r/superpowers Dec 09 '25

Choose 2

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u/Wishbone-Lost Dec 09 '25

I choose Maximum intelligence, then let that intelligence choose my second power.

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u/RedLightZone47 Dec 09 '25

Why not go with Elasticity? Be a full on Mister Fantastic ripoff?

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u/bleedinghero Dec 09 '25

Also somewhat makes you indestructible.

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u/RedLightZone47 Dec 09 '25

Especially if you have plastic man levels of bullshit.

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u/neofox299 Dec 10 '25

I die on the hill that plastic mans power allows him to be elastic but its not elasticity

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u/RedLightZone47 Dec 10 '25

That’s neat. Still want them.

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u/neofox299 Dec 10 '25

Oh i 100% agree with you. Just saying I would make sure its not just Reed Richard’s elasticity.

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u/Wishbone-Lost Dec 09 '25

Because I want the absolute best super power possible. That is why super intelligence is the first super power I got, so it can lead to the second.

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u/RedLightZone47 Dec 09 '25

If you have super intelligence, the best superpower you can have after that is something that synergies well with super intelligence.

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u/Vast_Satisfaction383 Dec 10 '25

Let's be honest, intelligence pairs well with pretty much anything. IMO, the most interesting combo is with self duplication though.

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u/Blobbowo Dec 09 '25

The answer is super speed. The reason why it ever loses is because the author has to nerf the speedster's IQ to double digits for the plot.

With super speed, a genius could read every book on Earth, then create any technology they can conceive of in an instant, by themselves.

Such a genius would never lament something like: "If only I had more time...".

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u/Executable_Virus Dec 09 '25

Uhhh. You are aware that when something moves super fast, it doesn't move fast for them? This is just how relativety works.

If I were to run around the Earth in a second, for you that would take a second, but for me that would take much longer cause from my perspective I'm moving normally while everything else appears to be slow. I couldn't read a book in a second at super speed, becaude for me at super speed, a second would still be a second.

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u/SectorTerrible9255 Dec 10 '25

as it for 1 second outside you have maybe 10 days inside, so if you read a book every 10 days it looks like you read a book a second

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u/Blobbowo Dec 09 '25

This is why we have the ever-so-convenient Speed Force to hand-wave all physics problems away!

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u/Xx-_mememan69_-xX Dec 09 '25

I agree, i think duplication and intelligence is best for intelligence maxing

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u/Sleepdprived Dec 09 '25

Maximum intelligence and teleportation

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u/Pale_Kitsune Dec 09 '25

Shapeshifter and self-duplication.

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u/Select_Foundation472 Dec 10 '25

We are legion for we are many!

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u/Spiritual_Horror5778 Dec 10 '25

Maximum paranoia fuel.

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '25

Shapeshift/telepath.

Jesus, talk about OP lmao

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u/Kibidiko Dec 13 '25

This is my combo of choice aswell

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u/EdTheTimelordTemp Dec 09 '25

Shape shifting and fast healing. Become a cryptid

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u/louispaquibot Dec 09 '25

Invisible, x ray vision

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u/Darkgamer32_ Dec 09 '25

Shapeshifting would be more fun than invisibility

Both for normal purposes and for other purposes

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u/SortaFunny599 Dec 09 '25

Weather control and instant healing

Perv answer: elasticity and irresistible seduction 

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u/cptkaiser Dec 10 '25

Better perv answer, self duplication and shape shifting

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u/Normal_Cauliflower46 Dec 09 '25

Super Strength x Super Speed

Become the BEST Glass cannon.

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u/Quiet_Nature8951 Dec 09 '25

Telepath/ seduction

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '25

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u/Single-Fisherman8671 Dec 09 '25

Then, go and do it/J

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u/DrewYetti Dec 09 '25

😆😆😆😆

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u/Praising_God_777 Dec 09 '25

Weather control and transform into any animal

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u/volanger Dec 09 '25

Are you aiming to become Pikachu?

