Two of Me

[kybearfuzz]

One of my favorite members of the Legion of Super-Heroes is Duo Damsel. Originally called "Triplicate Girl" and having the ability to split into three identical selves, one of her three selves was killed by the evil computer Computo. The surviving two selves re-merged and became "Duo Damsel." This being her only ability, she certainly isn't the most powerful Legionnaire.

What I admire most about this ability is the practicality of it. Imagine how much a person could get done if all they had to do in the morning is split into two bodies. One could go to work, the other back to bed. Cleaning the house could get done twice as fast. At the gym, you could literally spot yourself in the weight room. Hanging pictures in the house alone would be a snap. If a date was going badly, you could go to the restroom, divide into two, and send one of yourselves to call you with an emergency after your other self went back to the table. If a date went extremely well you could surprise him or her with a menage-a-three (intentional misspelling).

I suppose that like someone who buys a larger house and feels the need to fill it, having another self would eventually cause me to find other things to do to fill up the extra free time generated by getting things done quicker. Still, it would be nice on those hectic days we all have when an extra pair of hands would be useful.

And what super-power would you feel would be the most useful if not the most powerful?

And I'm not posting anything to give away what happens to Duo Damsel in the last issue of "Final Crisis: Legions of Three-Earths."

Comments

[ui-tomcat.livejournal.com]

I like Cypher's language power.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

I have to agree that Cypher's power would be really useful. You could be an interpreter, a translator, and even an archeologist. Imagine the big mysteries that you could uncover, being able to read things (symbols, hieroglyphics, etc.) from lost languages that no one else could handle.

I suspect the power could easily make you rich!

[ui-tomcat.livejournal.com]

you forgot programming languages and genetics, I remember he and Warlock defeating the Magus by rewriting his code.