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The Dog demonstrating her superpowers
A superpower, hidden power, special power, strange power, or simply power, was any ability possessed by an individual that was considered supernatural to other humanoids, such as elasticity, psychokinesis, telepathy, or superhuman strength. Some people with superpowers were called superheroes and supervillains.
In 2024, a little girl assumed that Seven of Nine had the power of teleportation, since she had observed her appear out of thin air. She even asked her if she was a superhero, to which Seven answered: "Will you keep my secret?" (PIC: "Assimilation")
In 2259, Hemmer (in the role of the magical wizard Caster) told Nyota Uhura (in the role of Queen Neve) to turn away or else he would unleash the full power of his powerful wizard powers. Hemmer then transported Queen Neve and those with her to the USS Enterprise's cargo bay 12 before declaring "the magic of science prevails!" (SNW: "The Elysian Kingdom")
Later that year, when the crew of the USS Enterprise were drinking Orion hurricanes, they all got drunk, and Spock hallucinated that he had elastic superpowers, as he noticed that his arm was stretchy. (SNW: "Those Old Scientists")
While growing up, Harry Kim didn't see what his parents found to be special about him, so he used to imagine that he had hidden powers, and thought he would grow up to be stronger than a Klingon, or was able to read people's minds– anything to make him more than just an average kid. (VOY: "Favorite Son")
In 2365, Q requested to join the crew of the USS Enterprise-D and offered to renounce his powers if necessary, and become, as Q put it, as weak and as incompetent as all of the crew. (TNG: "Q Who")
In 2380, Ensign D'Vana Tendi used inert carbon to create a dog that she simply called "The Dog". This animal had superpowers, such as shapeshifting, flight, super-intelligence, and the ability to communicate verbally. These were added by Tendi in the mistaken belief that such powers were normal for dogs, as she, like most Orions, was unfamiliar with the species. (LD: "Much Ado About Boimler")
In 2381, Commander Jack Ransom was exposed to strange energy, and gained god-like superpowers similar to those of Gary Mitchell. Ransom's abilities allowed him to transform himself into a giant, hover in the air, project energy, rearrange matter, fly into space, and remove his own head. (LD: "Strange Energies")
While attempting to rescue the away team on Frylon IV, Ensign Sam Rutherford told Ensign Brad Boimler that he wished that they had special powers. Brad told him they may not have any superhuman powers, but they do have brains. Despite not having any special powers, Ensign Beckett Mariner later told Honus at the USS Cerritos' bar a rumor that they were known as the "Mugato Twins" because they killed ten mugatos, ground up their horns, and snorted them, which gave them strange powers. (LD: "Mugato, Gumato")
In 2382, Ensign Olly admitted to Lieutenant jg Beckett Mariner that she had powers, since she was the granddaughter of Zeus. She had the ability to create energy constructs in the form of lightning bolts. However, she had little control over her powers, meaning she had a tendency to cause short-circuits, and her bolts would soon become rubbery and almost inert. She even told Mariner "My power just sucks." (LD: "Of Gods and Angles")
In 2399, shortly after murdering Doctor Bruce Maddox, Dr. Agnes Jurati, jokingly told Cristóbal Rios that she had a superpower that allowed her to sense the bad mistakes she made, while she was making them. He told her that didn't seem like much of a superpower, and she agreed that it was a completely worthless ability. (PIC: "The Impossible Box")
When Jean-Luc Picard had his mind transferred into a golem, Dr. Jurati told him that it wouldn't give him any superpowers. (PIC: "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2")
See also[]
- Esper
- Natural ability
- Omnipotence
- Super-intelligence