Poll: Would you be a super hero/villain/civilian if you had superpowers?

[Euphbug]

Real life? Civilian of course. Might use my powers for myself in private for fun or whatever, but I would not want any attention.

In a comic book type world with more superpowered people? I would probable try to be a Civilian for a while, but as we all know they have a way to drag you into the battles one way or another in comics. So in the end I would see myself try to go the hero route in it all, and knowing my luck have some crazy supervillain take away all my loved ones someday.

 

[O maestre]

Supervillan hands down, in the sort of the vein of Lex Luthor, by "legally" ascending to the top of the corporate world, naturally with the help of organized crime and international terrorists of course. and eventually i would develop a jokeresque serial killer alter ego that maims, murders and tortures during the holidays ... and if no hero would step up to be my arch foe... well i just might have to fight myself with a third alter ego!

All the while my public persona would decry the costumed crazies(myself and myself), as enemies of the world, and fund my own personnel military-style unit to hunt them down and bring the villain and vigilante to justice. Essentially turning the world into my playpen.... before finally nuking everyone straight to a post-apocalyptic dystopia.

Then again this would all be too taxing, i guess i would settle for a superpowered james bond style villain instead, complete with a secret luxury volcano lair of doom complete with death traps, while i work on a death ray that i will sell to both the russians(or china sadly) and the americans in a bid to begin an arms race with me as the sole beneficiary, all the well peddling smaller versions to african warlords and ect.

and finally my favourite, i would don a frightening costume that looked like som fairy tale monster or phantom and terrorize people like a ghost whenever i got bored. I would also make sure to only target people with low reputation and credibility, and occasionally somebody with good standing in order to systematically tarnish their lives through "delusions" that no amount of therapy can ever cure. on rare occasions, perhaps every halloween or aprils fool. I would find some preferably american teens and give them the original horror movie treatment, albeit even more horrific.

please excuse the grammatical errors i was caught in a gleeful frenzy when i wrote this, the misanthrope in me has a raging boner over the prospect of superpowers... metaphorically of course

 

[Little Woodsman]

Hmm, well in the real world I'd want to do what I can to help (like I do now) but with
the power set that you describe, maybe volunteering for emergency services might be the
best thing. You could be an awesome firefighter, and if the people who coordinate emergency
response in your area had a cell phone dedicated to me, the people who are trained in how
to handle these situations could tell me where to go and what to do. I'm guessing that the
police would only want/ask for my help in a few types of standoff situations, other than
that they would probably want me to stay out of their business. Ms. Marvel can't fly fast
enough to respond to crises across the country (never mind the world) so the local scene
would probably be where I'd have an impact. Depending on whether I could cut an appropriate
deal, and whether I trusted the people I was dealing with I might agree to some voluntary
experimentation/analysis to avoid being hunted down & captured for experimentation/analysis.
(Living where I do, I know a few guys from NIST and they're generally decent people.)


Marvel Universe--if I knew of them I'd try to make contact with/ally with the X-men. I'd
point out all the advantages of having someone who wasn't classified as a 'mutant' on their
side/team. The X-men are one of the few groups that actually seek out young metahumans and
attempt to give them the guidance to help prevent them from accidentally harming themselves
or others with their powers. Failing that, I'd try to become and Avenger/reservist Avenger.
Failing that, I'd volunteer my services to SHEILD. Trying to "fly solo" in a gig like this
when there are options for team-ups would be a mistake.

DC Universe--Well I'm waaay too old to be a Teen Titan, I'd see if the Justice League or a
similar group would have me. Don't know of any organization comparable to SHEILD in the DCU,
maybe I'd apply for the secret service or some other government organization if I couldn't
get in to a "hero" group.

In any/all of these scenarios I might very well be reclassified as a "villain" or "dangerous
vigilante" if I happened across certain crimes (gang rape, anyone raping a child etc...) as
I would probably rip the perpetrator in half before I could think about it.
And *God* *help* anyone who tried to hurt *my* kid.....

 

[O maestre]

I'd want to do both, depending on my mood

I could be a dastardly villain, stealing tens of dollars from supermarkets...

Then be a dashing rogue and stop criminals in cities...

Then do the dirty work for the second highest bidder...

Then stay at home and wave my fist at all the super-powered escapades...

