Title pretty much sums it up. Watched a video recently where someone was asked to name a black superhero that didn’t have lightning based powers and while I could name a few it made me realize just how prevalent the trope is.

But why?

Edit: Y’all I’m not asking for examples of black heroes that don’t have lightning powers. I’m asking why it’s a trope to begin with 😮‍💨

  • imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    1 hour ago

    Never heard of this trope.

    Off the top of my head: War Machine, Black Panther, Blade, Cyborg, Bishop, Storm, Spiderman (Miles).

    The only black comics character with lightning super powers I know is Electro from The Amazing Spiderman who also used to be white in old comics.

    Is this really a trope? Can someone name 10 black superheroes with lightning powers?

    Edit: Yeah, forgot Miles has some sort of electricity/lightning powers.