A villain may be able to trick him into taking off his suit (or at least parts of it) by planting a bomb. It’s not quite as obvious to the audience. If the character is consumed by fire, wouldn’t that burn up the oxygen he needs to breathe? This is a good overview to teams in general, and should give you a number of things to think about beyond powers. He uses it as a Flamethrower! If a suprehero can turn into steel do you think it would be a useful weakness (a good weakness) to rust in rain and melt in extreme heat? Remember, people tend to relate to a character's weakness more than their strength, so the purpose of me writing this is to show some relateable weaknesses superheros had in the past for you to consider. *Danger sense Repeated strikes *will*. Does that seem plausible?” For example, maybe one of the city’s top eye doctors tells him that his condition should be treatable within 10-20 years, but the technology isn’t there yet. Jordan- strategy, same as Darien, enhanced intuition, Devan- thermal balls, bursting balls, camouflage, exoskeleton, Juggernaut momentum, Brett- clinging, calling, elasticity, momentum. Although, do you think she should be able to spontaneously generate the water, or should it have to come from an already existant source? In the real world, heat is a from of energy, and “cold” is the absences of this energy. Below is a list of many of those powers that have been used. Well, really, he sees 2 hummers filled with a bunch of gangsters and one of the main badguys heading in one direction. The intensity of the abilities also increases with dose. The catch is- he can only use his powers when shadows are present and they are only as strong as how much shadows he actually has to use. I have a hero whose DNA is mixed with that of an aquatic alien species. Do you think that is far enough? a weapon, gadgets and/or explosives, limited control of electricity, etc). Or maybe the suit has an overdrive function for powerful attacks but physically hurts the hero or the suit overloads and needs down-time. It sounds interesting. I have a character with what wikipedia calls “healing factor” DBZ hasn’t made the best-sellers list for manga even once. An example of an incredibly powerful character would be Haruhi Suzumiya… If the character is mechanically-minded (or has a mechanic friend), perhaps the character’s blasts can be used to power something else. What else would make a good weakness? No problem. We Explain the Complicated History of Myanmar and Aung San Suu Kyi, Financing the Future: Setting Up Savings Plans for Grandchildren. If you’re reading or watching Watchmen for the action scenes, I think you’re kind of missing the point…. Reason Why Heroes Have Weakness. again thanks alot i really appreciate it. , My MC is the type of hero that uses a power suit, but the catch is that the suit is difficult to take off quickly. One last question (sorry)… I also have a girl character who has the ability to tie, swing, and grasp with ribbons. So they can make fire. He does get tired if he uses to much energy. But he’s also a geek, has no social skills and would last about .00001 seconds in a fight. I like the idea of using Mexico DF. (For some reason, Gotham is COMPLETELY committed to the idea that everybody can be cured, even though they have lost more psychiatrists to insanity than they have lost patients to sanity). If a superhero had the ability to manipulate kinetic energy, what would be his weakness? I’m sorry but I don’t understand what you mean here. She feels them like she’s constantly being watched. One of my friends suggested that he have no control over his ability to go back in time. My main character is a girl named Cynthia Sylte who lives at 13 Widge Vale Lane, Norman Alley, New York. But the one he uses mostly is animal shape shifting, control of nature and super speed(but only when traveling to other places outside) I was wondering what could be a weakness for these 3 main powers he uses?” I’d suggest reevaluating power selection. In your case, if the character has ample time to prepare, can she be challenged? Stay logged in . The EMP Blast was actually what I’m planning for PROJECT{overman}’s weakness, as his powers come from technological implants. This is a guy who can move at near the speed of light… could anything hurt or weaken him? As such, he’s left vulnerable. I’d really recommend taking this one season at a time. If your character is made of DE then they would be unable to interact directly with anything made of matter because DE repels matter. I have a superhero in my fanfic. The backlash is something Derek can feel mentally as sharp pain. Unlike Goku, he is not a straight-up action hero and probably wouldn’t have succeeded as one. –The suit, as it’s made of metal, has no real buoyancy. Would that be doable?? *Accelerated healing However, taking