If people were to actually start getting superpowers, would they wear costumes?

Wouldn't you? I know I would. Then save up money to eventually commission an actual outfit. Complete with cape. Unless you can't fly or get really high. Cuz then you're just a nigga with a safety blanket.

In the same athletes wear costumes. I mean, you don’t do crazy flips in stupid baggy pants and you kinda have to have an appealing look to gain sponsors.

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they should. otherwise, the government and foreign organizations would go after them.

The way I see it, 90% of them would try their best to be nconspicuous while quietly milking the benefits the rest of their lives.

Like, he’s a kid with telekinesis, but now he starts choking whoever annoys him from the other side of the class, pretending to be as confused as everyone else.

t. psycho

I would. Maybe not straight spandex but something more casual like superman year one or the captain

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Admit it, if you could spend the rest of your life doing whatever you want whenever you want without any consequences, we’d all do fucked up shit.

I probably wouldn't choke anyone to death, but I'd be handing out psionic nutshots left and right.

Wouldn't it be easy for villains to find out your identity if you show up with the whole family like that? At least people who know the family would be able to tell who it is from news footage.

>Kid you don't like gets up in front of class for his book report or whatever
>Yank his pants down with your mind
The prank opportunities are endless

This but tamer. You’ve got telepathy, but you tell noone and use it to beat every test, win every job interview, make easy money and impress everyone you meet, pretending you’re just super smart

i’d take over the world, and make mass orgies and human sacrifice mandatory. I’d return humanity to an animalistic state.

I think it'd be like Tiger & Bunny, where their costumes are advertisement for their sponsored company.

I’d probably try taking you out. Sacrifice is for nerds.

Honestly showing your superpowers would be the dumbest thing. The second the government sees you move something with your mind you’d be taken-down and put on an operating table in minutes to find out how you work.

Probably not. Heroes got it right.

Imagine you go to a school for kids who have all kinds of weird powers.
And it's all just funnelling bodies into this paramilitary strike force with really high losses. And then you get attacked by rival mercs and random assholes all the time, getting students killed left and right.
Why the fuck would you go to Xavier's school?
That's like moving to Somalia because you found yourself born in a family of sailors.

that would make you my...archenemy

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Hmm, guess it would. I might have to kill you, I’ll try to feel bad about it

Fuck you Ultraman, why don’t you go hide in your basement and eat some more kryptonite you little bitch?

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I would. If I had the powers to support it my ideal costume involves a long, doublebreasts coat, something to cover my neck and head, and over that I’d wear a stag skull with ivy growing around it and fight with a natural branch staff. I would be: Arch-Druid.

Might as well
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The fuck you talking bout b?
I know it's xmen, but bruh where the shit did that come from? I'm talking about skilled trades and shit retard.

you don’t want to be a part of my sexual and violent utopia?
fucking kek

Nah, seems like that kind of utopia would smell.

im still pissed that no one is doing more helen sfm stuff

My guess is that most would adapt their abilities to normal jobs, so there wouldn't be "heroes" at first.
Villains on the other hand would quickly appear, they problaby wouldn't use costumes however as their priority with clothing would be hiding their identity and avoid drawing attention.
With crime increasing, some would join the law enforcement/military to fight these villains with their powers, I can't see costumes being a common thing with these either but it would be the closest we would get of heroes.

I won't, I like being underestimated. Also I like being comfortable.

I'd probably wear something really edgy looking
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Nice

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Might end up like Korra where people just start getting pissed at people with powers taking all the good jobs.

Though I guess it's never stated how rare supers are in the Incredibles.

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i'd wear a picture of a cartoon ass on my ass

I fuckin would

>Enhanced Tracking: The power to track people and objects with one's basic senses.
i just wear normal clothes to blend in.

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You'd be amazing for finding kidnapped people or finding their corpses.

d a r k n e s s

>Loneliness Embodiment
>The ability to become the embodiment of loneliness.

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Well if I suddenly developed superpower I'd immediately start killing mobsters and stealing their money.
So I'd definitely want some sort of disguise. And I figure if I'm going to be a god of practical murder I might as well make more work clothes look somewhat impressive.

