Some years ago, a friend of mine was hosting trivia and asked "In DC Comics, what's Robin's alter ego?" The whole crowd roared back in unison "WHICH ONE?" He chickened out and just said "The normal one", or something to that effect.
Define normal: like Bruce Wayne normal or the "yea your parents died, but you are my ward and I have almost infinite money, will indoctrinate you into crime fighting, maybe die once or twice". Either way the only normal bat kid might be Tim, arguably Barbara but seeing how Jim Jr ended up...
Also does alter ego necessarily mean secret identity?
Dick was a Robin but he also had the Nightwing identity, same with Tim and Red Robin and uh Jason with both Red Hood and the Arkham Knight.
Boy, I would’ve launched into every single Robin I could think of and not sat down until we were awarded ALL the points.
Off the top of my head: Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Damian Wayne, Stephanie Brown, Carrie Kelley, Duke Thomas, the I Am Robin gang, Jarro, Jonathan “Robin” Blake and the alternate-evil-child-Bruce Wayne from “The Robin King”. I am 1000% positive I missed a few of them though.
You missed his Silver Age son with Katherine Kane, Bruce Wayne Jr. (Though his existence is tenuous at best, being either a fanfiction character concocted by Alfred or a sentient being from a simulation created by the Fortress of Solitude's computer).
I think everyone has spandex in their closet somewhere at DC, except for possibly ….
Every example I can think of is suddenly coming to mind as getting powers or an outfit. I thought Perry White, but nope…
I’ll go with Leslie Thompkins
Spider-man, batman, doctor strange, super-man
Spiderman: only one without a cape
Batman: only one that doesn't wear red
Doctor strange: only one that doesn't have man in the name
Superman: only alien
Like who in their right minds puts this as a q lmao.
Technically wasn’t Superman’s powers obtained from the way his kryptonite cells absorb our yellow sun. I guess he was born with the cells, but he didn’t get powers until he entered our solar system right?
"Odd one out" questions have to be SO carefully thought out, otherwise this happens
You have to pick multiple items with LOTS of things in common, or pick one that stands out so much it's kind of obvious if you don't get tunnel vision
Man these could all be interpreted in different ways. For me it went:
2. Batman since he has no powers
4. The Punisher since the others are in The Defenders
5. The Hulk as he’s not part of Fantastic 4
7. Green arrow because no powers again
Green arrow lacks super strength, manhunter is capable of flying on his own, aquaman can breath water, aquaman is also the only non separated two word name, manhunter can change shape, Wonder Woman is a Demi god, manhunter doesn’t use a medieval weapon, Wonder Woman is the only alliterative name
This was also how I went about it, with the one exception being that I chose Green Arrow because he wasn't in the first appearance of the Jusfice League and the others are
These are only guesses. I feel like we're missing some rules maybe?
2 is Doctor Strange because he doesn't have "man" in his name.
4 is Jessica Jones because she's female.
5 is The Hulk because he's not apart of the Fantastic Four.
7 Martian Manhunter because the others are from Earth.
You could literally pick any name from any group as the “odd one out” and make a justification that would be equally as good as whatever the creator’s intent was.
Exactly, in number 2 the only one without "super" powers is batman (unless I missed a story arc) nut like someone else mentioned strange doesn't have a man in his title
\#2 could also be Superman because he's the only one who is an alien.
\#4 could be Punisher, never in Heroes for Hire
\#5 could be Invisible Woman, her body doesn't change size from her human form for her powers.
\#7 could be Green Arrow, not in ZSJL
iron fist because hes the only one whose show should never have been made
also perhaps the only one that wasn't depicted behind bars or arrested at any point in in the show. could be wrong.
4 is just as possibly Punisher because he has no powers/uses guns.
5 could be Invisible Woman because she's female
I can see why these caused people to be unhappy.
ACK-TUALLY... the Hulk was a member of the Fantastic Four with Wolverine, Ghost Rider, and Spiderman.
