If you imposed body cams on superheroes, who would look best?

[DrNewGod]

Superheroes have to do some intense stuff. If they had publicly available body cams, with no other context, who would look good?

[kjn]

Black Canary knows who she'd watch

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[Frontier]

As fast as Flash moves, would you even be able to see anything?

Superman and Wonder Woman would probably come out looking pretty okay.

Now that I think about it, I wonder if Power Rings secretly record whatever the GL's do so the Guardians can review it.

[lemonpeace]

it would be a poor idea. Superheroes aren't cops, they're typically vigilantes and therefore still private citizens. some are sanctioned by the government but most aren't. it's a slippery slope tracking cameras on these individuals, plus most have secret identities and/or operate out of secret bases, a body cam would be a liability.

then there is the metatextual reading of the move, which I feel conflicts with the concept of superheroes.

[j9ac9k]

Superman. There really couldn't be a better answer to the question in terms of who would look better, is there?

[9th.]

I can't think of anyone who would look good unless there's a hero who wraps their enemies in bubblewrap before they beat them down.

[manwhohaseverything]

Superman. There really couldn't be a better answer to the question in terms of who would look better, is there?

Yeah! Modern superman, otherwise supedickery, being a general bully and propensity to punch things would have the guy loose out

[Lightning Rider]

Now that I think about it, I wonder if Power Rings secretly record whatever the GL's do so the Guardians can review it.

Very interesting question! I would imagine so.

Superheroes aren't law enforcement, they're just people trying to help or adventurers derring-do.

I think it's harmful, narratively, to see them as "authority figures".

I agree.

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Now that I think about it, I wonder if Power Rings secretly record whatever the GL's do so the Guardians can review it.

It's not a secret, at least it wasn't to Hal, who had no problem with it even though Ollie did (which now comes off as a bit strange)

[phantom1592]

The Book of Oa collected all the stories of all the GL's so yeah, there's recording going on. They just don't get constantly monitored unless the Book decided you should know something. Also Hal used to have to 'make reports' and 'file paperwork' before the corps became a glorified police show.


On a separate note... I would be VERY surprised if Booster Gold doesn't HAVE a body camera... or if Skeets was instructed to record everything so he could watch it later