Rocketed to Earth as an infant from the doomed planet of Krypton, young Kal-El was adopted by the loving Kent family and raised in America's heartland. Using his immense solar-fueled powers, he became Superman to defend mankind from oppression while championing truth, justice, and the American way!
imagine flying and not having a care in the world cause almost nothing can hurt you,man i would be the most powerfull hippy ,
superman has the best powers compared to any other hero in the comics,he is the real deal little about him have changed since he first came out,people try to make second hand heros like thor as good as him but come on,no super hero is more than superman,ofcoarse there are more cooler heros like wolverine,but supes has everything he can do almost everything
I'm going to go with the Martian powerset. Kryptonians are great, and provided we're discussing utilizing said powers in a real world environment, possibly more safe considering there wouldn't be any Kryptonite to hurt you, compared to the much more common weakness of Martians: Fire.
However, the shapeshifting, possible telekinesis (STILL haven't gotten a definite answer on whether that's included in Martian abilities), telepathy, along with the myriad other abilities AND the many uses of Martian Vision (as opposed to the Kryptonians standard heat vision), in addition to the near (if not total) immortality of said Martian abilities, appeals to me far more. I'm sure I could I figure out a way to make myself immune to the fire problem eventually.
Spider powers would be fun, especially if I could make my own web. Just imagine being faster, stronger and being able to move around better than everyone else.
I was all set to demonstrate how Martian abilities such as shape-shifting and telepathy would provide more utility than those of a Kryptonian, but numerous posters seem to have pointed that out already. Instead, I'll simply add that Kryptonian still comes third on the list, as quantum powers such as those afforded to Dr. Manhattan would also be preferable.
I was all set to demonstrate how Martian abilities such as shape-shifting and telepathy would provide more utility than those of a Kryptonian, but numerous posters seem to have pointed that out already. Instead, I'll simply add that Kryptonian still comes third on the list, as quantum powers such as those afforded to Dr. Manhattan would also be preferable.
Yeah, the Quantum powers also brings the whole versatility, but it brings with it such cold detachment and loss of humanity that it really isn't preferable. What's the point of suddenly having superpowers if you're so far removed from what life that you can't enjoy them?
I was all set to demonstrate how Martian abilities such as shape-shifting and telepathy would provide more utility than those of a Kryptonian, but numerous posters seem to have pointed that out already. Instead, I'll simply add that Kryptonian still comes third on the list, as quantum powers such as those afforded to Dr. Manhattan would also be preferable.
Yeah, the Quantum powers also brings the whole versatility, but it brings with it such cold detachment and loss of humanity that it really isn't preferable. What's the point of suddenly having superpowers if you're so far removed from what life that you can't enjoy them?
Your question seems to presuppose that pleasure is a higher value than truth, understanding, and enlightenment. I may be in the minority, but I'm more intellectually curious than hedonistic.
Yeah, the Quantum powers also brings the whole versatility, but it brings with it such cold detachment and loss of humanity that it really isn't preferable. What's the point of suddenly having superpowers if you're so far removed from what life that you can't enjoy them?
Your question seems to presuppose that pleasure is a higher value than truth, understanding, and enlightenment. I may be in the minority, but I'm more intellectually curious than hedonistic.
I'm afraid you misunderstand. I'm not saying that intellectual understanding is secondary to personal satisfactory use of ones powers of choice, I'm saying that Manhattan's powers would prevent you from enjoying them at all. Even your version of enjoyment, the apparent expansion of knowledge/understanding, etc, is null and void with Manhattan's abilities. You'd know more yes, but you'd have no more desire to know more. You'd gain no satisfaction from this knowledge, and any curiosity you may possess to learn even more than that would be gone.
So there's no point to gaining those greater powers if more knowledge is your goal, because any desire to learn more would eventually vanish once you gained those powers.
Hence why Martian and Kryptonian abilities are considered more satisfactory.
Yeah, the Quantum powers also brings the whole versatility, but it brings with it such cold detachment and loss of humanity that it really isn't preferable. What's the point of suddenly having superpowers if you're so far removed from what life that you can't enjoy them?
Your question seems to presuppose that pleasure is a higher value than truth, understanding, and enlightenment. I may be in the minority, but I'm more intellectually curious than hedonistic.
I'm afraid you misunderstand. I'm not saying that intellectual understanding is secondary to personal satisfactory use of ones powers of choice, I'm saying that Manhattan's powers would prevent you from enjoying them at all. Even your version of enjoyment, the apparent expansion of knowledge/understanding, etc, is null and void with Manhattan's abilities. You'd know more yes, but you'd have no more desire to know more. You'd gain no satisfaction from this knowledge, and any curiosity you may possess to learn even more than that would be gone.
So there's no point to gaining those greater powers if more knowledge is your goal, because any desire to learn more would eventually vanish once you gained those powers.
Hence why Martian and Kryptonian abilities are considered more satisfactory.
"Thermodynamic miracles... events with odds against so astronomical they're effectively impossible, like oxygen spontaneously becoming gold. I long to observe such a thing." -Dr. Manhattan
As evidenced from the quote above, Dr. Manhattan does retain his intellectual curiosity and desire for expanded knowledge, even with his changed perspective.
I do agree with you though that Martian powers would be more desirable still.
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