I like your style not aiming to hight and generally having fun with it. The "tens of dollars" was very amusing, had me laughing out loud literally.

Would you like to be my arch? I could be the villain, or we could rotate and have the world completely confused, especially if we use dialogue worthy of wrestling scripts.

 

[Slitzkin]

What would you consider a person that does whatever they like with their powers? A self-indulgent civillian? An ethically questionable hero? A conflicted villain?

I don't have the best temper and I can get quite impulsive and emotional (especially when drunk), so it would be only a matter of time before a person's head occupies the same region of space with a barstool or any other blunt object....

I 100% know if I had telekineses or something like the powers from Akira and Chronicle I would become corrupted quite easily.

I think I'd prefer the Marvel Universe over the DC Universe. It's just more interesting...

 

[Vuliev]

(Post is Real World, because Comic Worlds are silly and outlandish.)

Depends on the nature and magnitude of my powers--but to be honest, if I were granted any power that had significant offensive use (as opposed to utility or defensive use), I'd probably end up like Ozymandias. Great "evil" for a greater good and all that.

 

[Basement Cat]

I've already tried that whole vigilante thing, I'm pretty sure that if I had super-powers I'd be more inclined to do it,

You worry me sometimes, Kaleion. I won't harp on it, though. Nobody likes a nag.

I'd be a superhero in the real world, and focus mainly on national disasters and problems like that, helping out with aid relief when the times are quiet.

Use my superpowers to bring water and naturally fertile soils to famine areas, stop flooding with my heat vision, clean up the seas, plant rainforests, purify the air, and convince Lucasarts to release Battlefront 3.

Fly out into space to meteorites and take the ones full of valuable minerals back to earth, convince the nations to pour research into nuclear fusion, Date Taylor Swift, then break up with her and write a hit song about it using my super hearing to get the pitch perfect. Disarm all nuclear powers, tickle a penguin, run a luxury VIP intercontinental lightspeed travel service for extortionate amounts of money, Attend Prince Harry's parties.

The list is endless, and you could do so much good.

Whoa...dude...now that's some good thinking!

I'd thought about such things years ago (back when I read comics and dreamed up stories of my own) but it wasn't until I read your post that those ideas flooded back into the forefront of my mind.

What I'd like to do most would be space work with NASA. With a space suit on I'd be able to escape Earth's gravity well at will and I'd be super strong enough to lift multitone payloads--the possibilities that open up from this are amazing!

I could lift satellites into orbit, fly too the moon--heck, they could whip up a personal life support module which I could propel and I could FLY TO MARS AND BACK AGAIN!!! Given that my superflight would allow for constant acceleration (which is the real headache where space travel is concerned thanks to fuel limitations) then with an adequate life support module containing enough provisions and air I could explore the entire solar system!!!

Wow...

On a different note if I produced huge amounts of energy a la' Havoc then I could get a job at a city landfill disentegrating garbage to contribute to the fight for Mother Nature.

It would depend on the superpower. If I could hide it and live the rest of my life with it opening doors with me (good example would be controlling time), than I would take that route instantly.

However, if I have some Hulk-esque power that I have no control or concealing method over, I won't even try to live normally. I guess I would just agree to be a superhero, because why not?

The powers are the classics: Super-strength, super-invulnerability, fast healing, flight, energy blasts.

Sign me up to be a merc!

It's always the money for you, isn't it?

What would you consider a person that does whatever they like with their powers? A self-indulgent civillian? An ethically questionable hero? A conflicted villain?

I don't have the best temper and I can get quite impulsive and emotional (especially when drunk), so it would be only a matter of time before a person's head occupies the same region of space with a barstool or any other blunt object....

I 100% know if I had telekineses or something like the powers from Akira and Chronicle I would become corrupted quite easily.

I think I'd prefer the Marvel Universe over the DC Universe. It's just more interesting...

Sounds a lot like you'd be a real world Hancock.

For powers see what I said to the poster above.

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You sound like you're aiming for a Joker/Robin Hood combo.

 

[Dangit2019]

It would depend on the superpower. If I could hide it and live the rest of my life with it opening doors with me (good example would be controlling time), than I would take that route instantly.

However, if I have some Hulk-esque power that I have no control or concealing method over, I won't even try to live normally. I guess I would just agree to be a superhero, because why not?

