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Characters inspired by the Superman archetype: Omni-Man, Sentry, Superior, Samaritan, Majestic, Supreme, Icon, Captain Marvel, Hyperion, Gladiator, and Apollo.Related content
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Glad to not be the villain stupid enough to fight their shared several-times removed great-grandson, suicide would DEFINITELY be less painful.
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If your do Samaritan you def forgot TheΒ Blue Marvel
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Thanks for the suggestions, guys! I was only able to fit a few, hence this lineup.
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He'll be included if I do a Captain Marvel-types group.
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I don't know who that is, but will check.
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Very complete. A nice effort, excellent. Sadly, is still incomplete. You left out the High [link] , from Stormwatch (1st vol) series. Don't worry, is understandable: there is so much Superman wannabes...
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Nicely done I like the fact you remembered Samaritan, Icon and Gladiator.
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Thanks! Yup, they needed to be there.
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Love it, I'm glad to see it. They get over looked far too often even by their parent companies.
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Ehm, maybe I'm going to say something stupid, but, wasn't Captain Marvel created before Superman ?
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Superman was created before him; Captain Marvel was a copy of Superman.
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Mmmh... question : to you, from where does a character become a copy of another ?
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I think it depends on whether the character was created as an homage (or parody). If the creator/s acknowledge it, or if it's an obvious tribute, then I guess that's cool. And readers will easily know which is which, I suppose.
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...but I think the important thing is there has to be something unique about the "copy." So it won't be accused of just being a blatant rip-off.
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Wise words, my friend 
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He's a little obscure, but you might also add The High: [link]
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That's the problem with something like this. As soon as you finish it and post it, you find and hear about all these others that would fit in great.
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Oh, thanks, will check that out.
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Thanks, MightyMorphin!
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Sorry, dunno who that is. But will check.
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awesome! My only thought is that Capt. Marvel doesn't really go in there, hes more magic, and turns into a kid. but I see where your coming from!
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Thanks! Capt. Marvel was originally owned by another publisher, Fawcett. He was created because Superman was really popular back in the 1940s. Btw, Superior (top right corner) is also a kid like CM, but his strength level and the origin of the original character in the series are Superman-esque.
(I rewrote this response for clarity.)
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yeah, i knew about Caps history,but i guess he does follow a similar template to superman like a lot of heroes back then.
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You also forgot to add Captain America to the roster. He counts as a Superman.
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In a way, he is, but I wanted a group that had "homage" characters, similar in power class or origins. Captain America and Supes similarly have the "boy scout" personality and patriotism, but Cap is his own archetype; he's a "peak" human a la Batman, but he has his own category.
Thanks for the comment!
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I see where you're coming from about the archetype except 2 things: 1) Cap isn't a darkish, pessimistic night watchman, and 2) he was blessed with superpowers from some experimental serum. Batman does not, for he was trained by some ninjas. Keep in mind that Cap was made in the 40s after Superman was made in the 30s so he kind of counts as a superman. He wasn't called a "Super Soldier" for nothing.
Just something to think about.
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Cap isn't dark and brooding like Batman, yes, I meant that they're both the "ultimate" human heroes in comic books. The Super-Soldier Serum didn't give Steve superhuman powers; it boosted his weakened body to that of a near-perfect human male. Like Batman, he had to be trained to become an excellent combatant. Cap would suit a group with similar inclinations and physical similarities, such as DC's General Glory, Agent Liberty and maybe the Guardian.
Still, to each his own; I suppose we have our respective rules for categorizing. Thanks for commenting!
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Edit: Cap would suit a group with CHARACTERS HAVING similar inclinations and physical similarities, such as DC's General Glory, Agent Liberty, and maybe the Guardian.
Sorry, needed to add those (capitalized) words.
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maybe you can still add Captain Barbell! hahah
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Interesting idea, maybe in the Captain Marvel archetype drawing.
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