Previous Trope Repair Shop thread: Needs Help
, started by RobinZimm on Apr 22nd 2013 at 10:03:47 PM
Previous Trope Repair Shop thread: Unclear Description, started by Ashfire on Dec 27th 2018 at 2:06:49 AM
could we add a practicle reason as: making a work feel more realistic, even though it still is firmly rooted in the superhero genre. then justified by the need for a vigilante to keep a low profile, incompatible with a flashy outfit. It could just be a line under the "aesthetic reason" that some costumes look silly in live action.
This trope seems to come from the fact that sometimes the line between superhero and fantasy isn't clear.
Edited by jate88 Hide / Show Replies
nor with sci fi. lots of superhero powers are justified via filmsy, soft sci fi technobabble. Clack's third law.
Removed the previous part under the Marketing reason for this trope.
Used to state that since Marvel and DC co-owned the trademark, no one could use it to describe their characters. That's not true. It couldn't be used in the title of the work, in advertising, etc. However, having a character refer to himself as a superhero in the work would be perfectly acceptable.
I cut this.
- X-Men played with this to a degree in the first movie — Wolverine comments on the 'leather' jumpsuits the X-Men wear:
Wolverine: You actually go outside in these things?
Cyclops: Well, what would you prefer? Yellow Spandex?
Even if they aren't actually wearing spandex, they do wear superhero costumes like the ones in the comics and they use their code names. The classic superhero tropes are all pretty firmly intact.
Linking to a past Trope Repair Shop thread that dealt with this page: Description is a little long in the tooth.
, started by Deboss on Dec 27th 2010 at 12:46:54 PM
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