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<blockquote data-quote="GMforPowergamers" data-source="post: 8623844" data-attributes="member: 67338"><p>did you see avengers 1...or 2? widdow can. </p><p></p><p>yes. the idea that someone is beyond normal but still just a person is beyond you. Odysius and batman and john McLean and john wick (maybe it is the name john?) even who ever Arnold played in predator 1 (I can't believe I don't remember...was it dutch, I will look it up later) are all super human in the fact that they do things no human can... but in story they are just lucky or spunky, or tough paragons that are the best of humanity. </p><p></p><p>okay side note... my fiancé wanted to kill me every time I said "How can a normal person fight him and be a threat?" because he WASN'T fighting black widow or shield agent with super trainign... but biker and store clerk. SO I do get this one.</p><p></p><p>If hawkeye (or even just TVA agents) give him a hard time that is cool... they are the paragons as above, when random biker without a name does I feel that is weird.</p><p></p><p>me too... but to me "paragon hero" makes sense. Batman isn't joe the plumber in hockey pads ("I'm not wearing hockey pads") he is the best of the best.</p><p></p><p>again... john wick can survive things no real person can. Black widow can fall shooting her guns and land or do a back flip to break her fall and be fine. characters jump out of planes/helecarriers without parashoots. characters take on things that in teh real world would not work...</p><p></p><p>i agree. but when the game says "this guy is so good he can do XXX" i just say "That IS the fiction"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GMforPowergamers, post: 8623844, member: 67338"] did you see avengers 1...or 2? widdow can. yes. the idea that someone is beyond normal but still just a person is beyond you. Odysius and batman and john McLean and john wick (maybe it is the name john?) even who ever Arnold played in predator 1 (I can't believe I don't remember...was it dutch, I will look it up later) are all super human in the fact that they do things no human can... but in story they are just lucky or spunky, or tough paragons that are the best of humanity. okay side note... my fiancé wanted to kill me every time I said "How can a normal person fight him and be a threat?" because he WASN'T fighting black widow or shield agent with super trainign... but biker and store clerk. SO I do get this one. If hawkeye (or even just TVA agents) give him a hard time that is cool... they are the paragons as above, when random biker without a name does I feel that is weird. me too... but to me "paragon hero" makes sense. Batman isn't joe the plumber in hockey pads ("I'm not wearing hockey pads") he is the best of the best. again... john wick can survive things no real person can. Black widow can fall shooting her guns and land or do a back flip to break her fall and be fine. characters jump out of planes/helecarriers without parashoots. characters take on things that in teh real world would not work... i agree. but when the game says "this guy is so good he can do XXX" i just say "That IS the fiction" [/QUOTE]
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