# If you were a hero when would a villain become worthy of death in your opinion? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** comic-books-manga\ **Created:** [October 31, 2023, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-hero-when-would-a-villain-become-worthy-of-death-in-your-opinion/992341 "2023-10-31T03:50:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 34
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2023, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-hero-when-would-a-villain-become-worthy-of-death-in-your-opinion/992341/34 "2023-11-01T14:11:21Z")
> [@griffin1977](#): > > So I’m somewhat concerned at the number of dopers who are a-ok with using their superpowers to become an avenging genocidal god of death I said _IF_ I were a murderhero. But I already ruled that out in my first post. > [@Cardigan](#): > > who here believes they would NOT become deeply cynical about human nature after a relatively short time of being a hero? More cynical [than I already am](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-three-categories-for-countries-and-political-parties-useful/992106/12)? Not really likely. > [@Are these three categories for countries and political parties useful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-three-categories-for-countries-and-political-parties-useful/992106/12): > > _most_ people are a little _bad_. Selfish as well as bigoted and hateful. And _even more_ are either stupid or ignorant. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-hero-when-would-a-villain-become-worthy-of-death-in-your-opinion/992341)._