of need for combat gear vs. the common criminal.&nbsp; You'll note most supers are bullet-proof or hard to hit for a reason.Personally, if I was a super, I'd have a small tool belt.&nbsp; Probably carry a small swiss army knife, some heavy zip-ties, a roll of tape, and an iPhone.&nbsp; Bluetooth ear piece would be built into the costume.&nbsp; Not too much stuff, but stuff that comes in handy for opening/fixing things, restraining things, and holding things in place and communicating and gathering evidence (pictures), and research.except for the zip ties and tape, that's stuff I carry already.&nbsp; The rest is in my truck.to me the supers trope is:bad guys get away, but crime is thwartedlow lethality rate for heroes and major bad guysoutside of combat, powers are used creatively to solve problemscostume is to hide identity and attract attention to it, rather than the face.costume acts as a symbol of heroes fighting to defend the publicTo our modern conventions, what looks good drawn, doesn't always look good as actual fashion.&nbsp; But then you can see the shift in fashion tastes even in comics.&nbsp; The costumes of 20 years ago look silly in many cases to the costumes of our current era.&nbsp; So basically, if you grew up in the 80's the 60's x-men costumes looked lame.&nbsp; If you're growing up now, the 80's costumes look lame.dressing up as a soldier would probably be misinterpreted by the public.&nbsp; Dressing up in a &quot;superhero&quot; costume would probably be seen by the public as &quot;a superhero has come to save us&quot;&nbsp; barring a public back-lash trope being in effect.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Janx, post: 5409282, member: 8835"] amen. the more powerful the hero, the less gadgets he carries. Superman carries none. batman had to carry a ton of stuff. He has no superpower, only having extraordinary training, conditioning and problem solving. Like the typical D&D adventure, most supers problems can be solved with fighting. Most supers powers are combat useful. Therefore, not a lot of need for combat gear vs. the common criminal. You'll note most supers are bullet-proof or hard to hit for a reason. Personally, if I was a super, I'd have a small tool belt. Probably carry a small swiss army knife, some heavy zip-ties, a roll of tape, and an iPhone. Bluetooth ear piece would be built into the costume. Not too much stuff, but stuff that comes in handy for opening/fixing things, restraining things, and holding things in place and communicating and gathering evidence (pictures), and research. except for the zip ties and tape, that's stuff I carry already. The rest is in my truck. to me the supers trope is: bad guys get away, but crime is thwarted low lethality rate for heroes and major bad guys outside of combat, powers are used creatively to solve problems costume is to hide identity and attract attention to it, rather than the face. costume acts as a symbol of heroes fighting to defend the public To our modern conventions, what looks good drawn, doesn't always look good as actual fashion. But then you can see the shift in fashion tastes even in comics. The costumes of 20 years ago look silly in many cases to the costumes of our current era. So basically, if you grew up in the 80's the 60's x-men costumes looked lame. If you're growing up now, the 80's costumes look lame. dressing up as a soldier would probably be misinterpreted by the public. Dressing up in a "superhero" costume would probably be seen by the public as "a superhero has come to save us" barring a public back-lash trope being in effect. [/QUOTE]

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