Lamest Powers

[Race]

Spinning off of the "Un-Manliest Heroes" Thread, I figure we should produce our own list before we get another bamkapow.com Top 10 list.

What powers would you hate to be stuck with if you were a hero?

I have two nominations:

Mr. Fantasic's Super-stretching (and name, but that's another list)
Aquaman's Talking to fish

[AAlgar]

I always thought controlling the weather was a pretty lame power.

[Yannick_B]

Aquaman's telepathy to fish extends to pretty much anything that crawled out of water evolution-wise, because we retain parts of our brain from marine ancestors--it makes him pretty efficient in battle on land.

[Race]

I always thought controlling the weather was a pretty lame power.Hey now, don't associate the power with the over-hyped diva who lamely portrayed the character in the movies.



Aquaman's telepathy to fish extends to pretty much anything that crawled out of water evolution-wise, because we retain parts of our brain from marine ancestors--it makes him pretty efficient in battle on land.
:roll: You're stretching (pun intended). If you can think of a worse power, name it.

[AAlgar]

Hey now, don't associate the power with the over-hyped diva who lamely portrayed the character in the movies.

Actually I first started thinking this when I saw the Weather Wizard.

[TheKraken]

A couple of my friends of this running gag called "Planet of Mundane Powers" where they try to come up with the most worthless superpowers they can. One of my favorites is, "I can eat dirt!" "...anyone can eat dirt." "Yeah, but to me it tastes good!"

[nihilance]

Aquaman's telepathy to fish extends to pretty much anything that crawled out of water evolution-wise, because we retain parts of our brain from marine ancestors--it makes him pretty efficient in battle on land.
Not until Peter David got ahold of him in the 90's...before that it was just telepathic talking to fish.

[Race]

A couple of my friends of this running gag called "Planet of Mundane Powers" where they try to come up with the most worthless superpowers they can. One of my favorites is, "I can eat dirt!" "...anyone can eat dirt." "Yeah, but to me it tastes good!"Oh, I could go for days on that tanget.

Best just to stick with established comic book characters.

[Caley Tibbittz]

I didn't like Who Killed Retro Girl?

[Race]

Not until Peter David got ahold of him in the 90's...before that it was just telepathic talking to fish.So, in the 90's Aquaman learned how to talk to people as well as fish? Fascinating.

[AAlgar]

A couple of my friends of this running gag called "Planet of Mundane Powers" where they try to come up with the most worthless superpowers they can. One of my favorites is, "I can eat dirt!" "...anyone can eat dirt." "Yeah, but to me it tastes good!"

Heh. I've been playing with a similar concept. They're called the League of Ordinary Gentlemen.

[nihilance]

Technically, albinos are mutants.

[james michael]

whatever murmurs (from one of the alpha flights) poowers were...
and she was french, or french canadian, which is just as bad...

[Yannick_B]

Hey now, don't associate the power with the over-hyped diva who lamely portrayed the character in the movies.

:roll: You're stretching (pun intended). If you can think of a worse power, name it.

Hey, its pretty badass. Aquaman took down a white martian with it in JLA; ROCK.
And stretching/elasticity is pretty cool and not without its uses for escape, combat, getting around.

I remember a mutant named X-Treem who could electrify people's blood. Thats pretty lame and sort of limited. Unless the guy's really bleeding.

[Race]

I remember a mutant named X-Treem who could electrify people's blood. Thats pretty lame and sort of limited. Unless the guy's really bleeding.Wouldn't that just kill people outright? That's pretty hardcore.

[Magnum V.I.]

I didn't like Who Killed Retro Girl?


:lol: Good One



Two Words: Black Tom


Another Lame Power. The Kid from The Brotherhood comic...His mutant power was that his blood was explosive like C-4 or something....LAME!

[sans serif]

Jubilee has a pretty crappy power.

[RebootedCorpse]

Paste Pot Pete.

[Race]

Two Words: Black TomDidn't he shoot energy blasts or something? I was never really familiar with him - then they went and turned him into a tree. Now he's really lame.


