You are unappreciated when . . .

[Asperion]

In appreciation to the Under-/Overpowered threads -

 

Your heroes are unappreciated when . . .

[SKJAM!]

Re: You are unappreciated when . . .

 

...They're invited to an awards ceremony...to clean up afterwards.

 

...The mayor openly admits he would prefer not being rescued if the alternative is them.

 

...The local paper offers a front page reward to any villain who will take them down.

[AirborneRob]

Re: You are unappreciated when . . .

 

... When the city actually wants rent on the space occupied by their base

 

... When the mayor tells them to pay for damages ahead of time

 

... When the banks wont loan them the money to pay for damages ahead of time

[pinecone]

Re: You are unappreciated when . . .

 

When they use a place name for their team, and get sued to remove any such mention...

 

A mob forms when you beat up some Viper agents, marches to the town jail...and sets them free

 

When the perky girl reporter pines after your secret ID.....

[BoloOfEarth]

Re: You are unappreciated when . . .

 

... when the only award received by the heroes is a 20% off coupon at the local Denny's restaurant.

 

... when the woman you rescue from a burning building complains because you messed up her hair.

 

... when the team disappears to another dimension for a month, and nobody notices.

[OddHat]

Re: You are unappreciated when . . .

 

... J Johnah Jameson can't be bothered to rant against you

 

... Wolverine refuses to join your team, and actually means it

 

... You're a character in the Marvel Universe

[Cygnia]

Re: You are unappreciated when . . .

 

...the GM makes sure his NPCs always get all the credit regardless of concrete evidence to the contrary.

[kahuna's bro]

Re: You are unappreciated when . . .

 

every time you offer help you get it not only declined but you get manhandled for offfering it

[Shadow Hawk]

Re: You are unappreciated when . . .

 

When you save the city, the evening's newscast mentions it between the weather and sports in a single sentence.

"And that's the weather. In other news, the Super Heroes team saved the city from destruction. In sports, the Chargers lost to..."

[hfergus]

Re: You are unappreciated when . . .

 

When you get sued for saving someone's life.

 

Wait, didn't that occur in The Incredibles?

When the police ticket your vehicle for illegal parking when you just saved the city.

When you are arrested for trespassing when you stopped a building fire.

[SKJAM!]

Re: You are unappreciated when . . .

 

...The media makes up an invisible, anonymous do-gooder who's actually responsible for saving lives and fighting crime in the city, because it certainly can't be you folks.

[Starcloud]

Re: You are unappreciated when . . .

 

... You're a character in the Marvel Universe

 

... or the universe of the Authority...

[AirborneRob]

Re: You are unappreciated when . . .

 

...When the guys that made D&D the movie want to make a movie about them

[kahuna's bro]

Re: You are unappreciated when . . .

 

when the local super-VILLIANS get more respect

[SKJAM!]

Re: You are unappreciated when . . .

 

...Uwe Boll refused the option to make your movie on the grounds that it was beneath his dignity.

 

...Your base is repeatedly "mistaken" for a public urinal.

 

...your school-age DNPC is assigned to write an essay on "my hero" and chooses your archenemy as the subject.

[AirborneRob]

Re: You are unappreciated when . . .

 

...Uwe Boll refused the option to make your movie on the grounds that it was beneath his dignity.

 

...Your base is repeatedly "mistaken" for a public urinal.

 

...your school-age DNPC is assigned to write an essay on "my hero" and chooses your archenemy as the subject.

 

...No, lol SKJAM!, its when he/she switches sides and becomes your Arch-Enemies DNPC so the kids will stop taking his/her lunch money

[Asperion]

Re: You are unappreciated when . . .

 

. . . When there is an PR session and not only does no one show up but the place is actually emptied out.

. . . you go to help the old lady across the street and she go the other way.

. . . the mayor does not realize they exist - after they have saved the city.

[AirborneRob]

Re: You are unappreciated when . . .

 

... When you are billed by the city everytime you use a power

 

... When the world is threatened by a meteor and they ask the villains for help first

 

... When you arrive on the scene to help the police stop the bad guys and the police attack in both directions

[OddHat]

Re: You are unappreciated when . . .

 

- When the bad guys are more worried about that dog and those nosy kids.

 

- When your team's corporate sponsor only agrees to keep funding you if you agree to never reveal your connection to them again.

 

- When teens start using your team as an ironic Internet meme.

[kahuna's bro]

Re: You are unappreciated when . . .

 

when pro wrestlers think YOU'RE fake

when everbody thinks you are jus a tv/movie/vidiogame character

[Querysphinx]

Re: You are unappreciated when . . .

 

When you stop a giant oil spill leaking into the Gulf of Mexico and the Congressman from your state apologizes to the oil company for your interference with their private property.

[Alverant]

Re: You are unappreciated when . . .

 

- When your team's corporate sponsor only agrees to keep funding you if you agree to wear his competitor's logo.

 

- You do the "I am Iron Man" reveal at a press conference and the only reporter who's willing to tell the world is the homeless guy who rants about how alien mind control rays have taken over the city's pigeon population.

[kahuna's bro]

Re: You are unappreciated when . . .

 

the little child your protective of tells you to leave him alone or he'll tell a policeman

[OddHat]

Re: You are unappreciated when . . .

 

- The public holds a memorial march for the giant monster you stopped from destroying the city

 

- The news drops your press conference in favor of doing an "interview" with a piano playing cat

 

- The cops arrest you for false imprisonment and assorted other charges when you try to drop off captured criminals in front of the police station.

[BoloOfEarth]

Re: You are unappreciated when . . .

 

... when your city enacts a law against impersonating a superhero, and the law is named after *you*.