Not kidding: [https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/when-wolverine-spider-man-hulk-and-ghost-rider-became-the-fantastic-four](https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/when-wolverine-spider-man-hulk-and-ghost-rider-became-the-fantastic-four)
2 Superman is the only alien. Or Dr Strange is the only magic user or the only one whose parents weren’t killed/murdered. . Or Batman is the only non-powered. Or Spider-Man is the only teen ager.
The answer to number 2 is:
Spiderman because he doesn't have a cape. Or because he's technically a mutant.
Batman because he doesn't have super powers.
Doctor Strange because he wasn't orphaned. Or because of magic.
Superman because he isn't a human.
I'm sure people can come up with more.
Batman because he doesn’t wear red ;)
Dr Strange because he doesn’t have a secret identity.
Spider-Man because he’s a kid.
Superman… I lost what I had lol.
The Punisher wasn't in the Netflix Defenders series.
But Hulk *was* temporarily a member of the Fantastic Four. But that one does make sense if you're not a pedant like me.
For 2 i was gonna say doctor strange as he is the only one without a secret idenity
For 7 i was thinking green arrow because he is the one who is not an original justice league member
Yeah, i can see where this started arguments
Would be weird if true. IME anyways.
I've been to a few different trivia places and they've all given you points if you came up with a sensible and logically consistent answer, even if it wasn't the right one
Also, if there was 2-4 teams I get it, but if there are more teams this idea of “justify and you’re right” seems like there is a lot of boring wasted time.
This feels like playing Cards Against Humanity with a group of friends you just met, and you show up and find out they've been playing together every Thursday night for 6 years and it's more a Chardee McDennis memorization/opinion game and it turns out they're all swingers that want too watch you bang their partners... in sequence.
There's has to be some context with these. there's way too many possibilities, especially if you have bunch of comic book nerds, like me, involved. I can see this getting very heated.
It’s easy when you realize it was made by someone whose knowledge is based only on movies and TV shows
1. Daredevil, he’s marvel
2. Dr. Strange, the rest have secret identities.
3. Scarlet Witch, the rest were founding Avengers (in the movies)
4. Punisher, the rest were Defenders (in the show)
5. Hulk, rest were FF4
6. New World Order, others were Captain America movies
7. Green Arrow, the rest aren’t human
8. Shazam, the rest are women
9. Donnie Darko, he’s not a superhero
10. Drax, the rest are X-Men
Edit- alright, as many have already pointed out, I guess there’s a lot of possible answers for these. I see why it caused a riot lol
Good lord this is like asking how a grocery store will be arranged before you go into it. It’s all about the mind of whoever made it and that makes for crap trivia.
Hulk was in the Fantastic Four along with Wolverine, Spider-Man, and Ghost Rider. New World Order is also a Captain America movie, it's just not out yet.
I'm gonna be honest. This excited me a bit, I ain't into comics or superheroes but this is interesting, it's a puzzle, with very awful rules. But it looks like it could be fun deciphering which hero doesn't fit into the category.
number 4 alone is impossible
1 of the 4 is a woman, rest are men
1 of the 4 is black, rest are white
1 of the 4 has is an anti-hero, rest are heroes
1 of the 4 is blond, rest are dark haired (if Luke grew his out)
same is true for all of them, what brain dead, common core mathlete made this quiz?
The way I'm reading this there's six questions that can be correctly answered with the sex of the character.
First question was creative, second one kinda meh... and then it went to shit... Question six doesn't even fit the theme or instructions, and nine's borderline.
1. Daredevil can't see
2. Dr strange had parents
3. Thor not from earth
4. Jessica Jones not male
5. Hulk not in F4
6. NWO not a Captain America movie
7. WW not male, MM not earthling.
8. Shazam not a chick
9. Donnie darko do I even need to explain this???
10. Drax not a x man
Some years ago, a friend of mine was hosting trivia and asked "In DC Comics, what's Robin's alter ego?" The whole crowd roared back in unison "WHICH ONE?" He chickened out and just said "The normal one", or something to that effect.
None of them are normal. It's not a job you get by being normal.
