Should the Clark Kent identity be confident or bumbling

[SecretWarrior]

Confident:

[SecretWarrior]

Bumbling:

[DochaDocha]

Well, looks like our main two options are the extremes.

I say go for the spectrum. Many things Clark Kent does out in the open is a means to an end. He was bumbling in that clip because it was the easiest way to save that man from falling debris (that's the in-story reason, anyway; it's mostly there because it sets up a joke, which is also useful for telling the story). He's "confident" in the first clip because it's clear Lois isn't going to respect him as a reporter unless he shows some good ol' fashioned gumption.

It's more enjoyable when you mix things up, I think. I suppose if you did pick the spectrum and asked which should get the 55% and which should get the 45%, I'd say 55% bumbling because we know it's an act.

[Frontier]

I think you can have both depending on how you play it, kind of like he's a little clumsy and goofy but he's no pushover and sticks up for his values.

[Sacred Knight]

As always, a healthy middle. He should not be post-Crisis levels of cool and confident in public. He doesn't have to be an outright blubbering idiot, but he should be nerdy and assume enough an air of unatleticism and fitness as to draw away any of even the most remote comparisons to a superhero.

[Riv86672]

I voted other, as he should be a normal guy, and normal ppl go both ways in regards to being confident and geeking out.
He can be athletic and still not want to get into a fight. Good looking but not a lothario.
Able to hang out a bar and hang out playing video games.

So yeah, a normal guy.

[Robanker]

As always, a healthy middle. He should not be post-Crisis levels of cool and confident in public. He doesn't have to be an outright blubbering idiot, but he should be nerdy and assume enough an air of unatleticism and fitness as to draw away any of even the most remote comparisons to a superhero.

This, more or less. I think he should be someone who can be cool and confident but he should really screw up sometimes too to keep it balanced. Honestly, even as Superman, his perfection is mostly perceived. I don't think you need to portray Clark as an act so much as just him unafraid to mess up because he gets to suspend the world's expectations and simply be himself, and sometimes he goofs.