Talk:List of action heroes/Archive 1

Master Chief?

He's a genetically enhanced super-human, which goes against the article's description of an Action Hero. Should he really be there?

I don't know anything about this charater, "Master Chief", but if he really is genetically engineered then no, he should not be in the article. On the other hand, why isn't Batman included? The only things that qualify him for "superhero" status are his custome and his apperance in DC Comics publications. Everything else says action hero, as he has no supernatural powers whatsoever. --Peter Knutsen 01:23, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Female Action Heros

Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie Resident Evil Apocalypse are listed. According to the article's own definition, they do not quality. Buffy gains supernatural powers such ncreased durabillity and healing, also sensing vampires. In RE, the heroine has been genetically altered to give her abillities faaaaar and above Olympic level fighters. Lots42 22:29, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Changes needed

This article is unsourced. The definition of an "action hero" in the introduction is not supported by external sources and should be removed unless sources are added. Also, this page is really a list and should be moved to the title, "List of action heroes." -Classicfilms 15:37, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

I rewrote the introduction, removing all information which was unsourced. Restore if sources are provided. -Classicfilms 17:58, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Since this is a list rather than an article, I moved it to "List of action heroes." -Classicfilms 19:54, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Unsourced

This information from the introduction is unsubstantiated by references. Please do not restore until it is sourced. -Classicfilms 05:29, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

I should clarify that I have never come across a definition of "action hero" that defines it in the manner below. Scholarship often uses the term interchangeably with "superhero." "Martial arts" films frequently verge on the fantastic, and films such as "Harry Potter" or "Lord of the Rings" often involve action. Before restoring, we would need to justify the below with scholarship of some kind. -Classicfilms 05:42, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

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An action hero is any heroic character in popular culture that lacks the superhuman powers that would normally be connoted in the term "superhero", but has significant human power and strength that far exceeds the capabilities of the average person.

Instead of fighting crime using latent or expressed superpowers, they are mortal people who use special devices (not limited to gadgetry and detective work), fighting techniques/martial arts, or simple brute force to succeed in their objectives. They often display exaggerated physical characteristics such as extreme physical stature or fitness.

No list of Female Action Heroes is complete without Modesty Blaise by Peter O'Donnell. She is the archetype of the female adventurer/secret agent as can be seen in her own article - tphile —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.92.26.161 (talk) 23:54, 19 November 2007 (UTC)