Yeah, but it's kinda like wearing the same outfit as a someone else at a party. Sure, there's no rule against it or anything, but you just can't help but feel that one of you needs to change, like, right now.
Besides, full mind control is probably a bit overpowered, since you can just mass-delusion yourself into virtual omnipotence. Maybe I should just go with my back-up gravity superpowers. I could be your nemesis and taunt you about how even light cannot escape my grasp. Muahaha.
Yeah, but it's kinda like wearing the same outfit as a someone else at a party. Sure, there's no rule against it or anything, but you just can't help but feel that one of you needs to change, like, right now.
Besides, full mind control is probably a bit overpowered, since you can just mass-delusion yourself into virtual omnipotence. Maybe I should just go with my back-up gravity superpowers. I could be your nemesis and taunt you about how even light cannot escape my grasp. Muahaha.
Have I mentioned that I like the way you think? 
Gravity powers are supremely badass. Here I was trying to think of a worthy nemesis for a superhero with light powers, and what better than a villain who makes people think of black holes?
I just love a good sense of duality in a superhero story.
Besides, full mind control is probably a bit overpowered, since you can just mass-delusion yourself into virtual omnipotence. Maybe I should just go with my back-up gravity superpowers. I could be your nemesis and taunt you about how even light cannot escape my grasp. Muahaha.
There needs to be a fight in a corridor where you keep changing the local direction of the Earth's pull.
There needs to be a fight in a corridor where you keep changing the local direction of the Earth's pull.
I can see it now. Hero and villain charging each other other then gravity shifts and they now think the wall is the floor so they are running up the wall like spiderman when gravity shifts again and now they're flying up into the sky before gravity shifts again and they fall on top of the building, light flaring this way and that.
Huh, you know, color perception is also a form of the human eye seeing ultraviolet light. Would light powers be able to change the colors people see just to confuse the heck out of them?
There needs to be a fight in a corridor where you keep changing the local direction of the Earth's pull.
Assuming I'm allowed to take some "creative license" with my power and do things like only change the direction of gravity on certain objects, I'd imagine a good portion of the fight would look something like:
Then again, she could also just sneak up on me invisibly and take me out with her photon daggers...
I wouldn't do that, though, because I don't kill people. I'm like Batman. 
I'm not quite as cool, but I can live with that.
I can see it now. Hero and villain charging each other other then gravity shifts and they now think the wall is the floor so they are running up the wall like spiderman when gravity shifts again and now they're flying up into the sky before gravity shifts again and they fall on top of the building, light flaring this way and that.
Huh, you know, color perception is also a form of the human eye seeing ultraviolet light. Would light powers be able to change the colors people see just to confuse the heck out of them?
Sure, would. That's what I love about my power choice...it requires extra forethought and creativity.
Plus, pretty colors.
I wouldn't do that, though, because I don't kill people. I'm like Batman.
I'm not quite as cool, but I can live with that.
Well by "take out" I just meant "incapacitate me so I won't start gravity-slamming you against the walls." Not that I would do that without cause. I mean, there's always "because I'm evil," but I'd like our adversarial relationship to be a bit more complex than that.
So wait, Arti, your power is light manipulation, right? You don't actually generate any light on your own, but only control and reshape what's there? So in pitch darkness, you'd essentially be powerless, wouldn't you?
Well by "take out" I just meant "incapacitate me so I won't start gravity-slamming you against the walls." Not that I would do that without cause. I mean, there's always "because I'm evil," but I'd like our adversarial relationship to be a bit more complex than that.
I feel the very same. I imagine our rivalry being much like later day Professor X and Magneto.
I may occasionally suggest the possibility of you not taking over the world, but always with the understanding that you should then go about being one of it's heroes.
So wait, Arti, your power is light manipulation, right? You don't actually generate any light on your own, but only control and reshape what's there? So in pitch darkness, you'd essentially be powerless, wouldn't you?
Uh oh.
Yes, yes I would.
I feel the very same.
I may occasionally suggest the possibility of you not taking over the world, but always with the understanding that you should then go about being one of it's heroes.
Oh, this version of me wouldn't be interested in taking over the world. Well, okay, that's not really true. I'm always interested in taking over the world. It just wouldn't be on my agenda as a gravity manipulator. Gravity powers aren't nearly as conducive to ruling as mind control. In order to maintain sovereignty, I'd have to be a lot more brute force in my methods, which isn't something I'm particularly fond of.
Based on the nature of my power, I think Horizon would be more driven by a desire to maintain stability and restore the natural balance of things as opposed to Logos's ambitions. My villainy and opposition to you would probably stem from the specific things I perceive as threats to the natural order or how far I'm will to go to eliminate those threats. (You can tell that I really like well-intentioned extremist-type villains.)
Yes, yes I would.
*adds footnote to the blueprint of your containment unit*
...But anyway! Being dependent on environmental factors creates a really interesting dynamic to your powers and the potential for really tense heroic scenes. Like imagine a scenario in which you have to fight in the middle of a blacked out city during a thunderstorm. You'd have to constantly evade and run away, desperately awaiting the next flash of lightning to make your counterattack.
