We all know in many media forms that certain things such as love, hate, greed, etc are all symbolized in various ways including characters. Comics are no different.
So this thread is pretty straight forward. Take any character you want to and tell us what you think is the very definition of what that character stands for. It can be as detailed as you want.
Please no bashing other people's posts this is a topic where different characters can mean different things to other people. So just because someone sees a character different then you doesn't make them stupid or wrong.
I'll start with probably my favorite character concept of all time, Superman.
What is it that most people think of when they think of Superman. That he stands for Truth, Justice, and the American way. I think he does.
But for me Superman hits on an even more dynamic concept for me. That is the idea that no matter what, who, or where Superman will stand up for what is right.
That no matter what happens to him, he will never let you down cause he is what we think is the best in all of us.
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To me, Superman represents the ideal person so many other people wish they were. That mythical pinnacle of morality and principal that doesn't really exist. He's the person with the noble cause they have to tell you about that, although just, most of the time, you wish they'd just shut up about it.
Wolverine is the racing stripe on the side of your hot wheel. The cool dirt bike trick. The sweet rims, that hot chick in the mediocre movie, the shiny new paint job. No matter how much back story he gets, he looks cool, kills people, and plays the loner with the mysterious past card for 40 years.
Spider-man represents Murphy's Law when half your rogues are smarter than you are and you just can't leave it all behind and become a ghost. Drop off the grid, etc.
And Cyclops... is just boring. With the power of having a gun for a face.
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