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I like your superman comparison to the MC, it's very fitting for what we've seen so far. I don't believe he's actually fully invincible, but instead I mentioned that Avery said that the MC is invincible. We've yet to see just how invincible the MC is so it's probably a safer bet to say he's invulnerable to everything that's been thrown his way so far. We've just seen mention of him being "invincible" but to see to what extent that he can withstand attacks, the most we've seen is the MC being bullet proof and in regards to lifting an 18 wheeler, his body was durable enough to withstand all that weight with ease as was mentioned in the story. Robert also said to the MC at the park that there isn't anything the SCD can do to stop him so it hints that none of the supers can do anything to stop the MC. But I also think that we haven't seen the MC's powers enough to really know what he's capable of. Like superman he's super strong and can fly but it was also mentioned that he's a "living, breathing, nuclear bomb". We don't know what that means just yet, but comparing a nuclear bomb to Avery, I think power wise, the nuke is going to win. Hopefully in a few updates we see more of what this truly means in regards to the MCs power
I do agree that willpower is an easy way to explain if the MC can withstand any mental attacks, but I said that due to examples from other superhero fights where one person fights for control over their mind. But like I also mentioned, this is it's own story, and we don't know just how Charolette's powers truly work. Hopefully we get to not only see how JC tells us about Charolette's powers, but also going a bit more in depth with everyone else's since we've only seen the surface of what everyone can do.
With the direction the story can go, we really can't tell just yet. We know the MC has a gigantic problem with Fiona so I believe that she will be the main antagonist of the story, possibly we may also have the old guy at the strip club as another bad that the MC later fixes his focus on a few updates down the line. I don't think the story is headed in a Chad direction either since JC mentioned earlier "there won't be a lovey-dovey happy family ending with absolutely everyone!". The MC first will need to explain to the girls the reason that he let them believe he was dead for years. I can see a lot of conflict coming from that. I think the MC will have to work hard to get the girls on his side, especially Violet. The SCD turned her into a killing machine and it seems like she enjoys it too. Ultimately, the story can go any way. It's early in development and there's a lot of information that we've yet to see.
I can see the story having a take on the repercussions of having supers in society and JC has already shown a little bit of that so far. We see the man on TV who's running for president call Fiona a killer who uses the SCD to cover up everything. He also calls the supers freaks and abominations and said how when he's president, he will make sure the supers and Fiona see the justice they deserve. So we already see one side of the spectrum being society afraid/against supers. But we also see the opposite when Avery has her TV appearance where the crowd was all cheers for her. So I do see the way society looks at supers being factored into the story and I hope we see more of it since it brings a nice outside look in on how people feel. I do understand where you're coming from in regards to Avery being placed as the #2 super and that upsetting her. However, I see it this way... The MC had all his powers before he let everyone believe he was dead. So I assume this means that Avery also had all her powers at the time which meant all the supers know that the MC is the top dog. I don't see the MC wanting to be in the public view much and I use him laying low for years as an example. If he wanted the public to know that he's the most powerful person in the world, he would've done that already. I personally don't see the MC being someone who want's the spotlight to shine on him, if he did, I don't believe he would've faked his death but instead, flew right to the biggest news agency in the world and get on the morning news and spill every detail the SCD is withholding from the public. In the park talking to Robert, the MC said how he wanted to live a normal life, maybe get married and have kids, and when Rob asks if he plans to hide his powers for the rest of his life he said "I guess so". The MC was pissed off when the news got the video of him as now everyone knows theres another super out there in the world and that seems to be the polar opposite of what he wants. I think that like the MC said, he would've been completely fine with no one knowing his secrete and instead act like just another person on the sidewalk.
I haven't watched The Boys but since you mentioned it I watched the trailer and now I understand what you mean by that. We can see a bit of this in effect in regards to Violet. She has basically been turned into a killer who we see kill 2 people. One killed in cold blood and the other killed since he didn't stop rambling so I do see Violet being someone that the MC has a hard time getting through to. I also doubt he agrees with her killing either. Just a few years ago she was just a normal girl and then the anomaly happens and she becomes a trained assassin basically or as described in the story, a ninja. I can see this being a conflict since we saw the MCs reaction when he broke he guards back so I highly doubt he's going to be happy with her killing people with no remorse. I can see Violet needing a gigantic wake up call for her to ditch her killer persona.
You're right, it's way too early in development to really have a firm grasp on how the story will play out. I think JC has set it up very well so far as there's so many different directions that the story can turn to. I personally see the story playing out with a more serious plot development. Something extremely bad had to happen for the MC to allow his girlfriend and friends believe he was dead for years. We see a flashback at the end of the update with the MC with blood all over him and what looks to be something destroyed behind him. We don't know whose blood is on the MC and based on what we know of the MCs durability, it most likely isn't his. Fiona tells him she made him stronger and he replies that she made him into a monster and his eyes are glowing which I see as a manifestation of his power. The scene reminds me of Kratos in God of War when he becomes the Ghost of Sparta. I think once we find out more about that scene and how he let them believe he faked his death, that's when we will be able to narrow down our speculations into something more factual. Either way, the story is great and I look forward to what JC has in store for us.
Props to you for the big reply
