If you could have one super power......

[Tim Drake]

If I could have one superpower it would be the ability to fly. I think flying through the air like Superman would be awesome! What powers would you guys want??

[James Harvey]

Flying. I'd love the ability to fly. All the money I'd save on gas....

[Calhoun07]

The ability to make as much money as Bill Gates!

[Kylewayne]

It took me a while to think what super powers I would like...I have come down to 3 possibilities:


the ability to fly
the ability to to have sorceress like powers...magic hokus pokus stuff
the ability to turn invisible


I think I would choose the 2nd possibility that way I could use my powers to fly and do all the other abilities as well :p

[Calhoun07]

That would be a good power, I think. Unless there was an armageddon and I was the last one alive! But to be immortal...that would be something else. Even if Earth wiped itself out, I would have all the time I needed to figure out a way to build a vessel powerful enough to get me to another planet with life.

Then again, if I had the power to earn Bill Gates money, I could pay for a ship like that...hmmm...which one would I ever choose?

As far as invisibility, I immediately thought of the X Files episode where that guy wished he could be invisible with disasterous results. And invisibility didn't work out to well in Hollow Man (a miserably bad movie if you have never seen it. Worse than the Specials!). Are you sure you want that one?

[redDragon]

Control over time, would be able to make time stretch when you're having fun and speed it up in boring lectures ^^.

Ah, wouldn't that be nice to get everything you wanted to get done in a day possible?

[Bud 'n Lou]

I'd like the ability to read/control minds. :D

[optimal321]

I'm surprised how many of you said the same thing i will now say. I would love to be able to fly. Ah, the world just looks so great from great hights. And i could go up there anytime and just look down. That would be ultra-shway:)

[Clayface]

IN an interesting related story...

I forget where it was, but someplace did a survey on this - asking people which they would choose - the ability to fly, or the ability to be invisible. There were some really interesting results - a majority of women responded that they wanted to be able to fly, and the majority of men wanted invisibility!

[Calhoun07]

Why, what better way to look up the skirts of all those flying women! :p

[Kylewayne]

Originally posted by Calhoun07

Why, what better way to look up the skirts of all those flying women!

Good grief!!! MEN! , You can't live with them and you can't live without them :p :D

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[Calhoun07]

You can't live with them!

[Bud 'n Lou]

Women...I could live comfortably without them. :D

[Huntress]

Men ... you can't live with them and yet they're everywhere :D :p

I wouldn't mind Storm's powers .... everyday would be sunny, you can (literally) blow people away and she gets to fly, too ... so long as you didn't have to have the silly costume/accent ...

[Nightflower]

God....I have so many, I can't choose!

The ability to fly.
I've ALWAYS wanted to fly.

The ability to shapeshift, and not just people, but animals too, so at least I could morph a bird and fly.

Psychic powers- telepathy and the ability to induce hallucinations
That would come in handy >:)

[Clayface]

Some comments about the various superpowers:

Flying - I wouldn't be interested in this in the least. Why? I'm deathly afraid of heights. So, I couldn't go very high up, and its not much good is I have to fly slow to avoid all those trees, cars, lightpoles, people, etc.!

Invisibility - could be cool, but here are a few things I'd require with this one. First and foremost, I'd have to be able to turn my clothes invisible too. Just thinking about those cold Wisconsin winters - brrrrrrrrrrrr! And some level of invulnerability would be good - you're bound to get hurt with this ability. No matter how careful you are to not step in front of a truck, or another human being, you can't avoid everything - what happens if you're in the park and a pidgeon comes flying full speed into your head?? Youch!

Psychic powers - with this one you gotta be careful too. It would be cool as long as you have the ability to control who you hear. It would suck if you had to listen to the thoughts of every single person in the room - in fact, that would probably drive you mad.

Immortality - would be cool, other than the fact that you'd have to watch everyone you know and love die. It would be better if you could also bestow that immortality on others, but then you've got a lot of difficult choices ahead of you - who do you make immortal, and who do you not? Have to be careful who you reveal it to, because you wouldn't want that secret getting out - the government would try and get ya for research purposes.

