If you could be a superhero.

[zebrin]

First off, I would like to say that even if there IS another topic like this, it was so far buried that I couldn't be bothered necro-posting in it.
Second, yes I did try the search function. For all the good that did me.

Anyways, onto the post at hand...

OK... you (that is YOU, the person at the keyboard, you in real life, the actual real you) have the unique opportunity to become a superhero!

BUT!

You will be a superhero in this world, the real world, the world that most of us occasionally live in, at least physically.

WHICH MEANS

No super villains. No superhero allies. Interrupting real crimes in progress would be difficult... unless you roved around places like Compton, Oakland, and Detroit a lot.(Requisite American joke about those places, sorry if you live there... no I mean it, I am deeply and personally sorry for you.)

SO...

Choose your super powers with fighting crime in mind, realizing that while some powers work fine in comics, the logistics and needs you would have for fighting crime in real life would be different than in the comics.

Think about it this way: Spider-man has no special ability to detect crime, other than seeing it while swinging through the city.(Spider sense only detected dangers to himself) In this world, how successful would he really be countering the common criminal? How would you find crime to combat it?

Here are the criteria for choosing your powers, and things to explain and consider:

* Keep your power level at approximately Xmen/Spiderman level.
* No God-like powers.
* No mind-control or time-stop powers. Too easy.
* Include how you'd keep from being captured and dissected/vivisected by the various governments and powers out there who would want to find out how you have what you have.
* Explain how you'd counter real world side-effects of your powers (bugs in your face while you fly...)

Have fun!

 

[bluerahjah]

I would be Awesomeman, I'd fly around the world fighting crime, according to my awesome plan.

 

[L.B. Jeffries]

Uh, I guess I'd roll with Magneto's range of abilities and just introduce a terror state with public executions, etc. Being able to control magnetic fields means you can do just about anything. Anybody caught breaking the law would have metal injected into their bodies and slowly ripped out on television.

Wait, is this not what you're talking about?

 

[videonerd250]

I would be Awesomeman, I'd fly around the world fighting crime, according to my awesome plan.

I'd be immigration dude. I'd send all the foreigners back to their homes, for eating up all of our food. XD

 

[tiredinnuendo]

If I had to pick powers based specifically on crimefighting in the real world, with zero consideration for alternate real-life purposes, I'd have to pick visions of increasing power. One day out, I could give you a vague idea of crimes to occur (i.e. There will be a break-in in the furniture district and someone will die). A few hours out, we'd get pretty detailed. A few minutes out, I'd have near-total knowledge of events, including the options to move through scenarios in my mind different ways (in other words, I'd know how to proceed with the arrest so that I don't get shot or anything).

The power would obviously help me avoid capture by the authorities as well.

- J

 

[IamQ]

I would be Awesomeman, I'd fly around the world fighting crime, according to my awesome plan.

I'd be immigration dude. I'd send all the foreigners back to their homes, for eating up all of our food. XD

And taking our welfare, and best jobs to go, like...dishwashing, picking our fruit.

 

[zombiekitten]

I would be Awesomeman, I'd fly around the world fighting crime, according to my awesome plan.

Cam I be immigration man or Homeless Guy?

PS
I quoted this as i came across it and thensaw other people had did it to...

 

[Tales of Golden Sun]

I'd be able to read minds, so I can easily see who is the real criminal.
And evidence? When reading the criminals mind I'm sure something noteworthy will pop up.
That way I can put criminals in jail who would otherwise have gone free because of lack of evidence.

That, and the ability to see through everything. ^^ (For own use only)

And of course the ability to control those abilities. I wouldn't want to be hearing EVERYONE'S thoughts, I wouldn't want to see through people ass well. I need to control it so I can see through clothes only.

 

[Christemo]

Chuck Norris. nuff said.

 

[FallenRainbows]

I would be Awesomeman, I'd fly around the world fighting crime, according to my awesome plan.

I'd be immigration dude. I'd send all the foreigners back to their homes, for eating up all of our food. XD

And taking our welfare, and best jobs to go, like...dishwashing, picking our fruit.

Lets not De-rail this?

Did i actaully just say that?

I would like to be AwsomeDUDE its like awsome man but he surfs.

