Best of the Worst Superpowers in Comics

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[@kingshadow8782]

Cool.

[@kingshadow8782]

Happy Sunday!

[@FFA441]

“How many balls jokes can we get in here?”😂😂😂

[@Ali-Sensei]

yes

[@scottharris149]

He should have added that AC/DC already wrote the perfect theme song for Egg. Big Balls!!!!😆😆

[@chriscripplercruz1833]

That's what she said!

[@Iron_fist66]

Talk to sea creatures has to be one of the most broken abilities to have and the fact he can flood the whole earth with an entire army of all unknown creatures that lurk deep in the ocean at the bottom, aqua man definitely deserves more respect.

[@silverlycan2922]

Color kid can be invisible. All wavelengths are color.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

he changed the color of kryptonite, he is more powerful than he gets credit for

[@navinvent]

Rogue touching Eyeboy and Cyclops though and using it together would be insane.

[@MbisonBalrog]

That is good one

[@AbhishekKr.Singh1609]

God help whoever they are fighting

[@vand0801]

I saw a meme depicting that, and it was hilariously creepy, and insanely dangerous lmao

[@daviddaugherty2816]

​@@AbhishekKr.Singh1609 And whoever they're fighting _with_ for that matter.

[@AbhishekKr.Singh1609]

@@daviddaugherty2816 yup

[@sesh5791]

He said “balls” like 30 times in 45 seconds 😂

[@DanteYewToob]

But how did Bailey learn that he has that ability? How do you even discover that you’re a mutant when your only ability is to explode?

[@conradsutton1456]

Lol. "You're the bomb," is low hanging fruit. "Balls" is high brow humor 🤣

[@michaelmcchesney6645]

Defeating Doctor Doom was impressive, but she had the help of many, many squirrels. When she defeated Thanos, she did it with the help of only Tippy Toe. Remember that the Watcher confirmed that Squirrel Girl and Tippy Toe defeated the real Thanos, not a clone, robot, or simulacrum, and by doing so, saved the multiverse. I am still waiting for Milana Vayntrub to play her in Live Action.

[@kevinmorrice]

didnt she also beat galactus once

[@Three8700]

He's got the goldest balls of them all

[@natagu5794]

Aquaman doesn't have the ability to talk to fish. He has the ability to control them. It was mentioned multiple times in the comics by him that just controls them, and fishes don't have the ability to communicate that well.

[@acenigerian3356]

Finally, someone addresses this

[@quentinfogger5755]

Is Mera more powerful than him with how she can control water? I think Arthur Curry Jr is probably more powerful since he has the powers of both his parents, wish the comic writers would undo Black Manta killing that baby

[@dannytarver4533]

Yeah, that's now, when he was created he talked to sea life and they talked back mentally. Namor can do it too

[@dannytarver4533]

​@@quentinfogger5755they have Tempest or whatever the original Aqualad calls himself now

[@BetterThanKanye]

He's just trying to throw everyone off the scent.

[@SpiderandMosquito]

You get squirrel girl off that thumbnail!

[@anothergingeronthetheinternet]

You were having too much fun coming up with jokes for egg weren’t you😂?

[@Stitchman3875]

With Egg, I thought of so many “That’s what she said” lines.

[@auroninja]

Color Kid seems like he might be effective against various Lanterns.

[@tylerwilliams6782]

If his power could effect the color of the users ring, assuming they could use the alternate color, then yeah that partnership would be broken.

[@LinkL33Twarrior]

i gotta stick up for Squirrel girl, she has a bunch of powers from super human strength, durability, and speed, shes also outmatched Taskmaster because of her tail. i just want more credit where its due.

[@kingshadow8782]

Good Afternoon everyone!

[@khaldrogo1782]

Happy weeknd!

[@Ur1zenBuddha]

Egg being a part of the mutant circuit that resurrects people is pretty important though.