I wouldn't mind having Wolverine's powers - enhanced senses, the claws, healing powers, and the metal laced skeleton (not really a power, but I'd want it anyway).

[I.R Joey]

Powers I wouldn't want.

Uncontrolable Mind reading: Sometimes you just don't want to know what some people are thinking about. :eek:

Uncontrolable X-Ray vision: Well I guess you don't have to pretend the crowd is naked when yuo give a speech. ;)

Being immortal: I was thinking of a concept where someone actually achieved it but he was still subject to human pain, hunger, age, and thirst) yet he couldn't have access to them so he has to live forever in torment.


Now Powers I'd want

Universal teleportartion: Like Goku during the Android saga (except without thw whole sensing life force thing)

Flight.

Intangibility:

[I.R Joey]

No better yet maybe something like the Green Lanterns ring. That would rock (not really a power though, as all his abilitys are depending on an object and not him.)

[don Jaime]

Joey, I saw this thread title and knew exactly what I wanted. I can say in all honesty that I could stand to look at people naked all day and all night long and feel good about it, too. X-ray vision for me!
:cool:
[Heffer Wolfe]
I can see you! I can see all of you! Ha ha ha!
[/Heffer Wolfe]

[Fish]

Superpowers eh? lemme C....

Everybody wants to fly so that would be my first choice, but there's gotta be something that's better.
I think I would to be able to materiallize my thoughts. Then I would never need anything. I would, ofcourse like to be able to controll the power so if I was thinking of an Elephant in my it wouldn't pop up in the middle of our livingroom !!

Mom can I keep it??

Teleportation would also be awesome!! Go anywhere in a flash
"Scott me up Beamie!"

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[killercroc]

Originally posted by I.R Joey
Powers I wouldn't want.


Being immortal: I was thinking of a concept where someone actually achieved it but he was still subject to human pain, hunger, age, and thirst) yet he couldn't have access to them so he has to live forever in torment.




There's an American Indian legend(can't remember which tribe), where a guy gets his wish to be immortal, but he keeps aging and withering until he becomes a cockroach.


Universal teleportartion: Like Goku during the Android saga (except without thw whole sensing life force thing)

Yep, that's the one I'd like, also. Blink and you're in Colorado, or whereever.

[redDragon]

Originally posted by Fish
"Scott me up Beamie!"

Er you mean "Beam me up Scottie!" Right?

[Nightwing]

LOL! Very interesting and clever replies! But thanks to this darn site, I'm torn between powers that I would want. Before, I was all set and had my choice.

This question was asked a few months ago, before the move to these particular boards. And Crazy8s gave an amazing dialogue about what immortality (with the proper guidelines of course) could provide for a person. That changed my choice. I think immortality is a good one.

But what I also possibly would want is some kind of augmenting ability. Like adding energy and/or life force to anything I wanted. That way, you could supercharge the abilities you already have.

[witness]

i would definately want the power of teleportation! to be able to appear anywhere that you want by just thinking about it! that would be so cool! also, you'd never need a car/truck/motorcycle. no worries about gas, insurance, tickets, etc.

[Inque]

] I'd love to be like Inque, without the weakness to water, ice, electricity, etc.
or maybe clayface, the fantastic four, spider-man, plastic man, hydro-man, sand-man (from spider-man), the parasite, elongated man, most of the x-men.

maybe i had the parasite's power i could just steal everybody elses.

even better: me with ALL of their powers.]

[Peace Keeper]

If you were Immortal, eventually you could live to see the day when humans invent/discover a way to fly or become invisable. Then you could have the best of both all worlds.

[mxyzptlk]

infinate knowlege

[The Dork Knight]

Flying - So I don't have to go on the gay bus to school and not deal with rednecks and little brats.
See-through vision - when I see a hot girl I could.......:D

[mxyzptlk]

pervert your sick haha

[The Dork Knight]

pervert your sick haha
Veryt funny
Anyway I really would love to fly. It would be amazing. I could even fly to Europe for no reason. What am I talking about?

