Invuln, definitely. The "hole" in Psi is a classic Kryptonian weakness (along with magic, but there's no way to represent that here). Add in the Flight PP and Energy Mastery APP (Physical Perfection and pseudo-Heat Vision), and there you go. Season to taste.
I'd probably go with an Inv/SS/EnM Tanker for a heroic Kryptonian, though.
All my characters are built around concepts rather than worrying too much about what the numbers are going to look like 50 levels down the line, so I've actually thought about just this topic for a lot of fictional heroes and villains (super or otherwise).
in the comics they describe superman's invul as latent TK aura ( this is why his clothes dont get dirty ) so i would roll a ss/ea btw tanks would really benifit from energy aura IMO
Depends on which era of the comics. They've changed the explanation for his powers numerous times - the Golden Age Superman was just really durable, but not completely invulnerable (Willpower); the Silver Age Superman was often said to have skin "hardened like steel" (Invulnerability); while the 1990s Superman has the TK field explanation (Energy Aura, though I'd leave out Energy Cloak). Current-day is back to the "super-hard skin" explanation, I believe.
Gobbledygook, if it's Superboy you intend to homage (as opposed to Superman), then his powers were originally a TK field approximating Superman's physical powers, but with many "standard" powers missing - no Heat Vision, no Super Breath, etc - and a vulnerability to fire (I'd actually go with Energy Melee or even Kinetic Melee with Energy Aura for this version). Later he developed full Kryptonian powers (Super Strength/Invulnerability). I don't know what the new YJ cartoon is using as an explanation, since I haven't seen it yet.
So I guess it all depends on which Kryptonian, from which era of comics, and how closely you want to adhere to the original's powerset for the homage.
I would go with SS/Invuln.
While energy aura could work as a "Tk effect" it also has powers that are pretty outside of the range of the concept.
- Endurance Drain and Self Heal
- Stealth
Overload will also make you look like a star going nova.
A TK field is a totally acceptable explanation for being 'Invulnerable' (the powerset).
Example: Your telekinetic powers greatly protect you from physical, particularly smashing and lethal, attacks as if your skin were made of steel.
Invuln is also a much, MUCH, better designed set and will actually allow you to play within the concept - i.e being extremely hard to kill.
Energy Aura on the other hand, when you get hit - you will get hit really hard and then be forced to recoup using a pretty lack luster self heal.
SS/Invuln/Energy is not only a thematic and conceptual fit, it is also a very solid and high performing combination.
You absolutely want Superior Conditioning & Physical Perfection.
Laser Beam Eyes is good for concept and set muling.
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I would go with SS/Invuln.
While energy aura could work as a "Tk effect" it also has powers that are pretty outside of the range of the concept.
Overload will also make you look like a star going nova. A TK field is a totally acceptable explanation for being 'Invulnerable' (the powerset). Example: Your telekinetic powers greatly protect you from physical, particularly smashing and lethal, attacks as if your skin were made of steel. Invuln is also a much, MUCH, better designed set and will actually allow you to play within the concept - i.e being extremely hard to kill. Energy Aura on the other hand, when you get hit - you will get hit really hard and then be forced to recoup using a pretty lack luster self heal. SS/Invuln/Energy is not only a thematic and conceptual fit, it is also a very solid and high performing combination. You absolutely want Superior Conditioning & Physical Perfection. Laser Beam Eyes is good for concept and set muling. |
Here's the back story, if interested. Like I said, an homage, added in some things to tie him to Paragon and Praetoria.
Neuron and Anti-Matter were always trying to outdo each other, to show Emporer Cole which one of them was the better genius, the more ambitious, the best to serve him. Cole allowed this to take place, knowing that the two would each come up with things to better his Utopian Society. One such invention was the Clockwork. Neuron decided to go a stage above this, and use genetic manipulation to create Super Soldiers to serve his master. Of course, they were a failure, and now the Ghouls run rampant in the Underground. Anti-Matter heard of this and decided to one up his companion. He cloned Cole. His plan was to present this life form, that he had mind wiped, to Cole. A way to ensure his immortality. If anything ever happened to him, his mind could be put into an exact copy of his body, de-aged of course. While preperations were being made for Emporer Coles visit to the lab, there was an attack by the resistance. They took the clone, and were able to put the mind of a Soldier that had been put into a coma in the body. Now, he fights to right the wrongs of the Tyrant, to retake his world, and maybe help save ours in the process.
Willpower has more passive regen than Regen does. Who thought that was a good idea?
Can we get a fix for Energy Melee instead of more new sets?
Well, that would work if Cole were a Mutant, instead of the magic origin powerhouse that he is... but that's just quibbling. 
Nicely modified background for your homage.
Weight training: Because you'll never hear someone lament "If only I were weaker, I could have saved them."
Cole Clones actually exist in game by the way. If you do one of the new Praetorian arc in PI when you go to rescue Statesman from Tyrant the second time there is a clone present at the end of the arc instead of Tyrant himself. I think they are these guys.
So bonus points for linking to actual lore =)
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Originally Posted by Gobbledygook
As I sit here, totally stoked about the upcoming Young Justice series, I am faced with a dilema. You see, I want to make an omage to one of my favorite characters. The question is, what best embodies a kryptonian, ss/inv, or ss/wp?
