GamerSpeak:
The Community on Superheroes and Superpowers
Published March 7, 2008
We jumped onto the forums and asked everyone a few questions. Who is the best superhero? What is the coolest superpower? What character should be promoted from hero to superhero? What is the dumbest superpower of all time? We got quite a few responses.
Who is the Best Superhero?
Batman. Dude fights without any powers, just some gizmos and padded spandex. How is that NOT awesome?
—AblativMeatshld
WOLVERINE!!
—K1NGMaverick
Definitely Wolverine. The claws, self-healing, and strength make Wolverine one of the best superheroes!
—Deadly Cyclone
Goku (this is coming from a 31 year old DBZ fan, you may point and laugh at me now:).
—Shiba Tsubo
Master Chief! He's survived the most impossible battles, including a fall to Earth hundreds of miles above its surface.
—Bill 12951
Master Chief is a natural choice.
I'll go with the Punisher. Nothing's cooler than a walking armory.
—Alivor
The Punisher. He has a realistic story and he kicks more butt then any other hero out there.
—Beagles
Does The Hulk count?
—Zoidberg UK
Spider-Man! All of the other superheroes pale in comparison! And you can relate to him too, he seems very human.
—Greenskull
Well, naturally I have to say Green Lantern.
—GreenLantern4
Wonder Woman of course!
—A 360 Friend
IronMan.His suit is just too awesome. And he has jets.
—izda0ne
What is the Coolest Superpower?
The Zack Morris Time-Out. With the snap of his fingers, he could render the field obsolete and freeze time. Sooo cool.
—GOON36O
Probably teleporting …
— K1NGMaverick
Coolest superpower would have to be invisibility. Whenever someone is attacking, you just disappear!
— Deadly Cyclone
The ability to fly. C'mon. Who wouldn't want to be able to fly!?
—Frag Monger
Regeneration is always fun.
— Shiba Tsubo
I'd say flight. The ability to fly has endless possibilities. I'd fly to Redmond to visit the Microsoft Campus, especially the Xbox® division.
—Bill 12951
I guess it would be Hiro's power in the show Heroes (bending time).
—TheARCHMICHAEL
The best superpower has to be super strength. Remember when Superman turned back time by grabbing the Earth and spinning it backwards? That was awesome!
— Alivor
The "singularity" in Mass Effect™ has to be one of the coolest superpowers within a videogame. The idea of not only picking up objects, but having them smash into one another is an amazing ability.
—doomsoth
The singularity in Mass Effect gets a vote.
Nightcrawler's BAMF! It's just soo stylin'.
—EssGuess
Commanding and communicating fish. Imagine the fish fry Aquaman could host.
—C R Nek
If it counts, Peter Petrelli from Heroes. What could be better than to be able to copy every power?
—SuperJediMutant
The coolest superpower would have to be one that a villain had like Deathstalker, the ability to turn insubstantial and walk through things. It's a pity he materialized while still in a solid object. A runner up would be the photographic reflexes of the Taskmaster.
—cluskevird
Seeing through stuff because that is really handy for umm, fighting crime where touching would be considered criminal or at least result in a restraining order. When in doubt, don't touch. Looking is usually ok or at the very least not illegal, but it can be creepy.
—DeathscytheHC
Wolverine's mutant healing factor. No long lasting diseases or injuries. Awesome.
—CPsycho77
Super reflexes. I'd be a Guitar Hero god.
— izda0ne
What Character Should be Promoted from Hero to Superhero?
John Shepard from Mass Effect. He has his own ship, crew, and fans. Who doesn't like him?
—Bill 12951
McLovn. :P
— TheARCHMICHAEL
Is Robin a superhero? He should definitely be a super hero if he's not. Robin>Batman :)
—xStArDoMx
I'm gonna have to say that Solid Snake should be a superhero. He has saved millions and millions of digital lives over and over.
—Alivor
Is Solid Snake from Metal Gear a superhero?
The Cole Train, just because he is cool … hehe.
—xKarateLincoln
I would have to say Gordon Freeman. He is reminiscent of epic heroes who have wisdom, strength, and courage.
—doomsoth
Deadpool (a rejected X-Man for those that don't know).
—Beagles
Gambit. He's the forgotten guy all the time in these games.
—DeaconBlade 360
Master Chief! He totally deserves some superpowers!
— Greenskull
Christopher Reeve. Yes, he played Superman in the movie … but after what he went through, he fought it with every ounce of will he could muster, and was making progress! I was expecting any day to hear that he was able to walk again. Sad … sad that he ran out of time.
— cluskevird
Major Nelson with sidekick TriXie! We'll get you two some lovely matching tights. You'll travel the world fighting evil doer fanboys and putting right in the community that which once went wrong. Every power you two activate will be done together by crossing arms into an "X." Finally, every time you accomplish a task, you'll turn to a fictitious camera (unless Video Monkey is there), pose, and say "Remember kids … send feedback and if needed, file a complaint."
— GreenLantern4
The Ghostbusters.
— CPsycho77
Cpt. Price and his deadly moustache.
—Mad Cow D1sease
What is the Dumbest Superpower?
The kid from Captain Planet that had the Power of Heart.
— CPsycho77
Is that an oxymoron? If it's super and it's a power, how can it be dumb?
— K1NGMaverick
Dumbest superpower is spaghetti fingers, the ability to shoot spaghetti out of your fingers. Reason: Self-explanatory.
— Deadly Cyclone
Dumbest power would have to be super strength. It's such a cliché anymore to have super strength. Super strength was sooo last century.
—UndyingGearbox
X-Ray vision. Ok, you can see through objects and that's about it. Maybe you can get a good job at airport security.
—Bill 12951
The dumbest power would have to be that elastic power from The Incredibles. Who wants to be stretch? Seriously. LOL
— xStArDoMx
I don't know, I think stretching is pretty cool.
The dumbest superpower is shrinking. Why would anyone wan to be really, really, small? Yeah, you might be able to escape, but that's the coward's way out!
—Alivor
Arm Fall Off Boy. He has the ability to detach his own limbs, which he can then use as blunt weapons.
—GOON36O
Superman's freeze breath in SUPERMAN RETURNS™: THE VIDEOGAME has to be the dumbest superpower in a videogame. Rarely was it useful besides stunning the occasional enemy, but using it to fend off a natural disaster (a hurricane) was a disaster in and of itself.
—doomsoth
Invincibility. What's the point of having an invincible character like Superman? Lame.
—Beagles
The ability to turn stop lights from red to green by just staring at them.
—WakeUpInFlames
In Superman II, when Superman was given the power to turn back time by flying around the earth super fast.
— EssGuess
Super strength. Even I have this "superpower." :)
—COMMANDER JC
Web shooting out of your wrist. Honestly …
—AttackSloth32
Whatever power the boy had from the Wonder Twins. He got the short end of the family gene pool. While his twin sister was turning into cool things like hawks, he only could turn into water … or ice. -1 genetics.
—ethanjude
Meg Griffin's ability to resize her fingernails at will.
—Neo Supreme
