Super Registration Act: Difference between revisions

* C: [[To Catch Heroes Hire Villains|Recruit a group of evil, criminal-minded supervillains to police the heroes]]. The local [[Tailor-Made Prison]] filled with the heroes' [[Rogues Gallery]] should provide no shortage of potential [[Boxed Crook|Boxed Crooks]]s for your [[Badass Crew]]. Some of the [[Anti-Villain|less bloodthirsty and more sympathetic ones]] might pull a [[Heel Face Turn]] from the allure of [[Good Feels Good|working on the side of the angels]]; for the rest, it would be a smart idea to secure their loyalty with an [[Explosive Leash]] implanted in the base of their spinal columns.

* E: Don't make a big deal out of it; trying to force a large number of superhumans into doing something is a pre-emptive measure. Instead, wait until you have a suspect safely under the [[Power Nullifier|Power Nullifiers]]s, then ask if he has registered his powers. It works for the cops in [[Powers]].

* The [[Super Registration Act]] has been implemented in the ''[[Tiger and Bunny]]'' universe for at least several decades and generally works without a hitch. The Justice Bureau approves all heroes and allows them to sign up with a sponsor company and serve as private law enforcement/celebrities (technically, it's possible to be a free agent without a sponsor, but it's almost unheard of). While only NEXT have been shown to be active as heroes, presumably anyone without a criminal record has the opportunity to become one. Any hero under investigation for criminal behavior is suspended until they're cleared of all charges. Damages are handled either by the sponsor company or, if a judge rules that property damage was necessary in order for a hero to do their job properly, by the state.

* Back during the "Acts of Vengeance" [[Crisis Crossover]], a [[Super Registration Act]] was proposed, though it was defeated by the political power of the [[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Fantastic Four]] and [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|The Avengers]]; this was pointed out later as something that eventually led to...

* ''[[Civil War (Comic Book)|Civil War]]'': The big 2006 [[Crisis Crossover]] from [[Marvel Comics]], centered around the Super Human Registration Act and the superhero community's reactions to it ([[Let's You and Him Fight|an all-out slugfest]]). The X-Men stayed out of the whole conflict, perhaps so that attention wouldn't be drawn to the trope's overusedness. What's especially problematic here is that the meaning of the SHRA seems to [[Depending on the Writer|change from comic to comic]] -- sometimes—sometimes, it's just a matter of heroes registering their identities and powers with the government, but other books treat it as a sort of superhuman draft. This inconsistency and the political climate at the time (the whole thing had parallels to the freedom/security debate surrounding the Patriot Act) make the event's slogan, [[Concepts Are Cheap|"Which Side Are You On?"]], much more difficult to answer. Ultimately, the pro-reg side won out but [[Pyrrhic Victory|at the cost of the respect of the public]], leading to ''supervillains taking over SHIELD/HAMMER for a while''.

** Perhaps [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshading]] how overblown the concept was in ''Civil War'', the spin-off series ''Omega Flight'' noted that the [[Marvel Universe]]'s Canada had had a [[Super Registration Act]] for years, but it was never a problem because it didn't involve forced outings, secret prisons, conscripting teenagers, or supervillain mercenaries.

* A ''[[Darkwing Duck]]'' comic where several superheroes led by a [[Fantastic Four|Mr. Fantastic]] [[Captain Ersatz]] arrived in St. Canard city and tried to enforce a [[Super Registration Act]]. Darkwing, of course, didn't like this. This comic [[Reverse Funny Aneurysm|became much funnier]] after ''[[Civil War (Comic Book)|Civil War]]'' came out.

** It's not all positive -- superspositive—supers in the program are expected to refrain from heroics (hence the ski masks worn by Mr. Incredible and Frozone when they rescue people from a burning building), and those caught using their powers must relocate and assume a new civilian identity.

* Imagers (basically mages) in [[LE Modesitt JR]]'s Imager Portfolio are required to join the Collegium. This organization is run by and filled with Imagers, and occupies a venerable but somewhat precarious place in the local power structure. It trains imagers, keeps them out of trouble, and acts as something of a special ops/intelligence/research agency for the governmental council--somethingcouncil—something like option H, but with an emphasis on avoiding publicity.

* The ''[[Champions]] 5th Edition'' [[Tabletop Games]] has a Superhuman Registration Act in its game universe [[Backstory]]. It uses it in an uncommonly sensible fashion -- widespreadfashion—widespread public protests were unable to get it formally repealed, but it's now a law that the government virtually never tries to enforce, let alone use as an excuse for metahuman conscription. Several of the most prominent superhero teams of the Champions Universe have officially registered and sanctioned themselves, but many superheroes have chosen not to, with little official interference in their lives. It still remains on the books, but it's normally used only as the legal authority to demand (and record, and distribute) the true identity of any metahuman already being arrested on another criminal charge. However, the lives of registered metahumans are made easier in several ways as compared to unregistered ones -- theyones—they can testify in court without having to reveal their secret identities publically (as those identities have already been revealed to the government and are thus available to the court, if not the public), they are offered opportunities for basic law enforcement training and certification as deputies, etc. They do need to follow certain guidelines - not killing opponens unless completely unavoidable, trying to avoid colateral damage and such, however.

** By "dangerous", he means that rogue psykers tend to unwittingly summon or even create monstrous [[Cosmic Horror|Cosmic Horrors]]s known as daemons wherever they go, as well as [[Superpower Meltdown|other]] [[Negative Space Wedgie|horrible]] [[Super-Powered Evil Side|things]]. A single rogue psyker can cause soul-eating daemons to overrun an ''entire planet'', forcing the Inquisition to come and deliver an [[Earthshattering Kaboom]] to the unfortunate world.

** And if the beacon were allowed to go out, the Imperium would collapse and humanity would be eaten by [[Eldritch Abomination|Eldritch Abominations]]s.