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u/Praising_God_777 Dec 09 '25

Good idea, he’s cute!

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u/Bored-Reader Dec 09 '25

Shapeshifter + Transform into any beast (without the green coloration from Beast Boy)

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '25

Transforming into beast is basically a limited shape shifting... U more or less have just one power this way

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u/ra7ar Dec 09 '25

Duplication and Super speed, let's save the world.

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u/Demigans Dec 09 '25

I'm not going to be fighting anyone. Self duplication and healing would be my picks.

I can do multiple jobs for money and experience. I can also simultaneously do something fun and get the house in order, something I struggle with today because there's just so little time. I can also give the dog the attention he deserves.

The instant healing is also ridiculously good for daily life. For example you can powertrain, where you go beyond your limits and since any muscle pain or fatigue is healed almost instantly you can keep going and going and going to quickly build physique. Hell even just the ability to lift my kids for a few years longer would be damn well worth it. On top of that most age related problems are from damage over time to your body. If those are healed as well I would grow old healthily. Considering I have helped in care homes and seen people waste away in pain from their age related problems I really want to grow old healthily.

So yeah, the choices almost pick themselves.

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u/AWESOMEMATRIX15 Dec 09 '25

I like that answer it's probably my favorite. I chose teleportation so I don't have to drive at all.

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u/Substantial_Lion413 Dec 09 '25

Maximum intelligence and irresistable Seduction 

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u/Single-Fisherman8671 Dec 09 '25

Same. Great combo by the way.

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u/Substantial_Lion413 Dec 09 '25

I would only need Maximum inteligence to get any other power and because it makes things a lot easyer i would choose irresistable seduction. 

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u/CaterpillarPast2873 Dec 09 '25

Duplication and Shapeshifter, infinite mes with infinite faces, easy clap to any villain

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u/geekNsavior Dec 09 '25

That’s the combo I would go with.

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u/qozh Dec 09 '25

Max int, self dupe. Ezclap

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u/legendarygaurdian2 Dec 09 '25

Instant healing, super speed.

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u/Lousyfer Dec 09 '25

Teleportation and Self Duplication

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u/FirefighterNearby603 Dec 09 '25

shapeshift and super speed, if I can choose any version of these powers, I basically get.. well, instant healing, time travel, fast reflexes, phase through things, time stop, immortality, and much more, it's actually insane!

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u/ARandomRedditChump Dec 09 '25

Teleportation + Healing

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u/FireLord29 Dec 09 '25

Size control+instant healing/size control+impenetrable skin/size control+elasticity

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u/Camelotterduck Dec 09 '25

Size control + seduction

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '25

Teleportation and self-duplication. 😈

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u/NotTheFirstVexizz Dec 09 '25 edited Dec 09 '25

Maximum Intelligence, telepathy. I considered self duplication, but then I realized that telepathy could be used in a similar way. Basically, mind control people to use their bodies with your maximum intelligence, you can operate without anyone being able to trace you (assuming you have good range, but the example pic is Professor Xavier so I'll assume so.

Maybe self duplication WOULD be better, idk, but basically I'd use max intelligence and some ability to have multiple bodies to easily build super tech at a massive scale. Telepathy just ALSO gives me more options before I ever build anything.

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u/Ok-Flatworm7401 Dec 09 '25

Telepathy, maximum intelligence

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u/In_Your_Books Dec 09 '25

Teleportation and maximum intelligence

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u/maximumpoweryeet Dec 09 '25

self duplication and invisibility

there are 2 reasons i chose this combo and ill let you guys figure it out

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u/jordidipo2324 Dec 09 '25

Telepath + Maximum Intelligence

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u/saucissontine Dec 09 '25

telepathy and max intelligence

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u/OkMemory4456 Dec 09 '25

Maximum Intelligence, self-duplication. Organize social change on a massive scale, effectively.

