Good day, everyone,
I would like to talk about a few topics; some have already been discussed in this thread, my apologies if they are redundant.
Null's power:
First of all, I'm assuming that it is akin to Darwin's, meaning, it's entirely focused on his survival. For example, in the first instance, where our MC is getting telepathic brain scritches, and after asking rather energetically for it to stop, Null's power goes a bit overboard and grants him the nullification of not only the powers that were tormenting him at the moment, but all mutant powers. I would like to ask which of these factors, need or inspiration, do you think takes priority when granting Null a new ability, because I'm getting a bit confused by recent posts.
Secondly, I believe Null simply creates a new ability that is sufficient enough to get out of his current situation, and any future ones of the same nature, while taking "inspiration" from the closest source he can find and modifying it to his needs and capabilities. For example, Laura's healing factor is great against physical injuries, and it doesn't require any changes, but his body can't heal fast enough, then Rogue's absorption comes in, but since it's touch-based and memories aren't needed, Null turns it into an AOE energy absorption (very convenient to defend against another Sentinel blast too).
And thirdly, looking forward, which powers can Null get in the future? Since he is not going to have offensive abilities other than throwing hands. I mean, right now he is lacking in the defense and mobility departments, so he could try adopting Emma's Unbreakable Diamond skincare routine, Kitty's phase, or Kurt's "teleportation" (limited to places considered "safe," like Null's room, which could explain quick travel), assuming his power isn't somewhat sentient and just gives him whatevah. I've heard that Darwin once teleported to the farthest point from Hulk on Earth, so something like that.
Shortly, I believe Null is a survivalist, meaning all abilities his power grants him have the purpose of continuing his existence; any offensive capabilities these may have are work-arounds. I currently think of him as some sort of Darwin/Bishop/Sebastian Shaw assembly in the making.
(Thanks if you read this whole essay).
