Comments on: List of Superpowers http://www.superheronation.com/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/ How to write a superhero book, comic book or superhero novel and get it published Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:00:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: YoungAuthor http://www.superheronation.com/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/comment-page-2/#comment-206226 YoungAuthor Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:08:39 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/blog/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/#comment-206226 the power of increased normal human abilities such as increased strength and speed and reflexes and such. Isn't it a hard power to use because while trying to keep your character beatable, you obviously want him to succeed. Can anyone take a look at the most recent scene i put on my forum cause i kinda need help on that. Thanks! the power of increased normal human abilities such as increased strength and speed and reflexes and such. Isn’t it a hard power to use because while trying to keep your character beatable, you obviously want him to succeed. Can anyone take a look at the most recent scene i put on my forum cause i kinda need help on that. Thanks!

]]> By: HomuHomu http://www.superheronation.com/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/comment-page-2/#comment-206146 HomuHomu Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:02:15 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/blog/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/#comment-206146 I like Viv's choice for her character's power. It's not too common, unlike super strength and fire abilities, and it isn't overpowering that her character can't be challenged. People make the mistake of bending over backwards just to make sure their characters have tons of powers so they won't be caught in a situation they can't escape from. When they are challenged, it all seems contrived. I think it's much more interesting when a hero can use their power to get out of any trouble, even if that power isn't all that powerful to begin with. I like Viv’s choice for her character’s power. It’s not too common, unlike super strength and fire abilities, and it isn’t overpowering that her character can’t be challenged.

People make the mistake of bending over backwards just to make sure their characters have tons of powers so they won’t be caught in a situation they can’t escape from. When they are challenged, it all seems contrived. I think it’s much more interesting when a hero can use their power to get out of any trouble, even if that power isn’t all that powerful to begin with.

]]> By: CR http://www.superheronation.com/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/comment-page-2/#comment-204150 CR Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:03:12 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/blog/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/#comment-204150 Autokinesis is another word for flight? As in superhero flight? Learn something here every day. Hm. Wikipedia has a different definition-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autokinetic_effect Autokinesis is another word for flight? As in superhero flight? Learn something here every day. Hm. Wikipedia has a different definition-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autokinetic_effect

]]> By: R.C. http://www.superheronation.com/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/comment-page-2/#comment-203953 R.C. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:19:32 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/blog/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/#comment-203953 CCOlson, do you have any more scientific information to back that up? CCOlson, do you have any more scientific information to back that up?

]]> By: B. McKenzie http://www.superheronation.com/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/comment-page-2/#comment-203857 B. McKenzie Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:55:30 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/blog/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/#comment-203857 "(Remember that it is entirely possible to punch through things like bricks without injuring yourself as long as you can get enough energy on a single point to make the bricks start breaking before you do)." I'm having trouble visualizing that. Let's say I punch a very thin pane of glass. I think the glass will break first, but wouldn't the jagged edges and shards inflict serious (probably fatal) injury? “(Remember that it is entirely possible to punch through things like bricks without injuring yourself as long as you can get enough energy on a single point to make the bricks start breaking before you do).” I’m having trouble visualizing that. Let’s say I punch a very thin pane of glass. I think the glass will break first, but wouldn’t the jagged edges and shards inflict serious (probably fatal) injury?

]]> By: CCOlson http://www.superheronation.com/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/comment-page-2/#comment-203837 CCOlson Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:01:00 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/blog/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/#comment-203837 Has anyone considered how scary someone with autokinesis (pure flight) could be in a fight? If you can generate kinetic energy in your whole body, why can't you generate energy just in your fist? Or your foot? If you can take that energy generation and channel it all into a specific limb for an instant you could do things like punch through car doors. (Remember that it is entirely possible to punch through things like bricks without injuring yourself as long as you can get enough energy on a single point to make the bricks start breaking before you do.) Has anyone considered how scary someone with autokinesis (pure flight) could be in a fight? If you can generate kinetic energy in your whole body, why can’t you generate energy just in your fist? Or your foot? If you can take that energy generation and channel it all into a specific limb for an instant you could do things like punch through car doors. (Remember that it is entirely possible to punch through things like bricks without injuring yourself as long as you can get enough energy on a single point to make the bricks start breaking before you do.)

