>>108384761perfect heroes reject the idea that power always corrupts, that "but thats just how people are" isn't a valid excuse for giving into temptation and abusing power in real life
flawed heroes reject the idea that you have to be perfect to do good, that "I'm no saint and its a dog eat dog world" isn't a valid excuse for being cruel and wicked every chance you get.
so they're different moral arguments that don't actually oppose one another because they're addressing different things, and both are ultimately arguing that "If you can help people in need, you should, no excuses" the difference is one is talking about billionaires and politicians and business owners/managers while the other is talking about your average joe whose power amounts to spare change, half a sandwich, and two fists.
You mentioned The Boys but thats an outlandish exaggeration thats just being meta about superhero comics so isn't really talking about the same thing except in twice removed kinda way.
personally my favorite kind of superhero is one that makes a point of breaking the law to help people who the laws have failed to protect, who has flaws but is always trying to be a good person. So I like most incarnations of Spider-Man, though it rubs me the wrong way when he gives characters like Black Cat shit for stealing from rich assholes that abuse loopholes to exploit people and hoard wealth like some dragon. I like the incarnations of Batman that put a heavy emphasis on catharsis and rehabilitation, that beats the shit out of supervillains and crime lords but offers jobs to the grunts and victims for the sake of severing the cycles of violence, and tries to reach out to his mentally ill foes and would rather see them redeemed than see them suffering, and the incarnations of Deadpool who understands he's too broken to stop murdering but strives to point himself at people whose deaths will have more positive repercussions than negative and protect the innocence of others
