IRL would you be a hero or a villain? Why? How?

[Pika...]

If you could, and somehow had to choose based on who you truly are, what would you be? And how would you go about it/what powers gimmick would you employ?


I have always had an emotional connection to the show Quantum Leap. Maybe it is my desire to be able to change what I have done, and help fix what went wrong with the lives of those I love.

I would give my soul to have the power to quantim leap for these reasons.



p.s. The theme songs was amazing to boot...

[loopy]

Emotional manipulation. Villain. Army of minions and world domination, yes sir! :D

[Killer Angel]

Definitely, I could never be a villain. I've got too much empathy.

[Eldan]

Villain, probably...

As much as I'd like to be a hero... whenever I think about superpowers I could have, the potential for (even petty, small-time) crime comes up as one of the first things in my mind.

Invisibility? Shoplifting!
Freezing time? Bankrobbery!
Mind control? Oooh, boy.

Sometimes I despise myself for the lack of vision my imaginations of petty criminality show, but then I think of all the things I could own if I was able to just take them. Yes, I'd bore of it fast, but it would be something I'd do.

Of course, I could just be an antihero. Do grand social projects and some not-that-bad crime on the side.

[DeadManSleeping]

"Hero", "villain", these are words that the masses use to grasp at what they cannot hope to understand. What makes a man evil? That he subject those beneath him to a pitiful life? Theirs is already a pitiable lot. Is he a hero, who stops the death of a man who has nothing to live for? These are not the questions they ask. They only ask whether the powerful make them happy, they who have done nothing to earn happiness of their own. Those who serve the whims of the public are called "heroes", and those who pursue their own happiness are called "villains". So, denounce me as you must. Call me "villain"; call me what you like. Just remember that no matter how you try to look down on me, if you want to truly see me, you still have to look up.

*cough*

Uh, yeah, if I were all supery and whatnot, while I might take some time to save the world and stuff, I have a life to live. I severely doubt I'd go all 'villain' on people, though. Doesn't seem worth my time. Though my quest to destroy love might get me counted as a 'villain' anyway, so I'll accept it.

[Crossblade]

Villainy.
Ability to see the future. Immortality.

At first I was like, "lots of lottery winnings", but then I realized they track that. No need to spend your life in prison if you're caught. Though I suppose if you could read the future, you could see how to avoid being caught...
With Immortality, you could just play the stock market forever, change ID every few decades, and eventually, you would be sitting on a very large fortune with little effort thanks to interest on investments.

[Eldan]

DeadManSleeping:

You can't destroy love, really. It's a silly concept anyway and a chemical process at best.

[Pika...]

DeadManSleeping:

You can't destroy love, really. It's a silly concept anyway and a chemical process at best.

Chemically reengineer the human DNA? O.o

How dastardly!

[Eldan]

Hmm. Probably a few levels too deep down, really. But change a few hormone levels in the brain, rewire a few circuits...

[Ricky S]

I would be a hero but in a dark way. Basically a vigilante who likes the law but realises it needs to be broken sometimes. My super power? Lying and knife skills. Kinda like hit girl from kick-ass except a dude.

[DeadManSleeping]

DeadManSleeping:

You can't destroy love, really. It's a silly concept anyway and a chemical process at best.

And we can manipulate chemicals. That's kind of the idea, really. But it's complicated enough that you need a supervillain to get the job done.

[Eldan]

Meh. I wouldn't be a superhero, really. More of a super-kinda-jerk.

[Sucrose]

Hero, pretty much. My super power would be super speed (ideally of the Speed Force, casually physics-breaking sort), which would permit me to really have all the time I need to do what I want. I don't really see the point in villainy when I can get what I want without it. Plus, I could show my face in public without being hated. I wouldn't dedicate all my life to helping people out, but with said speed, I could still do quite a bit of good.

[druid91]

Villain, but at least a friendly villain. I'd be indestructible. And then just mess with people.

Because it would be fun.

[arguskos]

Villainy, just because it grants you more freedom to do stuff than heroism. Heros have all these rules and whatnot while villains can do whatever they want/need to do to get where they want/need to go.

