How to Actually Write a Speedster

so after two 10 plus minute videos about why Speeders lose to bad writing I thought it would be a good time to conclude this Saga by talking about how to actually write a Speedster now I did talk about this a few times throughout the videos and basically the reason so many speedsters lose to bad writing is because the writing itself isn't aware of its own implications so many speedsters are either shown or told to be able to basically slow down time and move normally within that perception but then they lose in ways that directly contradict what they either showed or told us in the 1900s when superheroes that we know and love were first being introduced The Flash was the very first Speedster but then you look at his place in the Justice League and he's just kind of a side character not really the focus of the team and that's fair why would he be he's not Superman he's just the guy who runs fast but as the writers kept taking his powers further and further the side character precedent remained and carried over to the flash knockoffs so these days Speeders are very powerful when you think about it but are still treated like normal ass Heroes I'm sure that's what red Rush told Olga hey he could run fast okay it's not exactly one of your Premier superpowers so you see this Dynamic where the Riders almost try to play Both Sides by being like yeah this is what it looks like to be a speeder don't sleep on this guy he's a badass but then later treat him like they would any other hero so to put it simply the right way to ride a Speedster is to pick aide either just make him a guy who runs fast or treat him as powerful as they are and thankfully I do have an example for both options so because pretty much all the speedsters I talked about are Gods trated like level one bums let's first talk about a god written like a God first thing this movie does is tell us that Mega mine never beat metroman but then you have to think wait how does he get caught by megga mine in these pictures well megga mine is never shown to be a blood hungry villain he kind of just wants to beat metroman even when he takes over the city he doesn't start building concentration camps he kind of just messes around and gets bored and what do we see in in one of the greatest character introduction scenes of all time well before I tell you I think this is the right time to say that despite my two very popular videos talking about plot inconsistencies I honestly don't give a now it is objectively embarrassing when writers can't even follow their own rules but actually following them really isn't deserving of Praise but character writing this seamless this compact this thematically Rich this is what I love sounds like he says the line to the audience but he was really talking to himself and that little pause with him thinking to himself like what a scene dude Jesus Christ I also love the parallel with mega mine about struggling to find meaning in their lives but anyway this is probably why metroman has been caught against Mega mine because he was probably just toying around especially when we get to see his speed and like oh my god dude this is probably the fastest Speedster ever he contemplates his life while traveling throughout the entire city and we know he did this in like a nanc and we don't even know for how long he was in Super Speed judging by how much thinking he did going from trying to clear his mind to faking his own death is it fair to say like five hours maybe six metroman is written from an angle where he is a God and he's too powerful to be beaten so his conflict doesn't come from beating Mega mine it comes from living life with no real journey or goal that's why he chooses to master the guitar and become a full-time gamer Mega mine is a great movie and metroman is just a product of great writing people say that if the writers were to treat the speeder like a God then the stories would be boring and meaningless and this couldn't be further from the truth maybe instead of trying to mold and force a Speedster into a role of some normal ass hero with normal ass villains explore the concepts that go in line with their abilities metroman is proof of this old Superman stories used to explore these topics one punch man is a show that I've never watched but I'm pretty sure that's what it's about and a lot of people like it so there you go imagine if the flash wasn't a show about him having to overcome every random ass villain of the week and instead a show where he absolutely dunks on these metahumans to the point where he becomes cocky and arrogant and then reverse flash sees that Barry doesn't want to train to get faster because he thinks he's unstoppable that's when he brings out the y suit to scare Barry into training cut it down from like 16 hours to a good 8 hours in there I think that would have been a good show now some people's reaction to this might be oh my god dude why do you have to ruin our fun like why does Flash have to be a God and to that I say how about we don't have time Travel how about we don't freeze time how about we drop speed of light and phasing and lightning bolts and speed force how about just a good 200 mil per hour how about Dash now I already talked about Dash in my last video but basically the reason he's so important is because he's exactly what most Speeders are supposed to be they can move fast and yeah they look like a nightmare to deal with but you can still catch them with timing or misdirection this is how I believe most Speeders should be written because then they really can be sidekick superheroes and you can also have villains like Captain cold but like I said in the video most writers also want to show these slow motion scenes to be like oh my god look how cool he is super speed is awesome but then shortly after contradict themselves anyway red Rush is honestly my main example of this and I want to say that I don't really like invincible and no it's not because red riffs died in a way it's because most of the dialogue is too upfront with obvious meaning and the plot lines are very generic Welcome To Mars Earth and the reason I bring this up is because of the writing in this red Rush scene by this point it's clear that the writers want to characterize the Guardians of the globe and convince you that they'll be the main characters so it's more shocking when man kills them all so obviously red Rush was going to get a scene with his girlfriend so yeah the writers here are like yeah let's make people think about what it is to be a Speedster and this scene not only introduces but explores the fact that red Rush perceives time in slow motion and before this in the electro scene you could have honestly had me believe that red Rush was just a dash type guy who moves at like 100 mph instead of the writers using the scene to explore red Rush as a person we just get this somewhat compelling conflict that honestly doesn't even make any sense like why does it imply that red Rush is always in speed react mode just like I said before did he actually get good at talking super slowly so it would sound normal so ultimately guys the key to writing a Speedster is basic logic write them to the level of their abilities and this isn't skill any writer with the brain could do this which is why my enjoyment of something doesn't come from the plot and its consistency but instead from the Artistry lying beneath [Music]

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Length: 6min 35sec (395 seconds)

Published: Mon Aug 14 2023