[Rice-Eater]

Hmm, I just noticed something. Nobody wants the ability to fire energy projectiles from there hands, eyes, or other parts of there body(j/k, lets not go there)? No Cyclops or Havok wannabes? How about Ryu, or better yet, Goku? Any takers?

[RubxQub]

The obvious answer is mind control.

If you could Prof. X style mind control people you could basically both stop time AND get everyone to do what you want.

[Kinyou]

Maybe Dr. Manhattan's powers. Though losing your humanity would probably suck.

that's not how i imagine teleportation would work. my idea is that when you teleport into a new space everything in it is vaporised to make room for you.

So you might occasionally vaporize some kid that was in your way? Doesn't sound all that fun to me either.

[AdventureRacing]

Hmm, I just noticed something. Nobody wants the ability to fire energy projectiles from there hands, eyes, or other parts of there body(j/k, lets not go there)? No Cyclops or Havok wannabes? How about Ryu, or better yet, Goku? Any takers?

Goku has a bunch of superpowers so yeah that would be pretty awesome. In general though those superpowers don't sound nearly as appealing or useful as others listed in this thread, for me anyway.

[BGBW]

Let me just roll around in toxic waste and let nature take its course.

Guess the better question would be "based on your nature, what do you expect your superpower would be".


Also another idea for awesome powers to add to my list: the human polaroid. Blink to take photos and print them out of your mouth. You may not be able to fight crime, but you'll be a bloody good eye witness.

And for practical everyday use, just being able to speak any language.

[Rice-Eater]

Goku has a bunch of superpowers so yeah that would be pretty awesome. In general though those superpowers don't sound nearly as appealing or useful as others listed in this thread, for me anyway.

Yeah, the only reason to have that ability is for battle. Outside of fighting wars, shooting energy beams from your hands don't really help much with daily life or doing almost any kind of job. It's pretty much apart of a larger package. I was just curious to see if anybody still wanted this kind of power. As a kid, I thought it would be so badass to shoot a fireball from my hands ever since I played Street Fighter 2. But as i got older I started realizing how useless a power that would be in a non-wartorn world.

[sixteen-bit]

Magneto

[Hot Coldman]

Guess the better question would be "based on your nature, what do you expect your superpower would be".

Oh, well, telekinesis then, because I'm extremely lazy.

[KillGore]

Control atoms and sub-atomic particles

[ChuyMasta]

I'd be like the jumper.

Just go anywhere in the world and experience incredible views.

Plus the occasional need to grab money from Banks without being noticed. But see I wouldn't grab like $1,000,000 and then be a wanted thief. Ohh no, I'd grab a few hundred here. Maybe another $300 there. Every month or so. Just keep it cool and not go over my head.

Then again...what would I need money for if I can teleport anywhere?

[Rhomega Beta]

Time manipulation > all.

This. Slow down, stop, reverse, all very useful tricks to make an otherwise ordinary mortal into a force to be reckoned with.

[BGBW]

I have the power to teleport anywhere.

So I sit at home and browse GAF all day.

Or perhaps you need the power of not needing sleep or food so you can browse GAF 24/7.

[galvatron]

Immortality with a side of not aging and good health. Then I just wait for the interest to accrue.

Some of that Doctor Manhattan stuff would be great, too, but if you thought money changed people...Choosing to change your existence so fundamentally is kind of like opting to be a zombie: you'd probably be content enough, but you wouldn't be the same person at all.

[Damon Bennet]

teleportation would be cool. needs some rules though.

- no teleportation into solid objects or places that the body cant handle (-> too deep under water). will automatically appear in the nearest logical place.
- momentum is lost, if not intended differently.
- if passing out, maybe when teleportating to highly autmatically teleporting to the nearest save place.


otherwise:

- telekinesis and mindtricks/illusions etc

- element control. endless water, yeah. and shooting fire and stuff.

[Crunched]

I would hate to be able to read people's minds. Just imagining how many sick and disgusting thoughts I would encounter is frightening. It is the superpower equivalent of viewing people's dirty underwear. Some things should just be kept private.

[yankeehater]

Another vote for Magneto.

They're so cool though. It's basically Magneto but everything instead of just metal.

I would also vote for magnetism but I feel the comics do a terrible job of showing what would be possible. You should be able to control any material through magnetism not just metals. No prison could hold you and you can kill anyone that tried to stop you. All atoms have small magnetic fields due to electrons orbiting the nucleus.

