Robin is the best choice to protect you if other Superheroes attack
With the rules imprinted on the page, “One will protect you. The other 9 will try to kill you. Choose wisely” (Photo by 9Gag). Symbols from the greatest heroes in the Marvel and DC universe are pictured across the page – Batman, Green Lantern, Captain America, Iron Man, Wolverine are in the top row, and Wonder Woman, Robin, The Flash, Superman and Spider-Man are in the lower row.
This is a pretty easy call without thinking too much about it. Superman is the clear choice – indestructible, can fly and has heat vision. Superman flies you to the moon or the International Space Station and heat visions anyone who comes near.
Batman and Wonder Woman both have jets they can fly though I doubt they could get to space. The Flash, Captain America and Wolverine are stuck on the ground. Spider-Man might be able to hitch a ride on the shuttle but is then vulnerable to a lack of oxygen. Peter Parker could rig something up for oxygen, but it will have a limited time. Iron Man would have to commission a rocket that Superman could wait, until everyone else is taken care of, to destroy. No one would be able to get close with kryptonite, and Wonder Woman would not be able to use her lasso. Superman wraps Green Lantern up in a yellow sheet, and the lantern is knocked out of the competition. If anything goes wrong, Superman flies the body down to Earth and reverses time by flying around the planet until it rotates in the opposite direction.
That takes care of everyone, except for Robin. Wait a minute, Robin? Sidekick Robin? Bratty, impulsive Robin? The Robin that says things like “Holy out of my league, Batman”? That Robin? What is he even doing on the list? There is no way that anyone could even consider him a potential threat to Superman or any of the other nine heroes. The Hulk, Thor, Quicksilver – there are literally thousands of characters that could beat Robin up in a one on one fight.
That’s when it struck me. At Salt Lake Comic Con, Stan Lee was asked which character would win in a fight and the person asking the question named two characters. Lee said that it all depended on who was writing the story. Because these are comics, the stories are paramount. Developing characters and having them face incredible odds and then beat those odds is the essence of superhero (sports, rom-com, etc.) stories.
Frodo was a Hobbit, and he was given the hardest assignment in the Lord of the Rings. No one saw him coming. Robin being on the list could only mean one thing – this was his story. He was the superhero that would be triumphant because DC wants to develop his character into something more than just a sidekick. In this scenario, I would have to choose Robin (unless I was the bad guy, then it wouldn’t matter), and no one would see it coming.
The story would have to involve some mastermind calling Marvel and DC characters together ostensibly so that they wouldn’t step on each other’s toes (or maybe to get them to star in a movie together). Of course, members of the Justice League and the Avengers would be there as would Wolverine to represent the X-Men and Spider-Man because, well, he’s Spider-Man.
Robin would have been left at home because everyone always overlooks him. He just isn’t important enough to invite to the table, especially with Batman already there. Of course, Robin would try to find a way in, get wind of the scheme and realize that he is out of his league to try and stop it right then. He would grab me, we would go to the Bat Cave, and Robin would get all of the files that Batman has on everyone and their weakness. He would hand me some Kryptonite, and then he would find a place for me to hide while he went and dealt with the rest of the superheroes. He could probably just walk right in on the other heroes and no one would pay him any heed. “That’s just Robin,” they would say.
Robin would ambush them, get Batman back on his side through some sort of emotional manipulation and they would work together to defeat the rest of the superheroes. Batman would probably take care of the big guns while Robin would go after the bad guy who set all of this up. Once he defeats the bad guy, Robin would stop the mind control, and everyone would revert back to normal. Robin would be ready for his own comic. He might be a better character for the work he has done, and I would be safe and sound and probably need a change of pants when the first superhero to find me is Batman.
So with those ten choices, the Boy Wonder is truly the only right choice. I choose Robin. Who do you choose and why?
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This is a pretty easy call without thinking too much about it. Superman is the clear choice – indestructible, can fly and has heat vision. Superman flies you to the moon or the International Space Station and heat visions anyone who comes near.
Batman and Wonder Woman both have jets they can fly though I doubt they could get to space. The Flash, Captain America and Wolverine are stuck on the ground. Spider-Man might be able to hitch a ride on the shuttle but is then vulnerable to a lack of oxygen. Peter Parker could rig something up for oxygen, but it will have a limited time. Iron Man would have to commission a rocket that Superman could wait, until everyone else is taken care of, to destroy. No one would be able to get close with kryptonite, and Wonder Woman would not be able to use her lasso. Superman wraps Green Lantern up in a yellow sheet, and the lantern is knocked out of the competition. If anything goes wrong, Superman flies the body down to Earth and reverses time by flying around the planet until it rotates in the opposite direction.
That takes care of everyone, except for Robin. Wait a minute, Robin? Sidekick Robin? Bratty, impulsive Robin? The Robin that says things like “Holy out of my league, Batman”? That Robin? What is he even doing on the list? There is no way that anyone could even consider him a potential threat to Superman or any of the other nine heroes. The Hulk, Thor, Quicksilver – there are literally thousands of characters that could beat Robin up in a one on one fight.
That’s when it struck me. At Salt Lake Comic Con, Stan Lee was asked which character would win in a fight and the person asking the question named two characters. Lee said that it all depended on who was writing the story. Because these are comics, the stories are paramount. Developing characters and having them face incredible odds and then beat those odds is the essence of superhero (sports, rom-com, etc.) stories.
Frodo was a Hobbit, and he was given the hardest assignment in the Lord of the Rings. No one saw him coming. Robin being on the list could only mean one thing – this was his story. He was the superhero that would be triumphant because DC wants to develop his character into something more than just a sidekick. In this scenario, I would have to choose Robin (unless I was the bad guy, then it wouldn’t matter), and no one would see it coming.
The story would have to involve some mastermind calling Marvel and DC characters together ostensibly so that they wouldn’t step on each other’s toes (or maybe to get them to star in a movie together). Of course, members of the Justice League and the Avengers would be there as would Wolverine to represent the X-Men and Spider-Man because, well, he’s Spider-Man.
Robin would have been left at home because everyone always overlooks him. He just isn’t important enough to invite to the table, especially with Batman already there. Of course, Robin would try to find a way in, get wind of the scheme and realize that he is out of his league to try and stop it right then. He would grab me, we would go to the Bat Cave, and Robin would get all of the files that Batman has on everyone and their weakness. He would hand me some Kryptonite, and then he would find a place for me to hide while he went and dealt with the rest of the superheroes. He could probably just walk right in on the other heroes and no one would pay him any heed. “That’s just Robin,” they would say.
Robin would ambush them, get Batman back on his side through some sort of emotional manipulation and they would work together to defeat the rest of the superheroes. Batman would probably take care of the big guns while Robin would go after the bad guy who set all of this up. Once he defeats the bad guy, Robin would stop the mind control, and everyone would revert back to normal. Robin would be ready for his own comic. He might be a better character for the work he has done, and I would be safe and sound and probably need a change of pants when the first superhero to find me is Batman.
So with those ten choices, the Boy Wonder is truly the only right choice. I choose Robin. Who do you choose and why?
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