If you had one superpower what would it be?

[Raiders Army]

Thoughts please...I have an idea which will win, but I'm not sure.

[Eaglesfan27]

The power to see invisible polls?

[Raiders Army]

Sorry, took me a while to type in the options.

[rkmsuf]

Where is Super Penis?

[Raiders Army]

That would be under elasticity. :)

[gottimd]

What about really fast finger nail growth?

Or the power to give others Scurvy?

Supersonic Flatulence?

[JAG]

Some fun options, but it'd be hard to pass up teleportation.

[bbor]

X ray eyes...for obvious reasons:D

[rkmsuf]

http://www.pearl-jam.com/suprfrnd/suwndrtw.jpg

[sovereignstar]

Shapeshifting would be way too cool to pass up. You could have access to all sorts of places that no one else could dream of.

[sovereignstar]

Oh and BTW, Nerds Away!

[rkmsuf]

http://www.rotten.com/library/culture/ambiguously-gay-duo/888.jpg

[Raiders Army]

http://www.pearl-jam.com/suprfrnd/suwndrtw.jpg


They were a total ripoff of Jan, Jace, and Blip from Space Ghost:

http://www.c4vct.com/kym/sg/snaps/lawsuit1.jpg

See this interview:
hxxp://www.mrsatanism.com/OtherFeatures/jan_interview.htm

[BigJohn&TheLions]

Mind control. No question. It is the closest to the super hero I thought of "Bowel Control Man" The theory: If someone releases a load in their pants they forget about all else and you have them incapacitated.

The other one was created for a friend. P.W. Man. He has every power you could imagine, but in order to use them he needs his wife's permission...

[Glengoyne]

That would be under elasticity. :)
Oh. I need to change my answer.

[rkmsuf]

Mind control. No question. It is the closest to the super hero I thought of "Bowel Control Man" The theory: If someone releases a load in their pants they forget about all else and you have them incapacitated.

The other one was created for a friend. P.W. Man. He has every power you could imagine, but in order to use them he needs his wife's permission...

All Your Bowel Belong To Us?

[Butter]

Mind control.

[Desnudo]

Seems like there's a lot of evil genius wannabes on this board.

[rkmsuf]

Wouldn't Bowel Control Man induce bowel movement as his power? Or never have to go to the bathroom?

[TLK]

The Zack Morris "time-out" :)

[sovereignstar]

Seems like there's a lot of evil genius wannabes on this board.
Yeah, so. You want to come over here and kick my ass!!?
http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[Peregrine]

Russia, back in the 60s and 70s? They seemed pretty strong then, and had plenty of nukes.

[sovereignstar]

The Zack Morris "time-out" :)
Whoa. Good one.
:thumbsup:

[MikeVic]

ahahahahah. The time-out!

[Desnudo]

Yeah, so. You want to come over here and kick my ass!!?
http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/images/smilies/tongue.gif

Not you, yet. But don't push your luck ace.

[Farrah Whitworth-Rahn]

Invisibility. Think of all the fun things you can do with that. I'd start with the Dbacks locker room. :D

[DaddyTorgo]

Obviously mind-control...but then again I'm just a...sick...sick freak. Still...it'd be nice...never have to pay for anything...can do whatever you want with no repercussions.

[Bonegavel]

Simple. Time Travel.

Nightly newscast: "Amazingly, one man has won 3 Power Ball jackpots in a row."

[Raiders Army]

I would tend to use time travel for historical purposes and meet people....that's after I won the Power Ball and bet on the Rams in the Superbowl.

[rkmsuf]

On a side note, what the heck good was Aquaman? My luck I'd get Aquaman powers.

[DaddyTorgo]

i feel like everything you could do with most other powers you could do with Mind Control. Like winning the lottery and stuff

[Tigercat]

I'd really really like to combine invisibility with time travel. Does wanting two incredibly passive powers make me a super-geek?

[Bonegavel]

i feel like everything you could do with most other powers you could do with Mind Control. Like winning the lottery and stuffBut you can't time travel with mind powers. Imagine being able to go back to see if there was this guy named Jesus (language barrier aside) or who killed Kennedy, or who shot JR, or who put their chocolate in my peanut butter? Can't do that with Mind Powers.