Oh, this version of me wouldn't be interested in taking over the world. Well, okay, that's not really true. I'm always interested in taking over the world. It just wouldn't be on my agenda as a gravity manipulator. Gravity powers aren't nearly as conducive to ruling as mind control. In order to maintain sovereignty, I'd have to be a lot more brute force in my methods, which isn't something I'm particularly fond of.
Based on the nature of my power, I think Horizon would be more driven by a desire to maintain stability and restore the natural balance of things as opposed to Logos's ambitions. My villainy and opposition to you would probably stem from the specific things I perceive as threats to the natural order or how far I'm will to go to eliminate those threats. (You can tell that I really like well-intentioned extremist-type villains.)
*adds footnote to the blueprint of your containment unit*
...But anyway! Being dependent on environmental factors creates a really interesting dynamic to your powers and the potential for really tense heroic scenes. Like imagine a scenario in which you have to fight in the middle of a blacked out city during a thunderstorm. You'd have to constantly evade and run away, desperately awaiting the next flash of lightning to make your counterattack.
Oh, I see. It might be more like civil war, freedom versus security dilemma.
I can't decide whether I like you better as Logos or Horizon, both seem intimidating enough. Would you see one as more charismatic than the other, or are they mostly on equal footing when it comes to persona?
Pfft. Containment unit. You'll never catch me, I won't live in the dark!
Besides, I'm a master of stealth.
So wait, Arti, your power is light manipulation, right? You don't actually generate any light on your own, but only control and reshape what's there? So in pitch darkness, you'd essentially be powerless, wouldn't you?
They'd also leech light from the area to fuel them, creating really interesting shadow patterns. Which would completely mess with anything Prestige was trying to do nearby.
They'd also leech light from the area to fuel them, creating really interesting shadow patterns. Which would completely mess with anything Prestige was trying to do nearby.
But what if that actually increased the amount of shadow for Prestige to work with?
See? Complimentary.
Oh, I see. It might be more like civil war, freedom versus security dilemma.
I can't decide whether I like you better as Logos or Horizon, both seem intimidating enough. Would you see one as more charismatic than the other, or are they mostly on equal footing when it comes to persona?
Yes, but I'm envisioning something closer to what I anticipate to be the movie plot. You're trying to look out for your friend or another person you see as an innocent, but I'm tasked (either by myself or some kind of superhero council or governing body) with bringing that person in or eliminating them due to the threat they pose to the greater good.
I think Logos would be more charismatic since his powers allow him to have the upper hand in almost any interaction with another person. Relaxed, confident, even playful. He would think nothing of asking his enemies to have a casual chat over tea because he knows that at any moment, he could get exactly what he wants from them.
Horizon, I see as being calm, but more stern and no-nonsense. His way of speaking would be more distant and impersonal. A more classical warrior monk-type character. I might even carry a staff (made of incredibly dense and heavy material, but I can swing it no problem because of my control over its interaction with gravity).
Pfft. Containment unit. You'll never catch me, I won't live in the dark!
Besides, I'm a master of stealth.
Oh, it will be difficult, I'm aware. But while you may be elusive my vision, nothing is elusive to my influence. *increases the gravity in a radius around me by a factor of 4* Now let's see how stealthy you are with an extra couple hundred pounds on your shoulders. 
They'd also leech light from the area to fuel them, creating really interesting shadow patterns. Which would completely mess with anything Prestige was trying to do nearby.
In bright daylight, she could probably leech enough light to laser blast a small army into oblivion. Hmm. Better stick to nocturnal villainy.
Hmm. I wonder how my power of sensory manipulation would affect things if I got caught in the middle.
Yes, but I'm envisioning something closer to what I anticipate to be the movie plot. You're trying to look out for your friend or another person you see as an innocent, but I'm tasked (either by myself or some kind of superhero council or governing body) with bringing that person in or eliminating them due to the threat they pose to the greater good.
I think Logos would be more charismatic since his powers allow him to have the upper hand in almost any interaction with another person. Relaxed, confident, even playful. He would think nothing of asking his enemies to have a casual chat over tea because he knows that at any moment, he could get exactly what he wants from them.
Horizon, I see as being calm, but more stern and no-nonsense. His way of speaking would be more distant and impersonal. A more classical warrior monk-type character. I might even carry a staff (made of incredibly dense and heavy material, but I can swing it no problem because of my control over its interaction with gravity).
Oh, it will be difficult, I'm aware. But while you may be elusive my vision, nothing is elusive to my influence. *increases the gravity in a radius around me by a factor of 4* Now let's see how stealthy you are with an extra couple hundred pounds on your shoulders.
Okay, this really should become a comic book. I love both your characters, and the plot you've come up with. We could have them both, filling hugely different story roles. Do you think they'd work together, or in opposition?
That actually sounds exactly like the kind of situation a superhero of mine would get herself into. I know she'd be very "chaotic good," and maybe a little too quick to trust anyone with good intentions.
I even know what I'd want my character's real name to be. "Elora Chastayne." 
Though, I don't whether I'd rather the superhero name be, "Prism," "Crystalline," or "Radiance."