The powers are the classics: Super-strength, super-invulnerability, fast healing, flight, energy blasts.

In that case, I would still go for civilian. I may consider kicking ass in my spare time, though.

 

[Kae]

I've already tried that whole vigilante thing, I'm pretty sure that if I had super-powers I'd be more inclined to do it,

You worry me sometimes, Kaleion. I won't harp on it, though. Nobody likes a nag.

Don't worry I did it when I was 18 or so, don't really plan on doing it again because I think I know better now, plus now I know I suck at fighting and am really weak, but it does seem to indicate that I would do something like that if I had them super-powers, then again I also used to steal shit so I could also be a bank robber, though I highly doubt that.

 

[Beffudled Sheep_v1legacy]

In the real world I'd go mercenary. Get myself proper training with weapons and hand-to-hand combat and then sell my unique abilities to the highest bidder, though if they go against my personal ideals it would require a lot of money to get me to accept the job.

Eventually I'd probably go super villain just to see if I have what it takes to run a country/world.

I'd also definitely donate lots of my DNA to scientists all over the world and tell them "Make Humanity awesome somehow, or at least make me a super pet." cuz human advancement would be my top priority after loads of money and or slaughter.

Not much of a comic person so I can't really answer the second part.

 

[Metalix Knightmare]

Depends on what my powers are. I'm not about to go about robbing banks if I had Aquaman's powers.

 

[Sir Pootis]

I'd probably be in the Anti-hero area. I'd likely just do whatever I want within the limits of my powers. Once I get bored of that, I'd probably go mad with power and try to take over the world, though.

 

[Bara_no_Hime]

1. You do not live in a comic book world but in the Real World. There are no other super humans on earth except you but things are real world complicated.

Yup, this option right here. I will be the worlds only Super Villain. And I will make everyone Love Me And DESPAIR! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAAAAAAAAAA!!!

 

[Basement Cat]

Depends on what my powers are. I'm not about to go about robbing banks if I had Aquaman's powers.

The powers are the classics: Super-strength, super-invulnerability, fast healing, flight, energy blasts.

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I forgot to mention that I admire you badge line up.

 

[Agayek]

In the real world? Civilian, hiding my powers in case people want to disect me. If that's not an issue...not a hero as such, but I'd be working in some weird military/police role.

Comic books? Yeah, everyone I know will die horribly whatever I do. Luckily, I'm in a demographic that isn't too likely to get offed straight away, I'd probably be the one who complains that their token minority friend get eaten by giant wasps, and how much terrible it is for them. And them forget all about them.

Pretty much this. I'd stay in the real world and hide the fuck out of my abilities so I don't get strapped to a table and disected.

At least until I realize that scalpels and stuff can't cut me. In that case, I'd probably be relatively open it and help out the police or something.

 

[Kaymish]

well if im at Ms. Marvel levels of power or slightly less in the real world im going to remake the world into a better place however i doubt my methods would put me on the hero side of the line and my goals are not villainous
anyway given that level of power i doubt technology would advance fast enough to stop me before i achieved world peace the end of religion and installation of my self as empress of the earth and stars to maintain peace and prosperity for all even if i have to kill half the world to do it

in the DC comic universe i think i would hide out as a civilian and keep myself and the people around me safe from other super powered peeps

 

[Spectrre]

I'd prefer to stay in the real world. As much as I love the DC Universe I'd be fairly... common there.

I would also be more of an anti-hero than anything else. Achieving things that are in essence good but not always going about it in the most superhero way? Yeah that sounds okay to me. I don't think I could be a regular Superhero simply because I don't have the unlimited supply of patience and understanding that I think is required. I mean when push comes to shove and people are just being absolutely awful and retarded I wouldn't be able to stop myself from just taking action the forceful way.

 

[NightmareExpress]

I don't like crime, so I'd do what the law and most conventional heroes wouldn't do.
Bring some good ole' frontier justice to the streets. I'd be the judge, jury and executioner but only to those deserving.
Incognito until the moment calls for it.

 

[bastardofmelbourne]

the number of people here saying they'd go all murderous vigilante disturbs me.

"Murderous vigilante" isn't the same thing as superhero, or even anti-hero. In the real world you'd end up more like Light Yagami than Batman.

 

[SD-Fiend]

Real world: a civilian that does super stuff every once in a while.

in a comic book:same thing really.