Answer for question 4344.

[seawasp]

[Error: unknown template qotd]The Kage Bunshin no Jutsu -- super clone technique -- from Naruto. Being able to split into multiple, equally-capable duplicates, who can go and do different things, and then all their experience transfers to me afterward? Awesome.

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[q99.livejournal.com]

That very much would also be high up on my list as well.

But not as high as shapeshifting. There's certain physical modifications I'd like, and besides, it's just *really* flexible and helpful as a power.

[seawasp]

I suppose it depends on the limits of your shapeshifting. Yeah, give me Virigar's level of shapeshifting, that's pretty much it, since he can duplicate just about anything, but most shapeshifters have some form of limit. Can you shapeshift into anything you can imagine, and also get all the POWERS of what you shapeshifted into? If so, that's kinda cheating. It's like Cartman's answer when told "No, Cartman, you have to choose one power and stick with it!" "Okay I have the power to... have any power I want!"

[q99.livejournal.com]

Even if it can't reproduce any outright powers, and is limited to just pure biology (so not even any flight, let alone something like cloning or teleportation or other great powers like those), there's usually a lot of small benefits. Like if you get hurt, repairing bones tends to be really easy. If you see you're *about* to be hurt, you can shift your vitals around to lessen the severity, or move more bone into the way as a shield.

One concept I think is cool is a biological shapeshifter who learns more tricks as time goes on. Figure out how to be tougher by putting a structural pattern into bones, improve eye lenses, and such.

[seawasp]

Well, if it's REALLY biological and not magical-biological you'll have a lot of limitations, mainly speed.

[q99.livejournal.com]

Biological in what configurations it can do at least. Since it's a superpower, I'd still want switching between them to be quick ^^