Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of superheroes and villains without superpowers

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. Sandstein 12:15, 8 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

List of superheroes and villains without superpowers[edit]

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Unclear what the point of this article is, it's certainly not relevant to anyone besides dedicated comic fans, making it WP:FANCRUFT. Not to mention that many or most of these characters still have unrealistic abilities even if they don't have mystical superpowers, like, say, being a cyborg. It seems arbitrary. _{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 10:11, 1 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 10:32, 1 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 10:32, 1 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Weak keep The article does not cite any sources, which makes it a possible WP:OR. However, such lists are found in various places - [1][2][3][4], therefore may qualify under WP:LISTN. It nevertheless still needs to be sourced and tidied up. Hzh (talk) 14:51, 1 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. The article is unsourceable WP:FANCRUFT and WP:OR. The inclusion criteria are not actually unclear, but the article attracts editors unwilling or unable to follow them and is an endless maintenance nightmare. —chaos5023 (talk) 19:49, 1 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per what chaos5023 said about the ongoing maintenance problem. Vadder (talk) 22:27, 1 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete since Wikipedia can not host a debate on how to define "superhero" (whether the definition can include those without "superpowers") we would be left looking at "List of all fictional heroes and villians without superpowers" which would be a pointless and enormously long list. -Haikon 23:26, 1 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per above. Aoba47 (talk) 01:13, 3 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Too broadly defined and too fluid. Batman, for example, has gained temporary superpowers several times. Argento Surfer (talk) 13:38, 4 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.