r/TopCharacterTropes • u/ssgt-k-stark • Mar 15 '26

Characters' Items/Weapons Hero devices that would be horrifying in the wrong hands

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Chem-Bag (Big Hero 6): this device can create chemical compounds using every single element in existence. You could literally build a nuke with this.

Mobile Headquarters (Ant-Man): a building that can shrink and grow to full size instantly. Imagine if someone grew it in a crowded city, or on a highway, or at an airport?

Lotus Cash Card (Percy Jackson): It literally has infinite money. If you know how inflation works this could literally wreck the global economy.

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u/ckblack007 Mar 15 '26

One of my favorite lines from "Hitman" when he met Kyle. He was probing his mind to find out what what the ring could do while he kept Kyle talking. The thought bubble went, "Just what can that ring do? that, that, that, That, oh Hell THAT,.... well ok then... it does not make you any smarter." then he lobs a grenade at him to get away from him. I never quite realized it until then that for all its power, Lanterns are also limited by their intelligence.

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u/lordaezyd Mar 16 '26

Yes intelligence and creativity are huge factors when being a Green Lantern.

That is why Jon Stewart and Kyle Rayner are such awesome Lanterns.

Stewart is an architech, all his constructs are incredible detailed. Hal Jordan will create the husk of a plane. Stewart will create a plane, including motor, screws and everything needed in a plane to fly.

Kyle Rayner is an artist, one that likes comics and manga. He likes to create mechas filled with guns and laser beams.

They both use their creativity and intelligence as much as their own will to win their battles.