Lots of superheroes are “children of the atom” in the sense that they derive powers from some sort of radioactivity (think Spiderman or Hulk or even Daredevil) while others are just born with powers without explanation (X-Men, Thor, Superman, Aquaman, Wonder Woman).
Who is a superhero that is somehow grounded in reality, meaning that they could “potentially” make sense (either their origin story is believable, even if it has some obvious gap to make a super power happen, or their power is somehow limited or constructed in a “reasonable” way).
I guess with these restrictions, Batman would be OK since he’s got no superpowers, but he’s insanely rich and therefore can both train himself and have access to sophisticated gadgets, but can you think of less obvious ones (even if they’re minor characters)?
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Hawkeye, really good archer.
daredevil, trained from a young age to use his hearing as he is blind.
black widow, trains from a child to be an assassin.
Mr freeze, scientist looking for a cure for his wife’s illness.
poison ivy, wants to limit man’s destruction of the natural world.
That last one sounds pretty fuckin’ villianious. Are you sure you’re not describing Hitler?
Daredevil got super powers from an accident where he was exposed to radioactive chemicals.