>The ability to become the embodiment of loneliness.
I didn't know that all of /r9k/ had superpowers.

Dunno about costume but i am sure alot people will start wearing mask

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The government would know who you are in a matter of hours, at most a week. Satellites, spies, cameras, the whole works. You would have to the most secretive person on the planet or have a superpower so overwhelmingly strong that they wouldn't dare touch you.

The second they find you, they will target those you love and force your compliance. You will get legally and likely physically gimped in any hero pursuits.

I can't imagine being the first guy or girl to run out in spandex cause you can suddenly shoot lasers out of your eyes would survive very long. They would disappear you and then carve you up to see what makes you work. I'd be too afraid to show myself unless I was like invulnerable and super strong like Mr. Incredible.

This seems like how supervillains would be made

I would look like a Nascar racer and tell people shit like "I couldn't have stopped that runaway train without the cool refreshing taste of Vanilla Coke" no sponsors involved or anything just to fuck with people.

>all the superpowered ones are good guys
>all the villains are just regular humans
What did Brad Bird mean by that?

Don't forget to distract your enemies by throwing delicious Hostess Fruit Pies at them.

Based

I am Here!!!

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I sure as hell would. I even know a few cosplay dorks, so I can get them to make one for me.

They wouldnt dare, unless they have a bunch of supers themselves to reign them in. Because that would show every super in the world what they'd do and it'd cause a riot, and chaos among all the supers.

>fight crime
And how are you going to do that? If you go after organised crime you'll get shot, for petty crimes like pickpocketing you'd have to be in the place but you don't need powers to stop pickpockets. If you wanted to you could hang around tourist locations and stop them. The fact that you're not doing that means that you wouldn't move a finger unless criminals would put themselves on a platter for you.

>implying the government wouldn't have their own set of superhumans

IF EVERYONE IS SUPER, NO ONE IS.

i’d fight other supers

I'm sure people would openly become villains instead of using their skills to steal manipulate and extort people.

Depends on the power really.
If your power relies on you being sneaky and blending in, you wouldn't want to stand out.
If everyone already knows your there just by the nature of your power, why the fuck not wear a cool costume?

>powerlisting.fandom.com/wiki/Oversized_Attacks
>The power to generate and emit oversized attacks of matter, force and/or energy
pretty impracticable for daily use. Probably no reason to bother with a mask/costume since I wont be using my powers very often. but you guys should give me a call if there's a godzilla or alien battleship or something that needs its shit pushed in

If I was a villain I'd probably wear like work coveralls and a ski-mask. Maybe some armor over it, but just basically what a criminal would wear if they were doing a crime they'd planned

It depends on their economic class (how much money they have to spend)

And their ideology

They'll probably be contracted by their federal government and be given official uniform attire.

Depending on the country they may or may not have a right to decline though all countries would definitively be monitor their civilian super's 24/7 and be dealt with if they try any vigilantism without the countries go ahead.

>Gas manipulation
Great, I'm either a joke, or a horrifying villain because I can't do anything cool without friendly fire

It might technically be a costume, but I wouldn't wear bright colors and spandex, it'd be more of a "tacticool" kind of outfit.

speaking of pick-pocketing
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Got this powerlisting.fandom.com/wiki/Oneiric_Creation
Basically anything i dream about becomes real.
I have a ton of messed up dreams so I probably get killed as soon as i wake up.

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Holy shit, one of the few times I've rolled a power close to what I'd like to actually have.

Depends on the power, doesn't it? Super durable guys can just wear whatever and I'm sure some would want to.
>powerlisting.fandom.com/wiki/Power_Activation
No costume for me. I'll just foster a cult of hot powerful people to bone and send to do my dirty work.

unless you’re super powers include bullet resistance I’m probably gonna wear a sweat suit with a vest a bulletproof vest

if a person wants to stop someone from being pickpocketed they either have to stake out a place at length for who knows how long, or constantly anticipate that happening wherever they go. that's not something you can reasonably expect anyone to do. but if a person with superpowers is capable of stopping something big, obvious, and immediate, like a bank robbery, it is much more reasonable to expect that they would do something about it. there's a large difference between petty crimes that go unnoticed most of the time and big events where superpowers would help, and so it's not fair to say that if someone's not doing everything currently in their power to stop all forms of crime that they can, then they wouldn't do anything if they had powers.

