Make a Superpower Useless.

Too weak to carry more than one arrow at a time

Ability to absorb and expel light at will, with idefinite capacity

You can't control the wavelength-- could be visible yellow, could be infrared, could be a laser.

You can see the entire spectrum of light.

For a few seconds. Longer and you'll be blind.

Superhuman swordsmanship skills including blocking/dodging arrows/cannons/catapult rocks and cutting down many opponents in seconds. Yes, you're in medieval times where swords are more frequent, and yes, you have nigh-unlimited stamina to keep up.

You still live in a medieval setting, with no access to modern medical practices, so any small wound is still a likely death-sentence due to infection and poor personal hygiene, and you're still not immune to the Black Plague... in fact, even the flu could kill you.


Perfect control over own body's molecular structure, able to change density and form at will (including changing from solid, liquid, & gaseous states)

For a few seconds.

Create virus strains, with multiple symptom variations/possibilities to infect kill/maim anyone you target, except yourself/other people to prevent collateral damage.

You can only infect other people through forced anal penetration... and only when you're the one being penetrated.


The ability to compel others into telling the truth, regardless of the strength of their opposing will-power.

Only for one guy per 24 hours.

Ability to expertly pilot/drive any vehicle known to man.

You live in a land-locked, post-apocalyptic wasteland with no access to usable batteries, petroleum or biodiesel fuels, and you lack the mechanical expertise to convert any machines to steam... the best you can hope for is pedal-power or the rare beast of burden.


The ability to pull useful objects from and store items in a stable pocket-dimension, with no limit to uses per day or carrying/storage capacity.

Can't pick them up instantly. Object transfer from pocket dimension to our universe takes time.

Turn anything you touch/punch into lethal high explosives. No capacity limit, no energy drain after a few uses, there's IFF (anyone who you consider friends/family won't be harmed unless they betray you), can be detonated at will, and you can turn your power on/off at will to prevent accidental usage.

You have a type of phonophobia and hyper-sensitivity to sound that makes you anxious and fearful to ever use your power. Even though time and evidence have proven it unlikely, your irrational fear of accidentally detonating something has driven you to wear protective ear-muffs and a blast suit every waking moment of your life.


The power to rapidly grow and mentally-control the hair on your head, use it to grip things, tie/trip enemies, etc., and not suffer pain or weakening when it gets cut, pulled, or tangled.

Your hair is still vulnerable to fire/acid/sharp objects like normal hairs.

Stop/slow/accelerate time at will(like ZA WARUDO/Emiya Kiritsugu), with unlimited duration, and infinite energy capacity to use it.

Your arms become immobile when you activate it.

The power to permanently alter people in any way; looks, age, gender, health, intelligence, personality, etc. as long as I have 5 seconds of uninterrupted direct line of sight.

Can only alter one person per 24 hours, unless you have high stamina/some sort of power amplifier as the ability you have can strain your brain and body.

Master of any martial arts known to man. Yes, your body isn't frail/weak, and you have more than adequate (read: superhuman) levels of physical strength, focus, and endurance.

Still won't stop a bullet from a gun.

Ability to master any and all video games.

Human made games only. Also, your low social status won't change, unless you participate in E-sports, but eventually you'll be banned for cheating with that power.. unless you fought an equal who have the same powers.

Fuck it.

Ability to render any superpower useless/amplify a weakness of your enemy's superpower.

No one else in the universe has super powers.


You can summon a giant artificial intelligent mech that always obeys you.

The mech is adorable, with a child-like AI (think Panda-Z with personality of a Tachikoma), so no one really takes you very seriously.


The ability to intuit the perfect wine pairing (or other alcoholic beverage) with any food, from gourmet feasts to microwave dinners.

Your wine/alcohol expires much faster if you found the perfect pairing so drink it quick.

Bestow someone with any superpower you want, including yourself. Including all power types, and unlimited capacity of people you can bestow. No, you don't transfer it through sexual means.

Everyone you give powers to now also has the ability to give powers to others, quickly making it impossible for you to profit in any way from your ability. Everyone is special, so no one is special... Society quickly adjusts to a superpowered population, and you die penniless and forgotten.


The specific ability to stop time just long enough to come up with the perfect comment, comeback line or put-down in any conversation, allowing you to appear sharp-witted and clever.

The Inception horn sounds everytime you enter or exit this state, either merely sabotaging your wit or letting people know you're 'pausing' to get a zinger.

Perfect hindsight. Given even an image of an event, you can trace the events leading up to it.