So sorry im late again i think im losing my mind...
I dont think that that it is based entirely on gender in terms of an outcast falling into supervilliany i think that it can be based on race as well. THe whole idea behind supervilliany is revenge on those that outcasted that person. There might different levels of revenge based on the difficulties that were presented to that particular person which could come off saying that "black homosexual women supervillains" might have more anger and pain to inflict. Is a super hero ever contempt? Will they ever forgive, it doesnt matter what was or wasnt availbale to them as a child if they nrever forgive then they will always be a supervillian
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so?...
I finally figured out how to post to this so no more absent opinions!
if we take tony's assessment part and parcel on Dr. Impossible, which makes sense, then it ignores the personal story that Fatale goes through. Albeit it's incomplete, but Dr. Impossible is written to be more interesting. The title works off of his exploits and plays into a tongue in cheek sense that Tony touches on with his analogy of Europeans.
That said, Dr. Impossible's reward is infamy. Even though that aspiration will never be realized...But there is a goal... which begs that we revise the definition of a hero IF Dr. I is going to fit that model. In regards to the endorsements and how shallow we may perceive those to be, it's a benefit of behavior falling in line with what society at the time sees worthy of praise. IF, there was a paradigm shift that would reward evil genius (which wouldn't necessarily make it evil...) then we would see Dr. Impossible much more financially well-off. But the problem with paradigms is that as you shift one meaning, the purpose shifts as well...So, Dr. Impossible would become an even more distasteful threat.
I echo Patrick. it's contrived. :)
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