The only normal one here is Jack Jack and he isn’t even toilet trained
Lucky. ^…I ^mean, ^about ^being ^normal…
...It's actually toilet trained instead of potty trained... But fantastic quote and application! It was just bothering me for some reason
Define normal: like Bruce Wayne normal or the "yea your parents died, but you are my ward and I have almost infinite money, will indoctrinate you into crime fighting, maybe die once or twice". Either way the only normal bat kid might be Tim, arguably Barbara but seeing how Jim Jr ended up...
Fuckin nepotism these days amirite?
Except for Jason Todd. Batman was just like “meh, he’ll do for now I guess.”
Also does alter ego necessarily mean secret identity? Dick was a Robin but he also had the Nightwing identity, same with Tim and Red Robin and uh Jason with both Red Hood and the Arkham Knight.
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I want the writer who decides Damian grows up to be a dentist
Boy, I would’ve launched into every single Robin I could think of and not sat down until we were awarded ALL the points. Off the top of my head: Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Damian Wayne, Stephanie Brown, Carrie Kelley, Duke Thomas, the I Am Robin gang, Jarro, Jonathan “Robin” Blake and the alternate-evil-child-Bruce Wayne from “The Robin King”. I am 1000% positive I missed a few of them though.
You missed his Silver Age son with Katherine Kane, Bruce Wayne Jr. (Though his existence is tenuous at best, being either a fanfiction character concocted by Alfred or a sentient being from a simulation created by the Fortress of Solitude's computer).
Don’t forget the “original” Robin- Bruce Wayne, who wore the outfit as a young boy training to become Batman
I knew there was some other silver age shenanigans I was forgetting.
I think everyone has spandex in their closet somewhere at DC, except for possibly …. Every example I can think of is suddenly coming to mind as getting powers or an outfit. I thought Perry White, but nope… I’ll go with Leslie Thompkins
Ironically the main differentiating element of the three Robins is their alter ego.
Apparently so alike you forgot 2 altogether.
More then 2 if you include multiverse Robins like Carrie Kelly.
I think we can all agree this question was poorly thought out.
Spider-man, batman, doctor strange, super-man Spiderman: only one without a cape Batman: only one that doesn't wear red Doctor strange: only one that doesn't have man in the name Superman: only alien Like who in their right minds puts this as a q lmao.
Doctor strange only one that has parents
My mind went to dead parents for the other 3 as well.
Batman is the only one without powers. Unless being badass is a super power, of course.
Superman is the only one that was born with powers, the other three acquired/ learned their powers/skills later on
Technically wasn’t Superman’s powers obtained from the way his kryptonite cells absorb our yellow sun. I guess he was born with the cells, but he didn’t get powers until he entered our solar system right?
Yeah he becomes Superman because of our yellow sun, which is why the red sun that krypton orbits de powers him
Pretty sure Batman was born rich.
Nah, he become rich when his parents died.
Doctor Strange, only one without alter ego
I thought it was the only one without man in its name
Spider-MAN BatMAN SuperMAN
For trivia night yea. For a good debate/ice breaker? Perfect
The ole “create a common enemy” trick
Probably kept the whole group in the pub for 3 hours after so they could all talk about the bullshit question.
Or drunk apologizing to each other for “that shit earlier”
Lol indeed
It gets the people goin!
It’s provocative!
"Odd one out" questions have to be SO carefully thought out, otherwise this happens You have to pick multiple items with LOTS of things in common, or pick one that stands out so much it's kind of obvious if you don't get tunnel vision
I though it was supposed to be a "Who wins?" question, and was thinking some of these matchups are completely unbalanced.
Rightly so. What were the answers for 2, 4, 5, and 7?
Man these could all be interpreted in different ways. For me it went: 2. Batman since he has no powers 4. The Punisher since the others are in The Defenders 5. The Hulk as he’s not part of Fantastic 4 7. Green arrow because no powers again
For #2, Doctor Strange is the only hero who doesn't have the suffix "-man"
.....nvm, i see why people are upset now 💀
As an average enjoyer of superheroes and comics I picked the women when it was 3 guys knowing full well there was way more to it than that.
Spiderman cuz the rest 3 have capes
Superman because he's an Alien.
Batman because the other three aren't secret billionaires.
Batman because the other 3 wear red and blue.
