Don’t laugh - A GM firnd of mine once wound up with a player who randomly rolled an RPG character with permanent transformation into living Plutonium! He had his own personal car which he drove by taking off a shoe and sticking his foot into the boiler. He legally had to wear a radiation confinement suit at all times.
his six pack is so impressive that everyone seeing them falls under the power of his indomitable will.
Secret weakness: Donuts and beer.
How about:
The Muter - able to mute commercials…with his mind!
The Kink - knows his date’s, uh, preferences…with his mind! (lord knows, most men never figure this one out)
Fastlane - of European descent, able to move drivers out of the far left lane enabling him to go however fast he wants, regardless of traffic. Okay - maybe that should be a legitimate power - I would sure as heck want it.
Mr. Ripe - can detect whether any fruit or veggie is ready to eat…with his mind!
or
Mr. Ripe - can detect whether a baby’s diaper needs changing…with his mind!
All for now…
PS: this reminds me of Christopher Walken’s Saturday Night Live skit “Ed Schlosser: Trivial Psychic”.
Captain Reliable: Always turns up exactly five minutes late
Pairwise - Can do anybody’s laundry and never lose a single sock.
Ad-voider - Can switch channels during a commercial and always come back just as the show is starting up again.
Ghost Sponge Is possesed by the ghost of a sponge he loved as a child, who has granted him all the wisdom of the 7 sponge kingdoms.
The Log Is a log, and just sits there. The other superheroes are too embarrased to ask anyone else if it’s a superhero or just a log, so they all just pretend it’s supposed to be there.
Screechy Baby Looks like a baby, capable of an earsplitting screech that can make diners cringe and waiters forget orders.
The Oblivious Pair Parents to Screechy Baby. Their power is that they are incapable of hearing SB’s screech or noticing the annoyed stares of those around them.
Mr. Cellular Knows what’s being said on the other half of any phone conversation.
Cool! My uncle is a superhero!
Divisia: able to divide herself into an exact carbon copy, the better to “team up” with herself to defeat supervillains. Weakness: unable to recombine into singular form; already did the division once, long ago. In the womb, actually. Really just a pair of twins when you get right down to it.
Captain Johnson: is a commissioned officer in the United States Army. Powers: outranks Lieutenant Martinez.
The Lactator - well… you know … and lots of it on demand! Was last seen working the Starbucks counter.
The Annoytrix - whatever the most obnoxious or socially awkard thing to do or say in any given situation will be immediately apparent to her and she will initiate that behavior.
The Trouser Snake - has 3 foot long, semi-intelligent prehensile penis able to do his bidding, but use of power so disgusts people he has to wear baggy pants, and only job he can keep is as a tele-commuting C++ programmer.
Dr. Pre-Cog- can look into the future tell what is going to happen, but can only see 5 seconds ahead.
The Slug - When danger threatens he can exude a thick and slippery slime from his skin at will. Rooms with the Trouser Snake.
Captain Spirit - promotes school spirit throughout the land.
Mr. Spill - always leaves a ring of coffee on the counter after pouring a cup.
Actual Wife - able to find fault in any domestic plan.
I hope that didn’t get too personal.
I don’t know what his/her name would be, but the person with the opposite power, who can CAUSE a song to begin running through your head, would be awesome!
“Surrender! Or you’ll never stop hearing ‘Muskrat Love’ as long as you live!”
(Now, don’t post and blame me for what you’re hearing in your head. I woke up this morning with ‘Hokey Pokey’ playing full volume in my head–in Chinese. Top that!)
OK, I gotta read ALL the posts before I put mine in. I was distracted by the music.
But wouldn’t that be USEFUL?
Since the bad guy would get impaled…
how about:
The Stump: Able to make his hands and feet fall off instantly…once.
Dr. Mild: Able to make any food within 5 feet taste exactly like lukewarm wheatina.
Non-Sequitor Girl: Uncontrollably mentions things that have absolutely nothing to do with the current situation.
The Amazing Corpse: Can quietly fall over dead at will.
The Humidore, able to break out in a sweat with the slightest effort.
The Dribbler – instantly turns ordinary glasses into dribble glasses – with his mind!
Lacto-Master: unlike Lactator, the Lacto Master is male, and his power is to make all women in a 1 mile radius lactate – not copiously, just enough to stain their bras and shirts and be really annoying.
Tinnitus Man: Can hear when other people’s ears are ringing.
Wo-Man:
Is a woman.
Who’s a MAN!
Nah. people just can’t react and move that fast. By the time they’d figured out that he should go back in time its too late.
A friend and I did this once. I remember a few:
Super-Bounce Ball: bounces around the room uncontrollably for a few seconds until he gets lost under a piece of furniture.
The Electric-Slide: can force groups of people to start line dancing at will.
Invertebrate Man: not really a power, so much. Had some young ward to cart him around strapped to a hand truck. Could be flung at enemies.
The Postman: a villain who’s unnaturally disgruntled and surly.
Batman wouldn’t stand a chance against him. “Hahahahah Batman, looks like you are without your utility belt now.”
“Holy trouser snakes Batman. I haven’t seen you shriveled up like that since Mr Freeze dumped you in the cold pond.”
Batman, of course, slinks off in shame sans utility belt.
Australian Man. He can replace any condiments on your sandwiches to vegemite with his mind. “Hey, I thought I put mustard on my sandwich!”
411 - can instantly recall numbers of people and businesses with his mind.
The Hosernator - his penis can tie itself in a knot.