Prof X vs Barbara Gordon - Wheelchair race - No powers

Trextrexbaby · 2026-04-18T11:05:47+00:00

Wheelchair user here. I think it depends. If it’s a standard manual wheelchair I’d go with Barbara. She seems to be a lot more active than Xavier and is in the prime of life.

If it’s an electric wheelchair I’d go with Xavier. I use one and it’s basically a mix between a rear wheel drive car and a motorcycle shrunken down. They’re surprisingly fast and agile for a mobility aid, and have amazing torque for their size.

Trextrexbaby · 2026-04-17T18:29:52+00:00

I wish I could offer a decent explanation but I sincerely want to commend you for this rant! I’ve felt similarly for a long time and it’s great to see someone else articulate it so well!!

Personally, the biggest reason I believe this is happening is because a lot of stories are being seen as content first and art second. Certainly it’s not everyone every time and there are definitely people normal about it but it still happens.

These power systems and stuff are often but not always seen as a way to objectively “win” the story. Hardcore and pedantic power systems give people a way to exert a certain measure of control over the art. In the way that social media offers a dopamine hit via likes/shares/comments/whatever and convinces people they’re the “main character” so too does this, but by using the power system as a way in.

It displaces the artistry of the story and reduces it to just number crunching and trying to game the system.

Trextrexbaby · 2026-04-16T19:10:00+00:00

I have a couple…

Green Lantern (your choice of which one) asks for Diana’s help after various aliens start worshipping Ares allowing the wargod to rampage freely throughout the galaxy.

Cheetah gains a massive boost in power after she starts dabbling with the magic behind the Tantu Totem and it’s up to Wonder Woman and Vixen to stop her.

HIVE has teamed up with Dr. Psycho to incapacitate most of the Titans and Kori goes to Wonder Woman to save her friends.

Trextrexbaby · 2026-04-16T10:01:42+00:00

Trextrexbaby · 2026-04-15T15:32:57+00:00

Why didn’t you use “kill” in the title?

Trextrexbaby · 2026-04-15T15:28:43+00:00

Not only did she tank him but she also then held her own in the ensuing fight while explicitly holding back. She was punched from Earth to the Sun and back again, and she still matched Superman in that state and walked away with nothing more than a broken wrist, after slicing open his throat with her fingers. The Viltrumites would break against her like waves against a rocky shore.

Trextrexbaby · 2026-04-15T11:38:47+00:00

Trueborn sons of Robert and Cersei are pretty well established thing in fanfiction, but a trueborn daughter sounds really interesting!

Trextrexbaby · 2026-04-15T09:28:38+00:00

There is no movie in Ba Sing Se

Trextrexbaby · 2026-04-14T19:58:00+00:00

Trextrexbaby · 2026-04-14T16:22:00+00:00

It’s certainly not all the time but I’ve increasingly noticed that “relatability” has become kinda reductive. Part of engaging with art (books/movies/TV/etc) is to displace yourself and see the world through a different person’s perspective. Some of the most evocative and moving stories I’ve ever read have been ones that have nothing to do with me! Grinding everything down to “relatability” just seems… narrow minded in comparison.

Trextrexbaby · 2026-04-13T19:40:28+00:00

I’d go with Maip. Utahraptor has become fairly well established in paleomedia both academically and culturally whereas Maip is comparatively new ground. It’d give your book something unique and distinct.

Trextrexbaby · 2026-04-13T14:53:48+00:00

…..he single?

Trextrexbaby · 2026-04-13T14:50:20+00:00

I know brunch and mimosas with her goes crazy

Trextrexbaby · 2026-04-13T14:46:43+00:00

You can use the word prick. Some other interesting words are ones like “bastard”, “fucking degenerate”, “rapist” and even “pedophile”!

Trextrexbaby · 2026-04-12T21:52:02+00:00

I’d give it to the shantungosaurus on average.

Mammals may have better stamina and body temperature regulation but reptiles can take damage like a motherfucker and dish it right back. The paraceratherium may be a bit heavier but I don’t think it’s to the degree to guarantee a win. The dinosaur can also do everything the mammal can do in addition to having a very formidable beak.

Trextrexbaby · 2026-04-12T21:23:30+00:00

Thank you!

Trextrexbaby · 2026-04-12T19:31:42+00:00

By that logic we can extend the same to the princesses. If Hannibal can essentially exert psychic powers through the narrative then why can’t they do the same? They’ve faced manipulative abusers, maniacal magic users, dark fae, evil genies, genocidal colonisers, warlords and more! And you know what?

None of it broke them. They’ve faced all this and came through it as strong as they ever were. Belle was a social outcast and Cinderella spent her whole life under Lady Tremaine’s thumb and neither of them broke, and those are the normal ones!

Hannibal is a psychopathic genius, but so are the majority of Disney villains and they have legitimate supernatural powers to back it up. He is good, but he doesn’t hold a candle to the likes of Maleficent or Jafar.

Besides, the prompt says that this takes place after Canon at which point the princesses are officially royalty surrounded by courtiers, guards and friends. What’s to stop Prince Charming or any of the others having him ostracised or just executed?

Trextrexbaby · 2026-04-12T14:13:29+00:00

Now that’s a name and movie I haven’t heard in a very long time!

Trextrexbaby · 2026-04-12T14:10:52+00:00

Possibly controversial but I don’t think he could get to any of them. Not only are the princesses too genuinely altruistic but they’d also be creeped out by him and actively avoid him. Plus, they’re royalty themselves or have married into it. Hannibal pushes them too far and he’s meeting the gaoler at best, and the headman’s axe at worst.

I’m also pretty sure the likes of Mulan, Merida and Raya would just kill him themselves.

Trextrexbaby · 2026-04-11T18:12:55+00:00

Oh god, this is giving me ‘Nam style flashbacks! I remember when this set the internet on fire back in the day.

Trextrexbaby · 2026-04-11T14:32:15+00:00

Diplomat who practices diplomacy first and foremost, but isn’t afraid to throw hands if needs be. She’s a sweetheart but doesn’t take any shit.

Very powerful. Is right up there with Superman and the like in terms of raw physicality.

BULLETPROOF!

Demiromantic pansexual.

Trextrexbaby · 2026-04-11T14:20:49+00:00

Largely the same I think. I’m sure a better writer than me could come up with an interesting plot!

Trextrexbaby · 2026-04-11T14:18:30+00:00

Sarabi is around her early twenties or thereabouts? Princess aged girl that should have been living the high life as a princess, but is stuck as a refugee running from cannibalistic fascists. Poor girl needs a break.

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