A staple... of a superhero mythology,
is there's the superhero and there's the alter ego.
Batman is actually Bruce Wayne.
Spider-Man is actually Peter Parker.
When that character wakes up
in the morning, he's Peter Parker.
He has to put on a costume to become Spider-Man.
And it is in *that* characteristic Superman stands alone.
Superman didn't become Superman.
Superman was born Superman.
When Superman wakes up in the morning, he's Superman.
His alter ego is Clark Kent.
His outfit with the big red "S"...
...That's the blanket he was wrapped in as a baby
when the Kents found him. Those are his clothes.
What Kent wears - the glasses, the
business suit - that's the costume.
That's the costume Superman wears to blend in with us.
Clark Kent is how Superman views us.
And what are the characteristics of Clark Kent?
He's weak...
He's unsure of himself...
He's a coward.
Clark Kent is Superman's critique on the whole human race.
Sorta like... Beatrix Kiddo, and Mrs Tommy Plimpton.
Ah, so...
...the point emerges.
You would have worn the costume of Arlene Plimpton...
...but you were born Beatrix Kiddo.
And every morning when you woke up...
you'd still be Beatrix Kiddo.
Oh, you can... take the needle out.
Are you calling me a superhero?
I'm calling you a killer.
A natural-born killer.
You always have been, and you always will be.
