All The Tropes

Superhero: Difference between revisions

Page Discussion

Superhero (view source)

Revision as of 18:17, 9 February 2023

27 bytes removed ,  1 year ago
update link
VisualWikitext
(update link)
 
(13 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown)
Line 1:
{{trope}}
{{page should be category}}
[[File:superheroes2.jpg|link=Crisis Crossover|rightframe]]
 
{{quote|''"If I could be a superhero''
Line 9 ⟶ 10:
''Hurting other people and making them cry''
''I'd haul them off to jail in my awesome van''
'''Cause I would be Awesome Man"''|'''Stephen Lynch''', "Superhero"}}
|'''Stephen Lynch''', "Superhero"}}
 
''For a list of tropes common to the genre, see [[Superhero Tropes]].''
Line 17 ⟶ 19:
Sometimes the show focuses on a [[Super Team|team or other grouping]] of powered individuals.
 
[[Ur Example|The original]] modern '''Superhero''' is arguably [[The Shadow]] (first published April 1, 1931 in ''The Shadow Magazine'', seven years before ''Action Comics'' #1 introduced [[Superman]]). Though he did not initially have have super powers other than being a master hypnotist, he gains psychic abilities beginning in 1937 that let him induce [[Perception Filter|psychological invisibility]] in the radio series (as shown [http://www.bmoviecomic.com/index.php?cid=53 psychologicalhere] and [http://www.bmoviecomic.com/index.php?cid=54 invisibilityhere] in the radio series). He was inspired by previous fictional adventurers and crime fighters, such as [[Zorro]]. In turn, he has inspired many future superheroes, most notably Batman who was an [[Expy]] at first before being differentiated into how he's currently recognized.
 
The first ''comic strip'' superhero would have been [[Mandrake the Magician]] (June 11, 1934) and the first spandex-type costumed Super Hero is arguably [[The Phantom (comic strip)|The Phantom]] (first published Feb. 17, 1936), who wore a skin-tight purple outfit with a mask. Culturally, the [[Trope Codifier|concept was crystallized]] by [[Superman]], who remains <s>possibly</s> doubtlessly the world's most recognized superhero. From there the concept was [[Follow the Leader|repeated]] numerous times, eventually spawning the [[Justice Society of America]] which was the first superhero team.
 
Note that not all '''Super Heroes''' are super-powered; [[Batman]] is often considered a '''Superhero''' despite having nothing but training, intelligence, willpower, minor gadgetry and the writers on his side; Phantom was in peak physical fitness, had excellent reflexes and was a sharpshooter. They are generally considered superheroes, partly because of the costume. In trope terms, they go under [[Costumed Nonsuper Hero]].
Line 25 ⟶ 27:
Sooner or later, all '''Super Heroes''' have an [[Super-Hero Origin|origin story]]. If the series lasts long enough, the [[Sorting Algorithm of Evil]] will introduce the bigger threat of a [[Super Villain]], possibly an [[Arch Enemy]]. If the superhero fights enough of them [[Recurring Character|often enough]], they may gather a [[Rogues Gallery]].
 
Superheroes are ''not'' limited merely to comic books and their derivations. Greek Heroes like Heracles and Achilles could be considered a sort of [[Ur Example|ancient prototype]]. ''[[Knight Rider]]'' or ''[[The Six Million Dollar Man]]'' are television examples partaking fairly little of the comic book medium. [[Anime]] in particular is chock full of super heroes from [[Astro Boy (manga)|Astro Boy]] to [[Dragonball Z|Goku]] and [[Sailor Moon]]. See also [[Sentai]], [[Magical Girl Warrior]]. Not to mention [[Super Robot]], which is the '''Superhero''' writ ''very'' large (and armored).
 
In some continuities they may be called [[Differently-Powered Individual|something other than superhero]], but they're usually still recognizable as such. See also [[Superhero Prevalence Stages]] and [[Standard Superhero Setting]].
Line 32 ⟶ 34:
 
If you feel you have a handle on the elements of a '''Superhero''' comic book, hop on over to [[So You Want To/Write a Superhero Comic|So You Want To Write A Superhero Comic]] and see what you can contribute.
 
