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| A '''superhero''' (also known as a '''super hero''') is a [[fictional character]] "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do in the public interest.” | A '''superhero''' (also known as a '''super hero''') is a [[fictional character]] "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do in the public interest.” | ||
| - | ===Supervillain psychopathic characters=== | + | == See also == |
| - | [[Comic book]]-inspired movie [[supervillain]]s such as [[Gene Hackman]] and [[Kevin Spacey]] as [[Lex Luthor]] in ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'' and ''[[Superman Returns]]'', and [[Jack Nicholson]] as the [[Joker (comics)|Joker]] in ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'', also qualify as comedic psychopathic characters (although it is to be noted that certain interpretations of the Joker in the comic book series depict him more in the manner of the [[Fictional portrayals of psychopaths#Postmodern psychopathic characters|postmodern psychopath]]). With their wild antics and extravagant crimes, supervillains often make comic [[stooge]]s out of their straight-arrow, stiff-backed [[superhero]] nemeses. | + | *[[Hero]] |
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| - | Even [[Mike Myers (actor)|Mike Myers]] as the absurd, pompous [[Dr. Evil]], an effete [[megalomaniac]] forever plotting world domination in the [[Austin Powers]] movies, is but a [[parodic]] [[pastiche]] of the preposterously well-financed and well-equipped psychopathic supervillains (both smooth and comedic) that appear in the [[James Bond]] series, such as [[Ernst Stavro Blofeld]], [[Dr. Julius No]], [[Auric Goldfinger]], [[Emilio Largo]], [[Scaramanga]], [[Karl Stromberg]], [[Hugo Drax]], [[Max Zorin]], and [[Le Chiffre]]. | + | |
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| - | Notable henchmen in the Bond series who qualify as supervillain psychopathic characters include the [[lesbian]] [[spymaster|spymistress]] [[Rosa Klebb]], the steel-eyed [[assassin]] [[Red Grant]] (who is described as a "paranoiac psychopath"), the lethal Korean manservant [[Oddjob]], the ''[[femme fatale]]'' [[Fiona Volpe]], the bionically enhanced strongman [[Jaws (James Bond)|Jaws]], and the [[Amazons|Amazon]] murderess [[May Day (James Bond)|May Day]]. [[Robert Shaw]]'s portrayal of the affectless blond killer, Red Grant, in ''[[From Russia with Love (film)|From Russia with Love]]'', is probably the closest the Bond movies have come to depicting a psychopathic personality with a plausible degree of clinical accuracy. | + | |
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| - | [[Zim (Invader Zim)|Zim]], the titular character in the [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] [[animated series]], ''Invader Zim'', is also a parody of the supervillain; his comic absurdity is tempered by moments of genuine malice and destructiveness. | + | |
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A superhero (also known as a super hero) is a fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do in the public interest.”
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