]]> By: YoungAuthor http://www.superheronation.com/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/comment-page-2/#comment-203639 YoungAuthor Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:30:42 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/blog/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/#comment-203639 fair enough, good luck with your story fair enough, good luck with your story

]]> By: Viv http://www.superheronation.com/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/comment-page-2/#comment-203364 Viv Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:03:52 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/blog/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/#comment-203364 it's her only power, and that's whats fun about it. She has to be resourceful when she encounters someone who is harder to defeat. She's not superman (invulnerable) and that's what'll make her fun to write about :) the people in my story have only one power each. They can apply their powers to allow them to fly for example if they have aerokinesis. But someone for example with superstrength won't have x-ray vision too, they're not related. That way they have limits it’s her only power, and that’s whats fun about it. She has to be resourceful when she encounters someone who is harder to defeat. She’s not superman (invulnerable) and that’s what’ll make her fun to write about :)
the people in my story have only one power each. They can apply their powers to allow them to fly for example if they have aerokinesis. But someone for example with superstrength won’t have x-ray vision too, they’re not related. That way they have limits

]]> By: YoungAuthor http://www.superheronation.com/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/comment-page-2/#comment-203308 YoungAuthor Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:56:46 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/blog/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/#comment-203308 is this her only power? if so, it would be difficult to defeat a lot of other powered beings. fire for one. super-speed would be too fast for her hair. water based beings could make her hair heavier than she's used to making it difficult to stop them. maybe giving her other powers would make her more formidable and more interesting. is this her only power? if so, it would be difficult to defeat a lot of other powered beings. fire for one. super-speed would be too fast for her hair. water based beings could make her hair heavier than she’s used to making it difficult to stop them. maybe giving her other powers would make her more formidable and more interesting.

]]> By: Viv http://www.superheronation.com/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/comment-page-2/#comment-203269 Viv Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:06:39 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/blog/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/#comment-203269 I guess yeah, she'd tie them up in her hair and leave them :) I forgot--another drawback of her powers is FIRE! Fire is her worst enemy, it quickly burns her hair and if her skin is badly burned she can't grow hair there anymore, just like with ordinary people. Her right foot has burns like this from a fight, now it's kind of her achille's ankle. I guess yeah, she’d tie them up in her hair and leave them :)

I forgot–another drawback of her powers is FIRE! Fire is her worst enemy, it quickly burns her hair and if her skin is badly burned she can’t grow hair there anymore, just like with ordinary people. Her right foot has burns like this from a fight, now it’s kind of her achille’s ankle.

]]> By: YoungAuthor http://www.superheronation.com/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/comment-page-2/#comment-203259 YoungAuthor Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:53:04 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/blog/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/#comment-203259 how would this power be useful in defeating an enemy? I'm more traditonal (super-speed, super-strength, element based, etc) so i can't see this working out. Can you explain it more? how would this power be useful in defeating an enemy? I’m more traditonal (super-speed, super-strength, element based, etc) so i can’t see this working out. Can you explain it more?

]]> By: B. McKenzie http://www.superheronation.com/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/comment-page-2/#comment-203248 B. McKenzie Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:57:07 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/blog/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/#comment-203248 "What do you think? Too many abilities?" No, I think it works. The power is so unusual that I feel versatility is essential. The shedding might be kind of gross, though. <br /> Besides mobility, how would the character use her powers in action scenes (e.g. battle and chases)? One possibility is that she could use her hair to entangle people or use a flood of hair as an extremely primitive substitute for spider-silk. (<a href=http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1461434/posts rel="nofollow">Spider-silk can be used for body armor</a>--pound for pound, it's tougher than steel and much more flexible). “What do you think? Too many abilities?” No, I think it works. The power is so unusual that I feel versatility is essential. The shedding might be kind of gross, though.

