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This was a problem in the Harry Potter books and movies aswell.
If the bad guys have access to a spell that means instant death to your opponent, why would they ever use anything else?
I believe overpowered characters are harder to write for, but can turn out really good.
I mean Superman stories can go from ones that are amazing feel good stories about emotions to ones where you wonder “Why didn’t he just punch it?”
So I guess whether I agree or not is basically just ”it depends.” >


“Why didn’t he just punch it?”

And then there's stories like The Death of Superman where you wonder, "Why did he just punch it when he could have ....?" >

Captain Marvel was like that to me in the MCU. Everything that gave her trouble, she obliterated within 30 seconds. >

We called it "dues ex marvel-ina" >

I think the problem is more with scale of power in media. You mentioned Superman as an example but he has his own problems to deal with and there are beings who can wreck him. What makes Superman seem boring is because he exists in the same universe as several weaker heroes and is held in the same regard as someone like Batman. You see Batman fight Bane and you know Superman could wreck him easily so he seems overpowered. >


Like superman, dude can fly to the sun, breathe in space, do anything he wants unless there's kryptonite involved obviously. He is so strong that there's barely anyone who can stop him

Superman has plenty of villains who can go toe to toe with him in sheer strength. Aside from Kryptonite, he's vulnerable to magic, red sun radiation, having his powers drained by some villains, mind manipulation, and to some extent his sense of morals.

Dr Manhattan, I don't even need to explain

The whole point of his character was that his powers put him above everyone else and made him lose his humanity.  He's not supposed to be relatable. >


Superman has plenty of villains who can go toe to toe with him in sheer strength.

Yeah but that's their selling point, they are just strong. Some of Superman's most known enemies, like Zod or Doomsday, are important because they match him in strenght and little more. Maybe some people like it, but I'm not a fun of battles where who punches the hardest wins.
Take Spiderman or Batman for example, they have a more varied and interesting rogue gallery. >

I would fucking love to see an extremely well animated prolonged single-take fight scene, where Superman destroys an entire planetary system or galaxy via collateral damage while fighting an overpowered anime-type antagonist. >

Look up One Punch Man. It's a story about a superhero who is so overpowered he can kill anyone in One Punch. It's about the doldrums of his life and how fighting isn't fun anymore because he's so strong. It plays with the dynamic that you notice should be there but is rarely present in superhero movies. >

I often find the overpowered heroes make far more interesting villains because they are such a huge obstacle for someone to overcome. >

i like superman mostly because of his dynamic with batman, a lot of the superman stories ive read deal more with the moral side of the character, his pure heart and his unwillingness to compromise are both his strength and his weakness.
i used to agree with you but now i quite like superman, but my favorite superhero is still batman. when it comes to overpowered anime characters yeah theyre rarely interesting. >

Not unpopular.
If someone is super OP, there is no risk and the sense of danger and that there is a chance to lose is removed from the story. The story becomes boring. Sure, it's fun to watch some ultra OP character demolish stuff once in a while, but if that's every other fight, it's just shitty and generic writing meant for braindead entertainment. Which does have a place, mind you, but it can't compare with thoughtfully written and deep storytelling that masterfully draws in the reader/watcher. In a sense, it's like comparing apples to oranges. Shallow series should be compared to other shallow series. >

i had this thought about the movie "The Crow". when it came out in the '90s or whatever everyone was obsessed with that movie. but i'm like ... he can't die? he's invincible he just lays people out? so what's the drama? who cares?
as far as superheroes go... batman is the only one i will even tolerate. i like most of the batman movies, and batman is a realistic take on what a "crime fighting superhero" really is. just a regular guy with some fancy toys. >


"Just a regular guy with some fancy toys."

That "regular guy" is a billionaire who had the time and wealth to devote to molding himself into a living weapon who can somehow shrug off injuries that would cripple men half his age, and the " fancy toys" are advanced weapons straight out of the R&D skunkworks of the multi-billion-dollar international corporation he owns. But sure, let's use him as the standard for "realistic" superheroes. >

Is that an unpopular opinion? That’s why the first Matrix is the best one. Because there’s nothing interesting about a guy that can do literally anything he puts his mind to. It’s also why Batman is exponentially more popular than Superman. Maybe at one point that wasn’t the case but people are inundated by god-like characters in media these days. The possibility of losing is so much more valuable regarding story telling than the ol’ “god coming to terms with godhood” trope >

Its a rare phenomenon. Giegue from Earthbound is the only OP character done right if you ask me. He starts off as a moral alien throughout the course of Mother 1 into an extremely powerful manifestation of evil throughout the course of Earthbound. 
Before the actual events of the game, Giegue is raised by two human parents, 80+ years before the protagonists are born, which is incredible. He's eventually tasked to sentence humanity for the stealing of PSi by which, he returns to earth decades later, hence, he's bound to earth. And eternally conflicted between his human side and alien side, which turns to darkness.
Giegue is a character done masterfully well. And no other attempt comes close. >

Apparently superman was made even more powerful in the comics and can bend time and space at will.