Originally Posted by
Mel Dyer
I'm fine that there's nothing nebulous or ill-defined about Ares's schtick to you. I'm not confused about anything.
I find that Ares's threat leaves a writer room for a great deal of interpretation - the varying methods of attack, that you mentioned. I'm in agreement with you, there. Any writer, who wants to use him in a story, has a very wide berth to create in, and that requires imagination. I don't think it helps that he's a magic-oriented super-villain, and, in addition to the broad, nebulous threat of him, a writer has to create a special sort of story to use him with other DCU heroes, ..most of whom are non-magical. There doesn't seem to be a konga line of writers lined up to take on the job, ..and I can't say that I blame them.
Anyway, there's plenty that a writer can do to make Ares interesting, without going imagination bankrupt. There are superficial things that can be changed. It might be time for a new paint job.