Most Unique Powers In The Marvel Universe [Archive]

bran

07-21-2006, 06:16 AM

Just curious. What's the most unique power people have seen? Got a few speedsters, few strong guys, few guys who can fly.. Invulnerable. What are the most unique you have seen? Furthermore, what do you think would make a real cool unique power?

Just curious on what peoples think. :D

- bran

Soundrave

07-21-2006, 07:06 AM

I thought Maggot was pretty unique . . . and Tag from New X-Men . . . and Surrender Monkey from X-Statix.

But nearly all of these guys are dead now. See where uniqueness gets you?

dingo

07-21-2006, 08:37 AM

Scarlett witch is pretty unique (the vague bad luck, not the reality altering)

Marrow was pretty weird.

I suppose come to think of it Spider-man is pretty unique on two fronts.

First off, the Spider-sense is pretty unique. Clones aside that is.

I think that the organic webbing is unique too.

Brian888

07-21-2006, 08:39 AM

I've always thought Cloak is pretty darn unique.

Expletive Deleted

07-21-2006, 08:51 AM

I always thought Forge had a cool power. He's an intuitive inventor and engineer. It's a fun twist on the standard super-smart/super-tech hero archetype.

Albert

07-21-2006, 08:51 AM

Man-Thing: Empaths are pretty rare to begin with... this one has a pyro-chemical reaction to people who are afraid of him.

Majinlex

07-21-2006, 09:22 AM

Taskmaster's photographic reflexes were pretty unique, that is until Echo showed up.
And I don't think I've seen many/any people with a power similiar to Rogue

CMBMOOL

07-21-2006, 10:18 AM

Squirrel Girl's powers are useful to several heroes. :D

Nesteaman

07-21-2006, 10:38 AM

I'll go with:

Whither: touch of death (he would be a deadly horsemen of Apoc)

If you really think about it they are all pretty unique :p

Matthew K.

07-21-2006, 10:48 AM

Just curious. What's the most unique power people have seen?
Rob Liefeld's talent to draw ugly like nobody's business :p

lordlad

07-21-2006, 11:00 AM

gimme the power of Jamie MAdrox !!! The Multiple man !!!

Nesteaman

07-21-2006, 11:11 AM

gimme the power of Jamie MAdrox !!! The Multiple man !!!

I was going to say that heh, but I thought maybe not, I think that would be the most useful power. Basically you could make your doubles do everything, send one of your "buddies" off to work, etc.

also useful, psychic powers, time travel or shape shifting heh.

CaptainAwesome

07-21-2006, 11:34 AM

gimme the power of Jamie MAdrox !!! The Multiple man !!!
Hell yes. HELL YES!!!:D

LordGorto

07-21-2006, 01:27 PM

Cipher, aka Doug Ramsey.
I would KILL for a mini of him done by David Mack.

GozertheGozarian

07-21-2006, 02:34 PM

Medusa's prehensile hair.

Haunt

07-21-2006, 04:27 PM

Junta (Manuel Diego Armand Vicente)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junta_(comics)

"His body actually exists in a "gravity well," somehow forcing his body out of synch with reality. In fact, without a way to control the gravity field around him, Danny would implode, drawing him and anything within an eighth-mile radius into a miniature black hole. Because of the intense gravitational forces that are a part of his body, anyone who comes into unprotected contact with his skin will experience severe disorientation and nausea"

Lonewalker

07-21-2006, 05:11 PM

Mr. Fantastic's. Eh, eh... *snickers*

Chamber's quite an unique bloke.

I'm a big fan of Junta, by the way. =)

DDM

07-21-2006, 05:32 PM

Scarlett witch is pretty unique (the vague bad luck, not the reality altering)

Despite the horrible reality warping misnomer as she is characterized in Avengers Disassembled & House of M, the Scarlet Witch has the mutant ability to alter probability. In other words, when using a hex sphere, she can cause a house to burst into flame. Or she could cause a tree to fall. Instead of the probability of a house flooding is maybe 1/100,000, the Scarlet Witch may make the odds 1/1 with her hex sphere.

DDM

07-21-2006, 05:36 PM

Magik: A 15 year old girl who happens to be a mutant teleporter with the ability to move in space & time as well as a demon sorceress who rules Limbo. Magik's mystical armor is interesting given how enigmatic it is even to her. Magik's Soulsword which can destroy spells & kill demons. Magik's strange link to Shadowcat; when Magik ceases to exist or her Darkchilde evil is exorcised, all of Magik's sorceress might is transferred to Shadowcat as shown in The New Mutants #36, Uncanny X-Men #203, & Excalibur #6-7.

dingo

07-21-2006, 09:55 PM

Despite the horrible reality warping misnomer as she is characterized in Avengers Disassembled & House of M, the Scarlet Witch has the mutant ability to alter probability. In other words, when using a hex sphere, she can cause a house to burst into flame. Or she could cause a tree to fall. Instead of the probability of a house flooding is maybe 1/100,000, the Scarlet Witch may make the odds 1/1 with her hex sphere.