[Bonegavel]

I'd really really like to combine invisibility with time travel. Does wanting two incredibly passive powers make me a super-geek?
No, it just makes you in violation of the poll.

[Raiders Army]

Oh, to clarify, I would like to time travel ala Back to the Future without the Delorean, not time travel like Ashton Kutcher in the Butterfly Effect.

[Tigercat]

But you can't time travel with mind powers. Imagine being able to go back to see if there was this guy named Jesus (language barrier aside) or who killed Kennedy, or who shot JR, or who put their chocolate in my peanut butter? Can't do that with Mind Powers.

See the problem is, depending how far back you go you may have problems fitting in where you go. Clothing problems, overall appearence, customs, language barriers, ECT. Thats why I would like invisibility and time travel. Pretty much the ability to go anywhere anytime without many threats to your well being.

[rkmsuf]

See the problem is, depending how far back you go you may have problems fitting in where you go. Clothing problems, overall appearence, customs, language barriers, ECT. Thats why I would like invisibility and time travel. Pretty much the ability to go anywhere anytime without many threats to your well being.

And you could scare the crap out of people.

[Tigercat]

No, it just makes you in violation of the poll.

Then I would like the power to violate polls. Preferably not sexually. And without having to use trout options.

[Raiders Army]

See the problem is, depending how far back you go you may have problems fitting in where you go. Clothing problems, overall appearence, customs, language barriers, ECT. Thats why I would like invisibility and time travel. Pretty much the ability to go anywhere anytime without many threats to your well being.

Then you might want to add teleportation in there as well. Time travel as a singular power isn't like the time travel in movies where you can go to different places in the world. Jeez...I would think that you would look at this in a more realistic light. :)

[BigJohn&TheLions]

Invisibility. Think of all the fun things you can do with that. I'd start with the Dbacks locker room. :D

She want's to see Randy's Johnson...

[Bonegavel]

See the problem is, depending how far back you go you may have problems fitting in where you go. Clothing problems, overall appearence, customs, language barriers, ECT. Thats why I would like invisibility and time travel. Pretty much the ability to go anywhere anytime without many threats to your well being.
Understood, but the fun of the poll is that power selection is exclusive. Mix and match will have to be a different poll. :D

[Tigercat]

Then you might want to add teleportation in there as well. Time travel as a singular power isn't like the time travel in movies where you can go to different places in the world. Jeez...I would think that you would look at this in a more realistic light. :)

Actually, geekly enough I have! I could either steal money with my my invisibility now, and take short-enough plane trips. ORRRR I could go to the future, use fast transportation there, and time travel at the location from the future. Cause I mean, really, three super powers would be way too complex.

[Tigercat]

Understood, but the fun of the poll is that power selection is exclusive. Mix and match will have to be a different poll. :D

Someday I will have my power of poll violation and I shall shake my fist defiantly at you!

[Raven Hawk]

Force lightning. Turn to the dark side!

[MIJB#19]

Super-strength will win this.
No, not writing that because I am supersticious.
We had that question in a recent IWS competition and strenght was the clear #1 answer.

[Raiders Army]

Surprisingly enough Super-Strength has no votes. The only other power with no votes is elasticity, to which Glengoyne wanted to change his answer.

[Coffee Warlord]

Mind control or shapeshifting. Both have amazing potential for mayhem and fun.

[rkmsuf]

Shapeshifting? Form of......a charging Rhino.

[SplitPersonality1]

For me, shapeshifting wins hands down.

Or tentacles...or paws or .... whatever.

[Bonegavel]

Then you might want to add teleportation in there as well. Time travel as a singular power isn't like the time travel in movies where you can go to different places in the world. Jeez...I would think that you would look at this in a more realistic light. :)
Nice.

To answer your question, I would, of course, travel to the spot i wanted to be in the present (with all the planes and such) and then time travel.

Silly Streak, tricks are for kids.

[Buddy Grant]

In case anyone is keeping careful stats I actually meant to say "Power to actually fight people you "meet" on the internet".

[heybrad]

How about the power to kill a yak, from 300 yards away..... WITH MIND BULLETS!

[SplitPersonality1]

How about the power to kill a yak, from 300 yards away..... WITH MIND BULLETS!

I would have figured you for the power to zap the next person that responded to one of your posts with a heybrad!


heybrad!

