<Snipped quote by Sionnie>
"nihil novi sub sole" (there is nothing new under the sun.)
You make an excellent point, however, you are asking people to be original in a 78 year old arena. Unfortunately you are going to have clones of those who came before in some way or mettle. Yes, I agree that we can adjust the origin and outputs or ideals, but it is hard to be completely new.
Not completely new.. That is not what i am looking for.. More like odd ways of using classic powers..
Example: Rift. opens rifts within reality. This ability always has an entrance and a exit. The exit can be delayed if the user desires it.
In Use 1: A storm of bullets came from every direction! the simulation was over and they all lost! How would they ever become avengers if they were pinned down and defeated so easily?! These thoughts ran through everyone's mind until a sudden rift opened up in a 360 degree angle around them and swallowed up every bullet. As the rift closed for a split second another took it's place as it spit the bullet out and they shot back at they're shooters. The enemy was defeated within the blink of an eye, a split reaction.
In Use 2: Katsumi was unable to dodge the attack, the punch flying straight towards his face as he tried to back up and stumbled, and with one gesture of his hand their fates had suddenly reversed. His Opponents hand had been swallowed by a rift and from behind him another opened up. His fist came with every bit of force to the back of his head. Katsumi's poor opponent had just punched him self!
This is thinking out of the box.. This is what i mean...