Holy just missed the cut Batman!
This week's question is quite interesting, and fits into the whole "Batman and Robin" theme quite well.
The Justice League is a group of super heroes that fight crime. What five super heroes just missed the cut because their super powers were just a little bit too whack?
The league obviously consists of superheroes with super strength, flying abilities, and invisibility powers. But of course not every superhero has a supercool strength, and there had to be some cuts.
The first one cut was The Tripper. While his power to trip people if they come in his vicinity can be hilarious, it's rarely effective at giving anything more than a few bumps and bruises.
Next is Stormer. This super hero can conjure up rain and thunderstorms at will. Though it may look quite threatening, Stormer can't control the actual storms. Therefore, he sometimes gets lucky when lightening actually strikes a bad guy, but generally speaking, pelting rain is nothing more than annoying.
The third one cut is Tree Man. Unlike the famous shapeshifter Mystique, Tree Man has the ability to shift his shape into any species of tree. He can morph into a tall Oak if his cat spots a dog or an apple tree if a friend is famished. While this particular skill can be extremely useful when a large group needs to hide at a moment's notice - or when trying out for a role in The Wizard of Oz - it's not as useful a skill anytime indoors.
The fourth one cut was Emoticonness. Unlike mortal women, this one takes emotions to the extremes. At the drop of a hat, she can conjure any emotion. She can make herself happy by conjuring up endorphins or conjure adrenaline in preparation for battle. But the liability surrounding Emoticonness was just too risky for the Justice League.
The fifth and final superhero who just missed the cut by the skin of his funny bone was The Jester. He was in the running in the first place because of the nepotism of his uncles - The Joker and The Riddler. Like his family members, The Jester has no actual superpower, but does have the uncanny ability to make up a lame joke in nearly ever situation. When peeling grapes, he mentions the fact that he thinks the task is "just 'grape' and quite a-peeling." While amusing for about five minutes, The Joker and The Riddler are more useful because they spend more time coming up with clever schemes instead of mediocre (at best) quip.
Unfortunately, the cuts had to be made, so the world will have to do without a tripper, a storm conqueror, tree shape-shifter, an emotional woman, and a jester.
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