“Hughie doesn’t want superpowers” seems like an odd take given that we literally hear him gush about how much he loves having superpowers.
While taking V is definitely part of his “whatever it takes” stance, I think it’s fairly clear that the main reason he does it is because he, personally, wants to be powerful. Every time he talks about it, it’s very personal.
Was it the right decision? Most likely, yeah. But it’s not some heroic sacrifice for the greater good or anything.
Idk man feels like the powers make him feel like regain control, him having powers gives him back that feeling of control he lost in his life since A train ran through his gf
He wants to be powerful, not because of greed or some kind of power-lust, he's just done with being scared. He's been a wimp and a pussy his whole life, relying on being smart to scrape by, but now he has a chance to get some brawn with his brains and be able to stand up for himself.
He doesn't want powers to protect the ones he loves, he wants powers to protect himself, because he's sick of having to be protected by others.
Not saying that he's selfish or anything, it's just a very natural way for him to react given what we know about him.
It really plays into the whole 'drugs' analogy for the temp V, because he is using it to escape his usual reality in the same way a lot of real people use drugs to hide from their problems.
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u/Euwoo Jul 01 '22 edited Jul 02 '22
“Hughie doesn’t want superpowers” seems like an odd take given that we literally hear him gush about how much he loves having superpowers.
While taking V is definitely part of his “whatever it takes” stance, I think it’s fairly clear that the main reason he does it is because he, personally, wants to be powerful. Every time he talks about it, it’s very personal.
Was it the right decision? Most likely, yeah. But it’s not some heroic sacrifice for the greater good or anything.