My power? Probably D&D Sorcerer 20-style magic, just for versatility's sake. If that's not an option, then let's roll with the exact power list of Juggernaut from Marvel Comics.

[pendell]

Hero but an invisible one.

My power would be to read the wyrd and shift it in small, subtle ways. No one would see me, no one would know me, but I would be aware of what was happening in the world. Meanwhile, villains who seek to destroy love or conquer the world or cheat or exploit people would see their plans unravel due to unforeseen accidents, freak 'acts of god', or just plain bad luck, and they'd never understand why .

Respectfully,

Brian P.

[Lord Raziere]

Neither just want to be free. though probably villain.

my power would be "freedom from physics." I'd have the right to change reality however I want. not really omnipotence, just omni-freedom.

[ArlEammon]

I'd be like Dr. Strange. Because the name fits me so well.

I'd be a hero.

[Ikialev]

An evil hero, probably.

[ArlEammon]

An evil hero, probably.

Unless your Cao Cao or from the Cao family, or possibly the Sima family, that doesn't make sense. :)

[DeadManSleeping]

Unless your Cao Cao or from the Cao family, or possibly the Sima family, that doesn't make sense. :)

Short version: somebody who does things that help the public, but doesn't have good personal morals. Maybe they use their popularity to take advantage of young women, or beat up minorities in their free time. Think of any celebrity you dislike, and imagine that they're famous because they defeat supervillains. Done.

[Orzel]

Tweener

I'd be a badass bystander or the guy the hero asks to help and says "No" until its personal or sounds fun.

"Help us fight the aliens."
"Nah. You can handle it."
"The world is at stake"
"Don't worry. You can do it."
"They blew up the deli."
"They did WHAT!!"

[Lillith]

I think I'd want either the ability to control time or the ability to control nature. You know, weather, plants, water, that stuff.

I'd like to be a hero and I think that's what I'd try to be if I had those powers. Turn back time and try to prevent a big accident from happening. Or trying to control a major flood. But I have to admit though... I hate people. I get pissed very easily because of someone's stupidity or whining. I'd be so easily tempted to use my powers to make someone trip, launch them into the air or make them shut up. Or if I'd see a project site of a building that I think shouldn't be there I'd be tempted to let a small earthquake happen there when nobody is around.

I think I'd try to do major good things... but have a hard time not using my powers like I see fit too.

[AtomicKitKat]

Supervillain.

Time freezing/Faster than thought. Note that with the right actions/situations, being able to alter the reality of the world around you while everyone else is "frozen"(relative to you) is as good as, if not better than Mind Control. Not quite as good as Alter Reality, but close. Now, if I could combine it with travelling back to the past, I'd be all set.

[Ikialev]

Maybe they use their popularity to take advantage of young women, or beat up minorities in their free time.

That sounds just like superhero-me.

[dehro]

uhm.. let's see..
the hero always gets the girl..
but the villain knows what to do with her..

decisions, decisions..

nah, who am I kidding, I'm too much of a goodie to be a villain...
my power? meh, probably the power of understatement

although, if I could have it my way, I'd probably take "mastery of each and every known language", for fun, of course

[Heliomance]

Not sure what my ideal powers would be, but I have something of a white knight complex - I couldn't not be a hero, I think.

[Haruki-kun]

I'd probably try to be a hero, if I had superpowers. I'd want Telekinesis or the power to control electricity. Either one is awesome.

First I'd like the power of flight, but that's hardly useful in fighting supervillains.

[Zaydos]

Super-hero. I'd like your standard flying brick powers (strength, flight, and invulnerability) but lacking that I'd just get invulnerability.

Why? With great power comes great responsibility. I was taught morality by Spider-Man.

How? Probably become a cop to find out when things go down.

[VioletRice]

I don't think I could realistically be a hero or a villain, because I can't think of anything I would do that would be objectively bad or objectively good (assuming that objective morality exists, which I don't think it does).

In terms of powers, I'd want to be able to do some Mystique style shape shifting. Begone, gender identity crises!