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I'd choose superhero. I've always been drawn to make the world a better place even when I fail to do so. 

I'd try to do what I thought was best and some people would call me a hero and some people would call me a villain.

If I have to answer one or the other I'd say villain because I'd be motivated by myself rather than by self sacrifice and the villain always thinks he is justified.

I'd love to be a hero but I think the best I can hope for is being a really nice villain.

by hypercube

I'd try to do what I thought was best and some people would call me a hero and some people would call me a villain.

 

If I have to answer one or the other I'd say villain because I'd be motivated by myself rather than by self sacrifice and the villain always thinks he is justified.

I'd love to be a hero but I think the best I can hope for is being a really nice villain.

 Very realistic answer. Like you were saying, one group would treat you as the hero while the other sees you as the villain.

How do you define the villian/hero what is the starting point? Doesn't it all boil down to intent - either motivated to sacrifice for another or motivated for one's own self interest? That's the difference I see... 

I wouldn't "take" either the hero or villain path. Why does the sudden emergence of powers mean having to make a name for yourself, and why does what you do have to be given a "side"?

I'd just carry on my life with that newfound power, and see where that takes me. I'm pretty sure what the power is would frame my motivations more than anything.

Villains commit crimes, Heros stop the crime.

From that starting point.

I think some of the most terrible dictators in history were trying to "save" their countries.  They probably thought they were sacrificing themselves to a greater good.

Mother Teresa was a terrible person.  She denied dying people pain medication because she thought that the pain and poverty brought them closer to God, but when she was dying she was medicated in a nice hospital.  And she's a saint.

I'm not sure if anyone tries to be a superhero out of pure self sacrifice...the people who do that are usually just really nice people.

by iammask

Villains commit crimes, Heros stop the crime.

From that starting point.

In that case I would stop crimes and fight natural disasters etc.

and then perhaps crime, at times, is a matter of perspective.

(Like I broke the guys kneecap but the sonuvabitch was bad and he deserved it.)