SA - And now I feel like I'll get some crap from people because my explanation was actually somewhat pro-Tony.
I need to clarify Steve's side. Why don't the heroes want to register? Well, because it means trusting the government with their real name. Which means it could leak. Which, for the ones like Peter who has Mary Jane and Aunt May to think about would put them in immense danger. Because every supervillain who has a beef with them will immediately know just who to attack.
(This is somewhat validated by the fact that at one point the government actually ENTRUSTS NORMAN OSBORN to be the guy in charge of that list! Seriously.)
Also, for a lot of them they just don't need the hassle but hate that it would mean not helping people. Like, if Luke Cage doesn't want to work for the government and deal with bureaucracy (and potentially preclude himself from having another job because he's officially a hero), he then has to stand around while a guy robs a bank and not step in? For a lot of them, that's the opposite of who they are. They just want to help people without all the bullshit. And they don't want to be penalized for that.
Which is kind of fair when you think about it. It's why we have good samaritan laws in place in our real world to protect people who try to step in and help someone.
So it's really an issue of not trusting big government and bureaucracy and wanting to protect your family and the people you love. Which hits a nerve for a ton of the heroes.
Re: Civil War Query?
I need to clarify Steve's side. Why don't the heroes want to register? Well, because it means trusting the government with their real name. Which means it could leak. Which, for the ones like Peter who has Mary Jane and Aunt May to think about would put them in immense danger. Because every supervillain who has a beef with them will immediately know just who to attack.
(This is somewhat validated by the fact that at one point the government actually ENTRUSTS NORMAN OSBORN to be the guy in charge of that list! Seriously.)
Also, for a lot of them they just don't need the hassle but hate that it would mean not helping people. Like, if Luke Cage doesn't want to work for the government and deal with bureaucracy (and potentially preclude himself from having another job because he's officially a hero), he then has to stand around while a guy robs a bank and not step in? For a lot of them, that's the opposite of who they are. They just want to help people without all the bullshit. And they don't want to be penalized for that.
Which is kind of fair when you think about it. It's why we have good samaritan laws in place in our real world to protect people who try to step in and help someone.
So it's really an issue of not trusting big government and bureaucracy and wanting to protect your family and the people you love. Which hits a nerve for a ton of the heroes.