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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 4787983" data-attributes="member: 19675">Late to the thread, but I thought I'd chime in...1) What a hero fears depends upon the hero himself.  Some fear the same stuff we do- death, sickness, and so forth, just at different levels than we do- either more or less.Some fear certain materials or situations that may cause them to lose their powers, or certain things unique to their nature- like how Thor might fear the signs of Ragnarok before anyone else might be aware there is a problem.Some fear losing control of their powers- like Cyclops- or just losing control, like the Hulk or Wolverine.Some fear that secrets about them will be revealed- their ID, the source of their power, whatever.Some fear for the safety of their loved ones.Some fear that they will always be what they are- like the Thing.2) On insane supers- there is a classic one from Dark Horse comics named Titan.  Titan was one of the many Superman "homages" that popped up after Supes was killed by Doomsday.  I won't go through the entire plotline, but eventually, Titan went nuts and started fighting his way through the setting's heroes...and gaining power as he did so.  Eventually, he was killed twice- once by King Tiger, once by Vortex.There are others, of course- mostly villains.Another classic- and one that may inspire you- is the X-Men villain Proteus (son of X-Men associate, Moira MacTaggert), who warped reality at will...3) Given the reality warping wish fulfillment of the character you mentioned, you might want to watch the classic sci-fi movie, Forbidden Planet.  A sci-fi rewrite of Shakespeare's The Tempest, it features a scientist who uncovers the artifacts of a powerful but long dead alien race, the Krell.  One of their machines lets those who know how to use it create objects with only the power of their minds, instantly.But the technology is flawed, and the scientist is too close to the problem to see it...</blockquote>

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