In class we had a discussion about if and why superheroes need to have costumes and I felt it would be a good subject to write a blog on. My opinion is that superheroes do not necessarily need a costume per say but they do need something that help them stand out from everyone else. The main reason I think that this is needed is because the people need to know when safety has arrived. For example the bat symbol is used in one way to call for Batman so it kind of works like a flare gun or s.o.s. also once people see this symbol they are instantly relieved because they know help is coming, sort of like when you hear the ambulance sirens; it gives a sense of relief.
I really do not think it is necessary for our superheroes or super villains to be running around in tights but I think that is what we have come to expect because we have seen it that way for so long. I think that this is also why it seems to me that in the stories we have read the characters do not really seem like superheroes because they do not have costumes. For example Beowulf and Acheillies both wore armor which worn mostly by warriors so in my book they were more warriors than superheroes. Gawain had his pentangle and Rama had blue skin and to me that made them more like superheroes for some reason.
I think in the end the costume of a superhero is just like any other of the characteristics we talked about in class. We mentioned back stories, love interests, super villains, a cause, and many others. I think we can throw costume in there as well if it wasn’t in there before. I think that is necessary for a superhero to have MOST of these things but I don’t think that all are required for every superhero. This is probably why people continue to be interested and keep watching and reading about them they are all different and none of them are exactly alike. I feel that if we were able to say, “oh, he doesn’t do this, she doesn’t have that!” things would be too simple and boring. So to wrap up I don’t think costumes are required unless they are for superheroes that started off in costumes. I think everyone else is free game!
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