And yes, I know it's against the EULA to make an exact copy of an established, but it will not be an exact copy. Thank you for your help. |
But if you tend to think of him as being invuln, I mean, no matter WHAT you hit him with, its not enough to hurt him. That says Stone Tank to me (and then ignore the effects)
Regarding Cole clones, I believe you're looking for The Olympian.
Only difference is that it was Neuron who made them, and stuck the brain of Simon Omega in his final product, but with a little manipulation from the player and Anti-Matter, the clone went on a riot and Emperor Cole wasn't too happy about that.
You might want to read up on Neuron's storyarcs about that. 
Judging by dialogue, Anti-Matter never thought once that it was a good idea to clone Emperor Cole, if you're going by canon storyline to weave into your bio. Maybe just change it to Neuron instead.
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Super Strength is a given. Inv or WP should work, there's a self-rez+power boost in WP, right? We've seen the big blue boy scout knocked down and the villain thinks he's about to rule the world and then...
But if you tend to think of him as being invuln, I mean, no matter WHAT you hit him with, its not enough to hurt him. That says Stone Tank to me (and then ignore the effects) |
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Thanks Ideon. I had no idea about that. Just came up with it, good to know that it's actually in the lore though. Makes it easier to tie it into the story.
I am already up to 23, and have had 2 compliments on my costume. Hardest thing so far is trying to get a Posi tf together. Everyone just wants to do the high level ones for the shards.
Willpower has more passive regen than Regen does. Who thought that was a good idea?
Can we get a fix for Energy Melee instead of more new sets?
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Thanks Ideon. I had no idea about that. Just came up with it, good to know that it's actually in the lore though. Makes it easier to tie it into the story.
I am already up to 23, and have had 2 compliments on my costume. Hardest thing so far is trying to get a Posi tf together. Everyone just wants to do the high level ones for the shards. |
Remember that i19 is brand new; people will obviously want to play the heck out of it before burning out on LGTFs and ITFs, haha.
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It might be a good idea for you to join your server badgehunting channels (I have no idea what they are, since I'm on Union, an EU server), and try looking for people there. :3
Remember that i19 is brand new; people will obviously want to play the heck out of it before burning out on LGTFs and ITFs, haha. |
Willpower has more passive regen than Regen does. Who thought that was a good idea?
Can we get a fix for Energy Melee instead of more new sets?
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Unfortunately, it's really, really, hard to ignore the stone effects.
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No, Actually I was ingame and redid the arc, the ones I linked to were the ones I was thinking of, they are listed as clones too. I never finished neuron's arc so I didn't even know about the olympian. I need to figure out how to get better screenshots on a mac that sow the game UI.|
Originally Posted by Ideon
Regarding Cole clones, I believe you're looking for The Olympian.
Only difference is that it was Neuron who made them, and stuck the brain of Simon Omega in his final product, but with a little manipulation from the player and Anti-Matter, the clone went on a riot and Emperor Cole wasn't too happy about that. You might want to read up on Neuron's storyarcs about that. Judging by dialogue, Anti-Matter never thought once that it was a good idea to clone Emperor Cole, if you're going by canon storyline to weave into your bio. Maybe just change it to Neuron instead. |
From a lore perspective, I am surprised that cloning Cole copies the powers too. I would expect it to give a normal human, but apparently what the Well of Furies did to him altered his genetic makeup. That suggests the arachnoids might not really have much (or any) Recluse DNA in them.
Did Crey get their hands on Trapdoor in his original arc? I don't remember. Some interesting possibilities for the revenant hero project if they did and clones of incarnates have incarnate powers.
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It shouldn't come too much as a surprise that the Well altered Cole genetically; on Primal Earth, Statesman's daughter Miss Liberty, and his grand-daughter, Ms. Liberty, both genetically inherited a portion of his power, which he also got from the Well.|
Originally Posted by GavinRuneblade
No, Actually I was ingame and redid the arc, the ones I linked to were the ones I was thinking of, they are listed as clones too. I never finished neuron's arc so I didn't even know about the olympian. I need to figure out how to get better screenshots on a mac that sow the game UI.
From a lore perspective, I am surprised that cloning Cole copies the powers too. I would expect it to give a normal human, but apparently what the Well of Furies did to him altered his genetic makeup. That suggests the arachnoids might not really have much (or any) Recluse DNA in them. Did Crey get their hands on Trapdoor in his original arc? I don't remember. Some interesting possibilities for the revenant hero project if they did and clones of incarnates have incarnate powers. |
Stheno, also an incarnate, gave birth to a race of snakemen, so it appears the Well works on just more than magic; presumably by the way the artifact in Mender Ramiel's mission which you take from Trapdoor changes into an item of your origin, the Well works over all origin types however it wants. For all we know, the Well could just be super advanced 7th dimensional alien technology, but as the saying goes, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
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"Keep living the dream, and never let any jerk tell you what to do."
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As I sit here, totally stoked about the upcoming Young Justice series, I am faced with a dilema. You see, I want to make an omage to one of my favorite characters. The question is, what best embodies a kryptonian, ss/inv, or ss/wp?
And yes, I know it's against the EULA to make an exact copy of an established, but it will not be an exact copy. Thank you for your help.
Willpower has more passive regen than Regen does. Who thought that was a good idea?
Can we get a fix for Energy Melee instead of more new sets?