


For example, Green Lantern and Sinestro both use power rings. The superhero and main villain frequently gets their superpowers either from the same source or similar sources. It’s pretty rare for a supervillain to start his reign of terror before the hero has superpowers.Ģ.1. Or, at least, we learn about the superhero getting his superpowers first. The superhero usually gets his superpowers before the villain does. Another popular inciting event is something which suddenly gives the characters superpowers–common examples include scientific accidents, alien landings, living in New York City, and miracle operations.Ģ. One possible subversion is that the uncle got killed because Peter (or the uncle) did try to take action.

For example, in Spider-Man, Peter’s uncle gets killed because he wasn’t brave enough to take action. The story’s inciting event is most often the murder of a loved one(s).
