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In 1945, Black Adam was created as an Egyptian Pharaoh who becomes corrupted by the same powers that Shazam has. By doing this a superhero is created to contrast Shazam. This origin story follows reincarnated pharaohs, which does not reinforce the other narrative. -
This characters origins consist of abusing his powers causing him to catch on fire. After this a villain organization brings him back as a cyborg, and for that Jetstream serves said organization as a way to honor them. There is no description of the other in this case. -
The attack that shook the nation took place on September 11, 2001 at 8:46 am in which the first plane hit the World Trade Center's North Tower. The second plane hits the South Tower at 9:03 am, a mere 17 minutes after the first plane attack. At 9:45, 22 minutes after the second plane crashes, the Pentagon is hit on the west side of the building. A fourth plane was also hijacked with the intention of crashing into the White House, which was not successful. -
This act was released in less than a month from the attacks on the Twin Towers. The purpose of this act was to help combat terrorism within the U.S. along with outside its borders.
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In the first Iron Man movie, there is one scene of Tony Stark, Iron Man, wakes up in cave in war torn Afghanistan. The use of Afghan as a quick villain choice can be seen here. Now the question becomes "Was Tony Stark captured by Afghan terrorist to help progress the plot, or rather were Afghan terrorist an easy villain to use to help progress plot?" -
In this Amazon Prime Original, Homelander, the lead questionable superhero, goes and kills a building of terrorists in an Arab country. The scene displayed is gory and cruel, showing U.S. troops watching Homelander. Again, in media we see Arabs being used as an easily made up villain that exists oversees. The idea of the other is presented, and is actually explored within the show.