Choose Wisely! :D | June 25, 2012

i think he should get super strenght because if they need something heavy out of the way joe can just push it with his finger

Impenetrable skin, here’s why:
Super strength can pummel enemies, but only at close range, taking a hit from a robot, mutant, or plant monster would likely knock him out leaving him to his regeneration, if the rest of his team aren’t wiped out. A firearm or melee weapon could make up for his lack of strength.
Super speed can have him dodge attacks, but it doesn’t stop vampires and the like deceiving him for the one moment he stops moving.
With impenetrable skin he could take damage without fear or getting knocked out or killed.

Hmmm…impenetrable skin would protect him from pain, as well as we don’t know how his regen will hold up against something like a machine energy blast. Also, Joe has a penchant for not wanting to feel pain. Me personally, he needs a few more broken arms. Or a few more bullets to the shoulder.

Super strength is definitely the thing “normal” Joe would pick. He could toss things around, show he does not want to be messed with, but at the same time, at the end of the day, he is mostly as vulnerable as most everybody else and can still feel pain.

But my personal choice would be super speed. He could still show himself off, but it might teach him that perhaps powers are not everything. Plus, being able to run from Bernie and Jess would definitely be on his mind.

ps. Give him FULLY unlocked strength, since he will require it to even out the scales between him and foes with the telepathic strengths.

Strength for sure.

Super Strength or speed, cause if he can already heal himself it won’t be that bad to receive some damage.

Huuum… Hard choice mean hard thinking.

Joe will already have regeneration so impenetrable skin would make this ability completely useless. I say Two power that you use are far better than two power when you use only one. That leave super speed and super strengt. We have to think about the power he already have: regeneration, super strength mean that he would have to be close to his ennemies and may eventually be overhelmed to the point were he is unable to regenerate as fast as he is hurt… on the other hand super speed would allow him to dodge bullets and kill quickly, speed is a strength when you are really fast your blow are powerful too. All he need is a tiny knife and he could behead anyone.

So if we consider only good Joe I would pick super speed…

BUT

There is also black eyed Joe, he will still have the power that aren’t chosen. Yes of course he is currently imprisoned but he might break free at some point. And then he will have super strenght and impenetrable skin. Gosh, he would be like an human tank. So if we prefer an easy to beat Bad Joe we should pick impenetrable skin because then Bad Joe would be forced to give control back to Good Joe in order to stay alive after a few bullets in some vital area.

Personnaly I prefer super speed. I vote for super speed.

Speed or defense, both are quite powerful. Joe’s super strength was awesome and all, but he doesn’t need it as much as he needs his defenses and speed. Even if he cant shoot a gun properly, you give the guy grenades and there’s no need for guns. Just toss and run (stand there).

Strength obviously. Everyone else has defense thanks to the powersuits right? This way he might get one of his own.

I say impenetrable skin, even with regeneration one lucky zombie and it’s all over.

Got to be super strength. His name is Powerfist.

I think Victor should give Joe his defensive ability, because he will not want to make Joe more powerful and therefore made ​​him weaker, Victor just wants joe will not die.

Superspeed

Hmmm Normal Joe would pick super strength… I think He needs impenetrable skin though because being shot in certain places can be just as fatal. and assuming fatal shots take more time to regenerate. It would be a nice twist that Joe asked his evil counterpart for whatever and regardless he got impenetrable skin. I’m looking forward to the next episode though

Wait, is “evil Joe” (who might be Victor) transferring his the powers, or giving Joe a copy of the power?

If he is giving up the power, then he (evil Joe/Victor) will become almost powerless without impenetrable skin, as he won’t be able to get those powers off Joe through coercion, and he can’t survive without them (one zombie bite…)

Speed. It can complement defense, and be used offensively. Super strength can out do many of the more common weapons, and it has utilitarian uses, but speed has many more uses – he can dodge close range attacks where impentrable skin might be helpful – the only drawback is if he is constrained. Offensively, he can put a great deal of momentum behind a melee weapon using super speed. He can also take up advantageous positions very quickly and hit the enemy where they are weakest- or even stay undetected and hit them before they can react. Depending on how fast, who knows, maybe bullet time’s a possibility.

