1 | ->''"The kids who get bit by radioactive insects or fall into a vat of toxic waste, their powers usually show up the next day... or they die."'' |
2 | -->-- '''Nurse Spex''', ''Film/SkyHigh2005'' |
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4 | |
5 | ''Feel like [[SuperHeroOrigin giving someone superhuman abilities]]? It's easy! Just'': |
6 | |
7 | # Make them [[FreakLabAccident wander into a lab and spill some chemicals on themselves]]. |
8 | # Subject them to [[RadiationInducedSuperpowers otherwise deadly radiation]]. |
9 | # Have them [[LightningCanDoAnything struck by lightning]]. |
10 | # Have them [[ComicBook/SpiderMan bitten by a spider]]. |
11 | ** Other animals can work too. Although wolves would probably just make them a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf]] instead. |
12 | # Give them [[{{Cyborg}} cybernetic augmentations]]. |
13 | # Test that new brand of SuperSerum on them. |
14 | ** ...but make sure to read the [[PsychoSerum fine print, first]]. |
15 | # Give them something to [[DisabilitySuperpower compensate for a disability]]. |
16 | ** ...for example, [[BlindSeer blindness]]. |
17 | ** Or a SuperWheelChair. |
18 | # Reveal that they have been [[HumanAliens an alien all along]]. |
19 | # Or that [[HalfHumanHybrid one of their parents is]]. |
20 | # Hand them a [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman cool super-suit]]. |
21 | ** Bonus points if the suit can be easily accessed by a [[TransformationTrinket belt buckle, watch or cell phone]]. |
22 | # Or just give them enough [[RecruitTeenagersWithAttitude attitude]]. |
23 | # Establish that they have a [[MetaOrigin genetic affinity]] for superpowers. |
24 | ** Or can use the [[NinetyPercentOfYourBrain dormant abilities we all have]]. |
25 | ** ...preferably because they're at a [[EvolutionaryLevels "higher level of evolution"]]. (I feel deja vu. something about an [[ComicBook/XMen X. Or was it men]]?) |
26 | # Have them [[LegacyCharacter take the mantle of another superhero]]. |
27 | # Combining the previous two (three, four), why not [[SuperpowerfulGenetics inherit them]]? |
28 | ** ...especially if the parent had them [[LamarckWasRight acquired, not genetically inherited]], in the first place. |
29 | # Subject them to [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower enough hard training]] to make them superhuman, or at least ''seem'' superhuman. |
30 | # Establish them as TheChosenOne. |
31 | ** ...preferably by an [[PowersThatBe ancient and wise being]] just waiting for some [[KidHero clueless kid]] to [[ItsUpToYou entrust the fate of the world to]]. |
32 | # Let [[TouchedByVorlons Vorlons touch them]]. |
33 | # Flash forward to their {{puberty|Superpower}}. |
34 | # If they already have [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway weaker powers]], put them in a [[PowerCreepPowerSeep crossover]]. |
35 | # ...or just [[SoLastSeason end the season and start a new one]]. |
36 | # RetCon them into TheRealRemingtonSteele. |
37 | # Cast them in a kid-friendly AnimatedAdaptation. Extra points if it has the words [[RecycledInSPACE "IN SPACE!"]] somewhere in the title. |
38 | # Put them in a [[DieOrFly life-threatening situation]]. |
39 | # Have [[TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening something really, really bad happen to them]]. |
40 | # Give them a [[DangerousSixteenthBirthday sixteenth birthday]]. |
41 | # Give them a [[HumongousMecha giant fighting robot]]... |
42 | # ...preferably one that can [[TransformingMecha transform]]. |
43 | # Forget about ''giving'' them a robot, make ''them'' the [[SuperPoweredRobotMeterMaids robot]]. |
44 | # ...or otherwise [[ArtificialHuman made in a lab]]. |
45 | # Give them a ship. Or, better, CoolStarship! |
46 | # Let the government [[SuperSoldier take care of it]]. |
47 | # Two words: GreenRocks. |
48 | # Teach them an empowering ritual. |
49 | # Teach them [[FunctionalMagic magic]]. |
50 | # ...preferably by having them find a [[GreatBigBookOfEverything guide to magic]]. |
51 | # Give them a MagicRing, or some other MagicalAccessory. |
52 | ** ([[ArtifactOfDoom Be selective about]] ''[[ArtifactOfDoom which]]'' [[ArtifactOfDoom ring, though]].) |
53 | # ...or give them an enchanted [[MagicWand wand]] or [[MagicStaff staff]]. |
54 | # Reveal them to be a {{reincarnation}} of a legendary hero. |
55 | # Push them to their breaking point and [[SuperpoweredEvilSide see what happens]]. |
56 | # And don't worry if they ''do'' break; [[WeCanRebuildHim you can always fix them]]. |
57 | # Expose them to some process that [[GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke alters their very genetic makeup from the ground up]]. |
58 | # Inject them with {{Nanomachines}}. |
59 | # Expose them to [[MutagenicGoo weird sciencey/magical goo]]. |
60 | # Have them hang around someone else with powers. Eventually [[ContagiousPowers Power Osmosis]] will get them to soak up some of that power. Don't expect it to stick though. |
61 | # Have them [[PowerUp fight a boss]] [[VictorGainsLosersPowers and take their power]]. |
62 | # Have someone else ''literally'' [[SuperEmpowering give them superpowers]]. |
63 | ** Bonus points if the empowerer is named [[Blog/ThingsMrWelchIsNoLongerAllowedToDoInAnRPG "Captain Franchise"]]. |
64 | ** Or a [[HeroicHost critter]]. |
65 | ** Or a [[SuperhumanTransfusion Blood Donor]]. |
66 | # [[SuperEmpowering It's a gift from]] (insert benevolent spirit here). |
67 | # [[CursedWithAwesome It's a curse from]] (insert malevolent spirit here). |
68 | # [[DeathActivatedSuperpower Kill them]]. |
69 | # Bring them BackFromTheDead. |
70 | # Leave them [[Film/IronMan1 in a cave]] [[MemeticMutation with a box of scraps]]. |
71 | # Make a deal with a [[BargainWithHeaven benevolent]] or [[DealWithTheDevil malevolent]] being for your powers. |
72 | # Involve [[AnimalThemedSuperbeing animals]] in some way. |
73 | # Have an alien with superpowers [[Franchise/UltraSeries merge with them]]. |
74 | # Cast them as the hero in a StylishAction game. |
75 | # Give them a powerful weapon that was ForgedByTheGods. |
76 | # If they are a BadassNormal without powers, that doesn't stop them from [[EmpoweredBadassNormal getting some]]. |
77 | ** Although they might still FightLikeANormal. |
78 | # Have {{God}} bless them. |
79 | # Cast them as the partner of a Toys/{{Jewelpet}}. |
80 | |
81 | But really, if you just [[NewPowersAsThePlotDemands feel like it]], why not just [[AssPull pull it out of your ass]]? |
82 | |
83 | Be warned, not everyone [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity reacts well]] to getting super powers. |
84 | |
85 | If you want to boost these powers through the roof, consider using an AmplifierArtifact. |
86 | |
87 | If you want to put a limit on them, give them a finite PowerSource. |
88 | |
89 | When it would take too long to think of a different one for every character, why not try a MassSuperEmpoweringEvent or RandomlyGifted? |
90 | |
91 | Compare OurMagesAreDifferent. |
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