[heybrad]

I would have figured you for the power to zap the next person that responded to one of your posts with a heybrad!


heybrad!
I collect 3 cents in royalties for every heybrad, so keep them coming.

[Coffee Warlord]

Shapeshifting not getting enough love, I think.

I mean, not ONLY can you turn yourself into a charging rhino. You can give yourself boobies when you're bored! Hours of fun without leaving your bedroom!

[rkmsuf]

Shapeshifting not getting enough love, I think.

I mean, not ONLY can you turn yourself into a charging rhino. You can give yourself boobies when you're bored! Hours of fun without leaving your bedroom!

I guess if you are into giving yourself boobies shapeshifting has some merit.

With mind control, how could you possibly be bored. With mind control I can have access to other women's bobbies 24 hours a day.

[gottimd]

My First choice would've been to Ban or put people in the penalty box, but since that wasn't on there I went with "Mind Control".

Every female, my bedroom, NOW!

[cuervo72]

We had that question in a recent IWS competition and strenght was the clear #1 answer.

I was all about the x-ray.

[Coffee Warlord]

With mind control, how could you possibly be bored. With mind control I can have access to other women's bobbies 24 hours a day.

Just make sure it's not a shapeshifted guy. :)

But yes. I do have to concur that mind control is definately the way to go. Anything and everything you want can be yours. Bwah.

[rkmsuf]

Just make sure it's not a shapeshifted guy. :)



If it is don't de-shapeshift until I'm safely gone.

[Coffee Warlord]

If it is don't de-shapeshift until I'm safely gone.

I'll stick to mind controlling nubile young females into the sack methinks.

And imagine the fun at the casino with mind control aka unlimited means to get cash.

[rkmsuf]

I'll stick to mind controlling nubile young females into the sack methinks.

And imagine the fun at the casino with mind control aka unlimited means to get cash.

Not to mention the amusing shock and horror on the face of Oprah when the angry mob shows up at the set.

[fantastic flying froggies]

I'd go with the ability to stop time. (my vote = other)

Even though teleportation sure 'd be nice.

Oh, and resistance to mind control of course to foil all you wannabe bad guys!!! :p

[Antmeister]

I don't think most of the young ones know of Plastic Man. Heck some barely know about Mr. Fantastic.

[Desnudo]

On a side note, what the heck good was Aquaman? My luck I'd get Aquaman powers.

Without Aquaman there never would have been Knightboat.

[SplitPersonality1]

My First choice would've been to Ban or put people in the penalty box, but since that wasn't on there I went with "Mind Control".

Every female, my bedroom, NOW!

Every female ?!?

You might want to rethink that one. <shudder>

[Antmeister]

Every female ?!?

You might want to rethink that one. <shudder>

No, he is an FOFC member. I really think he means every female. FOFC is not picky about their women.

[gottimd]

No, he is an FOFC member. I really think he means every female. FOFC is not picky about their women.


Yes EVERY Female. When they get to my room, I can pick and choose, and tell the ones I don't want (even the shapeshifted males) to go back home, or maybe run me some errands.

[Antmeister]

...I can pick and choose, and tell the ones I don't want (even the shapeshifted males) to go back home...

ROFL! Thank goodness this isn't a real power. If anyone thought the "Crying Game (I hope people remember this movie)" was bad.

[gottimd]

Think of the possibilities with Mind Control. All those women, I could run a full service Harem, make millions per day. If the authorities say anything, I would just use my mind control to tell them leave and never come back. But I digress, who would want that, when you can be invisible and no one can see you? Yipppeee. Or shapeshift into a pencil? Why not. Or Teleport to the next room? Fantastic.

The Zack Morris (aka Zack attack) time out would be nice, but with mind control, I could just tell everyone to Freeze. Also with Mind Control, I could just make everyone believe I have all of the above powers, and if they demanded to see it, make them believe I already did. Imagine going into a car dealership and telling them that "that fully loaded delorean will actually cost you guys (the dealership) to give to me". Tell work you are never coming in again, but you deserve a 10 figure salary.

The possibilities are endless. Need I go on?

[Bonegavel]

With mind powers (Charles Xavier-esque) you could easily discover the shapeshifting males. You better hope that mind power comes with VD protection.

