The "Which Super-Power Would You Have" Thread

[CheshireMac]

I think the title speaks for itself, and I don't think this one's been done yet. I'll take the easy way out . . .wingless flight is by far the coolest power I can think of. Spiderman's are a very, VERY close second power (or collection of), but Superman doesn't need to stick to walls now, does he? ~LOL~

[PriceChild]

Flight (with or without wings)

[ComplexNumber]

i would have the superpower that silver-surfer has.

[CheshireMac]

i would have the superpower that silver-surfer has.

I never quite understood what it was he could do, other than surf in space . . .Which is pretty cool all by itself, but is that it?

[ComplexNumber]

I never quite understood what it was he could do, other than surf in space . . .Which is pretty cool all by itself, but is that it?
according to wikipedia, he has the following:


The Silver Surfer possesses vast power known as the "Power Cosmic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Cosmic)," gained when Galactus restructured his former body. He has the ability to channel ambient cosmic energy into his body at will, and expel it violently as concussive force or gently as a means to restructure molecules according to his mental design. The Surfer can generate beams of energy with sufficient destructive force to destroy a planet or, by contrast, generate such subtle amounts of energy to restructure the molecules (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecules) of the natural pigments within a plant to change its color. The Surfer can rearrange the molecules of matter to create other configurations and can even directly transmute elements. The Surfer can manipulate "chronal" energies and thus can peel back the veil of time to witness past events or to even directly travel through time. While he can use his power to revitalize life energies and heal the wounded, there is no proof that he can create life from nothingness or return the dead to life.
The Surfer possesses superhuman strength. Additionally, the Surfer can use the Power Cosmic to amplify his physical strength to a level at least rivaling that of an enraged Hulk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulk_%28comics%29). In addition, his body can move and react at superhuman velocities; he routinely navigates asteroid fields and attacks entire armadas of starships at or beyond the speed of light while maintaining surgical precision.



The Silver Surfer has certain cosmic energy-enhanced perceptions which enable him, through concentration, to become aware of the patterns of energy which surround him. Accordingly, he can sense great concentrations or deployments of energy at a great range, the extent of which is undetermined but is at least on an intra-galactic scale. He has a special affinity for the life energies of living beings, and can use his cosmic powers to augment them to a certain degree. The Surfer's other senses are also thus enhanced: he has demonstrated the ability to see as far as a light year while concentrating and without obstructions to his line of sight. Although the Surfer's senses are superhumanly keen, his sometimes detached and introspective nature occasionally leaves him unaware of his surroundings.
The forces binding together the molecules making up the silvery material that composes the Silver Surfer's "skin" are so great that there are few known forces in the universe great enough to overcome them. The inner portions of his body have also been restructured to be highly resistant to injury. Thus, the Surfer is invulnerable to most forms of physical harm. He can easily withstand great extremes of temperature caused by the build-up of friction within atmospheres, the vacuum of space or the intense heat found within stars. He has flown through the cores of stars and even soared through a supernova explosion on at least one occasion. He can survive without difficulties in the vacuum of outer space and hyperspace, and his body can withstand the stresses of travel at multiples of light speed in hyperspace. He has maintained that he is no longer in fact "mortal", but this is most likely an inference that he now has very little in common biologically with humans, rather than an assertion that he cannot be killed. It is likely that the Surfer does not age; his counterpart in the future timeline of the Guardians of the Galaxy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardians_of_the_Galaxy) is over a thousand years old and is at least as powerful as his present-day counterpart. The Surfer's mind has also been restructured so that he has considerable resistance to telepathy and other mind control methods. He has the ability to communicate with various alien species regardless of their native language, and to speak to others in the vacuum of space, possibly through a limited form of telepathy.
The Silver Surfer does not need to eat or breathe since he absorbs life-maintaining cosmic energy directly into his body. Although his body does not require sleep, his mind must still rest occasionally in order to give it an opportunity to dream.
By using his board to exceed the speed of light, the Surfer can shift himself into hyperspace, a dimension in which velocity is not limited by the speed of light. The Surfer can also compress his own bodily matter so as to shift himself into a so-called microverse. Additionally, he can phase his body's molecules to pass through solid matter or energy.[citation needed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources)]
Despite these vast powers, the Surfer is not completely unstoppable. He has in the past been wounded by vastly powerful forms of magic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_%28paranormal%29) and by other users of the Power Cosmic, such as Galactus and his other heralds. He is not completely immune to psionics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psionic) or other forms of mental attack or manipulation, although his willpower, spiritual strength, and Galactus' mental and spiritual tampering provide him with a superhuman resistance to mind control and psionics.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Surfer

