Written By Donald BlakeWell, the poll is in and as I expected, there is a wide variety of special talents and abilities that people out there would enjoy being gifted with. I also had a feeling that our final choice of “I Am Superman!” would attract at least one soul out there, let alone 4!
Some of the lucky guys with this talent include heroes like Cyclops and Gunfire. Able to form solid concussive blasts and focus them onto targets with devastating effect; i most certainly would start running if I fell into their cross-hairs.
How many methods are there to encourage flight? More than you would expect. Some have made use of magic (Zatanna); by thermal-chemical reaction (Human Torch), some manipulate gravity (Magneto), while others depend on the mind (Jean Grey). How peaceful would it be to just have a nap on the verge of space the way superman does.
The list of things that one can do with teleportation abilities is extraordinary; limited to the imagination only. Nothing is perfect however and very often there is a limitation. In the case of NightCrawler, he has to be able to visualize his destination or he just might end up in the middle of a wall, a fear which is shared by Kal-El.
Regeneration, my personal favorite. Why? There is no better gift than the ability to grow back tissue and flesh and bone and…well…everything! This power however wouldn’t sit too well with Muslims and Jews. Especially when the time comes for circumcisions.
There are heaps of superheroes and villains that hold complete mastery over particular elements and unleash their gifts to extraordinary effect. Ice-Man and Pyro stare at each other across a length of battlefield ready to hurl ice shards and fire balls while Storm and Thor face off for the title of undisputed lord of the skies. Meanwhile, in the DC universe one could easily see Poison Ivy summoning giant vines to form a protective wall against the incoming Tsunami launched at her by Aquaman. Ok. It might sound a little melodramatic but hey, anythings possible on War World!
Then there is your classic super strength and endurance abilities which have been put into devastating effect by individuals such as Colossus and the Juggernaut who now no longer need to turn the door-knob.
Metamorphosis which can be used to change one’s shape into an animal, an inanimate object or another person is the ultimate ability in the covert world. Whether you are a con-man, super spy or a sneaky thief, this talent will get you far.
Since light travels faster than sound, if you happen to be taking part in a Track & Field event where the starting point is furthest away from the referee with the pistol; it would be possible for the Flash to finish the race before the referee even says “Go!”
Telekinesis is an ability that is put to amazing use by some of the most powerful heroes and villains in any known comic universe. Everything and anything that any one person can accomplish physically; just imagine being able to do it mentally. I believe, in Star Wars they called it the ‘Force’. Wouldn’t you want to be a Jedi Knight?
Thank you all voters for sharing your opinions with us but it seems quite obvious that a lot of people think “Why have 1 gift, when I can have all” Based on “I am Superman” having received the greatest number of votes – 4. There is another individual however that believed in the very same philosophy. I believe they called him Sylar. Till next time.
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