2006.09.30
Drunken Superhero
Imagine a superhero who gets his powers only when he’s all fscked up. He’s have the power to destroy a planet but he’d be too drunk to do it. He could fly, but he’d by too drunk to care. He could lift a building but he’d be too busy trying not to puke as he crawled to the site. He’d be impervious to a nuclear blast but his head would be spinning so fast he wouldn’t know where to crawl.
Ah yes, about the only thing this superhero would be good at is hitting on the female bartender, betting on sports, and pissing on or near the head.
Thanks to Mookee and The Defiant One for bringing this particular superhero type to my attention.
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3 Responses to “Drunken Superhero”
- Jason Clark says (October 1st, 2006 at 13:12:10 )
How about a twist… he has the powers specifically because he’s too drunk to know he shouldn’t be able to do any of those things. When he’s sober, his doubt prevents him from doing anything heroic.
- douglas says (October 1st, 2006 at 13:33:19 )
Indeed! He could be like Popeye where he knows he needs a bit of help but also knows he can do it without a bit of “liquid courage”. Of course he would only have fuzzy recollections of having done anything at all to help anyone, and would probably have interesting hangovers.
It should be noted that all of us were slightly tipsy ourselves when this came up in conversation… I find it amusing I managed to get it written in English most can understand!
- douglas says (October 2nd, 2006 at 18:29:44 )
The Defiant One is reminding me that. like many superheroes, the drunken superhero has a sidekick. His name:
Wingman.
