I'd probably jsut use the backwards only time thing in small doses. never more than a day or two. Probably more like 2-5 minute travels, so I can "do-over" a lot of little things.
actually, good point
that would be rad
You could go all Prince on some fool's shit.
and by Prince, I do not mean the dude with the drawn on moustach with the vampy androgynous bandmates, but the Prince of Persia, with his sands of time.
Even that ability to read really fast would be awesome, with the right application. Theoretically, you would have some kind of superhuman eyesight. You could be a really good proofreader or copy editor, or just become really knowledgeable, or maybe even think of more creative applications for it. If your eyes can move really fast, you could maybe develop awesome reflexes, or become some kind of sports star or something.
Are we using examples from comics for this, or are we making up our own stupid power? The thread has not been very clear on this.
The power to manipulate the winds....up to speeds of 11 miles per hour.
Unless you want to get some raking done, I doubt it matters.
The real worst super power though? That mutant kid in that issue of Ultimate X-Men.
You know the one.
s'plain?
[spoiler:5e4dff02a6]He kills everyone in a certain radius around him. Completely uncontrollable. The only one who could even talk to him was Wolverine. The entire town he lived in, including his family, died. Then wolverine killed him under the orders of Nick Fury, although the kid didn't really mind at that point seeing as how everyone he loves died because of him.[/spoiler:5e4dff02a6]
I thought it was Prof. X, because they wanted to avert the anti-mutant hysteria that would result from the discovery of Kid Genocide.
Then you haven't read UXM in quite a while. Prof X still doesn't even know about it.
The power to "play" any episode of Saved by an Angel(Touched by an Angel?) in your mind's eye. Death could not come fast enough if I woke up with that power.
What about powers that'd be pretty cool in real life, but really kind of lame if you lived in the Marvel or DC universes? Like, growing really big and shrinking could both be cool in real life, but in Marvel everybody and their brother can do that. Generic low-end super strength is another one of those things. Like, yeah you can maybe benchpress half a ton, but whenever Spider-Man can do eight times that and then swing around the city and do wacky acrobatic shit, it'd sort of blow.
This thread actually sort of reminds me of a short story I read the other night, Third Rate Superhero. It's about a dude with crappy powers (the ability to control about a gallon of water at a time, shooting it in a stream, a fine mist, or a ball), and how he admires everyone who can do the really cool stuff, and how he, year after year, fails to get a permanent superheroing job, and he has to keep doing freelance hero work along with a fulltime job just to keep his hero certification and keep living in his shitty apartment, where he can only afford to eat two-for-a-dollar tacos from a vendor across the street, and drink warm beer since he can't pay his electric bill.
What about powers that'd be pretty cool in real life, but really kind of lame if you lived in the Marvel or DC universes? Like, growing really big and shrinking could both be cool in real life, but in Marvel everybody and their brother can do that. Generic low-end super strength is another one of those things. Like, yeah you can maybe benchpress half a ton, but whenever Spider-Man can do eight times that and then swing around the city and do wacky acrobatic shit, it'd sort of blow.
This thread actually sort of reminds me of a short story I read the other night, Third Rate Superhero. It's about a dude with crappy powers (the ability to control about a gallon of water at a time, shooting it in a stream, a fine mist, or a ball), and how he admires everyone who can do the really cool stuff, and how he, year after year, fails to get a permanent superheroing job, and he has to keep doing freelance hero work along with a fulltime job just to keep his hero certification and keep living in his shitty apartment, where he can only afford to eat two-for-a-dollar tacos from a vendor across the street, and drink warm beer since he can't pay his electric bill.
Imagine being stuck with one power of a superhero's, when they possess many. I.E., having Superman's super-hearing, or being able to burst into flames(ala the Human Torch), without having the ability to..you know, not burn to death
What about powers that'd be pretty cool in real life, but really kind of lame if you lived in the Marvel or DC universes? Like, growing really big and shrinking could both be cool in real life, but in Marvel everybody and their brother can do that. Generic low-end super strength is another one of those things. Like, yeah you can maybe benchpress half a ton, but whenever Spider-Man can do eight times that and then swing around the city and do wacky acrobatic shit, it'd sort of blow.
This thread actually sort of reminds me of a short story I read the other night, Third Rate Superhero. It's about a dude with crappy powers (the ability to control about a gallon of water at a time, shooting it in a stream, a fine mist, or a ball), and how he admires everyone who can do the really cool stuff, and how he, year after year, fails to get a permanent superheroing job, and he has to keep doing freelance hero work along with a fulltime job just to keep his hero certification and keep living in his shitty apartment, where he can only afford to eat two-for-a-dollar tacos from a vendor across the street, and drink warm beer since he can't pay his electric bill.
Imagine being stuck with one power of a superhero's, when they possess many. I.E., having Superman's super-hearing, or being able to burst into flames(ala the Human Torch), without having the ability to..you know, not burn to death
Superspeed without any of the speedforce protection would suck. You might make it ten steps before your clothes caught on fire, your tendons and muscles tore to pieces, and third degree friction burns appear anywhere on your body where flesh rubs together.