[NewMaxFranklin]

I'm glad someone mentionde Wolverine's abilities. I think his powers as described in the X-Men movie mean he's immortal, doesn't it? He heals himself quickly, "We have way to tell how old he is. He may very well be older than you, Professor." Hmm.
So he could presumably heal himself and stay young forever, if he's not killed.

I'd like Wolverine's powers from the comics. Healing factor, w/ animantium claws and reinforced skeleton, awesome. I'm not interested in immortality. I think it's only natural to be born, grow old and eventually die. Death shouldn't be feared. Worry about something you can prevent.

Wolvie and Nightcrawler have my favorite X powers. Teleportation and super agility/athleticism would be cool also.

As for flight, not high on my list either. There are plenty of ways to fly. Sky diving, bungie jumping, hang-gliding, those go-carts with the propellers and parachutes, etc.

The Green Lantern ring would be cool if there weren't those little blue Jerk-offs and all those other Green Lanterns. A super hero who's not his own boss? Not me.

The #1 power I'd like would be to materialize my thoughts. But I'd like a failsafe. Like, I have to really want something to happen consciously. That way if I got mad I wouldn't blow someone's head up. Or if I had a weird dream, my thoughts wouldn't affect the physical world. But materializing my thoughts is my ulimate.

Just think. If you wanted to be a superhero. You could conjur up a portal to your version of the Batcave with a closet full of costumes. Flight's included too. Immortality? Just think yourself young again. Do your hair in seconds. Get the stains out of your couch. Make ice cream fat free and nutritious. :eek: Sold you on it yet?

[DR. BELCH]

Some psychologists claim dreams of flying indicate either high creativity, excessive libido, or repressed carnal desire. I can believe it....

The big disadvantage to being able to fly would be the temptation to do it all the time, not get enough exercise, and let your leg muscles atrophy to butter.... :(

A mutant healing factor like Wolvie's would be nice though. Very useful when I cut the [expletive deleted] out of my face while shaving. Just look at the mirror and watch the scratch heal up right before my eyes...

Enhanced strength would be nice, but I can see right off where that would be a problem. Already I've managed to break several spatulas, a can opener, the hinges of my glasses, and a couple of doors with my bare hands. Imagine me with Supeman's power.... :eek:

Maybe some weird and exotic power like being able to fart fire or eat mass amounts of food at a sitting (wait, I already do that second one...)

[freakboy86]

My superpower of choice: The ability to know what women really want. I know it's corny and they made an even cornier movie about it, but, man, I just don't understand females.
That or the ability to travel through time and fix the things I screwed up in the past.

[Nightflower]

Originally posted by freakboy86
My superpower of choice: The ability to know what women really want. I know it's corny and they made an even cornier movie about it, but, man, I just don't understand females.
That or the ability to travel through time and fix the things I screwed up in the past.

A ha ha ha ha. I love how guys treat females as a subject of extreme mystery and confusion. Do guys know what they want off the bat? (wait.....scratch that..) Although... most women themselves don't know what they want, so I don't know what I'm talking about.

[freakboy86]

Ah, but women are such extreme mysteries! I mean, a whole species (or genre or what ever the scientific name is) of people that think, feel and sense things that us simple-minded men can't is SO confusing it's mind boggling! We (men, that is) have no concept of what you want! Sure, we pretend that we do, but you really confuse the heck out of us! (and for all of you guys reading this, if you think I'm full of it, your lying!) We just want to know what you expect and how we can confiorm our lives to fit that mold. If not, well, we're just fooling ourselves!
And boy, if this doesn't get some massive machismo response, I don't know what will! I'm a grown man and am able, if not proud, to admit my faults!

