h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Spiderman's climbing and webs are pretty cool, but I still prefer Wolverine's claw things. But, if you had a choice to take a power of the sort only seen in comic books, what would it be?

(Why? I reckon it would be useful on Princes Street on a busy Saturday, for dealing with all the human cattle getting in my way )

The shape shifting of mystique

And there was me thinking that the choice was going to be either the US of A, or Mother Russia...

I was also thinking along those lines.

I think flying must still be the coolest. Except if you hit a bug in midair.

I'd go with Xanatic on the flying, but invisibility might be a help combined with it, otherwise people could make your life a bit awkward!

I always wanted to be a Green Lantern though....

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i want pipers power of changing the movement of molecules, i reakon you could do just baout anything with that with enough practice. i'd be able to speed my own melecules up so i coud get ready for work quicker.....or slow everything else down so i could read a book before i go out!














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Invisibility would be great, but I'd want some invisible clothes to go with it please. The idea of walking down the high stret doing superpower things with me bits exposed somehow doesn't appeal

Nothing so super - I desperatly need teleport, it is nothing mystical I guess though.

I can see invisible clothes would be good. Else you'd either have to go nude before turning invisible, or run around as a pair of flying pants.

There was a guy called the Molecule Master, he could turn everything into everything else. That would make you quite powerful.

Adamantium Claws...a la Logan.

...or if I'm pushing the boat out I'd have Adamantium claws with the dexterity of Neo and the lightsaber wielding badassness of Darth Maul.

Since the USA joke has been done I will give my second answer which is the power to be able to open locked doors.

In 'Neverwhere' by Neil Gaiman there is a whole family (all but one or possibly two of whom are dead) who can do this. But it has always struck me as an undervalued ability.

B

Any superpower and you choose that?!
I'm not dissing y'all but surely a good set of skeleton keys or some chewing gum wrappers (see:Beverly Hills Cops 2) could do the same job?

Any superpower and you choose that?!
I'm not dissing y'all but surely a good set of skeleton keys or some chewing gum wrappers (see:Beverly Hills Cops 2) could do the same job?

But since I can already read minds, predict the future, manifest material posessions, and sway people to do my bidding and bend to my will, the ability to open doors would be pretty useful.

And think about it - these days it would include the ability to hack into secure IT systems, not to mention the ability to get past security gates at airports. Oh and it would be great for opening the oil-feed on the engine of my car without breaking my nails.

B

Seeing as I've got adamantium claws and supreme lightsaber abilities like that at my fingertips I wouldn't need the ability to open doors myself so I'm finding it hard to see where I might need it...but fair play to you...especially seeing as you have some fairplay powers going on already!
Are you a student at the Xavier Institute perchance?!

Blimey - an MBA from the Jesuits, now there's a thought!

No - I am a whole variety of things, but not a product of the X-Men.

B

MBA from the Jesuits?
Sorry to be a spazmo but...HUH?

I would like to be able to make lightning strike wherever I point.

It's an exceptionally good day when I don't encounter someone or something I'd like to smite in such a manner.

A GOD complex?

ISSUES!