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Summary
Superheroes who vote out are practically artillery themselves , according toSuperman . The Man of Steel has always been one of the self-aggrandizing proponents of the no - kill pattern . Even when he handle to find a loophole around it , he despises the thought of end another person ’s life and recognizes the moral result of being compel to do so .
Superman ’s newfangled phylogenesis of the no - killing rule unveils just how dangerous superheroes can beinBatman / Superman : World ’s Finest#24 by Mark Waid and Dan Mora . Batman and Superman ’s journey totheKingdom Comeuniversesees Superman reunify with his blank out chum , Boy Thunder , who is revealedto have been secretly Magogthis whole time .
Darkseid finally surfaces in lookup of Gog , which compels Magog to do the one thing that could send Darkseid off : kill Gog . It work , but it gets him reprimanded by every hero surrounding him . Superman in particular is disappointed , as he declares thata hero who kill is no differentfrom a living , ventilation weapon .
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Heroes Who Kill Are Weapons, According to Superman
Superman ’s vivid passionateness for the no - killing principle is on full display in this scene . The Man of Steel is n’t so much furious or even disgusted with David ’s actions as much as he is severely disappoint , which in itself highlights the late evolution of the medium superhero ’s no - putting to death rule . Superman ’s disappointment is underlined in his letdown with Magog , revealing howthe no - kill rule itself is intemperately frozen in expectations . The no - putting to death rule exist for superheroes because superheroes are expected to do best and tobebetter than that .
Superheroes are tops not because of their powers , but because they have to make the tough decisions that no one else need to make , like finding option to killing life-threatening criminal .
" You took the easy way,“Superman explains . “That does n’t make you a hoagie . It makes you a weapon . “Superheroes are super not because of their powers , but because they have to make the tough decisions that no one else want to make , like finding alternatives to stamp out dangerous criminals . It is n’t well-heeled for Batman to select over and over againnot to kill the Joker . If he does , though , not only does it essay he ’s no better than a maniacal super - villain , he knows that he wo n’t be able to stop kill once he commence . Then he , too , would become a artillery .
The " Return to Kingdom Come " arc by Waid and Mora begin inBatman / Superman : World ’s Finest#20 .
Superman Knows a Superhero’s Job Isn’t Supposed to Be Easy
Much like using a gun , cleanup is easy , and a superhero ’s job is n’t supposed to be comfortable . To do what ’s soft is to do what any mutual scoundrel would do . Choosing to employ a weapon — or be a weapon — to kill makes a hero no different from any other villain , wiping their hands clean once the blinking task is over . As Magog soon discover , as he walks by in shame and upon claver the graveyard later on , the blood never fully dries . AsSupermanpoints out , once the gun trigger is pulled , there ’s no going back for a superhero who opt murder as a answer .
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BATMAN / SUPERMAN : WORLD ‘S FINEST # 24 ( 2024 )
