Topic Battle

The analysis produces a conclusion that would have seemed absurd to any prior generation: a fictional teenager defeats an apex predator in every metric except raw cultural longevity. This outcome reflects not the superiority of fantasy over reality, but rather the fundamental shift in how power operates in contemporary civilisation. The lion's dominance derived from physical capability in a world where physical capability determined survival. Spider-Man's dominance derives from narrative capability in a world where attention and identification determine cultural influence. The lion cannot adapt to human expansion because it requires actual territory. Spider-Man requires only screen time. One is constrained by biology; the other is constrained only by intellectual property law, and even that constraint is negotiable through corporate restructuring. The score of 45-55 acknowledges the lion's irreplaceable authenticity whilst recognising that authenticity is no longer the primary currency of influence.