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** If I muse use an external source of power, I will obfuscate where my power comes from to the best of my ability so that it's not obvious. If it is an item too large to be inhaled, I will keep it hidden or disguised on my person at all times.



** Related to the above, I will not use the same attack every single time I fight someone. It only encourages potential enemies to find a counter.



* I will not use the same attack every single time I fight someone. It only encourages potential enemies to find a counter.


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* I will make sure to taunt my opponents; an angry enemy is a distracted and usually less dangerous one. However, I will refrain from taunting in certain cases, such as if they are disciplined enough to focus their anger or if they draw power from rage.
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* Related to the above, I will not allow my powers to come from some item, my setting's magic, or other external source of power that my enemies can take away. Or I will [[Franchise/{{Kirby}} inhale the item to absorb its powers.]]
* I will allow {{God}} to bless me with powers. He knows which ones are best for me, will ensure that they will always save the day when needed, cannot be depowered, and is bigger than all evil.
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** As a BarrierWarrior, I will be smart about ''how'' exactly I'm blocking enemy attacks. I will keep in mind that tank armor is not only thick, but also angled to deflect attacks instead of taking them head on. Similarly, no matter how strong my BeehiveBarrier is, I'll get more more mileage out of it by angling it so attacks just slide off instead of cracking it.
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* I will not use the same attack every single time I fight someone. It only encourages potential enemies to find a counter.
* Even if I am incredibly durable, I will not stand around and absorb bullets all the time (unless I am absolutely, 100% sure that they're only ordinary bullets). Sooner or later, someone will come up with some kind of projectile/energy weapon that will nullify my powers, and I'll look really stupid if I just let them shoot me with it.
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* Unless I'm a RichIdiotWithNoDayJob, any AppliedPhlebotinum the villains and their {{Mooks}} drop in a fight is forfeit to me, as are their wallets and any expensive and/or useful weapons I can take from them when they're either unconscious or dead. ComicBook/DamageControl and ComicBook/ThePunisher aren't the only ones who know how to use this stuff, and even squeaky-clean guys like ComicBook/SpiderMan have bills to pay. Also, even if I ''am'' rich, there's no reason to let the bad guys have their specialized gear and any technological sources for their superpowers back.

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* Unless I'm a RichIdiotWithNoDayJob, already weathy, any AppliedPhlebotinum the villains and their {{Mooks}} drop in a fight is forfeit to me, as are their wallets and any expensive and/or useful weapons I can take from them when they're either unconscious or dead. ComicBook/DamageControl and ComicBook/ThePunisher aren't the only ones who know how to use this stuff, and even squeaky-clean guys like ComicBook/SpiderMan have bills to pay. Also, even if I ''am'' rich, there's no reason to let the bad guys have their specialized gear and any technological sources for their superpowers back.

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** If any villain has JokerImmunity, no amount of deadly force against said villain can be considered overkill; neither can [[MoreDakka spraying the corpse with bullets]], [[KillItWithFire burning it to a crisp]], and [[DeaderThanDead scattering the ashes into the stratosphere]] to ensure that they can't be reassembled for some hokey BlackMagic resurrection ceremony.



** If any villain has JokerImmunity, no amount of deadly force against said villain can be considered overkill; neither can [[MoreDakka spraying the corpse with bullets]], [[KillItWithFire burning it to a crisp]], and [[DeaderThanDead scattering the ashes into the stratosphere]] to ensure that they can't be reassembled for some hokey BlackMagic resurrection ceremony.
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* I will ''not'' subscribe to ThouShaltNotKill. Though I will generally adhere to the local laws concerning when homicide is and is not justified. Don’t get me wrong, I won’t go around killing every enemy I fight, but I will consider it when dealing with the worst of the worst.

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* I will ''not'' subscribe to ThouShaltNotKill. Though I will generally adhere to the local laws concerning when homicide is and is not justified. Don’t get me wrong, I won’t justified, and won't go around killing every enemy that I fight, but I will consider it when dealing with for the worst of absolute worst-of-the-worst villains for whom turning them in to the worst.authorities is simply ''not enough'' for them, there is no virtue in keeping them alive to escape and kill over and over and over again.



* If any villain has JokerImmunity, no amount of deadly force against said villain can be considered overkill; neither can [[MoreDakka spraying the corpse with bullets]], [[KillItWithFire burning it to a crisp]], and [[DeaderThanDead scattering the ashes into the stratosphere]] to ensure that they can't be reassembled for some hokey BlackMagic resurrection ceremony.

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* ** If any villain has JokerImmunity, no amount of deadly force against said villain can be considered overkill; neither can [[MoreDakka spraying the corpse with bullets]], [[KillItWithFire burning it to a crisp]], and [[DeaderThanDead scattering the ashes into the stratosphere]] to ensure that they can't be reassembled for some hokey BlackMagic resurrection ceremony.
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** Also, even if any of this AppliedPhlebotinum ''seems'' to have no moral use, I will not discard it without studying it thoroughly to determine whether it could be put to beneficial uses. If nothing else, having e.g. a villain's specialized toxin makes developing counter-measures to it (such as an antidote) easier.

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** Also, even if any of this AppliedPhlebotinum ''seems'' to have no moral use, I will not discard it without studying it thoroughly to determine whether it could be put to beneficial uses.uses, and/or if there is a way to power it that ''doesn't'' require [[PoweredByAForsakenChild something horrible]]. If nothing else, having e.g. a villain's specialized toxin makes developing counter-measures to it (such as an antidote) easier.
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** Alternatively, if I ''do'' subscribe to it, I'll totally make sure that really evil guys are put to death by death sentence ASAP or locked in HIGHLY effective prisons, not in some Arkham Asylum crap.

