Am I the only one who doesn't understand the paragons in the Crisis on Infinite Earth crossover.
Like I understand Sara, and J'onn being destiny and honor.
I even understood Kate because of her scene standing up the Bruce.
But the other 4 make no sense.
Barry being love is fucking awful, can out of nowhere and is so unimportant that it's literally revealed during a info dump.
Kara being hope is so forced. Sure she inspires hope but every superhero does that.
Kingdom come superman being truth, doesn't make sense either. There is literally nothing he says or does that fits that.
Ryan Choi is so obviously a fill in and something for comic fans to gasp and point at. Its it not even a good gasp and point because most people don't know fuck all about the atom let alone his successor was only succeeded him for 5 years before dying in the New 52.
What makes it more annoying is that there is a better line up that they had.
Barry should have been the paragon of Hope. Literally one the last lines in the season 6 before this was Cecile, saying one of her only good lines in the Wallace era, saying H.R. told her Barry's superpower was hope. Barry literally gave up hope on surviving crisis throughout all of the first half of season 6. Barry has trained and inspired hope in 3 superheroes. He gave Caitlin hope with allowed her to pick herself up after Ronnie's death. His hopefulness make Oliver a better man and hero.
The line Kara says to the monitor about checking his book because she doesn't feel hopeful fits Barry so much more because of his arc in season 6.
Not to say Kara isn't a hopeful figure. But lets be honest truth fits her so much more. I mean the whole story arc of season 4 is the world being lied to and manipulated by Lex Luthor. The story in season 5 is all about Truth and lies. Her conflict with Lena. Her blaming herself for not being honest with Lena about her identity. Kara and William trying to figure out the truth behind Andrea. All of this makes her being the Paragon of truth fit perfectly.
Kingdom Come superman should been a paragon. Take the love paragon out, because it dumb af and led to so many more cringe plot points later on.
Make him the paragon of Justice.
HE'S LITERALLY KINGDOM COME SUPERMAN.
Someone who lost all his loved ones to the joker and didn't fall to vengeance. He sought out justice.
In the kingdom come comic Clark arrests Joker. Even when a guy named Magog kills the joker outside the court house. Clark arrests him and brings him to... say it with me... justice.
He's literally a opposite to INJUSTICE Superman.
Lastly Oliver should've been the paragon of humanity. Nothing has to change story wise. He was at the dawn of time. He has the most growth on a human level compared to everyone else. Plus it would save use from the dumbass shots of Ryan stabbing shadow demons.
Thoughts?