What about powers that'd be pretty cool in real life, but really kind of lame if you lived in the Marvel or DC universes? Like, growing really big and shrinking could both be cool in real life, but in Marvel everybody and their brother can do that. Generic low-end super strength is another one of those things. Like, yeah you can maybe benchpress half a ton, but whenever Spider-Man can do eight times that and then swing around the city and do wacky acrobatic shit, it'd sort of blow.
This thread actually sort of reminds me of a short story I read the other night, Third Rate Superhero. It's about a dude with crappy powers (the ability to control about a gallon of water at a time, shooting it in a stream, a fine mist, or a ball), and how he admires everyone who can do the really cool stuff, and how he, year after year, fails to get a permanent superheroing job, and he has to keep doing freelance hero work along with a fulltime job just to keep his hero certification and keep living in his shitty apartment, where he can only afford to eat two-for-a-dollar tacos from a vendor across the street, and drink warm beer since he can't pay his electric bill.
i had a whole talk about this one time and my choice now is the same as it was then. i would take cypher's powers.
I mean enhanced sense of smell. I realized after I posted it, ability to smell better isn't right, but I meant sense of smell. The only benefit I can see from this is that food would be really awesome, but even that might end up going overboard.
I mean enhanced sense of smell. I realized after I posted it, ability to smell better isn't right, but I meant sense of smell. The only benefit I can see from this is that food would be really awesome, but even that might end up going overboard.
I don't know, I think it would be pretty sweet, but a dog's sense of smell amazes me too... Really wonder what it would be like.
You could like track people down, I don't know, I think it would be nifty.
I mean enhanced sense of smell. I realized after I posted it, ability to smell better isn't right, but I meant sense of smell. The only benefit I can see from this is that food would be really awesome, but even that might end up going overboard.
I don't know, I think it would be pretty sweet, but a dog's sense of smell amazes me too... Really wonder what it would be like.
You could like track people down, I don't know, I think it would be nifty.
That one would be pretty bad for me because of my current roommate.
He, well....
I mean enhanced sense of smell. I realized after I posted it, ability to smell better isn't right, but I meant sense of smell. The only benefit I can see from this is that food would be really awesome, but even that might end up going overboard.
I don't know, I think it would be pretty sweet, but a dog's sense of smell amazes me too... Really wonder what it would be like.
You could like track people down, I don't know, I think it would be nifty.
That one would be pretty bad for me because of my current roommate.
He, well....
He doesn't shower.
Kick him in the gut and throw him in the bathroom, tie that door handle to another object in the room that is weighed down and tell him he gets to come out once he has showered.
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You could go all Prince on some fool's shit.
and by Prince, I do not mean the dude with the drawn on moustach with the vampy androgynous bandmates, but the Prince of Persia, with his sands of time.
Even that ability to read really fast would be awesome, with the right application. Theoretically, you would have some kind of superhuman eyesight. You could be a really good proofreader or copy editor, or just become really knowledgeable, or maybe even think of more creative applications for it. If your eyes can move really fast, you could maybe develop awesome reflexes, or become some kind of sports star or something.
Are we using examples from comics for this, or are we making up our own stupid power? The thread has not been very clear on this.
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The highlight of his life came in the third movie when Prof. X asked him to turn on a TV.
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I was going to say the ability to make sweatpants grow from my head, but, I could be down for that.
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This thread actually sort of reminds me of a short story I read the other night, Third Rate Superhero. It's about a dude with crappy powers (the ability to control about a gallon of water at a time, shooting it in a stream, a fine mist, or a ball), and how he admires everyone who can do the really cool stuff, and how he, year after year, fails to get a permanent superheroing job, and he has to keep doing freelance hero work along with a fulltime job just to keep his hero certification and keep living in his shitty apartment, where he can only afford to eat two-for-a-dollar tacos from a vendor across the street, and drink warm beer since he can't pay his electric bill.
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Imagine being stuck with one power of a superhero's, when they possess many. I.E., having Superman's super-hearing, or being able to burst into flames(ala the Human Torch), without having the ability to..you know, not burn to death
Wolverine's claws without the healing factor
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On topic, I'd hate to be able to hover. Not fly, but hover, like a foot off the ground.
And you lose all your momentum if you try to go over water.
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Guys named Biff aren't susceptible to this problem.
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I think that was used in a marvel comic at some point.
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Framling would love it if I had this power.
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i had a whole talk about this one time and my choice now is the same as it was then. i would take cypher's powers.
Personally, I'd go with his super-destructive laughter.
How would that suck exactly?
But if you mean enhanced sense of smell, yes, it would.
I don't know, I think it would be pretty sweet, but a dog's sense of smell amazes me too... Really wonder what it would be like.
You could like track people down, I don't know, I think it would be nifty.
That one would be pretty bad for me because of my current roommate.
He, well....
He doesn't shower.
Kick him in the gut and throw him in the bathroom, tie that door handle to another object in the room that is weighed down and tell him he gets to come out once he has showered.