Offense and Defense can be easily be built in a lab by Doc. Speed has applications for both AND transportation. I would have to say speed is the best route to choose if they want to survive.

MIND CRAFTING in the REAL REALM

will be very usefull especially if “stupid” joe learns how to use it wisely he wouldn’t need to move a singer finger to stop the machine army or any kind of army of the other races..

I feel the need for Joe to speed

Except bullets shatter or flatten depending on the type when they connect, James! XD ;) But you do bring up a damn good point! :D

I’m thinking the impenetrable skin personally, even if it will make the regeneration redundant. He’s got two brilliant minds with him that could just as well find a way to augment his speed and strength in some manner, but no amount of armor in the world is going to make him that impervious to attack as that ability. The only thing he’d have to worry about is being trapped or the mind games (A threat with any ability he picks really) So really? Just being trapped somehow. Even then… If it’s under rubble and his friends survive, he can still be dug out or rescued. Not to mention he’d make the best damn ‘meat shield’ ever in existence while Bernie, Jess, and whoever else backs him up from a distance. Oh? And no worries about friendly fire! Blast away!

I believe the choice is obvious: super speed

Joe’s regeneration keeps any permanent damage from taking form.

Super strength is nifty, but keep in mind he is still made from flesh; this largely puts a limit cap on his “working” strength level.

However, super speed would by it’s definition require the “impenetrable skin” so that the air friction (and other objects, such as dust and rain) does not kill the user. Furthermore, it would also imply that with sufficient speed, one can collect quite a power punch, probably more so than the super strength feature could provide.

damnit, i wish i could edit my comments. had another idea. imagin him creating blocks he can drop on his enemies and squish them. like those super mario boulders.

mind crafting!

Okay, first I would like to say that I love this series. I stumbled onto it a couple months ago and fell in love with it. It’s funny, action packed, and the characters are very unique. I watched all the scenes that were out at the time in two days. However, I digress.

Everyone here is mostly advocating for Super Strength or Super Speed. Only one person, Surin, has pointed out that which ever power Joe takes then Victor/Black-Eyed Joe will keep the other two powers. So, I put forth that Joe takes the Impenetrable Skin. People are saying, “Well, he has Regeneration so why does he need Impenetrable Skin?”. Here is why he needs the Skin power: We don’t know how long it takes for certain wounds to heal. Given the severity of the damage Samuel just did to Joe, the regeneration could take hours or even days to heal (and I think this is a generous time frame). Some people have pointed out that we don’t need the regeneration with the Skin. Wrong. I come back to the issue of Victor keeping the other two powers. Skin may make Regeneration redundant, but we don’t know how long certain wounds take to heal (in-fact, this is the first time we’ve seen Joe critically wounded). If Joe takes Skin and Regeneration then that will give him the advantage when Victor breaks out of his “cell” (we all know that will happen sooner or later). If Joe leaves Victor the Impenetrable Skin then you may as well detonate a nuke in New Hammerston’s Town Square. If Victor gets Super Speed/Strength and Skin then he will be unstoppable. The Skin will stop even the heaviest Machine weaponry or Vampire attacks and the Strength, well that will allow him to tear apart even those large Capture-and-Transport Machines and Machine City Walls (and I am certain there are larger Machine types). As for Speed, you can’t hit what you can’t see and even if he is hit, the Skin power makes Victor invulnerable no matter what other power he has. If Victor keeps the Impenetrable Skin then everyone losses. Hands down that Joe takes the Impenetrable Skin. Also, one other person has pointed out how all of Joe’s friends have “awesome power armor”. Only Bernie and Jess do, the Nightcrawlers only have Kevlar Vests. Only Bernie and Jess would be able to help Joe against Victor if Samuel is not around for whatever reason. If Joe doesn’t have an adequate way to protect himself then Regeneration and what other power he takes are useless. Remember, Victor also has powerful mental abilities, but so does Joe. If Joe takes the Skin ability then the only way that Victor could injure Joe is in a Mind Battle (remember, they both have powerful mental abilities). In such a battle this is where the Regeneration power comes into play.

Perseus makes a good point though :/

Strength. His pretty useless in a fight. at least give him a weapon to fight with(Super Strength)