JubileeExcellent! I'd forgotten about her.

[james michael]

Jubilee has a pretty crappy power.
at least she doesnt need sound like dazzler...

[Servo106]

Matter eating lad.

[Magnum V.I.]

Didn't he shoot energy blasts or something? I was never really familiar with him - then they went and turned him into a tree. Now he's really lame.


He shot Bio Blasts. But he could only shoot bio blast's THROUGH a piece of wood. hence his wooden cane he had. Lame.

[Evan the Shaggy]

I think, while Doug Ramsey's powers would be beyond useful in the real world, the fact that the New Mutants made him friggin go out on missions with them was the most ridiculous thing ever. They were asking for him ot bite the bullet.

Also, Maggott's powers were fairly ridiculous. His intestines were giant worms that would eat anything.

[BWC Boston]

Matter eating lad.
Fuck you! That is brilliant!

And get the name right!

[Race]

Paste Pot PeteAh, but that's not a power - just a really, really poor choice of gimmick.


He shot Bio Blasts. But he could only shoot bio blast's THROUGH a piece of wood. hence his wooden cane he had. Lame.Yeah, I shoot "bio-blasts" from my wood, too.







Sorry, was that too far?

[Jef UK]

I don't like Gravity's powers because they make no sense to me. It seems like he can just do whatever he wants through the magic of gravity.

[Jef UK]

Jubilee has a pretty crappy power.

Yeah, but they used to kind of write the crappiness in at least.

[Yannick_B]

Wouldn't that just kill people outright? That's pretty hardcore.

Yeah--its cool but then limited. If you're not bleeding first then he's screwed.

[Jef UK]

Oh yeah, that kid the David Hine created that has a monster for a stomach, that can ingest the DNA of another mutant, then hatch an egg that contains a miniature version of said other mutant, who can then be controlled by the kid. It's just beyond the pale, man.

[JackBauer]

Black Cat bringing bad luck to all the people around her.

[Jef UK]

Black Cat bringing bad luck to all the people around her.

But that makes sense.

[Craig C]

One of my friends who I game with has a game called Stupor Powers where the powers are some of the stupidest,lamest, and silliest powers that you can think of for example: Make any band or orchestra play freebird, switch stomach contents with others, and flatulance of life.

[JBElliott]

Three words: Matter Eater Lad (http://members.shaw.ca/legion_roll_call/legionnaires/matter-eater_lad/).

Four more words: Lame power, lame name.

Though he did single handedly save the Legion from the Miracle Machine (when no one else could) by eating it.

[JBElliott]

Matter eating lad.

Dammit! I knew I should have read past the second page!

[ClintP]

How about:
Gibbon (Martin Blank) is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. He was a villan from Spider-Man, originally debuted in 1972.

Seemingly born a mutant, The Gibbon later joined a circus where he did well as an acrobat. His powers were later enhanced by a potion given to him by Kraven the Hunter to "Unleash the Beast within". Martin Blank began his career out as a friend of Spider-Man's. He even wanted to be his partner, but Spider-Man laughed at him. Sick of being seen as a freak Martin couldn't take anymore ridicule and lashed out. He then caught the eye of Kraven the Hunter who enhanced the Gibbon's powers with a herb broth which also gave him a great animal rage. After being defeated by Spider-Man, Martin wasn't seen for awhile.

Later, Gibbon had him seeking revenge on Spider-Man, trying to prove he was as good as him but got caught in the middle of a fight with Spider-Man and the Beetle and Martin eventually helped out Spider-Man by punching out the Beetle. Gibbon later joined up with other "has-beens" in the Kangaroo, Grizzly and The Spot to form the Legion Of Losers.

This team fell apart when Spider-Man carted the Spot and the Kangaroo to jail for bank robbery.

[sto110]

Mr. Fantasic's Super-stretching (and name, but that's another list)


that power is good just for the bedroom alone, and getting beers from the fridge while in the bedroom

[Magnum V.I.]