So basically she causes vague bad luck...

Young Avenger

07-21-2006, 10:27 PM

Vegas. I'm probably the only person here who knows of him.

Haunt

07-21-2006, 10:33 PM

Vegas. I'm probably the only person here who knows of him.

Amazing Fantasy. but wasn't his power pretty common? i can't remember.

dingo

07-21-2006, 10:35 PM

Vegas. I'm probably the only person here who knows of him.

That is a big call around here...

Is he the guy from Amazing Fantasy?

Young Avenger

07-21-2006, 10:46 PM

That is a big call around here...

Is he the guy from Amazing Fantasy?

Yea, he's the guy from Amazing Fantasy. I find the way he has to use his unique.

jimmyboy

07-21-2006, 11:11 PM

The Hulk is pretty unique. Gets angry, gets big and strong, and for much of his life cannot control it. At least to my knowledge, his strength is unlimited.
I'll go with:

Whither: touch of death (he would be a deadly horsemen of Apoc)

Wouldn't that be the same as Plague, one of the mutant Morlocks?
(check out this page: http://www.freewebs.com/morlocktunnels/xmenoriginal.htm)

overcomebyfumes

07-22-2006, 12:02 AM

Galactus is pretty unique. The guy eats planets for chrissakes.

Bobster777

07-22-2006, 01:22 AM

I think Multiple Man is pretty unique. I know being able to make duplicate clones isn't something new, but what I think is unique is the fact that when he pulls the dupes back into himself, he gains all the knowledge they have accumulated.

Cosmic Book Fan

07-25-2006, 11:01 PM

Madrox was Unique, until His PD solo series showed someone else with the same powers, and PD seems to be using the same powers for a baddie in X-factor.

Unfortunately that is the way with most unique characters, they start out as one-of-a-kind, only to be copied later.

But all said, for both unique and personally useful (I'd pick this power) I say it's The Invisible Woman.
I know you're probably all groaning and thinking forcefields?, Invisibility? Unique?, but really, they way she's applied her powers over the years, the amout of control she has, the fact that Galactus specifically sought her out to be his herald, and the fact that, even though it was thankfully dropped later, there was a thing about her tapping into the power of 'hyperspace'.

Anyways, just a thought.

Leebenhouse

07-26-2006, 12:07 AM

Isn't Mr. Fantastic the only stretcher in the Marvel Universe?

And I'd say Hulk is pretty unique, but then again, for a few periods it was the day/night thing. Plus when he was gray, and the Thing was spikey, the Thing was stronger.

Albert

07-26-2006, 12:13 AM

Unfortunately that is the way with most unique characters, they start out as one-of-a-kind, only to be copied later.

Hey...shhh... aw, now look, you made Venom cry.

Albert

07-26-2006, 12:15 AM

Isn't Mr. Fantastic the only stretcher in the Marvel Universe?

Pretty much, unless you count The Thin Man. I can't think of any others in the MU.

Cosmic Book Fan

07-26-2006, 12:20 AM

Hey...shhh... aw, now look, you made Venom cry.

Wasn't even thinking of that, but great example. ;)

static

07-27-2006, 07:10 PM

even though he was lame as hell ...adam x 's power to ignite a persons exposed blood was damn unique...he had to carry all those little blades to cut people so he could use his mutant power...

Currently i like Darwin from the deadly x men mini...his power is to evolve to fit any situation ....limitless potential for stories ....

Haunt

07-27-2006, 07:16 PM

Pretty much, unless you count The Thin Man. I can't think of any others in the MU.

Gorgeous George, for one.

scottv

07-27-2006, 07:34 PM

I think that Daredevil's whole sight thing is pretty unique/ cool. I don't know maybe that's just me.

Haunt

07-27-2006, 08:20 PM

I think that Daredevil's whole sight thing is pretty unique/ cool. I don't know maybe that's just me.

true. Mr.Sensitive could simulate a couple of his abilities, though.

Leaper Queen

07-28-2006, 01:31 AM

Rogue is quite unique too.

Bobster777

07-28-2006, 03:07 AM

Haunt

07-28-2006, 09:29 AM

Yeah, I agree about Darwin. Imagine being able to adapt to any situation. Too bad his power is only defensive though.

didn't seem like much of a problem when he killed that Shiar soldier.