Most of those characters have had thier periods of depression, but mostly now they have dealt with thier depression (to varing degress).
Even Banner has finally accepted Hulk and now has a better relationship with him and is learning to cope with it.
Batman went through some great periods of depression, most notable of which were when he lost partners (Robbin's death, Bathgirl getting paralized) and when he broke his back, but I somehow doubt that he is still depressed with his parents death (it is very rearly mentioned anymore).
Spawn used to be depressed when he first came out of hell and realised that he had been cheated (wife married to best friend, finally has kid she always wanted but he couldn't give her). Now however he has found his calling and accepted his identity as Spawn (has said farewell to his life as Al Simmons).
I don't remeber Daredevil being a depressed guy so I don't know why he is on the list.
Originally posted by Lenord
Batman went through some great periods of depression, most notable of which were when he lost partners (Robbin's death, Bathgirl getting paralized) and when he broke his back, but I somehow doubt that he is still depressed with his parents death (it is very rearly mentioned anymore).
Batman's parents' death is mentioned in EVERY comic I have read so far. If not that than at least we get a shot of Batman reminiscising about his parents.Stuff like my father took me with him to this place and all...
Like said in The Villains of Marvel Comics:
What's His Problem?Well, if you had multiple personalities that frequently competed for dominance, experienced a horrifying childhood that you constantly tried to put behind you, were continually hounded by obsessive military officers with self-serving agendas, were considered public enemy number one despite risking your life repeatedly to save the planet, were looked down upon by the "superhero community" in spite of all of the times you whomped some megalomaniac they couldn't handle, were frequently sought after by villains who wanted to use you(willingly or unwillingly) in their petty schemes to rule the world, were occasionally betrayed by the handful of people that you thought you could trust, and had learned that in at least two alternate futures you will become a cruel, self-serving, and all-powerful dictator who takes what he wants and destroys the rest -- would you really CARE if people thought you had a problem?!
Banner.
At least he would have the reason ro be most depressed.
Ignoring my own fav... even though not being able to feel because you'd kill everyone is pretty bad and your dad is your worst enemy and would like nothing more then slaughter everything you care for.
I would say Banner or the Punisher.
Wolverine is pretty depressed to but his new family being the x-men kinda comforts him.
Spawn because he lost all he loved but found that his family is in good hands and he can do something to protect them indirectly.
Batman is depresed but he deals with it by doing what he does best to prevent others from suffering what he did.
Ghost Rider is suppose to have a sad story behind him but i am unawre ... because i never really read much about him same as daredevil which is pretty much if i remember like batman but to top that off blind. Hellboy holds the key to destroying the earth and has to deal with the fact if he ever lost control he would kill everything he hold dear.
DD post karen up to the end of Kof HK reminds me of black costume spider-man. not counting punisher (who isn't a hero anyway), I have never seen this degree of violence from one of the "marvel knights" (MK's are spider-man, DD, black panther, black widow, cloak and dagger, jessica jones, luke cage, and iron fist).
proffeser
my vote's the prffeser x. he pretty much has it the worst. his sister's a psychopathic killer, his son went crazy and died, his borther continuously tires to kill him, and hes bald,old and crippled. magneto's constanly trying to take over the world and he lost the love o his life. but with his postive attude he changed everything, he got remarried to and alein, juggernaut and cassandra nova are student's, he hasn't grow his hair back though and he has the use of his legs again for a short time and he's somewhat getting used to magneto. I would actually say wolverine,but he's a whole different story.aslo I don't know who spwan is but is he good or bad?
Originally posted by SnakeEyesholy smokes! I thought he wuz a bad guy, but from what you already said his life stinks here's my list in order
Spawn is a good guy, but a dark hero. He would be depressed becasue he was double-crossed, killed, and sent to Hell, then backto Earth. Not to mention all the other bad stuff that has happened to him.
1. hulk. he's been brainwashed incapacitated, double crossed abondend shuneed and abused.
2. wolverine-even as a child he's been beaten forgoten about and has seen so many deaths and has had to fight for his life, and as wolverine he's always on guard in fear tha sabretooth is going to jump him, and also he's been brain washed abducted ticked and used, and has had his heart broken by jean grey
but in the end I would say the hulk the proffesser or wolverine have taken the most in.
Just because you have a dark and horrible past doesnt nessarily mean you get depressed. There are those who get depressed over lesser things and those who can take a lot of pain and suffering without getting depressed. Take for example Wolverine, I have very rearly seen him depressed, he just gets angry and cuts up a couple of people. That is how he deals with his pain. Sure he still does not know about his past or if the stuff he knows is even true, but that just makes him more determined and reselute. He doesn't go into a period of gloom and doom every time he ends up in a dead end, he just has learnt to accept it and move on to the next lead. You rearly see Wolverine in a state of depression and selfpity (I have never seen him like that, but since I have not read all his comics I can't be 100% sure).
Just because you think thier life story is depressing does not mean that the person is depressed. There are characters like Spawn who was really on the down when he first came out of hell and realised all that had happened while he was dead. Now this guy was depressed... he lived with the homeless in the worst part of the city, he was on a road of selfpity and depression. He used to sped his time sping on his former wife and best friend (who were now married) and thier daughter and filling sorry for himself. During those times he spent most of his time on his throne (made out of rubbish and the remains of the people/monsters he had killed) and brood all the time... Now that is a guy who is depressed. Now however he has gotten over most of that and has found his calling...
All in all Spawn is the most depressed Hero I have seen in a comic book (beats Banner hands down, who comes in second).