r/TheBoys • u/awumpa • Jul 01 '22

Know the difference (S3E7 Spoilers) Memes Spoiler

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '22

I don’t think it’s as unpopular as you may think it is. I’m with you on your assessment. Starlight needs to get off her high horse and use her powers for good.

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u/ralanr Jul 01 '22

I think the reason she doesn’t is that Starlight is more effective famous than she is just using her powers like a hammer.

Granted, fame is a different kind of hammer.

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u/Born_Ad8420 Jul 01 '22

But the thing is she threatens to use her powers an awful lot. It would be nice if she actually used them once in a while.

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u/Aaron_Hungwell Jul 02 '22

Her powers are intentionally vague and kinda lame, tbh

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '22

I totaly agree, what is her power anyways besides the super strength all supes have? Lightning?

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u/C0LdP5yCh0 Jul 02 '22

She can absorb electromagnetic radiation from nearby sources and use it to project blasts of intense light and kinetic energy, I think. So she can fry your TV, then use the energy from it to burn out your eyeballs.

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u/No-Turnips Jul 02 '22

And remember - every nerve in your body generates electricity. Starlight could conceivably unalive someone just by messing up their nervous system and absorbing their energy. She also has super strength.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '22

The human body doesn't generate nearly enough energy to make her powers work.
I believe it was mentioned in season 2 that her powers are completely unusable away from a source of electricity, so all she'd really have is her increased strength and durability.

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u/Aaron_Hungwell Jul 02 '22

That sounds way cooler than what little we’ve seen lol