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That’s probably the most pathetic super power I’ve ever heard of…
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It turned out to be quite good.
In the show the milkman was the first person to go public with his powers and was an instant hit. It encouraged more people to come forwards with their powers and become famous.
Once people who could fly, turn invisible and be invulnerable came forwards the media forgot all about milkman… And so he sought revenge by targeting other powered people.
Being able to control milk inside someones body could be very deadly, he was only defeated because one of the heroes was lactose intolerant.
It could be quite weird at times.
If you think that’s awesome good for you I’m not going to chastise you or shame you for liking that.But you’re not going to be able to convince that it doesn’t seem like a stupid and pathetic power. Also your explanation is coming across as comedic rather than something I should take seriously.
More Powers:
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Sand Manipulation
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Dream Manipulation
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Shadow Manipulation
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Ice Manipulation
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Electricity Manipulation
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Your tone is a bit rude and your statements are not very convincing. I think the person arguing for the milk power actually delivered solid arguments and you just dismissed them instead of giving arguments. Kind of a jerk move.
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I’m not arguing FOR milk powers (I agree they are silly) i’m just highlighting a TV show that contains a lot of unique and often toned down superpowers.
Something that the OP could look into for a list of possible powers.
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What game was this for again was it the one were your a prisoner and used to fight supernatural. (Sorry if it’s not I’m curious).
Lel, I actually didn’t know if the hero’s name in the show is also Milkman, kinda similar to RJ’s vid I posted above.
Eh, any kind power can be seriously dangerous if used properly. A superhuman who can only transmute milk would still pose a threat since they can act like your typical friendly cow farmer in one day and blow up a supermarket with a grenade launcher from their transmuted milk as revenge for stealing their job the next day.
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Indirect empowerment is an interesting concept with magic.
Like MTG and Planeswalkers for example. Where instead of just “training” they have to gain power in other ways.
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Not what I intended so my apologies @Mulletcheese
Not trying to dismiss them nor am I trying to debate the relevance or usefulness of the power so I can change their mind or challenge them. I was just telling them how I feel about the power and how the example they gave made me laugh.
I’m not trying to convince anyone of anything I’m simply stating how I feel about the power. I have no problem with anyone liking that power or suggesting it.
Honestly, I wanted to avoid a debate about milk power of all things which is why I wrote that the way I did I was simply trying to say “let’s agree to disagree” not trying to come up with counterarguments on why I don’t like a thing.
Shape-shifting.
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I’ve come up with another one the power over video games and the characters within them as in you can pull things out off the games AND put things in them for example: you can pull out a Pokemon like Zekrom or Pinkaiu but you Have to put some thing or someone in there place and this cannot be undone.
So it’s a huge double edged sword! What do you all think of this power?
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Shape shifting has been mentioned a few times, but what if it was very very specific, and therefore convoluted? (compressed so the post stays visually short.)
Summary
The one who has the shape shifting power I describe here could be either very skilled, or very unimaginative. It could go both ways, making for an interesting dilemma of how to best use this seemingly useless gift.
The rules of this variation of shape shifting are:
)They can only change into an inanimate object.
)Said object is neither conscious, nor aware of anything going on in its surroundings.
)The user can predesignate a period of time that they are transformed, but outside of this they have no control over when they would be able to change back. However, the longer they remain transformed, the harder it will be to adjust to returning to humanity after changing back. Stiff joints are a believable consequence to staying still for a few hours, just saying.
A weakness of this ability is that the transformed is only ever one thing - trying to get around the inhumanity by being something more complex–like an automaton for instance–would not work because that is made up of many different components, not one singular part.
Possible uses I could immediately think up:
)Espionage. Infiltrating an enemy’s base by being something as unassuming as an office trash bin, or a pen.
)Evading your enemies while escaping by changing into a pebble when they lose sight of you.
)Letting a teammate toss said pebble through an enemy window for more guaranteed progress while “sneaking” in.
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Here are some variations of Shapeshifting I found on the Superpower Wiki
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Post-Mortem shapeshifting: Transform into anything the user has killed.
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Empathic shapeshifting: Shapeshift in response to one’s emotions.
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Nemesis form: Take the form of others worst fear.
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Desire Form: Take the form of others greatest desire.
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Digestive Shapeshifting: Take the appearance of other creatures by eating/consuming a part of them.
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I always like seemingly trivial powers that are actually tremendously potent when taken to their logical conclusions. The classic example is Marvel’s Iceman - originally he more or less just goofed around sliding on ramps and throwing snowballs until later writers had the White Queen briefly occupy his body. She realised that being able to freeze water molecules at will has a lot of possible applications, including the power to kill people with a thought by freezing all the moisture in their bodies.
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Reminds of Gambit. “Oh, he can convert potential energy into kinetic energy, throw cards real hard.”
When in reality it’s such an overwhelming OP super power he had to get Mr. Sinister to half lobotomize him in the comics just so he wouldn’t accidentally lose control and blow up the world.
Do we have to spoiler non-Cog material? I’ll just do it anyway.
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Q: What is your power?
A: I can summon baguettes.
Proceeds to whack people to death with baguettes.
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That power alone could have salvaged Napoleon’s Russian campaign. I mean, frozen baguettes hit even harder!