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> But the real problem is that Batman exists to solve a problem; Gotham has a massive crime problem, way beyond what we see in any major city in the world. And
by l0nwlf 16y ago
> But the real problem is that Batman exists to solve a problem; Gotham has a massive crime problem, way beyond what we see in any major city in the world. And it is a city where number of crime bosses, criminal geniuses and psychopaths exist, and where they can act fairly freely.
Gotham was created for batman IMHO and not vice-versa. If someday batman dies, spiderman won't come from New York for load balancing. Why is that almost all the super-heroes have their arch-enemy in their nearby locality. They also share the same trait. For example spiderman villains are mostly mutants and nagraj villains are mostly snake which takes humanoid form.
- Qz 16y agoGotham is New York.
- l0nwlf 16y agoI thought Gotham was a fictional city.
- TREYisRAD 16y agoGotham is a nickname sometimes used for New York City, and while Batman's Gotham is based on NYC, it's not meant to actually be NYC as we know it. Via Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotham_City http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotham_City
- bitwize 16y agoI've heard it said that Metropolis is NYC during the day; Gotham City is NYC at night. (Alone. In Central Park.)
- baguasquirrel 16y agoHistory time! http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2189316 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2189316
- anujkk 16y agoWow. Someone talked about Nagraj. Super Comando Dhruva is my fav and I think his villains are quite diverse in terms of powers.
- defen 16y ago> If someday batman dies, spiderman won't come from New York for load balancing Dude, you can't cross the streams! (Marvel & DC)
- alanfalcon 16y agoMeh, happens all the time. http://www.google.com/images?q=marvel+vs+dc http://www.google.com/images?q=marvel+vs+dc
- zizee 16y ago> Why is that almost all the super-heroes have their arch-enemy in their nearby locality. Well, it would be silly to have an arch-nemesis that lives on the other side of the planet where you are never going to bump into them... > They also share the same trait. Well, it would be silly if a character with super powers was battling a mere-mortal, or a god. I guess that is why I always had a problem with Superman vs. Lex.