more than two doses at a time is inadvisable, and any more than three can have adverse health effects. I could go into the powers of his suit but that’s a non-issue at the moment, I will however mention that the incident that altered him also caused him to lose an arm which he replaced with a cybernetic replacement. Flash(Wally Wesy) can move faster than light and make people implode. And as such, he can be stunned. In retrospect, that seems like a pretty stupid question for me to ask. Everyone has cringed when a jet has flown overhead, but I suspect that fewer people will have that sort of personal experience with radiation. The enhanced strength and speed are easier to control at lower doses, though are more effective at larger doses. If he’s out of powers, can he save the day anyway? Having your fourth grade teacher or car mechanic publicly executed (or at least publicly traumatized) probably would be. But the actual amount of energy hitting a surface area the size of a human body is comparatively small, even if that surface had a 100% absorption efficiency. I mean, their body is rejecting their powers like a disease, and the power is slowly killing them?” I like that. Jimmy- enhanced senses, death touch, cloning, suggestion, sense projection, power absorption, shape shifting, age shifting, All of Jimmy’s team were originally given powers by Coof. Wholesome Memes Aww Anime & Manga Video Games Memes GIFs Webms. Mercedes: Had both arms? psychological costs). *The villain traps the hero in his own house,no way to escape,the hero sees a can of AXE deodorant ….and guess ! Characters name is Audrey Malone, on this page: http://www.superheronation.com/2011/08/27/red-flags-for-female-characters-written-by-men/#comment-568455. Anyway, what about accelerating time around himself? You’re probably thinking “well, that’s just your opinion.” It is an opinion, but it is shared by most consumers and editors. (If the public at large thinks “I could be next,” people may be too scared to get near him — in contrast, killing off a girlfriend or a family member is NOT likely to do so). Some possibilities characteristic of many cyberpunk stories might include… My main problem though is the wizards since they’re able to use all eight elements regardless of their original, native element. Lots of ballistic/elemental/general damage-resistance type alloys. B.Mac, what if the weakness of a superhero is their own powers? This does not mean they won’t betray. Teleportation might need the user to remember correctly every single detail of where they’re going, they may need to see the the place, it might be hard to breathe afterward, and maybe produce a loud noise. Lighting man, Also, I want to give her another power (non-combative, though) that would be more useful. I think that has a lot of potential. May 11, 2016 - A Comic by Julia Lepetit and Andrew Bridgman from Dorkly. Also, it could lower their sugar glucose level so they would need to eat a lot all the time. Hey, guys. Character 1’s ability to fly makes character 7 all the more redundant. When you think about it, a wrist-panel type device is just a smartphone built into a jacket. I think Superman’s main problem is that he has a long list of unrelated, hyped up powers, a single effective weakness and poor villians. That would make a really good weakness. 3.00301500003, and the answer is! Also, tunnel-vision might happen. As your character sounds omnipotent, you could have a similar thing, with Victor’s worst instincts making him use powers that he doesn’t consciously intend to use, manifested in ways that would horrify him. Discuss. It’s also always worth asking the question: do superheroes have endless energy? #”healing temporarily disables his other superpowers.” People will be very wary of taking on something that will not have a conclusion until its 400th episode. This reduces the suspense. The agile villain is more for a love interest between a hero and herself. His recovery of sight happens by accident–he didn’t actually want it back. So, I have a superhero (not so super) character named Dax. I think Ironman eventually got around that by coming up with a model of his suit that’s specialized for the water (able to withstand tremendous pressure, able to generate breathable air from water, etc). Any thoughts? Also, I think writing 400 episodes is a mistake for two reasons. So while a super might be able to tap into a theoretically limitless energy source, just as an ordinary person could consume food containing vast amounts of calories, it does not follow logically that they have ALL of that energy at their disposal, nor that they could physically utilize an unlimited amount of energy without physical ill-effect. (I suppose chemo therapy is a good analogue, but it’s still pretty rare). Login to FJ. Though maybe not if his power is fire, haha. =/ I