"I'm okay with a Doctor Strange who can do kind of whatever I need him to in a story. I just need him to have a good reason for doing it and I need there to be consequences for what he does, but I don't need to catalog his powers and spells down to the last detail." - Mark Waid
"I like Waid's take on Strange a lot. He's still got some arrogance, but he's also willing to be humble when required."
I don't know, that feels like missing the point of Strange's origin story. Strange has already been humbled. His arrogance was something he overcame after his tutelage with the Ancient One. Having arrogance be his default state is like writing Spider-Man as a reckless, self-centered glory-seeker who is only responsible when required.
An arrogant man that can still be humbled seems more like Tony Stark's characterization. There'a already too many overlaps between Tony and Stephen, we really don't need to force more.
I think there's a slight difference in the two, though you are right that there's been quite a lot of overlap, especially in recent years.
But even then, I think Strange has a certain amount of "I'm the only one who even knows about this stuff, so listen to me." Which is a bit different from Tony's "I'm smarter than everyone else, so I get to make decisions for everyone."
Or perhaps arrogance isn't quite the best word, but I'm not sure what other word really applies here. Strange has a weight of responsibility few other characters do and a certain depth of knowledge of things which would drive lesser men mad. That affects a person.
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I don't know, that feels like missing the point of Strange's origin story. Strange has already been humbled. His arrogance was something he overcame after his tutelage with the Ancient One. Having arrogance be his default state is like writing Spider-Man as a reckless, self-centered glory-seeker who is only responsible when required.
An arrogant man that can still be humbled seems more like Tony Stark's characterization. There'a already too many overlaps between Tony and Stephen, we really don't need to force more.
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But even then, I think Strange has a certain amount of "I'm the only one who even knows about this stuff, so listen to me." Which is a bit different from Tony's "I'm smarter than everyone else, so I get to make decisions for everyone."
Or perhaps arrogance isn't quite the best word, but I'm not sure what other word really applies here. Strange has a weight of responsibility few other characters do and a certain depth of knowledge of things which would drive lesser men mad. That affects a person.