Superhero Writing Prompts

A AskReddit post which reads: "Superheroes/Supervillains, what's the most awkward situation you found yourselves in during your career?"

You have the power to teleport 1 cubic centimeter of matter within a certain vicinity around you. The person holding you hostage thought your power was useless, up until they started screaming and clutching their eye because there was a 1 cubic centimeter sized hole in it.

Doctor Evil is a campy Saturday morning supervillain and usually defeated by pre-teen heroes. Lesson included. He also once took down an entire alien armada by himself because they were ruining his fight with one of his pre-teen foes

You're a supervillain, but you work on your secret identity as a childcare worker. Today, you plan to confront the absent father of a child you've grown quite attached to

You are a superhero and you are sick of it. So you decide to fake your death in the next fight with your nemesis. Unfortunately they have the same plan.

“I’ve seen what your secret identity has done. The charities, the scholarships, the women shelters. In fact you may have may done more good in this world than I ever could, even as their hero. So why do you still dress up as the villain?”

You were shamed for having a weak power called Fabric Manipulation. However it didn't exactly specify which fabrics you can manipulate.

You and your friend have been “Hero” and “Villain” solely to entertain your town for a long time. Until, that is, an actual hero decides to take your “villain” friend down.

You thought your self as a normal person living a normal life. That was until your house was destroyed during a fight between a superhero and a supervillain. The look of terror in their eyes when they saw you changed that notion.

When the villain only found you, the hero's sidekick, in the hero's hideout they thought that this was going to be easy. You are excited as well, because finally there is no-one there to hold you back.

You’re a supervillain, who has lived a completely normal ‘cover’ life… until you discover your wife of ten years is actually your superhero arch nemesis.

Most tech based heros are rich and handsome philanthropists, except Dale he's just got too much creativity, free time, liquor, and access to junkyards.

You started a young hero with bright eyes full of hope. Decades have left you with nothing but cold, cruel logic. It has gotten you here to the last moment of your last battle with the final evil. Here, with a last desperate spell, the villain forces you to recognize what you've become.

You are dating your city’s superhero not because you like them but because they publicly asked you out, making you a target for the supervillains and paparazzi.

You have designed superhero costumes for decades. Good, bad, it doesn't matter. You give everyone an costume that fits them with no bias. Now the superheroes are telling you that you can't make costumes for villians anymore. The villians step up to protect you.

You are a state prosecutor who has consistently won against "vigilantes" and reckless "super heroes." Your reputation is well known. So you're not surprised when the latest rising star you're prosecuting ambushes you in the garage out of desperation. This was a big mistake on their part.

People always assumed that you're powerless. In reality, you're just very good at hiding your power especially since your power allows you to do that. Why bother letting anyone know about your power when you have no intentions of becoming a hero (or villain).

Being a magical girl is an extremely dangerous and short lived calling. Due to your horrific injuries on the job, you're retired. You're trying to teach the next generation of magical girls, but feel they don't trust you due to your physical disability.

When I was offered the power to make metal objects attracted to me, I was expecting magnet powers. I was not expecting my toaster to start making advances.

You never intended to be a supervillain, you just wanted to own a business. It’s not your fault that all of your employees took your directions the wrong way and now you’re having trouble explaining this to the hero sent to kill you.

"We are grateful you stopped the villian from destroying the warehouse," HR coldly stated "But being that you also represent Boot Barn we need to let you go for being involved in a violent fight. Do you have any questions?"

"Just because a lab accident turned me into a monster doesn't mean I'm just going to stop my experiments. Hell, my tranformation has given me a whole new avenue of research for me to investigate."

"Stand down! Join the side of justice!" The hero exclaimed at the villain's henchmen. "But why? Our boss gives us healthcare, paid vacations, and homes for our familes to live safely."

You are a hero with severe anger management and self control issues. Despite this, and because of immense effort on your part, you are mainly known for your calm and collected nature. But today a villain has finally to cross the line.

“You are the most evil villain in the world. But you have no powers. How do you do it?” The reporter asks bound to a chair.

No superhero works alone. Everyone has a “Keeper,” someone to help the paragons with their darker moments. Of the two, criminals and villains fear the Keeper more.

On a random day everyone is given a super power based on what they were doing in that moment, people who were reaching for something can now stretch like elastic, people who were running now have super speed. You really wish you were doing something else when it happened...

In a family of superheroes, you're the only one without any. Your siblings tease you so much that you go to a treatment center that gives people powers, even if you risk your life on a seemingly debunked treatment.

You are a superhero who joined a team for pay and benefits. However, the pay is minimum wage since you have no education and they made it so you are blackballed in the civilian world so you can’t work there either. So imagine their surprise when you joined the villain’s team.

"Foolish hero. As long as there is evil-" "-Yeah, yeah, you'll return. But why? Each time you show up, you get your teeth kicked in."