{{genreworks}}
== Anime &and Manga ==
* ''[[Astro Boy (manga)|Astro Boy]]''
** ''[[Pluto]]''
Line 61 ⟶ 64:
* ''[[Lyrical Nanoha]]''
** ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (anime)|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]''
** ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha AsA's]]''
** ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Striker S]]''
** ''[[Striker SStrikerS Sound Stage X]]''
** ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Vi Vid]]''
** ''[[Magical Record Lyrical Nanoha Force]]''
* ''[[Moldiver]]''
Line 96 ⟶ 99:
* ''[[X-Men (anime)|X-Men]]''
 
== ComicsComic Books ==
* ''[[Agents of Atlas]]''
* ''[[Airboy]]''
Line 181 ⟶ 184:
* ''[[Martian Manhunter]]''
* ''[[Marvel Zombies]]''
* ''[[Metamorpho|Metamorpho The Element Man]]''
* ''[[The Mighty]]''
* ''[[The Mighty Thor]]''
Line 203 ⟶ 206:
* ''[[The Punisher]]''
* ''[[Quantum and Woody]]''
* ''[[Quasar (comics)|Quasar]]''
* ''[[The Question]]''
* ''[[Quicksilver]]''
Line 220 ⟶ 223:
* ''[[Spider-Man]]''
** ''[[JMS Spider-Man]]''
** ''[[Spider-Man Index]]''▼
** ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man]]''
* ''[[Spider Woman]]''
Line 256 ⟶ 258:
** ''[[New Mutants]]''
** ''[[Ultimate X-Men]]''
** ''[[X-Factor (comics)|X-Factor]]''
** ''[[X-Men Forever]]''
* ''[[Young Avengers]]''
Line 262 ⟶ 264:
* ''[[Youngblood]]''
* ''[[Zsazsa Zaturnnah]]''
 
== Fan Works ==
* ''[[The Secret Return of Alex Mack]]'', a fanfic for ''[[The Secret World of Alex Mack]]'' which tells how Alex went from an unknown "kid with powers" to her world's equivalent to Superman. Spawned a [[Shared Universe]] exploring her world, ''[[The Teraverse]]''.
* ''[[Drunkard's Walk]]'' follows the adventures of a superhero ejected from his home timeline by enemy action as he travels at random through the [[Multiverse]] trying to find his way back.
 
== Film (Animated) ==
Line 274 ⟶ 280:
** ''[[Justice League: The New Frontier]]''
** ''[[Wonder Woman (animation)|Wonder Woman]]''
** ''[[Green Lantern: First Flight|Green Lantern First Flight]]''
** ''[[Superman/Batman: Public Enemies]]''
** ''[[Justice League Crisis On Two Earths|Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths]]''
** ''[[Batman: Under the Red Hood]]''
** ''[[Superman/Batman: Apocalypse]]''
Line 291 ⟶ 297:
* ''[[Megamind]]''
* ''[[The Return of Hanuman]]''
* ''[[Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo|Teen Titans Trouble in Tokyo]]''
 
 
== Film (Live Action) ==
Line 310 ⟶ 315:
* ''[[Catwoman (film)|Catwoman]]''
* ''[[Captain America (1990 film)]]''
* ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger|Captain America the First Avenger]]''
* ''[[Daredevil (film)|Daredevil]]''
* ''[[Defendor]]''
* ''[[Dragon BallDragonball Evolution]]''
* ''[[Fantastic Four (film)|Fantastic Four]]''
* ''[[The Fantastic Four (film)|The Fantastic Four]]''
Line 323 ⟶ 328:
* ''[[Hellboy (film)|Hellboy]]''
* ''[[Iron Man (film)|Iron Man]]''
* ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship|Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie The Flying Ghost Ship]]''
* ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie|Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan the Movie]]''
* ''[[Kamen Rider the First]]''
* ''[[Kamen Rider the Next]]''
* ''[[Kamen Rider G]]''
* ''[[Kamen Rider x Super Sentai: The Great Superhero War|Kamen Rider X Super Sentai Super Hero Taisen]]''
* ''[[Kick-Ass (film)|Kick-Ass]]''
* ''[[Man of Steel]]''
Line 348 ⟶ 353:
** ''[[Superman II]]''
** ''[[Superman III]]''
** ''[[Superman IV: The Quest For Peace|Superman IV the Quest For Peace]]''
** ''[[Superman Returns]]''
* ''[[Swamp Thing (film)|Swamp Thing]]''
Line 358 ⟶ 363:
* ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]''
** ''[[X-Men 1]]''
** ''[[X2: X-Men United|X 2 X Men United]]''
** ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand|X Men the Last Stand]]''
** ''[[X Men Origins: Wolverine|X Men Origins Wolverine]]''
** ''[[X-Men: First Class|X Men First Class]]''
 
 
== Literature ==
 
See [[:Category:Superhero Literature]]
 
