Actual Power vs Potential Power

so, i was wondering--which character do you think can be portrayed to be a LOT more than they are if only the writer would use more imagination, or maybe if they were simply more popular? really i'm looking at character's with cool powersets that don't use them fully for whatever reason (not pis, just maybe because their powerset hasn't been fully explored.) any meta level guys you can think of who based on proper power-usage could make a big jump?

Captain Atom.

Electro comes to mind. Also Raven.

Flash, Iceman, Storm, Franklin Richards, Dr. Fate, Zantanna, Hyperstorm to name a few

The transhuman side of Iron-Man.

Originally posted by leonidas
so, i was wondering--which character do you think can be portrayed to be a LOT more than they are if only the writer would use more imagination, or maybe if they were simply more popular? really i'm looking at character's with cool powersets that don't use them fully for whatever reason (not pis, just maybe because their powerset hasn't been fully explored.) any meta level guys you can think of who based on proper power-usage could make a big jump?

Originally posted by batdude123
Captain Atom.

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Captain Atom

Originally posted by Colossus-Big C
Captain Marvel, if he was as popular as superman he would clearly be shown to be more powerful than Superman ,which is how it should be anyways

Originally posted by Colossus-Big C
Captain Marvel, if he was as popular as superman he would clearly be shown to be more powerful than Superman ,which is how it should be anyways

Captain Marvel>Superman they are just afraid to show it!!!!!

Originally posted by leonidas
so, i was wondering--which character do you think can be portrayed to be a LOT more than they are if only the writer would use more imagination, or maybe if they were simply more popular? really i'm looking at character's with cool powersets that don't use them fully for whatever reason (not pis, just maybe because their powerset hasn't been fully explored.) any meta level guys you can think of who based on proper power-usage could make a big jump?

every. last. one. of. them.

storm was one i was considering as well. some of the other ones are all right, but marvel and atom are ALREADY uber. i'm talking lower tiers who could advance. i actually always thought an older character--skids--was cool and her power of forcefields could easily be explored further ala sue storm but with the different qualities it could be even better maybe.

Rogue. They occasionally show her cutting loose, but the proper tactic for almost every X-fight should be 'have everyone let rogue drain a little of your power, then obliterate the enemy with truly sick power combos.'

Originally posted by leonidas
storm was one i was considering as well. some of the other ones are all right, but marvel and atom are ALREADY uber. i'm talking lower tiers who could advance. i actually always thought an older character--skids--was cool and her power of forcefields could easily be explored further ala sue storm but with the different qualities it could be even better maybe.

But we've seen that at his full potential, Atom was creating and destroying universes on a whim. So being just a "top tier" is a pretty big step down.

Originally posted by Colossus-Big C
Captain Marvel, if he was as popular as superman he would clearly be shown to be more powerful than Superman ,which is how it should be anyways

Aree 100%. During their scuffles, its pretty much shows Cap as his superior.

Originally posted by batdude123
But we've seen that at his full potential, Atom was creating and destroying universes on a whim. So being just a "top tier" is a pretty big step down.

fair nuff. now stop hugging on atom and think of someone more original.

oh, and metamorpho would fit this bill nicely.....

Originally posted by leonidas
fair nuff. now stop hugging on atom and think of someone more original.

Originally posted by psycho gundam
all of them

every. last. one. of. them.

Originally posted by leonidas
so, i was wondering--which character do you think can be portrayed to be a LOT more than they are if only the writer would use more imagination, or maybe if they were simply more popular? really i'm looking at character's with cool powersets that don't use them fully for whatever reason (not pis, just maybe because their powerset hasn't been fully explored.) any meta level guys you can think of who based on proper power-usage could make a big jump?

I would love to see the absorbing man actually fight full potential.

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