Warning: This post contains spoilers for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law season 1, episode 2

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law provided some food for thought: Are all heroes actually billionaires, narcissists, and (adult) orphans? She-Hulk is the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s latest series to premiere on Disney+, introducing Bruce Banner’s cousin, an attorney who just so happens to become She-Hulk after an accidental run-in with Hulk’s gamma-radiated blood.

Jennifer Walters (aka, She-Hulk) has no qualms saying what she thinks about vigilantes and the superhero life in general. It’s not a life she wants, preferring to spend her time fighting injustice within the confines of the American legal system instead of donning a super suit to save the day. In She-Hulk season 1’s episode 2, Jen is still adamant about becoming a superhero, despite the fact that she transformed into She-Hulk to save a courtroom full of people from the super-powered influencer Titania. What’s more, Jen believes the concept of superheroes to be a bit ridiculous and ponders whether those with superpowers have to be vigilantes if they don’t want to. After all, she didn’t choose to become She-Hulk.

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While fans know Jen will eventually embrace being She-Hulk, one of the reasons she doesn’t want to be a hero is because she thinks it’s solely for “billionaires, narcissists, and adult orphans.” It’s a funny line, one that is meant to poke fun of the many superheroes who fit the description. And it’s true, there are so many superheroes that fall under these categories. Star-Lord is an adult orphan, as is Thor, who lost both of his parents as an adult. The God of Thunder also started off as a narcissist. Black Panther is probably a billionaire, though that isn’t stated outright, he’s royalty and incredibly rich. Iron Man is a billionaire, an adult orphan, and a narcissist, so he fits all three. Batman, although a DC Comics hero, is also a billionaire and an orphan. Captain America is also an adult orphan, so there is certainly a pattern here. To be sure, not every superhero fits into this particular box, but heroes as orphans is an especially common trope in comics. The fact that there are so many superheroes who are just as She-Hulk described suggests the green-hued lawyer does have a case to back up her statement.

She-Hulk Is Repeating Falcon & Winter Soldier's Joke, But With Heroes

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She-Hulk: Attorney at Law flips the script when it comes to joking about the MCU. In Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Sam Wilson (the new Captain America) suggested that every villain the superheroes have fought have been androids, aliens, and wizards. While that’s not technically true, She-Hulk brings the joke full circle by centering heroes. Crucially, the jokes made about the villains and superheroes of the MCU suggests Marvel is not above mocking its own franchise and the characters who dwell in it. The heroes and villains are intriguing characters, and it’s always good to understand what makes each of them tick.

Suffice it to say, new superheroes like Ms. Marvel — who isn’t a narcissist, whose parents are still alive, and who grew up in a middle class family — are challenging the idea of what it means to be a superhero in the MCU. Jennifer Walters might have hit the nail on the head regarding past superheroes, but she is also breaking the constraints of these very categories by being She-Hulk, who is neither a billionaire, a narcissist, nor an orphan. It would seem that the MCU’s Phase Four is moving in a different direction, one that is doing away with the common tropes that have shaped its first three phases.

New episodes of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law release Thursdays on Disney+.

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