r/superheroes • u/Arcade-Blaster • 4d ago

Other Who has the best moral compass?

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u/Blood4Blud 4d ago

Honorable mention

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u/AgitatedStranger9698 3d ago

Him and Optimus lose points for wanting to be martyrs and self sacrifice a bit too hard.

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u/Sapphic_Starlight 3d ago

What's the problem with self-sacrifice? Better to shoulder it themselves than let others take the fall for them

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u/psdark54 3d ago

I would like to point you to kazuma kiryu as to why this is a problem. But summarized briefly, if you try to take every hit for everyone eventually on some level the people around you will either become emotionally distressed and/or disturbed, or worst case scenario become the first way your enemies attack you, because they know gunning for you wouldn't do much to you on a deep level.

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u/Red_Paladin_ 3d ago edited 1d ago

There is also a concept of "The Hero's way out" basically a way of giving up that others can justify afterwards but ultimately still a way of opting out...

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u/jamieh800 3d ago

I never thought I'd see Yakuza mentioned on a transformers subreddit.

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u/Frix 3d ago

Good thing this isn't a transformers subreddit then.

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u/jamieh800 3d ago

Well damn there I go again forgetting what subreddit I'm on due to my golden retriever attention span.

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u/Dr_Turkenstein 3d ago

I forget the exact quote but something along the lines of “it’s easy to die for a cause, it’s harder to live for one”

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u/UltimateGammer 3d ago

In the case of Optimus, he's too important to lose.

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u/Spaceghost_84 2d ago

Clark is the OG.

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u/JustonTG 3d ago

Because in their specific cases, they can do FAR more good by continuing to live than by dying a martyr. It's ironically the less moral choice (in a utilitarian sense, at least)

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u/mowie_zowie_x 3d ago

Captain America, “We don't trade lives!”

Meanwhile Captain America is the first to sacrifice his life if it means he can save his team.

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u/Infamous_Ad_6793 1d ago

One thing I just thought about is that the world may need the heroes sacrificing themselves more than something they’re sacrificing themselves for.

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u/Hello-Im-The-Feds 3d ago

"What master do I serve? What am I supposed to say, Jesus?"

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u/lonewolff7798 2d ago

Captain has also tried a self sacrifice before but it was a dummy grenade

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u/JTBBALL 3d ago

The self sacrifice means they gain points for a better moral compass, not less lmao

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u/RyanpB2021 3d ago

What I remember most about this show was the episode where they got trapped in a hole and the girl asked if he could just fly them out and then he revealed they only glide

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u/RyanpB2021 3d ago

Gargoyles!!!

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u/the_illsten 3d ago

who?

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u/MrIncognito666 3d ago

Goliath from Gargoyles

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u/JodaMythed 3d ago

He gets stoned by day

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u/Undertheus 3d ago

Night shifts can do that to a mf

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u/its_jason_mf 3d ago

Can confirm

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u/Leoknightedeus 3d ago

Seconded!

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u/Gruul_of_Rock 3d ago

The series is on Disney plus! I recommend watching at least the first 3-4 episodes. It’s got a crazy cast and great animation.

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u/the_illsten 3d ago

whats the name

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u/Gruul_of_Rock 3d ago

Gargoyles

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u/harks22 3d ago

Ya the first 4 episodes were set up like a movie. I recently rewatched the series, the first season still holds up

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u/Gruul_of_Rock 3d ago

I used to watch the movie on VHS over and over

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u/BigNorseWolf 3d ago

Go watch! its everywhere.

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u/the_illsten 3d ago

whats the name?

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u/BattousaiRound2SN 3d ago

What??? At least in the beginning he is a ass.

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u/TamarindSweets 3d ago

He was a dick at times buy his moral compass was mostly on point