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harth1026
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I was thinking that this might be a good topic for the current people of this forum.
If you were a super villain, what would your super powers be?
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Deus Siddis
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I thought I already was a super villain?
Anyhow, I would not want super "powers", just the ability to focus my own physical stength with greater efficiency. That may sound boring at first, but not if you think about it.
Imagine if you could jump as high into the air as a pole vaulter, only without the pole. Imagine if you could direct focused mechanical energy across a distance, as an archer does, only without a bow and arrows. Imagine if you could move across the ground as fast as a cyclist, only without the bicycle.
These tools' only power source is YOU. Imagine if you didn't need them to do those things. You already have all the power you need to do so. That is all that stands in the way of becoming super evil.
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Fossaman
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Deep fried Lemur, anyone?
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Gills. I would like gills. And hydrodynamic skin, like a dolphin's.
I don't know how this would allow me to super villainous, but I'm sure I would think of something. Maybe I could take up piracy.
EDIT: Oh yeah, I forgot webbed feet. 
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For as long as I can remember I've had a burning desire to fly. I can think of much more usefull powers, but flying would be more fun .
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Deus Siddis
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Look, what's that twenty feet in the air? It's a bird. No, it's a plane. NO, it's Ladder Man!
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Ladder Man, he climbs to high places.
Ladder Man, he can hover in the air.
Ladder Man, he isn't the coolest.
Ladder Man, he's actually quite dull.
This week, our hero must face his arch nemesis, Evil Elevator.
You may have the power of a ladder, but who's going to hold it up for you? The pole vaulter doesn't really store energy, he uses his kinetic energy to launch himself into the air. If I'm going to make bounds like that, I can get a running start. And if you gear down the operation and allow for storage of energy, it's still going to take you a very long time to gather enough force to do something super amazing. But just to clarify, my super power only stores energy for 1-5 seconds. It's main strength is how it directs the energy.
Speaking of which, what would your power be, as a super villain?
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Culture20
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The "Earth:X" graphic novels shows that the most powerful superhuman in the Marvel Universe had the power of a Dnyarri; of course, he had a planet full of Mutants with powers under his control... 
Hmm, as a supervillain, the only power I'd need is the ability to never be held responsible for my actions, even better would be the ability to never be thought of as evil no matter what I do. Of course, this power could come in handy for super-heroes too.
Cue Mr. Popular! "I can't stop Dr. Doom, but I've got these four friends..."
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harth1026
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- Power to score with other superheroes' wives
That's part of the top 10 least exciting? I could probably use that one in my plot to take over the world.
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The pole vaulter doesn't really store energy, he uses his kinetic energy to launch himself into the air.
The energy is stored in the form of kinetic energy. He is collecting that energy in his run.
If I'm going to make bounds like that, I can get a running start. And if you gear down the operation and allow for storage of energy, it's still going to take you a very long time to gather enough force to do something super amazing. But just to clarify, my super power only stores energy for 1-5 seconds. It's main strength is how it directs the energy.
Ok, good. Without such a limitation you could say that "A human can collect enough energy to do just about anything by generating electricity on a home trainer, so with my superpowers I could make ice cubes, make toast, and pull train carriages."
Speaking of which, what would your power be, as a super villain?
Perhaps something like super intelligence. Being able to solve any problem in your lunch break. That's got to be more useful than brute force. If I'd need some super power, I'd just invent some device for that.
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Deus Siddis
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"He is collecting that energy in his run."
Running is not an extra super-power. It's a somewhat common ability, actually. 
On second thought, forget the storage thing. My super power doesn't make me physically any more durable, and I can't produce any more energy than I could without it nor convert it to any form other than mechanical energy. Thus, I can't have the power of a cannon, because I can't store energy and I could never physically harness that much power (I'm still flesh and blood).
"so with my superpowers I could make ice cubes, make toast, and pull train carriages."
Superman gets to do all those things. What makes him so special? And yes, I know he's super.
"Perhaps something like super intelligence. Being able to solve any problem in your lunch break. That's got to be more useful than brute force. If I'd need some super power, I'd just invent some device for that."
Or use genius gene-therapy techniques to give yourself everyone else's super power.
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