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A thought on Superhero media within Superhero media

I was having world-building thoughts about "Nobody Can Help You" the original Superhero I'm going to start uploading next year and the idea of Superheroes having sponsorships, merch and tie in media in-universe.

It's and idea that Worm and MHA have and one that the Boys leans heavily on, given that it's a parody and we see that with the Seven playing themselves in a movie about themselves. There's a general consensus that Superheroes would be movie-star type famous.

But I don't think it would be quite like that.

I mean they would absolutely be famous, both individually and as an institution and they would have merch the way sports teams do....But I think their presence and depiction within media in-universe would be different. Superhero media is by nature escapist, something it immediately loses in a world where Superheroes actually exist....So I think it's actually reasonable to say that popular escapist media is actually different kinds of fantasy and sci-fi which don't feature Superhumans at all. Where you'd expect to actually see Superheroes in the media in this scenario would actually be in a plethora of Copaganda-type TV shows.

In a world with Superheroes the flash would cameo in Brooklyn 99 and Lex Luthor would be funding an NCIS style show about good, non-powered cops reigning in characters who were clearly aimed at the Justice League.

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So I'm working on my own original Superhero story (Which I plan to start posting next year, titled "Nobody Can Help You")

One of the things I've really tried to pay attention to and utilize is the extent to which a characters' super hero/villain name and identity can be used to establish their character.

It's something that honestly I feel like a lot of the genre overlooks a little.

A characters' costumed alter-ego is something they chose for themselves a lot of the time and the name they've chosen should sound like something that character would pick, something that fits their personality and background and in some cases hints at their history and even things like their level of education.

Or in the cases where their super identity was one they didn't choose for themselves the name can just as easily reflect that, is it a clinical sounding project name/serial number? Is it something that was picked out by the media during a press release?

And the best part....Is that absolutely none of this precludes the use of puns.

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The Professional 1/6

Short story based on the following writing prompt: "You’re a necromancer, but only ever use your magic for good, like letting the dead and living alike get closure, or raising fallen enemies to hand them over to the proper authorities. Only problem is that heroes usually think that you’re one of the bad guys".

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The Professional 6/6

And now we come to the end of the story

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Black And Pink 9/9

Short story based on the following writing prompt: When you learned that you were teaming up with a magical girl, you expected a tiny preteen in a dress with sparkles. Not a 6’4 behemoth wearing bright pink body armor wielding a machine gun.

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To be clear this is about Kithri, author of "Mixed Feelings" my favorite Worm fic and one of the best OC stories I'v read across any fandom leaving Kudos on my story "Special Delivery"

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Black and Pink 1/9

I was going to start posting this tomorrow, but it makes more sense to start today.

Short story based on the following writing prompt: When you learned that you were teaming up with a magical girl, you expected a tiny preteen in a dress with sparkles. Not a 6’4 behemoth wearing bright pink body armor wielding a machine gun.

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The Professional 4/6

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Black And Pink 7/9

Short story based on the following writing prompt: When you learned that you were teaming up with a magical girl, you expected a tiny preteen in a dress with sparkles. Not a 6’4 behemoth wearing bright pink body armor wielding a machine gun.

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Black And Pink 5/9

Short story based on the following writing prompt: When you learned that you were teaming up with a magical girl, you expected a tiny preteen in a dress with sparkles. Not a 6’4 behemoth wearing bright pink body armor wielding a machine gun.

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Special Delivery 7/10

Short story based on the following writing prompt: Mimics begin imitating Amazon packages, nesting outside abandoned houses to lure in and consume their new prey; Porch Pirates. Urban Fantasy/Heist/Comedy story.

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Special Delivery 4/10

Short story based on the following writing prompt: Mimics begin imitating Amazon packages, nesting outside abandoned houses to lure in and consume their new prey; Porch Pirates. Urban Fantasy/Heist/Comedy story.

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Special Delivery 3/10

Short story based on the following writing prompt: Mimics begin imitating Amazon packages, nesting outside abandoned houses to lure in and consume their new prey; Porch Pirates. Urban Fantasy/Heist/Comedy story.

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Special Delivery 2/10

Short story based on the following writing prompt: Mimics begin imitating Amazon packages, nesting outside abandoned houses to lure in and consume their new prey; Porch Pirates. Urban Fantasy/Heist/Comedy story.

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Special Delivery 1/10

Short story based on the following writing prompt: Mimics begin imitating Amazon packages, nesting outside abandoned houses to lure in and consume their new prey; Porch Pirates. Urban Fantasy/Heist/Comedy story.

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Okay, I'm really not trying to make myself sound like some kind of amazing Cis ally here.

But writing "Nobody Can Help You" (The Superhero story I'm working on and will start posting next year) I've written several trans/non-binary characters and made a conscious choice to not make the shape-shifting character be one of them.... Because it felt like it would have been a cop out.