I see it in three scenarios

1.Your self proclaimed street heroes. Phoenix Jones types. but with actual powers

2. People that need a special outfit of some type to correlate with their powers giving them an excuse to show off a bit more flair.

3. Marketed heroes trying to build a brand.

Everyone else will either have standard cop/soldier uniforms.

>powerlisting.fandom.com/wiki/Heat_Bullet_Projection
>The power to fire bullets of heat/thermal energy.

Oh ho ho ho.

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>Everyone else will either have standard cop/soldier uniforms.
Which would likely be made up of:
>Militias/mercenaries
>Government agents/soldiers/etc.
>lone wolves

My “costume”would be sweatpants, a shit, and a mask.

You guys don't get it, all it would take would be one group of supers that don't get assassinated to liberate some 3rd world country, and after this is reported it will inspire whatever edgelord and criminal to do the same to Britain, China, United States or whatever country you think is untouchable. If the governments don't establish a world where supers are fine then the supers will rebel together whether they're bad or just want to live freely. If the governments establish their own supers don't think it'll be like DC or Marvel where they'll stay alive for status quo, they will eventually die to some random super, and this will always be a controversy because what if superman is a bad guy as this will scare the random civilian, or what if superman is part of the government but will kill little Timmy because he can lift a spoon with his mind and doesn't want to join the government. One of the most important parts are those with ego complexes thinking their law is above the government and they'll kill the government to make their word law as while they're not really true evil for evil they will inspire others to do the same.
In the end one hellhole will ensure absolute chaos for around the world because once the chaos starts there won't be an end to it unless the world will change for the chaos

Of course it could be subverted because China/Russia and the United States decides to make their own hero leagues, but this will be worse because they established a team that can easily overthrow their government if they desired or can cause other internal damages, and most likely, wars fought with supers.

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>powerlisting.fandom.com/wiki/Absolute_Weaponry

Get absolutely fucked everyone. Although, I have no idea what to do with such unimaginable destructive power.

So it will end up like Zenith or become MHA?

>they established a team that can easily overthrow their government if they desired or can cause other internal damages
A solution I thought of for this is to recruit patriotic supers that are extremely loyal to the ideals of the given country, but that'd come at the expense of politicians being summarily executed by the squad if they try to violate the ideals. Then again, that would probably be a desirable consequence.

I get the feeling someone would get powers and go running to the government immediately out of spite, fear or a sense of "I have to be instrumental in stopping the guy that's been flattening trailer parks and throwing trees at political rallies" and just ruin everyone's fun.

>"This was the Final Moment of Victory and Ultimate Annihilation, the most powerful and destructive weapon ever constructed. It was also known as the "Galaxy Eater," but even that told only a small fraction of its true capacity. No one had tested it, so it was impossible to be certain, but it was probably capable of annihilating the whole universe or more."

That sounds really fucking stupid. What is this from? Eragon?

I'd probably wear a uniform of some sort, depending on my powers. If I'm a flying brick, you bet your ass I'm wearing a cape and a big fat letter on my chest. But if I had something like fire manipulation I'd wear an apron and theme myself after barbecuing and call myself Grillmaster.

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What the fuck am I supposed to do with this?

Well I would, but mainly to hide my identity. That's because I would use my powers to get away with rape. Let's be honest here; a LOT of guys would.

I would use my powers to save people, but I would definitely rape more than I save.

Viva Las Vegas

>powerlisting.fandom.com/wiki/Tentacle_Extension
guess I'll look for degenerates and sell my services
I know for a damn fact that they exist, had an ex with a tentacle rape fetish

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>casino fuckery
>enter children's card game tournaments
fuck man, you could just go to some shops and rob them instantly and sell all the cards for a lot of money

Fair enough anons!

Congrats on being more creative then me ha.

