A Science Hero is a hyper-intelligent baseline who gains preter-natural powers by the application of sheer intelligence. Science Heroes are frequently, but not always Power armor users.
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| - A Science Hero is a hyper-intelligent baseline who gains preter-natural powers by the application of sheer intelligence. Science Heroes are frequently, but not always Power armor users.
- Oh no! The city is in danger! This looks like a job... for science! A hero who uses science, technology and/or super-science to save the day. A staple of science fiction and an expression of the faith that science will save us rather than doom us. This hero is one part Badass Normal, two parts The Smart Guy, with a hint of Wrench Wench and Gadgeteer Genius. They're defined mostly by being highly technically proficient, scientists (often in all fields) and with a sense of adventure and curiosity. Plus, gadgets! Examples of Science Hero include:
- Science hero is a term coined by Alan Moore in his work for America's Best Comics to describe fantastic heroes. This includes those that have a science fiction explanation for their powers, as well as magical and non-powered characters. The term is used extensively throughout the ABC titles, especially in his police procedural series, Top Ten, as well as in Terra Obscura. The term is a nod to the pulp heroes. Some known science heroes:
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| - Science hero is a term coined by Alan Moore in his work for America's Best Comics to describe fantastic heroes. This includes those that have a science fiction explanation for their powers, as well as magical and non-powered characters. The term is used extensively throughout the ABC titles, especially in his police procedural series, Top Ten, as well as in Terra Obscura. The term is a nod to the pulp heroes. Some known science heroes:
* Greyshirt – A smart, skilled and tenacious fighter who sports a complete bodysuit made of chainmail, walking cane fitted with power grappling line
* Jack B. Quick – Inventive boy genius
* Tom Strong – An inventive genius giant in peak physical condition, Strong maintains his physical health through the regular consumption of a mysterious herb called the goloka root. He is an explorer with a vast personal wealth, and has contributed greatly to the technology available in Millennium City.
* The Five Swell Guys from Promethea
* Kenneth – Psychic
* Marv – Genius
* Roger – Super-strong woman
* Stan – Mechanical genius
* Bob – Team leader
* Jonni Future – Space adventurer. Inherited a universal translator helmet, a fish-shaped spaceship and a ray gun along with other 'pulp style' equipment from her uncle Johnny Future
* Promethea – Magical avatar
* Cobweb – Socialite adventurer
* First American – Parodic superhero
* Splash Brannigan – Bombastic ink genie
- Oh no! The city is in danger! This looks like a job... for science! A hero who uses science, technology and/or super-science to save the day. A staple of science fiction and an expression of the faith that science will save us rather than doom us. This hero is one part Badass Normal, two parts The Smart Guy, with a hint of Wrench Wench and Gadgeteer Genius. They're defined mostly by being highly technically proficient, scientists (often in all fields) and with a sense of adventure and curiosity. Plus, gadgets! The Science Hero has become something of a Discredited Trope with the onset of Post Modernism because post-modernism rejected progress for progress's sake -- which is a favorite motivation for a Science Hero -- and allowed a resurgence of Science Is Bad, Nature Hero, and Rock Beats Laser. It also demanded personal motivations for characters. Classic Science Heroes tended to do their science for the good of society/humanity/the universe/etc. or For Science!, and viewers were expected to be inspired by them. Modern Science Heroes are expected to have a personal or psychological reason for getting into science. Some reasons make the character a Mad Scientist, with all the craziness that implies. It's good craziness used for a good cause, but we're not supposed to take that kind of character as a role model! Other reasons allow the pursuit of science to end or be shoved in the background because it is a means to a reachable end or to an end that can be better reached some other way. And, in modern fiction, even a Science Hero can be thrown off track by The Power of Love -- and more likely than not, this will be expected to be seen as a good thing... For these reasons, it is hard to find new, unambiguous Science Heroes. It's a pity -- we still need to inspire the scientists. See also Giving Radio to the Romans. Compare Nature Hero and Badass Bookworm. Contrast Science Is Bad and Mad Scientist. Often a champion of the Enlightenment in works featuring Romanticism Versus Enlightenment. Examples of Science Hero include:
- A Science Hero is a hyper-intelligent baseline who gains preter-natural powers by the application of sheer intelligence. Science Heroes are frequently, but not always Power armor users.
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