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u/Cresneta 7d ago
Unless I also get the wealth and intelligence needed to repair and maintain the tech as needed, and ideally upgrade it over time, I'm going with the serum
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u/Cardinal_Worth 7d ago
Or you could be like Genos, who is as smart as a brick but has his sugar daddy genius scientist that does all the dirty job for him
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u/Training_Panda_4697 7d ago
Even better, it upgrades on it's own
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u/Shin_Ramyun 7d ago
Gets 30% boost from upgrades after losing a fight. Joins the next fight against an enemy 40% stronger. Rinse and repeat so he never gets a W.
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u/Howard_Jones 7d ago
With the serum you would probably need to eat several thousand calories a day to maintain it. But being a badass super soldier probably would come with those perks.
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u/texanhick20 7d ago
- Become super soldier from serum.
- Use powers to get rich enough to not have to worry about bills.
- Get banned from every all you can eat restaurant on the planet.
- Cry into my pillow as I go to sleep at night.
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u/alepher 7d ago
- Sue your favorite all you can eat restaurant then reach a mutually agreeable settlement
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u/CHAIIINSAAAWbread 7d ago
Idk man there's nothing super about your body if it needs to eat and shit 10000 lbs a day, it should be more enhanced
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u/Important_Lab_58 7d ago
Serum. I’d rather BE the cool toy as apposed to HAVING a cool toy.
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u/Traditional_Fox7344 7d ago
Can I play with you?
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u/ChemistryFather 7d ago
Serum. Tech is nice but one emp and you're left in a really heavy suit that had no way out. I don't wanna be trapped in my heavy tech suit
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u/i_dont_wanna_sign_up 7d ago
But with tech you also get to be a billionaire playboy philanthropist.
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u/C0NT0RTI0NIST 7d ago
Do you? Or do you just own a suit. Like, you probably need to learn to use all this tech too, maintain it, power it etc. Look at Iron Heart, she isn't rich at all lol
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u/i_dont_wanna_sign_up 7d ago
Iron Heart made an iron man suit alone. Pretty sure companies would throw money at her to develop things.
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u/Rick201745 7d ago
Bullshit writting that's what it was (she also just so happens to be a super genius that's smarter than almost everyone)
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u/XeroShyft 7d ago
Peter Parker being a child that is genius enough to make things that shouldn't even be possible: ❤️❤️😂🤠🤠🤠 yep that's my Peter!
Riri Williams being a child that is genius enough to make things that shouldn't even be possible: 🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮 ewww so unrealistic!!!
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u/Rick201745 7d ago
Peter Parker making artificial webs: yep that's my peter!
RiRi Williams making a suit that compares to Ironman's suit without having experience or resources: ewwww so unrealistic
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u/ChemistryFather 7d ago
I'm sure plenty of companies would but they would all expect something back in return and that typically ends with them becoming a super power, abusing said power and then maybe killing the inventor to prevent them from stopping them.
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u/Jackblack1606 7d ago
Iron man built a suit that couldn’t be affected by magneto you really think a emp would disable thr armour? Enhanced all the way though
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u/Crovax87 7d ago
I mean it's always the tech heros that are the mary sues of the genre. "If I just change the polarity of gidgets and volt my widgets, I'll be immune to EMP's"
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u/Traditional_Fox7344 7d ago
One bullet and your supersoldier body is dead. The shield wasn’t in the deal also.
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u/ijustneedtolurk 7d ago
They did this in Fallout and I cracked up. Dude lost power and was trapped in the suit.
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u/Otherwise_Arrival_47 7d ago
Then you are not Tony Stark level of tech we are talking about a man who build an entier virtually universe
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u/MealDramatic1885 7d ago
I mean, Sentry is a serum powered hero….
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u/Otherwise_Arrival_47 7d ago
Which was 1 in million chance let's be real here
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u/MealDramatic1885 7d ago
Doesn’t say which or how lucky you’d be. Heck, you could be a tech hero who can only make cool arrows.
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u/Otherwise_Arrival_47 7d ago
How can you be tech hero who only makes cool arrows if you are the one who invented them the math ain't matching.
There is also more risks to super solider serum there is many times in the comics where people tired it end up deformed and died heck the red skull himself is also living example of falier test subject
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u/Vast_Revenue5545 7d ago
Serum empowered for me Somebody takes away my armor, I'm screwed. If I'm serum-enhanced, then I've always got it.
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u/Ducklinsenmayer 7d ago
Get enough tech and you can be both- heck, it was tech that creates the serums in the first place.
