DCAU problem

[bighate]

DCAU already has problems with differing power levels, Shonen animes, like One Piece, Bleach, Naruto, and DBZ, all have incredibly overpowered characters.


Why does the DCAU need limits for the characters while shonen anime characters can get as strong as they want?.

 

[Silverstar]

DCAU already has problems with differing power levels, Shonen animes, like One Piece, Bleach, Naruto, and DBZ, all have incredibly overpowered characters.


Why does the DCAU need limits for the characters while shonen anime characters can get as strong as they want?.

Because the DCAU isn't anime. Different countries, different authors, different rules.

 

[bighate]

So thats why DCAU characters are so weak while shonen anime characters are getting stronger with no limits?.

 

[Silverstar]

So thats why DCAU characters are so weak while shonen anime characters are getting stronger with no limits?.

No offense, but that last statement sounds like flamebait. One style isn't definitively better or worse than the other; they're just different.

Something isn't a "problem" just because you personally don't agree with it.

 

[Goldstar!]

So thats why DCAU characters are so weak while shonen anime characters are getting stronger with no limits?.

Is this one of those "USANIMIATON SUXX!!! ANIME RULZZZ!!! Anime >>>>>>>>>USAnimation" threads? Because if it is, I see this discussion going nowhere, and fast too. It's only a matter of time before this gets locked.

 

[Wonderwall]

No offense, but that last statement sounds like flamebait. One style isn't definitively better or worse than the other; they're just different.

Especially when the name of the poster is bighate. This could get ugly quick.

 

[bighate]

No this is not a flamebait topic I was just wanting to know why the DCAU needs limits thats all


This is not about flaming.


Hey My name is bighate because I like that Billy and Mandy character named hate.

 

[Wonderwall]

fair enough. The characters have limits because the creators chose to put said limits on these characters. In anime this isn't always the case, where many shows have lots of over powered characters fighting over powered characters and usually a lot of exposition. It's different styles, over here that style would be considered "bad writing" but in Japan story structures are quite a bit different.

 

[Goldstar!]

We really can't judge a USAnimated cartoon by anime standards or vice-versa. They're just different, that's all.

 

[CyberCubed]

Bruce Timm said if Superman was all-powerful and could destroy a planet or something, there would be no show.

I liked the fact that Superman wasn't all powerful. Almost all his villains were just as strong as he was.

The fact that a guy from Earth like Parasite could give Superman a run for his money is what made the show good. Superman was never "invincible" he was about on-par with all the other people with powers.

Bruce Timm is a genius.

 

[The Weed Of Cri]

No this is not a flamebait topic I was just wanting to know why the DCAU needs limits thats all

Because limitations provide more dramatic storytelling opportunities. They also force characters to use ingenuity and tactics rather than simply overpowering their enemies, which also makes for better storytelling.

 

[Raidon Makoto]

BTAS Batman would defeat Goku before the first commercial break. 'Nuff said.

 

[bighate]

So limitations provide more dramatic storytelling and opportunities.

 

[Goldstar!]

BTAS Batman would defeat Goku before the first commercial break. 'Nuff said.

And Justice League/Unlimited Batman could beat the entire Saiyan army just by blinking at them.

 

[DarthGonzo]

Where would the drama be if the DCAU characters could get as strong as they want?

 

[bighate]

Bruce Timm said if Superman was all-powerful and could destroy a planet or something, there would be no show.

I liked the fact that Superman wasn't all powerful. Almost all his villains were just as strong as he was.

The fact that a guy from Earth like Parasite could give Superman a run for his money is what made the show good. Superman was never "invincible" he was about on-par with all the other people with powers.

Bruce Timm is a genius.

So thats why the makers of the DCAU want him to be toned down.

 

[BigFatHairyDeal]

Bruce Timm said if Superman was all-powerful and could destroy a planet or something, there would be no show.

I liked the fact that Superman wasn't all powerful. Almost all his villains were just as strong as he was.

The fact that a guy from Earth like Parasite could give Superman a run for his money is what made the show good. Superman was never "invincible" he was about on-par with all the other people with powers.

Bruce Timm is a genius.

Timm gets a lot of flack on the DC boards for his interpretation of Superman, and at the risk of getting flamed myself, I kind of agree. The idea of Superman is not to be barely better than or equal to his enemies, it's to blow them out of the water. The trick is to do it in clever and memorable ways.

Limitations on abilities help, but there is a drawback. Think of what happened in the first season or two with Green Lantern. A lot of GL fans felt robbed because they didn't give him expansive use of his abilities.

Answering the original post, I'll just say that's the direction they decided to go. Keep the characters consistent as opposed to making an ongoing arms race of new and growing powers.

 

[bighate]

We all know DCAU Superman is not so god-like to be an unstoppable force. No turning back time, breathing in space, or hyperactivating his molecules for a fast jaunt between dimensions. When he does superhuman feats, he has to put some sweat into it. Superman is not totally invulnerable, either. He can bruise. He can bleed. He can conceivably die. It would take something akin to a megaton bomb going off in his face, but it could happen. Even a blast from a heavy artillery shell might knock him out temporarily or place him in a comatose state.

 

[bighate]

So it would be bad if the DCAU characters were get stronger & stronger?

 

[AlgeaX]

So it would be bad if the DCAU characters were get stronger & stronger?

Thing is if you have a hero who keeps getting more and more powerful with every episode then it becomes harder to create credible villains for him. Plus it would really shatter the suspension of disbelief if Superman went around vaporising galaxies with his sneeze. Personally I find overpowered heroes boring as hell, gimme a plucky underdog any day.