10 Times Superheroes Did The Wrong Thing For The Right Reason

After the heinous sexual assault of Sue Dibny, wife of the Elongated Man, on the Justice League Satellite, Zatanna wiped the mind of Dr. Light. She also made an “adjustment” to his personality. Batman arrived on the Satellite when she was in the middle of this and she was forced to take a few minutes of his memories as well. On an earlier occasion, five members of the Secret Society of Super-Villains swapped bodies with five members of the Justice League. Zatanna wiped their memories as well and perhaps, others.

There is no greater violation than having your mind violated. Removing information is one thing but to alter a person’s personality is terrible. And to alter the mind of a friend and colleague like Batman is even worse. Batman prides himself on his mind and doing anything to it is cutting him more deeply than any knife.

However, the civilians in the heroes' lives have to be protected. There is no hero you can name that doesn’t have some kind of tragedy in their backstory and a near-constant battle to protect the people they love in their current exploits. Nothing is scarier than knowing that your loved one is in danger, especially because you put them there.