With This Ring (Young Justice SI) (Thread Fourteen)

[Vaermina]

Even without taking that in account, I still can't think of any. Can you think of one? Most of the most famous ones start because of some sort of trauma from guilt (Spider-man,Iron Man [MCU],) trauma from loss (Batman, Daredevil) or some sense of duty that goes beyond healthy (Wonder Woman, Captain America).

Ironically, the most mentally healthy and stable hero i can think of, might very well be the one who does it for the most selfish reasons on the service. Saitama, who became a hero simply because he's bored if everything else, might just be the most mentally healthy hero i can think of.

Click to shrink...

Superman.

The perfectly well adjusted boy from Kansas.

 

[CrazyNoVa]

Superman.

The perfectly well adjusted boy from Kansas.

Click to shrink...

Eh, from a general standpoint, Superman's not that well adjusted anymore. He had to watch several worlds die over the years, he fought in a large-scale war that left the world in shambles, he fought in another war in Valhalla for over a thousand years, he once lost his soul to the demon Satanus, he watched one of his sons get aged prematurely and then lost him, he had to endure the collective memories of death from all the times Batman died at the hands of The Joker when he got Mxyzptlk's powers, and he lost his entire universe (which makes him one of the last survivors of not one, but two world-ending calamities) because of that stupid New 52 reboot.

He just hides his trauma much better.

 

[Mr Zoat]

"that. Particularly"

Or

"that, particularly"

Click to shrink...

'of someone'
'do'

Click to shrink...

Thank you, corrected.

 

[Darko]

Eh, from a general standpoint, Superman's not that well adjusted anymore. He had to watch several worlds die over the years, he fought in a large-scale war that left the world in shambles, he fought in another war in Valhalla for over a thousand years, he once lost his soul to the demon Satanus, he watched one of his sons get aged prematurely and then lost him, he had to endure the collective memories of death from all the times Batman died at the hands of The Joker when he got Mxyzptlk's powers, and he lost his entire universe (which makes him one of the last survivors of not one, but two world-ending calamities) because of that stupid New 52 reboot.

He just hides his trauma much better.

Click to shrink...

He may now have years worth of therapy levels of trauma, but he still started out trying to help because it was the right thing.

 

[Signaller]

I believe Signaller was confused as to whether the "Four. Excuse me." referred to Nabu or was referring to another Leaguer who 'died' in the exercise. If the former they asked for more clarity in the 'joke', and if the latter there would be one person missing from the list in the debrief, which would require correction.

Click to shrink...

Yes, exactly, thanks for translating

For what it's worth, that's why I suggested "Three today. Excuse me.", because it retains the structure and intent while also remaining consistent with the count numbers at the top of the chapter.

(Although now I'm wondering if Nabu's power set would have been able to meaningfully help in the exercise, if he hadn't been a body-stealing lich that needed to be dealt with. For example, could he have warded the "squishies" to let them help in the final confrontation?)

 

[Clell65619]

Yeah, I know that, but I'm pretty sure Stewart has been shown to have participated in actual combat in his backstory before he became a lantern, so I don't think he's not one of those Marines who have never killed anyone.

Besides, regardless if Stewart did kill or not, that doesn't change the fact that he willingly joined the U.S. Military, an organization that is well known to not be shy about the usage of lethal force when necessary, even if they don't actively encourage killing just for it's own sake. Thus, if Stewart really has a problem with using lethal force when circumstances call for it, then that would make him a massive hypocrite.

Click to shrink...

If I recall correctly, Stewart was introduced in the comics as an architect, not a Marine. The Marine thing didn't come around until the Justice League cartoon, unless I'm misremembering, if so, IGNORE ME! (for a Venture Brothers Reference).

I don't think John's back story ever came up in Young Justice. So he might be a Marine, and he might not.

Damn it, now I want Zoat to show a Paul variant dealing with the nonsense of the Venture Verse.

 

[Darko]

Damn it, now I want Zoat to show a Paul variant dealing with the nonsense of the Venture Verse.

Click to shrink...

First thing he may do is deal with the OSI and their technology suppression scheme.

 

[Mr Zoat]

Damn it, now I want Zoat to show a Paul variant dealing with the nonsense of the Venture Verse.

Click to shrink...

Sorry, I'm not familiar enough with the setting.

 

[Vaermina]

Eh, from a general standpoint, Superman's not that well adjusted anymore. He had to watch several worlds die over the years, he fought in a large-scale war that left the world in shambles, he fought in another war in Valhalla for over a thousand years, he once lost his soul to the demon Satanus, he watched one of his sons get aged prematurely and then lost him, he had to endure the collective memories of death from all the times Batman died at the hands of The Joker when he got Mxyzptlk's powers, and he lost his entire universe (which makes him one of the last survivors of not one, but two world-ending calamities) because of that stupid New 52 reboot.

He just hides his trauma much better.

Click to shrink...

We're talking about Superman without the random bevy of writers that change his character to fit their own personal narratives.

 

[CrazyNoVa]

We're talking about Superman without the random bevy of writers that change his character to fit their own personal narratives.

Click to shrink...

Hey, trauma is still trauma no matter what. Besides, none of what I just listed was retconned and it's all still canon, so it counts.