[CheshireMac]

That's an intense amount of information dude. ~LOL~ I thought he was just a cosmic beach bum. ~LOL~

[CheshireMac]

Okay . . .I just remembered that Fantastic Four's new sequel features the Silver Surfer as the lead "villain" (I use that term loosely . . .not sure how it ends). I watched the trailer just now . . .this movie is going to be amazing!!

[Verminox]

I want the powers of Burnt Face Man (http://www.burntfaceman.com)... such as stopping a baby falling from a building using laser vision....

(no... wait... he does not have that power...)

[ComplexNumber]

That's an intense amount of information dude. ~LOL~ I thought he was just a cosmic beach bum. ~LOL~
hehe no way. i remember when i were a kid owning those Superheroes Top Trumps (i don't know if you remember top trumps, but here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Trumps) they are). everyone wanted to own silver surfer because it was the best card in the pack due to silver surfer's power that were able to beat virtually every other superhero at every criteria(eg strength, superpower, etc).



Okay . . .I just remembered that Fantastic Four's new sequel features the Silver Surfer as the lead "villain" (I use that term loosely . . .not sure how it ends). I watched the trailer just now . . .this movie is going to be amazing!!
actually, he's not a villain, but he is in that film.

[CheshireMac]

I want the powers of Burnt Face Man (http://www.burntfaceman.com)... such as stopping a baby falling from a building using laser vision....

(no... wait... he does not have that power...)

Okay. . .so I'll give that some applause for never being thought of before, but whoever created it must have been insanely high on peyote to make it. ~LOL~

[Lord Illidan]

Strength and/or Super Intelligence.

[CheshireMac]

Strength and/or Super Intelligence.

Good answer! I wouldn't mind being smarter than everyone and knowing it. ~LOL~
'My death-ray is better than your death-ray'

[hkgonra]

I wouldn't want to be this way all the time but the ability to be invisible would be the best.

[justin whitaker]

Invulnerability.

Car accident?
Airplane Crash?
The flu going around your petri dish of an office?

Who cares? You are invulnerable baby!

[nrwilk]

Ever since I was little I always thought that flight would be the ultimate.

It would have to be wingless, at any conceivable velocity, with extremely precise control.

nrwilk

[loell]

aside from flight, teleportation :mrgreen:

[Frak]

Ability to control peoples thoughts, admirations, wants, and instincts. Basically make them do whatever I wanted them to do. Like making Bush dance like a monkey!

[RAV TUX]

moving to the cafe, I see no reason for this to be in the backyard

[IYY]

How about the power of regular expressions? http://xkcd.com/c208.html

[pmj]

Immortality. Yeah, so life would probably suck after a few hundred or a few thousand years, and definitely suck after the human race is gone, but I'd have a kick *** power now and that's all that matters, right?

[bodycoach2]

I'd wanna be like Bruce Willis, in "Unbreakable".

Invulnerability, I guess. At least physically. Like the cheerleader on "Heros".



I think the title speaks for itself, and I don't think this one's been done yet. I'll take the easy way out . . .wingless flight is by far the coolest power I can think of. Spiderman's are a very, VERY close second power (or collection of), but Superman doesn't need to stick to walls now, does he? ~LOL~

[Kernel Sanders]

Flight (with or without wings)

What he said :cool:

[PatrickMay16]

I would like the ability to pause time for everything around me, but not me. So I could walk around as I liked; I imagine it would be interesting to walk through london with time stopped around sunset.
Pretty much exactly like the children's TV show "Bernard's watch". Did anyone here ever see that?

[yabbadabbadont]

Immortality. Yeah, so life would probably suck after a few hundred or a few thousand years, and definitely suck after the human race is gone, but I'd have a kick *** power now and that's all that matters, right?

You could always do what "Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged" did to pass the time. :lol:

(Wowbagger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wowbagger#Wowbagger.2C_the_Infinitely_Prolonged))

[Stew2]

Something similiar to PatrickMay 16's post. I would like the ability to control time. Forwards, backwards and standstill. The possibilities would be endless.

Regards,
Stew2