Yeah..Squirrel Girl?

Lamest.
Powers.
Ever.

[Race]

Oh yeah, that kid the David Hine created that has a monster for a stomach, that can ingest the DNA of another mutant, then hatch an egg that contains a miniature version of said other mutant, who can then be controlled by the kid. It's just beyond the pale, man.That was the guy in Son of M, right - or was it just the same artist on a different book?

It would definately suck to be him.


Yeah..Squirrel Girl?

Lamest.
Powers.
Ever.What.
Are.
They?

[The Robot Lord of Tokyo]

A couple of my friends of this running gag called "Planet of Mundane Powers" where they try to come up with the most worthless superpowers they can. One of my favorites is, "I can eat dirt!" "...anyone can eat dirt." "Yeah, but to me it tastes good!"

My friend John and I did that once.

My all time favorite stupid super hero I came up with was a guy who could teleport things....but only to Flint, Michigan.

[Magnum V.I.]

That was the guy in Son of M, right - or was it just the same artist on a different book?

It would definately suck to be him.

What.
Are.
They?

Squirrel Girl is a mutant, and evinces a variety of mutations which align with the squirrel theme. During her first encounter with Iron Man, she provided a detailed demonstration of her powers and abilities: a furry, prehensile tail roughly 3-4 feet in length; sizable buck teeth, which are strong enough to chew through wood; enhanced agility and strength, enabling her to jump between trees with ease. Her fingers have sharp claws on them, assisting her with climbing, and she possesses retractable "knuckle spikes" roughly 2-3 inches in length on each hand. (The deployment of these is presumably similar to Wolverine's claws.) Most importantly, she is capable of communicating with and understanding squirrels, who obey her commands. Although this power is similar to the DC Comics hero Aquaman's relationship with fish, Squirrel Girl does not communicate with squirrels telepathically. Rather, she has an understanding of their language, and the ability to communicate in it. Squirrels have also been depicted as understanding her when she speaks in English. Whether this power extends to species of ground squirrels and other rodents, or is limited to the traditional tree squirrel is presently unknown.

Later appearances have revealed additional abilities possessed by Squirrel Girl. Her eyes have been seen to glow red in low-light situations, indicating that she has some form of enhanced vision. In I (Heart) Marvel: Masked Intentions #1, Squirrel Girl revealed that her lips taste like hazelnuts, and she also displayed an enhanced sense of smell.

Squirrel Girl carries a utility belt comprised of multiple pouches which contain nuts to give as snacks to her squirrel friends. These are known, to much comedic effect, as her "nut sacks". It is unknown whether the markings around her eyes are the result of her mutation, or are cosmetically applied to enhance her squirrel-themed appearance.

Lame.

[Magnum V.I.]

My friend John and I did that once.

My all time favorite stupid super hero I came up with was a guy who could teleport things....but only to Flint, Michigan.


You better watch out. Michael Moore might try and make a documentary about how you support terrorism.

[JBElliott]

How about Cell Phone Girl?

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2006/07/cellphonegirl.jpg

[The Clone Ranger]

As much as I love him, Bouncing Boy.

And there was a guy the Legion met once called Blocade Boy, who could turn into a wall. Not a very big wall, mind you, but one that you could easily walk around.

[Jef UK]

That was the guy in Son of M, right - or was it just the same artist on a different book?

It would definately suck to be him.

What.
Are.
They?

a) Yes. He was then in The 198 and is appearing currently in X-Men: Civil War. He both sucks and blows.

b) She can talk to squirrels and is seemingly omnipotent in that she beat Thanos without breaking a sweat. :D

[Yannick_B]

Lame.

She's not in the GLA for nothing.

[Magnum V.I.]

She's not in the GLA for nothing.


Great Lame Avengers.


Although the Immortal Guy is funny.

[Race]

Lame.:shocked: OK, she's on the list.

Prehensile Tail?
Retractable Claws?
Hazlenut Breath?

