Favorite type of superhero/superpower/mythical being

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Does anyone else have a specific theme/motif they enjoy reading or writing about? In my case, I like stories about characters who have some kind of sonic power or special ability related to sound in some way. I really like stories about creatures such as sirens and banshees, and even tried writing a story about an ordinary kid who gains the powers of a mythical siren. I also like stories and books with characters who have the power to control sound, or the ability to work magic through music, or have some kind of special ability related to their voice. I don't know why I'm so fascinated by this particular theme. What kinds of themes/superpowers/creatures fascinate you?

I haven't read a lot about any of these, but...
Empaths, unicorns, dust bunnies, and totoros.

I watched a movie with this character that could feel people's emotions... If everyone had to experience the emotions and pain of everyone else, I think maybe the world would be a nicer place. (or maybe not?)

I once joined a writing rpg that was centered around young adults with super powers/abilities in a mental hospital/school type of place. There were some interesting characters, at least as far as concepts go. Vampires, people that could morph into things, people with all kinds of powers.

A lot of movies about people with powers seem to involve a lot of fighting it seems, and I'm not really into action movies...

And what kind of writing do I most like to do?
Fantasy. Kind of Lord of the Ringsish but with original character types/races.

Interesting question.

I have an affinity for the goddess Athena. It's not a religious belief or anything like that. I was just researching Greek Mythology one day and I find the values she represents are similar to the ones I do. I would like to embody some of those values. Athena is wise, intelligent, strong. She respects the arts, justice, industry and skill. I suppose she's a role model of sorts. I also love owls and she is usually depicted with an owl. She is also considered a goddess of war, but I interpret that as having that tenacity to stand up for what she believes in and a talent for strategy.

I also find the whole myths are founded around some sort of fact idea interesting...

Comics have plenty of those sound-based superheroes and villains:

The Banshee, originally meant to be a female character, but they didn't bother with the name change



They later introduced his daughter, codenamed 'Siryn', who in recent issues of X-Factor has adopted the name Banshee.

Klaw from Avengers and Black Panther, whose body is made entirely of sound:



Black Canary, from Justice League, who has a 'canary scream':



Dazzler can transmute sound into light, and is also a professional singer:

I always had an affinity for the X-men. To the normal world, they weren't considered superheroes, they were freaks that drew the genetic short straw. Of course, their differences were what made them amazing and strong, but the world as a whole had no tolerance for them. Sound familiar anyone?

Agreed. But the main pull of X-Men for me was that it membership was taken from this pool of mutants in the world, cherry-picked by Xavier on the qualities that make a hero to begin with. As in, there were a lot of mutants in the world, but not every mutant was X-Men material. In other words, every X-Man is a mutant, not every mutant is an X-Man or can be one. It creates an interesting dynamic in that, in the background, you have this large 'population' of mutants, very disjointedly connected by the way, with new mutants being born every year, and in the foreground you have the X-Men on one side and Magneto's Brotherhood on the other side, acting as advocates for mutant liberation.

I know there are some people who say the discrimination metaphor doesn't make sense, for various reasons, but I disagree. The analogy works fine for me, but it requires a certain suspension of disbelief. It is far more abstract than you might at first think.

I like watching, reading, and writing about environmentalist and elemental heros, like Captain Planet and the Planeteers and Sailor Moon. They all had something with the four Elements. Mercury(water), Venus(metal), Mars(fire), Jupiter(thunder/trees), Uranus(air), Neptune(ocean), Kwame(Earth), Wheeler(Fire), Linka(Wind), Gi(Water). Even Ma-Ti and Sailor Moon. Ma-Ti has Heart, and doesn't Sailor Moon also often have hearts and crescents, especially Sailor Mini Moon. And, of course, Captain Planet himself who has all of them. The characters in my stories are called Elementals, and while everyone can manipulate all the elements, everyone specializes especially one. There's also an Elite for each element. Every generation, the current Elite chooses another Elemental(usually a youngster)to train as his/her Successor.

My favorite superheroes are the dark ones who need some kind of personal redemption. They battle inner demons.... Batman, Wolverine, Punisher, those heroes resonate with me.

I love mythology art in games like Darksiders and God of War...

Favorite characters overall would have to be Atlas, holder of the earth and Cerberus, 3 headed dog guardian of hell.

I also have an obsession with dragons, but it may not apply.

As far as superheros go I tend to love those that can control energy and use it offensively and defensively. Regenerative powers are also very cool as well as Magneto.

Cool backstories also make a mythological chaarcter/superhero more interesting.

I like characters like the Thing of the Fantastic Four. That he's such a flawed character appeals to me - he's self pitying, paranoid, jealous, and has definite rage issues. And yet, he never gives into those character flaws, and remains a hero.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

I really like the idea of empathy or reverse empathy. Also the ability to heal. And fly. I would LOVE to fly. One of my many favorite superhero's is Spiderman (older versions) and you can mock me all you want. Peter Parker/Spidey is adorable!
My favorite mythical being is the Pheonix, or fire-bird. I love how it represents rebirth, and also the fact that is unique. My second favort is the Qirin. Also unique.

Belle, phoenixes are awesome. I often use them as metaphors in my artwork.

My favorite type of superhero... the pscyhopath kind! DEADPOOL Yay!
my fave mythical creature? Oh man I can't tell nobody, it's a secret.
my fave superpower? hmmm..... something like Marvel's Ant-Man / Giant-man would have.

transformingcar, you know there's a Deadpool game coming out soon right? Very little footage of it so far. Buy it or I abduct you.

I like cyber punk comics and novels.
Hence my name and avatar.
Spider Jerusalem of Transmetropolitan is my favorite fictional character.
He is the cyber punk reincarnation of Hunter S. Thompson.
Which is the coolest thing to me.
He's rude, crass, loud, dirty, gross, nasty, but never minces words and always speaks truth.
He's done every drug known to man and lived like a hermit before the story begins.
I liken him to myself in character and style.

I've been getting into William Gibson too.
I'm fond of any story that is told well.
I like zombie fiction, and old western stuff.

My favorite type of hero? The villain. Or like transformingcar, up there, said "the psychopath kind!"
My favorite mythical creature? Fujin the wind god. 36 Views of Mt. Fuji by Hokusai means a lot to me.
Favorite superpower? Healing; ala Wolverine. I've always had a high threshold for pain and healed fast. Although I remain hypersensitive.