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** Alternatively, if I ''do'' subscribe to it, I'll totally make sure that really evil guys are put to death by death sentence ASAP or locked in HIGHLY effective prisons, not in some [[CardboardPrison Arkham Asylum Asylum]] crap.



* I will learn ''at least'' basic self-defence skills, or preferably learn to become a competent hand-to-hand fighter. This will complement my powers, and if they are ever stolen, at least I won't be helpless.

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* I will learn ''at least'' basic self-defence skills, or preferably learn to become a competent hand-to-hand fighter. This will complement my powers, and if they are ever stolen, nullified or otherwise rendered useless, at least I won't be helpless. This is especially important if my powers come from some item or other external source of power that my enemies can take away.
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* If there's a villain in my rogues gallery that REALLY likes his animal motif, I will start my investigation with him if there's a sudden rash of burglaries involving that particular animal.

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* If there's a villain in my rogues gallery that REALLY likes his animal personal motif, I will start my investigation with him if there's a sudden rash of burglaries involving that particular animal.motif.
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** Alternatively, if I ''do'' subscribe to it, I'll totally make sure that really evil guys are put to death by death sentense ASAP or locked in HIGHLY effective prisons, not in some Arkham Asylum crap.

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** Alternatively, if I ''do'' subscribe to it, I'll totally make sure that really evil guys are put to death by death sentense sentence ASAP or locked in HIGHLY effective prisons, not in some Arkham Asylum crap.
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** Alternatively, depending on my characterization, being DefiantToTheEnd might work better.
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* I will ''not'' subscribe to ThouShaltNotKill. Though I will generally adhere to the local laws concerning when homicide is and is not justified.

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* I will ''not'' subscribe to ThouShaltNotKill. Though I will generally adhere to the local laws concerning when homicide is and is not justified. Don’t get me wrong, I won’t go around killing every enemy I fight, but I will consider it when dealing with the worst of the worst.
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** Or follow [[Recap/JusticeLeagueS1E9And10InjusticeForAll Batman's example]] and manipulate the villain's cohorts into disrupting the villain's plans until one of them gives me the break I need to call in the rest of the SuperTeam. But only if I actually have the SuperIntelligence and cunning for that sort of thing.

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** Or follow [[Recap/JusticeLeagueS1E9And10InjusticeForAll [[Recap/JusticeLeagueS1E8And9InjusticeForAll Batman's example]] and manipulate the villain's cohorts into disrupting the villain's plans until one of them gives me the break I need to call in the rest of the SuperTeam. But only if I actually have the SuperIntelligence and cunning for that sort of thing.
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** Or follow [[Recap/JusticeLeagueS1E18And19InjusticeForAll Batman's example]] and manipulate the villain's cohorts into disrupting the villain's plans until one of them gives me the break I need to call in the rest of the SuperTeam. But only if I actually have the SuperIntelligence and cunning for that sort of thing.

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** Or follow [[Recap/JusticeLeagueS1E18And19InjusticeForAll [[Recap/JusticeLeagueS1E9And10InjusticeForAll Batman's example]] and manipulate the villain's cohorts into disrupting the villain's plans until one of them gives me the break I need to call in the rest of the SuperTeam. But only if I actually have the SuperIntelligence and cunning for that sort of thing.
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* If I'm a BarrierWarrior, I will not just stand there letting the opponent punch through my forcefield. If my forcefield can absorb blows from the FlyingBrick, it can also hit the FlyingBrick with enough force to knock him on his ass.

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* If I'm a BarrierWarrior, I will not just stand there letting the opponent punch through my forcefield. If my forcefield can absorb blows from the FlyingBrick, it then I can also hit the FlyingBrick with hard enough force with it to knock him on his ass.
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* If I'm a BarrierWarrior, I will not just stand there letting the opponent punch through my forcefield. If my forcefield can absorb blows from the FlyingBrick, it can also hit the FlyingBrick with enough force to knock him on his ass.
** If the BarrierWarrior does project a forcefield to block an opponent, it's a sure bet that the enemy will focus on trying to smash it down. I will use the diversion to get behind him and ready as many shots to his KryptoniteFactor as I can get away with.
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* Some villains REALLY like their {{Animal Motif}}s. I will learn to watch for them. For example, if I have a villain that's way into snakes, I'll immediately suspect his involvement if there's a rash of burglaries involving snakes.

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* Some villains REALLY like their {{Animal Motif}}s. I will learn to watch for them. For example, if I have If there's a villain that's way into snakes, I'll immediately suspect in my rogues gallery that REALLY likes his involvement animal motif, I will start my investigation with him if there's a sudden rash of burglaries involving snakes.that particular animal.
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* Some villains REALLY like their {{Animal Motif}}s. I will learn to watch for them. For example, if I have a villain that's way into snakes, I'll immediately suspect his involvement if there's a rash of burglaries involving snakes.
** If I catch up to one of these villains and they act confused and swear [[NotMeTHisTime this isn't their doing]], I will give them the benefit of the doubt and assume he's not responsible...but keep him close enough to keep an eye on him at all times while I pursue other leads.
** If he ''is'' the one responsible, he will wait until my back is turned and try to reveal this fact right before sucker-punching me. I will get really good at the OffhandBackhand to counter this attempt.
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** I will not limit myself to ONLY subjects relating to my powers. I will expand my knowledge to include several subjects that have nothing to do with my powers, or even counteract them. Every single one of them is a potential superpower of a villain I'll have to fight someday.

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** I will not limit myself to ONLY subjects relating to my powers. I will expand my knowledge to include several subjects that have nothing to do with my powers, or even counteract them. powers. Every single one of them is a potential superpower of a weakness or villain I'll have to fight contend with someday.

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