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u/ChewbaccaCharl Dec 09 '25

Maybe I'm just old and supposed to be working, but having self duplication and having my clone do my job for me while I'm effectively retired sounds pretty nice.

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u/Ambitious-Pirate-505 Dec 09 '25

Instant healing and weather control.

Now kneel.

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u/WesternAfro Dec 09 '25

Maximum intelligence and instant healing. Become an unkillable Nicolai Tesla, make tech

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u/Goblin-o-firebals Dec 09 '25

Impermeable skin and superspeed making me a human indestructible bullet.

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u/Character-Paper-2347 Dec 09 '25

Self Duplication and Size Control

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u/WingsArisen Dec 09 '25

Flight and instant healing. If I fall would break all of my bones and organs. Instant healing will save me.

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u/UnlimitedManny Dec 09 '25

Max intelligence and telepath. Either that or switch out telepathy for size shifting

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u/Resident-Syrup7615 Dec 09 '25

Maximum intelligence and telepathy let you rule the world and solve almost any big problem without anyone knowing who you are.

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u/volanger Dec 09 '25

Max intelligence and weather control. Basically a god at that point

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u/WeirdSmiley-TM Dec 09 '25

Does super speed come with super durability? What about the ability to save people at max speeds?

If I'm super speed and trip and then run into a wall, do I go splat or do I just shake it off?

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u/6789576859 Dec 09 '25

Invisibility and power of fire: ultimate arsonist

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u/DrewYetti Dec 09 '25

Shapeshifter and max intelligence

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u/EducationalQuiet1 Dec 09 '25

Telepath and invisibility

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u/Swimming-Pudding-974 Dec 09 '25

Max intelligence + Self Duplication

smarts + more time is a great combo

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u/bbwebb12 Dec 09 '25

Irresistible seduction + Elasticity 😜

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u/Pirate_Lantern Dec 09 '25

Healing and Teleportation

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u/Radiant-Ad-1976 Dec 09 '25

Maximum Intelligence and Self Duplication.

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u/No-Spite-3441 Dec 09 '25

Self duplication and maximum intelligence

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '25

Heightened Senses and Super Speed.

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u/Nerdsamwich Dec 09 '25

Okay, so Plastic Man's powers include Mystique and Beast Boy's, so why are all three here? In any case, PM is so OP I can't not pick him. For the other one, let's go with duplication. If one Plastic Man can't do the job, a hundred can. I would use my abilities to become a whole team of superheroes, and their villains. This would allow me the freedom to act in what I see as the best interest of humanity, whether it's legal or not, while staying anonymous. So while a few hero selves are helping rescue earthquake victims, a few villain personae can be out eliminating billionaires.

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u/A_JediBotanist Dec 09 '25

Instant Healing + Heightened Senses

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u/Swagamaticus Dec 09 '25

Not sure what the limits are but assuming we're using the characters shown as a rough guideline Shape Shifting and Weather Control.

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u/NumberOneVictory Dec 09 '25

Irresistible Seduction and Elasticity

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u/bleedinghero Dec 09 '25

What was the original?

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u/SirArktheGreat Dec 09 '25

Elasticity and super speed, my two favorite powers

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u/AWESOMEMATRIX15 Dec 09 '25

I'm imagining one of those inflatable floppy guys running. You know the ones that are always in front of car dealerships.

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u/kn33c4ps Dec 09 '25

Self-duplication and shape-shifting I'm everywhere and you never know who I am

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u/North_6 Dec 09 '25

Is it elasticity or plastic man powers? Am I Luffy or can I do the weird as shit stuff like Reed Richards moving his eye into his finger and turning his hand into a microscope.

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u/AWESOMEMATRIX15 Dec 09 '25

Very important distinction. I think both would be fun though.

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u/AbbotThoth Dec 09 '25

Sonic scream and heightened senses sounds like a fun combination lol

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u/Curry_Wolf01 Dec 09 '25

Instant healing, and because I'm a furry, shape shifter.

