r/Invincible • u/FloopyBeluga Rex's Exploding Alphabet Magnets • 9d ago
Mark Grayson is literally me MEME
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u/-_Duke_- 9d ago
If someone says theyd be like homelander they should probably seek professional help
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u/FIRE_FIST_1457 9d ago
probably Edgy 12 y/o who think "yo bro it would be so cool i would kill like a lot of people"
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u/Diligent-Lack6427 9d ago
Also, people who call themselves nihilists who think power would corrupt anyone into being a super psychopath
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u/TastefulMaple Spider-Man 8d ago
There’s a really good book series by Brandon Sanderson about powers corrupting people, the first book is called SteelHeart. If you’re into reading it’s definitely a good pick for the super hero fiction
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u/Diligent-Lack6427 8d ago
Thanks for the recommendation. Is this the same guy who did the stormlight archives?
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u/TastefulMaple Spider-Man 8d ago
Exactly him! I love his universe he’s tying together between mistborn, stormlight archives, and that other one that was tough to read lol
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u/BeckyWitTheBadHair 8d ago
To be fair, Homelander did start off by trying to be good, but realized he didn’t really have to be. So he just stopped caring. That’s where he and mark diverge. (Based on the animated The Boys episodes)
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u/ChemistryTasty8751 9d ago
I'm so glad a lot of people agree that being like Invincible or Spiderman is a much better choice than being Homelander, who would want to be a dick who has no real friends or relationships when you could help people and live a happy life?
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u/Arikakitumo Machine Head 9d ago
Help people OR live a happy life. Choose ONE.
The examples you gave literally suffer from having super powers and choosing to save lives. I'd probably try for the longest to be a good example but I think I'd start executing dictators and other shitty people sooner than later.
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u/clavio_mazerati 9d ago
I'll probably make a living out of being a simple bounty hunter. Get a good detective partner and tracker while I do the heavy lifting of doing a citizen's arrest.
I might still fuck it though
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u/TheDiscoJew 9d ago
Mark has a great life. Obviously a lot of the events during the main comic suck, but if you take the epilogue into account, he's living it up. Fulfilling job, respect of the people around him, and a family that loves him? Dude is blessed.
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u/Psychological_Wear_7 8d ago
Yeah but it took a lot of suffering for Mark to get there
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u/yolilbishhugh 8d ago
Like 2/3 years of absolute pain. In the grand scheme of his life the period when Mark got his powers is non stop trauma. But he'll live for thousands of years.
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u/Poniibeatnik Atom Eve 8d ago
I mean in the grand scheme of Marks life the suffering mark when through was like a blink in the span of Marks lifetime.
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u/ZedsDeadZD Cecil Stedman 8d ago
You wouldnt even need to execute them. The fact that you are an unstoppable force alone will open so much room for negotiations with shitty countries. The main reason some governments act like they do is that they know nothing will happen to them. Usually, you would need to send troops and they can be fought or will have massive problems moving around in a foreign country. Imagine a Viltrumite just showing up any time. Taking out dictators sometimes isnt the smartest move but putting them in check is.
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u/LongjumpingClimate73 8d ago
The problem is most people wouldn’t. Because most people aren’t that good. I think Homelander is an extreme case and while there would be one or two like him it wouldn’t be most people. But the Boys more or less is an accurate representation of what would happen. Because there are still good Supes Annie, Super sonic, Mesmer. But most people aren’t inherently good however. Humans are very selfish, greedy, and depraved to an extent. Our history on this planet shows that. If you want to test someone’s character, give them power.
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u/TheUncouthPanini 9d ago
Mark is probably the most realistic depiction of a real person given superpowers. The average person isn’t going to be some untouchable force of good like Superman, or a crazed lunatic like Homelander.
They’re gonna want to do good, but constantly find it doesn’t always work. They’re going to struggle with trying to live a normal life. They’re going to have to make some really fucked up decisions if they truly want to improve things.
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u/KaleAshamed9702 9d ago
How many people you met my dude I think there’s loads of homelanders out there
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u/AngriestManinWestTX 9d ago
I guess it’ll depend ultimately on how they’re raised. With how homeowner was raised, he was pretty much guaranteed to be a psycho.
