Poor Image: Power Floats

I think we could do better here. The hover-chair is cool, but first of all, it's only the floating, and not the power.

Also, it's not on in that picture.

I would prefer an image of some superhuman or something hovering while also showing a display of power.

I can't see this trope being properly pictured without some form of dialogue specifically highlighting that the character is uber powerful/powered up.

We can dig up pictures of Goku, Super Man, Dr. Manhattan, anyone from Bleach, any of the goddesses from Ah My Goddess, or anyone else listed on the page, and they'd still be JAFAAC if they aren't saying anything about powering up.

edited 1st Sep '12 12:20:45 AM by DRCEQ

...why?

Wouldn't a display of power get the idea across just as well?

I mean, Power Glows, Power Gives You Wings, Power Makes Your Hair Grow, none of them needed dialogue to show that the person in question has power/is powering up. Why can't we just show someone, say, crackling with electricity/wrapped in a Battle Aura/whatevs, and visibly levitating at the same time?

edited 1st Sep '12 12:46:16 AM by Enlong

Would something as simple as a levitating crystal work? Just a quick GIS example. Or is this trope just about characters who float?

edited 1st Sep '12 1:02:46 AM by AnotherDuck

Anything with power that levitates as a result of said power works, I think.

Or, you know, stuff that levitates just because it has power of any description. Sometimes there's no reason why that power would make them float.

edited 1st Sep '12 1:12:34 AM by Enlong

Some options for Magneto: 1◊, 2◊, 3◊

I like any of those, and they're better than the crystal. The current is an awesome chair, but isn't the trope and those (the third followed by the first and then the second) are better.

1 > 3 > 2 for me.

edited 1st Sep '12 10:50:59 AM by bananasloth

3 > 1 > 2 for me.

Caption for 3: "And power makes other stuff float, too!"

First one, as it clearly shows the "power" bit there.

2 > 1 not 3 for me.

Crowner for the crystal and the Magneto pics?

edit: made one. I used a cropped version of the crystal image that has no subtitles, I hope that's all right. Feel free to change it to the original suggestion though.

edited 1st Sep '12 3:31:58 PM by bananasloth

I like the 2nd Magneto pic because lightening=power.

> attach crowner

> You can't do that to the crowner.

> get crowner

> Crowner is now in your inventory.

> put crowner on thread

> You can't use those things together.

> $#^%^&& you, game

> Such language.

The third Magneto pic would work... but how well does it look at wiki size?

Pretty good.

I think #1 could still work with the various heroes at the bottom cropped out.

It could work, but I like the effect of everyone looking up at him.

Yeah, I think it works best with the heroes in the shot, because it forms a clear contrast between the grounded heroes and the floating Magneto.

I still like #3, though.

Bump for votes...this'll be ready to call tomorrow unless there's a big swing in the votes.

Seeing no such swing, I think we can call this one. The new pic's up, potholed, and tagged; caption at will. Locking up.