What super power would you choose?

I would like to the ability to create any invention ever. Including inventions that only exist in fictional universes. Item effects can be approximated, if necessary. Want a vacuum energy battery the size of a AA? No problem. Want an Evangelion? Not an issue. Want a Webway? Have it by tomorrow. Want cloning tanks that can crank out a custom biological being? You can get 2 for the price of 1. Want a TARDIS? What color you want it?

If that doesn't count, I'd go for being able to dimensionally travel to places of my chosing (including fictional universes) and being able to survive and thrive in said universes with all the necessary papers, identifications, large sums of money, and contacts.

As tempting as Flight would be I don't think I'd choose it. With Superman he has the whole powers package, flight, super strength/durability/endurance/speed, and assorted special sensory powers.

But Superman can fly at supersonic speeds and achieve orbit, etc. because of all his other powers. Invulnerability means that heat, friction or cold temperatures he'd encounter at certain altitudes and speeds wouldn't faze him. His super lungs would easily be able to process the air he breathes at those speeds and thin air at high altitudes would also not bother him.

if one of us obtains the power to fly like superman, but not get all the other benefits, then your speed, flight time, max altitude, etc will be a fraction of Superman's.

As for what power I'd want.....well a GL power ring comes to mind as it is the one ring of the entire spectrum that seems to be the least harmful to its wearer (unlike Red and orange) but I think I'd rather have the power of the GHOST RIDER. (preferably without having to sell my soul). A quasi-indestructible/immortal spirit of vengeance riding the roads, sensing the guilt in others and delivering the penance stare to burn the souls of the wicked.....plus a cool motorcycle too.

Take the Magic: The Gathering 'What Color Are You?' Quiz.

Technopathy, hypertechnology, or whatever you want to call it would probably be my choice. Want Flight, then build a flying suit. Want Invisibility, then build a cloaking device. Want to create a better you, then inject nanites into your bloodstream. I wouldn't limit it to only technology that is possible given our current technology path. Technoorganic, organic, and other theoretically possible technologies would be under my control. Might take longer, but with this power, I can be omnipotent and omniscient.

OMG Sleestack that is soo hilarious, you had me laughing so hard I think I hurt myself :P.

And Carnifax I am kinda the same way, but it comes to movies on tv, the day before or the day of I will be thinking of a certain movie and I turn on the tv and look through the guide and it will already be playing on a channel (I am totally serious on this, it happens to me about 9 times outta 10)

I'd choose Telepathy (from reading minds to controlling thoughts) or Telekinesis.

Why people never choose "reality warping" when this question comes up, I'll never know. With reality warping, you could have ALL the powers; you would shape the universe to your will. Anything you'd want to do, you could do it. Me, personally, I'd create multiple worlds with alternate physical laws or different timelines and play around in them.

But picking ANY super power is an easy question; what about 'useless' powers? If you had to pick something that's out-of-the-ordinary, but not extraordinary, what kind of power would you take? For example, I'd like to be able to make things glow by touching them. I always thought that'd be pretty rad. Suddenly, everything becomes a lamp.

You'd be the best roleplayer, then? And/or a catgirl?

Problem with Reality Warping is that there needs to be a reset function or the person needs to have the wisdom to use it so they don't need to reset reality every few minutes. Of course, that is for permanent Reality Warping and not Proteus' Reality Warping where it goes away after he loses consciousness.

A lot of powers come with a "self-screwing" mechanism, like the power of Flight, without the ability to survive a fall. I would take invulnerability, it comes with inherent super strength.

I know enough about the universe that I know "Reality Warping" would end up very very poorly unless you were borderline omniscient. All it takes is one screw up, like making 2 + 2 = 5 law. And suddenly the universe never happened in a way to bring you into existence. And then causality gets all wibbily And it-- it's just a huge pain in the butt. Even if I could warp reality with a thought and with no repercussions... that sort of gets boring. That's just Life with cheat codes. Naw, I'm a gamer. I want a challenge

And... you know... a power that won't risk obliterating me through causal use.

Of course, as a nerd, I've given this much thought...



Immortality: Comes in many flavors of course. Using the TV tropes metrics... lets see... Type 4 seems the most practical in the end. See, I'd like this power so I can see how it ends. I want to know what happens to the human race in the end. What wars we make, what weapons we built, what wonders we create. I'd want to see the full range of experiences you can have. See things I've never conceived of. Live long enough to find all the answers.

But that's got plenty of risks. You don't want to outlive your will to live. Nor get yourself into a position that would suck for eternity. Trapped in a rock slide or stuck to the surface of our burned out sun in a few billion years. That would suckith muchly. Even the simple stuff, like adapting to the times would be difficult. So, getting a free reboot every so often seems like one of the better ways to go.


Precognition: The ability to see the future/present/past. I'd take dream based visions or crystal ball style induced visions. Though I'd rather some control and a non-ironic set of visions. Random visions, useless visions, visions of dramatic timing, visions you can do nothing about. Kinda sucky, and risks spoiling books and movies for you. Who wants that?. I'd just like the ability to peer into space/time. What did dinosaurs look like? What's on other planets? What happens to the light inside a fridge when it's closed?

I have too many questions that need me to break the laws of physics to answer.

On the non-knowledge side of things...

Mmm...

Super Charisma: Now most people assume I mean radiant beauty and people fawning over me. No no. That's got too many silly risks. I'd rather the more subtle aspects. The ability to convince people that what I'm saying is true, through sheer force of will. Super personality if you will(Wasn't that considered as a powerset before ATs? Hrm.).

The ability to know the right thing at the right time, reading people and situations with astounding accuracy and insight. Yes, that would be fun.

Shapeshifting: I don't need fantastical shapeshifting, nor quickly shifting. A more biologically accurate one would suit me well enough. Perhaps a chrysalis type thing. The ability to alter basic facial features, skeletal structure, muscle structure, color, texture. Maybe even add/subtract limbs. Wings would be awesome. And who wouldn't want a tail?

This does lean heavily into the risking death with use section of powers. Don't want to accidentally remove a vital organ, or lose the ability to metabolize or some other such thing. Still...

Anyway. On the further fantastical scale I have stuff like...

Wind control: Air manipulation, gusts, micro-tornado, semi-controlled flight. Doesn't need to be hurricane level, just enough to get me into the air.

Ice control: Ice projection, cold generation, frost generation, snow summoning, ability to draw in/generate the moisture necessary to USE these powers well.

Shadow control: Shadow melding, teleportation via shadow, shadow summoning, shadow animation.


Of course, I wouldn't complain about getting any super power.

I'd take an instant teleport type of power. Long range one though. Like teleport from one side of the earth to the other type of teleport.

Lets say everyone can pick and automatically know how to use their "one" power...the real question is... whats going to happen when you are seen using that "one" power? You have to know you will be seen...what does your life look like then...how does your family cope with you being super-powered and out in public...how do u go back to work or your old life in general? Does paranoia set in...do u become a recluse(maybe a Lord)...do u fake your death and become a masked man/woman savior of the streets...etc what do u do!

Also u shapeshifters u have to know you will be caught switching at some point on a cell camera or stop light camera or atm camera or even Candid Camera