Good people can fuck up, get jaded, or become bad still but having loving parents and a decent childhood would decrease the likelihood.
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u/Wagman2013 9d ago
I'd Like to think I would try and do good. But I don't think Homelander is what most people would be like The most realistic depiction of most people with powers is Tighten from Megamind. Still selfish and doesnt care about others, but less masterbating on roof tops. Tighten is an Incel with Super powers.
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u/jono9898 Invincidrip 9d ago
Yeah I’d like to believe in the spirit of humanity too but realistically give the average person unlimited power and the ability to do whatever tf they want and 9.5 times out of 10 they will be Homelander or will eventually be driven that lane because of the world being shit
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u/skeletonphotographer 8d ago
Most people wouldn't be as evil as homelander but they would be mostly like a train or the deep. Those guys aren't total psychopaths, but they are still selfish assholes who mostly abuse their powers
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u/Black_Thunder_ Mauler Twins (Original) 9d ago
I think I would be so annoying, people would rather to leave me at home rather than make me save the day and then having to thank me someway. 🤔
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u/_IntrovertedRobot_ 9d ago
Bringing a sandwich into space because of how unaware Mark is of just how cold space can be is the type of shit I'd be doing.
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u/PepperbroniFrom2B Doc Seismic 8d ago
"Bring a lunch my ass..."
(i dont remember the quote exactly)
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u/JohnnyS1lv3rH4nd 9d ago
If I had superpowers my ass would be robbing a bank almost immediately.
Then I might start doing some heroic shit later, but for now I’ve got bills to pay and a dope ass costume to make.
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u/BeckyWitTheBadHair 8d ago
Realistic take, honestly. Just wear a ski mask, snag an ATM, then start being a hero.
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u/pjrontos 9d ago
I'll never relate to a comic book character the way I did with Invincible. My heart is empty since I finished the third compendium 😢
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u/jessegames456 Very. 9d ago
I think I would be Mark Grayson mainly because I would get my ass beat by insanely strong villains most of the time
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u/OLKv3 9d ago
I have trouble being mean in a friggin video game. No way I could become a tyrant in real life. I'll prob be annoying and go on a brief power trip, but I doubt I'd be killing people like they're ants.
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u/PepperbroniFrom2B Doc Seismic 8d ago
one slip up and i hide away forever too afraid to risk someone's life with my strength
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u/CevdetMeier 9d ago
Nah, thank you, I'll just take Omniman and conquer the world
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u/PepperbroniFrom2B Doc Seismic 8d ago
at least the viltrumites still wanna help even if its in their own fucked up dictatorship way
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u/Visible_Video120 9d ago
People can't even win lotto or hold office without losing their shit. Imagine waking up with flight, laser eyes, bulletproof skin and super strength tomorrow. The guy who threw his coffee at me last week gonna look like he's got boneitis
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u/Lil_ruggie 9d ago
Being a hero is bullshit.
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u/Vasconcelos0909 Banished to Hell 9d ago
It's great. Definitely beats being a villain, at least.
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u/Killshred 9d ago
Yeah same I’d be a hero like a true hero not a false one but only for the fame and bitches but still a hero nonetheless
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u/yellow-snowslide 9d ago
Isn't homelanders entire thing that he has a lot of issues, is insecure and not that bright?
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u/PepperbroniFrom2B Doc Seismic 8d ago
bro thats literally me (not that bright and insecure)
still wouldnt kill another member of my own species no matter how much stronger i am, they have a life and family man
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u/pastrami_on_ass 8d ago
he was born in a test tube and tortured his entire childhood, ya he has some issues
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u/KingofTheTorrentine Space Racer 9d ago
I'd probably do crazy stunts for money. And I'm not talking million dollar redbull sponsorship stunts I'm talking doing flips for like 4$ and a mchicken
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u/Matteus11 9d ago
Anyone else a little freaked out at how many people admit to being awful people in hypothetical scenarios like getting superpowers?
