when is a superhero not a superhero?

[superspurs18]

Busy sorting out my Lego figures to display and I'm listing all i have and i have a bit of a strange question... when is a superhero classed as being in his superhero persona?

I have a few Captain America figures where he doesn't have a helmet on and I'm not sure whether to list them as 'Captain America' or 'Steve Rodgers' lol? 

[VaderFan2187]

He's still Captain America if he's wearing his suit.

Also it's "Steve Rogers" not Rodgers

 

Your title question is very philosophical, but when is philosophy not philosophical?

[micksandals]

If he's wearing his suit and has his shield he's Cap, IMO.

 

[dulsi]

It's not the suit or the powers that makes someone a superhero. It's their personality and their self-sacrifice. As such even dressed as Steve Rogers, he is still a superhero.

As for what name you would give him when the costume but not the mask/helmet, I'd agree with the others. He is still Captain America.

[BaneShake]

Generally, but not always, a "super hero" is someone who fits most of the general criteria of the genre, such as: a costume, a desire to stop criminals, powers, existing in a super-heroic universe (or multiverse), so on. So, even when not in costume, the characters are still super heroes.