: In Deadpool, this dilemma is rooted in the main characters (pretty chauvinistic) view of the world - and that‘s what you need to take into account in your story as well. What is society‘s

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In Deadpool, this dilemma is rooted in the main characters (pretty chauvinistic) view of the world - and that‘s what you need to take into account in your story as well.

What is society‘s take on this in your setting? And what is your hero‘s mindset?

If your setting is a world where men and women are considered equal, then to me as a reader there should no problem if violence is also „equal“.
However if your hero has been portrayed as someone who considers women as people who need to be protected, the reader might be irritated if he attacked her in cold blood.

And if it‘s self-defense (as you described, she could attack him with potentially lethal magic), then no one could condemn the hero - or the author - if he uses violence out of self-preservation.

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