The Core of Power

Ok...so, yeah just read the CS...definitely needs to be modded. First, your weakness needs to be something that everyone can do. For example, Barry's is simply covering up so he can't infect you. Damion's is water because it weakens his powers greatly, etc. Yours, unfortunately, is...mental attack? Anybody could be subject to mental attack. Besides, not everyone is able to use psychic powers and stuff. That's my biggest problem. I could deal with your power, but you need a solid weakness. Not trying to say that your idea is bad. It's a creative idea, you just need to modify it to fit everyone else's standard. @Seraph
 
Oh hey just cause this seems like something I should probably do since she will be the character I am coming from for probably like 2 more posts would you like to know what Iris looks like or no? and I am sorry if this is brteaking a rule by using her for more than one post.
 
Sure I certainly don't mind. Btw where do you guys find these anime pics to show what the character looks like? @rosamortelle


 
And also, how do you get the picture to show up
 
Hm...pinterest huh? I set up an account. I want to put up a pic of Outbreak but I'm still trying to figure it out :P
 
@rapjack123 when you are typing in a repy, on the options bar above it there will be an icon of mountains and the sun next to a smiley face. Click on that and insert the link to wherever the picture is.
 
Oh ok thanks a ton. @Shog


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It is readily apparent that I was not clear enough. @mikaluvkitties @Rook @RubyRose and @Wavebird are the only ones surrounded by soldiers. Everyone from Sanctuary Caverns are being teleported to a grey box with a large one way mirror and no doors. The mutants from Sanctuary Caverns are only being attacked by the terrakinesis guy and the teleporter. One last time, there are no soldiers interacting with @rapjack123 @rosamortelle @Azure Sky and myself.


 


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Oh ok thanks a ton. @Shog
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...whatever I'll try it later


 
And I'll have to make a huge edit there


 
@Shog Edited all the soldier stuff out. Really sorry for the big confusion there my bad.
 
@rapjack123 Are you on a computer or an iPhone? If so, there should be an upload file button near the post button, unless there's some mobile site that I don't know about. If you're using Tapatalk, I have no clue, since I've never used it.
 
Kind of weird quite frankly. Lighter skin color and her hair had touches of blue on it. Her eyes were green. I know it's really out there but I guess that's what I thought she'd look like. Lol @rosamortelle


Also, @Shog what happens next? I also edited that reaction post. Just in case you didn't catch my other message
 
Actually when I was deciding on a look for Ella and Iris when I was still deciding between the two an image kind of like that was an option but as you can see I chose the latter.


And yeah @Shog what is the battle plan?
 
@Jabrark Okay I will say that, that is a fair point but when I was creating the character power I was looking at trying to figure out a way to give scientific reasoning. I think it's safe to say many super powers can't be explained with out breaking the laws of gravity, electromagnetism, strong force or weak force. You using flying and explaining it as "levitating" would require you to be using one of the previously stated to either remain in the air or constantly pushing off the ground.


Also, that's exactly what I'm saying is super strength IS half of a super power. The human body is already capable of picking up lots of weight with the given amount of muscle it contains but it doesn't because it can't tolerate the pain. If you had super durability you could still pick up a lot of weight simply because your bones don't snap under the pressure.


Like a previous conversation I had was about useless superpowers. Like breathing under water, it doesn't work well by itself or there's not much you can do with it. You can't go into the depths because eventually your ears would burst and even later crushed by the pressure. Also, you could only swim as fast as any other human and there's other fish down there than most humans.


Now I do suppose mutations would be an exception. Like if you sprouted gills, had a tail, or wings(which would have to be very large to carry the average human anyways). Then that's not really anything with physics but the laws of nature.


Now, I suppose I could edit how it's worded but all potential energy is, is stored energy waiting to be used. Now what the character does is takes the kinetic energy and stores it as potential until it's ready to be used. I mean I could change it to "absorbs energy and uses it for physical force."


@rapjack123 Okay, I can accept this do you have any ideas though? Energy overload? Hemophobia? Shellfish allergies?


(Sorry if I'm being annoying I just want to make a good character.)
 
No no don't worry. We can just sort this, I feel you bro. I like your power so I have nothing to say to that and I can see your explanation. Ok...weaknesses...hm... how about maybe energy overload. That's good, the one that you said. The way I would do it is if your body tries to absorb too much energy/ damage from opponents, your muscles overheat in a way and kinda blow out. As in, for a period of time, your powers are severely weakened. It's short though, you could usually recover fully simply by a night's rest. But suppose you aren't in any position to just roll over and sleep, your body still recovers just at a slower rate. Little by little you can start using your powers more and more, but you'll need to wait for them to fully recover before you can you can use your powers completely again. All in a span of several hours (6-8 hours maybe?) That'll be the time it takes for you to recover fully, but you could use your powers just not as strongly. After that, you'll be good as new. Of course, it is still pretty hard to get you to get to this state, but it is definitely possible. @Seraph how does that sound? Sorry it's really long, just wanted to make sure you got the idea that I'm trying to present to you. I think @Shog should read this so he can share his thoughts on it. Hope this was helpful :)
 
