All Might is Superman Done Right

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If all Superman is to you is “power,” then you see him the same way Lex Luthor does.

i think Superman represents humanity's morals Goku represents humanity's ambitions

"The S on that chest stands for hope." Ironically Superman's powers are arguably the least important thing about him. The incorruptable kind, hopeful, and forgiving person who always does what is right is what makes superman unique. The thing I enjoy most is that Superman is a character that spits in the face of cynicism infesting everything in moderm media. A proud idealist seeing the best in things

One thing I think you could've touched on when showing that Goku is NOT a symbol of hope in his universe is the spirit bomb used against Buu. Goku needs to use the spirit bomb to defeat Buu, and for that he needs the energy of every human on Earth. But they don't know who the heck Goku is, so they don't trust him with their energy. But then HERCULE(Or Mr. Satan) asks, and he IS their symbol of hope, so they gladly share their energy for him.

Honestly, I think one of the most compelling things about All Might is the way we are first introduced to him. Its not an epic ongoing battle or heroic victory. Its a simple video of him saving people, carrying scores of people out of a burning ruin on his back, with a smile.

I also really like how MHA is like “what if Superman was being forced to retire like Lightning McQueen and is teaching Spider-Man to replace him”

Lmao "removing fighting from Goku would just be removing Goku from Goku. You're just left with Gohan" that's so foul 😂

I was worried that the twist with All Might was going to be “he’s actually an asshole.” I think it’s ingenious that All Might is “what if Superman was ashamed of Clark Kent.” All Might clearly takes great lengths to ensure he maintains the typical Superman persona. He never shows himself in his true form. In reality he’s standoffish, reserved and awkward. He’s the symbol of peace and if anyone were to figure out who he really was, that symbol would be damaged.

Special shout out to the Kents who clearly succeeded at the gentle parent method with their son, allowing him to grow up as an emotionally regulated and empathic man.

Respect to you sir, you did All Might, Goku, and Superman justice. What a lot of people don’t understand is the Characters of “Superhero types”. However what a lot of people get wrong about Goku is that “He’s just a guy who enjoys fighting.” This isn’t an incorrect statement but they leave out Goku’s core characteristics of Responsibility and Discipline. A lot of people clown Goku for the cell saga because he gave Cell a senzu bean, but they leave out that he did it because he believes in his son, not to mention that he took accountability and died for him. Goku even decides to stay dead after realizing that most bad things happen because of his existence, which leads to peace. Notice how Gohan is never super angry at Goku for any of his faults. W video, you earned a subscription.

goku would rather risk the world to have a better challenge with the opponent which also made it more fun to read. And he never labeled himself as a superman. All might is superman done right!

These two would make the best of friends 🤝

But Superman has a completely different goal from Goku. Goku just wants to become strong while Superman wants to help people.

The old adaption of FMA had a great scene: Alphonse puts his hands up and says: "Please don't shoot at me! The bullet might ricochet and hurt someone!" They don't listen and it ricochets and hurts someone.

I HATE the "What if Superman was evil" crap we've been getting, and even the Superman from the recent movies is just too dark and brooding. That isn't Superman. He's supposed to be a symbol of hope, kind, caring, a cornball sometimes. Optimistic. That's Superman. I want a colorful, optimistic Superman movie.

Don’t forget Gohan got the Clark Kent hair too

Honestly, the opening to this video is a perfect explanation as to why I hate discussions about Superman online. It's almost always "Can he beat this character?" And never about Superman as a character. It's always his strength, which devalues him. Well that and the fact that Power Scalers seem to ignore if you specify a very specific version of Superman. Like "Can Milkman Superman beat Goku?" The discussion starts as such...before devolving into other versions of Superman, like Injustice and Superman Prime 1 Million, and so on and so forth and it stops being engaging. But soon as you decide "Okay screw Manga Goku, I'm gonna bring up Xeno Goku" those same Power Scalers will be on your ass like "No no no! You were talking about Manga Goku! You can't bring Xeno Goku into this!" Like they didn't just switch from debating about Milkman Superman to Superman Prime 1 Million themselves...

Superman isn't done wrong by definition. It heavily depends on the writer. But he himself is one of the greatest super heroes out there because of who he is not what he is capable of. Every single writer that did superman first as a super that happens to be a man (in the sense of human) has done it incorrectly, it is also why most of the runs where he is depicted like that failed. Superman is first of all a man, he only happens to have super human capabilities. What is special about him isn't how he is able to lift 1 quintillion tons with one hand or how he is almost as fast as The Flash the embodiment of speed itself, no. What makes him special is his moral strength, his kindness, his willingness to see the best in everyone around him even if they're super villains. The greatest takes on Superman are exactly the ones showing that off, showing that he's seen what humankind is capable of, both good and bad and yet he believes we can be better. Heroes like Superman, Captain America, All Might (all might may be debatable) serve to show what the unreachable good would look like, they're not made to be relatable characters, they're made to be the Paragon of what we SHOULD be, completely aware that we can't be perfect but it isn't a beautiful idea because we can reach it, it is a beautiful idea because it means we can always be better, there is always room for improvement and if we really try to be a bit like them every day then maybe through our actions we can make the world a bit better.

fan fact: allmight used to wear a cape