A superhero with a weakness for thought
A superhero who is invincible and unstoppable in every way, lightning fast, strong as a thousand oxes, master criminals shudder in his presence, and all that stuff. He has one serious weakness, though. When he thinks, he freezes in place. He can’t even blink again until he stops thinking. Which is hard, because once you start thinking, you get in a vicious thoughtful cycle, and even “stop thinking!!” leads to more thoughts.
Therefore, the hero avoids anything at all thought provoking. Books, lectures, art, Reality TV, and even mildly-intelligent conversations. To be able to act, he must banish his brain. The only time he intentionally lets himself think is as he’s going to sleep, but even then, he tries not to have any interesting thoughts that he’ll want to think about later.
He’s a hero who is cursed to a life of all action, no meditation, just to suvive. Every once in a while, though, the temptation to think is just too strong, and he risks his life and the fate of the world for it. His arch, villians, of course, are always throwing thought-provoking articles his way.
5 years ago