If you had to choose, what would be most fun and/or useful power from a movie, TV show, cartoon, book, games, or mythos? Include any drawbacks of the power that the source adds into consideration
Separating the silly and serious analyses would also be nice. (see various videos, articles, etc. on how certain superpowers would actually kill you, e.g. stopping time would mean you couldn’t breathe as the air cannot move)
I want Domino’s luck. All the rest of your powers can get fucked. I’m god’s favorite.
Shapeshifting.
Doesn’t need to be into any form, just “into your true form (and possibly back)” would be enough. I’m a wolf, lemme be a wolf, dammit, universe!
Being able to shift back would be convenient for when human society inevitably demands you look like a human or be treated as an Unthinking Worthless Lesser Object. Until society figures out how awful that is and cuts it out.
– Frost
Power to create anything, and I do mean ANYTHING.
Franklin Richards. Mr Fantasic’s son. He can create whole universes and bend reality to his will. He is almost always a kid because at full power how are you going to write a believable conflict?
But are we ready for a big-titty Yoshi whose struggle sounds have been changed so sound like a woman moaning?
Scaroused
Path to Victory, from Wildbow’s web serial Worm.
It’s a two-part power. The first looks into the future to determine the exact set of steps necessary to accomplish any given goal, if it is at all possible to accomplish in any way. The second makes you execute those exact steps with zero chance of deviation or error.
It only fails when interfered with by another power also capable of seeing the future.
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This would definitely be mine too. Particularly if it was still jailbroken, as in the book.
In story, it could even cope with a lot of future sight powers. It was only the apex level ones that were on an even field with it.
The only downside is the erosion of your free will. It’s hard to make your own choices when this power is available to make them all for you.
Fictional universe, including Christianity? Omnipotence then
I don’t remember if you have to have been to a place before in order to teleport there, but if that isn’t the case, Jumper (movie) would be nice. No more commuting and no more borders/passports.
Based on the books you need an exact sense of the place. Not just sight, but smell and feel. The place needs to absolutely unique, in your mind. The photos are primarily an aid to recall.
I’ll take a TARDIS, thank you.
Any universe? I’d like to be Bruce Wayne. Not Batman. Bruce.
Bad news for your parents.
Plot twist - op doesn’t like their parents
Omnipotence ofc. I will start by recreating logic itself such that it is possible for me to create a rock that is too heavy for me to lift it.
The ability to predict the future by concentrating on it.
Hello stock market.
Don’t know but my dog is rubbing herself against the couch and I’m thinking she is working her way up from godess of static cling to godess of thunder.
Absolute control of atomic structures / telekinesis and psychic abilities.
The grandfather in the book Slipt. Amazing story.
This effectively allows:
Change chemical structures, transmutation, cure/remove illness
Cause strokes or embolisms from a distance with no evidence.
Hey that building full of people I didn’t like is now glowing from extreme amounts of radiation! Almost like the cement became a hugely unstable isotope suddenly. Weird.
Within a few days, the world would be forever changed.
Superman style flight would be pretty chill. The biggest drawback I can see is how hard it would be to keep a good pair of sunglasses.
Without the super toughness, I have some bad news for you
Don’t have to fly fast.
I want whatever Saitama from One Punch Man have. It not just super strength and speed, its also invincibility, mindcontrol-proof, illusion-proof, or any mumbo-jumbo-proof.
If that’s cheating, i want whatever King have.
Even though it’s not the most powerful thing in the world, I’ve always really vibed with Daredevil’s powers. I like the idea of being hyper aware of my surroundings and being able to sense movement, even from far away, without seeing it. Also, great for tracking people.