[Parallax]

I would also vote for magnetism but I feel the comics do a terrible job of showing what would be possible. You should be able to control any material through magnetism not just metals. No prison could hold you and you can kill anyone that tried to stop you. All atoms have small magnetic fields due to electrons orbiting the nucleus.

With most people, they would probably end up like the magneto in marvel ruins.

[Kinyou]

I wouldn't trust myself with invisibility. Oogling sexy women, walking into banks and leaving a rich man, traveling whereever you want for free...the possibilities...

Dude, I'd be riding buses and subways like a goddamn king!

Only question is if you have the ability to make other stuff invisible as well, otherwise you'd have trouble stealing stuff (floating money bags) and you'd have to be naked all the time.

[Crunched]

Dude, I'd be riding buses and subways like a goddamn king! Only question is if you have the ability to make other stuff invisible as well, otherwise you'd have trouble stealing stuff (floating money bags) and you'd have to be naked all the time.

I am not seeing the downside.

[Weenerz]

Dr Manhatten's powers.

[Furoba]

Force choke.

[Always-honest]

Invisibility.

I would just stand there. In your bedroom.

[ThoseDeafMutes]

Guys, you need to stop saying "X person's powers", because almost always that's not one power, but like a bunch of them rolled into one. Stick to basics.

[Sword Familiar]

What makes Magneto powerful isn't his power per se. Sure, he has the ability to do all that incredible stuff, but what really makes him into the supervillain he is, is the fact that he actually UNDERSTANDS his own power and tries his best to use it to it's full extent. He's smart enough to see the possibilities and also knowledgeable enough to shield himself from possible exploits (the helmet). Any other guy with the same power might not use it in the same way because they don't understand what it means, simply reducing it to moving metallic objects around.

[Scrow]

So you might occasionally vaporize some kid that was in your way? Doesn't sound all that fun to me either.

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[BladeoftheImmortal]

Immortality and forever young with an out clause that can't be triggered by a lame "man, i wish i didnt exist." statement.

So immortality that i can choose to get rid of, but the choice has to be made 100% and over a long period of time in case i feel like i still want to be immortal before i die for realz.

[RedSwirl]

Immortality and forever young with an out clause that can't be triggered by a lame "man, i wish i didnt exist." statement. So immortality that i can choose to get rid of, but the choice has be made 100% and over a long period of time in case i feel like i still want to be immortal before i die for realz.

I would have to choose between this and teleportation. The immortality would have to come with near total invincibility too, in the form of some kind of hyperactive healing factor.

With teleportation, I would have to be able to instantaneously teleport anywhere in the universe with the use of some kind of handheld device that allows me to pinpoint exactly where I'm going (with warnings to keep me from teleporting within objects). It'd probably work within some kind of controllable field to solve the problem of clothes and transporting foreign items. I just think teleportation would save me a shitload of time and money, not to mention how much I would be able to get done in terms of exploration.

[marrec]

Guys, you need to stop saying "X person's powers", because almost always that's not one power, but like a bunch of them rolled into one. Stick to basics.

Access to the Speed Force.

[Izick]

Well you could teleport into a wall or solid structure. That might not be pleasant.

Good point. I guess you'd have to work out what would happen, I'm not exactly sure. Then again, since it's a mind thing, you can teleport right back out.

[ultron87]

Super speed as long as I get the super-reflexes as part of the package deal. Preferably on Flash-level if possible. I just want to be able to perceive everything at such a rate as if everyone else is frozen. But also be able to go back to normal speed perception.

[Sentry]

The obvious answer is mind control. If you could Prof. X style mind control people you could basically both stop time AND get everyone to do what you want.

Depends on how you look at the power to stop time. Is it the manipulation of space time (think Hiro in Heroes), or is it just the ability to stop time..

But obviously (as my name suggests), I would want to have the power of a million exploding suns.

[JGS]

I would hate to be able to read people's minds. Just imagining how many sick and disgusting thoughts I would encounter is frightening. It is the superpower equivalent of viewing people's dirty underwear. Some things should just be kept private.

I could never understand telepathy as a linear power. no one thinks about one thing and it's not like the brain is like a file cabinet. It would be like trying to crack a safe in order to get one piece of information unless maybe you're talking one on one or that individual is helping you.

