shapeshifting
depending on how realistic you want to keep it the benefits go from “pretty nice” to “god amongst men” level:
- backpain? just fix your back
- toothache? grow new teeth
- don’t feel like going to the hairdresser? shift into a different hairstyle
- gender problems? forget HRT you can make hormones science doesn’t even know about
- aging is no more (if you want)
- donate all the blood you want! hell you can donate your heart if you find a doctor that doesn’t ask questions
- mental fog getting you down? just fuckin change your brain. “is it still me after?” don’t know don’t care now go revolutionize physics Einstein
- grow a tail
the possibilities are endless
With gender dysmorphia wouldn’t it be better just to morph your whole body to align with your gender identity instead of just the hormonesp p
yea probably, i said that cos it funny :3
Or just wish to be a Q.
What if you shift into an inanimate object? Do you just no longer exist? Can you change back?
The way it always works in media, no. They retain their consciousness and ability. I suppose they COULD do that if they chose, though it would basically just be killing themself.
Immortality.
Don’t even try all the lame excuses about why it is a bad thing. You know who comes up lame excuses? People who are mortal.
- I will never get bored
- I will accept that everyone I know will eventually die
- I am not worried about being trapped in a hole or something because fuck it I will just carry around a collapsible shovel
- I am not worried about heat death because I will just solve entropy Asimov style.
- If they sentence me to life imprisonment I will just wait them out. Also point out to the judge who sentences me that eventually I will get out since no civilization lasts forever
- And if humanity goes extinct I will just remake humanity from my cache of stored fertilized eggs and artificial wombs that I had like a billion years to get working.
I got two things to say.
Are you ok with this potential future?
And take me with you.
Yes I am okay with it. Sisyphus is happy.
Also I will take you with me.
Probability manipulation can make anything happen. That’s the strongest one. Although ofc big risk of tearing up the fabric of reality by messing with small forces probability and just destroying everything by accident.
Id personally choose power mimicry (the version where you just have to see a person using a power once and can just mimic it at any time) then I’d just build my set of powers
Does that mean other people in this hypothetical world have superpowers as well?
So… There are no other people to observe with super powers…
He could mimic Elon Musk and become a supervillain.
He could steal his banger dance moves.
You mean an arrogant loser with terrible vehicle design skills?
The power gauntlet from avengers. Altering the very fabric of reality ? Heck yeah, sign me in. Here we go for my big tiddy goth catgirls harem fantasy, enjoy the ride. (Pun very much intended)
I would appreciate an invite
Are you willing to be one of the big tiddie goth catgirls? I ask fully aware that a LOT of people would say yes.
Its a sacrifice I’m willing to make
(I’m a 6’2 hairy brown man)
If they want a little variety, I’m a 6’2 hairy white man.
This is getting promising now
It will be here in a snap
But what will it cost you?
Everything, and it will be worth it.
Perfectly balanced, as all things should be
Sir Patrick Stewart on Extras. Making women’s clothes fall off…
It’s too late. I’ve already seen EVERYTHING.
Does it need to be noted as a superpower within the story? If not, I’m saying plot armour. I get to be safe in the knowledge I can’t die or be taken out of action unless all plot threads that need me are resolved ahead of time.
The main character of the novel “Infinite Mana in the Apocalyps” literally has the traits “I’m the Main Character”, “Plotarmor” and “Nexus Events”, so you are good with that choice.
I don’t need you. I don’t even know you. By your logic, you had super powers for 0.0 seconds.
You are not the protagonist of my life.
Psssshhhhhh, hard disagree. I’m EVERYBODYS protagonist in their life!
flexes so hard I poop a little
Plant armor is a device for turning death into trauma. Are you really sure you want it?
It doesn’t make death traumatic. It makes death impossible until a certain point in the narrative, and then death can happen however the author chooses. It means I won’t be killed stupidly through a random accident while I still have unfinished business.
What I meant was that It takes situations which would normally result in death, and makes them result in trauma instead.
There are a lot of godlike beings who would be objectively the best choice.
