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Post by Stu on Feb 9, 2007 15:22:14 GMT -5
Back in the day when I read comics on a regular basis, I started thinking that it got to the point you needed a degree in physics to understand a person's superpower. No longer were we in a period in which simple super human strength or the ability to fly were acceptable. It wasn't even possible for someone to simply get hit by a gamma ray or bitten by a radio active spider. It seemed like everything had to revolve around someone messing with every item on the periodic table, which affects their equilibrium balance, causing blood cells to absorb atmospheric pressure, giving them the power to alter particles in the air and create a hole in the space/time continuem, blah blah blah.
Bottom line, feels like comic companies are scratching the bottom of the barrel for interesting powers (with all due respect to Madison).
So today's question is what is the lamest superpower you know of? Exceptions would be characters like the Morlocks who are categorized as inhuman or something just because they're born deformed.
For you Generation X fans, I was never really impressed with Skin's power. Basically, he could stretch his skin, and not just stretching his arm to enhance his reach: he would stretch it and make himself into a human blanket for his teammates.
Who who else has sucky superpowers?
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Post by Johnny Danger (Godz) on Feb 9, 2007 15:24:53 GMT -5
Willy Lumpkin.
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Post by nostradumbass on Feb 9, 2007 15:25:36 GMT -5
Warrior and his various Warrior powers.
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Post by Doctor Tull-eus S. Venture on Feb 9, 2007 15:26:43 GMT -5
PumaMan.
He flies like a moron.
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Post by Bobafett on Feb 9, 2007 15:28:39 GMT -5
I think its when the character has to be in a certian eviroment or something to work, can't think of an example offhand
btw, off topic, ever remember the origional Power Rangers, when the Green Ranger came back and his powers were only temporary and had to be recharged every so often (though the recharging jazz was more frequent by the time Lord Zed was the main bad guy ), didn't that smack of the Green Lantern, how he needed his powers recharged after certian amount of time? and they were both green..hmm
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2007 15:28:59 GMT -5
Warrior and his various Warrior powers. What? You don't consider rambling and molesting Santa Claus to be great powers? ;D Also, I made a lame attempt at a home comic called "Mullet Man." His power? The power to be annoying.
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Feb 9, 2007 15:31:10 GMT -5
The Fabulous Frogman is pretty lame. I love him, but he is pretty lame. Then again, you asked about superpowers, which he doesn't have. In that regard I cannot stand Beast-Boy. Seriously, if you'd think he would limit himself to 4-5 animals at most because they would cover all the bases anyone would ever need.
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Post by odanobunaga on Feb 9, 2007 15:33:28 GMT -5
Superman. He have a bunch of super powers yet he jobs to a piece of his home planet. In other worlds, if he was in there he would be a weakling.
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Post by nostradumbass on Feb 9, 2007 15:36:19 GMT -5
I think its when the character has to be in a certian eviroment or something to work, can't think of an example offhand Superman
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Post by The OP on Feb 9, 2007 15:40:49 GMT -5
I think it starts to get annoying when characters lead to too many spin off characters or variations (see: Green Lantern, Flash, Superman).
There are exceptions of course, but most of these offshoot characters are pretty wack.
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Post by Dave the Dave on Feb 9, 2007 15:41:37 GMT -5
Yeah, Superman's power to NEVER LOSE EVER gets old.
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Post by Sajoa Moe on Feb 9, 2007 15:41:51 GMT -5
PumaMan. He flies like a moron. But he has the flavor of bacon in a dip.
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Post by Bobafett on Feb 9, 2007 15:44:53 GMT -5
I think its when the character has to be in a certian eviroment or something to work, can't think of an example offhand Superman I mean like they have to be in water or something weird like that but superman is..boring, why? cos he is Superman..superhuman with every superpower under the sun, hes basicly a walking Deus ex machina (the actual thing..NOT our Danish Mod ) plus because hes the way he is, its inevitable he can defeat everyone, i'm suprised theres not been an edition with a storyline similar to the bit on the movie Mystery Men when Captain Amazing has to basicly set a villian free just so he has a supervillian nemesis again
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Post by Big BosskMan on Feb 9, 2007 15:48:37 GMT -5
Plastic Man.
Even the DC SuperPowers figure of him was useless - pop-up neck and all.
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Post by Big BosskMan on Feb 9, 2007 15:49:55 GMT -5
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Post by Michael Coello on Feb 9, 2007 15:58:35 GMT -5
Space Ghost
*ducks*
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Post by Jason Todd Grisham on Feb 9, 2007 16:04:56 GMT -5
The Hoopster, with over 1,000 hoop gimmicks!
I remember reading one, Bioman! He could shrink to microscopic size and go into people's bodies, he even had a sidekick there named Flash. But... he never actually fought the viruses. He just kinda went there to make sure it was the disease he thought it was, then came out and gave them the medication.
All in all a man who obviously didn't pass medical school.
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Post by nostradumbass on Feb 9, 2007 16:13:23 GMT -5
Yeah, Superman's power to NEVER LOSE EVER gets old. He basically losses every big fight he's in. He walks away victorious in the end of every major event, but has to have outside help.
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Post by nostradumbass on Feb 9, 2007 16:13:55 GMT -5
I mean like they have to be in water or something weird like that He has to be in the vicinity of a white sun.
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Post by Citizen Snips on Feb 9, 2007 16:41:54 GMT -5
I remember they debuted two new X-men during the bland crossover with Bastion as the lead villain. Maggot, who had these two energy eating maggots that were...his digestive system.
And Cecilia Reyes, a doctor who had a little force-field around her...but she still got hurt when something hit the filed. She didn't get cut or bruised or die, she just felt the pain. Terrible characters.
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