User blog comment:Queen Misery/PG Proposal: Superman/@comment-26454535-20190913062026/@comment-2059440-20190913064740

with Joker and Ivy it is outside influences such as chemicals etc that "corrupt" him, the same as can be said for Kryptonite.. the corruption in that case would be unfair, since it isn't about inner-good.. anyone (even "pure of heart") can succumb to poison.

when he does let loose it is against Mongul, Darkseid or other nearly "pure evil" characters and so forth (however, yes, Silver Age stories especially do not do him justice at all).

for the most part yes, Superman is a superhero and thus has flaws, however lately he's being seen as the embodiment of hope itself within DC multiverse - which I feel pushes him beyond his original purpose as a hero and makes him a *symbol*.

not saying that your vpoints aren't entirely true - I just feel for a character nearly 100 years and going he's definitely shown to be extremely resistant to corruption and is motivated for the greater good (when writers don't decide to be stupid with him).

I guess it comes down to how much you can blame on the character versus how much you can blame writers over decades.