Originally posted by: theredbaron

Originally posted by: Han Solo VS Indiana Jones
Who's more tragic - Batman or Spider-Man?

Let me put that differently: which is more tragic, being powerless to save your loved ones (Batman) or having the power to save your loved ones but squandering it (Spider-Man)?

At first, I was gonna flat-out say Batman, but now that I've thought about the question in more detail - damn, it is a tough one indeed.

Conceptually, I think Spider-Man's tragedy was greater (being able to stop evil but not), but situationally, the slaughter of Wayne's parents before his eyes and being left with no parents/role models at all is more tragic in comparison, in that Peter Parker was old enough by then to look after himself. Overall, I think Batman's entire life is far more tragic as Peter Parker seems more well-adjusted to balancing his two lives, but in and of these two separate events (Uncle Ben's preventable death vs. Bruce's parents unpreventable deaths), Spider-Man's tragedy is greater...

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