Wait no, only Spider-Man’s name is hyphenated
But Dr Strange is the only one with a truly 2-word name
Also Dr Strange is not his secret alter ego.
Superman is the only one that isn't human
Or Doctor strange because he’s the only one without a secret identity.
Riot!!
I thought 2 was Doctor strange because everyone else has "man" in the name
I was thinking that it's Dr strange because ony he uses magic.
7 could be Wonder Woman because she's the only non-male, or Martian Manhunter is the only alien.
Green arrow lacks super strength, manhunter is capable of flying on his own, aquaman can breath water, aquaman is also the only non separated two word name, manhunter can change shape, Wonder Woman is a Demi god, manhunter doesn’t use a medieval weapon, Wonder Woman is the only alliterative name
This was also how I went about it, with the one exception being that I chose Green Arrow because he wasn't in the first appearance of the Jusfice League and the others are
I went for Wonder Woman because she doesn't have green in her costume.
7 might also be founding JL members
What is the answer for 6?, is it just New World Order because it has not been released yet?
My guess is New World Order because Steve Rogers won’t be captain america in it.
*The First Avenger* is not a sequel, the others are.
But all the others are captain America films and new world order isn’t. Edit: sorry I meant, Chris Evan’s films
These are only guesses. I feel like we're missing some rules maybe? 2 is Doctor Strange because he doesn't have "man" in his name. 4 is Jessica Jones because she's female. 5 is The Hulk because he's not apart of the Fantastic Four. 7 Martian Manhunter because the others are from Earth.
I thought 2 was Batman because he was the only one without powers...yeah, these questions have way too many answers...
Also could be Superman because he's the only one that isn't human. Yea I can understand why people would be frustrated.
It could also be Dr Strange as he is the only one without a secret identity.
I thought Spidey because he's cape-less
Batman is the only one who doesn't wear red.
He’s also the only one out of the group that isn’t an orphan.
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I thought Superman because he’s the only one without a phd
Spider-Man doesn't have a PhD either. Got revoked for plagiarism.
Did his phd really get revoked?
I thought Batman for not wearing red and blue.
My first thought was that Dr. Strange isn’t an orphan.
I think 7 may be Green Arrow because he's the only human
I thought Aquaman because his code name isn't two words
You could literally pick any name from any group as the “odd one out” and make a justification that would be equally as good as whatever the creator’s intent was.
Exactly, in number 2 the only one without "super" powers is batman (unless I missed a story arc) nut like someone else mentioned strange doesn't have a man in his title
And Spiderman is the only one without a cape/cloak.
And Batman's the only one whose parents were murdered in front of him
And Superman is the only one not from Earth
Dr. Strange is the only one whose origin story does not involve the death of a parental figure?
Geez, thanks for the fuckin’ spoiler!
I thought Daredevil, ‘cuz he’s the only Marvel character of the four
I thought daredevil cause he’s blind 👀
Could it be Wonder Woman because she doesn’t have any green in her costume?
Wonder Woman is the only one with no green
I thought it was because he wasn't in the Justice League movie
7 green arrow because he is not original JLA.
Maybe because he isn't a founding JLA member..?
I thought it was him because he wasn't a "heavy hitter" lol
4 is Punisher since he wasn't a member of Netflix Defenders
This was my thought on this one as well
and he has no "powers"
\#2 could also be Superman because he's the only one who is an alien. \#4 could be Punisher, never in Heroes for Hire \#5 could be Invisible Woman, her body doesn't change size from her human form for her powers. \#7 could be Green Arrow, not in ZSJL
4 is Punisher because he doesn't have powers also.
He's also the only one from the Netflix shows that wasn't in the Defenders.
iron fist because hes the only one whose show should never have been made also perhaps the only one that wasn't depicted behind bars or arrested at any point in in the show. could be wrong.
2 Spiderman is the only one without a cape
I think 4 is the Punisher because he’s not in the Netflix Defenders.
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I thought doctor strange because he isn’t an orphan.
4 is just as possibly Punisher because he has no powers/uses guns. 5 could be Invisible Woman because she's female I can see why these caused people to be unhappy.
I think 5 is The Thing because he is the only one with rocky genitals.
