When we look at superheroes we see beings like Superman and Wonder Woman who are quite capable of saving the world and no task seems to be too big to handle but as we look through the crowd of superheroes we see some that are less than average and even some that would seem totally useless in most situations.
What I want to know is what is the most useless superhero that you have ever seen?
For me I would have to give my vote for the atom, his only super power seems to be the ability to shrink in size, think about it what is it that he hopes to accomplish? Sure he could shrink himself down and slip through the cracks and infiltrate an enemy base but then once he is inside wouldnt he be thwarted by the fact that he doesnt actually have any useful super powers with which to combat the bad guys?
Anyway what is your vote for useless superheroes?
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Darth-Mandalore
, mars 21 2010 09:32
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Posté 22 mars 2010 - 05:08
Stanley Woo
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What about Night Thrasher? Or Aquaman?
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Posté 22 mars 2010 - 08:46
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Sloth Of Doom wrote...
What about Matter Eater Lad? He could eat anything (but didn't eat people).
Matter-Eating Lad is great because he CAN eat anything. Hey look there's a doomsday device, let's get ME-Lad to eat it (which he did one time and it drove him insane) Worried about that pool of toxic waste, just get ME-Lad to eat it. Problem solved. He's a great hero because his super-power is unique. Do we really need another hero is super-strong, super agile or has enhanced healing. Those guys are a dime a dozen while ME-Lad is one of a kind.
Aquaman: Being able to communicate with any sea life is not lame. Imagine how much life exists in the oceans. Everything from large mammals to microscopic organisms. And Aquaman can communicate, and command, all of it. That makes him incredibly powerful. He commands the largest army in the world. Plus he is the King of Atlantis, the oldest civilization on Earth (if you assume that Atlantis survived it's destruction that means that Atlantis has been around for ten thousand plus years making it the oldest known city. It's older than Rome, or Cairo or London. Pllus he can survive at the bottom of the sea meaning he can see in absolute darkness, and resist extraordinary pressures. And he has a really hot wife.
Squirrel Girl: One, she's awesome. Two, she's Squirrel Girl. And third, she's AWESOME!
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Posté 22 mars 2010 - 08:57
Bruce Venne
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MerinTB wrote...
Stanley Woo wrote...
What about Night Thrasher? Or Aquaman?
Grifter (Image)
Elongated Man (sorry, Ralph, being a detective with a twitching nose doesn't make up for the fact that ALL you can do is extend body parts)
Blue Devil (DC - back when he was just a stunt man in a suit)
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Grifter I agree with. He's boring. You can't swing a dead super-cat in comics without hitting a smart alex with a gun.
I love the Elongated Man. What you mean, "ALL you can do is extend body parts" Can you do that?
Extending body parts is handy power to have if you're a detective, as shown in the Incredibles, when Elasti-Girl was sneaking around the base. Another thing Elongated Man has going for him is his wife Sue. They're the Nick and Nora of comics (now they're the ghost Nick and Nora)Blue "stuck in his suit" Devil was great because he was fun. He was a weirdness magnet. The stories were over the top, goofy and just plain fun.