survived five or six, and have since watched and read enough better things to cleanse my mind of it. This means that a solar-powered super can’t just be passively absorbing energy. As in because his diamond form is not permanent, his diamond would turn to ash at lower temperatures. But even that approach will probably feel arbitrary. The use of the ability is limited to mostly psionic attacks and hardening the air around himself or others. That being said, she also has limited telepathy. Why do you wear red and white? Whenever she attempts to control other peoples emotions, it is very easy to notice intruding thoughts, and thus, she would be forced to implement these thoughts over time for any measure of success. But when you think about it, shapeshifting could have a ton more to it than just “he shape-shifted in a vase and tried to look inconspicuous.”. . )already changed, and b. Inertia The most he can do at will is lift a small pebble to distract an enemy. That’s how vampires should be done. Now weaknesses…I figure just the limitations on his power should be enough. Is 120 degrees a low temperature in your opinion? No problem. For this list, we'll be ranking all the most notable frailties that bring our most favourite super-powered beings to their knees. Limits aren’t needed just creativity Flash is faster than light and can battle Superman he can fight average pepole with no powers due to great plots. Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today we're counting down our Top Superhero Weaknesses. But if I were to change his substance from dark energy to something else, what would be a good idea to use? It would be much less incriminating to have an assassin armed with Bud-Lite than cyanide…. But he needs to struggle until the final battle, when I release the character’s restrictions. Well I mean to me it isn’t at the end he’ll be the strongest he’ll win most of his fights maybe a major villian or two might beat him once due to some help. One, if they travel too fast, the G-force could cause them to black out. Though the audience does not know it for sure, the villain does want people to know of his existence, but not enough so that they’d be able to weaken him. I haven’t seen much superhero stories on it. I tried to make sure that the elementals of my series all had multiple weaknesses each and that even those with the most potent form of their element (like the main character Arun) weren’t overpowered. They get punched in the face all the time and it doesn’t do anything to them. This is a weakness for the villain because through all of his abilities and skills, he still relies on others knowing his existence, and how they think of him changes him. E.g. In any case, I don’t think that Tenchi manga sells all that well in the US. Of course I know it’s all been done. Opinions? TTGL is so big the earth is an atom to him and he was tossing galaxies at his opponent like shurikens plus he controls fate and reality. –The superpower comes with limitations intentionally built in, like Robo-Cop being unable to interfere with officers of the company that built him. History Talk (9) Characters who while otherwise possessing some form of superhuman resistance to injury, have a weakness which, when exploited, can hurt them significantly. In terms of story potential, I think something a bit less rare would probably have more story potential, something like like uranium (or radioactive materials in general) or another highly controlled substance. trojan horses which will create major problems for him). to create a Psychic Warrior. As for a limit of how far he can go back, that helps. So, if a character was running superfast and trips, he would go tumbling on for a really long time and probably break something. Getting defeated in Houston means there’s some chance of a lethal injection (or summarily executing captured supervillains and claiming instead that the wounds were incurred during combat). If someone were to begin searching for more information on him, he would simply begin hunting and killing them. They would need to concentrate on staying that way however. I also thought about giving him the psychic powers thanks to his suit upgrade. Do you have a few minutes?” The only thing here which would take much cleverness would be coming up with this information without the hero easily figuring out how the villain got it and/or giving the hero an opportunity to trace that back to the villain somehow. only 1 or 2 people in the world that can perform this surgery, and they’re both extremely costly* and/or uncooperative and/or supervillains and/or unavailable). So its gonna be difficult to anaylse this character without there specific form of teleportation. :/, *I am working on a comic book…so i guess i gotta go with fire…. I mean, it’s like trying to stab water. All in all, that’s