 

[EscapeGoat_v1legacy]

I guess if I could have superpowers, I'd kinda be like Neo from the Matrix. So,

*Flight
*Super Strength
*Manipulation of time/space - slow down scale, rather than stopping time, that's boring.

*Not the code vision, though, thanks.

As for keeping from governments, well, just fly away from them, I guess.

Still, on a less serious note, I'd be the Emperor of Mankind, as ripped from the 40K fluff.

Also, still keeping away from seriousness,

I would be Awesomeman, I'd fly around the world fighting crime, according to my awesome plan.

I'd be immigration dude. I'd send all the foreigners back to their homes, for eating up all of our food. XD

And taking our welfare, and best jobs to go, like...dishwashing, picking our fruit.

I'd be Drugs-Free Boy, and travel the world preaching the evils of drugs, and all of the lives they destroy.

 

[bluerahjah]

I guess if I could have superpowers, I'd kinda be like Neo from the Matrix. So,

*Flight
*Super Strength
*Manipulation of time/space - slow down scale, rather than stopping time, that's boring.

*Not the code vision, though, thanks.

As for keeping from governments, well, just fly away from them, I guess.

Still, on a less serious note, I'd be the Emperor of Mankind, as ripped from the 40K fluff.

Also, still keeping away from seriousness,

I would be Awesomeman, I'd fly around the world fighting crime, according to my awesome plan.

I'd be immigration dude. I'd send all the foreigners back to their homes, for eating up all of our food. XD

And taking our welfare, and best jobs to go, like...dishwashing, picking our fruit.

I'd be Drugs-Free Boy, and travel the world preaching the evils of drugs, and all of the lives they destroy.

The real question though is, if you burned them alive, would you squeal with joy?

 

[Steve Dark]

I would be Awesomeman, I'd fly around the world fighting crime, according to my awesome plan.

I'd be immigration dude. I'd send all the foreigners back to their homes, for eating up all of our food. XD

And taking our welfare, and best jobs to go, like...dishwashing, picking our fruit.

I also read the topic title and was just bursting to bust out the quote-age, but I've been beaten to it by half the replies so far. xD

Anyways, I would be my superhero alter-ego: The Masked Marauder. Think Batman style Ninja Vigilante, so nothing technically superhuman. Knowing about crimes would be easy, just get a radio tuned in to the police broadcasts.

 

[experiment0789]

Wolverine's power of regeneration.
Its at the power level at approximately Xmen/Spiderman level.
I don't think its god like because you could still die.
For the "how you'd keep from being captured and dissected/vivisected by the various governments and powers out there who would want to find out", I guess you just don't show off and say your a fast healer
.Last the "Explaining how I'd counter real world side-effects of my powers"..........I have to be able to take pain......a lot of pain,that's all I can think of.
If you can think of more side effects or something I'm leaving out,send me a message.

 

[EscapeGoat_v1legacy]

I would be Awesomeman, I'd fly around the world fighting crime, according to my awesome plan.

I'd be immigration dude. I'd send all the foreigners back to their homes, for eating up all of our food. XD

And taking our welfare, and best jobs to go, like...dishwashing, picking our fruit.

I'd be Drugs-Free Boy, and travel the world preaching the evils of drugs, and all of the lives they destroy.

The real question though is, if you burned them alive, would you squeal with joy?

Would it make me a supervillain if I said yes? Or can I pass it off as a superhero quirk?

Incidentally, if you could be a superhero, how about Justice Guy?

 

[New Troll]

I wish I had the power to come up with extremely witty replies at a moment's notice.

 

[McNinja]

Telekenisis and Telepathy. One can do pretty much anythin with those two. besides, if the government went after me, I would sue for infringment of my rights and use my telepathy to persuade the judge to rule in my favor. Even if the government got to him first.

If not, then I'd be F**k-you-dude

 

[HazukiHawkins]

I'd be Deep Sleep Guy.

Powers:

*Ability to fall asleep in five minutes or so
*Able to sleep comfortably through various irritating factors
*Always wakes up feeling refreshed and at his best

I wouldn't actually fight crime, but I'd be a lot happier, and no-one would ever know I was a super hero! Nyaha! The perfect cover...