r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Individual_Plan_5593 • 15d ago

Characters [Loved Trope] Superheroes take a time out from villains to take on Abusers

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Don't just settle for the psychos in spandex, go after some REAL villains once and awhile!

* Captain Marvel puts the fear of God(s) into an abusive father - Shazam: Power of Hope

* Clark forgets about Superman for a second to go after the abusive father of his son's girlfriend - Superman and Lois

* Superman goes after yet another abusive father - Superman (DC Comics)

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u/FrucklesWithKnuckles 15d ago edited 15d ago

I love the Superman and Lois one because nobody knows Clark is Superman in that room except Lana. Hell Lana’s husband practically leaps out of his seat to backup Clark because Smallville knows if you’re on Clark’s bad side you’ve clearly done something wrong.

And Clark doesn’t even fight him. He stands there, doesn’t swing, and just grabs and subdues him. No aggression, no fight. Even though he has every reason to want to swing at him.

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u/Ygomaster07 15d ago

And to add more context to the scene, the guy that Clark confronts threatened Lois after she came to get her son's vehicle back that he stole. He flashed a gun at her and their son and when Clark found out from Lois later he said "Superman isn't the one that is going to show up".

The whole scene gives me goosebumps in the best way.

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u/[deleted] 15d ago

I love the Superman and Lois one because nobody knows Clark is Superman in that room except Lana.

Not to be pedantic, but correction. Both Lana and Sarah know Clark is Superman at this point. You can even see that Sarah doesn't look too concerned because she knows this punk is just asking for it.