[Bonegavel]

Think of the possibilities with Mind Control. All those women, I could run a full service Harem, make millions per day. If the authorities say anything, I would just use my mind control to tell them leave and never come back. But I digress, who would want that, when you can be invisible and no one can see you? Yipppeee. Or shapeshift into a pencil? Why not. Or Teleport to the next room? Fantastic.

The Zack Morris (aka Zack attack) time out would be nice, but with mind control, I could just tell everyone to Freeze. Also with Mind Control, I could just make everyone believe I have all of the above powers, and if they demanded to see it, make them believe I already did. Imagine going into a car dealership and telling them that "that fully loaded delorean will actually cost you guys (the dealership) to give to me". Tell work you are never coming in again, but you deserve a 10 figure salary.

The possibilities are endless. Need I go on?
With all the chicanery, you will be spending all your time twisting minds and nothing else.

Think of it, the guy at the dealership gives you the car and the money. His boss gives him the old "WTF?" then you will have to mind control him. Then, the accounting guys will launch an investigation, review the video cameras, hunt you down. Mind control them? I'm sure they filled out a report. Another wave will come, ad infinitum.

Too much work.

Travel back in time, win a few powerballs and retire to an island.

[gottimd]

All what time? Mind Control wouldn't be a "break out the cauldron and newts eye" and cast some spell. It would be just like uttering words (ala OB 1 at Mos Eisley), and tada.

Win a few Powerballs, then you have to deal with taxes, annoying people wanting to have some of your money, etc. I could Mind control Bill Gates to donate money to me or whomever the case, and buy the island, without having to go back in time to win powerballs. Plus if you win that many powerballs, you are just asking to be struck by lightning.

[GrantDawg]

Think of it, the guy at the dealership gives you the car and the money. His boss gives him the old "WTF?" then you will have to mind control him. Then, the accounting guys will launch an investigation, review the video cameras, hunt you down. Mind control them? I'm sure they filled out a report. Another wave will come, ad infinitum.


You just have to use common sense on how you use it. I would think that power would be the most powerfull/fun.

[gottimd]

You just have to use common sense on how you use it. I would think that power would be the most powerfull/fun.

I agree. With the time travel, you may be altering things that are currently happening. I would, with time travel, be like Biff, and get the sports almanac, and be the best damn gambler east of the Mississippi.

[Bonegavel]

All what time? Mind Control wouldn't be a "break out the cauldron and newts eye" and cast some spell. It would be just like uttering words (ala OB 1 at Mos Eisley), and tada.

Win a few Powerballs, then you have to deal with taxes, annoying people wanting to have some of your money, etc. I could Mind control Bill Gates to donate money to me or whomever the case, and buy the island, without having to go back in time to win powerballs. Plus if you win that many powerballs, you are just asking to be struck by lightning.
You will leave a string of people constantly after you. You will have to mezz the entire country (which the power does have, BTW).

I'll invent the magneto helmet, travel back in time to mass-produce it, hand it out to the authorities and alert them to your future mis-deeds. Mind control your way out of that.

[gottimd]

Well I have 3 choices with that. I can either Mind Control you to make you think you are a pile of crap, and you just sit there your entire life and do nothing, or I will mind control you to make you think you have that ability to travel in time, or I will make you travel back in time to the mesozoic era and stay there.

Sho'nuff.

[Bonegavel]

But, i will have mass produced the magneto helmet in the past and already have one. You cannot break through the helmet.

[Raiders Army]

This reminds me of playing as kids, when eventually it would turn into:

"I hit you!"
"I've got shields!"
"My sword breaks through invisible shields!"
"I'm invincible!"
"I mind control you so you aren't invincible!"

[gottimd]

But, i will have mass produced the magneto helmet in the past and already have one. You cannot break through the helmet.

How would you time travel if I control you?


"I hit you!"
"I've got shields!"
"My sword breaks through invisible shields!"
"I'm invincible!"
"I mind control you so you aren't invincible!"


I know you are but what am I?

This thread has gone awry.

[Raiders Army]

I've gotta side with Bonegavel on this one. Time travel rocks.

[gottimd]

http://www.rotten.com/library/culture/ambiguously-gay-duo/888.jpg

Actual picture of Bonegavel and Raiders Army travelling back in time.