Just like a real squirrel!

I can't believe that was actually in Marvel Comics - with Iron Man, no less! And she beat DOOM!?

[Jef UK]

One of my friends who I game with has a game called Stupor Powers where the powers are some of the stupidest,lamest, and silliest powers that you can think of for example: Make any band or orchestra play freebird, switch stomach contents with others, and flatulance of life.

I always liked David Letterman's from a Top 10 list a couple of decades ago:

Ability to calm jittery squirrels.

Really bendy thumbs.

[Yannick_B]

Great Lame Avengers.


Although the Immortal Guy is funny.

They're all awesome! But in a different way than the normal Avengers are. Ahem.

[Jef UK]

:shocked: OK, she's on the list.

Prehensile Tail?
Retractable Claws?
Hazlenut Breath?

Just like a real squirrel!

I can't believe that was actually in Marvel Comics - with Iron Man, no less!

Squirrel Girl is awesome these days. If you haven't already, check out Dan Slott's GLA: Dismembered.

[Race]

How about Cell Phone Girl?

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2006/07/cellphonegirl.jpgWannabe Poseur. She's out.

[Yannick_B]

:shocked: OK, she's on the list.

Prehensile Tail?
Retractable Claws?
Hazlenut Breath?

Just like a real squirrel!

I can't believe that was actually in Marvel Comics - with Iron Man, no less! And she beat DOOM!?

and Thanos.

[JMP]

and Thanos.

AND Deadpool. That counts for somethin' in my book

[Kefky]

Okay, if you people start bitching about Slott turning Squirrel Girl into a bad-ass, I'm gonna slap you 'till you grow a sense of humor. :-?

[Magnum V.I.]

Squirrel Girl is awesome these days. If you haven't already, check out Dan Slott's GLA: Dismembered.


I don't care how awesome she is. Her POWERS!! are lame. You can be the baddest mother fucker on the planet, but once we find out your powers are shitty grammar and candy-canes come out of your ass, you immediately become Lame-O.

[Race]

AND Deadpool. That counts for somethin' in my bookAccording to wikipedia, he was wearing Squirrel Girl boxers in Deadpool #7, IIRC.

[BWC Boston]

:shocked: OK, she's on the list.

Prehensile Tail?
Retractable Claws?
Hazlenut Breath?

Just like a real squirrel!

I can't believe that was actually in Marvel Comics - with Iron Man, no less! And she beat DOOM!?
Even her origin story was supposed to be funny. Take a breath.

[Race]

Even her origin story was supposed to be funny. Take a breath.If she exists within regular continuity with the other "real" heroes, she has to be considered for this list.

[TheKraken]

Heh. I've been playing with a similar concept. They're called the League of Ordinary Gentlemen.

I like your name better.

As for the topic at hand, what about that guy from The Micheline/McFarlane ASM who was bitten by a radioactive jackrabbit and could jump really far? :D He didn't even try to become a superhero, his power was so lame...

[Corey A.]

Wonder Twins?

[RickLM]

It always seemed like Karate Kid in the Legion of Super Heroes was just someone who practiced a lot. Like he's a black belt times 1000. Not really a super power.

The Legion has several other lame ones, including Triplicate Girl (she becomes three normal people, instead of one).

[xyzzy]

It always seemed like Karate Kid in the Legion of Super Heroes was just someone who practiced a lot. Like he's a black belt times 1000. Not really a super power.

The Legion has several other lame ones, including Triplicate Girl (she becomes three normal people, instead of one).

Even more lame if you pick the Duo Damsel version.

Any member from the Legion of Substitute Heroes probably deserves a mention.

[J. R. Scherer]

Matter eating lad.
Tenzil Kem! One of my all time favorite characters!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/Mog_Elffoe/Comic%20Covers/mattereaterlad.gif

[RickLM]

What's Uncle Sam's power (DC)? I have difficulty taking him seriously in any comic.