[@b00m_box14]

I can just imagine what James Gunn can make with these characters

[@rhen4short]

I wanna see Color boy in season 2 of Peacemaker 😂

[@vasconcelos7356]

I absolutely adore the fact that Squirrel Girl can't control squirrels and can only talk to them, but she's so nice they just follow her everywhere and do whatever she asks them to.

[@ronsorage78]

You leave my girl Doreen alone lol. I love Squirrel Girl.

[@raycenteno7698]

The Jaws Pinball game is good but the new John Wick pinball is superb!!!

[@mohamedmaarif63]

Talking to fish is a great super power yeah......until the deep comes to the picture.😂

[@frontrunners4391]

“Anyway, his balls are also able to bounce” lmao

[@chriscripplercruz1833]

You just couldn't resist the balls or you're the Bomb jokes could you lol? I fully support your decision with it😮

[@nicholsonl49]

Nah the color man bit was funny af I'm crying😭😭😭

[@edwardtdm123]

12:30 I thought we might see Soft Serve considering he mentioned ice cream.

[@Simte]

This might be the Variant's video with the most balls in it. Should I say... A ballsy upload?

[@BYLRPhil]

I had Superpro issue 1. I gave it to a neighbor when I was a kid in exchange for a Spider-Man issue about not smoking cigarettes.

[@georgelove980]

Pt.2 please

[@satesup4353]

The Almighty Dollar tempts me. This is not the Infinite Crisis, or Final Crisis, this is the Midlife Crisis... .

[@Mustdoit1233]

Another terrible superpower is that of Big Bertha XD

[@chriscarlisle5676]

No mention of the guy whose only power is coming back from the dead, or the doorman (extremely limited teleportation/phasing).

[@adrianrust3229]

Shout out to the Super Duper team from The Boys. They don't really count because the team was written with intentionally useless powers.

[@targetdreamer257]

Chairface Chipendale. “What am I a joke to you?”

[@princecolliereid7507]

😂😂 enjoyed this episode. Arm fall of boy 😂😂😂

[@T0Gth3Mighty_369]

Who thought up the chick that poops ice cream . That power has to be one of the most disgusting powers I've ever heard in my life .

[@AnvilPictures]

It would be funny if Colour Kid was asked are you gay and says “what! No! Why would you think that?” The other person says “you wear a rainbow on your costume”

[@SleeperDarkside]

Man if can come up with ridiculous characters like these I still have a chance😂

[@Robert-kd9vs]

Goldballs seems pretty dope.

[@captainomega6315]

His Bawlz 😂

[@etzool]

Goldballs. Amazing.

[@cajuama]

Now this was a cool video. We need more.

[@greendro6410]

This was a good video 😂

[@bostonrailfan2427]

Color Kid saved the life of Superman by changing the color of kryptonite, as useless as that power is it’s still a literal lifesaver 🤣

[@jamalvargas6146]

Infectious Las From Legion Of Superheroes Now I'm Only Familiar with the 2006 Kids WB show but the ability to automatically make people sick Is a gross power but those American Idol style superhero Auditions where lightning Lad was basically Simon Cowell were a highlight

[@Legal_loophole]

Enough of these balls 😂 am dying laughing 😂😂😂

[@edisonlaw934]

Interesting. Can you cover The Leader next, go over his origins, powers and appearance in Captain America 4

[@Saje3D]

You don’t know Doreen. Her power is the power of coincidence. And friendship. And squirrels!

[@vladitoncev28]

There is a difference between superpowered and superabled. These guys are superabled

[@immortalsugimoto5100]

Dogwelder deserved the number one spot

[@edrozenrozen9600]

Hmmm... What about Friendly Fire?

[@martinbauzon7450]

Polka-Dot Man

[@robt510]

“Squirrels are ruthless!! We’ve defeated Dr. Doom, Thanos, AND Mark Rober!!!” xo, Phat Gus

[@BDOT310]

Color kid has the ability to raise or lower his credit score at will

[@Elchansan]

I would not be surprised if the whole "Goldballs" joke started because someone learned that the Japanese term for testicles is literally goldballs (金玉 read as kintama)

[@christopherbaten5459]

Here’s the real question; if you lived in the DC/Marvel universe, would you rather have a superpower from this list or no superpower at all?