what I have. You could take her abilities down a little – for example, only letting her use one element at once, or not knowing as many uses for elements she hasn’t used as often. I think you could challenge him pretty easily, because he could probably be physically overwhelmed. I’m really grateful for the help, seen as how my usual writing related website lacks superhero awesomeness. First, the Flash can run at the speed of light, but he gets caught in speed force. unless I absolutely had to. ( he got his powers in an experiment with extreme high magnetic waves) if you could help me with anything would be gratefull. Hi! But as I said, that might be adding more science than is absolutely necessary. I’d do something MUCH broader, like grabbing a former grade school teacher or a waitress that once served him or someone else with an incredibly distant connection to the hero in question. If we’re listing other good anime/manga then I’d say: Hellsing and Fruits Basket. Fusing characters in-story: It’s been done. Example: [Could be phrased more gently as “Got too optimistic.”]. Watchmen is very good but it’s rated R for a reason very graphic and not just violence. It is set in a futuristic Earth where all adults are dead (all the kids killed them). Any tips? Perhaps it could be used as a type of propulsion. The most complex machines might leave the technopath paralyzed while the machines are being manipulated. Alternately, perhaps the character has consciously tried to wipe out most traces of his existence because he knows that anything which could be used to identify him might be dangerous. Heh, maybe a little technically nerdy but hey, I love Einstein. Most of them are human, just like you and me, and are vulnerable any number of things, from cancer to stabbings to being ironically smothered by your supposedly amorous RealDoll. Godzilla and psychotic and/or suicidal supervillains) would probably not be affected by such laws. “…could be helpful if the villain had some sort of flaw the hero could exploit.”, I actually do have a sort of weakness for the villain, but it’s just that the characters don’t actually know what it is. He and the audience know that, and the drama comes from whether he can finish the job in that time. People start shooting, he watches behind a corner, the cops show up like right beside him and he climbs the fire escape to get out of sight. So powers that are based on the sun are kinda limitless. I think that’s probably right, but it strikes me as sort of sad. For example, if there’s 6 robots out to kill him, maybe he can only grab them 1 or maybe 2 at a time. “And my next question is can cyberpunk & superheroes go together?” In terms of plot, characterization, and mood, I think so. Also, if the circle of people in danger goes THAT wide, it’d be impossible to identify everyone in danger, let alone try to protect them all. Limit is most definitely needed. A fatigue limit could be set for your strong character. I agree wholeheartedly with Mr. Brit. I’ve heard the grade schools around here are pretty good. Wonder Woman's greatest strength is also one of her only weaknesses. is doing by becoming a hero. Which means that a speedster would need to exert themselves exponentially the faster they ran, to balance the sheer weight of themselves moving at such speeds. These should be pretty effective weaknesses that could put Aadrello in Robin-esque situations where he has to use quick thinking to succeed while, say, falling from a skyscraper. So again, mental fatigue will be a problem for them. Instead superman defeated him by just moving faster. If I were the editor evaluating your submission, the main thing going through my mind would be something like “but DBZ manga doesn’t sell very well in the US. She is a bit of a chosen one, but unlike Harry she was chosen around age seventeen instead of age one. Upload. It still takes several people to make any difference, but it is a weakness. “Yeah, me neither.” there’s a completely cryptic villainous organization and we can’t even guess at what they’re trying to accomplish). Yeah okay Luffy has a technique to instantly paralyize people, Naruto has sage mode he can fall of cliffs onto spikes and fell no harm, gain MORE chakra while others loose chakra, has an attack to moleculary destroy the opponent, can tap into Kyuubi giving him inifnite power not to mention tails. One way to help distinguish their fighting styles would be to make the supertough hero sort of clumsy. Is there a good weakness I can use or should I wait for the final novel to bring him in? Here are some other possibilities. She doesn’t know she is incredibly powerful, and in contrast, feels very insignificant about her own existence. Good idea, maybe the cuffs mainly. I’m not prepared to change anything maybe only minor things. I ask these questions, because outside