Besides mobility, how would the character use her powers in action scenes (e.g. battle and chases)? One possibility is that she could use her hair to entangle people or use a flood of hair as an extremely primitive substitute for spider-silk. (Spider-silk can be used for body armor–pound for pound, it’s tougher than steel and much more flexible).

]]> By: Viv http://www.superheronation.com/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/comment-page-2/#comment-203241 Viv Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:28:20 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/blog/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/#comment-203241 I created a character who can generate and control hair, which I guess would be called trichokinesis. But it's not just growing hair from her head. She can grow it from any part of her body for a variety of purposes, like wallcrawling like a gecko, growing thick amounts under her clothes to have a different appearance or to keep her warm, can grow it so thick it's impenetrable. She can generate hair as nets to catch things, and since she has full control over her hair she can use it like extra limbs. She can even make thick spikes made completely out of her hair. And she can control its colour, volume, thickness, texture, and shape. Her hair is naturally dark red and thick. Drawbacks: She must eat a lot of food to be able to generate so much hair. Controlling the hair also requires her concentration, and when she gets angry or stressed she'll sometimes sprout coarse black hair from all over her body. Another problem is that once she's grown hair she can't absorb it back into her; she must shed. Shedding is instant and painless, but leaving behind heaps of hair can indicate to her enemies where she was, and it's messy. What do you think? Too many abilities? I created a character who can generate and control hair, which I guess would be called trichokinesis. But it’s not just growing hair from her head. She can grow it from any part of her body for a variety of purposes, like wallcrawling like a gecko, growing thick amounts under her clothes to have a different appearance or to keep her warm, can grow it so thick it’s impenetrable. She can generate hair as nets to catch things, and since she has full control over her hair she can use it like extra limbs. She can even make thick spikes made completely out of her hair. And she can control its colour, volume, thickness, texture, and shape. Her hair is naturally dark red and thick.
Drawbacks:
She must eat a lot of food to be able to generate so much hair. Controlling the hair also requires her concentration, and when she gets angry or stressed she’ll sometimes sprout coarse black hair from all over her body. Another problem is that once she’s grown hair she can’t absorb it back into her; she must shed. Shedding is instant and painless, but leaving behind heaps of hair can indicate to her enemies where she was, and it’s messy.

What do you think? Too many abilities?

]]> By: L05T 80Y http://www.superheronation.com/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/comment-page-2/#comment-201727 L05T 80Y Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:40:07 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/blog/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/#comment-201727 i'm writing a superhero story, are these good ideas for superheros and their powers? Dead: immortality (only discovered later) Ion: Cybernetic DNA enhancments, flight, energy blasters on each wrist, increased sight and hearing Ms. Electric: Production and control of electricity and 'blue lightning,' which is like radioactive lightning. Firewall: Biomechanical familiarity with electronic devices, superhuman hacking ability, limited control over electricty itself. i've got a few more characters, but i'm still finetuning them i’m writing a superhero story, are these good ideas for superheros and their powers?

Dead: immortality (only discovered later)

Ion: Cybernetic DNA enhancments, flight, energy blasters on each wrist, increased sight and hearing

Ms. Electric: Production and control of electricity and ‘blue lightning,’ which is like radioactive lightning.

Firewall: Biomechanical familiarity with electronic devices, superhuman hacking ability, limited control over electricty itself.

i’ve got a few more characters, but i’m still finetuning them

]]> By: Marquis http://www.superheronation.com/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/comment-page-2/#comment-200776 Marquis Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:43:33 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/blog/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/#comment-200776 Ok I want to know how I would write Maves shadows taking damage by bolts of electricity.should the shadows simply dissipate or should they simply be stunned for a period of time? Ok I want to know how I would write Maves shadows taking damage by bolts of electricity.should the shadows simply dissipate or should they simply be stunned for a period of time?

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