[@onyxwolfreaper21]

8:01 "It's a incredibly dumb power" Then Im assuming Cannonbolt from Ben 10 has a stupid power too-

[@JohnClark-tt2bl]

Color kid could be a decent villain for silver age green lantern, just trap hal in a room and turn it yellow.

[@333dae]

what’s funny about these powers is that some of them exist in one piece and it works in that universe

[@kingshadow8782]

Yesss!

[@AndrewRadke]

Friendly Fire is my number one for worst powers.

[@omoefeasiemo3601]

7:04 kind of reminds me of cannonbolt from Ben 10 and look at how useful that alien turned out to be

[@JonnyRoboto]

I'm more curious how Bailey found out he could detonate himself as a superpower.

[@GooniesNeverSayDie1980]

Color Kid would give all the Lantern Corps some problems and also anyone whose powers are solar generated, plus, he has the power to blind.

[@jasonguinn6075]

After watching one piece all the American stretchy characters have been criminally underimagined. With the exception of maybe Plastic Man.

[@alanmiller7875]

How dare you call Squirrel Girl's powers bad... commanding swarms of extremely agile, clawed, rodents with teeth that can chew through almost anything... it's terrifying how strong that is and that ignores her own heightened agility and speed not to mention the extra balance that her tail gives her... plus she has claws. Doreen Green is unbeatable!

[@dylanogg347]

Matter Eater Lad can eat a bomb without issue. That's dope.

[@brainlock72]

Did you do ANY research? Goldballs later became Egg, and he became one of The Five on Krakoa, essential to their cloning secret of kamikaze missions. Each egg was filled with raw genetic material, so they just needed to download the DNA of whoever died, then Cerebro would download their last daily memory upload, Tempo would age them to proper age, and Hope would then activate their mutant genes. And you come for Chuck, you come for the LEGION! Dude married a girl who could split herself into three bodies and she claims she could still barely keep up with him! He's also good buddies with Tenzil, too! While Chuck and Tenzil made the cut for the Legion, Color Kid did not, but was a founding member of the SUBSTITUTE LoSH. His powers were mostly played for laughs, as was the rest of the team, but Geoff Johns changed that by binding the powers to his already insane "Emotion Corps" that he expanded the Green Lantern Corps into, what is it, 11 different Corps, now? (ROYGBIV, White, Black, UltraViolet, etc) Also, at some point, Infectious Lass "accidentally" infected him with a gender reversing virus, so he is now she, but I understand prefers nb? and you thought Sean/Shvaughn Erin was confusing! I'm glad you used 1970s art for Squirrel Girl, who was pretty much forgotten until the 2000s. Also, she soloed THANOS. Even the Watcher confirmed it "was not a clone, robot, or other impersonator, but the REAL Thanos!" Her "secondary" ability is being able to defeat anyone who tries to fight her.

[@DareMurdok]

Glad someone is putting respect on Egg after his true ability was revealed. dude is crucial to resurrecting people that died.

[@TwistedNiQ]

So I just learned about Mr. Imortal's existence in comics would not be fun to have his unique and depressing level of immortality lol

[@oneizzyjones]

Penny packer is underrated. I’m saying. If he just duplicated the money he made everyday starting with one penny. He’d be a millionaire in a year. He could quite literally be the richest man in the Marvel universe and become an awesome villain or the president. There’s potential there.

[@PeacelordApropos]

Colour kid vs a lantern ring.... that would be dangerous

[@craigdeblock3421]

Not entirely fair to Bouncing Boy - combined with a Legion flight ring, he could be surprisingly effective against projectiles and battering opponents (as long as they're not Daxamites or someone in that league, he can just thump them into unconsciousness.) And he and his wife were very effective at running, and teaching at, the Legion Academy. A big part of the appeal of the Legion is that a lot of its members have relatively weak powers but work well as a team, especially when well written - I have undying hate in my heart for what Bendis did to the Avengers, but he was, surprisingly, really good on the Legion.

