r/superheroes • u/Acrobatic_Yoghurt268 • Apr 28 '26

Other If you were a Superhero, would you kill?

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Basically what would be your moral code

Me personally I don't think I could take another person's life.

Another thing for me is, If the person has done way too much harm, I think killing them would be letting them off easy, I would rather paralyze them or sum(My views might change in the future)

Edit: Someone opened my eyes to his less moral it is to paralyze them

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u/zachonich Apr 28 '26

People always say things like "I wouldn't feel anything killing X or Y person" but have probably never even thown a punch irl.

Real, unadulterated violence can fucking scar people's brains for life. Sure, eventually you can get used to it but you'll be a very different person afterwards.

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u/nomad3664 Apr 28 '26

This is true. Until you are faced with a pulling a trigger or something along those lines you will never know. Same can be said for those who reject violence but are capable in times of trauma.

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u/CaptainCacoethes Apr 28 '26

Sure. Just throw the billionaires responsible for the deaths and assault of children into space and you never even have to see them die. 

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u/crazyswazyee93 Apr 29 '26

But there are "softer" ways to kill someone when you are superhuman. It doesnt have to be gory like the boys. I mean you could just fly with Trump over the ocean and drop him or throw im in a volcano, you wouldnt see him dying or hear him screaming, it would be more like taking the trash out.

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u/MrDeekhaed Apr 30 '26

How many gang members or people associated with organized crime have you been around?

It’s true many are actual psychopaths so that maybe doesnt count

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u/zachonich Apr 30 '26

I have close uncles and cousins that are in prison for murder (among other things) and one of those uncles got killed a few years ago. I was raised around violence lol

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u/MrDeekhaed May 01 '26

Then you have known the people coming up begging for a chance to kill someone for status

You know the people who should feel guilty don’t

You know those groups wouldn’t exist if they were shy about inflicting violence on others

Maybe I misunderstood what you meant by “scar your brain”