Line 466 ⟶ 469:
* ''[[The Six Million Dollar Man]]''
* ''[[Smallville]]''
* ''[[Strong Girl Bong-soon]]''
* ''[[Super Sentai]]''
** ''[[Himitsu Sentai Goranger]]''
Line 511 ⟶ 515:
** ''[[Ultraman Taro]]''
** ''[[Ultraman Leo]]''
** ''[[Ultraman Eighty80]]''
** ''[[Ultraman Tiga]]''
** ''[[Ultraman Dyna]]''
Line 522 ⟶ 526:
** ''[[Ultra Seven X]]''
** ''[[Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle]]''
* ''[[Los UnicosÚnicos]]''
* ''[[VR Troopers]]''
* ''[[Zorro]]''
 
 
== Newspaper Comics ==
* ''[[Mandrake the Magician]]''
 
 
== Theater ==
* ''[[Golden Bat]]'' (Japan's first Superhero, debuting in 1930)
▲** ''[[Spider-Man: IndexTurn Off the Dark]]''
 
* ''[[It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman]]'' (1966 musical)
 
== Video Games ==
Line 544 ⟶ 547:
* ''[[Freedom Force]]''
* ''[[Hulk (video game)|Hulk]]''
* ''[[InfamousInFAMOUS (video game series)|In FamousInFAMOUS]]''
* ''[[Prototype (video game)|Prototype]]''
** ''[[Prototype 2]]''
Line 552 ⟶ 555:
* ''[[X-Men: Destiny]]''
* ''[[Zettai Hero Kaizou Keikaku|Zettai Hero Project: Unlosing Ranger vs. Darkdeath Evilman]]''
 
 
== Webcomics ==
Line 571 ⟶ 573:
* ''[[Irregular Elis]]''
* ''[[The Jupiter Palladium]]''
* ''[[Kiwi Blitz|Kiwiblitz]]''
* ''[[Lightbringer (web comic)|Lightbringer]]''
* ''[[Magellan]]''
Line 582 ⟶ 584:
* ''[[Superslackers]]''
* ''[[Union of Heroes]]''
 
 
== Web Original ==
Line 588 ⟶ 589:
* ''[[Crinoverse]]''
* ''[[The Descendants]]''
* ''[[Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog|Doctor Horribles Sing Along Blog]]''
* ''[[Fearsome Future]]''
* ''[[Freedom City Play By Post]]''
Line 605 ⟶ 606:
* ''[[Whateley Universe]]''
* ''[[Worm]]''
 
 
== Western Animation ==
Line 625:
* ''[[Fantastic Four (animation)|Fantastic Four]]''
* ''[[The Fantastic Four (animation)|The Fantastic Four]]''
* ''[[Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes|Fantastic Four Worlds Greatest Heroes]]''
* ''[[Freakazoid!]]''
* ''[[Gargoyles]]''
* ''[[Green Lantern the Animated Series|Green Lantern: The Animated Series]]''
* ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law|Harvey Birdman Attorney At Law]]''
* ''[[The Incredible Hulk (animation)|The Incredible Hulk]]''
* ''[[The Haunted World of El Superbeasto]]''
* ''[[Iron Man: Armored Adventures|Iron Man Armored Adventures]]''
* ''[[Justice League (animation)|Justice League]]''
* ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes (TV series)|Legion of Super Heroes]]''
* ''[[Loonatics Unleashed]]''
* ''[[The Magician (French TV series)|The Magician]]''
* ''[[Minoriteam]]''
* ''[[The New Adventures of Batman]]''
Line 642:
* ''[[The Schnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show|Pith Possum]]''
* ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]''
* ''[[Sabrina and The Groovie Goolies|The Sabrina the Teenage Witch Show]]''
* ''[[Space Ghost]]''
* ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man|The Spectacular Spider Man]]''
* ''[[Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends]]''
* ''[[Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]''
* ''[[Spider-Man: The New Animated Series|Spider Man the New Animated Series]]''
* ''[[Spider-Man Unlimited]]''
* ''[[Static Shock]]''
Line 664:
* ''[[Word Girl]]''
* ''[[X-Men (animation)|X-Men]]''
* ''[[X-Men: Evolution|X-Men Evolution]]''
* ''[[Young Justice (animation)|Young Justice]]''
 
Line 674:
[[Category:Genres]]
[[Category:Transhuman Tropes]]
[[Category:Superhero]]▼
[[Category:Animation Genres]]
[[Category:Pages to be split into categories{{PAGENAME}}]]
▲[[Category:Superhero Tropes]]
Retrieved from "https://allthetropes.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1473088...2001550"