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latinman280 · Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:45 pm Post subject: Any other powers?

I was wondering if there were any powers you guys and gals think should be shown on the show? Thus far we've seen the run of the mill type stuff, but there's anything really spectacular and thought provoking that would just blow your mind that could be shown? Me, I'm all about effects so some pyrotechnic type powers would be greatly appreciated, nothing like a couple of explosions to spice up a show :P

DJ_Omegatron · Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:16 am Post subject: Re: Any other powers?

whodack · Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 1:50 pm Post subject:

Super Pheromones would be hot, in more ways than one.

SuperHiro · Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:02 am Post subject:

A wicked scary power, even more so than Niki. Something like Jean Grey in X3, Dark Phoenix creeped me out.

SainterThom · Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:13 am Post subject:

How about a puppetmaster-type power? Like, someone who can bend reality, a la Franklin Richards?

::shudders::

starkraven madd · Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:20 am Post subject:

I always thought a set of twins, one who was pre-cog and one post-cog would be neat.

I once played a character in a RPG that had the ability to learn everything about anything she touched. Kind of like psychometry, only with the added ability of being adept at using the object as well! I called her Osmosis.

My favorite power by far is the husbands idea. He called the character "The Gainsayer" and he could convince anyone anything he wanted, but only through oral influence. If he couldn't talk, then he couldn't talk you into or out of it!

SuperHiro · Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:31 am Post subject:

Stark, your twin idea made me think of this. There's a sci-fi book called Liege-Killer (The Paratwa Saga Book 1) with a really facinating premise: a genetically engineered human who has two bodies shared by a single mind. The brains of both bodies are linked telepathically and are a single consciousness. This being was called the "paratwa" and was the ultimate assassin. He could be miles away and yet assimilate the information and sensory stimulus from both bodies. I've never seen anyone use this idea in a show or series but it would totally fit in Heroes.

Laridian · Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:36 pm Post subject:

I like the idea of giving a hero (or villain) the power of density manipulation. It's always been a favorite of mine. They could bring their density down to zero and walk through walls or they could bring it up to make themselves as hard as steel. Vision from the Avengers has this ability.

EKI · Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 6:31 pm Post subject:

And what about MORPHING power? There's one in every supernatural show ^_^

Also the AQUA guy/girl will soon show up, I think.

Mohinder should also have a superpower, maybe like 'sensing' special people...

Squeakyshoes · Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 2:48 pm Post subject:

is there any more powers to see ? Zyler got them all. i think he killed that indian dude after he revealed all superhuman powers known to man. thats why all the other heroes need to be a team to defeat him. why i say defeat is becaus i think zyler is the reason to why newyork is going to be blown to pieces. just a theory floppy

hiros_girl · Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 5:39 pm Post subject:

pokeseeker · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 10:57 pm Post subject:

How about this? Superspeed! That power is pretty common in comic books for example, The Flash.

scootch · Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 12:08 am Post subject:

^^^ i agree..super speed should be in there.

i was actually was reading House of M...and i would love to see a magneto-type character.

SalmonGod · Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 12:13 am Post subject:

Magneto's character (motivation-wise) is a result of repetitive circumstances which took place over a long period of time, though... and basically led him to give up on humanity... I think it will be a while before something like that works its way into Heroes... we're pretty much seeing things from the very beginning here

PyroGenic · Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 7:37 am Post subject:

I was looking through the wiki link somebody posted earlier (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_comic_book_superpowers) and one of the powers stuck out at me: Shadow/Darkness Manipulation:

Ability to create or manipulate darkness, often by mentally accessing a dimension of dark energy and manipulating it. A character with this power may possibly be able to create solid forms or travel via this dimension. (For the ability to create the absence of light, or to control light intensity).

It'd be pretty hard to do anything if you're pretty much blind. And if a person could create and travel through darkness, they'd be pretty hard to stop.

I could see a villain or one of those kind of dangerous anti-hero types using this kind of ability at some point in the future. Heroes doesn't really have one of those likeable badass personas in it and I think this could be a power reserved for that role.