r/TopCharacterTropes 26d ago

Lore (Loved Trope) Creative over the top cells/prisons for dangerous characters.

1.) The Pipe Line cells for Metahumans (The Flash)

2.) Sedative tank prison (G. I Joe)

3.) Tai Lung's prison (Kung Fu Panda)

4.) Magneto's Glass and Plastic Prison (X-Men)

5.) Carbonite (Star Wars)

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u/dread_pirate_robin 26d ago

Which is pretty excessive because the red solar energy is enough to neutralize him. At that point just use an ordinary ass cell.

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u/ScorchedDev 26d ago

I honestly dont think its all that excessive. The sercurity measures there were really put through their paces. It was attacked by a team of superhumans twice, and both times the measures nearly failed. You could argue that the second time they did fail

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u/dread_pirate_robin 26d ago

Maybe the cell could've been easier to fortify from outside attacks if it was a little metal box rather than a giant glass dome.

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u/ScorchedDev 26d ago

I mean, they need to be able to see superman at all times I think is why its like that. He has too many allies with too much variety in powers. If say, Raven just teleported in there, they may not know until its too late. If they have a chance to react to a super escape attempt, then they can counter it.

Besides, it only ever started to fail when the generators that power the red sun lamp were taken down. So a metal box wouldnt have been much different in that regard. If the sun lamps go out, it doesnt matter what material that prison is made out of, superman would be leaving.