Wikipedia says
A superhero or superheroine is a stock character that typically possesses superpowers, abilities beyond those of ordinary people, and fits the role of the hero, typically using their powers to help the world become a better place, or dedicating themselves to protecting the public and fighting crime.
So yes, he is definitely dedicated to protecting the public, but it feels wrong to call him a super hero. What do you think?
Superhero? To us, sure. No doubt at all, no one in our reality has those powers and they’re quite novel to us.
To the people from his own fictional universe? Not really a superhero at all… part of the superhero mythos is defined by a use of ultra-rare, exceptional powers.
But at points in the SW timeline before the time in which the movies were set, there were tens of thousands of Jedi running around and doing similar things. They were not exactly “unicorn rare.”
He’s a radicalized terrorist, technically.
Is there a /c/theempiredidnothingwrong?
I don’t really get that point of view. The empire literally committed genocide. How is that not wrong?
Without having had much to do with that original community I’m fairly sure it’s satirical take where defendants are defending the indefensible.
I see
It’s just a step removed. He’s from an order of space wizards basically, similarly to how Harry Potter hails from an order for regular wizards. Both groups tend to qualify as superheroes for the most part, but are usually referred to by the subgroup, as opposed to the more general categorization.
Another more traditional, yet similar example, would be the Green Lanterns or Marvel’s wizards. Space wizards and regular wizards respectively, but clearly superheroes due to hailing from well-known purveyors of superhero media. Structurally and mechanically similar, though.