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u/Darksoldierr 8d ago
Out of all the powers, flying would be the coolest stuff ever. Though, you probably need a proper suit as it gets cold fast the higher you go, but besides that, i would be flying all day every day
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u/PepperbroniFrom2B Doc Seismic 8d ago
flying brick powerset (viltrumites) is prob the most versatile superpower set other than maybe spidey's because of spider-sense alone
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u/DeltaAlphaGulf 8d ago
Very interesting this sub downvotes the idea that people would not realistically be heroic like comic characters such as Mark. Personally I agree and think giving people superpowers would not be a great idea and probably worse the higher the tier of powers. Despite knowing my own good intentions and that I would be vigilant to such potential issues I don’t exclude myself from such a possibility either.
I do hope people would be smarter than Mark though but idk that I would put money on that tbh lol
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u/Greyjack00 9d ago
Even the boys doesn't think the average person would be homelander he was literally tortured daily in childhood
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u/meth_adone 9d ago
if i got superpowers i like to think i'd be a hero but even if i was superman level i'd probably still shit myself at the sign of anything bad and run away
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u/Ok_Substance5632 9d ago
I would love to be like superman but I don't know if I have the strenght to do it... to be Him.
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I’d save people that I could worldwide, but best believe I’m stealing certain things. Police drug bust? Yeah, I’ll take the money. Who’s going to stop me? They won’t know who I am.
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u/PepperbroniFrom2B Doc Seismic 8d ago
"some guy suddenly has a fuckton of money right as an unknown superhuman helped us with a drug bust"
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u/Icy-Wasabi8901 9d ago
This is so true. I wouldn't be like Superman, an untouchable God, but rather like Mark, a boy who's trying his damn best. Spider-man-type shit, you know? Homelander is such a manchild anyway, I would have so much fun using my powers to help save people and stop crime.
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u/AnimalCrossingFanMan Abraham Lincoln 9d ago
I honestly wouldn’t do anything to avoid getting destroyed by the government, probably just mess around in some random field
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u/ElPolloHermanu 8d ago
If I had superpowers I would alternate hundreds of different superhero costumes to catch enemies and people trying to chronicle my good and bad deeds off guard yoooo new comic idea
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u/VictoryOverDirtyCops 8d ago
..... but why , once you start down that track , every person that dies in city because you wanted your favorite food , wanted to have a social life or a career you then have that guilt every day , if two people on opposite sides of town are in a life or death situation you have to choose who lives and who dies ..... everyday , if the argument is because you can ...... you can become a soldier, go to school and be a doctor and part time cop or teacher , most people won't. ...... because being a superhero means your life is servitude......villians have a life , and open hours but , most want world domination and seem to underestimate the tedium of every decision brought to you a office is alot .... house is more a block is more a town is more , city , state , country, continents sounds exhausting,
Deadpool anti hero seems best middle ground, help who I want when I want if I want
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u/Lanky_midget 8d ago
I’d want to do good but someone would end up pissing me off and I’d forget my on strength
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u/sethjojo 8d ago
If I had superpowers I would pull up on a billionaire and make them do shit for me. The fuck they gonna do about it. Probably Elon cus that would be funny as hell.
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u/NemarPott 8d ago
I'm not saying I would be straight up evil, but eventually somebody gonna have to stop me
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u/Ok_Restaurant3160 8d ago
If I had superpowers, unironically, one of the first things I’d do is chuck myself off a bridge and take no fall damage
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u/GodofExile 8d ago
Yeah I never understood being like homelander or a villain period if someone were to get powers. I've always looked up to Superman and that would be my role model. I love the human race and genuinely want to see us positively progress. It would be hard but I wouldn't isolate myself to America as well. The whole world needs help and I really want to. All of this might sound corny but it's what I'd do if I had powers.
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u/Prestigious-Sea2523 8d ago
What you're really comparing is a child of trauma and had his childhood literally programmed to be a spiteful piece of shit shit who craves love and has no idea to value life Vs a child who had a loving family dynamic and learnt how to integrate into society and have meaningful relationships as a child.