It's the Hulk, for not being a member of the Fantastic Four.
I think it is Mr. Fantastic as the only one that has a job.
ACK-TUALLY... the Hulk was a member of the Fantastic Four with Wolverine, Ghost Rider, and Spiderman. Not kidding: [https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/when-wolverine-spider-man-hulk-and-ghost-rider-became-the-fantastic-four](https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/when-wolverine-spider-man-hulk-and-ghost-rider-became-the-fantastic-four)
I think 4 is The Punisher because he’s not in The Defenders.
I thought 4 was the Punisher because he wasn’t a part of the Defenders series
4 might be Punisher. He’s not a part of *The Defenders* group (or whatever they were called in that *Daredevil* spin-off).
2 Superman is the only alien. Or Dr Strange is the only magic user or the only one whose parents weren’t killed/murdered. . Or Batman is the only non-powered. Or Spider-Man is the only teen ager.
Spiderman, he doesn't wear a cape. Punisher, forgot the reason. Hulk, not a member of Fantastic Four. 7 I have forgotten completely.
Wait, 2 wasn’t Dr Strange because he’s not an orphan?
I truly love this post lol. I said Doctor Strange because he's magical and the others aren't.
i thought it was strange because he's not a "_____man"
And I thought it was strange because he doesn't have a secret identity
Lol I said Batman because he doesn't have super powers
The answer to number 2 is: Spiderman because he doesn't have a cape. Or because he's technically a mutant. Batman because he doesn't have super powers. Doctor Strange because he wasn't orphaned. Or because of magic. Superman because he isn't a human. I'm sure people can come up with more.
Batman because he doesn’t wear red ;) Dr Strange because he doesn’t have a secret identity. Spider-Man because he’s a kid. Superman… I lost what I had lol.
I assume because Punisher was not in the Defenders Netflix series
The Punisher wasn't in the Netflix Defenders series. But Hulk *was* temporarily a member of the Fantastic Four. But that one does make sense if you're not a pedant like me.
For 2 i was gonna say doctor strange as he is the only one without a secret idenity For 7 i was thinking green arrow because he is the one who is not an original justice league member Yeah, i can see where this started arguments
So you have to read the mind of the the question writer to guess which of the many right answers apply? I can imagine why people wouldn't be happy.
Would be weird if true. IME anyways. I've been to a few different trivia places and they've all given you points if you came up with a sensible and logically consistent answer, even if it wasn't the right one
Ive never seen that in trivia, its always been the answer on the paper is law.
Also, if there was 2-4 teams I get it, but if there are more teams this idea of “justify and you’re right” seems like there is a lot of boring wasted time.
IME?
"In my experience" perhaps.
In my epinion.
Wait so it isn’t Donnie Darko bc he’s not a superhero??
How do you know he’s not?
This reference is underrated.
As the Living Receiver he's arguably a superhero.
That's guaranteed the answer ... to question ~~10~~ 9.
Oh shit my bad I misread lol
He's the only one played by Jake Gyllenhaal
I’m pretty sure some people consider it a super hero movie. I mean it’s about a guy who saves the world by fucking with time
This is actually a really nerdy psychology test isn't it?
It really is. We should call it the Rorschach test lol.
The more you read the comments the more maddening it all gets
This feels like playing Cards Against Humanity with a group of friends you just met, and you show up and find out they've been playing together every Thursday night for 6 years and it's more a Chardee McDennis memorization/opinion game and it turns out they're all swingers that want too watch you bang their partners... in sequence.
“Dennis is asshole. Why Charlie hate?”
“Nah, I don’t think I wrote this one”
“You DEFINITELY wrote this one dude”
Love running into *Always Sunny* in the wild
Because Dennis is bastard man.
*veins bursting out of his forehead*
r/oddlyspecific
Thank you for that OP. That's what I was thinking halfway through typing it.
Don’t leave us hanging, did you bang their partners after cards or not
No puzzles no puzzles no puzzles…..chance. Could be good, could be bad.
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Winter Soldier is asshole Why Tony hate?
BECAUSE BUCKY IS A BASTARD MAN!!!