Lucy (2018) - some mild insanity, remorselessness
Genie from Aladdin (1992) ‐ everything is a joke
Bruce Almighty (2003) - can’t actually control himself
I’m going to go off on a comic-book tangent here:
Wielder of Infinity Gauntlet (1991, 2018) - potential insanity, later radiation scarring
Phoenix Force (1976) ‐ heavy insanity, desire to consume planets (see: Dark Phoenix Saga (1980), (X-Men '92, S03E11), Avengers vs. X-men (2012))
Omega-Level mutants - tendency toward megalomania (see: Jean Grey, Magneto, Kid Omega, 4 horsemen of Apocalypse… even Ororo Munroe (goddess), though Iceman seems well-adjusted)
Beyond - remorselessness, destruction of universes (see: Secret Wars (1984), Time Runs Out Event (2014))
You’re getting their powers, not their personality. Of course, the old “absolute power corrupts absolutely” chestnut applies.
My preferred quote on this line:
“Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted.” ~ Frank Herbert, Chapterhouse: Dune
It takes the will of a saint to be incorruptible — to not become addicted to the exercise of power. Those who do not desire power, like saints, may have it thrust upon them.
Even when left to own devices, a person can only exercise power within a society that has desires, wants, and fears. The whole society would need to be incorruptible. This is improbable. In the unlikely case of such a pure society, it would also need to be incorruptible when in contact with “the other” — peoples, species, events, and ideas. This is exceedingly improbable. So, the whole of existence would need to be incorruptible.
Power corrupts.
QED (using the slippery slope, I know)
Gear 5
I’d take Wolverine’s healing powers. I have a few chronic injuries that I wrestle with, and it would be amazing to be free of pain. I’d also be able to be reckless again like I was when I sustained said injuries. It would also be pretty cool to smoke cigars, inhaling them the whole time, eat 10 pounds of bacon each week, and other generally deadly behaviors that could be quite enjoyable.
The older people are, the more they will appreciate that.
Probably, like Deadpool, your injuries would keep regenerating back to their current state.
If that happens to me, I’m coming for you, for cursing me!
Just make the the founding member of the Q Continuum. I’ll fuck off and leave humans alone.
Honestly this is a pretty good one. It’s basically the “any technology of sufficient complexity is indistinguishable from magic” answer. The Q Continuum were a weird mix of magic/super powers, and even demonstrated the ability to gift those abilities to others at will.
It was just one line but I loved when someone told Q that he was a trickster god to a planet from how much he messed with them in the past.
The implications of that. Ok, without the Marvel movies I highly doubt even 10% of the human race knows what Loki is about. Q was the trickster god for an entire planet. Billions of people knew the legend of Q. He must have been doing stuff to them for thousands of years all across their society. Take the most well known people in history there is still a big possibility that most people hadn’t heard of them a century or so ago.
Q was bigger to them than Jesus, Buddha, Mohammed, Moses, the Emperors of China, the Monarch of the UK, Plato, and Santa combined to this species.
Teleporpation including the clothes I’m wearing, whatever I’m bringing, and whoever I’m holding. No more dealing with traffic and parking, can travel anywhere in the world in an instant, can get into concerts/shows without tickets, and lots of other useful conveniences.
So, Jumper.
Nightcrawler teleportation. Could solve so many problems in this world caused by those who see themselves as untouchable…
I want a Save and Load feature for myself in regards to reality.
Quick save, from the web serial “The perfect run”
You should see the Vat of Acid Rick and Morty episode if you haven’t already.
Legit, in the real world, wolverine’s healing factor is the most useful. Other stuff is about tricks. His kind of healing means no cancer, no Alzheimer’s, no strokes, no heart attacks, nada. A long, healthy life free of disease of almost any kind.
The only drawback is the semi-immortality. A long life watching others die would suck hard. It’s already bad enough with a regular life span.
I should re-watch Logan
I can’t wait for Deadpool and Wolverine, from the previews this Wolverine is in a similar headspace as Logan Wolverine.
