You're a superhero, but...

[aegix drakan_v1legacy]

Add one more person to the well populated "electro !@#$% fascist state" if I may quote Yatzee's InFamous review.

Electricity jsut seems to have so many more options than most of the other elements. Although Ice might be a close second choice for me, since it's so cool.

 

[moosek]

People in this thread are overpowering everything. "Fire, I'll blow up errthing!" "Water, people are made of it, I's kill dem!" "Electrippy, I'll mak rael gun with it." "Durp, with element power godmode."

Limitations help define the powers a superhero has. Superman is basically perfect, but he's weak against Kryptonite and he's not a killer. He has to most to sleep knowing that every second he wastes is a second spent not saving someone. The more powerful someone is, the less relatable they are. Cole MacGrath is powerful, but his amazing powers are limited to electrical recharge from the environment. Prince Zuko is an excellent fighter who applies focus more than power into fire bending. The same could be said with the other elemental powers in Avatar. They are amazing, but limited to a bender's strength, focus, intelligence, levelheadedness, or determination.

 

[Sandernista]

Freeze your brain. You lose. Otherwise I could reverse global warming >

 

[SD-Fiend]

either ice or air since I love both

 

[natster43]

Damn, now I must make the most difficult choice known to man... Fire or Ice?
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Damn it. I guess Fire since Pyrokinesis is awesome, and I want that more right now.

 

[KefkaCultist]

Lighning. I'd be pretty much BK201 from Darker than Black
He's too awesome.

 

[Toaster Hunter]

Fire, just burn eveything

 

[Enigmatic Master]

Ground. If you have total control of it then you really can't be beaten if your intelligent about it.

 

[Fidelias]

I'd pick ground. Kind of hard to throw fireballs at me when I've created a powerful earthquake and ripped a hole under you're feet that leads to the center of the Earth. Of course, I'd be pretty vulnerable against wind users cause they could fly, I guess.

 

[theonlyblaze2]

Water cause I could just take control of the water that makes up 90% of your body make it not there anymore. Everyone else is looking how to beat each others powers. You need to beat the person behind the power.

 

[Mr. Mortiss]

Earth, no wait fire. WAIT earth, no fire... which does liquid hot magma fall under?

 

[FalloutJack]

Fire, lightning, and wind combine to form the storm of destruction: Maelstrom.

 

[x Unknown Source x]

I believe I would choose Fire.
Why? Well... I will be the UTIMATE Firelord, and having that it suits my fighting style that i learned in Martial arts...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfJQ0sF6H-4&feature=player_detailpage


HEARTS ON FIRE!!!!

 

[Lazerwalker]

Fire.Now i can burn my enemies to ashes.

 

[x Unknown Source x]

Lighning. I'd be pretty much BK201 from Darker than Black
He's too awesome.

Then again, electricity has it's uses

 

[mrdude2010]

water, so i could breathe underwater/travel deep underwater without worrying about pressure and lack of oxygen

 

[Nickompoop]

Fire. If I had total mastery over fire, I'd be invincible. This is all based on the assumption that fire is a plasma (and you physics majors can be quiet. We're talking about superheroes here; I think I can fudge science a little bit). If it's a plasma, then it must be able to have other states of matter. If I could totally control fire, I'd be able to shift it from solid, to liquid, to gas, to plasma, and back again. I could form anything if I practiced long enough. Plus, I'd be able to fly (see: Human Torch). And who wouldn't want to be able to fly?

 

[Kuroneko97]

Hmm...the strongest ones are electricity, fire, and ground, in my opinion. Electricity travels easily. Fire is painful and strong, but can be easily blocked by water or ice. Ground can be useful to shake up my enemies, but as super-villians, they probably fly.

Considering the pros and cons, Electicity seems most useful. I'd make my sidekick use Earth though. Any takers? I have doughnuts.
And here's a funny picture on electricity:

 

[LinkasZelda]

Fire.
Not that it is perfect, but I 'll list the opposition..

Reasons not to chose the others:

Electricity:
Why would I want to be the go-to girl in a power failure? "Oh.. our stove is out again. Be a dear and re-jump that for us"
No thanks.

Ice:
Same anti-utilitarian reason as above. No, I wont hold your beer and cool it. Drink it warm.

Water:
I can already see the "wet" jokes pooling. (har dee har)

Ground:
A little tougher to come up with a negative, but mostly because it just seems like a boring power. Woo. I can throw rocks at your window and scare your mum.

Wind:
This one just reminds me too much of The Three Little Pigs. I also don't want to hear any jokes about forcefully pushing air through your lips and how it relates to sexual practices.
By your mum.

 

[The_Blue_Rider]

Electricity, then i can cosplay as cole or something