<--Is totally trying to draw my superhero now.
Hmm. I wonder how my power of sensory manipulation would affect things if I got caught in the middle.
I feel like you could probably mess with both of us pretty easily, because our powers affect the elements rather than the mind.
They'd also leech light from the area to fuel them, creating really interesting shadow patterns. Which would completely mess with anything Prestige was trying to do nearby.
But what if that actually increased the amount of shadow for Prestige to work with?
See? Complimentary.
In fact, I think we should be a team. Like Cloak and Dagger. 
<--Is totally trying to draw my superhero now.
I feel like you could probably mess with both of us pretty easily, because our powers affect the elements rather than the mind.
Probably, but all it would take is one good shot to take me down. You may see me growing wings and flying, but I can't actually do that, I could still just as easily get caught up in the gravity wells or the light show, even if you guys never knew it.
Although, it would be interesting if I could give you both vertigo if I messed with your senses enough.
Okay, this really should become a comic book. I love both your characters, and the plot you've come up with. We could have them both, filling hugely different story roles.
That actually sounds exactly like the kind of situation a superhero of mine would get herself into. I know she'd be very "chaotic good," and maybe a little too quick to trust anyone with good intentions.
I even know what I'd want my character's real name to be. "Elora Chastayne."
Thank you! I'm glad there's someone else who appreciates the little webs I spin in my head.
As for how they'd interact, I'd imagine that they'd be in opposition for a decent period of time. Horizon would be pretty wary of anyone who intends to institute such radical change to the world. However, I feel like Logos might eventually be able to convince Horizon of his mission, leading him to defect to the villain team.
She sounds like a perfect foil to my villains. A caring idealist with a chaotic streak, just waiting to be beaten down by cold pragmatism. Or alternatively, just the kind of person who can convince my villains to seek another way. I'd like our characters to make each other doubt themselves.
"A lovely name." That's what Logos would say after he forces her to reveal her real identity to him. Also, I like "Radiance" the best, personally.
My imagination doesn't go far enough to come up with anything.
Maybe this could help:
http://barnumyay.com...-the-superpower
EDIT: You click there and it randomly gives you superpower and also what it means (and what fictional characters have that power).
Thank you! I'm glad there's someone else who appreciates the little webs I spin in my head.
As for how they'd interact, I'd imagine that they'd be in opposition for a decent period of time. Horizon would be pretty wary of anyone who intends to institute such radical change to the world. However, I feel like Logos might eventually be able to convince Horizon of his mission, leading him to defect to the villain team.
She sounds like a perfect foil to my villains. A caring idealist with a chaotic streak, just waiting to be beaten down by cold pragmatism. Or alternatively, just the kind of person who can convince my villains to seek another way. I'd like our characters to make each other doubt themselves.
I'm sorry if I'm a little over-enthused, by the way. I cannot express how much I love talking superheroes and supervillains, even just concepts.
For example, now I want to pester you into cultivating backstories and such. 
And my brain immediately launched into potential ideas for what the person my heroine is protecting would be like. Maybe someone who's just in over their head, with powers they can't control.
"A lovely name." That's what Logos would say after he forces her to reveal her real identity to him.
Okay, I think I like Logos the best (that sounds like my favorite kind of scene), but only by a narrow margin. Horizon somewhat reminds me of a superpowered Javert, which is a very cool concept, but Logos seems like the kind of figure who would inspire hordes of followers, and who would offer his enemies a seat at a dinner table and unnerve them by serving their favorite food. I really can't get enough of that kind of tension.
I'm sorry if I'm a little over-enthused, by the way. I cannot express how much I love talking superheroes and supervillains, even just concepts.
I would please ask that you never apologize for your over-enthusiasm. Especially when it's an over-enthusiam that I happen to share. If anything, we should both apologize to the rest of the thread for taking over it with our fangasming over each other's characters...But I'm not about to do that either. 
For example, now I want to pester you into cultivating backstories and such.
Sorry to disappoint, but if I had better/more concrete ideas, I would have already shared them by now 
And my brain immediately launched into potential ideas for what the person my heroine is protecting would be like. Maybe someone who's just in over their head, with powers they can't control.
Like Ace from Justice League Unlimited. I love those kinds of tragic characters. But while Horizon would feel sorry for the character's fear and suffering, he would push it to the side and calmly tell you to "Please hand over the anomaly."
Okay, I think I like Logos the best (that sounds like my favorite kind of scene), but only by a narrow margin. Horizon somewhat reminds me of a superpowered Javert, which is a very cool concept, but Logos seems like the kind of figure who would inspire hordes of followers, and who would offer his enemies a seat at a dinner table and unnerve them by serving their favorite food. I really can't get enough of that kind of tension.
I imagine your heroine looking cautiously down at her plate and then up at Logos with an expression on her face that reads "Do you really expect me to eat this?" To which my villain would smile and reply "I understand your hesitation. 'Is it poisoned? What if it's drugged? Cyanide...Arsenic...A toxin that paralyses my body or corrupts my mind?' Well, my dear, I know it isn't much, but the only assurance I can give you is this: There is no substance on earth that would grant me more control over you than I have right now."
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