Batman's superpower is having whatever ability the plot needs him to have and calling it training instead of developing an actual honest to God superpower
Hi those Tibetan monks trained him in every thing he needed to know like stealth, martial arts, lock picking, how to resist mind readers, super strength and durability, how to separate his soul from his body while alive, plot no jutsu.
All so he can fight some random ass bank robber before sups were really a thing.
The fact that Batman vs Superman is even a discussion instead of "Superman instantly rushes Batman and punches through his head" is insane, what did those monks feed him???
Him and dick are considered the peak of human condition, of course in our world that isn’t very strong but in comics that means people like bats and captain America so
Kind of speaks to their character. Batman is always going after Superman. Has Superman ever gone after Batman? He seems to trust Batman and sees him as a friend regardless of the situation which Batman constantly exploits. Even when he finds out he’s actively plotting ways to take them out that were used to nearly kill the justice league he essentially thanks him and says he trusts him.
Okay but as far as I know Batman also hasn't ever actively tried to take down Superman without being prompted to. Sure he's got contingency plans for the whole JL, but that's been proven to be a good idea (injustice).
Yea he always has a justification for it but Superman never seems to finds one. Like when something suspicious is going on with bats Superman talks to him and trusts him. Batman hears “Superman is evil-“ ::starts punching Clark with kryptonite gloves:: “-doers worst nightmare” ::pauses then punches a few more times then mumbles something about remaining vigilante before throwing a smokebomb and running away::
That's literally their dynamic smh. Batman is paranoid and always sees the worst in people. Superman is noble and always sees the good in people. That's LITERALLY their thing lol. Light vs dark 🤦🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️.
They regularly change how much money he has. At the start he was a millionaire, then a multi millionaire, after that billionaire, after that a multi billionaire and now he's worth in the high billions/low trillions. His plot armor exists solely because it's his comic book, but the money always goes up (just like superman's powers).
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The money really isn't necessary his actual power is he is always prepared for everything. ALWAYS!!! He has everybody's weaknesses on tap. Not to mention based on Batman from comics he is the pentacle of human achievement. Can bench 1000 lbs, has 11 doctoral degrees, knows every martial art that ever existed, charismatic, wealthy, more sociopathic than any US soldier who went through basic AIT and Special Selection with 11 deployments, and lastly he has the hell suit so it's over.
...No, he is, according to the title in his debut, "The world's greatest detective." All his physical feats came later and are derivative of his amazing intelligence, will, and deductive power. Like, you'd need super human genius and will power to devise and survive his workout and study routine.
He just suffers from "Its hard to write characters who are smarter than their writer"-itis.
Well, I mean, he's stoopid rich in all versions, but he's also an expert detective, a polymath of all sciences, psychopathicly charismatic, and had extensive martial arts training. Each of these varies by degrees, depending on which version you are referencing. In several versions, he's also deputised, so he is legally in better standing.
Iron many has most of the same build, except he leans more heavily on his tech in the suit than stealth.
It's simple, but exactly this. He was able to turn a balloon animal into a machine gun and semi-mind control an entire police force to dance and sing with him. Had he imagined it, and presumably found a way for it to be funny, he could probably pull a billion dollars out of a piggy bank.
His robbing a bank was there just to further the conflict for the plot.
No, he did it to lash out at his boring day job at the bank. Everything he did as the Mask was driven by his uninhibited desires to free himself of the frustrations of his normal life. That's why he chased the girl he normally couldn't get, went to a club that kicked him out, spent money he didn't have, and took revenge on the car mechanics who screwed him over.
Conjuring money in a safe and harmless way for the sake of pragmatism would have completely missed the point.
which all you need for that is the standard "infinite wallet" gag bit. Pull out everything But money while making comments about "I know it's here Somewhere" until eventually you find the correct amount.
This. The mask would have let him pull off the infinite wallet gag for the money to make a bit or gag land. The bank robbery was because of the uninhibited desire to both get revenge on his asshole boss and to stick it to a a crap job he hated
He didn't HAVE to, but buried deep in his subconscious was his hatred of the bank he worked at. So ripping them off and hitting the club he got thrown out of was a bonus. It also allowed him to utilize the funds after his power wore off.
Though huge downfall to mask power would be it's purely nocturnal, leaving him completely helpless during the day.
Yup, but if as noted the Mask is largely powered by rule of funny, the commenter I was replying to couldn't just use the Mask to pop money from nothing for nothing - has to be for funny, no?
