Wikipedia says

A superhero or superheroine is a stock character that typically possesses superpowers, abilities beyond those of ordinary people, and fits the role of the hero, typically using their powers to help the world become a better place, or dedicating themselves to protecting the public and fighting crime.

So yes, he is definitely dedicated to protecting the public, but it feels wrong to call him a super hero. What do you think?

  • morgan423@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Superhero? To us, sure. No doubt at all, no one in our reality has those powers and they’re quite novel to us.

    To the people from his own fictional universe? Not really a superhero at all… part of the superhero mythos is defined by a use of ultra-rare, exceptional powers.

    But at points in the SW timeline before the time in which the movies were set, there were tens of thousands of Jedi running around and doing similar things. They were not exactly “unicorn rare.”