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The ability to manipulate probability.

Get the green light, getting you some where on time. Somehow manage to tickets to a sold out concert. Boss just extended a deadline to allow you to get the work done. Score the prefect seats on an airplane. No delays when taking a train.

Ending all conflicts in the world with one command

My farts are now filled with ultra potent sex pheromones. My farts are usually quiet, and usually no one notices them. Time to reap the wind!

To revisit events in my past while retaining all knowledge. I wouldn't want to alter the main timeline, but there are so many things I'd like to experience again and experiment with doing things differently. And some deep regrets I'd like a conplete do-over on. Maybe even live some "branches of alternate lives" for years if I wanted.

I feel like what some of you guys miss. Here is understanding what makes life fun. Certain superpowers would make life criminally boring and the goal would be to get power so that you can do what you want with your life, try different things out, be safe and secure, but still have a life that has meaning.

If you are too overpowered or have things that allow you to see way past what being human is, then you'd be stuck all alone looking at humans that look like ants to you and you'd be bored out of your skull. I kind of feel like that's what Dr. Manhattan was except I think the reality would be worse.

You have to look at what phase two of this super power would be. I kind of like the save point one or something that gives you control to do what you want, but you still have to deal with the consequences. That way you gain a lot of control over your life, but you still have to live it with consequences. It would kind of be like winning the lottery. It would be turning the video game on easy mode, but not making it so easy you don't want to play.

Time travel, not to change anything, just to be able to experience things that no longer exist or relive memories.

Voluntary Immortal. Meaning I can die if I want to badly enough. I'd like to just observe all the remaining time humans are a thing without having to worry about mortal body maintenance and food.

Super Siri that can answer any questions.

"How do I build a time machine?"

"Is there any hidden treasure around here?"

"How do I make myself immortal?"

Adaptability.

Get a cut? Your skin adapts to no longer have that happen. Get shot? You’re now bulletproof. Cancer? Your body adapted before it could even get slightly serious. Muscles that build faster without needing to do much more than lift a heavy weight a few times.

Saw it in a book called Superhuman way back in the day. Cool concept.

Telepathy.

I really want to know the truth of what people think of me. Especially these "blood relatives".

My family is full of mental health issues.

I'd like to fix that for them and myself, and for all the other sufferers out there.

Superhero ability? Healing. By far.

Omnipotence or time manipulation.

Hyperintelligence?

It's a gamble. But if you can survive long enough to cobble some tech together, you're basically a god.

...Time travel is a close 2nd. Also powerful, but risky.

The ability to break things down into bricks of their atomic elements. Imagine what could be done with waste and recycling, especially tech recycling. You could make money easy.

If you were willing, I think you could create world peace (not absolute, but you could end wars if dickhead political leaders suddenly became chunks of carbon and other elements).

Rapid healing. Living for several hundred years would be nice. Change my carrier once every 20 years. This is the selfish choice.

The superpower that I feel could help more people is superspeed. First on my list is a visit to all dictators with a warning to knock if off.

Healing powers 100%

But if I'm being selfish/lazy, I'd copy Ezra from Fairy Tail, she can swap out her armor and weapons instantly. I'd use it to always have a rain coat, umbrella. Fall over in bed and be instantly be PJs, wake up stay and in comfy cloths right until I get to work. Climb up a ladder and never have to go back down for a tool. Spill food all over, and instantly have a new shirt. Get mugged and swap over to appropriate armor and a heavy assault weapon.

Definitely the ability to speak/communicate deeply with animals.

Teleportation, no distance limit, and I can take others with me. For accuracy, I can "see" where I'm about to teleport to. First, I'm going to explore other planets with life, venturing into the universe for a few weeks. Then I'm going to move a few people off planet. Don't worry, I'll let them bring their money.

Photosynthesis

Hands down something like magik (marvels magik, ie illayan rasputin, ie colossuses sister) where you can teleport and get your own dimension. Its basically like having the tardis as an innate power.

The ability to phase thru anything, passive ghostlike body. Basically walk into any bank and walk thru the vault snatching whatever, bullets pass right thru you, but you can still hold things to deal damage back!

Then take out most of the world governments at an unstoppable slow-walk with a shit-eating grin and declare the new post-scarcity world ready for action without anymore billionaires or megacorps.

The ability to steal anywhere from 1-10 hours of sleep from someone I touch per 24 hours

Healing. Can you imagine how happy the world would be? Parents with a sick child can take them to the park for the first time. Bed ridden people can see the world with their own eyes as opposed to a screen. Despair and grief would change to happiness and serenity. I'd be crazy busy but if it means that everyone everywhere is guaranteed to live a long, happy life, I'd gladly pay the price.

I don't want to be truly immortal, but if I could be like I am now for a few hundred years that would be pretty cool.

Honestly? Dr. Manhattan level atomic mastery. Because, if we're essentially talking wishes here, what's better than being your own unfettered genie, essentially? 🤷🏼‍♂️