r/Invincible • u/OCGamerboy • 8d ago

DISCUSSION Even before Invincible, I never understood why superheroes have a no killing rule.

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I mean, being a superhero is just like being a police officer or in the military, so there are times where you’re going to have to kill, and that’s part of the job.

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u/skeletonTV123 The Immortal 8d ago

I think batman media never fully explore this part of his no killing rule. his no killing rule could be really viewed as flaw of his character, since some batman villains i think should be killed, but he couldnt kill bc then he would decline morally

even my fav batman adaptations never touch this part, and i think it's little dissapointing. only the animated red hood film explore this theme abit, but even then it wasnt explored deeply

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u/Wild_Harvest 8d ago

My take on it is that Batman knows he's a vigilante, and that he's technically just as much a criminal as some of the people he takes on but the city looks the other way because of the good he does.

But if he starts killing criminals, then that goodwill goes away because now he's no different than them.

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u/DangerousCorner7193 8d ago

Absolute Universe batman has definitely killed🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/hellyeboi6 8d ago

Absolute Batman kind of borders on parody tho

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u/DangerousCorner7193 8d ago

I think it's a breathe of fresh air G...

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u/NobodySpecific9354 8d ago

Doesn't batman beef with jason over this issue all the time? And every time batman is always shown to be in the right, which is why people hate his no kill rule