I was watching a movie the other day when it came to mind that the worst superhero ever would have to be Storm from the X-Men. After I lay it out for you I think you will have to agree wholeheartedly with me.
Reason 1 – Controlling Weather is Just Kinda Lame
The only part of controlling the weather that would be handy when fighting evil-doers is the ability to control lightning. Everything else is kind of a waste. “Hey Storm, make the bad guys get frost bite.” “Oooh, pelt them with hail.” “Mess up their hairdos with a blast of wind.” All the bad guys have to do is find some shelter and her power is rendered useless.
Reason 2 – It Takes Forever
When someone wants her to clear out some fog or trigger some morning dew for enemies to slip on, she always takes a couple of steps forward, like it matters where she stands, then holds her arms out to the side and stares at the sky. Her eyes then shade over with white and the clouds in the sky shift. The whole time the bad guys just watch her as she stands there. If any of these villains had any sense they would shoot her while she is out there with her arms spread for 5 minutes summoning their meteorological demise.
Reason 3 – Not a Big Berry Fan
It doesn’t have much to do with the powers of the character but I just don’t really like Halle Berry. There are a whole host of better people that could have been Storm in the X-Men movies. To name a few, we have Oprah, Michelle Obama, Rudy Huxtable and Jim Gaffigan. Well I guess I only have actively positive feelings for Rudy and Jim so strike the first two from the record, but retain how funny it would be to watch Oprah’s eyes glaze over and see her spin around and slap bad guys.
So there you have it. It may still be up for debate but as of right now, the worst superhero ever is Storm.
I was just playing Marvel Ultimate Alliance, and I gotta tell ya, you’re right on the money. Storm is by far the worst superhero to play as in the game. I was just trying to clear a boss fight using her and she couldn’t win even when the boss had a thread of health left! All of her superpowers are slow and are also weak. It’s going to take a long time to increase her attributes to make her anywhere as powerful (or useful) as Spiderman, Captain America, etc. I thought that I might be overreacting, but now I know someone else shares my feelings on the subject.
I agree. Storm is terrible. Never liked her. Ever.
Oh I really did laugh out loud at the Jim Gaffigan, by the way.