Lately we've seen like a million superhero movies in my house, since one of my house mates owns dvd's of cosmic quantities. Most of them have been of inferior quality, although I liked a few a lot.
So I have pondered much "what would my special superpower be?"
It shouldn't be too vastly omnipotent, like Superman's powers, preferably something more subtle yet very useful, maybe something you're already good at but greatly amplified.
Ideas?
As we've discussed in passing at mittens, environmental-based powers, like not needing to breathe, being able to see on different spectra, different types of wings on demand, very hard, pressure-efficient skin. Hard claws, laser eyes, etc So I could basically explore the whole range of terrain this world (and others!) might offer.
This is the premise of an exile-type platformer I'm going to make one day.
Somebody standing over my shoulder claims I should be The Succinct Sphincter with the power to summarize people's viewpoints during discussions while being an utter asshole. As glamorous as that sounds, I'll have to ponder my selection.
Mind domination! It is quite cool because implies a great autocontrol (If you are evil you can go to through the street demmanding girls to get nude, or people to give you their wallets...) It also can be considered as an amplification of a gift some people has... Ã, :)
The power to control small rodents with the power of my mind. They would call me "rat man". My alter-ego would work in an animal research labratory submitting bogus papers about mice having the cognitive intelligence to learn to play the piano.
My nemesis would no doubt have the ability to dominate the minds of owls. My vole armies would always win out in the end though.
Evidently I'm...
Nothing-immediately-funny-to-post-in-response-to-this-thread-comes-to-mind man.
I can wow people with my complete lack of creativity!
Not even an off-the-cuff "Captain Jubblies" quip? :D
The Soviet Union.
Quote from: TheYak on Fri 10/03/2006 12:23:38
Not even an off-the-cuff "Captain Jubblies" quip?Ã, :D
I thought about it, but then I figured it might be adding fuel to the flames, so-to-speak! ;D
Quote from: Las Naranjas on Fri 10/03/2006 12:24:14
The Soviet Union.
And there he goes again:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v74/TheYak/LasChupador.jpg)
2ma2 doesn't frequent the boards much, that is an unfair image.
That's a very tomato-looking orange, I must say.
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Helm, I thought we agreed on that I could use our collective mind this week.
All ideas I have are "too vastly omnipotent". I'd have wanted to know everything. That is a superpower, no? Or if not, I'd like the power to...do stuff to life - grow flowers fast, communicate with animals and trees, etc. I'd call myself "The Biologist!!" or sometimes even "Abominable Consort of the Mother Gaia" (when I'm making my "sword" longer).
I'm sorry, I left the connection on through the past several days without notifying you. I must say, thinking about your grandmother when you have sex with your girlfriend is quite peculiar...
Quote from: Andail on Fri 10/03/2006 13:58:24
That's a very tomato-looking orange, I must say.
I submit that you should voice your critique to the "Sharpie" company (for the color-related inadequacy anyway).
And also that it seems to be connected with exactly that kind of twig and leaf that tomatoes come with and oranges don't?
Ok. Here goes... GIANT... PENIS...
Failing that I want to understand all languagues.
Andail told me a giant penis is "not all that" and that it creates more problems than it solves. He's tested it he told me, on about 1,000 women, just so you, and the rest of the forum knows.
So, anyways, superpowers.
Quote from: Andail on Fri 10/03/2006 14:21:18
And also that it seems to be connected with exactly that kind of twig and leaf that tomatoes come with and oranges don't?
Again, the fault of the Sharpie company. They thought it was a reasonable facsimile to this (http://www.castlearts.co.uk/other%20artists/monreal%20oranges.jpg).
Per C & C, adjusted hue, made more spherical versus squat, reduced highlight, inserted missing "lip" of glass. Thanks!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v74/TheYak/LasDos.jpg)
And I might add that this ability would make quite the kick-ass superpower.
Birthday Party? *Blam* Tears!
Roller Coaster? *Smack* Yawns!
your last post is great, yak.
Yeah, I finally get it now.
Honest answer:
Be able to swim underwater forever.
Or be able to fly forever...