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You guys have put in enough input that I think this could work, but I will need to see it in the CS before anything is final. Now, because I have the urge to argue I will. The claim "any one super power does not work alone" could not be further from the truth. Going off of water breathing, I picture that as a very useful power weather you could swim faster or deeper or not. You do not have to worry about an oxygen supply and, in my opinion, a world full of "skimpy" powers is one of the best to use because there is not competition to constantly show off or use them in excess. Now here is my list of powers that can be perfectly useful by themselves with no additions or counterparts; telekinesis, telepathy, phyrokinesis, terrakinesis, aerokinesis, precognition, wall crawling, magnetic control, teleportation, and invisibility. I will grant that invisibility, in its true form, is a lot less useful than it could be seeing as one would need to be naked for it to be effective, but it still works. Anyway, I would not like for too much of the OOC space to be filled with this argument and I will check the CS now.


 
Oh, and one thing I forgot to mention. I am not arguing that potential energy is "stored energy waiting to be used", but do you get where I am coming from when I say taking that stored energy is unreasonable? I am just using gravitational potential energy because it is the easiest to visualize, but if you took that stored energy then the object no longer has that energy to fall anymore. The same philosophy is used for other types of potential energy as well.


The last thing I want to touch on (sorry for making quite a long rant) is make sure that if you are hit with say Chain Snake's punch or shot with a bullet you do get hurt and not take all of the energy from it so it has no forward motion. Am I making any sense? I fell like I am not, but I can not read your mind.
 
Okay I'll fix it on the morrow but just to wrap up. I will say your right on that first part, I was looking at from more of a "fight crime" perspective I suppose. However, I'd say throwing around the word "perfectly" is a stretch. Like the kinesis abilities have the potential to screw stuff up pretty bad if the user doesn't understand what and how it could affect their surroundings. Magnetic force, same thing gotta understand it so they would probably have to have a higher intelligent in their powers respective areas. Precognition could "arguably of course" drive someone insane depending how their specific type worked, teleportation would be fine as long as you knew EXACTLY where you wanted to go, and the other two are more like genetic mutations to me. So there's not really all that much I can argue about the last two though.


That's fine I can change it too kinetic energy if that's what you mean but if not then I suppose I'd need some more explanation as to what you want me to write because right now it'd be "the ability to absorb kinetic force and use that force to amplify physical abilities." In all honesty I was going for a character like bishop from Marvel but instead of shooting energy blasts just physical attacks.


I think you are, I'm imagining wearing like a bullet proof vest and being shot. It's still going to hurt like heck but at least your not dead.
 
@Seraph (I apologize if my arguing is irritating, but when I make my points, I usually make it devoid of much personal opinion or character so I can keep it strictly facts to avoid any controversy, so it may seem heartless and cold, but I don't intend it that way. (T^T) I hope you'll take my point seriously though, and not brush it off (like most of my friends and family IRL who care little for logic (>__<)))


I think you're missing the big picture on superpowers. They don't break the laws of physics, they bend physics itself to suit their needs. For instance, flight by manipulating gravity or electromagnetism, not defying its logic. A few other examples are Telekinetic flight where you directly levitate yourself with your mind, elemental flight where you use forces of nature (e.g. Air, Fire, Water, Earth) to propel yourself up, or ride them, Energy propulsion where you launch energy downward to stay airborne, and many others.


Super Strength is most definitely not half of a superpower. You're missing the point; superpowers are vague, but definite; they individually include many other small things, while still remaining specific and detailed about their use and implementation. Super strength is when the user's physical capabilities are pushed beyond that of their race to supernatural extents, not just the increase in muscular strength. Super Durability is the enhancement of a user's physical capacity to endure or resist damage, not necessarily the supplementation of the bones or any other part of the body.


In the case of aquatic respiration, breathing underwater is, in and of itself useless, but is almost never used alone because of its nature. If you're able to breath underwater, then by the logic of superpowers, you would naturally have some method of implementing its use beyond that of average use. For example, Percy Jackson from the Olympians Series has the ability to breath underwater for extended periods of time, as well as the ability to manipulate water; Aquaman from DC Comics has the ability to breathe underwater indefinitely and swim faster than most fish, as can all of Atlantis, but to differentiate Aquaman from the Atlantians, he is able to communicate with and influence marine wildlife to aide him in battle, a form of psychic persuasion or even mind control to an extent.


I think energy absorption is a good power for you, but you have an odd way of describing it. I think making it so that you can take in kinetic energy is a much better idea, like only absorb the energy of movement towards you, which would stop something from hitting you, but keep its downward energy intact, and adding the ability to use the energy in direct form (i.e. fighting back with absorbed energy, like using the force from Star Wars only in the absorbed direction). Adding limitations like an overload incapacitation or overuse fatigue would be equating. Maybe even restrict absorption to one direction of energy at a time, like only downward when absorbed and inability to absorb others until the former is released. Small things like that which cover the entirety of your power help to balance it out between power and vulnerabilities.


(This is pure suggestion, the final CS is completely under your discretion. What do you think of what I came up with?)
 
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