superpowers
Flight, invisibility, strength
Superpowers are the extraordinary abilities of fictional heroes and villains—flight, invisibility, superhuman strength, telepathy: Her superpower is controlling the weather.
Figuratively, any exceptional talent or advantage: His superpower is remembering everyone's name.
In geopolitics, a superpower is a nation with dominant global influence—militarily, economically, and politically.
During the Cold War, the term described the United States and Soviet Union.
Mental object manipulation
- telepathyDirect mental communication
- precognitionParanormal future awareness
- clairvoyanceExtrasensory perception ability
- psychokinesisMind-powered object manipulation
mind-reading · empathy · teleportation · phasing · intangibility · levitation
Immunity to all damage
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- immortalityExemption from death
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- agilityQuickness and ease
reflexes · endurance · durability · stamina · echolocation · flexibility
Extralegal justice-seeker
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
- protectorOne who safeguards others
- defenderOne who guards another
- championTop competitor, or advocate
savior · sidekick · alter-ego · cape · mask · arch-nemesis · justice · rescue
Transforming one's appearance at will
- invisibilityState of being unseen
- elasticityTendency to resume original form
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
Dominant group's control
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- deterrencePrevention via threatened consequences
- NATOWestern defense organization
- allianceFormal union of parties
Thought-generated combustion
- cryokinesisMind-powered cold control
- electrokinesisPsychic control of electricity
- hydrokinesisSupernatural water control
- lightningAtmospheric electrical discharge
telekinesis
Mental object manipulation
- telepathyDirect mental communication
- precognitionParanormal future awareness
- clairvoyanceExtrasensory perception ability
psychokinesis · mind-reading · empathy · teleportation · phasing · intangibility · levitation
invulnerability
Immunity to all damage
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- immortalityExemption from death
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
agility · reflexes · endurance · durability · stamina · echolocation · flexibility
vigilante
Extralegal justice-seeker
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
- protectorOne who safeguards others
- defenderOne who guards another
champion · savior · sidekick · alter-ego · cape · mask · arch-nemesis · justice · rescue · headquarters
shape-shifting
Transforming one's appearance at will
- invisibilityState of being unseen
- elasticityTendency to resume original form
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
hegemony
Dominant group's control
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- deterrencePrevention via threatened consequences
- NATOWestern defense organization
pyrokinesis
Thought-generated combustion
- cryokinesisMind-powered cold control
- electrokinesisPsychic control of electricity
- hydrokinesisSupernatural water control
- comic book topicssuperheroes, villains, origin stories, secret identities, graphic novels
- geopoliticsbipolarity, bloc, blocs, brinkmanship, buffer state
- comic tropessecret identity, origin story, sidekick, supervillain, cape
- powerauthority, potency, energy, hydropower, horsepower
- powerhousestitans, giants, juggernauts, heavyweights, behemoths
- Cold WarBerlin Wall, Iron Curtain, arms race, Warsaw Pact, Cuban Missile Crisis
superpowersweaknesses
Points of vulnerability
disabilities · limitations · deficiencies · vulnerabilities · powerlessness
superpowersfailed states
Countries lacking functional government
client states · satellite states · microstates · vassal states · puppet states
superpowersvulnerabilities
Exploitable weak points
mortality · frailty · human weakness · helplessness · powerlessness