• Steve
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    3 days ago

    Did you watch the trailer? They did that. Granted Supergirl is traditionally just Superman-but-a-woman. This version though seems very much her own character. Nothing in common accept the powers.

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      3 days ago

      The name

      The costume

      The origin story

      The type of powers

      The type of weaknesses

      … It’s mostly Superman.

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        3 days ago

        So all the movies about ordinary humans are mostly the same?

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          2 days ago

          If a human character exists and then a sequel human character in the same universe has basically the same:

          Name

          Costume

          Origin story

          Powers

          Weaknesses

          … then that second human character is just an unoriginal variation copy of the original character.

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            2 days ago

            Let me try again. All humans in any non-fantasy story, are born on the same planet, with the same origin. They have the same powers and weaknesses. All your left with to distinguish one human from another in your view, seems their names and clothing.

            Am I wrong?

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              2 days ago

              Yes, you’re wrong. Basically none of those statements is accurate. When literally everyone is born on the same planet then it’s not part of your backstory. And everyone has different powers and weaknesses

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                2 days ago

                And you don’t think two characters born on the same alien planet, can have different backstories, the same way two humans born on the same earth can?