Tuesday, March 25, 2008

In the Dark there is Good

In my last blog I spoke about Superman. He is all the good in the world, but lets talk about a anti-hero, The Batman. He is a superhero and has no powers what so ever but can still kick most other peoples asses. He uses his utility belt which can holster anything from baterangs to smoke bombs and many other gadgets. He has a cruel and humorless nature. He doesn't joke around and never takes any crap from anyone. He saves people but at the same time he is always angry and never wants to stop punishing evil. But why is he this way?

When Batman was a child he witnessed his parents murder. This can emotionally and mentally damage any child. Soon after this he started to change, he became more reclusive. In addition, he inherited all of his parents money. What really kicked off his Superhero career, was the incident in the bat cave. His mansion has a bat cave, and one day he went inside and as he was walking, a huge swarm of bats covered him and scared the bejesus out of him. He thought it was the most scariest event in his life, but after that he took the bat as a sign of fear. He inflicts fear into his opponents and then has the upper hand. These small events changed his life forever.

Just like any other superhero, Batman has an alter ego, Bruce Wayne. When Batman is pretending to be him, because I think Batman is his real personality, he is much kinder and speaks with a gentle voice. His goes to his job and lets no one have any clue who he really is. I think Batman is the real person because when he is home or when he loses his cool, he always speaks and his attitude is always like Batman.

Even though some superheroes have a dark exterior it doesn't mean that they don't have a good heart. Batman does scare and inflict pain into evil doers but he will never kill any of them. He is a good guy but has a few different approaches when it comes to saving lives.

1 comment:

AngeTheDude said...

Batman is psychotic, no bones about it. He brings criminals to near-death without any hesitation whatsoever. He believes that what he's doing is right and will help clean up Gotham. Bruce Wayne is definitely a charade. The Dark Knight Returns is one of the best comics I have ever read.