You are given the choice of having one super power, but there's a catch...

[Griphphin]

...it can't be very good.
If you had the choice of a single superpower that wasn't super powerful enough to warrant guilt for not using responsibly, what kind of super zero would you be?
I've got a few in mind I can't decide between:
[strong]The Persistent Poet[/strong]
With the uncanny ability to find rhymes for everything he says!
[strong]The Chameleon[/strong]
With the amazing power to change the hue of his skin for comedic effect! "Why yes, my sports car is amazing. You must be GREEN *color change* with envy!"
[strong]Future Man: The Man From The Future[/strong]
With the unbelievable understanding of the future, but only far enough to see events he couldn't change in any significant way!

Bonus points for equally unflattering origin stories!

 

[S.R.S.]

So a mediocre power then?

The forum ninja. All threads end with my post. It is the only one that counts.

 

[Hothcliff]

yar I be the forum pirate!

 

[Dr.Susse]

The unique ability of getting pens to work again when all others have given up hope.

 

[BonsaiK]

I know a few Persistent Poets, actually. Most of them record rap music and do freestyles etc. A little bit too persistent if you ask me, spare me from these "superheroes"...

 

[zohmbee]

The ability to lose something within five seconds of putting it down, distracting the villians as they laugh at my spazzy hand and head movement and constant swearing. My catchphrase? "I just had the damn thing..."

 

[Kollega]

In before the invisibility power that only woks while playing a trombone.

OT: the power to turn bullets into whipped-cream pies. Oh, the fun that could be had.

 

[Omikron009]

The ability to make electronics emit a foul smelling smoke, making people think they're overheating. The origin story probably has something to do with being bitten by a radioactive computer.

The ability to lose something within five seconds of putting it down, distracting the villians as they laugh at my spazzy hand and head movement and constant swearing. My catchphrase? "I just had the damn thing..."

This is me in real life. I have a pretty good memory, but I also have an uncanny ability to lose everything ever. If it's not one of my prized possessions (certain books, games, electronic devices) I will lose it.

 

[crimson5pheonix]

The ability to fly, but only with my eyes closed.

 

[theultimateend]

The ability to speak every language in the world but everyone hears a different language than the one I think they are hearing.

So when I'm speaking Cantonese, they hear Portuguese. Or when I'm speaking American English, they hear Samoan.

 

[wordsmith]

The ability to find stuff, but only when asked. As in, I can't remember where the hell I put my keys, but if someone says "I left my jumper at a restaurant in 1963... I wonder where it is", I'd be able to tell them that it's being worn by the owner's son George.

 

[Soxafloppin]

The ability to shoot deck chairs out my kneecaps.

 

[DragonsAteMyMarbles]

Telekinesis that only works under the influence of about three too many.

 

[ottenni]

The ability to find all the worlds missing change. Then use it to buy a boat. Yeah!

 

[MazzaTheFirst]

Stand Man.
He has the ability to always know where his feet will land when he goes to take a step, even at pitch black or behind him.

 

[NimbleJack3]

To cause plants to grow in patterns.

 

[SeanTheSheep]

The unique ability of getting pens to work again when all others have given up hope.

I would pay you all of my money ever for this superpower.

OT: Surely these people would be superzeroes wouldn't they?
[sub]And as penance for that pun, I must kill myself[/sub]

Anyway, my superzero would be the Pun-isher.
He has the ability to make terrible puns out of any sentence.
And he hates puns.

 

[Shoggoth2588]

The ability to speak any Earthly language but only well enough to ask for a sandwich [or whatever the equivalent would be in that part of the world like a taco or a falafel]