Reading minds would be my choice. But this mind control thing has got me thinking. Wouldn't controling minds require you to be able to read minds?
Depends on the type of control, I suppose. You don't have to be able to read to hit someone over the head with a book, but if you're going to write in the margins, you obviously have to know how to write... which isn't very well possible without being able to read as well.
As for me, I'm not sure. One possibility would be absurd implausible eyesight, including zoomy ability to the extent of easy scrutiny of extrasolar planets and whatnot.
Fuzz, just looking? Wouldn't you like to visit?
To dissassemble/reassemble myself into/from neutrinos.
I would, but unfortunately that would require more power than allowed by the question.
Time control. Would save me alot of stress, plus I could just turn back time 2 minutes if I say something silly.
If not that, the ability to inspire myself into doing anything for as long as I want. That'd be pretty neat.
EDIT: I could've pulled "the power to know everything" too, but I'd probably go insane.
I already have a superpower! (http://alun-clewe.livejournal.com/95677.html)
If I had to choose one from the set of fairly standard powers, though...I'd probably go with shapechange. Preferably a very broad, turn-into-just-about-anything kind of shapechange (rather than limited to turning into animals, or changing my appearance but remaining basically human, etc.--though those would both be useful applications of the power).
I used to fream how it would be cool to bring other people to orgasm with my mind and then see how they reacted... It's used to bring me great satisfaction, just the thought of it... Now that I think of it, I haven't thought of such ability for ages... :P
It would have to be hyper-motablism, allowing me to consume as much chocolate as I liked without ever putting on weight, and also the ability to convert burgers into vitamins and minerals.
I am going to reply now without reading any of the responses, as I want my mind clear of other's ideas! (Then I'll read afterwards)
I would have the ability to make time rewind itself. It wouldn't be years, or even weeks. I'm talking about half a minute. And then I'd have to rejuvinate my powers for an hour before the ability is available again.
If I was super powered then yeah I'd totally f*ck with the timeline!
all the people who have major regrets about their lives want the rewind time power.
That's why I wouldn't have the power to go all the way back. Just so i could rewind the little things, like I'd rewind the last post I did just now and come up with some silly power instead. Like the power to remove BO from people's armpits just by looking at them.
What are you getting at, Helm?
Got somethin' to say, you say it to me...
Quote from: Helm on Fri 10/03/2006 21:17:30
all the people who have major regrets about their lives want the rewind time power.
Not true! I have major regrets about my life, but I chose shapechange powers!
(Hey, I don't want to go mucking around with time...)
Yes, you chose shape changing because you're major regret was not being born a woman!
Nightvision, because the darkness is pretty and all, but you can't see much in it. Plus, owlspotting.
I hope you can turn the nightvision off, else how will you sleep?
Also if the sun comes out with your nightvision on won't you get blinded?
ManicMatt, many animals that can see in the dark do not get blinded by sunlight. Nightvision and well-lit vision require different types light sensitive cells, I would wish that the ones for detecting shapes and depth in low light levels were much stronger.
Also, have you ever fallen asleep in the day or with the light on?
The power of omni-presence! I like the fact in IRC you can be away but technically "still there". So it'd be great to be away from everybody but technically still right next to them :P
Quote from: Becky on Fri 10/03/2006 22:02:43
ManicMatt, many animals that can see in the dark do not get blinded by sunlight.Ã, Nightvision and well-lit vision require different types light sensitive cells, I would wish that the ones for detecting shapes and depth in low light levels were much stronger.Ã,Â
Ah, good thing you mentioned the shapes and depth thing else I would have picked your superpower apart some more! You could also fault my power! When it is being rewinded, and I'm not affected, how do I breath?
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Also, have you ever fallen asleep in the day or with the light on?
Nope, and only when I was around six years old.
I'd like to be able to become invisible. Not in a Hollow Man kind of way where it wasn't reversable and i became a deranged invisible lunatic, but more like a Memoirs of an Invisible Man way.
I promise not to walk into lady's dressing rooms while invisible. I would probably only become invisible while driving. Yes, that's it. :)
Quote from: MrColossal on Fri 10/03/2006 21:35:10
Yes, you chose shape changing because you're major regret was not being born a woman!
