What would you do if you had powers? (yes its a debate?)

Started by DigiMark0074 pages
Originally posted by Starscream M
btw, I masturbate about having superpowers every day

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Originally posted by DigiMark007
Does Spidey?

No , but yet again Spidey is a fictional character. You're not . I've also put some thought into this. And I came up with the conclusion that yes I would rob. But I would only rob from criminals, drug dealers ect. And I wouldn't do it all the time, just every once in a while. Much like a modern day Robin Hood I would give some of the money to the poor.....

Originally posted by DigiMark007
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i would work for the cia, and help my country battle the red army, and bring an end to communism

Originally posted by cmack
i would work for the cia, and help my country battle the red army, and bring an end to communism
the red army?! wake up...the cold war ended...a coupla decades ago.

Originally posted by Starscream M
the red army?! wake up...the cold war ended...a coupla decades ago.

Not really. We're still fighting a secret cold war just 90 miles from United States territory...

As a practical consideration if you lacked invulnerability or the equivalent you would have to keep yourself hidden because (being unprotected by a character shield) someone would almost certainly kill you otherwise.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
As a practical consideration if you lacked invulnerability or the equivalent you would have to keep yourself hidden because (being unprotected by a character shield) someone would almost certainly kill you otherwise.
not necessarily

you use your powers

become instant celebrity

companies pay you millions even billions for endorsements

millions of people think you're some kind of god

you hire the best secret service agents to protect you

you have been fooled by the media, the cold war is secretly being fought as we speak, with spies assassins and espionage, i just want to do my part as a young american soldier born with a gift, i can sway the tides and erase communism from existence

That depends, what kind?

If I had say...Omniversal reality warping or something like that, I would, you know, control the Omniverse.

If I had powers like Superman, become a superhero like he did, only I wouldn't be a boyscout.

If I had SMP's powers...WORLD DOMINATION!!!

Originally posted by Starscream M
not necessarily

you use your powers

become instant celebrity

companies pay you millions even billions for endorsements

millions of people think you're some kind of god

you hire the best secret service agents to protect you

You'd get killed by a fanatic or government long before you have a chance to hire bodyguards.

Hell, SC would track you down with a gun just to prove his point.

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Anyways, assuming that the powers are relatively low level (mild super strength, bulletproof, etc.), I'd daydream about being a hero, maybe draw up a costume, then find little practical application and see it as a pain in the ass to keep a secret from the CIA and associated laboratories.

Street Level, I'd probably either work for the police or fire department, without their knowledge of my powers or just try and lay low at night and stuff and just do what I can to help improve my community on a personal and average level.

Mid-tier level, I'd still try and keep quite but also try and have an official look if only some special form of street clothes and a full faced mask of some sort. Probably a total helmet.

Herald, probably eventually just make my existence fully known and try and work with authorities but not under their control. I'd probably end up revealing my identity to the public if I either felt my family would be safe or I could protect them or if I should lose them.

Sub-Skyfather, screw anonymity, no ones doing shit to me. Except for god himself, assuming there is one, which I personally believe there isn't.

Still like I've said it would also depend allot on exactly what powers I'd received and what I did with them to be more specific.

Originally posted by Faceman
No , but yet again Spidey is a fictional character. You're not . I've also put some thought into this. And I came up with the conclusion that yes I would rob. But I would only rob from criminals, drug dealers ect. And I wouldn't do it all the time, just every once in a while. Much like a modern day Robin Hood I would give some of the money to the poor.....

Well, I wouldn't. Not for my own benefit at least. If you're stealing from thieves and redistributing, I don't actually consider that theft in a legal sense.

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And don't get me wrong. I'd take a fair number of Herald-level powers any day over being Spidey (though either would be sweet as hell). But his power set fits my personal idiom, not just personality-wise but physically as well....any sport that I play, I play like he fights. Quick, darting, off balance, etc.

Bruce Wayne seems to fit my personal idiom if this is a sports comaparison then.

(I typically sit in the darkest corner, chuck things at people and shout "I'm Batman!"😉

well, i do muay thai so...thats already sky-father level 😛

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Psycho rampage.

This isn't really a debate and it's not versus at all.

yea i lied lol

Originally posted by janus77
definitely keep it quiet and go about mastering my powers.
once I was confident that i understood my powers properly, I'd probably use them to pull women and make money.

then when I became filthy rich, I'd set out on a philanthropic quest. and maybe, if my powers were of the nature of Superman or Surfer, go about searching for habitable planets and developing transportation systems to allow the human race to expand into the universe.

thats pretty noble answer. good for you! 😄

Originally posted by Zeitgeist
Bruce Wayne seems to fit my personal idiom if this is a sports comaparison then.

(I typically sit in the darkest corner, chuck things at people and shout "I'm Batman!"😉

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Take over the world.