Villian or Hero?

[EVILNess]

I was browsing another thread about super powered humans, and I started thinking, "If I had powers, I would so be a super villian..."

But that discussion was a little more serious so I brought it here.

So I pose the question of you...

Villian or Hero? And why.

Remember Content is 80% of your grade, but you will also be graded on spelling and puncuation. But don't worry, oyu get 200 poinst just for answering the question.


Anyway, I would be a villian for these 3 reasons:
1. Super heroes get paid nothing. Look at Spider-man. He is FUCKING POOR.
Spider-man is awesopme and all, but damnit I want money and power.
2. I get to do the villian laugh. I mean come on, the villian laugh is the pope hat of villianry.
3. The world needs more super villains with exorbant and inane plots and less serial killers and rapists.

[Nique]

I'd rather have Doc Doom than pedophiles, sure. But I'd want Heros like Batman even more

Hero.

I couldn't cut it as a villain - and not ALL heros are poor. Mr. Fantastic lives in a skyscraper w/ his gorgeous wife. But I'd rather always win the fight against the other guy anyway -nah-nah!

[Living Bobbeh]

I would definetly be a Super-Hero because they:
A) More often than not have cooler/more AWESOME Super-Powers.
B) Get the Girl.
C) Always win.

[VA_Ninja]

I have no idea on which I would take. Maybe I could do justice-y things with evil intentions, such as stopping bank robbers but grab a sack o' money for myself.

But I think it would more relly on what kind of superpowers I had. Being able to summon vast amounts of energy from the Chaos of the Netherealm would tilt me over to the supervillian side more then say, the ability to heal any wound or disease.

[Deathosaurus Wrecks]

more than likely, i'd be a vigilante or a mercinary. "have eye lasers, will travel" so i guess whoever was hiring me would determine if i was doing things for good or for awsome.

[PyrosNine]

I'd be a hero, despite my love of wanton destruction by the devine flame. Burn! Burrrn!
BURRRRN!

Lex Luthor? The Joker? KingPin? Green Goblin? Feh, they can all just burn. In their sleep. As their mansions/hideouts are locked bolted shut. And filled with gasoline. And I'd have a flying car made out of fire. It'd be smokin'

[phil_]

There are actually three choices. I know I'd never be a hero, so my powers would determine whether I became a villain or just kept rolling with my current life. Like VANinja, if I got something like laser eye-beams or super strength, then I'd be a super villain. If I got a travel power, or a passive power (better sight, regeneration, healing), or something that didn't give me a significant combat advantage, then I'd probably just keep my current role as a theatre slave.

Teleporting and multi-form would really help as a theatre slave.

[Lockeownzj00]

Well, I don't think we can apply the "always win" logic here. That's thinking in quite the linear way. That's a fictional entertainment phenomena--I suppose, realistically (not even just to be fair--as most things are in the world), there would be good super heroes and bad superheroes (in the sense that they suck at it), and they couldn't "god mod" or be impervious, etc.

I like messing around as a villain in games, but I always feel a pang of guilt--mind you, my moral compass is very different; some things I find totally normal to ignore/not do/or do for that matter, others may not. But for general just wanton killing, or screwing someone over in need of help, I just couldn't do it in real life. All-too-often I think, "what if it were me?" Not in the sense of returning the favor--that's about 50% bullshit. Just in the sense of, "I'm trapped in this well, and someone comes along, and keeps moving?" I'd be filled with despair, etc. I'm just naturally inclined to help, I suppose.

So yeah, I'd be a "super-hero." Or actually--I like what Deathosaurus Wrecks said: being a mercenary puts a lot more of a "chaotic good/neutral" spin on it, which I like. It means I *could* potentially work for the alleged "bad guys," but if I had any problem with it, at any moment I would easily betray them for what I felt was right.

[SageOfShadow]

Hmmm well if your a superhero, the police and government dont stand their shooting at you... HOWEVER! Wanton destruction is tempting as ever, but then i would have to start introducing myself in loong drawn out monologs... as you guys said earlier the power would lean me in one direction or the other... any massive destruction powers would tempt me to be good. Then when i blow the town a new one i wont have to "pay" for it because i saved them... but if i had invisiblity i would definity steal stuff... what else is that power good for then stuff you would need to be sneaky in? I mean i wouldnt go around the town invisible and chase robbers with my awsome invisible run of justice... but if i were evil i could have a lair, henchmen, a cat, evil laugh, maybe a facial scar here or there........

So therefore my alliance would be: Misdirected Hero who isnt really misdirected at all(thats just my cover!)

[Mashirosen]

It's V-I-L-L-A-I-N. People make that mistake all the time, and as it's the only typographical error that really makes me itch, I'm allowed to be a jerk about it.

Aside from pointlessly correcting people's spelling of a favorite word, my supervillainous activities include putting off making cupcakes and writing mean things in my notes about the loudmouthed tubby girl in my government class. Stop me if you dare, Batman!