[SimiBoyz]

The power to disguise yourself as a bed

[J. R. Scherer]

a) Yes. He was then in The 198 and is appearing currently in X-Men: Civil War. He both sucks and blows.

b) She can talk to squirrels and is seemingly omnipotent in that she beat Thanos without breaking a sweat. :D
Not omnipotent, she's simply the greatest hand to hand combatant to have ever lived.

Dan Slott should have her fight the new Ares. :D

[J. R. Scherer]

Okay, if you people start bitching about Slott turning Squirrel Girl into a bad-ass, I'm gonna slap you 'till you grow a sense of humor. :-?
I :heart: Squirrel Girl.



http://www.furdell.com/images/squirrel-girl.jpg

[Sir Erudite Gav]

The power to disguise yourself as a bed

Or the power to stalk fish.

[SimiBoyz]

Or the power to stalk fish.

Just don't let Det. Chuck catch you.

[Frozen Sooner]

Anyone ever catch the Space Ghost episode with Bob and Dave?

Odenkirk's power was far and away the best I'd ever heard.

"I crave chocolate."

But as for lame superpowers...

Are we talking useless or just stupid ideas?

The woman in JLA who could take on any animal's essence was pretty stupid.

Lockjaw: The power to be a big fucking dog. All the time. Unless he actually IS a dog. Which makes no sense, because the terrigen mist shouldn't have worked on him.

Beast, in relation to other team members. Let's see, we have a guy who shoots pure force from his eyes, a telekine with almost unlimited potential...and a dude who grows blue fur and hangs upside down a lot.

[andrew french]

wouldn't Mr. Fantastic have a pretty great power? like Plastic Man?

[J. R. Scherer]

wouldn't Mr. Fantastic have a pretty great power? like Plastic Man?
I think so.

[xyzzy]

Lockjaw: The power to be a big fucking dog. All the time. Unless he actually IS a dog. Which makes no sense, because the terrigen mist shouldn't have worked on him.

Well, he teleports, right? And he can teleport a bunch of people with him. That's pretty good.

[J. R. Scherer]

Well, he teleports, right? And he can teleport a bunch of people with him. That's pretty good.
Interplanetary distances as well.

[Donal DeLay]

I always thought controlling the weather was a pretty lame power.

Imagine saying something really mean, then cracking some thunder/lightning near the person.

Or standing in the middle of a public place and screaming "YOU ARE ALL GOING TO HELL!!" then having thunderous black clouds roll in with a tornado.

I'd have SOOOO much fuckin fun with that.

Big breasts? White t-shirt? Looks like rain! Guy cut you off? Well, fuck me if it isn't ahilstorming!

[BWC Boston]

Slott's THING series sold me on Lockjaw.

[xyzzy]

Slott's THING series sold me on Lockjaw.

You know, I got the first two issues of this and wasn't impressed, but I just read the tpb, and it really got quite good. Too bad about the cancellation. And yes, Lockjaw is pretty cool in the book.

[Frozen Sooner]

Well, he teleports, right? And he can teleport a bunch of people with him. That's pretty good.

I thought we were just talking about lamest powers, not sets of powers. Teleportation is pretty cool, though I don't know that I'd trade being a dog for the power to teleport.

I can just see it now. "Good boy, Mike, good boy. Teleport us all to the nice restaurant. Ooooh, sorry, you can't come in. OK, now teleport us to the Bahamas. Hey, it must be really hot in that fur. Hey, look at that hottie in the bikini-maybe she'll let you hump her leg. Hahahahaha. OK, teleport us home. Here you go boy, some nice Mighty Dog."

Oh, and "Super-hypnosis" and "Super-facial-musculature-control" as explanations for people not figuring out Superman's secret identity are pretty high up there for lame super powers.

[BWC Boston]

You know, I got the first two issues of this and wasn't impressed, but I just read the tpb, and it really got quite good. Too bad about the cancellation. And yes, Lockjaw is pretty cool in the book.
The first two issues are the nadir of the book, yeah. I got the first one when it came out, and never picked it up again. The trade was great, though.