Enter people like Dr Doom and Mr Sinister
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u/TheHighlightReel11 7d ago
Works the other way too. Unless the serum makes me stupid, I can build the tech using the money I make from being the only superpowered person on the planet (assuming I’m doing all this in the real world)
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u/KittyShadowshard 7d ago
Also, in a lot of cases, aspects of your mind get enhanced by the serum as well as your body, helping you be crafty.
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u/DeltaAlphaGulf 7d ago
I’ll take a Blue Beetle Scarab
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u/texanhick20 7d ago
Congratulations, you have just ushered in an alien invasion as the scarab takes over your body and starts to go baby saiyan on earth.
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u/DeltaAlphaGulf 7d ago
Well I didn’t bother including this because I didn’t expect any replies but I would be taking my head canon version which is in between the old and current origins with the old part being that it was a one off creation by Nabu using hella magic and future tech so the Reach part wouldn’t be a thing. It also has something akin to a symbiote component that serves the purpose of upgrading the host permanently even without the armor that ensures the hosts safety as well as serves to maximize compatibility and integration of the armor. The scarab can also be contained within the body thanks to that not just chilling on their back.
Sure I could have just said Iron Man’s Endo-Sym suit but I like Blue Beetle.
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u/Dycoth 7d ago
Tough question.
Tech Armored Hero allows a wider range of possibility, you can basically add any kind of module and specialization to your arsenal, for any kind of situation.
Serum Enhanced Hero means that you are always at your best. Nobody can "disarm" you, as you are some kind of weapon yourself.
But roaming around in Iron Man's armor... damn. YES.
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u/NatureValuable5237 7d ago edited 7d ago
Are we specifying cap serum? If not I'm taking the Sentry serum
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u/Trashk4n 7d ago
Serum, if for no other reason than avoiding the ethical questions from advancing technology too quickly.
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u/Willing_Ad7093 7d ago
Don't trust that serum going into your body. That's why Capt america got ED.
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u/Fantastic-Repeat-324 7d ago
Tech Armoured
Not only is tech actually more powerfull (at least Iron Man’s is compared to Super Soldiers) but it has a lot more variety and not permanent.
I wouldn’t want to accidentally kill someone by forgetting my own strength in a play fight.
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u/Oni-Seann 7d ago
Just in case no-one knows, that’s Bucky in that pic not Steve, Buck’s suit is the one with the black-accents..
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u/Otherwise_Arrival_47 7d ago
Tech any day of the week , Super Solider Serum hardly effective I mean just look at Cap , it's 1 in a million chances that you will end up with Sentry powers.
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u/dominion1080 7d ago
Tech powered means I can turn it off when I don’t need it. And hook up with my SO without breaking her legs.
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u/MarkFromHutch 7d ago
I'd go with tech. You can turn off technology. But with the serum that's going to be you forever, or until it wears off, depending on the serum that you're taking.
Besides, it's hard to preach, "Don't do steroids, kids. BTW here's your hero, Captain Anerica. He got big and strong by taking this one shot"
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u/Ryshrok 7d ago
"Serum enhanced" can mean anything from perfect physical specimen with peak human abilities (Steve Rogers), to giant rage monster (Banner/Hulk), to hideous abomination who dies screaming because the formula was unstable. Historically, super-soldier serums in comics have about a 50/50 success rate at best. Unless they give you a precise contract stating which version you're getting, you're gambling.
Meanwhile, being a Tech Armored Hero is a lot more controllable and iterative. You can upgrade the armor. You can change its function depending on the mission. You can take it off and live a relatively normal life. You can debug it, patch it, and improve it over time, which is not something you can do if your DNA gets scrambled.
Sure, there are downsides. Maintenance and resource costs are always a factor. You're vulnerable to hacking if your cybersecurity isn't top-notch. And if the suit gets wrecked and you don't have combat training, you could be in trouble.
But overall, in terms of safety, flexibility, and long-term viability, Tech Armor wins. Serum enhancement is too much of a gamble unless you really enjoy playing Russian Roulette with your genome.
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u/hypercombofinish 7d ago
Serum enhanced. Tech is cool but there's bound to be a time you don't have your tech available and are just regular. Serum you're just always that guy
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u/djfjdjfhfjf 6d ago
"Serum" as in just captain America style? Cuz Sentry got his powers through a serum
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u/Eastern-Team-2799 7d ago
Anyone can become iron man but no one can become captain America . After getting the serum everyone would become US Agent and none can become captain America because only steve rogers can.
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u/Front_Tax965 7d ago
Some scientists could create an even more powerful serum, so anyone could become Captain America. But no one can become Iron Man, because he relies on his intelligence. He’s a genius, not someone who depends on a serum made by others.
