But ye know, it sort of like the whole Batman/Ironman deal.Blueruler182 said:Of course, you think of the practical purpose, you weirdo. He was on the New Mutants, among people with incredible powers, fighting people with incredible powers, and he was a translator. Now he's a badass.Two Angels said:That's an epic super power! The amount of money this dude could make as a translator would be astronomical!Blueruler182 said:Worse super power? Well, until a few months ago I would have said Cypher, a mutant who's power is to know all language...
Though, I guess knowing computer language would come in pretty damn handy.
The guy could make a fuckload of money with help of his "useless" superpower, then buy a ton of modern weaponry and technology, take kung fu classes and augument himself with cybernetic implants.
I mean, if you look at the sheer number of super heroes, there are quite a few super heroes of natural/technological origin. Fuck, isn't Punisher (originally) just an angry dude with a lot of guns and sociopathic tendencies? Joker, just a slightly insane mobster with really ugly/disfigured face. Scarecrow, also from Batman, is just some dude with a can of "terror-gas" or whatever they called it. Also, lol, Penguin. I'm obese and fascinated with umbrellas!
If you think about it, most of the not-really-super heroes and villains from series qualify completely. Batman included if you consider how great his employment history is ( I mean, come on! Sure, just about any super hero relies on any ridiculous gimmick to prolong the series into infinity, but all Batman does is hunt down some crazy dude, who he can't even hold for any significant time. Hundreds of bystanders eventually die, and Batman still gives Joker to the authorities, who get murdered soon after.
And yes, I'm aware that many of these characters are later made actual super heroes/villains through magical/advanced technological means.
I don't know where I'm going to with this long rant at 5 AM, but I guess what I want to say is "being rich is a superpower, bitches!". You don't even have to be smart, just hire someone to create your own gimmicky gimmick.
Also, to most people in this thread, you do realize that Aquaman, as powers go, is completely awesome compared to Batman and similar not-really-super-heroes?
He can breathe underwater and swim at high speeds, survive under incredible pressure, has super strength, able to talk to marine life (and Cthulhu, apparently...) and command them to do shit. Overall, that's pretty damn awesome, especially if you consider that we're talking about a planet that has roughly 70% of itself covered in water and a variety of awesome marine life.
... HOLY SHIT. Aquaman talks and commands fish; Sting Ray is a fish; Therefore Aquaman might have murdered Steve Irwin! GASP.