[Arment]

So many to choose from. I always admired Nightcrawler's style of teleportation and would probably choose that if I had to choose quickly.

Otherwise I'm sure there's all sorts of overpowered shit to pick from.

[Mondriaan]

Guess the better question would be "based on your nature, what do you expect your superpower would be".

Maybe a better scenario is that a bored deity asks a whole bunch of people what power would they want knowing that he will grant that power to the person who asks for the weakest, most limited power that amuses him.

[MisterHero]

If I couldn't be like Superman, the 2nd greatest metahuman physiology I'd like to have would be Plastic Man

You can't fly, but you can slingshot+parachute to wherever you want to go
You're indestructible
You can be almost any size
You can split into millions of sentient smaller pieces
Never worry about losing your keys, you can make new ones on the spot
Cool glasses bro

[Typhoon_Ex]

Teleportation would be awesome. I'll start practicing tonight

[Sentry]

I could never understand telepathy as a linear power. no one thinks about one thing and it's not like the brain is like a file cabinet. It would be like trying to crack a safe in order to get one piece of information unless maybe you're talking one on one or that individual is helping you.

Think of it as literally thinking the same things that brain is thinking, but wile still knowing that your brain exists. In comics and movies the only way it's conveyed in a simpler manner, of course, but in reality it would be more like BECOMING that mind and knowing all it knows/thinks/feels etc, while still realizing it's not your own. Kind of like being in a hyperrealistic dream yet you know it's just a dream.

[OmniGamer]

Jean Grey

Wow, I'm not the only one? Yes, this is the correct answer. Psionics without question.

[Lizard with a ladder]

The power to control gravity. Open up a black hole on someone's face and close it before it destroys the world.

Create worms holes to fast travel anywhere I want. Who needs telepathy.

[TheOMan]

How is telekinesis not more popular in this thread???

[Sentry]

The power to control gravity. Open up a black hole on someone's face and close it before it destroys the world. Create worms holes to fast travel anywhere I want. Who needs telepathy.

Would give a whole new meaning to "are you dense?".

[UncleSporky]

Personal transformation into any living creature seems most useful.

Teleportation/speed equivalent - turn into a peregrine falcon and travel anywhere at 200 mph, turn into an ant to crawl into inaccessible areas

Invisibility equivalent - turn into an insect, though that doesn't cover stealing things but it shouldn't be too hard to get creative

Plus a plethora of other useful abilities.

[Crunched]

Personal transformation into any living creature seems most useful. Teleportation/speed equivalent - turn into a peregrine falcon and travel anywhere at 200 mph, turn into an ant to crawl into inaccessible areas Invisibility equivalent - turn into an insect, though that doesn't cover stealing things but it shouldn't be too hard to get creative Plus a plethora of other useful abilities.

Turn into a bear

Steal everything

[UncleSporky]

basically yes

[windz]

Telekinesis or teleportation are the the ones that first come to mind. I'm going to go with telekinesis though, I could see teleportation turning out horribly wrong.

EDIT: Now that I think about it, mind reading could be fun (you could make a lot of money this way) but being able to turn it on/off would be a must. The problem is I could see myself using it far too often, and become far too disenchanted/detached/depressed when you hear other people's ACTUAL thoughts.

Mind control now...could be useful, could be really dangerous in the wrong hands :P. Much more likely to draw unnecessary attention/suspicion to yourself if you aren't careful.

[UpperCaseN]

Mind control. But only if it's undetectable, I don't have to be concentrating the whole time, can be turned off/on at will, and can hit anyone anywhere.

I would just have people give me money and do whatever I want them to. "Hey, that's a nice car, you should give it to me for free. That's a nice mansion for sale, you should sell it to me for $1." etc

[digita1alchemy]

I'd want to be able to be invisible. I don't want to rule the world or anything, I just want to take whatever I want and do just about anything unnoticed.

[Boombloxer]

Peak Professor X/Jean Grey mental power - Telepathy, telekinesis, etc
Teleportation
Tony Stark's Extremis

Would be my top three.

[Ezalc]

Nope.avi

So like I said the ability to fap twice as hard, I know you probably just ignored that and went back to watching Guatemalan midget bondage.

[LeadProtagonist]

You know what, screw my previous post.

Even though it's cheap, my favorite superpower has always been power mimicry or absorption. You wouldn't be as good as the person you're copying as you don't just focus on one power, but you'll have a bag of tricks to use.