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lmao off to nukige world I go

That's really powerful in the manufacturing industry. There are a lot of poisonous gases that are either too hard to contain or too expensive to make. Your power would make their lives much easier.

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Fite me bitch.

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I win niggas

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Yes. To stand out in a crows, so that no one else attacks them.

>powerlisting.fandom.com/wiki/Homo_Magi_Physiology
>The power to be a human able to wield innate magical powers.
Sounds cool, not sure if I would use a costume though.

I would, if only to hide my identity, but it probably wouldn't be a giant onesie.

Naw they couldn't for some reason regular humans have in innate hatred of mutants.

it would be so easy to get doxxed. i don't like the sound of this universe.

what if you got a superpower the exact opposite of your actual job?

>the power to become a clam
jesus christ what would i even do with that

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Neat

Globally if people started getting superpowers they'd wear a costume for the first decade then it would probably taper off

Hey guys, whats up?
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I shall take the first napkin.

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Not a first. Probably just start off with casual dress which then becomes more akin to a uniform after some rough experiences clue them into adding some pragmatic touch ups. Stuff like a custom Kevlar vest and steel tipped boots.

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>The ability to surround oneself in electricity. Technique of Electricity Manipulation. Variation of Elemental Aura.
The user can release and surround themselves in/with electricity for defensive and/or offensive purposes, possibly becoming almost untouchable and granting them various abilities/attacks. The auras may also give the user enhanced physical capabilities such as speed, strength and durability.
Nice!

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I would.

I hold the philosophy that costumes are like uniforms and psychological balm.

Seeing a regular guy do some superpowered shit is much more disconcerting. With the uniform they would see me coming to help from far away and not wonder what I am.

As a villain I'd use regular clothes. Just so that people never know if im in a crowd or something.

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I never get anything that's appropriate for a good guy.

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>Evolving technological weaponry that's apart of my body

This would be a pretty versatile power.

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IRL: Lot of superpowered guys and girls in black turtlenecks and ski masks going around raping.

> Psammokinetic Regeneration The user can use sand to regenerate their bodies with the amount of sand used defining the speed of healing.

I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere.

FML

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Sky Energy Manipulation
I would be skyrocketing some meteors down to earth shouting "PK Starstorm" before I cause the apocalypse

Impact absorption, I finally got something useful from one of these.

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>I'm Speedball
Well that's a good power, I'd be a great stuntman, athlete, mailman or bodyguard.
Hopefully I get some cool visual effect with it

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Decent, I'd prefer one I could use day to day

"Guess these criminals days are "smoked"

I like to think they would. At least to make certain people assblasted.

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This is extra funny because I do this already on my own... maybe I am already a superhero...

You’re fucked if it requires kinetic force.
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>powerlisting.fandom.com/wiki/Malevorous
Looks I kind of have to be a good guy, fighting bad guys by syphoning power from their evil.

Imagine the hell law practice would become if supers were a thing
> victim 915 honor, the defendant didnt kill his brother, he claims it was a shapeshifter pretending ad him
> your honor, the defendant did not incinerate the victim with gasolune and matches, it was an episode of uncontrolled pyromancer power awakening
> your honor, the defendant has a time warping cousin and the cousin had a motive to frame him
> your honor, the defendant is a time warper and commited the crime, but not in his current form. It was actually him, but 10 years older, this person did not commit the murder yet

If you learn how to lucid dream, you practically become a reality bender.

>blood absorption
Haha that's a villain power if I've ever seen one. The most "super heroic" thing I could do is erp with lonely people who want a vampire boyfriend.

>powerlisting.fandom.com/wiki/Religion_Embodiment
heh

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Why would people want attention in a suddenly more paranoid world?

I often thought when I was working in a grocery store, "Man, if I had telekinesis, I would be the best shelf stocker in the world."

t. Killua

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Shit, I guess one of you guyz will be taking my magic fingerbox from me real soon

No. I can't imagine anyone actually wanting to be a supervillain. Powers would probably be put towards making yourself fucking rich.

The RPG sourcebook, Wild Talents: Progenitor and Aberrant both explore the concept, though Aberrant kind of missed the point.