[JeeberD]

Invisibility. Think of all the fun things you can do with that. I'd start with the Dbacks locker room. :D

Ditto. Except replace "the Dbacks locker room" with "the cheerleaders locker room in Texas Stadium"... :)

[SplitPersonality1]

You just have to use common sense on how you use it. I would think that power would be the most powerfull/fun.

Well duh. I mean after all. With great power comes great responsibility.

Whoa. I think my spidey-sense is tingling.



Maybe-not. I think I just have to go to the bathroom

[Raiders Army]

http://www.rotten.com/library/culture/ambiguously-gay-duo/888.jpg

Actual picture of Bonegavel and Raiders Army travelling back in time.
That's not us, but I know you wish you could be the guy on the bottom. :D

[Buccaneer]

Time travel, of course, but that's assuming the twig in a river theory is correct.

The invisibility option in the poll has one fatal flaw. Your jism would not be invisible.

[cuervo72]

Ditto. Except replace "the Dbacks locker room" with "the cheerleaders locker room in Texas Stadium"... :)

Dude, you didn't need *any* super powers for that in Veterans Stadium.

[cuervo72]

Dola - I'd still be tempted to take x-ray over invisibility. With invisibility, you still have to account for where you were while you were prancing around where you shouldn't be. X-ray? You could be at the mall, at Home Depot, at Chuck E Cheese, getting your hair cut, eating at Olive Garden...

[Buccaneer]

Dude, have you ever seen a real X-ray?? I really don't think you want to be seeing the world like that.

[cuervo72]

Ok ok, not x-ray x-ray. How about "adjustable see-through vision"? As if you could focus it.

[hoopsguy]

I'll invent the magneto helmet, travel back in time to mass-produce it, hand it out to the authorities and alert them to your future mis-deeds. Mind control your way out of that.

Not to nit-pick a fellow CoH guy, but I think Juggernaut was the one with the mind-control proof helmet to prevent his brother (Prof X) from working him over mentally. Magneto's helmet, to the best of my knowledge, was just a strong fashion statement.

[BigJohn&TheLions]

This reminds me of playing as kids, when eventually it would turn into:

"I hit you!"
"I've got shields!"
"My sword breaks through invisible shields!"
"I'm invincible!"
"I mind control you so you aren't invincible!"

"I put on my robe and wizard hat."

[Tigercat]

Not to nit-pick a fellow CoH guy, but I think Juggernaut was the one with the mind-control proof helmet to prevent his brother (Prof X) from working him over mentally. Magneto's helmet, to the best of my knowledge, was just a strong fashion statement.


Actually they both do. Mind controlling in the Marvel universe is actually pretty weak, because there are so many villians that come up with ways around it. (They have to do it because in theory the power is too strong.) Recent X-Men had an army of villians all with hearing aide type devices that keep mutants from mind controlling them.

[Raiders Army]

Without Aquaman there never would have been Knightboat.
By the way, for all you mind control people, Aquaman had mind control powers. Remember in Superfriends when he was able to control the sea life?

[timmynausea]

"I hit you!"
"I've got shields!"
"My sword breaks through invisible shields!"
"I'm invincible!"
"I mind control you so you aren't invincible!"


"Lightning Bolt!"
"Lightning Bolt!"
"Sleep!"

[Bonegavel]

Not to nit-pick a fellow CoH guy, but I think Juggernaut was the one with the mind-control proof helmet to prevent his brother (Prof X) from working him over mentally. Magneto's helmet, to the best of my knowledge, was just a strong fashion statement.We talked about this last night, but I know at least the latest incarnations of X-men have magnetos helmet able to block Chuck's powers. I think they finally realized that Chuck's mind powers amplified by cererbro made it far too powerful.

Also, at least in the new astonishing x-men with Whedon, they now have ear-implants for the average joe that block against Emma Frost's mind powers.

[GrantDawg]

We talked about this last night, but I know at least the latest incarnations of X-men have magnetos helmet able to block Chuck's powers. I think they finally realized that Chuck's mind powers amplified by cererbro made it far too powerful.

Also, at least in the new astonishing x-men with Whedon, they now have ear-implants for the average joe that block against Emma Frost's mind powers.
The movies have Magneto's helm blocking X's powers. I seem to remember that was true in the old comic, but it has been a while.

[Raiders Army]

Hell Atlantic is the first person to vote for Super-Strength. Why am I not surprised?