[Nightflower]

Originally posted by freakboy86
Ah, but women are such extreme mysteries! I mean, a whole species (or genre or what ever the scientific name is) of people that think, feel and sense things that us simple-minded men can't is SO confusing it's mind boggling! We (men, that is) have no concept of what you want! Sure, we pretend that we do, but you really confuse the heck out of us! (and for all of you guys reading this, if you think I'm full of it, your lying!) We just want to know what you expect and how we can confiorm our lives to fit that mold. If not, well, we're just fooling ourselves!
And boy, if this doesn't get some massive machismo response, I don't know what will! I'm a grown man and am able, if not proud, to admit my faults!

I don't know. I'm drawing from the closest reference to females here, and I'm talking about myself, and what I want is some nice 3D art computer program, Nightwish CDs, and a college acceptance into Sheridan next year. Oh wait, are you talking about what women want from men? Hmm......conversation, compliments and chocolate.

[DR. BELCH]

NIGHTFLOWER:
I love how guys treat females as a subject of extreme mystery and confusion....most women themselves don't know what they want, so I don't know what I'm talking about.
I've been saying that for years. I could kiss you... but (a) I don't know if you're actually a woman and (b) I've been eating bridge mix since about 11 a.m. ;)

FREAKBOY86:
Ah, but women are such extreme mysteries! I mean, a whole species...of people that think, feel and sense things that us simple-minded men can't is SO confusing it's mind boggling! [Men]...have no concept of what you want! Sure, we pretend that we do, but you really confuse the heck out of us!...We just want to know what you expect and how we can conform our lives to fit that mold. If not, well, we're just fooling ourselves!
I'll hazard a guess that F.B. has been burned in a couple of relationships. Same here. What gets me is that some women play games with a man and drive them crazy.
There's the Crying Man 180 Girl who, says she wants openness and honesty in a relationship yet loses respect for him if he talks about his feelings (she can talk about hers, though--definite double standard).
Then there's the Fake Name/Number Girl crowd...they're self-explanatory. Once the relationship breaks up and a man decides he wants a second chance, he uses Yahoo People Search to find her adddress to write her a long apology letter...but ends up getting chewed out over the phone by some crazy woman who denies they ever went out and threatens to call the police if he ever contacts her again. :(
Still another curious species is the I Want It Now or Not At All Girl who wants intimacy on her own terms (in my case, she wanted to have relations in the ladies' room in church!), who will dump a man in a heartbeat if she can't have her way physically whenever, however, and wherever she desires...then turns to ice when he's ready and burning with desire.
Still another irksome species is the Lady Chatterly Syndrome Girl, who is upper-class, snotty, and bored with her rich Ken doll boys, so she thinks she can find passion in the bed of a lower-class man. She digs up a poor slob from the wrong side of the tracks, seduces him, and finds herself torn between lust for his blue-collar rawness and what her friends at the country club will say. She tries to change him and make him "right", but she either offends him or risks blunting his passion...so the relationship ends badly.
All right, I'm cynical, I'll admit it. But I bet every man's gotten/has a friend who's gotten mixed with up at least one of these dames.

[Nightwing]

Originally posted by Nightflower
Oh wait, are you talking about what women want from men? conversation, compliments and chocolate.

Bless you Nightflower. I owe ya one. lol

Kay, back to work....

*writes those three words down repeatedly for hopefull memorization*

[Firefly]

I would love to control time to be able to turn it back, speed it up and conpletly stop it and everyone else around you. Like the Twilight Zone episode without the bad ending.

[RockItShipper]

Originally posted by NMaxFranklin
The Green Lantern ring would be cool if there weren't those little blue Jerk-offs and all those other Green Lanterns. A super hero who's not his own boss? Not me.

He is now. Ever since Hal, the brunnette one famous for appearing on Superfriends, went nuts and went on a killing spree... A ticking bomb of repression- greying hair serving as an outlet for many many years... Authority problems, very close friendship? with Green Arrow 1, failed romance with former boss, city gets blown up... Bam! Instant psycho. Wooohooooo