[J. R. Scherer]

I love Lockjaw, dog-like appearance and all.

Fun site:
http://www.zaksite.co.uk/lockjaw/index.html

[Magnum V.I.]

Anyone ever catch the Space Ghost episode with Bob and Dave?

Odenkirk's power was far and away the best I'd ever heard.

"I crave chocolate."

But as for lame superpowers...

Are we talking useless or just stupid ideas?

The woman in JLA who could take on any animal's essence was pretty stupid.

Lockjaw: The power to be a big fucking dog. All the time. Unless he actually IS a dog. Which makes no sense, because the terrigen mist shouldn't have worked on him.

Beast, in relation to other team members. Let's see, we have a guy who shoots pure force from his eyes, a telekine with almost unlimited potential...and a dude who grows blue fur and hangs upside down a lot.


Dude, Beast's Mutant powers are super-intellect. His blue fur was caused by an accident and is no real "power" as much as nightcrawlers blue fur is.

I think Ant-Man has some pretty lame powers....Controlling Ants? LAME!

[xyzzy]

Dude, Beast's Mutant powers are super-intellect. His blue fur was caused by an accident and is no real "power" as much as nightcrawlers blue fur is.

I think Ant-Man has some pretty lame powers....Controlling Ants? LAME!

Shrinking isn't all that great either.

"I've made myself tiny and weak! And here's some ants!"

[AAlgar]

Anyone ever catch the Space Ghost episode with Bob and Dave?

Odenkirk's power was far and away the best I'd ever heard.

"I crave chocolate.".

Ah, but Space Ghost pointed out that it was not Bob Oedenkirk, but Bah Bodenkirk.

[Magnum V.I.]

Shrinking isn't all that great either.

"I've made myself tiny and weak! And here's some ants!"


lol..Thats almost as Lame as being a Grasshopper Super-Hero..

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d7/Grasshopper.PNG/442px-Grasshopper.PNG

[J. R. Scherer]

Dude, Beast's Mutant powers are super-intellect. His blue fur was caused by an accident and is no real "power" as much as nightcrawlers blue fur is.

I think Ant-Man has some pretty lame powers....Controlling Ants? LAME!
Nightcrawler's fur IS a power. He becomes invisible in shadows! (Really!)

[Frozen Sooner]

Dude, Beast's Mutant powers are super-intellect. His blue fur was caused by an accident and is no real "power" as much as nightcrawlers blue fur is.

I think Ant-Man has some pretty lame powers....Controlling Ants? LAME!

Again, in relation to someon shooting bolts of pure energy from his eyes and a limitless telekine, he's pretty underpowered.

Stack Beat against Cyclops. What the heck is he going to do, solve differentials in his head at Cyclops?

[J. R. Scherer]

Again, in relation to someon shooting bolts of pure energy from his eyes and a limitless telekine, he's pretty underpowered.

Stack Beat against Cyclops. What the heck is he going to do, solve differentials in his head at Cyclops?
If it's a fight, he'll dodge and weave and bounce off walls at superhuman speeds until he can get close enough to either grab Cyclops' visor and play keep-away with it, or clean his clock with a super strong punch.

[xyzzy]

Again, in relation to someon shooting bolts of pure energy from his eyes and a limitless telekine, he's pretty underpowered.

Stack Beat against Cyclops. What the heck is he going to do, solve differentials in his head at Cyclops?

I dunno. He could probably dodge the blasts pretty well until he got close enough to snap Scott's neck or something.

Jean would clean his clock, though.

[Magnum V.I.]

Again, in relation to someon shooting bolts of pure energy from his eyes and a limitless telekine, he's pretty underpowered.

Stack Beat against Cyclops. What the heck is he going to do, solve differentials in his head at Cyclops?

Well..he is pretty agile. I seriously think Beast could take Cyclops.



Nightcrawler's fur IS a power. He becomes invisible in shadows! (Really!)

