Assume that you got the ultimate jackpot with these powers - At his fastest, a composite Flash from all DC adaptations / the OG comics(Wally, Barry combined, etc) would be equivalent to that of a snail in comparison to you - and you had absolutely no limit as to what your mind could do with telekinesis. You have full instant knowledge of all of the applications of your powers, and your body and mind can withstand the force needed to do these things.
What power would you have and why? Super Speed - or Telekinesis?
No limits? So I can TK the entire Multiverse?
You could TK twelve multiverses at once.
Telekinesis. It not only has more abilities already built in from its base powers like flight to TK shields and on but it also has higher level(s) of powers beyond that which is only limited by the user's own mind which isn't the case here.
From Teleporting to Telekinetic Speed(which is also superspeed) to even straight out Reality warping. That's why in general Telekinesis is one of my favorite powers as it has a lot of versatility/possibilities.
Superspeed while powerful doesn't have as many abilities atleast that i know of. Lightspeed travel, Time traveling(which Tk can have), Accelerated Thought Processing(which i guess TK would have as well). What else is there that I'm missing that would give it a leg up on the long list of abilities that TK could have ?
Do I have control over my perception of time with super speed? If so, that amounts to a sort of quasi-immortality in a sense ( though a rather lonely one ). At the very least it'd be a hell of a lot of free time.
On the other hand, with complete and total control over limitless telekinesis, I can alter the fundamental basic structure of matter ( I.E. warp reality to my whims ). Hmmmm...
TK would be more powerful, but what I'd actually use it for in my life would probably be pointless, and I'd be too tempted to do everything by tk and would probably gain a bunch of weight
With speed, using my power will actually get me in better shape, but it needs to be adjustable, if it's twisted genie style where it turns my wish into a curse and I can never slow down then there's no point
I think I'd go with speed
TK would be more powerful, but what I'd actually use it for in my life would probably be pointless, and I'd be too tempted to do everything by tk and would probably gain a bunch of weight
With speed, using my power will actually get me in better shape, but it needs to be adjustable, if it's twisted genie style where it turns my wish into a curse and I can never slow down then there's no point
I think I'd go with speed
No limits? So I can TK the entire Multiverse?
You could TK twelve multiverses at once.
TK, then.
Gain wieght with TK? Live longer With superspeed? Um, you guys do know you can just manipulate your body on the level required with TK to not only be fit forever but be completely Immortal right? Not to mention Reality Warping, which eliminates the need for superspeed in the first place.
Tk has too many abilities in comparison and it's actually broken when you really look at them all. The only limitation it has really is it's limited by the user's own mind and what they're capable of doing. The op negated that and gave full access to power to it's fullest.
Why risk your life running around endlessly for a false sense of Immortality that could potentially end with you erasing yourself from existence or creating some paradoxes when you can not only give yourself immortality but also Superspeed through TK with Telekinetic manipulation or Reality warping?
In this case, the TK is just being god lol So that, please
If it was normal parameters, I'd rather Superspeed though
@drakotheghoul: tk means telekinesis, how does moving things with your mind prevent you from aging?
@drakotheghoul: tk means telekinesis, how does moving things with your mind prevent you from aging?
I think they might be talking about altering the molecules and matter that makes up your body with TK in order to ensure that it never ages. I don't know if that would work though since a human's cells simply stop replicating after a certain amount of time. In this scenario, could we force the cells to keep replicating? I guess if you have complete control over the manipulation of matter the answer would be yes? Can't say for sure though.
@mrnoital: Basically what killbilly said above. Also TK isn't just simply moving things with your mind. You're manipulating matter.
If you thought that was its only ability and that was the reason why you chose Superspeed then you might want to look up Telekinesis full powers. Without its main limit, being it own user's mind not being capable of handling it or not having the required knowledge, you could do almost anything.
Edit: Since it was still on my mind a good example of the ways TK can be used is N52 Superboy.
As bad as that whole N52 run was, Superboy's TK was one of the things i liked. He used his TK to give himself Heat Vision, TK Shields, Superspeed and i believe he warped reality with it or something at the end of that run(though don't hold that against as that whole comic was all over the place and i have not/will not reread that run again.).
I'm sure there's plenty of other great examples of TK uniquely being used by characters but that is a good one i thought of off the top of my head.
Super speed since you applied real world physics. You are practically invulnerable. You are basically Superman without the flight.
@christianrapper: you can warp reality with tk. Superman without flight doesn't come clos
TK is more powerful. wider aray of options plus sometimes you can give yourself super speed if your TK is good enough for time control.
@drakotheghoul: @killbilly: having complete control over how something moves, and having complete control over something are 2 very different things, biological cells age and die, it doesn't matter how they move
The superboy thing is a good example of creative uses of tk, but they are all about moving things, creating force fields is moving air molecules into a spot and not letting them move out of the way when something hits it, heat vision would be vibrating the molecules along his eyeline, and superspeed would just be moving his body faster than it normally goes(but wouldn't give him increased reaction speed)
All of that can logically be explained by tk containing movement, but claiming immortality can not, as the cells arte still going to age and decay no matter how you move them
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