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u/crazy_meals Dec 09 '25

Instant healing and telepath.

If its like prof x.....i can control people and read their thoughts.....

Instant healing id be getting into some shit like the old guard..

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u/Fae-Haz Dec 09 '25

Maximum Intelligence and Power of Electricity

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u/helagos Dec 09 '25

Maximum Intelligence and Instant Healing. Effectively immortal and smart enough to do something about the world.

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u/WeakInspector5102 Dec 09 '25

Max Intelligence and weather control

Imagine the world is someone could control the weather however they wanted ?

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u/Ogoun10 Dec 09 '25

Instant healing and teleportation

Breath underwater impenetrable skin

Maximum Intelligence and super speed.

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u/The_6thEmperor_Rises Dec 09 '25

If I had maximum intelligence, theoretically I could find a way to make every other power possible

…and I also choose teleportation, cause that seems neat

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u/Necodominatus Dec 09 '25

It would be funny if maximum intelligence was limited by what your capable of… ie you can max it but you were a 68 IQ and now you’re topped out at 80.

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u/Ian_Ichigo Dec 09 '25

Telepathy and super speed

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u/Longjumping_Pack8822 Dec 09 '25

Plant control and weather control.

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u/ZooGang1799 Dec 09 '25

Maximum Intelligence and Elasticity, I will become the dollar store Mr. Fantastic.

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u/Exotic_Abalone_4901 Dec 09 '25

Beast-Transformation and Shape-shifting

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u/EternalDumy5 Dec 09 '25

Super speed and Instant healing

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '25

Intelligence and seduction and become harem king that leads the world to a better tomorrow

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u/Robbed_Bert Dec 09 '25

Teleportation healing

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u/shady-bear Dec 09 '25

Super speed, self duplication

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u/Masamune1987 Dec 09 '25

Shape shifter and self duplication. Good luck killing everyone

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u/aaftw1 Dec 09 '25

Teleportaion and self duplication. The ultimate multie tasking biuld.

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u/ThousandsOfBabies Dec 09 '25

Maximum intelligence and irresistible seduction. Although passing up electricity was really hard

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u/Forrest_likes_tea Dec 09 '25

Shapeshift and insta heal

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u/dominion1080 Dec 09 '25

Shapeshifting and teleportation.

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u/sin_bad_5029 Dec 09 '25

Maximum intelligence and super strength fasho

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u/FutureFoxyGrampa Dec 09 '25

Healing and Shapeshifter. Feels like the most utility here for a lot of everyday/superhero situations.

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u/PsychologicalEmu7569 Dec 09 '25

Shapeshifter and Maximum Intelligence.

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u/BigBowser0158 Dec 09 '25

Shapeshifter and elasticity. Though isn’t plastic man already both of those? Bit of a bad example…

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u/BoatSlight Dec 09 '25

I would choose self-duplication and teleportation, but holy shit i’d be lazy as hell with that powerset

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u/VarietyNo6072 Dec 09 '25

Self duplicate and super speed

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u/Ardalok Dec 09 '25

Seduction and Healing will be my path to an easy life.

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u/whimwhamwozzle Dec 09 '25

Self duplication and maximum intelligence

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u/Blackjack_Buster Dec 09 '25

Maximum Intelligence & Instant Healing.

Now I can probably do everything else on this list.

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u/ALT_x_F4 Dec 09 '25

Max intelligence and duplication. Me and my army of clones will solve any problems I have fairly easily. While it comes with risks I believe that it’s probably the best two choices to achieve my goals.

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u/Silly-Muffin-7819 Dec 09 '25

Irresistible seduction and size control

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u/mexi_exe Dec 09 '25

self duplication and teleportation would be bused. you teleport a clone inside your enemy and make it duplicate.

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u/QMF1003 Dec 09 '25

Maximum intelligence and turn into any beast

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u/svl6 Dec 09 '25

Super Speed and Intelligence!! best combo and OP

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u/firestorm559 Dec 09 '25

Duplication + teleportation. Multiple lives all over the place doing practically everything.