Yeah I know....But I didn't want to bring it up..

[J. R. Scherer]

I dunno. He could probably dodge the blasts pretty well until he got close enough to snap Scott's neck or something.

Jean would clean his clock, though.
It's kind of like complaining about Spider-Man's powers. Superhuman strength, speed, and agility are all kick-ass.

Plus, he can play ping pong with his feet.

[Frozen Sooner]

If it's a fight, he'll dodge and weave and bounce off walls at superhuman speeds until he can get close enough to either grab Cyclops' visor and play keep-away with it, or clean his clock with a super strong punch.

OK, if I'm fighting Cyclops one on one the LAST thing I want to do is take away the one thing that keeps his blasts in check....

[Frozen Sooner]

It's kind of like complaining about Spider-Man's powers. Superhuman strength, speed, and agility are all kick-ass.

Plus, he can play ping pong with his feet.

Again-just talking in relation to the powers of the others on his team. Not saying I wouldn't like to be super-smart (moreso than I already am, of course ;)) or super strong or super agile. But I'd rather be an unlimited telekine or a guy who can shoot bolts of pure force from his eyes.

Imagine how useful that is at parties.

[xyzzy]

Again-just talking in relation to the powers of the others on his team. Not saying I wouldn't like to be super-smart (moreso than I already am, of course ;)) or super strong or super agile. But I'd rather be an unlimited telekine or a guy who can shoot bolts of pure force from his eyes.

Imagine how useful that is at parties.

I don't know. The more I think about it, the lamer I think Cyclops' power is. I mean, what can he do that a guy with a high tech gun (plentiful in the MU) can't do? I mean, I guess the gun is mounted to his face, but I'm not sure I see the advantage there.

[J. R. Scherer]

OK, if I'm fighting Cyclops one on one the LAST thing I want to do is take away the one thing that keeps his blasts in check....
Depends on what and who is around. Cyclops is not a wanton murderer.

[Magnum V.I.]

OK, if I'm fighting Cyclops one on one the LAST thing I want to do is take away the one thing that keeps his blasts in check....



And if Whedon's Astonishing becomes Canonical then Cyclops doesn't NEED the Ruby Quartz lenses to keep his blast's in check.

[J. R. Scherer]

Again-just talking in relation to the powers of the others on his team. Not saying I wouldn't like to be super-smart (moreso than I already am, of course ;)) or super strong or super agile. But I'd rather be an unlimited telekine or a guy who can shoot bolts of pure force from his eyes.

Imagine how useful that is at parties.
Jean wasn't that powerful at first though. Picking up a pile of bricks was something that she had to strain at. Early on she certainly wasn't 'unlimited'.

And of course, not being able to turn off the bolts of pure force shooting from eyes is a little bit of a drawback, too.

[james michael]

Beast, in relation to other team members. Let's see, we have a guy who shoots pure force from his eyes, a telekine with almost unlimited potential...and a dude who grows blue fur and hangs upside down a lot.
beasts powers are super strength and agility...

hes blue cause he experimented on himself...

[Frozen Sooner]

beasts powers are super strength and agility...

hes blue cause he experimented on himself...

That's like saying that Spider-Man doesn't have any super-powers and he's only able to jump around and shit because a spider bit him.

[Frozen Sooner]

Jean wasn't that powerful at first though. Picking up a pile of bricks was something that she had to strain at. Early on she certainly wasn't 'unlimited'.

And of course, not being able to turn off the bolts of pure force shooting from eyes is a little bit of a drawback, too.

Ah, but through the magic of retcon we know that Jean always WAS unlmited and had just placed mental blocks on herself.

And Whedon has shown us that Cyclops always had the ability to turn off his optic blasts.

Fuckin' mental blocks, man. The most powerful thing in the MU.

[xyzzy]

That's like saying that Spider-Man doesn't have any super-powers and he's only able to jump around and shit because a spider bit him.

Well, if you're going to count blue fur as a super-power, then does Doom's disfigured face count as a super-power?