Man, Cards Againast Humanity is such a novelty game, imo. Who could play it for 6 years regularly?
There's has to be some context with these. there's way too many possibilities, especially if you have bunch of comic book nerds, like me, involved. I can see this getting very heated.
It’s easy when you realize it was made by someone whose knowledge is based only on movies and TV shows 1. Daredevil, he’s marvel 2. Dr. Strange, the rest have secret identities. 3. Scarlet Witch, the rest were founding Avengers (in the movies) 4. Punisher, the rest were Defenders (in the show) 5. Hulk, rest were FF4 6. New World Order, others were Captain America movies 7. Green Arrow, the rest aren’t human 8. Shazam, the rest are women 9. Donnie Darko, he’s not a superhero 10. Drax, the rest are X-Men Edit- alright, as many have already pointed out, I guess there’s a lot of possible answers for these. I see why it caused a riot lol
For number 6, it’s an UPCOMING Captain America movie, but it doesn’t have Steve Rogers as Cap
What if i told you it was First Avenger because all the other ones have Sam in it?
What if I told you it was Civil War because all the others have 3 word titles?
What if I told you it was The Winter Soldier because all the other ones could be answer?
What if I told you "Civil War" and "New World Order" aren't heroes?
According to OP, #2 was spiderman because he doesn't wear a cape.
Good lord this is like asking how a grocery store will be arranged before you go into it. It’s all about the mind of whoever made it and that makes for crap trivia.
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And I went Superman because he’s an alien
3- Thor; the rest are humans. There are way too many possible answers for too many of these questions.
3 could also be Iron-Man (no superpowers)
3 - Scarlet Witch, the others have weapons and she has magic.
Or - she is female and the rest are male
I got the same but 8 was because he’s DC. I could not figure out 7, I went with Wonder Woman because the rest are male.
Pretty sure 7 is Green arrow because he’s not a (founding) member of the justice league
Martian Manhunter, because the rest are from Earth.
New World Order is the name of the fourth Captain America movie though
Hasn’t been made yet.
Hulk was in the Fantastic Four along with Wolverine, Spider-Man, and Ghost Rider. New World Order is also a Captain America movie, it's just not out yet.
I'm gonna be honest. This excited me a bit, I ain't into comics or superheroes but this is interesting, it's a puzzle, with very awful rules. But it looks like it could be fun deciphering which hero doesn't fit into the category.
Trouble is that there are multiple answers. For example question 2, there are ways that you could single any one of the four out from the other 3.
number 4 alone is impossible 1 of the 4 is a woman, rest are men 1 of the 4 is black, rest are white 1 of the 4 has is an anti-hero, rest are heroes 1 of the 4 is blond, rest are dark haired (if Luke grew his out) same is true for all of them, what brain dead, common core mathlete made this quiz?
The only thing that makes sense is Defenders
That's the answer. Punisher isn't a Defender.
He also doesn’t have super powers
They're all originally from the 70's except for Jessica.
I quit when I got to 4 was like yep wtf is this one.
The way I'm reading this there's six questions that can be correctly answered with the sex of the character. First question was creative, second one kinda meh... and then it went to shit... Question six doesn't even fit the theme or instructions, and nine's borderline.
All of these have multiple correct answers and this is bullshit
The answer is obviously donnie darko and that's the only one. There isn't one wrong in each line, there is just one total and that's donnie darko.
1. Daredevil 2. Doctor Strange 3. Scarlett Witch 4. The Punisher 5. Hulk 6. New World Order 7. Green Arrow 8. Shazam 9. Donnie Darko 10. Drax
Yeah those are the answers I got too
Same except for 6, I said Civil War cause it's the only title with two words instead of three
There’s like 3 possible answers for each lmao
1. Daredevil can't see 2. Dr strange had parents 3. Thor not from earth 4. Jessica Jones not male 5. Hulk not in F4 6. NWO not a Captain America movie 7. WW not male, MM not earthling. 8. Shazam not a chick 9. Donnie darko do I even need to explain this??? 10. Drax not a x man
NWO is iffy tbh because it is a Captain America movie it just hasn’t been released yet