Pick Your Meta Powerset!

Originally posted by armedforbattle
Colosuss
Ironman
Animal Man
Spiderman
Aquaman
Mr Fantastic

Which Power set would you choose for the following situations?
(Our earth, not Marvel or DC earth)

1. Attempting World Domination

2.Being a mercenary/assassin

3.Fighting Petty Crime in your hometown (your powers can't get exposed)

4.Helping to better the world (However you see fit)

1. Mr. Fantastic
2. Iron Man/Spidey/Mr. Fantastic
3. Spidey/Iron Man
4. Mr. Fantastic

Originally posted by armedforbattle
I would say aquaman could make quite a bit of money as well! If taking over the world doesn't work he has a promising career at Seaworld

Shipwrecks. Salvage. Protection money from pirates (coupled with diplomatic immunity).

Yeah, Aquaman could make a few dollars. Imagine if he raised the Titanic, for example.

Originally posted by armedforbattle
And in DCnU can't he manipulate water? (or something of that matter)

No, that's his girl Mera

Originally posted by Galan007
Iron Man, hands down.

Originally posted by Blair Wind
If you have Extremis it is even easier to go to Vegas and make money. Hacking into everything, with no one being able to stop you? Yeah, you could be a billionaire just as easily.

Would be harder to hide. Not technologically, but in general. The only dude with super-tech walks into a casino and walks out with money. Even before you stepped in, there would likely be some lifetime bans from casinos, or mountains of lawsuits after you were done.

And the whole "solo the world" thing is implausible as a long-term strategy. One man, no matter how powerful, is one man. Your reach would be limited, and you'd probably have an easier time making money than most, but would have to grind it out, so to speak.

Real life is a *****. Make mine Spidey.

I have my doubts about Ironman, while having Extermis would be cool the suit wouldn't last, eventually it would run out of power and we don't have the tech to recharge properly. You would only have the ability to control tech after that. Of course that is still incredibly helpful to have.

Colossus offers some intriguing things such as the ability to be immune to disease, and not need to breath.

Spider-man is really good for stealth stuff obviously.

Animal Man has some aweful creative uses but at the end of the day no matter what you are still gonna be hampered by real world animal limits.

Aquaman's TP would be very helpful.

I think would go with either Iron-Man or Aquaman myself.

Actually, now that I really think about it, the real-world benefits of telepathy go beyond making money to achieve the ends in the OP. Despite the coolness factor, I can't really build a credible argument against picking Arthur in almost every scenario.

Originally posted by Digi
Would be harder to hide. Not technologically, but in general. The only dude with super-tech walks into a casino and walks out with money. Even before you stepped in, there would likely be some lifetime bans from casinos, or mountains of lawsuits after you were done.

And the whole "solo the world" thing is implausible as a long-term strategy. One man, no matter how powerful, is one man. Your reach would be limited, and you'd probably have an easier time making money than most, but would have to grind it out, so to speak.

Real life is a *****. Make mine Spidey.

How exactly? You don't need to be wearing the suit to access the hacking ability - post Extremis/Bleeding Edge, Tony IS the suit.

No one needs to know who you are for you to go around hacking everything.

Originally posted by Newjak
I have my doubts about Ironman, while having Extermis would be cool the suit wouldn't last, eventually it would run out of power and we don't have the tech to recharge properly. You would only have the ability to control tech after that. Of course that is still incredibly helpful to have.

Colossus offers some intriguing things such as the ability to be immune to disease, and not need to breath.

Spider-man is really good for stealth stuff obviously.

Animal Man has some aweful creative uses but at the end of the day no matter what you are still gonna be hampered by real world animal limits.

Aquaman's TP would be very helpful.

I think would go with either Iron-Man or Aquaman myself.

The armor can recharge from solar energy or fire/heat. Obviously his ability to use that energy is greater than ours, but since the tech comes with the suit....

Originally posted by Blair Wind
How exactly? You don't need to be wearing the suit to access the hacking ability - post Extremis/Bleeding Edge, Tony IS the suit.

No one needs to know who you are for you to go around hacking everything.

The armor can recharge from solar energy or fire/heat. Obviously his ability to use that energy is greater than ours, but since the tech comes with the suit....

Also it's stuff like repairs, re-arming it, even with technopathy the suit would eventually just become non-functional after some point because we don't have the tech nor the sci-fi materials to keep it going.

Doesn't even matter. You'd be the smartest, most connected person on the planet. You could utilize the armor to further real world technology. Extremis itself is more important than the one man army armor.

I can't disagree point for point there Blair. I just think telepathy is a more direct route to the kinds of influence that Extremis would only bring with a fair amount of work. Remember, you wouldn't have Tony's intelligence, just his tech.

Originally posted by JakeTheBank
1. Iron Man. Tony can solo the real world, tbh.
2. Iron Man. Nobody on the planet can stop you realistically. And hell, you can conceal your identity if need be, anyway.
3. Iron Man. Pretty sure a haxxed suit of armor armed to the teeth is going to put an end to petty street level crime once I repulsor ray someone's face off.
4. Iron Man. Didn't I mention how Tony could solo the real world?