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What would your Alpha power be?
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Post by
Adamsm
So season 2 of Alphas has finished off this week, and in regards to 'super powers' I do like how this series has done it; people are born as Alphas but most of the powers are 'believable' compared to the mutant powers of Marvel and DC.
The main crew of Alphas on the show are:
- A man capable of activating the Flight or Fight response, to super charge himself with adrenaline.
- A woman who has the power to 'push' people; as in she gets them to focus on her, then uses her voice and eye contact to convince them to do what she says.
- A woman who has super sense....which sadly for her, are incredibly hard to turn off so she hasn't had much physical contact.
- A man, who's autistic, and his Alpha ability allows him to view, and interact with, natural electromagnetic radiation, man-made wireless communication, and process information faster than any computer.
- A man who's ability gives him superhuman balance, aim, and reflexes. He can also predict the trajectory of objects in motion. This makes him a perfect shot and allows him to dodge bullets or trip a running person to cause him to fall into a specific position. His hyperkinesis also allows him to retrace the path of a projectile from only the apparent end result. His ability is linked to his emotional state and is inconsistent when he is extremely stressed or agitated.
So have fun with this thread; just know it's limited by what the human body is capable of, so there aren't really any time based abilities and the like.
Post by
Haxzor
That last one, it's the best one
edit: or something like Wolverines ability to heal quickly
Post by
Adamsm
That last one, it's the best one
Heh was pretty awesome in the first season when they had him up against someone who was a living Rube Goldberg machine; the guy could make any probability come up in his favour, till he went up against the hyperkentic, who could cancel out those abilities.
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Post by
Morec0
How about this: the ability to relax or tense up your muscles in such a way that it alters your appearence - or at least this ability in the facial region. That would be neat, if not downright handy in some situations.
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Post by
HiVolt
The ability to encode and store memories with completely accurate detail, and recall them, at will, with the same completely accurate detail.
Basically,
Limitless
minus the drug.
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612548
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Post by
Adamsm
Immunity to all poisonous substances or poisonous effects of them. Grab some knock out gas and you win.
There was an Alpha like that lol.
How about this: the ability to relax or tense up your muscles in such a way that it alters your appearence - or at least this ability in the facial region. That would be neat, if not downright handy in some situations.
And one like this; that's how they said the Shape shifter was able to pull that off.
Post by
Nathanyal
Honestly, several of the powers people mention are in the show.
There is a guy who can keep memories of other people. He could also show others these memories.
There was a guy who had superhuman speed. But the downside was that he aged quite fast, he was in his early 20s but looked like his late 30s.
As well as a guy who can survive death. He was fighting in the civil war and is still alive.
What's interesting is that a lot of the abilities seem reasonable. Such as this baby that made those around him want to protect him. And this guy who can rebuild bone. They are explained using some science. The baby gave off some pheromones or something that made you want to protect him. The other guy drank a lot of milk that help him with the bone repair.
As for myself, I really like Gary's ability. Being able to see and interact with electromagnetic waves.
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Post by
Squishalot
I haven't seen the show either, caveat. The emotional consequence of most of it would suck, notwithstanding the physical consequences. Enhanced senses mean that you can be overwhelmed by too much sensory stimulation (e.g. screaming, being squeezed, etc.). Adrenaline response would probably be quite damaging on one's heart. Consequences go on.
I personally would go for one where I could analyse a person's twitch movements and predict what they were about to do next or what they were thinking. Similar to one of the Sharingan's powers from Naruto.
Post by
Nathanyal
They vary from person to person, but if you know their abilities you can almost figure out what harms them. Such as Squish mentioned, the girl with enhanced senses has a hard time with getting close to people. She also has slight OCD with people touching her stuff as she can see thei skin cells on her. As well as any smells that are strong. In this last seaso. She started dating someone and she got him soap and deodorant that was mild.
And again Squish is right, with the guy with the "fight or flight" abilities his heart was being strained on. But at the beginning of this last season he learned how to handle it so his heart wasn't so stressed.
As with the others it may just be something that affects them mentally. Such as the girl who can "push" people. If she pushes to hard they can become unstable. Or this other girl who can remember any thing she wants. She passed the FBI enrollment classes in just 2 weeks. But the downside is that she can't remember anything for more than a month.
One last example: there is one alpha who can rub his together, using that friction to heat up his hands. He was able to latter throw fireballs after some enhancements. But only his hand are resistant to the fire, meaning if his adrenaline gets pumpin he burn the rest of his body, which was used a few episodes ago.
Also excuse any typos, using a smart phone to post this is kinda hard.
Post by
Morec0
Immunity to all poisonous substances or poisonous effects of them. Grab some knock out gas and you win.
There was an Alpha like that lol.
How about this: the ability to relax or tense up your muscles in such a way that it alters your appearence - or at least this ability in the facial region. That would be neat, if not downright handy in some situations.
And one like this; that's how they said the Shape shifter was able to pull that off.
Really? Did not know that...
Hmm, how about the ability to bench-press 20 lbs with my left pinky finger?
Nah, just kidding. Serious one now: a lower density of cells in my body, making me lighter but more fragile. Couple that with a larger lung capacity, a lot of helium, and I could be a living hot-air balloon!
Post by
KingdomKnight
None of the superpowers that I would normally pick would fit in the show. I had given it thought before, but I suppose I'd choose to have cells that adapt and change incredibly fast. Almost like hyper-evolution. In that way I could potentially have any abilities I come across.
Post by
BlackMonarch
For me, there is no "what WOULD it be". I do have two honest-to-God superpowers. One is the ability to see ultraviolet light in my left eye. The other is my absurd tolerance to various drugs. I once blew a .395 into a breathalyzer while stone-cold sober. For those of you who don't know, anything in the neighborhood of .400 will land most people in a coma, and ~.500 is lethal. Anything past ~.200 will render most people incapable of remembering what they blew (or even that they got breathalyzed at all). So yeah, I can drink as much as a Russian and an Irishman combined and STILL get less drunk than either of them.
Immunity to all poisonous substances or poisonous effects of them. Grab some knock out gas and you win.
I don't know what "knock out gas" is. If you mean nitrous oxide, then sadly, I do not have this ability. However, I could easily pull a Princess Bride and spike both my own drink and someone else's with Rohypnol, and walk away.
Post by
ContingencyX
If were talking strictly Alphas mythos, then I'd say something along the lines of Mind Control/Push effect.
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