Most Useless Ability

[Yobo_Blue]

In your opinion, what ability is the worst?

Example: Animal Manipulation

 

[Keeweed]

In your opinion, what ability is the worst?

Example: Animal Manipulation

Bernkastel's kitty manipulation would like to have a word with you about animal manipulation being worthless (last time I checked the kitty manipulation is now animal manipulation)

 

[Yobo_Blue]

Just a example

 

[Keeweed]

Just a example

I was just pointing out that's a pretty bad example since most animal manipulation is either pretty decent or just a little thing that helps people on their journey. A better example would be low Regenerationn (also if I sound rude I apologize in advance)

 

[Yobo_Blue]

The second one is the main one tho, and it's rarely ever something that'll earn you the win.

 

[Keeweed]

The second one is the main one tho, and it's rarely ever something that'll earn you the win.

I thought this thread would be about usually abilities in general. Because even limited animal manipulation outside of fights is a great power. It makes taming animals easier and can give you a companion to help you tough times, either emotionally or physically. A bad power would be something like limited sound manipulation or low Regenerationn where it does nothing but annoy you or get rid of scratches

 

[Keeweed]

Also it's not that animal manipulation can't be bad, it's just that it can be good. It's not a good example because characters have done tons with it. An good example has to be something that can never be good.

 

[Ultima_Reality]

Reverse precognition

You can see how a situation would play out, but only after they already happened

Could be pretty useful when combined with Time Travel. But still

 

[Keeweed]

Reverse precognition

You can see how a situation would play out, but only after they already happened

Could be pretty useful when combined with Time Travel. But still

I know of a character that has that power, but I'm wondering how many more have it aswell.

 

[Ultima_Reality]

There is a Comic Book character that has it

 

[Keeweed]

There is a Comic Book character that has it

I seriously am wondering what writers were thinking when they came up with that power "I know lets make a character with precog, but make it work backwards... Genius!" (But i feel like I derailed the thread to much, so I'll come back later when it's got more on track).

 

[Yobo_Blue]

An good example has to be something that can never be good.

That interpretation is too restrictive. In fact, the very idea that there can be a totally usless power is disputed so often in fiction it's not even funny. It's the crux of every fiction with the moral of being yourself. Trying to find a power that in theory has no posssible good uses is either flawed by nature or a attempt to dispute a ingrained part of the human psyche.

 

[Keeweed]

^ As poetic and nice that sounds; I think backwards precog kind of already disproved that (or the many other useless abilities writers give characters to terrorize them). (But once again I feel like I'm derailing so I'll come back later)

 

[Yobo_Blue]

Could be pretty useful when combined with Time Travel. But still

Also incredibly useful as a detective. It does have uses.

 

[TheSandman31]

There is a Comic Book character that has it

Hindsight Lad?

 

[Imaginym]

What about 4th Wall Awareness? Knowing the 4th Wall is there rarely makes a character any more able to help their situation than they were before.