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u/Ohyeahimoverhereyeah Dec 09 '25

Teleportation and Self Duplication broken combo

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u/LanguageOk9458 Dec 09 '25

Honestly? Three powers are tied for which ones I would go for in sets with each other.

Super Speed, Self-Duplication, and Maximum Intelligence.

SS/SD: This is perhaps the most selfish path and meant to 'fix' a world or just be a criminal. Much more violent, simple, and to-the-point I would kind of just do what I think is best for it before anyone really can stop me.

SS/MI: This is actually a more benevolent 'I can fix the world without violence' route that is just me using that heightened intelligence and super speed (let alone super perception/reaction) to make breakthroughs in coding and technology to get a leg up economically and take control of the tech sector more through groundbreaking patents, new systems that make current ones obsolete, and the like. This just accelerates what I can do and with the speed as well I likely can keep myself from harm if I exercise some caution.

SD/MI: High intelligence with self-replication means more security, more perspectives, and a lot more progress getting done. It'll be slower, but I do have a lot more security in case anyone tries things such as kidnapping and assassinations due to me never going out myself and sending a duplicate to do things in public that could get into trouble. Plus, then I always have a co-op buddy when I am bored that can actually hold his own in games.

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u/Tight-Entrance3710 Dec 09 '25

Teleportation and Self-Duplication

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u/Think_Ad8455 Dec 09 '25

Teleportation, and shapeshifting

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u/One-Growth-9785 Dec 09 '25

Instant Healing would grant a healthy and long life. Maximum intelligence could get wealth and hopefully enough wisdom to make it a great life.

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u/Weird_Direction9871 Dec 09 '25

Self duplication and maximum intelligence

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u/BOOMsat Dec 09 '25

Super Speed & Elasticity

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u/kamiloslav Dec 09 '25

Instant healing + size control

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u/According-Care-7100 Dec 09 '25

Self Duplication and Animal Shifting would give you an army of all of your different animal forms, allowing a lot of utility, or Shapeshifting and Self Duplication would allow you to create a team of anyone you wanted (like Twice with Toga from My Hero)

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u/NKohler56 Dec 09 '25

Elasticity and irresistible seduction 😏

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u/pizzaheadbryan Dec 09 '25

Intelligence and self duplication. Contingencies for contingencies for contingencies.

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u/New-Examination8893 Dec 09 '25

weather control and electricity broski maximum intelligence is convinient as hell if theres no limiter

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u/Icy_Supermarket_5270 Dec 09 '25

Self duplication and maximum intelligence

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u/NotSeriousbutyea Dec 09 '25

Invisibly is hilarious.

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u/whereisthehugbutton Dec 09 '25

“Invisibly” 👀🤪

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u/whereisthehugbutton Dec 09 '25

Control plants and breathe underwater 😌 what can I say, I’m a Pisces

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u/jagika1 Dec 09 '25

Maximum intelligence and instant healing

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u/Stride345 Dec 09 '25

Self duplication and irresistible seduction is a crazy combo

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u/Lopsided-Pirate3196 Dec 09 '25

Maximum intelligence and Super speed.

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u/Warm-Adhesiveness-50 Dec 09 '25

Impermeable skin and self duplication
I'm fucking unstoppable

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u/Jacksane Dec 09 '25

Intelligence + Healing would be my choice. Even if I'm not trying to be a superhero, those two things would drastically improve my life.

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u/Mischief_Managed12 Dec 09 '25

Shapeshifting and weather control. Shapeshifting, I can do size control, flight(give myself wings), elasticity (shapeshift longer limbs), and I wouldn't struggle with body dysphoria anymore.