of the powers, I’ve finally confident I’ve nailed him as a character. Thanks for your comment, Tim. 2. I have five teen characters with super powers but i can’t think of weaknesses Super-fast characters would create a lot of friction when they run. Killing is mundane and how it makes you feel is totally ignored. Acid – It’s metal and he’s human. “I need $1 million worth of palladium, an experimental nuclear reactor stolen, and a jail break.” Novels generally have more realistic abilties which I dislike. It’s this incredible, psychological battle to kill a killer while remaining a good person. Also, I have a villain that’s really strong. Why attack Metropolis when there are dozens and dozens of other places that aren’t nearly as well protected? I don’t think you could do the same for marshmallows). It can bring some Interesting scenes: For example he has a special set of goggles that allow him to see at night & it also gives him x-ray vision and gauntlets that grant him limited technology manipulation since we are in the cyberpunk age.” Personally, I find the long-term changes like Frodo’s more interesting because it creates more opportunities for character development. Another hero X-Zorb got the power to turn energy and damage into strength and healing, maybe energy blasts or something. I want to make sure pepole feel the results of their actions as there will be consequences but tell me what you mean? Whatever their permanent names and powers are going to be, your book sounds like it is going to be great and interesting. Which super heroes have weaknesses? 2 cops see him and try to chase him, he ends up on the top of the building. Teleportation destination might be altered by some warping mechanisms For example, in Bitter Seeds, the superpowers are fueled by blood sacrifices, so using superpowers is a controversial decision. “Got it!” he said. We later learn that Snape was actually trying to SAVE Harry from the actual attacker for reasons that wouldn’t have made any sense at the time the attack happened. The weakness is that if they push themselves they run the risk of injury or death, right? One other thing is I was thinking of giving him a super-speedster friend and I was wondering what kind of weakness you thought were good. Well they’ll get galaxy destroying and other things. –What’s his personality like? Alternately… I think 50-pound bags of soil cost $5 at Home Depot. But Hourman’s helplessness is temporary and your heroine’s callousness is not. )…Or only non-living….or only metal. For example, on Babylon 5 the powers of telepaths could be supressed by drugs called “sleepers”. Writers sometimes add unique weaknesses to challenge their heroes or rein in heroes that have gotten overpowered. Because I mean seriously, how can we compare to Gogeta SSJ4? You are better off planning a loose synopsis and working out each episode at a closer date. … To make it fit with his power, you could say lifting heavy weights is the equivalent of hiking up a hill while wearing a heavy backpack. Is making your all of your characters ridiculously powerful worth the amount of effort you’ll have to put into writing the story? Isaac- voice echo and manipulation, audible indunation, psychic reflection, hypnosis, illusions, fear amplification. Not every day I get an opportunity like that. -The drawback to this is that she cannot “fast forward” or “rewind” the memories, so she only has one chance to see them. The one with superstrength might wanna try to finish his fights as quick as possible in order to avoid muscle fatigue. For superheroes and villains, their weaknesses are a little bit different. I imagine someone like Lex Luthor would have security systems built into his computers so that he could locate someone trying to intrude. Haruhi controls reality and Goku can beat up people who easily destroy the universe. He’s pretty strong, able to lift several tons, and his skin is tough as rhino hide. what would be a good weakness for him. An example of this could be shown on one of the season finales of “Doctor Who.” * SPOILER* When the Master causes the Doctor to age 900 years in one moment, the Doctor has Martha go around earth. oh oh oh, I got it dallas. It dosen’t matter unless you’ve watched EVERY episode of DBZ, than I’d like to hear your opinions and give reasons. I hate using video games for writing inspiration, but snipers made for surprisingly nasty foes in Arkham Asylum. He cannot heal fatal wounds, as he would need a way to bring a soul back from beyond. For example, in the first Harry Potter book, we see Professor Snape casting a spell at Harry as Harry’s broomstick seriously malfunctions. Also for the main character that has the power of fire I had an idea for, instead of the power of fire how about having the power to change into lava so he could really burn his enemies when fighting?