The show centers around a generational gap between young superheroes and the old guard that created the hero code of conduct: no killing, no self-promotion, no intervening in politics. The younger generation is now actively pushing against those rules, not because they all want action figures of themselves etc. But because the world has changed and now many of those rules not only don’t apply, they are actively getting some of the younger heroes killed.
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There is also some pretty great commentary on how heroes have an obligation to get involved in politics if it can save lives. The old generation, for example, was around during the Holocaust but apparently did nothing to stop it. And yet, the most powerful hero in the world, the Superman-esque Utopian, has seen firsthand what disastrous effects not adhering to the code can have. Setting yourself up as a supreme authority on morality and justice can make you do some truly vile things, and incessantly seeking the limelight has sent someone very close to The Utopian down a road of drugs, alcohol, and self-destruction.
Essentially, what we have witnessed throughout Season 1 of Jupiter’s Legacy is a world that’s slowly transitioning from the Golden Age of comic books into the world of The Boys, but none of the sides are presented as a strawman. Good, solid arguments for and against both worldviews are thrown at us all the time, to the point where it’s hard to say for sure who is right. That’s a sign of really good writing.
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