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u/SwampTreeOwl 8d ago
Same. Although I will admit I would definitely go find a random desolate planet and recreate what Nolan did on flaxa
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u/bigbossfearless 8d ago
I love how the subtext of this can be interpreted as either "be the hero the world needs" or "have absolutely no idea what the fuck I'm doing and accidentally kill a bunch of people and fuck everything up holy shit oh God oh God I'm so sorry"
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u/AshMCM_Games Space Racer 8d ago
I literally look like him, to the point that it’s an inside joke between me and my friend that I am him
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u/ShoninHero 8d ago
If I had superpowers and could survive the vacuum of space for a little while I'd probably start launching satellites into space, cleaning space garbage, correcting the orbit of existing satellites, constructing a moon base and making a fat load of dosh that SpaceX, NASA or Boeing would've spent on rocket fuel, technicians and materials. No need to alienate myself from people robbing banks, there's good money in the space industry that's basically free if I can just fly up there whenever I wanted
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u/Minito200YT 8d ago
Preventing accidents is quite unrealistic, so I'd probably go around assassinating famous people I don't like and that'd be the extent of my good deeds (or at least scaring them shitless into stopping doing the bad thing they're doing). I'd generally try to do good though
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u/_IratePirate_ 8d ago
I’d be so fuckin neutral
Like my powers would be for selfish use only. Not to hurt anyone, not to help anyone either tho
I’m not a fuckin cop, y’all got that
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u/TheRisen073 8d ago
Depending on how strong I was, I’d either be Saitama or Metal Bat. I’ve been watching/reading a lot of One Punch Man.
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u/wolfwhore666 8d ago
I’d be more like Black Atom or Dr.Doom I’d go take over a small country and be their ruler/deity. If you don’t fuck with my kingdom then I won’t fuck with you, you fuck with my Kingdom id go Omniman on your home city.
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u/falloutbi05 Abraham Lincoln 8d ago
I like to think I would be Invincible but I'd just come off as Titan from Megamind
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u/Illustrious-Engine23 8d ago
If I had super powers I would realistically just find any way to monetise them so I can just relax and enjoy life.
As I get older I want more practical powers like teleportation or duplication so I could do all my work in a day or teleport to travel anywhere I wanted anytime
I just wanna chill man.
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u/spartaman64 8d ago
i would get an ADS-B and a radio and get clearance to land at an airport and just fly to the runway
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u/Poniibeatnik Atom Eve 8d ago
If I'm being real if I had powers there's no way in hell I'd be a villain.
Just not in my nature. I can be a dick but whenever I'm in a position of responsibility I always just want to do my best to help.
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u/ZyeCawan45 8d ago
Ya Mark is what would happen if most normal people got powers and tried to be a supe. Lots of getting their ass kicked and trauma. Said trauma would most likely create a monster but in some cases could forge a real hero.
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u/Bright-Location-6832 7d ago
To be honest, I'd be scared to have such powers. As much as I want to be like Mark or Clark, we are humans and power corrupts. Especially, when you have a messiah/savior complex. I'm older and able to kind of process this and be somewhat be "self-aware", but man, the 20yr old me would probably eff it up so bad. I can't even imagine being the US president. I think being batman is much more doable job, because you're just incredibly rich and smart.
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u/Rahm_Kota_156 7d ago
Idk, I would just hope not to be know, because that would put certain expectations or demands, something I can't be bothered to deal with
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u/Drkocktapus 5d ago
I feel like it'd be wasted on me. I'd still go to work and do everything the same way I am now. Let's be honest, aside from the thrill seeking you could do on the weekends, what would you do with them? Become a vigilante and try to find some crime to stop? When was the last time you were around or knew of a crime in progress? There are no super villains out there, unless you wanna start interfering in geopolitics and toppling dictators and then well good luck being blamed for the fallout as a result of that.
In terms of being villainous, there's a lot I could do now without powers and I don't. I'd still feel pretty guilty if I used them to hurt people.
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u/Muffin-Graham 5d ago
Now I wouldn't be an Omni-man. Wouldn't be exactly a pillar of people either. 40% Helpful 40% selfish and 20% messing around.
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u/VLenin2291 Cecil’s strongest Rexplode hater 4d ago
Except for the part where he’s bad at geography. Anything social studies, I go hard in the fucking paint.
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u/TwisTaRiE 9d ago
if i had super powers i’d do so much dumb shit like pretend to fall off a roller coaster and fly myself right into the floor or just fuck with people in apartments by staring at them through the window during the night