Is being a superhero vigilante like the Green Arrow, Daredevil, etc. possible?
I think yes
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No, not possible
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It's all relative. In a quiet small town full of average people the one Navy Seal in the population has abilities comparable to a superhero vigilante. But put him in a bigger population and with more people with training and abilities and then he becomes just one of the crowd. Side: I think yes
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I think the main point is the training. Navy Seal is just an example. When you have ordinary people and one extraordinary person, the extraordinary person stands the better chance of being a hero....or villain. The training, combat, survival skills and all that is taught to the Navy Seal would elevate him above those who didn't have it. Side: I think yes
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No. If you watch them, their wounds would end up killing most normal people. It always makes me shake my head when they have to provide blood and do so by cutting open their hand. Have you ever had a paper cut on your finger? That things hurts when you have to type with it so imagine having an open wound on your palm and trying to pull back an arrow or hold a sword with that hand. You can't get stabbed in the gut with a sword or shot by a bullet and walk or feel normal after a week or month or so. Side: No, not possible
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I would imagine it depends on the armor. There are armor piercing bullets now a days that act like normal Kevlar vests are just made of tissue paper. At some point your going to get armor that may hold back some lethal damage but at the cost of maneuverability. And if you can't move freely you can't fight. Side: I think yes
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I think it's not likely, but I think one can become something similar, which is why I decided to make this debate. I heard one person say the closest you could get is something like the serial killer show Dexter or like the main hacker in Mr Robot (both fiction shows but more realistic than most adventure shows), but you can't really get beyond that other than to be from the military IMO. But I was wondering if anyone thought it could be possible just cuz it's something I speculate about in my mind occasionally. Someone wrote a book about what it would really take to become batman and put it on Amazon. They also wrote one about becoming Iron Man I've never read the book, but some guy on Quora (which isn't very reliable but works for this opinionated purpose) had this to say as his review of the book: https://www.quora.com/ It would take 12 years of training to become batman, and one would have to start the athletics in their teens at latest in order to gain the skills necessary by the time they are in their mid 20s to early 30s. It would require loads and loads and loads of intense martial arts training. It would not be easy. Also, some people are trying to be real life vigilantes (not like the two examples mentioned above), but they aren't as skilled as Batman. They aren't even as unrealistic as Kick Ass or anything, but people have tried it out and apprehended criminals but it's a pretty dangerous job that can potentially get one killed. But I don't consider these guys to be legit superheroes. They are just using costumes as symbols: http://listverse.com/2013/03/24/ What do you guys think of my examples? Could anything be done to tweak the above examples to work like real superheroes? Side: No, not possible
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