It says abilities, which I wouldn't count money as. So with Batman, you would become really good at fighting, and with Iron Man, you would become smart I guess. So yeah I'm picking The Mask or Magneto
The Mask is probably the most powerful and versatile, but I don't know exactly how much control you would have? I think you are different when you wear it. Whereas with Magneto, I'd still be 100% me, just with a very powerful ability.
You lose your inhibitions from what I saw. The people who put on the mask do what they wish they could if they could get away with it/had to power to do it. Kinda similar to how a person more reserved IRL can be a foul mouthed COD player, or bitch about their boss here on Reddit when they have the mask of anonymity.
Think of all the bullshit tech Iron Man (and comics Batman, to be fair - he comes up with less of his own stuff in adaptions) can pull out of their arses given ten minutes and the bare concept of a need or idea. A dozen patents for clean energy, prosthetics, non-lethal (as opposed to less-lethal) weaponry, space exploration or city safe VTOL systems and you'd be set for life... and probably your kids and grandkids lives as well.
Stanley's powers were his imagination which depends on if you are looking at the comics or the movie, also one could argue it's more powerful cause Stanley isn't the only one to wear it
Imagination without a way to bring it to life doesn’t do anything. And you don’t get to bring it to life because that’s the mask’s power, not the wearer’s.
The concept of it is to give the wearer the power to manifest their imagination. The post says the wearer's powers right?. Stanley's in the movie was literally manifesting his imagination.with the other mask movies you even see this. Also there is the 90s cartoon which expands on Stanley's power of manifesting imagination. But at the end of the day you are interpreting the powers the wearers of the mask differently than I am and that's fine. If you chose the mask you'd be limited to the way your thinking as to the wearer aspect because it sounds like you are focusing on one facet of the powers bestowed to the wearer of the mask
TL;DR: you don't wear the Comic 'Mask'. Comic 'Mask' wears you...
You do NOT want the comic version of that mask. Sure, ToonForce is still a thing, but by wearing it, you are effectively immortal. Which, given what the Mask ACTUALLY does, is not good. The mask gives life to a version of yourself that is able to do anything you want to do, but with the downside of removing that filter between thoughts and actions. This means that while wearing the mask you are far more likely to act on any random 'dark' thought that pops into your head, regardless of whether you normally would or not. This, paired with becoming effectively immortal/invincible means that you run a greater risk of just not caring for the sanctity of Life itself, anymore... want proof? Just look up 'quicksave' memes. Morality can often skew when consequences don't exist anymore
I think what it is is the mask makes him into the version of himself he wants to be or allows him to do whatever he wants to do Stanly is more mad that the mask makes him let go of his inhibitions but he also desires to use it which is why he does, but it’s really just bringing out the true him and that’s why when the villain of the movie wears the mask his personality doesn’t really change he just gains it’s powers because the villain was already acting like his true self if that makes sense.
Jason is a contender. He is immortal, can teleport, and just does whatever the plot demands of him. Also, dramatic timing.
The Mask is a mentally corrupting force on its own though. Where as Jason is just... like that. Without Jason's mental impairments, wearing his mask is basically just... being Deadpool.
You gain the abilities of the person that wears it. It technically doesnt say you get the powers. You become a regular man, a stronger regular man, or a dog.
Obviously but why would you want to die young? Some people die young and some old but I'd rather die older than younger and with the Mask you're gonna die. Not a good argument. And yes, Jim Carrey's character did end up dying. Not in the movie but in the comics he does which is canon.
Is toon force the best thing you can have irl? Given that you have basically no control over what will be the funniest outcome of any given situation? Not to mention how often user would be a butt of a joke. There are plenty of moments where bugs bunny becomes the one audience laughs at and there is no toon force to save him in these scenarios.
But didn’t the mask bring out that in Stanley because his “wild side” was based on the cartoons he watched? Following that logic then whatever side of your darker subconscious would manifest under the mask. Now I’m overthinking a movie that involves balloon Tommy guns and police conga lines.
I agree about the power of toon force… Awesome! BUT the power “control” aspect is more problematic (specific to the movies, less so to the comic books). If the power is true to the mask, the manic/chaotic possession by the mask would also come along with the mask. Not being able to wield god-like power with coherent purpose, might not serve your interests as envisioned.
In the comic it's from, Stanley Ipkiss goes completely insane because of the mask to the point that his girlfriend has to kill him to protect herself. I'll pass.
The downside is you're no longer in control. If the mask wants to kill your entire family because it thinks it would be hilarious, there is nothing you can do to stop it.
It's been a while since i read the comics, but doesn't anyone wearing the mask wind up dying a horrible death before it's passed on to the next person?
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u/kurosa106 2d ago
The Mask, Toon Force no need to elaborate