Name the most "realistic" Super Heroes.

[superduperman]

If you had to make a list, which super-heroes would you say are the most realistic and why?

Punisher. He has no powers, lives in a real city, doesn't really have a secret identity, and mostly fights street crime.

Green Arrow. Also has no powers. Has a believable origin. Currently operates out of a real city. Fights mostly street crime.

Batman. No powers. Believable origin. Believable base of operation. He loses points for living in a fictional city and having a somewhat unbelievable rogues gallery. Best example would probably be Earth One version.

Iron Man. No powers. Somewhat believable origin. Sufficiently advanced technology would allow suit to be created. Lives in a real city. Strikes against him would depend on how advanced his suit is. Obviously the kind that fits in a watch like the movies is out. Or the Extremis suit. Fighting terrorists and groups like AIM or Hydra isn't too unbelievable.

Black Widow. This applies largely to the movie version. A specially trained fighter who used to work for the Russian government and now is an agent of SHIELD is believable. The WW2 origin would be out.

Daredevil. This works with the suspension of disbelief rule. A kid gets doused with radioactive waste and loses his sight. In the process he gains a vague "super-power" of heightened other senses.

Feel free to pick others you may think I forgot and making your case for why you think they are "realistic".

[Kirby101]

Will Eisner's Spirit.

[t hedge coke]

Barrio Man.

Or, Ultra Comics.

[electr1cgoblin]

All the main characters of WATCHMEN, save for Manhatten.

[t hedge coke]

All the main characters of WATCHMEN, save for Manhatten.

I can see them as cynical, but nothing about Rorschach really screams realistic to me. Or, well, any of them.

[electr1cgoblin]

I can see them as cynical, but nothing about Rorschach really screams realistic to me. Or, well, any of them.

The post said to list the "most" realistic superheroes you could think of. The pool for that is not a very big one; I did the best I could.

[t hedge coke]

The post said to list the "most" realistic superheroes you could think of. The pool for that is not a very big one; I did the best I could.

True and fair enough.

[wjowski]

Batman's not realistic at all.

[ed2962]

Batman's not realistic at all.

I completely agree.

[Tendrin]

Wild Dog?

<.<

[jeanvaljean]

Hindsight Lad

Kobalt's sidekick, Page.

[Kirby101]

Miracleman. Not the character being realistic in terms of the real world. But a more real depiction of the consequences of a super powered being actually existing.

[ouroboros]

It depends on whether you mean "realistic" in terms of hewing to what we believe to be "natural law," or "realistic" in terms of extrapolating a given concept in a rigorously logical manner, as per edhopper's example of Miracleman.

[dancj]

Kick-Ass - Lets face it, he isn't a million miles from Phoenix Jones
Defendor - from the Woody Harrelson film
The two main characters from Super

[ed2962]

Kick-Ass - Lets face it, he isn't a million miles from Phoenix Jones
Defendor - from the Woody Harrelson film
The two main characters from Super

Kick Ass had a few realistic moments, but on a whole was still a big fantasy.

Super I liked a lot but lost points for the climax, it was typical Die Hard stuff.

I didn't see Defendor.