[Frozen Sooner]

Depends on what and who is around. Cyclops is not a wanton murderer.

S'why I said "one-on-one."

[Frozen Sooner]

I don't know. The more I think about it, the lamer I think Cyclops' power is. I mean, what can he do that a guy with a high tech gun (plentiful in the MU) can't do? I mean, I guess the gun is mounted to his face, but I'm not sure I see the advantage there.

If you can't see the awesomeness in having facial artillery, I'm not sure we can be friends anymore.

[Parthuman]

Yeah..Squirrel Girl?

Lamest.
Powers.
Ever.

Squirrel Girl? She just kicked the hell out of Deadpool in the first Deadpool/Sable CW tie-in!

How about Immortal Man, who can do nothing but die and come back to life? What good is that?

Even though the GLA clings to the fringes of continuity, the worst power among the heavy hitters has got to be Black Bolt. He sighs, and cities topple. He has a tuning fork on his head. His wife is a madeover Medusa, more Clairol than Cobras. I hope Black Belt gets laringytis during CW and Squirrel Grrl cracks his nuts. Her tail alone is worth the price, um, of, er, admission.

[james michael]

That's like saying that Spider-Man doesn't have any super-powers and he's only able to jump around and shit because a spider bit him.
no...
its not like that at all, actually...
:?

[Magnum V.I.]

Squirrel Girl? She just kicked the hell out of Deadpool in the first Deadpool/Sable CW tie-in!

How about Immortal Man, who can do nothing but die and come back to life? What good is that?

Even though the GLA clings to the fringes of continuity, the worst power among the heavy hitters has got to be Black Bolt. He sighs, and cities topple. He has a tuning fork on his head. His wife is a madeover Medusa, more Clairol than Cobras. I hope Black Belt gets laringytis during CW and Squirrel Grrl cracks his nuts. Her tail alone is worth the price, um, of, er, admission.


Dude Black Bolt is a Hoss. He's like a cooler version of Banshee and way more powerful. And like I said before I don't care if you can beat fucking Thor without breaking a sweet. It's not about the sweetness of the character but the LAMENESS OF HER POWERS!!!

Talking to Squirrels? Hazelnut-Breath? LAME LAME LAME LAME POWERS!!

[Parthuman]

Dude Black Bolt is a Hoss. He's like a cooler version of Banshee and way more powerful. And like I said before I don't care if you can beat fucking Thor without breaking a sweet. It's not about the sweetness of the character but the LAMENESS OF HER POWERS!!!

Talking to Squirrels? Hazelnut-Breath? LAME LAME LAME LAME POWERS!!


Dude Black Bolt is a Hoss. He's like a cooler version of Banshee and way more powerful. And like I said before I don't care if you can beat fucking Thor without breaking a sweet. It's not about the sweetness of the character but the LAMENESS OF HER POWERS!!!

Talking to Squirrels? Hazelnut-Breath? LAME LAME LAME LAME POWERS!!

Apples and oranges, lady, apples and oranges. SqGrrl is in a funny book that satirizes hero wannabes, but she's also their best fighter. Pym talks to ants. Namor talks to fish, Bush talks to pink acid elephants. Spider-Man, apparently (if anybody understood "The Other," please post a thread and 'splain to me) talks to spiders. Falcon talks to birds. Wolverine talks to University of Michigan football players.

Black Bolt talks to nobody. And he has that pole-up-the-ass bearing that bugs me about royal comic monarchs, from Namor to Panther to Cable to those British royal larva. He's a dick-tator and makes everyone go through the Terragon Mists, or whatever, to ensure that they become freaks. And he has a slave class with no genitals. How sick is that? And how can he make Medusa happy without telling her in riveting detail what he has in mind for her when they turn in for the night?

Worst character ever. The dog with the tuning fork has more personality. Sqrrl Grrrl is as legit as Spider-Man. More legit than Spider-Woman, who seems to have no powers even remotely related to a spider.