ROFL! Too funny.
I guess my super power would be super strength. Not sure what I would do with it. I guess break lots of stuff and go on a general rampage of sorts. Sounds like fun anyhew. :)
If you turned green, then you would just become the Incredible Hulk. :)
A better memory.
They say knowledge=information is more effective that most powers.
To be immortal, and to have a variety of magic blast attacks, and mild psychic connection to a cute girl that I love.
A manga called 3x3 Eyes has shown me that this is most definitely the way to go.
Quote from: m0ds on Fri 10/03/2006 22:03:25
The power of omni-presence! I like the fact in IRC you can be away but technically "still there". So it'd be great to be away from everybody but technically still right next to them :P
You'd just use it to spy on girls and you know it.
Telekineses! To unbuckle peoples pants/trousers and watch them fall in the middle of the street would be comedy gold!
Always being in the right place at the right time. Which I would then use to i) amass an enormous fortune, and fund research into getting me some more superpowers, and ii) get ahold of other people's powers by being there when the meteorite/lightning bolt/radioactive spider hits, and knocking them out of the way.
Failing that, I'd just be Wolverine.
Quote from: Ashen on Sat 11/03/2006 15:06:53
Failing that, I'd just be Wolverine.
Lol ... classic.
This question originated in a debate whether one would choose extreme physical strength (to be strong like the professional strong-man competitors, yet unchanged to your appearance) or extremely intelligent.
Even though the intelligence would be much more useful, I think I would have gone for the strength.
I mean, every time you end up in a group of people who are all very dumb, you feel very awkward and depressingly alienated. To feel that all the time would probably drive a person to suicide.
Quote from: Andail on Mon 13/03/2006 17:22:23
I mean, every time you end up in a group of people who are all very dumb, you feel very awkward and depressingly alienated. To feel that all the time would probably drive a person to suicide.
Yeah, and if you're strong you can just pile drive the smarty pants. :)
The power to think at incredible speeds, which would render learning a much quicker task, as would things like reading and solving problems, and because of this hightened nerve response of the brain make me super-witty.
So yea my super-power would be quick thinking, you may think it's lame, you may yell "How's that going to stop Magneto from eating all the salsa dip", but I think it would be cool...
If we're talking about crime-fighting type of powers it would have to be being bulletproof or some suchness, that way I would have no fear of death or injury and so would be able to stop the baddies... yeah!!!! :D
Or the coolest superpower of them all --> :=
I would have originally said to fly, but then I remembered that I would want telekenesis. I want to be able to turn things off from across the room, bring the remote over, fight bad guys, open sodas, make myself levitate, make the bed ... whatever.
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I've thought about it though, if real telekenetics were to come about, professional sports would be seriously hurt by if anyone could be messing with it. We might even need to come up with some device to detect if someone is currently using them.. oh it'd be such a hassle.
That's why it's only fair if just one person has the power.
I want the power to read my girlfriend's mind... And also hypnotize her at will...
My first thought for a desired superpower was to be able to kick ass like River Tam, but I realise I could just train really hard, and I can already kind of kick ass anyways (I got an A in kickboxing :D), so I should choose another..
I suppose teleportation would be next, I would spend all day doing cool acrobatic tricks and stuff. If I could get my hands on a decent space suit with life-support for once, I would venture into outer space stutter-warp style \o/.
Quote from: MrColossal on Tue 14/03/2006 02:25:43
I want the power to read my girlfriend's mind... And also hypnotize her at will...
I already have that power ... wait I've said too much.
With Omnipotence out? Well, Then I would want to have a power that was utterly impractical for thwarting evil but pretty cool just to have:
A stomach that could digest anything (even the hottest Lamb Vindaloos) without any ill effects on me.
Super human flexibility and joints that rotate more than 180 degrees
Cellular division on a macro scale (like I could devide into two copies of myself)
The power of accurately describing complex smells without use of comparison.
hobo powers
I would write my friends response but this appears to be a "rated G" forum. Needless to say it involves "the Force", surprized strangers, masturbation and public places.
