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Nightwire Humans inferior. Ultron superior. Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
Humans inferior. Ultron superior.
#1: Jun 20th 2011 at 5:08:08 PM

Hit by a radioactive car, Calton Arthur developed amazing power and decided to become a vigilante called the Automobile. Over the course of his career, he had battled nefarious foes such as Baron Trucker, Thomas The Tank Engine, Doctor Diesel and the Aerofiend!

edited 20th Jun '11 5:39:34 PM by Nightwire

Bite my shiny metal ass.
pagad Sneering Imperialist from perfidious Albion Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
Sneering Imperialist
#2: Jun 20th 2011 at 5:36:44 PM

I am curious as to how the Isle of Sodor might descend into supervillainy. I bet it was that Fat Controller. Clue's in the name, people.

edited 20th Jun '11 5:37:10 PM by pagad

With cannon shot and gun blast smash the alien. With laser beam and searing plasma scatter the alien to the stars.
SabresEdge Show an affirming flame from a defense-in-depth Since: Oct, 2010
Show an affirming flame
#3: Jun 20th 2011 at 6:25:34 PM

Collateral Damage Man: born in the Dresden Air Raid...

...

...on second thought that would be an awesome superhero.

Charlie Stross's cheerful, optimistic predictions for 2017, part one of three.
MarkVonLewis Since: Jun, 2010
#4: Jun 20th 2011 at 6:38:00 PM

Irritable Bowel Man - always cautious of what he eats!

frog753 Non-Action Guy from CT and/or MA Since: Jul, 2009
#5: Jun 20th 2011 at 8:13:31 PM

Rebar Man! I mean seriously, rebar is...a metal stick, basically. Useful for hitting people with. Wait, that just makes you a vigilante who uses rebar as a weapon, not a real superhero. Oops.

Anyway, here's another one, sort of, that I thought of years ago...

...well, how about no. I don't really feel like it.

Flora Segunda | World Made By Hand | Monster Blood Tattoo ^You should read these series.
MarkVonLewis Since: Jun, 2010
#6: Jun 20th 2011 at 8:15:29 PM

Public Service Announcement Man! Shocking people with graphic images and anvilicious propaganda!

frog753 Non-Action Guy from CT and/or MA Since: Jul, 2009
#7: Jun 20th 2011 at 8:17:47 PM

Speaking of anvilicious, I could tell you my "guy who can conjure up anvils, cartoon-style" idea, but he is quite simply not a superhero. He's a petty criminal sort of mage from my primary fictional world, and I don't want terminology confusion. But it is quite an amusing idea.

Flora Segunda | World Made By Hand | Monster Blood Tattoo ^You should read these series.
Nightwire Humans inferior. Ultron superior. Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
Humans inferior. Ultron superior.
#8: Jun 20th 2011 at 8:54:38 PM

We accept supervillains too. grin

Bite my shiny metal ass.
Haldo Indecisive pumpkin from Never never land Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
Indecisive pumpkin
#9: Jun 20th 2011 at 9:07:53 PM

Self Deprecation Man: He's physically invisible, but his self-esteem is so low that he always goes in to battle thinking his ass is gonna get kicked.

‽‽‽‽ ^These are interrobangs. Love them. Learn them. Use them.
DrFurball Two-bit blockhead from The House of the Rising Sun Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Tongue-tied
Two-bit blockhead
#10: Jun 21st 2011 at 9:16:18 AM

Baby Powder Man: Sure. Go ahead and laugh. Laugh at the man in the big sunglasses. That is, until he conjures up a smoke screen of talcum and corn starch and takes out those bank robbers.

Actually, I should write this.

Weird in a Can (updated M-F)
senlin (・`ェ´・) from In your heart Since: Sep, 2009 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
LordCrayak Since: Jun, 2009
#12: Jun 21st 2011 at 11:16:21 AM

A mutant (yeah, I'm too lazy to come up with an origin) with the ability to speak in word bubbles.

Erock Proud Canadian from Toronto Since: Jul, 2009
Proud Canadian
#13: Jun 21st 2011 at 11:32:54 AM

A man who shoot firework-like laser beams from his penis when he pelvic thrusts. He is inexplicably disco-themed.

I do not remember the context of me making this up.

edited 21st Jun '11 11:33:38 AM by Erock

If you don't like a single Frank Ocean song, you have no soul.
pagad Sneering Imperialist from perfidious Albion Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
Sneering Imperialist
#14: Jun 21st 2011 at 11:44:36 AM

Man With Rifle Man! He shoots criminals.

With cannon shot and gun blast smash the alien. With laser beam and searing plasma scatter the alien to the stars.
Nightwire Humans inferior. Ultron superior. Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
Humans inferior. Ultron superior.
#15: Jun 21st 2011 at 4:38:53 PM

Criminals, beware of... the Pedestrian! He... er, walks.

Bite my shiny metal ass.
BlueNinja0 The Mod with the Migraine from Taking a left at Albuquerque Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
The Mod with the Migraine
#16: Jun 22nd 2011 at 7:18:40 AM

I wrote up a PC for an Aberrant game once - a Death Metal singer, whose tragic superpower was draining the life out of anyone who heard her sing. Naturally, she first demonstrated this on stage in a battle of the bands competition ...

That’s the epitome of privilege right there, not considering armed nazis a threat to your life. - Silasw
AikoHeiwa I AM NOT A TREE from Aikoland Since: Feb, 2011
I AM NOT A TREE
#17: Jun 22nd 2011 at 7:25:25 AM

Business Man!

Extreme stuntman Rod Dangerman by day, at night he is THE BUSINESS MAN

NO TREE FOR ME (ALSO LOVES HER BOYFRIEND)
Ghostninja109 from there, not here. Since: Aug, 2011
#18: Oct 10th 2011 at 6:51:54 PM

A guy who finds a supernatural scythe... but doesn't use it because other weapons are far more practical.

Erock Proud Canadian from Toronto Since: Jul, 2009
Proud Canadian
#19: Oct 10th 2011 at 6:52:51 PM

A disco themed guy who shoots violent, firework themed fire out of his dick after pelvic thrusts.

I did not think of this now.

If you don't like a single Frank Ocean song, you have no soul.
MarkVonLewis Since: Jun, 2010
#20: Oct 10th 2011 at 7:07:07 PM

Audit Man! Going over your financial records with a fine tooth comb!

lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009
#21: Oct 10th 2011 at 10:29:14 PM

Spork Man, who fights with the power of the spork.

The Protomen enhanced my life.
TParadox Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: The captain of her heart
MikeK 3 microphones forever from in the aeroplane over the sea Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Made of Love
CountSpatula Possible Stomatopod from Oh, some lunar colony Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Possible Stomatopod
#24: Oct 10th 2011 at 10:40:32 PM

Soup Or Man! With the power to become either soup, or man. But not both at the same time.

I draws things. And I seem to be some sort of marine entity.
NotAlwaysTheHero Mr. Mohawk from Portlandia Since: Apr, 2010
Mr. Mohawk
#25: Oct 10th 2011 at 10:55:43 PM

Bringing terrible to new heights, it's The Whaler! With his telepathic abilities, he can pinpoint whales (and only whales) anywhere in the world, teleport them to him, then use said whale as a melee/throwing weapon. He claims they enjoy it, but that does not prevent PETA and Green Peace from becoming his sworn enemies.

Not really in the theme, I know, but where else am I going to bring this guy up? Four years of service, and the only other way I know how to use him is to tell people that you can literally make anything with Mutants And Masterminds.

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