at a guess: alienage, accident, experiment, myth and mutation https://twitter.com/damiengwalter/status/694503603709423616 …
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@fozmeadows Batman and Black Widow unaccounted for there? Two meta-origins: powers granted by trope, and required by plot.3 replies 1 retweet 1 like -
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@fozmeadows@joXn And Spider-Man has one of each, which is kind of nifty.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@emhornerbooks@joXn he does! which is interesting. an origin story can be what enables heroic action, but also what prompts it, or both2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@fozmeadows@emhornerbooks yes, experiment (or accident) made him super, but his emotional reaction to his story made him a hero4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@joXn@emhornerbooks McCaffrey's Pegasus books were like that. problematic as fuck in some ways, but superpowers as practical tools, yesss1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@fozmeadows must add to “check them out” list. Somehow missed them when I was in my McCaffrey phase…@emhornerbooks2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@joXn@emhornerbooks I grew up loving mccaffrey, but oh my GOD, my adult self is appalled at some of the shit she writes1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@fozmeadows same. When I didn’t “get” the relationship dynamics I thoroughly enjoyed her mainstay wish fulfillment though!@emhornerbooks2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@joXn @emhornerbooks - because women of her ethnicity "mature faster". also his attraction to her at this point isn't deemed creepy AT ALL.
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