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What Are Meta-Humans Anyway?

And now onto the comics 😊

Marvel Comics are widely known for their X-men, a group of “mutants” that are often referred to as the next step in human evolution.

Detective Comics, on the other hand, has something called meta-humans. They’re basically the same thing – each group is based in humans with slightly mutated genes that give adaptations to survive – only these are considered superpowers, rather than evolutionary traits.

Due to the lack of continuity in comics, there are many different versions of meta-humans. The three I’ll be talking about are the meta-humans in the cartoon Young Justice, the meta-humans in the traditional comic books, and the meta-humans in the CWTV Arrowverse. 

(warning: very long post, lots of gifs)

Young Justice:

While there are many meta-humans in the first season of Young Justice, season two is an entire arc dedicated to the subject.

Meta-humans are created in an individual with the “meta-gene”, “a genetic marker in certain humans that allows them to endure catastrophic physical trauma by adapting new abilities” (season 2, episode 10, 2:35 in). A triggering event can cause latent meta-genes to activate, or the meta-human could have access to the gene from birth.

In season two, an alien species is attempting to cause latent meta-genes to spontaneously activate so that they can utilize those meta-humans as slaves to conquer Earth. Very comic book-y, but a compelling enough show anyway. In order to cause this gene to activate, the aliens torture anyone they can kidnap with the gene. Sometimes it works, sometimes the people are never seen again.

The meta-humans we do continue to see have a wide variety of powers:

Wally West can run faster than the speed of sound, while his nephew Bart Allen can run faster than light.

Virgil Hawkins can control electricity.

Eduardo Dorado Jr. can teleport (more on this later).

Dinah Lance can emit a piercing cry that renders her opponent deaf.

Pamela Isley can control and communicate with plants. 

It would seem as if these powers were random, but it was also theorized that they were opportunistic as well. In the case of Eduardo, his father was a research scientist studying Zeta-Beam technology, a type of teleportation transportation that can cross a city or cross a galaxy, depending on where another receiver is. The fact that Eduardo Jr. developed transportation powers as well is something researched in the season, but whether or not it was a coincidence was never definitively answered.

Comic meta-humans:

Meta-humans are more well known in the comics. Most people know they are called Meta-humans, and most of the heroes in the Justice League and affiliated groups are meta-Humans. Sometimes there are others, like a few aliens, ghosts, and magicians, but for the most part, meta-humans are the predominant hero (as well as villain). They can be old or young, and their powers can range from being able to live underwater and hydrokinesis, like Queen Mera, to being able to control the ground and cause earthquakes, like Roshanna Chatterji.

Mera:

Roshanna Chatterji:

There are small plotlines dedicated to meta-human powers, such as The Flash (2011) Vol. 2 Rogue’s Revolution, but most of the time, meta-human powers are just the norm.

CWTV meta-humans:

In the Arrowverse on the CW, meta-humans were introduced in the show The Flash. All meta-humans prior to season three in this particular verse (save two, but we’ll talk about them later) only became meta-humans due to a mutation in their genes, caused from the release of dark matter when a particle accelerator exploded.

Here you can see the outward wave caused by the explosion:

2600 people became meta-humans, all of which (again, except two) had to have been in the city of the explosion in order to manifest the effects. In later seasons, meta-humans started popping up in other locations, but it was due to simple travel, not an outside source. The only two theorized meta-humans to not be from Central city are the Hawks.

The more famous of the meta-humans in the Arrowverse include both heroes and villains.

Vibe/Cisco Ramon:

Killer Frost/Caitlin Snow:

Weather Wizard/Mark Mardon:

Firestorm/ Martin Stein + Jax Jackson/Ronnie Raymond:

(in this instance it’s Jax, not Ronnie)

Peek-A-Boo:

And one last one, Gorilla Grodd:

Woah, wait, you might be thinking. Meta-humans are supposed to be human, right? However, in the CW canon, Gorilla Grodd counts as a meta, simply because he was in the city at the time of the explosion and developed telepathic powers as a result. Luckily, Cisco can open rifts to other Earths/dimensions, so dropping Grodd off in a realm full of other gorillas like him prevented Planet of the Apes from happening back home.

Other related questions for your consideration:

Would Cyborg be considered a meta-human in the DC Cinematic Universe, given that his enhancements are from living machinery? Is Wonder Woman a meta-human, given that she’s part human, but her advanced half is mystical? What about Superboy? He’s half human, half-kryptonian, so does that make his powers because of his alien heritage? Or not, given that he can’t use the same amount as Superman? What about Hawkgirl/Hawkwoman in the Justice League and Justice League Unlimited cartoons, given that she’s actually an alien in those continuities? What about in the continuities where she’s a human shell possessed by the consciousness of another entity? What about when she and her “soulmate” are reincarnations of people whose meta-gene was only activated at their first death, and whose ability is itself the act of reincarnation? 

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Week 2 Blog post

Social media are different platforms that allow people to connect with one another even if they are miles away from one another. It is a form of communication that can happen between yourself and someone that is in London or a celebrity that you admire. Social media allows people to create connections with other people that they wouldn’t normally associate with. I don’t particularly use any other sites that others might not consider as part of social media. Whether they are apps or websites, I try to use or at least know of any of the latest social media platforms. I believe that for platforms to be considered as part of social media they have to be able to have their users communicate with one another whether it is through text, images, video, or audio.

I don’t know of any sites or apps that I think should be part of social media. I mean you can text with people that are far away from you but that requires that you meet with them and exchange numbers and pay a fee for your message to be sent. So in a way I don’t think that texting is part of social media nor do I think it should be. I’m not sure if anyone else would agree but that is just my personal opinion.

-Erika Chavez

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Week Two Genre Analysis

Purpose: The purpose for the video is to humor a subject that remains an ongoing issue with no resolution and lack of contesting. This torch and pitchfork issue is explained through a different lens to let the viewer disseminate what they want from this.   

Audience: The audience is anyone in general that is curious about the subject especially with YouTube as the viewing platform. Organizations and advocates would be specific audience in this genre.

Ethos: Ethos credibility is established because he is a renowned character on television and internet. His usage of political speeches, popular news channel interviews, and the usage of studies compel viewers to agree that he is a trustworthy source for satire and news.  

Pathos: The pathos is evident fairly quickly by displaying and showcasing in a comedic tone with informative values. He deciphers the clips used and applies his own twist on the issue. It is effective in regards to his typical viewing audience.

Logos: The genre did use multiple news and media resources with their logo in place as far as who is being broadcast but nothing was cited. The sources used were effective in evidence and relevance.

Delivery: Video delivery was efficient with his stance on the genre while having fun with it. In respects to his own style of reporting many might not agree with everything said, but in his comedic style he does not stray from the genre being addressed.

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Week 2

Select a genre for the genre analysis assignment. Using the genre you’ve selected, analyze  the purpose, audience, and rhetorical aspects (ethos, pathos, logos and/or delivery). Find a way to incorporate the genre into your post.