Posted: January 25, 192000 at 13:21:00: by Jan
: : All of the times Veronica has been captured it was while she was fighting against overwhelming odds... The same (overwhelming odds) applies to Roxton, both he and Veronica have not yet lost a fight in one on one combat. This somehow seems difficult for some writers "to do" to their main characters. Yet I think it's important to have them loose such a fight once in a while, just to show that these characters are also human...: Good point. The heroes should be defeatable. I think that's one problem with the comic-book hero Superman, which the creators of that character "fixed" by the introduction of Kryptonite. At the same time, she can't get captured every week just to be rescued by Challenger or Roxton. I suppose the writers think that having her being defeated by overwhelming odds allows them to preserve her as a strong character and still set up a dramatic plot point in the storyline. You're right, a damsel-in-distress role for Veronica, especially on a weekly basis, would be totally wrong for the character. I don't think, however, that being defeated in a one on one situation will take something away from her being a strong character. It all depends on the opponent and on how she (or Roxton) will handle such a defeat.
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