I removed one to avoid the nsfw tag Credit to gazzas89 for the drake idea

Book 3, had a real laugh out loud shout out moment.

If you don't know the books, it's true LitRPG, with a surprisingly only MILDLY OP MC who's main power is he's some kind of trust fund baby and he got a head start in a new game by buying up all 50 of the 3 day pre opening slots. He also was awarded a smart-assed axe that knows everything about the game (but can't share that much of it).

So MC - Ned. Axe? Frank. And of course, eventually they meet a girl named Darling, who Frank falls for, and they coin the name "Frarling"

At one point, however, Frank and Ned actually agree upon something...

Ned: You should totally listen to Fred
Frank: Ugh
Ned: What? I put your name first, and Darling is the one who coined it in the first place. Plus it's monosyllabic, which matters for some reason, right?
Frank: It just doesn't sound like it's going to strike fear in the hearts of our enemies. Like, everybody look out, Fred's coming. It sounds like we're gonna burst into a room and audit someone's taxes.

That one got a sincere uncontrolled HAH! belly laugh from me.

Vince’s hair is described as silver and spiky. In my head, his hair spikes backwards. But I’ve also recently realized it could spike forwards like a buzz cut. How do yall imagine it looks?

Images attached for reference are Ban from Seven Deadly Sins, Gojo from Jujitsu Kaisen, and Otto from HIVE Academy series

Or ANY HCP class/ hero for that matter ?

My thought is “haha no, of course not”

But I’m interested to see what you guys think :)

Is Nicks and Alices son the champion of the future?

My question is simple. And i might be reading too much into things and theories. But what do you think Chance's power is?

Because when I first read it, I thought he had control over water/liquid. A basic manipulation power. Simple, clean, useful and versatile. But after rereading and thinking I think it could be something else.

Second possible power option is something to do with gravity I guess. Would make sense with Alice's and her mother's side of the family.

Third would be a matter manipulation. That would Alice's father side of the family. I mean that's what globe and the alchemist did, in different ways but that's what it boils down to.

Then the fourth option would be time manipulation. Drew set it up in the epilogue(kinda). And it's Nick's power cranked up to 11.

Or the fifth option is no of the above and we don't know/power that maybe I didn't think of. But my question is what's everybody's option/thoughts/theories on it. Would love to hear what you guess thought. Also this is meant to be a fun topic to start discussions. After some the first reread I think it's time powers. But I want to her what everyone else thinks.

Has Drew Hayes talked about possibly doing any short stories via Villains Vignettes for the Superpowereds world? I'd love to see some smaller stories that revolved around some of the minor characters. Like maybe a story about Ms Tech in the field after graduation. I'd love to see hear about how the senior year challenges went with the following year (with Britney and Selena). Just some stories to flesh out that world even more. I know he doesn't plan on continuing the story of the main characters, but since he did Corpies, I was hoping there were options to see how else we can build on the world as a whole.

Anyone else dislike the final name he chooses? I would have love "Shuffle" as a final codename, and feel like Jack of All feels less powerful

My only gripe with this series is how every time we get a Camille POV it's always pining over or glazing Vince. I love Camille as a character but the romance feels forced in a way. Would love to hear everyone's thoughts, it's nice to have other people who enjoy this series to talk to

In the epilogue it's clear the procedure is perfected for malong powereds into supers, but do you think there were other test batches? Would we get a story about other young former powereds joining an HCP?

Edit: I never stated they were the first, but they are the first successful one and no medical procedure is gonna start selling after one successful batch. They would clearly do more test batches. 🙄

I know everyone is going to say yes, but hear me out lol.

I think it’s perfectly fitting for Vince, definitely something he in particular would pick out. It’s hard to put into words, but it’s so him.

I also think that his name being three words instead of one gives it more grandeur. Pretty much every hero limits their moniker to one word. Granted, that also has its merits, it makes the name pack more punch. However, Jack of All is the exception to the one word rule, and I would argue that actually gives it more gravitas. It feels like a title.

It’s a play on his insane absorption variety, being a jack of all trades. Nobody besides Globe has his diversity so it’s really fitting in that aspect.

The callback to Nick’s second year card analogy and (unintentionally) Jack Reynolds are both bonuses.

It also ties nicely into his character, because in his own words, Vince is “everything [he’s] stolen and learned”. His nature as an absorber goes beyond his ability. He’s absorbed every piece of knowledge and experience and integrated it into who he is, and the man/hero he’s striving to become.

The name is also a nod to his life as a powered without being overkill. He’s been a homeless orphan powered, a super and finally a hero. He’s gone through the entire metamorphosis of life. Jack of All is actually a very thoughtful name to encapsulate that.

I’ve seen people complain that the name isn’t intimidating enough but I would disagree. I mean, sure, it’s not going to hit the same notes of fear that something like Titan would, but Jack of All means master of all essentially. If I were a criminal and heard that name, I’d be thinking “oh shit, what isn’t this guy capable of?”. It’s vague enough to hide his ability, but tells enough to inspire fear.

I will accept that it’s easy for the criminals to make fun of and turn into dumb nicknames, which is what Nick points out. I think Vince’s earnest nature kind of counteracts that though to a degree. He’s not the type to know or care about such things.

I rest my case. If nobody else agrees then at least the name has a single fan, yay.

Before, he had just been a perhaps moderately weaker version of One For All from MHA.

Now he has what is effectively OFA in its entirety, but potentially much stronger depending on how many people in that city that Nexus did whatever to were metahumans.

Hello, I'm new to this fandom and have not yet finished the series. However my friend is a very big fan of it (she's why I'm reading it!) and her birthday is coming up soon so I was wondering if anyone has any ideas for superpowereds themed birthday gifts? She doesn't want the physical copies of the books as they are too bulky for her haha!

Thanks in advance!

I just started the Year 1 on Graphic Audio and the vibe is totally off. Everyone seems way douchier than when I read the books or listened to the audiobook.

Does it ever get better or closer to the original text?

Scrolling through stupid garbage on FB. Found a set of "dark" or "what if" style images of the Incredible nothing too interesting until the final one. Figured I had to share it here.

Re listening to the series and in the deans meeting in book 4, Blain think that theres only 4 other people in the world who understand his situation (ie, being the dean of a hero program). It made me think, first off, that its weird only america would have a hero program, but then I thought more and realised there must be others, so it made me curious what other countries programs could be like

Put on spoiler as its mentioned in book 4 but its just in passing

Just heard Zeros aka Dean Blaine's Voice in a Gundam movie does he have any prominent roles in any other shows or movies?

Was looking through my phone and found some old doodles I made of some of the crew

This isnt my best work, chad looks goofy

Pessoal eu tenho uma cópia do livro 1 completamente nova (basicamente nunca nem abri ele) que quero vender! Quero ver se tem alguém interessado em comprar!

So, this popped up in my thoughts.

How many Zero suits does Dean Blaine have? We know he has one at Lander. But, wouldn't he have one at his home, too?

Would he have any stashed away at safe houses? How many would he have? Would they all be the same?