The ability to touch my right elbow with my right hand.
My blood was actually delicious red licorice.
Always have exact change on me.
Last one, Hands made out of custard.
Oh gad, SmootH...which friend?
Me, I'd like the ability to understand make plants grow really quickly.Ã, Why?Ã, Because fast plants are freakin' scary.Ã, Come on, you all saw Jumanji.
And I just realized how ironic this sounds, coming from "The Ivy."Ã, Well, anyway, keep your second-story windows locked, kids.
...To modify feelings of random person(s). It would look like a computer program through my eyes: I would see "love", "care", "hate", etc indicators above everyone's head and modify them at will. Towards other people too.
O that would rock indeed... I would walk to a bank manager, ask for some cash and make him love me enough so he gives everything they've got. And later seduce court so they'll release me. And then walk over to some female movie star, make her totally hate her boyfriend... well. Enough of this.
QuoteAnd then walk over to some female movie star, make her totally hate her boyfriend
So when you change his feelings towards you to intense lust she won't feel so bad?
Quote from: SmootH on Wed 15/03/2006 04:26:37
Always have exact change on me.
one can only wish for something so amazing :(
Either that or the power to turn anything into ice-cream that tasted like it's previous form... e.g I touch a curtain and i get fabric flavoured ice-cream ^_^
I would probably have either the ability to
Make babies stop crying Full stop Not even a bibble or a sniff
or
The ability to get completly tottally Stoned out of my face by blinking
I was thinking today about how cool it would be to have thermal vision, but that's another thing I could really have if I don't spend for a month. That would give me more of a fighting chance against my predators than just my kick boxing and intimate knowledge of the alley system and underground tunnels alone. No matter how well they hide, their body heat would give them away :D. WHAM!
Unless a mud covered Schwarzenegger comes to get you...
The ability to force anyone to lose control of any/all bodily functions at will. Imagine superman trying to punch you when he's busily making a trouser chili.
I dunno, I'd bet superman would discover some up-until-now unknown super-ability and still whoop up on you. Actually, I believe [checks his back catalog]... Yes, it was in issue #364 he dealt with the evil BrownNote MusicianMan with his sidekick Flutey. Superman's tights had a skidmark, but after being almost beaten, once again, he came back the next day and shoved Flutey down BrownNote MusicianMan's throat.
Here's a little known fact, on the cover, Superman has a piece of toiletpaper stuck to his foot, while fighting BrownNote MusicianMan up in the air. Check it out!
I once had a dream where my 2 brothers and I had different superpowers.
My older brother had the power to shoot superbeams from his hands.Ã, He was able to destroy the world if he wanted to.Ã,Â
My younger brother had the common elastic power.Ã, He would use his stretching arms to fight supervillains from far far away.
As for me, I had the extreme, exciting, superpower to dislocate my arms and legs!Ã, Hurray!!!!Ã,Â
I don;t even have to think about this, because I actually do have a mutant superpower a la the X-Men: I cough whenever I eat salt.
That's got me out of some pickles I can tell you.
The Power to Speak and Understand any and every language on the Planet.
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The ability to survive ANY type enviroment, including space and the inside of a black hole, OH and immortality. Call me "The Observer"
I have the power to zap people at will with static electricity. I guess if I had a super power, I would be able to control electrical currents and other current-related things.
Though I rather be invisible because I can go to... certain places. ¬¬
I've got a few ideas since I like to imagine I'm in some tale and sometimes I have magicall povers there.
My latest idea is a bit usseless, but may be fun: Be able to get in a book by purpose, be an extra character, which wasnt originally there, have skills, powers and looks I want and get back to my body from the book in almost the same moment I got in when the tale ends or I'm killed (or kill myself). And feel everything as if it was real. (Allmost the same as my imagining, but more real)
Some other powers I'd be interested in:
telekinesis, being able to turn into an animal, astral traveling, divination... depends on the sort of tale I'm imaging myself in, but never be much powerfuller than other characters, it gets boring.
Oh yes, a sense for location nearby living creatures (For example feel if there is somebody behind the door)