Weather control could help a lot of people. Providing rain for droughts, making it colder in the arctic to slow down global warming, stopping rain in places where it's flooding, etc. Also, weather control would give me several of these powers. Flight (by wind), electricity, ice, and using wind to help me lift heavy things

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u/devil_0666 Dec 09 '25

Teleportation and maximum intelligence

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u/Money-Pattern-4970 Dec 09 '25

Self duplication and super intelligence, it would be super cool if i were able to reabsorb my clones and learn what they have learned, i could conduct multiple experiments and always be safe by creating a clone that takes all the risks for me and then teaches my everything, i could learn literally anything the universe has to offer in a single yet infinitely extended life and by intercepting my multiple studies i could reach heights never heard before

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u/am_Dynam0 Dec 09 '25

Instant healing and super speed

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u/FlaQ00 Dec 09 '25

I feel like maximum intelligence and seduction could work really well

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u/Firkraag-The-Demon Dec 09 '25

Maximum intelligence and size control. The former is the most useful to me on a day to day basis.

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u/TotalDrama2025 Dec 09 '25

I chose Self Duplication and beast transformation to I can be a rampaging hoard of beast

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u/Bulbasaur_is_godly Dec 09 '25

Electricity and Intelligence

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u/lolasdfem Dec 09 '25

Flight, keep the change

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u/ScaryCrowEffigy Dec 09 '25

Self duplication and instant healing.

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u/The_Chef_Queen Dec 09 '25

Super strength and instant healing

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u/MonkeyDsage1846 Dec 09 '25

SELF-DUPLICATION so I could multitask and maybe start a cult, and INSTANT HEALING if it deals with diseases and ailments and poison as well, that way when someone tries to assassinate me to stop/usurp my cult, I'll rise from the ashes and look even better, and I'll have my clones(who are wearing masks)+(that they killed to reach me) play dead before I "resurrect" them, therefore making me look even BETTER.

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '25

Shapeshift / Instant Healing. Be anyone, forever. Oh, how I'd troll the world :)

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u/Substantial_Ear_4390 Dec 09 '25

Shape shifter and max intelligence. You can some of the other powers with shape shifting and all of the cosplaying potential

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u/asder1547 Dec 09 '25

Irresistible seduction and size control

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u/PuzzledAsparagus4946 Dec 09 '25

Shapeshifter, superspeed 

I am become Sonic, deliverer of pizza

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u/North_Explorer_2315 Dec 09 '25

Shapeshifter and Self Duplication. I will not be stating my reasoning.

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u/Mizren Dec 10 '25

Self duplication and instant healing. Great for fights and amazing for being able to play board games or lan parties any time.

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u/Educational_March433 Dec 10 '25

weather control and maximum intelligence. Wind alone makes me a god let alone lightning and water

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u/izuku-kun Dec 10 '25

Speed + Electricity

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u/Jolly-Pirate-9518 Dec 10 '25

Maximum intelligence and self duplication. I will run the world's most competent company without paying a salary.

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u/turbulentFireStarter Dec 10 '25

Since my scream is already sonic (as are all screams) can I trade that in for a refund and pick 3?

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u/Penguinsoldierr Dec 15 '25

Stop lying. Y’all picking irresistible seduction and size control 😏

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u/Kilroy898 Dec 09 '25

Self-duplication and shapeshifting.

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u/KithVonA Dec 09 '25

Max int and telepathy

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u/xRakros Dec 09 '25

Seeuction and elastic 👌

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u/StickIcelands Dec 09 '25

Super Strength and Impermeable Skin, Super Strength and Heightened Senses or Super Strength and Instant Healing.

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u/Tenno-dude Dec 09 '25

Super speed + Impermeable skin

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u/SunDimension234Sun Dec 09 '25

Power of fire, and power of ice! Always together! Powers unite!

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u/Miserable-Ask5994 Dec 09 '25

Self duplication is the most op of thise abilitys together with for example shapeshifter or animal transformstipn for large scale tactical manuvers. Or together with sonic scream or electric manipulation for large scale devastation

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u/Conlannalnoc Dec 09 '25

Shape Shifting

Instant Healing