Which power would be the worst for a baby to have?

Which power would be the worst for a baby to have?

  • Telekinesis

    Votes: 10 23.3%
  • Fire

    Votes: 12 27.9%
  • Super Strength

    Votes: 14 32.6%
  • Electricity

    Votes: 2 4.7%
  • Necromancy

    Votes: 5 11.6%

  • Total voters
    43

Thraben

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Imma go ahead and assume its superstrength relative to being a baby, meaning that one is rather tame.
Tele-Kinesis is about thinking, like that's the whole thing, so it literally wouldn't work until the baby is old enough to think properly, and at that point it would learn how to use it like any other part of itself.
Fire is an obvious contender for worst.
Electricity is an obvious contender for worst.
Necromancy depends entirely on the type of necromancy. If it's DND necromancy it wins the worst by a country mile, if it's specifically reanimating corpses that's an easiest superpower to deal with.
So Fire and Electricity toss-up with the Necromancy caveat
 

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You can baby proof your house against Telekinesis, Fire, And Lightning. Just make everything out of rubber or other soft, insulated materials.

I don't know how to deal with super strength, so just hope for the best.

Necromancy, on the other hand, is nightmarish. Children already cause problems with food, imagine the undead vegetable minions running around all over the place. And the applesauce oozes. Bologna flapping around on the tables.
 

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Depends on the level of power, but I think telekinesis will be pretty bad.

With electricity/fire, you can take measures. Lock baby up. Make sure they are in zero contact with flammable/conductable material. Wear a hazmat suit when nearby.

Necromancy isn't that scary for a baby to have. Skeletons appearing from the ground won't kill you.

That leaves super strength and telekinesis. I think telekinesis is basically a worse version of super strength, no? It's strength...but you aren't required to touch whatever you want to lift or crush. That, and it's hard to take measures against. The baby will be able to move anything that's not fixed to the ground. It'll be able to lift you up with mere thought and crush you into a ball.

... (I would be a terrible parent, wouldn't I?)
 
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Garolymar

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I don't think there is any power that's good for a baby to have, unless it's really useless.
What a about complete toxic immunity? (To be broad this covers everything a baby could eat.) that way if your baby ever gets into the cleaning cupboard it can drink all the bleach it wants but will never get sick! Perfect super power for neglectful parents. We can add electric resistance too.
 

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I would imagine summoning would be an outrageous power for a baby. Summoners usually impart their needs into their spells, to help pick a suitable summon and inform them what kind of job they are needed for. Imagine a baby that has spent the last hour constipated and has no idea that the universe is separate from itself. What kind of horror would be summoned by the intent "EVERYTHING IS ME!!! I NEED TO POOP!!!" I wonder?
 

Navillus

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I can think of solutions for super strength and the others… but telekinesis has no reasonable counter or solution-nyah.
 

Ruti

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Super Strength- they will kill the parents in their sleep without realizing it.
No, even worse
if the baby tries to poop, it will be sent out with the force of a god due to super strength
Invisibility lol
achtung baby moment. If its only to self, just have make up
but AoE? yeahhhhhhh
 

Alfir

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(Note: Approaching it as a story.)
Telekinesis (It's a power, powered by the mind, so the baby should have more control than others and may even start with a weaker as in generate not enough power to be a real danger, since it was expressed mentally and doesn't have that much physical stimulus compared to other powers. Reminds me of Mob Psycho 100. Kid was born with overpowered psychic abilities, and he turned out just fine, like he didn't accidentally kill his parents. He did scare his older brother to death in one episode though. I cannot imagine telekinetic babies being the most problematic of the bunch, because it's a mental power.)
Fire (Babies with fire powers are basically high-functioning arsonists.)
Super Strength (Baby might grow to be a gentle person or a timid soul if scolded/traumatized enough in their youth. Like the gentle giant trope, except this one started as a baby. I imagine there are a lot of bone-breaking, and if the adults around were aware and supervised the baby, no one should die. Even if bones were broken, the doc could still fix them, I think? As a developing infant, the said baby might even develop a tendency of wanting to move lots and be adventurous.)
Electricity (Could become arsonists too, but the parents should be able to safe-proof the kid easier than the others. It might be the safest power a kid could get, even safer than a telekinetic baby. Since its electricity, probably adds a lot of neurons to the kid? I don't know, but I always found electorkinetics should be smarter than its common kinetic counterparts just because they have more neurons.
Necromancy (Highly likely to develop psychopathy after said baby discovers the joy of ripping up cats, and small animals, or digging up entrails,. Harming small animals is a recurring background story for psychopaths. or empty people. It doesn't help that necromancy comes with a natural stigma as old as the medieval times.)

In the end, I found pyrokinetic babies as the most dangerous of the lot. They don't even need to move that much to cause enough danger to kill lots of people. They just need to get excited, and not understanding their powers enough, they'd set a whole family on fire, plus the house, plus the neighbor, plus the next forest. Even if the firemen arrive on time, there would be lots of casualty and collateral. And yes, I voted, fire babies.
 

Ruti

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Meanwhile, My Hero Academia has blackhole babys and babys that can sweat nitroglycerin
 

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The power to spend your money + credit. Once they realize what money does, you are screwed. :blob_blank:
 
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