[@Dewald]

They did little research, as Egg's golden balls are eggs, not balls, and they used those eggs to save the Mutant race.

[@ntsmith2000]

The All Mighty Dollar doesn't sound right when he's shooting pennies from his wrist; he actually sounded more on point shooting half dollars, courtesy of Arris' suggestion.

[@livestreamgaming420]

3:06 simply write a story that ends with him saying goodbye to his family and friends, have e him accept him total power and standing in the universe and confront a global issue then nuke himself. signifying that he's basically the star brand but able to use it at will after acknowledging his respective power

[@chrisi621]

If Bailey can only use his power once, how does he even find out about it?

[@Thtguyfry]

I bet bailey has an explosive personality 😭

[@emma.steppp8485]

Colour Kid could turn himself yellow and beat up Green Lantern

[@edrozenrozen9600]

You forgot the most important question: Why is Arm Fall Off Boy wearing a Pink Leotard?

[@kamron_thurmond]

Being a Mutant.

[@uditfartyal]

No mention of Superman being able to shoot tiny little supermen from his finger tips??

[@WolfieChill]

Having gold balls don't sound that bad

[@saiken811]

For Zeigeist, I have a low-hanging-fruit joke thats related to a girl, who has recently become quite a meme...

[@DavidJimenez-tt5ok]

Isn’t there a mutant with the ability to shit out ice cream

[@quentinfogger5755]

Since you did the history of Midnight Man, Are you going to do history of other Moon Knight villains like Arthur Harrow, Shadow Knight, Bushman, the Zodiac Cartel, Stained Glass Scarlet, Moon_Shade and the Sun-King?

[@HolyHadou]

I'm pretty sure there are two mutants with stupid powers that haven't been mentioned. One I think secrets Ice Cream and the other you completely forget about his existence when you're not looking at him. I can't recall their names but I was hoping they'd show up here. Ironically the latter didn't which proves his power.

[@TwistedNiQ]

Am I the only one who thinks Bailey "The Bomb" Hoskins looks like Alfred E. Neuman from Mad Magazine?

[@SouthofSalvation]

Last I check squirrel girl killed Thanos

[@MbisonBalrog]

How does Bailey even know he has the power unless he tries it?

[@user-ut8sh8bg5f]

In the silver age color kid turned a cloud of green kryptonite into blue kryptonite so it wouldn't effect superboy and super girl.

[@joe88john]

I think you missed Polka Dot Man from James Gunn's Suicide Squad. I would also classify The Dot from Spiderverse 2, though I could see how it could be useful. And anything from the sidekicks at Sky High.

[@richardsmedley2919]

I feel colour boy is maybe a dig at the inkers at the comic getting a big head , also surely the best/worst power uas to be forget me not from xmen as soon as you look away from him you completely forget him

[@QuantumShineAMAC]

Dr. Doom got beat up by Squirrels!?🤣🤣🤣 That's not good for the F4 and PR!

[@thetalentedmrrapley]

FUN FACT: The fruit Orange came before the colour Orange.

[@IncogNegroGaming]

was that.... fat albert behind the all mighty dollar?

[@Clutch275]

Gold Balls... Think you guys missed a good ManScaped Ad Read... lol EDIT: "Low Hanging Fruit" hahahahahaah

[@jaxkthereaper6569]

If to use a pinball machine I need my cell phone I'm never buying a pinball machine. That was a great way to not advertise something.

[@nosfarratu]

I think it's bogus that Animal, Vegetable, Mineral man was not on this list!!! Or least an honorable mention.

[@Thegame1132]

Katakuri from One Piece proves turning into ice cream can be insanely overpowered if used right

[@rjstar5805]

There was one mutant that magnetio Recruited called maggot he was a kid in Africa that made giant tape worms come out of his stomach his only appearance he ate wolverine claws