Friday DE: It's a talent I have

[bjornwilde]

Early DE is early cause I wanna sleep in tomorrow...

This one comes from mogget_cat , unofficially at least, by way of Discord chat. What is your character's unofficial super power?

And to clarify, we're not talking obvious abilities, like Super Man's strength or Jedi force skills. No, we're talking about things more like Super Man's compassion or Iron Man's fortune. Things that might not win a fight, but will win the battle or challenge.

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[inlovewithwords]

Eriond: perfect cinnamon roll sparkles his unwavering faith in the inherent goodness of the world (... he arguably is the inherent goodness of his world, but-- anyway)

Evelyn: Her unwillingness to just give up and die, and real capacity for compassion which helps her make a bunch of allies and friends.

Lois: Integrity

R2-D2: His personality, largely sourced by a distinct lack of memory wipes. And very bad luck to always be present for things.

Anakin: Relentlessness. Or possibly poor life choices.

Tavi: Explicitly in canon, it's his genius brain, particularly his capacity for tactical cleverness in out-thinking situations where the deck is stacked against him. This is often expressed as an ability to find emotional weaknesses and exploit them for physical, military, or political advantages. Probably second to that is his ability to make friends or allies, including sometimes of enemies.

[death_gone_mad]

Amascut has her backup plans and her ability to remain a low priority in threat assesments :p

Fairy Fixit... uhhh... her ability to overwhelm people with details?

[cameoflage]

Cirava's is internet popularity. They have like a sixth sense for what to post when to catch the eye of the masses.

Thurlow's is stubbornness. They have an in-game minor stat to measure this (well, "Steadfast"); it's at 14, and for perspective most such stats become ridiculously difficult to raise at 8.

Bastion's is adaptability, I think.

[for_everyone]

We come up with a lot of excuses for Hera-Thrawn threads because we're the worst, and one sure fire way Thrawn has to annoy Hera in nearly all the scenarios/timelines we concoct is making an observation about her that raised in war, so deeply entrenched in it, she doesn't draw strength from a place of violence, and firmly maintains a vision of the world outside the injustice and conflict that's essentially all she's ever known. Hera really defies the idea that one must be either naive or cynical, as she has a world weariness, in fact forcing herself to face the worst of her universe at times, but refuses to accept injustice or despair.

And this is all true, and I think qualifies for this - but also Thrawn's a creepy jackass who says it in the most creepy jackass way possible.

[archmagetrust]

Khadgar is confidence and good will. Though...*eyes upcoming canon* confidence definitely.

Gabriel/Reaper's is perseverance.

[angry_friendship_wolf]

There's a few arguments to be made for Yamato. One perspective is that his biggest superpower is his tactical and logistical intelligence, and his leadership ability -- he's exceptionally good at figuring out what needs to be done, exploiting his enemies' weaknesses and capitalising on his own team's strengths, and he has a natural authority to him that practically compels people to follow him.

On the other hand, I remember an interview with Keitaro Motonaga where he remarked that what sets Yamato apart from the people around him is that he's extraordinarily kind, and while I don't think it holds up that he's necessarily the kindest of the Chosen (among the 01 and 02 gangs, that'd be Ken, the actual bearer of the Crest of Kindness; and just among the main eight, it'd probably be Sora), he is almost absurdly empathetic and perceptive, and he is probably the only one of the group who feels any kind of compassion towards their enemies, often to the point of having an almost friendly relationship with them.

And I'd argue that that capacity for empathy is why he's such a hyper-skilled battle commander: He very easily and very quickly sees through to the cores of the people he meets -- and for his friends, that means he very clearly understands how to utilise their strengths and moderate their weaknesses, and for his enemies, it means he very quickly figures out how to apply pressure to their weak spots and bait them into making mistakes.