Off My Mind: What is the One Best Superpower for Heroes?

Quick, answer this question: what is the one best superpower to have? How many times have you been asked that? If you haven't been asked or had this come up in conversation, I'm sure it's something you've at least thought about when reading comic books. A quick common answer might be invisibility. That way you could walk into banks or spy on the opposite sex (both would be very bad and an abuse of the power, of course). 

There's been debate over what is the best superpower. If you look, you could probably find a few different threads around discussing it. It's one of the biggest components in the battle threads. 

Super-strength 

Flight

Super-speed 

Time Manipulation 

Super-intellect 

I'd say "Super-intellect" is the best power and if you don't believe me then just look at Dr. Doom and Lex Luthor and think of all the things their both capable of doing.

My friends and I have pretty much agreed time is the best one, if you get the option of also being able to stop it. I think I'd like having control of light, like The Ray.

i would have to say neither speed or time abilities are the most useful.... personally though i enjoy  .... hand to hand fighting abilities are my favorite and what i personally look at to difine the character i read ( even if not a technical power) ... batman, deadpool, wolverine, cap, thor, iron man( at times) are few examples 

either intellect or telekinesis, with intellect i could create other devices to replicate other abilities or give myself new ones and with telekinesis you can fly, create force fields and create the illusion of super-strength

Franklin Richards... enough said.

Intellect with an advanced brain you could build a method to give you all the powers you listed basically pulling a Tony Stark. Build a powerful battle suit to enhance all your features and give you flight as well as any other extra powers or weapons you could think of. Then if your mind is unique enough you could also pull a Taskmaster and learn all forms of combat you would need. Hands down I think intellect is better

Super strength...Flying...that's too common, as superpowers go :P

Anyway, me? I'd love something fun, something original.
But right now, amongst those, I'd surely pick up super speed, 'always been fascinated by that aspect. I mean, moving faster than sound? Be able to do so much in a fraction of a second while the world seems to stop around?
Also, superhero-ing-wise, it's one of the most efficient powers against villains!

Their superhuman ability for fight for what they believe in against all odds, even if it's for chimichangas.

Time manipulation is the best power to have but if don't know how to use it'll cause more problems than solve.

In the real world probably Forges power is the best to have for money making, can jsut make a new super machine worth billions and then chill out.. In terms of actual powers i would like to have i would go with the healing factor or iceman style ice manipulation.

advanced healing ability which has a byproduct of infinite life.

Superspeed or telepathy.  Either be faster than they are, or prevent them from doing anything with the power of your mind. 

Jim

Omnipotence, duh.

But short of that, I'd say precognition with full causality. Meaning you can see how every action/inaction will ultimately affect reality. You'd pretty much always know what endgame everyone has and how to effectively change the world.

My personal favorite, though, is teleportation. Especially if in conjunction with the aforementioned power, that'd be my perfect build.

 wolverine's and deadpool's regeneration

Invulnerability.  Take anything and keep coming definitely has its advantages when going after bad guys (and not just super-powered ones).

Well if we can only pick from what is listed I would say  Time Manipulation but if I had to pick it would be it would be  complete control over the molecular structure of matter and energy (Mister M) but I think the coolest maybe True  Immortality (Mister Immortal). 

" I'd say "Super-intellect" is the best power and if you don't believe me then just look at Dr. Doom and Lex Luthor and think of all the things their both capable of doing. "

Above all else

Super strength. Just cause I've always wanted to throw something really far, like into space.

I think the best power would be one with many applications like TK. Or Magneto's magnetic field manipulation (Which effectively works in the same way.) That way you can emulate things flight and super strength as well as augment your natural physical attributes.

" I'd say "Super-intellect" is the best power and if you don't believe me then just look at Dr. Doom and Lex Luthor and think of all the things their both capable of doing. "

Unfortunately megalomania is a side effect. "

" @Emperor Gonzo Noir said: 

" I'd say "Super-intellect" is the best power and if you don't believe me then just look at Dr. Doom and Lex Luthor and think of all the things their both capable of doing. "

Unfortunately megalomania is a side effect. "

             Either that or complete insanity with a self-destructive hunger for more knowledge. "

" @NightFang said:

" @Emperor Gonzo Noir said: 

" I'd say "Super-intellect" is the best power and if you don't believe me then just look at Dr. Doom and Lex Luthor and think of all the things their both capable of doing. "

Unfortunately megalomania is a side effect. "

             Either that or complete insanity with a self-destructive hunger for more knowledge. "

and narcissism, let's not forget that either. "

luck and some good story writing.

Super Speed.

Eagle Vision. Either that or reality manipulation, though with that you would probably need super-intellect.

I just really want the ability to be able to see perfectly in the dark. I will finally be able to stop eating all those carrots!

Blowing stuff up with your mind ;3

I'd go with shapeshifting along the lines of Morph, Metamorpho, or even Alex Mercer (without the people eating), because their kind of shape-shifting allows for almost anything, including crime-fighting as well as hilarity.  

Good ol' Morph. Keeps 'em laughing or just plain confused.

Infinite possibilities...

Just how was he a "Prototype" anyhow? Because the finished project would have to be just short of god-like to improve on this kind of prototype.

While super-intellect might be nice, I'd rather not be insanely smart, because it doesn't always work out well. As Ernest Hemmingway said, "Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know." And he ended up committing suicide with a shotgun...

In no particular order, Time Manipulation, Telepahy and Super-Intellect are the best ones to have on their own and likely the only ones that would work on their own. The others, if you think about it, wouldn't work on their own. Flight, for example, without some sort of invulnerability and/or super breathing would mean you couldn't really survive at high altitudes. Speed would have similar issues. There's a reason strength is usually coupled with some level of invulnerability too. You could be super strong, but lift a car over your head and you're likely to shatter your elbows, shoulders, etc.

Super Strength probably just tops Super speed for me.

Lightning control...'cause I've done my research years ago. I know what all it can do.

An I-Win button.

Light manipulation or  Aerokinesis, with both of which I feel that you could simulate most of the powers listed above, with the exception of intelligence and time travel with aero, but also cause i think they'd be the most fun.

I'd go with the ability to open portals in time and space, that way I can go to alternate universes, different places, and time travel.

This ability would be the best because you can see where you are going and you never know which alternate universe has the best technology and genetic engineering (for more powers). This is better than teleportation because there is no way you could wind up teleporting into solid matter.

best power to have is money yeah tony an bruce u feel me on that but on a real note i will go with super speed or durability

I would like the power of Space-time! Thta wopuld be the awesome power ever, Cuz you would be so damn powerfull and cool, Imagine go to the pasrt and see the history! would be awesome!

So yhea I go for the power of Space-Time.

elasticity probably the best

I would have to say Energy manipulation like Ms. Marvel or better yet Vulcan.  The abilities that can be learned with that super power are awesome.

if i had what the hulk has  without the insanity personality problems   in a passable for human body i'd be happy

I'm torn between super intellect, as previously mentioned, or, and bear with me, there was a Marvel character who had the ability to have all communication transmitted to him, so that he could use it for his own purposes.  Yes, it sounds weird, but it was around the same time period as when Sabretooth was taken in by the X Men.  Think it was prior to Age of Apocalypse.

Failing that, yeah, super intellect

Superspeed. That way won't get shot at by fighter jet when flying around.

Superman

Spiderman

Green Lantern

Deathstroke

I would love to have their powers.Cyborg Superman and Darkseid has neat powers as well but they're too EPIC for us mortals.