No, we just would not be reading superhero comics. There is a semi scientific explanation anyway. Who says our equipment is advanced enough to pick up on all the activity that goes on inside a star. Maybe we missed a special something that helps or hinders Superman when under different stars? The concept could tie into Green Lantern's yellow weakness too if DC had not decided to blame that on a yellow fear bug.
Modified Ura-nage, Torture RackWith a Badass Normal, I could see a nullifier either A). Causing a memory loss of their training or B). Affecting them physically (such as making their bodies have the frailty of a senior citizen).
Embroiled in slave rebellion, I escaped crucifixion simply by declaring 'I am Vito', everyone else apparently being called 'Spartacus'.
That . . . actually doesn't make sense. In any event, power nullifiers never work on people lacking actual powers. The biggest example I can think of was in an issue of New Avengers during Dark Reign. Some evil genius created a device that neutralized all powers. All of them. Even super-technology. The only New Avenger not affected was Mockingbird, who was still normal at the time.
Power nullifiers are generally a crapshoot on what they consider a power. I remember Wolverine once had a nullifier placed on him; it was in the form of large, steel cuffs around his forearms. He was able to cut them off with his claws because his claws are a biological mutation instead of a "power".
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It seems to me that if the power is a tangible thing, it isn't considered a real power, whereas if it's intangible (like energy or some sort of enhancement to normal abilities), it is. That's because of how we humans psychologically perceive things.
So if you scanned a man and fired that thing at Wonder Woman, would she become a man?
Then your issue becomes superheroes who do not have a humanoid body type, not that you will find any of those in Marvel, besides maybe X-men's Warlock, whose species is not naturally humanoid in form. I suppose if you were just using it on Supers in general the brood would not care about it either. No Name was kind of superheroish was she not? Maybe the inhuman's dog would have to save the day.
edited 23rd Oct '12 11:46:34 AM by Cider
Modified Ura-nage, Torture RackI remember there was an episode of the 90s Fantastic Four cartoon where the Four were hit by some sort of radiation that cancelled out the effects of the cosmic particles, and the Thing reverted to a normal human.
edited 24th Oct '12 12:15:00 PM by VampireBuddha
Ukrainian Red CrossHow to work a power Nullifier:
- Design a flexible template for your average human being
- create a weapon that cleanses the human target of abnormalities based on this template, rendering it "pure".
- Use this to cure diseases and cancer and become a hero of humanity as well as a destroyer of superheroes
- Warning, this device requires new templates for extra-terrestrials.
EDIT: Ah, I see the Conductor had the same idea as me. Good show, ol' chap.
edited 24th Oct '12 3:03:53 PM by MousaThe14
The Blog The Art"I don't like the idea of someone creating something that can render the human form to purity and not use it to cure all disease and ailments in the world. It's silly."
Using it . . . to help people? I still don't follow.
X-Men X-Pert, my blog where I talk about X-Men comics.How would that? Okay, physical diseases, such as diabetes or sickle cell, mental diseases like down syndrome, I could possibly buy that.
But how is it going to stop cancer? That's basically human cells at war with each other. How is it going to know which cells are more pure? How is it going to stop the common cold, malaria or herpes?
Curing down syndrome and sickle cell would still be plenty profitable I assume but all diseases is a stretch.
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Hmmm what would blue sunlight do to him?
Theres sex and death and human grime in monochrome for one thin dime and at least the trains all run on time but they dont go anywhere.