No, their powers are completely in line with the universe's laws, since midichlorians are present in all life, the Jedi just have way more of them.
Couldn't you make a similar kind of argument for Superman? He's just a normal Kryptonian taking advantage of abilities given to him by an alien environment.
Dash_Harber posted...
No, not really. Superheroes generally are more than just people with powers. Powers aren't even required (Batman, Green Arrow, etc) and doing good on behalf of the citizenry isn't even a requirement (Swamp Thing). Generally, "superhero" is a bit of a self-defined genre since 'powers' is such a vague and all-encompassing idea.
I think this is a bit more compelling, but once again I don't see how they don't fit the basic mold. Citing my original comparison to the Green Lanterns who have similar purpose and conventions. One is generally thought to be a bunch of superheroes and one is not, but what is functionally different about them?
To be frank, costumes, concealed identities, a setting that is set in 'our' universe, their powers being something unique to them, and originating in the comic format. Despite that, there are examples of superheroes that break all of those conventions. Again though, they are not labelled superheroes and that is pretty much it.