Superpower/Elemental Ideas Based on Colours (Red - 1/???)
This is a little brainstorm of superpower ideas based on colours. If you have an OC with a coloured theme and want a power to link to that, this is a good place to start!
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1. Fire
A classic element. Usually transcribed as creating inextinguishable fire/manipulating existing fire, but doing some more research can unlock more possibilities for this power. This can easily be used offensively, but can be used as an intimidation tactic for less violent heroes, or even possibly used for healing (through cauterisation). Fire can also be used as a visual motif to portray the effects of more abstract powers.
2. Luck/Fate
Red is considered a lucky colour in several cultures, so manipulating luck (for example) is an abstract yet expansive power. It can be used to imitate other powers (e.g. Superhuman agility, clairvoyance) and a good power for both action-oriented and non-action-oriented stories/protags/characters. You could also springboard off the imagery of "red strings of fate" for a visual motif for this power.
3. Love/Passion
Although simple, how this theme transcribes to a power is completely up to you. Maybe a character's strength grows exponentially due to the amount of loving relationships they have? Maybe a character can ignite love and devotion in others to make them their servants? Maybe a character can shoot arrows that make people fall in love, like cupid? There are several different types of love you can explore aswell (platonic love, familial love, romantic love, self-love).
4. Blood
Quite a villain-coded power, but flipping the script and giving this theme to a hero could be interesting. You could go on the creative side, and have a person's blood solidify into shields or weapons, or lean more scientific and change the composition of someone's blood. Seeing as most living creatures contain blood, you can use it as a connecting/binding tool for another power.
5. Lasers
For more sci-fi settings. In addition to manipulating lasers, a lot of modern technology uses lasers, so a character could bend that technology to their will.
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This is by no means a complete list, nor is it detailed, so you can drop down your ideas/converse with me in the comments below if you have more power ideas you want to share with the Tumblr community!
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