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Of the vast collection of television shows, movies, and other live-action representations of our favourite comic book characters, who is your definitive, and if not definitive, favourite or preferable representation of that character.

For example, my definitive Lex Luthor is Michael Rosenbaum.

So how about you guys? Who is your Batman/Superman etc?

@Lord Wraith

Since you said live-action and it'd be far too easy to just say "DCAU/Avengers Earths Mightiest/Spectacular Spider-Man" for most characters, I'll stick to that as best that I can.

Batman - Michael Keaton, Bruce Wayne - Christian Bale
Spider-Man - Andrew Garfield, Peter Parker - Tom Holland
Superman - Christopher Reeve, Clark Kent - Dean Cain, with slight leaning towards Henry Cavill
Daredevil/Matt Murdock - Charlie Cox
Captain America/Steve Rogers - Chris Evans
Wonder Woman/Diana Prince - Gal Gadot
Wolverine/Logan - Hugh Jackman
The Flash/Barry Allen - John Wesley Shipp
The Punisher/Frank Castle - Jon Bernthal
Green Lantern/Hal Jordan - Nobody because there's never been a live action GL, clearly.
Iron Man/Robert Downey Jr. - Robert Downey Jr.
Thor - Chris Hemsworth
Martian Manhunter - David Harewood visually, Phil Morris performance-wise
The Hulk - Mark Ruffalo, Bruce Banner - Edward Norton
Green Arrow/Oliver Queen - Justin Hartley, with Amell's costume and backstory
Alfred Pennyworth - Jeremy Irons
Jim Gordon - Gary Oldman
Lois Lane - Teri Hatcher
Perry White - Lane Smith
Jimmy Olsen - Aaron Ashmore
Ben Parker - Cliff Robertson
May Parker - Marisa Tomei *shrugs* I like the new, not-perpetually-90 years old May
Dick Grayson - Joseph Gordon-Levitt*
Kara Zor-El - Melissa Benoist

_{*Even though he was playing an entirely different character for stupid reasons.}

Sadly, there aren't really any good live action portrayals for some characters I really love, like Barbara Gordon or Wally West. Hoping that changes within the next few years, but I doubt it. It would require Warner Bros. to remove their heads from their asses. I also really had high hopes for Titans' version of Dick Grayson, but that changed the minute that the trailer dropped with a certain two-worded line.

EDIT: Villains is it's own category by itself, but a few honorable mentions go out to Rosenbaum, Ledger, Hiddleston, Dafoe, Keaton again for The Vulture, and Brolin.

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For animals :P

@Lord Wraith

There you go! They're the most compassionate of all!

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Thor was a tough one to crack. He could be eligible for any of the good sides and maybe even the Reds. I chose Indigo mostly for Donald Blake, 'cause doctor.

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I'm gonna go for the "What about the others" part of the question and base it off of what I've read so far in the IC.

Green Lanterns
Superman
Wonder Woman
Captain America
Ben Grimm

Blue Lanterns
Spider-Woman
Reed Richards
Beast Boy

Violet Lanterns/Star Sapphires
Johnny Storm
Black Canary

Indigo Lanterns
The Flash
Green Arrow
Sue Storm
Thor

Red Lanterns
Batman
Moon Knight
Wolverine

Yellow Lanterns
The Punisher
Black Widow
Ghost Rider/Vigilante
Blue Devil

Orange Lanterns
John Constantine
Star-Lord
Blue Beetle (Mostly for The Reach)

Black Lanterns
Barbara Norris' Virginity
The Belt That Hung Robin Williams
Retired's Post Frequency

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Would be more humorous if they thought Bats was Dick under the cowl.

@Lord Wraith

"Oh, wait. Has Robin been killed by The Joker at this point? Is Bruce stuck in time, and is Damian about to take up the mantle?"

"I... understand literally nothing that you're talking about. I'm not even sure half of those are really words."

"Nonsense! Tell me that you and Clark have at least formed the Justice League, at this point?"

"...Alfred. Call Arkham."

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I can't wait for the FF to make a stop over to Gotham.

"Bruce! Thank god you're alive in this world! Where's Robin?"

"..."

"Who the hell is Robin?"

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And then Johnny heard Spider-Woman's words in his head. Not only did she know Peter Parker – she had called him hers. Johnny released Spider-Woman from the hug and then placed his hands on her shoulders. He squinted at her for a few seconds as he began to put the theory in his head together piece by piece. Suddenly a knowing smile appeared on his face.

Mary-Jane Watson was Spider-Woman.

@Morden Man

For some reason I just immediately burst out laughing at this.

I know that it's a natural conclusion for Johnny to make, given his world's history. But for some reason that just came across as the most airheaded Johnny Storm thing that I've ever read.

Kudos, MM.

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Why is Babs older than Harley?

@Retired

I have no clue. Though it's always been kind of a thing that Harleen became a doctor at Arkham at a young age and right out of college, so... maybe? Eh, even that's a stretch. I feel like those ages should be reversed, if anything. If not marking Babs' age down to a 21-22 at peak Batgirl.

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I think there's definitely a way to do a Bruce/Babs romance and then there are all the ways not to do it.

@Lord Wraith

We're gonna have to agree to disagree on that one. I'm fine with exploring alternate versions of characters, but there are just some relationship dynamics that are always gonna be set in stone for me. And with Bruce and Barbara, I'll never not be able to see him as her second dad/perhaps even much older brother, depending on the version. So them locking lips just feels incestuous, even ignoring the betrayal aspect to both Jim and Dick.

I'm not limited to thinking that way with just those two, either. Arkham Knight paired Barbara and Tim Drake up as not only lovers but soulmates who married, and that left quite a bad taste in my mouth after growing up with comics and cartoons that depicted Tim as the younger brother that she would often jab or counsel in dire situations.

One of my favorite issues of Batman of all time is actually bookmarked by them acting as siblings, since it involved Batman and Gordon patching things up after the one-two punch of Knightfall and No Man's Land had messed up their friendship.

So, yeah. Fuck that too. Love the game, but Arkham Knight's treatment of that one specific character dynamic can jump right off a cliff.

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Also, unrelated to Batman. But holy shit does this look like a marked improvement over that dismal first season. Thank God for showrunner change-ups, eh @Hound55?