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[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 35 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Hammerspace.

Be able to pull out whatever I happen to need at the time from out of nowhere.

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[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 31 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Legit, in the real world, wolverine's healing factor is the most useful. Other stuff is about tricks. His kind of healing means no cancer, no Alzheimer's, no strokes, no heart attacks, nada. A long, healthy life free of disease of almost any kind.

The only drawback is the semi-immortality. A long life watching others die would suck hard. It's already bad enough with a regular life span.

[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)
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[–] damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world 27 points 5 months ago (8 children)

The ability to stop time and still interact with the world. Do you know how many books I have on my TBR?

[–] electro1@infosec.pub 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Ok, but you still can age? so imagine being much older than your peers, they'll think you're sick ...lol

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 16 points 5 months ago

Hey......TommmmmmHOLY SHIT WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO YOU???

What?

You were 25 about 30 minutes ago.......now you look 92. What the fuck.....

Oh, yeah. That. I was just, ya know......jackin it.

Jesus Tom!!! How hard did you nut???!!!!

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[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 23 points 5 months ago (2 children)

God's omnipotence, from the Bible.

And if that's not ok, then Avatar bending powers.

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[–] NemoWuMing@lemmy.world 22 points 5 months ago (3 children)

From Star Trek TNG, I would pick Q's power

[–] nicknonya@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (5 children)

shapeshifting

depending on how realistic you want to keep it the benefits go from "pretty nice" to "god amongst men" level:

  • backpain? just fix your back
  • toothache? grow new teeth
  • don't feel like going to the hairdresser? shift into a different hairstyle
  • gender problems? forget HRT you can make hormones science doesn't even know about
  • aging is no more (if you want)
  • donate all the blood you want! hell you can donate your heart if you find a doctor that doesn't ask questions
  • mental fog getting you down? just fuckin change your brain. "is it still me after?" don't know don't care now go revolutionize physics Einstein
  • grow a tail

the possibilities are endless

[–] x4740N@lemm.ee 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

With gender dysmorphia wouldn't it be better just to morph your whole body to align with your gender identity instead of just the hormonesp p

[–] nicknonya@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 5 months ago

yea probably, i said that cos it funny :3

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[–] scytale@lemm.ee 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Teleporpation including the clothes I’m wearing, whatever I’m bringing, and whoever I’m holding. No more dealing with traffic and parking, can travel anywhere in the world in an instant, can get into concerts/shows without tickets, and lots of other useful conveniences.

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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I'd take Wolverine's healing powers. I have a few chronic injuries that I wrestle with, and it would be amazing to be free of pain. I'd also be able to be reckless again like I was when I sustained said injuries. It would also be pretty cool to smoke cigars, inhaling them the whole time, eat 10 pounds of bacon each week, and other generally deadly behaviors that could be quite enjoyable.

[–] 7uWqKj@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

The older people are, the more they will appreciate that.

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[–] Starb3an@sh.itjust.works 15 points 5 months ago

Dr Manhattan's power, floppin dong and all

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

Nightcrawler teleportation. Could solve so many problems in this world caused by those who see themselves as untouchable....

[–] Kerb@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 5 months ago

id choose super speed,
the kind where you also change your perception of time and everything just seems to slow down compared to you.

as long as i can change that speed, and am not stuck percieving everything at a crawl.

[–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I want a Save and Load feature for myself in regards to reality.

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[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Just make the the founding member of the Q Continuum. I'll fuck off and leave humans alone.

[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Honestly this is a pretty good one. It’s basically the “any technology of sufficient complexity is indistinguishable from magic” answer. The Q Continuum were a weird mix of magic/super powers, and even demonstrated the ability to gift those abilities to others at will.

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[–] CaptainEffort@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Either Mind Control, like Killgrave’s in Jessica Jones, or if I can cheat a little, Legion’s powers in Legion on FX. He sort of has multiple but they can all basically be chalked up to “mind powers” if we’re being loose with it.

For the record I’m not saying I want to be like Killgrave, he’s a disgusting small monster, but… his abilities are insane. Hard to resist something like that.

As for Legion’s, I mean I’d effectively be a god. Hard to pass that up, tho maybe not if it comes bundled with the schizophrenia.

[–] TIN@feddit.uk 7 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I thought Killgrave was extra disturbing because you know that's exactly how someone with that power would become.

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[–] uservoid1@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (3 children)

As an introvert a Bard loaded with charisma looks like a nice superpower to have, can't be more fictional than that.

[–] Xantar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Imagine dating: roll for seduction.

Nat 20, congrats you're now married.

Easy life.

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[–] Xantar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

The power gauntlet from avengers. Altering the very fabric of reality ? Heck yeah, sign me in. Here we go for my big tiddy goth catgirls harem fantasy, enjoy the ride. (Pun very much intended)

[–] SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 5 months ago (5 children)

I would appreciate an invite

[–] Xantar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

But what will it cost you?

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[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 7 points 5 months ago

Perfectly balanced, as all things should be

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The immortality of Dorian Gray. Got to have that opt out of life.

[–] electro1@infosec.pub 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I don't think someone could live forever and not decide that humanity isn't worth it and should perish at some point..

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[–] Teknikal@lemm.ee 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I want the blink ability from the Dishonored video games. Basically a line of sight teleport but still it's awesome in the games.

[–] deus@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

I was going to say teleportation as in Jumper but going instantly to a place outside your field of view seems like trouble waiting to happen. Blink is already good enough.

[–] x4740N@lemm.ee 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Id personally choose power mimicry (the version where you just have to see a person using a power once and can just mimic it at any time) then I'd just build my set of powers

[–] Nomad@infosec.pub 24 points 5 months ago (1 children)

So.... There are no other people to observe with super powers...

[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

He could mimic Elon Musk and become a supervillain.

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (3 children)

"The Force".

Pick things up with my mind? Super speed? Super jumps? Jedi mind tricks? Premonitions? Force Conference Calls? Lightning? Chokes? Healing? Die and come back as a ghost?

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[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (4 children)

There are a lot of godlike beings who would be objectively the best choice.

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[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 5 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Do I get the power without possible strings attached? I'd totally be down to be a genie like in Aladdin, so long as I could choose my first "customer". Having to live inside a itty bitty lamp would definitely suck, tho.

[–] RacerX@lemm.ee 5 points 5 months ago

At least it's rent free.

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[–] mediOchre@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago

There was this one minor character from a book whose title I can't recall (it was about a kid with a dragon eye behind his normal eye and he was transported to a magic realm, i cant remember much else. i read it almost 15 years ago) that can make one wish a day. Every now and again I remember that guy and wonder why he only settled to be a pro soccer player considering his powers lol.

[–] Susaga@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago (8 children)

Does it need to be noted as a superpower within the story? If not, I'm saying plot armour. I get to be safe in the knowledge I can't die or be taken out of action unless all plot threads that need me are resolved ahead of time.

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[–] mustbe3to20signs@feddit.de 5 points 5 months ago

Simple, I choose EveryMan's superpower from The Simpsons

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