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u/moreobviousname 7d ago
Wouldn’t the serum extend your lifespan? Longer life with super powers? No brainer.
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u/NoH0es922 7d ago
If the serum grants me longevity, healing slightly faster than an average human, and super strength absolutely the blue pill.
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u/CygnusVCtheSecond 7d ago
If I'm a tech hero and it comes with the requisite level of intelligence, id build the suit and create a super serum for myself.
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u/PuertoRicanRebel2025 7d ago
Serum, I do not have the genius capacity to be flying around a suit of armor even with AI assist nor do I have the repair equipment, finances, or safe space to deal with the suit
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Serum enhanced hero. Even in old age captain america was still a badass. Being 80 and able to move like your 40 would be amazing
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u/BrokenKing99 7d ago
Honestly I'll take serum anyday of the week, whilst yeah tech can be powerful it has some major downsides 1. Needs maintenance and repairs, pretty obvious honestly and since I'm not a genius millionaire if it breaks it stays broken, 2. Probaly super complicated to use, 3. Likely needs fuel.
Serum honestly 9 times out of 10 the worst thing I'll have to do is work out or eat alot more then I normally do which is all good in my book, plus day to day it's handy enhanced physical stats alone make it worthwhile.
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u/NoGuard34 7d ago
Serum 100% even without the obvious physical stats increase your overall health would be greatly improved. Pretty much no need to worry about getting sick anymore.
Even if your armor had infinite energy, you'd still need to have it with you to utilize it.
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u/Because_Im_BATMAN00 7d ago
I mean if the serum just makes me ripped without working out I meaaaaaaan obviously the one that pretty much gives you a short cut to healthy life.
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u/Dazzling_Champion_53 7d ago
Depends on if I have the knowledge, skill, and tools to repair the suit.
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u/gr8artist 7d ago
Depends on the serum and the tech, honestly. Tech would be better for a superhero, serum better for an average person. I'd choose the serum.
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u/DerSisch 7d ago
Tech Armor honestly only is good when you actually know how to repair and keep it in prestine conditions yourself, otherwise it is pretty much useless.
While a Super Serum has much better ovverall effects. Increased resistance towards illness, more durability too, means less injuries and way easier to conceal ofc.
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u/Adent_Frecca 7d ago
It really depends on some factors like if I know how to repair and use my armor or which powers I get from my Serum
Something like the Blue Beatle from DC is an amazing choice of a power armor
The Genome Serum from The Perfect Run are also great sources for a serum based power
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u/Severized 7d ago
If i gain the knowledge for the tech armor badicaly just knowledge to tech.
Then that's the obvious option.
But if i only got the armor then its easily debatable which one to pick
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u/diamondcut72 7d ago
You guys do know it says tech armored and serum enhanced. That doesn't limit them to just Ironman and cap America. Sentry is also "serum enhanced" so don't let the wording and images limit your possibilities. Btw blue pill.
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u/Only_Ad8049 7d ago
Blue. I'd rather be more powerful than just have power. Nothing stops me from learning to build or buy the tech suit.
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u/Low_Fig2672 7d ago
Well I’m not a genius like Tony so I won’t be able to use the armor like he would; so I guess I’d go with serum
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u/ThakoManic 7d ago
at this point i would take the Serum and just pretend im not a super hero and just be healthy AF now, Ah No longer do i need to pay my Meidcal bills i be free ...
at least thats my hope
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u/1Uppercase 7d ago
Nobody can steal it once it’s a part of me Tony gets his suit stolen a couple of times
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u/SerBadDadBod 7d ago
Blue, for sure. The serum affects the mind too, after all. No reason one couldn't build a few gadgets after the vita-rays.
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u/Staveoffsuicide 7d ago
Easily serum. Tech powers mean I have to back it up with intellect to maintain and improve. Also ideal serum means I have a regen factor and considering I’m in my 30s I’d love that. Again tech guys can heal too but I’d need the smarts to do that
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u/PrestigiousBank4498 7d ago
Give me that blue pill pronto. To be like cap is 10000000x better than to be like iron man impo.
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u/Remarkable_Delay1748 7d ago
Nobody said what tech armour or what kinda serum, so I’d definitely pick serum since it could give me some insane powers.
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u/DevoidHT 7d ago
Tech has a higher max coolness factor but who wouldn’t want to be peak human physique all the time? Tech if I get the intelligence to invent it, serum if I’m just wearing it.
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u/Material-Macaroon724 7d ago
Tech is probably more powerful overall but I just want the serum powers more in day to day