"Can I refund this superpower?" (A.K.A. The Bruce Banner thread)
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The obvious ones, Rogue, Batman, Superman.
Rogue: "Hi! I can never create offspring!"
Batman: "Hi! I'm a motivated emo billionare with geniuses doing all of my work for me! Also, my parents were killed right in front of me!"
Superman: "Hi! I'm a very human seeming alien who can pick up islands but I have the same reaction to an otherwise harmless green rock that humans have to the venom of the Brown Recluse! Also, I have almost no control! Watch me burn that house to the ground!"
Seriously, step away from the mythology and Superman is just a moronic concept.
Rogue: "Hi! I can never create offspring!"
Batman: "Hi! I'm a motivated emo billionare with geniuses doing all of my work for me! Also, my parents were killed right in front of me!"
Superman: "Hi! I'm a very human seeming alien who can pick up islands but I have the same reaction to an otherwise harmless green rock that humans have to the venom of the Brown Recluse! Also, I have almost no control! Watch me burn that house to the ground!"
Seriously, step away from the mythology and Superman is just a moronic concept.
Here's a twist. I'd love to have the powers of The Tick, but would have to refund his pea soup intelligence for something that can make it out of high school.
*Flips to a random page of The Tick: Big Blue Destiny*
Ah, here we go.
"My sidekick Arthur and I combat the slimy tendrils of the giant squid of evil morning 'till night, lest said squiddy legs squirm betwixt your alleys and over your rooftops and snatch your young people from you! Crime is a loud and tacky suit in the hipster scene of life! And yes, while trading blows with the poorly dressed betentacled evil menace, public and private property often gets in the way of those punches."
If I had to make speeches like that all the time, I'd trade in my brain for a bowl of peanuts.
*Flips to a random page of The Tick: Big Blue Destiny*
Ah, here we go.
"My sidekick Arthur and I combat the slimy tendrils of the giant squid of evil morning 'till night, lest said squiddy legs squirm betwixt your alleys and over your rooftops and snatch your young people from you! Crime is a loud and tacky suit in the hipster scene of life! And yes, while trading blows with the poorly dressed betentacled evil menace, public and private property often gets in the way of those punches."
If I had to make speeches like that all the time, I'd trade in my brain for a bowl of peanuts.
An original topic, on MY escapist forum? I am a happy bunny tonight.
Anyway, to answer your question, immortality. I know that sounds weird but think about it. Everyone you know and love will die before you. Not just your parents, your siblings, your friends and your spouse, but you would have to watch your children and grandchildren die before you do. You could never get attached to anyone, because you know you will just lose them one day. It would be a horrible existence.
Anyway, to answer your question, immortality. I know that sounds weird but think about it. Everyone you know and love will die before you. Not just your parents, your siblings, your friends and your spouse, but you would have to watch your children and grandchildren die before you do. You could never get attached to anyone, because you know you will just lose them one day. It would be a horrible existence.
Immortality ain't so bad when you hate everyone. Personally I'd want a refund on Iceman's powers. I hate the cold, so being constantly cold would suck.Evilbunny said:
Yeah, why is it that immortals in fiction always go emo? As someone who believes death will be the end of his existence, I would be very happy with the all-inclusive immortality package.GodsClown said:
To the loved one's dying example: if your loved ones all died, would you commit suicide? If you don't believe in an afterlife then you wouldn't believe you'd be reunited with them after death.
In the film Sky High, there was a girl whose super power was the ability to transform into a purple guinea pig.
I lol'd.
I lol'd.
Superman's Flying. It's not going to be as fun as you think. First off, you're going to freeze to death at the higher altitude, second, you're going to asphyxiate due to the low oxygen in the air. Furthermore, when you are flying around at high speed, image the number of insects that are gonna go into your mouth/eyes.
Always wondered what would happen between the Immovable Blob and the Unstoppable Juggernaut.Lord_Panzer said:
Honestly, I'd hate to be Dr. Manhattan. Sure, controlling things on a molecular level is cool, but existing in all times simultaneously is just confusing. I literally had to read that book like five times to understand what was going one.... Cogs are falling.