The cliche about superheroes always being perfect with their job drives me nuts. By making heroes always be victorious, the plot becomes very predictable and no tension is created as a result. Also, the heroes become flat characters as a result, with their main trait being just saving the world. They aren't relatable at all to the audience, and thus are really Mary Sues. A perfect character is a bad character in any form of literature, even comic books. You have to make the hero lose once in a while, and sometimes have the wrong judgement in a situation. That way, your audience stays committed to the story and will actually like the superhero in question. If you don't believe in what I am saying, please read the Civil War arc in the Marvel comic book series. All of the heroes represented there act completely human, and the stress of a tragic event causes them to make pretty horrid decisions.
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A Hundred Cliches That Really Need To Die
DiversosEver watched or read something, and felt annoying that a certain plot device was used for the thousandth time? Well, I certainly have. Here are a hundred of some of the worst cliche's ever, which hopefully none of you will use any time soon in you...
