Superpowers

[davywavy]

If you were designing superpowers around national stereotypes, what would they be? The British could have one called "Stiff uppper lip", which allows them to remain phlegmatic and fearless in the face of terrible dangers, and the Germans could have one called "Alles in ordnung", which would help them quickly find lost or hidden objects, for example.

Whilst I'm expecting the usual round of non-serious answers to this question, I am more interested in serious suggestions. This may or may not be related to that word count I keep posting to FB.

Comments

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

The English would also have the superpower of "Form Instant Queue"

[belak-krin.livejournal.com]

Ireland - negotiate your way out of any trouble "Now Officer, we were only having a little fun, no real harm caused is there?"
Scotland - impervious to cold "A freeze ray is it? Bah! I've sauntered down town in colder than that, an I wasn't even wearing a coat"
France - impossible to impress (resist mind control) "meh"

Maybe the Welsh could be waterproof and the Luxembourgish could be able to take everyone's money...

[(Anonymous)]

Nah, the Irish would have the legendary "Luck O' The Irish".

The Italians would have the equivalent power to the Floating Vagabond one of "Look Good at All Times", The Chinese would have a power like Mirror Image called "They All Look the Same To Me Sir", or maybe Inscrutability...I can think of a couple for the Germans too, actually, in terms of national stereotypes, basically how offensive are you allowed to be?

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[zenicurean.livejournal.com]

Surely, Swedes possess the baleful power of Nu Måste Vi Diskutera, an amazing ability to confound evildoers into forming a committee. The committee members talk about their feelings regarding the formation of said committee until the police arrive to lock them up.

[raggedhalo.livejournal.com]

Canada's would presumably be something around politeness. So, Much Ado Aboot Nothing would allow them to instantly defuse any tense situation.

Likewise, the USA's legendary Supersize Me power lets them grow to three times their size.

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

I'm not looking to be offensive at all, hence me asking for serious suggestions.